I can’ t believe its been over 10 years since the X-men have had a crossover. The X-men for the most part were sitting on the bench for “Civil War” and “World War Hulk”. I think Marvel has decided that it was time to preform some maintenance on the X-franchise. Supposedly this cross over is really big. People are going to die and teams are going to change (as long as they don’t bring back Jean Grey). This is one of those events like “Civil War” where people who aren’t really X-fans can get back into the books.
X-Men: Messiah Complex
Since the events of M-Day, the mutant population has been reduced to a mere handful and no new mutants have been born. But all that changes in the highly-anticipated, extra-sized X-Men: Messiah CompleX One-Shot, from Eisner and Harvey winning “Best Writer” Ed Brubaker and superstar artist Marc Silvestri, when the X-Men discover a new mutant has arrived. But this cause for celebration is tainted by the early arrival of the Marauders and the Purifiers—and with those two groups involved, the X-Men may not find this mutant! But if they do, will this new player prove to be their savior or a harbinger of doom for mutantkind? A perfect jumping on point for new readers, this special one-shot sets the stage for the jaw-dropping changes to come! This issue features NINE extra pages of hints of what’s to come, drawn by someof the hottest talents today while red-hot artists David Finch and Silvestri provide two stunning covers, with the latter available as the X-Men: Messiah CompleX Poster.“I cannot wait to get this book into the fans hands,” says editor Nick Lowe. “We’ve been planning this event for so long and I’ve been rejoicing behind the lines as each script and page of art came in. It’s a simple story with knock-out art that is going to remind the comics world that X-Men is the hottest ticket in town.” Continuing weekly through the X-Men, Uncanny X-Men, X-Factor and New X-Men, Messiah Complex marks the first major X-Men event in over ten years! New alliances will be forged; new leaders will be chosen; friends will become enemies and no one will ever be the same.This October, the hunt is on…and the prize is the fate of mutantkind! You can’t afford to miss what will become known as the most crucial chapter in mutant history and it all begins in X-Men: Messiah CompleX One-Shot!
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This post was written by Lobo on October 15, 2007
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It's about time. I have been a fan of the X-Men books for as long as I can remember. M-Day was okay, but the series needs something better than Endangered Species. When is this one shot due?
It’s about time. I have been a fan of the X-Men books for as long as I can remember. M-Day was okay, but the series needs something better than Endangered Species. When is this one shot due?
The X-Men books haven't been any good since Age of Apocalypse. The writing in those books was superior to anything turned out since then by any X-Men writing team. Go back and read Age of Apocalypse and you will see how good the X books could be.
The X-Men books haven’t been any good since Age of Apocalypse. The writing in those books was superior to anything turned out since then by any X-Men writing team. Go back and read Age of Apocalypse and you will see how good the X books could be.
I agree with you on how good AOA. The writing in the X-books has been sub-par over the past couple of years. Especially all the Xorn crap Grant Morrison wrote. I'm hoping this new cross over will bring back some of the AOA magic
The first issue comes out 10-31. The endangered species stuff is just backstory for the crossover.
I agree with you on how good AOA. The writing in the X-books has been sub-par over the past couple of years. Especially all the Xorn crap Grant Morrison wrote. I’m hoping this new cross over will bring back some of the AOA magic
The first issue comes out 10-31. The endangered species stuff is just backstory for the crossover.
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