There's really only 2 reasons I'm even giving this book a shot. First and foremost . . it's written by Chris Claremont. If not for him, I don't think that I would've given it the same chance. Secondly . . hey, it's the X-Men. Kind of. I think it's an interesting concept . . and idea. "Witness today's generation of X-Men if the Marvel universe aged in real-time. Both the first and second teams of X-Men are approaching 50 and the New Mutants are now in their thirties. This series will follow this new generation of X-Men and the new reality they find themselves in." So, obviously, this title takes place in it's own reality. It's not part of the Ultimate Universe or anything. And, it's a mini-series. Which really makes sense, because after we get the story . . how long could this thing really be dragged out for. And the real purpose is to allow Chris' brilliant mind to create the next generation of heroes without having to worry about continuity issues, or current story-lines. Really it's just a big "What If?" story. In the main story of the book, we don't learn a whole lot about the heroes this issue, except for their names and a hint at what some of their powers are. However, in the back of the book, we get a sketchbook kind of section. Oliver is Rogue and Gambit's son. Becka is Ororo's daughter . . father unknown. Colossus is Peter's grandson. He's a third generation hero. And Rico and No-Name are a mystery. This issue the only "old" X-Men we see are Hank and CeCe, who are monitoring the groups danger room session, and X-23 who is teaching them combat skills. I like what I see so far. Patrick Scherberger is the penciller. This guy has some talent. His style is a little different, but I think he has some huge potential at Marvel. Just wait. You'll see. Anyways, for a first issue, and introduction, I thought it was pretty good. I'm not sure how many issues this is going to be, but it should be a nice little ride . . while it lasts.
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