Product Description: With three little words, an entire race was nearly obliterated. Every mutant who dies is one number closer to zero. Now, the Beast races against the clock to save this once-thriving race. Collecting the X-Men: Endangered Species one-shot and Chapters #1-17.
compeling stuff this is not a book full of fights but it still holds up to the x standerd. beast is at his best and the x men will never be the same.
Beast looks for answers in a post House of M world. I purchased Endangered Species after loving House of M and wanting to see where they'd take the story. This book mainly focuses on Beast attempting to solve the problems of this post House of M world. The book is basically a Beast graphic novel, there are no major battles and the X-Men are only really seen in the first chapter. These facts might disappoint most but I didn't mind, I enjoyed seeing Dr. McCoy attempting to figure this whole thing out. The art is great and the story starts off and ends pretty strong. I wasn't too big on that other main character but overall I enjoyed the story as a whole.
I'd recommend picking up Deadly Genesis and Rise & Fall Of Shi'ar Empire before this if you've just read House Of M. Those 2 books surely happen before Endangered Species and although it isn't essential for understanding this book, there is an aspect in this story that will confuse you if you're coming straight from House of M.
Complex I almost passed on this book because of the negative reviews. Please note this book is less about 'the adventures' of the X-men. Than it is an exploration of science and faith (though I would mostly say science) to fix things. Sometimes trying to make things 'better' actually make it worse.
Yost, Carey and Gage are truly some of the greatest writers in the industry. All three writers understand that comics don't have to be 'dumbed down' to be good. It's an awesome and very complex story, that will have you picking it up to re-read.
If you are looking for a 'smack down' between the X-men and their enemies. Then this book is not for you. However if you are looking for an intelligent and well thought out story that asks very profound and serious questions about science and attempts to right wrongs. Then please read this. It's truly worth every penny.
What the F@(&? O.K., some of the art was decent, but the story... The way they drew some obscure plots from years ago that dead-ended or were dropped, and the heinous misuse of Mr. Sinister, and the ridiculous Mystique angle...I just can't tell what they were thinking. I am a hardcore old school X-men fan. I loved the stuff Claremont was doing in the late seventies and early eighties, and some things that other writers took on in the nineties. So, the only thing of any vague interest to me in this entire story is the potential identity of the mutant infant. and the time hopping cat and mouse game between Cable and Bishop.
A worthwhile read. If your looking for a lot of action this is not the book for you. If you like Beast and are interested in just how dire things are for mutants in the times just before Messiah Complex then this is a fine graphic novel. Its a prelude to Messiah, and really puts Beast in the spotlight while showing some nice snippet with wolverine/cyclops (i always love seeing those two interact with each other) and a take on some of the villains perspective of "M Day". Also, if your a fan of Astonishing there is a cameo by Professor Rao. (i always wondered what happened to her) Its worth the buy in paperback. Hardcover might be a little steep for this one though. Its more a curiosity than anything. But the writing is good, and the art is up to snuff.
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