INHUMANS vs X-MEN Concludes and OLD MAN LOGAN Charges On!
These are definitively dark times for fans of the X-MEN comics. Things just haven’t been all that fun since the events of the recent SECRET WARS mini-series. Besides bland writing, and overall unappealing storylines, I blame it on the absence of the 4 pillars of any X-Men comic; Wolverine, Professor X, Jean Grey, and Cyclops. All are currently dead or MIA. Not too smart Marvel. These heroes need to get back in action. And no, time displaced versions do not count. They just don’t. Period.
This week marks the release of INHUMANS VS. X-MEN #6 concluding the next major arc with our merry mutants since SECRET WARS pooped on our collective parade. It’s been mildly entertaining, and the events will definitely echo into the future of the X-Men books. And if anything major is going to happen, it will be within the pages of this oversized issue.
The war between the Inhumans and the X-Men takes a dark turn leaving Inhumans hopelessly outmatched. Emma Frost, the White Queen, faces off against Medusa, queen of the Inhumans, as both fight for the future of their people. It all ends here. Don’t miss the epic oversized conclusion of INHUMANS VS X-MEN!
Putting all that negativity aside for a moment, OLD MAN LOGAN is probably the best book in the X-Men universe currently. Sure it’s not a proper X-Men title, and sure it’s not really OUR Wolverine, but I have to admit it’s a lot of fun. The art is gorgeous, the story arcs are focused, and there are some pretty epic cameos within. Just don’t expect it to mirror what you saw in the recent LOGAN film. This comic is a very different beast.
PRISON BREAK WITH OLD MAN LOGAN! A failure from the past haunts LOGAN… and to correct his mistakes, he’ll need magical assistance. But when he faces opposition, Logan will turn to an unlikely - and potentially treacherous - ally! Will an encounter with MILES MORALES convince Logan to alter his path?
At the end of the day, IVX and OLD MAN LOGAN are the strongest “X” books at the moment. Later this month, all the X-books are relaunching starting with the one-shot X-MEN PRIME leading into X-MEN BLUE and X-MEN GOLD along with a handful of other ongoings featuring different characters such as ICE MAN, JEAN GREY, and CABLE. Until then, stay strong X-Men fans, things have to get better from here on out. Right?
Words by Jason Furie
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