Will the real timeline please stand up? That is the question haunting the latest X-Men series. The Age of Apocalypse is over. Yet, their timeline still exists. Sinister eludes that the answers lie in the true timeline, but which one is that?
Now the X-Men of that era have crashed into the 616 trying to solve this mystery. Waiting to greet them is the most powerful mutant alive: Nate Grey … X-MAN!
X-MEN OF APOCALYPSE #1 by Jeph Loeb, Simone Di Meo, Richard Starkings, Tyler Smith continues its’ timeline trouble with an all new chapter.
Let’s take a closer look at what transpires now.
X-MEN OF APOCALYPSE #1 by Jeph Loeb, Simone Di Meo, Richard Starkings, Tyler Smith (Marvel)
*** POSSIBLE SPOILER WARNING ***
Loeb takes readers back to a great deal of nostalgia with this chapter. The AoA team runs directly into Nate Grey. It is far form a happy reunion as Grey is attacked quickly. Once cooler heads prevail, there is a reunion long overdue. Forge and Grey reuniting is a genuine moment. It lets some wounds heal while exposing the mission. Anyone thinking the action would stop here is happily mistaken.
Readers get a dose of 90’s X-Men here. This next statement needs to go viral: GET DI MEO ON A WOLVERINE SERIES! His full page intro light the match on that timebomb. The brawl between bone clawed Wolverine and Sabretooth is a massive win. More of this era’s X-team makes appearances. This rills into a beautiful two page splash with the teams. Readers watch as the action ramps up. Its’ conclusion is very brief. Pacing in here really cuts this portion short. Once arriving at the end, a final panel welcomes more fan-favorites into an already expanded tale.
The chapter is very straight forward. This isn’t a bad thing by any means. In comparisons to other reviews, this one is brief due to said reason.
FINAL GRADE: 8.7
The Age of Apocalypse gets Uncanny in this launching point. Loeb takes readers back into this classic era via the writing. Di Meo does a magnificent job with art duties. This is an exciting tale that reminds you how timeless the Children of The Atom really are.
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