I still find this book amusing. I think that Jeff Parker does a fantastic job with these stories. Like I've said before, I really enjoy seeing these characters in their younger, teen-aged days when they were more carefree and . . goofy. They're just to sombre now all of the time. Roger Cruz does a great job with the pencils on these issues also. The story in this mini-series takes place just before they graduate. We all know they're not going anywhere, but . . they don't know that. They're all considering the possibilities that await them outside of the school. But, before they leave, it appears the Professor X is going to put them through their paces.
First the boys get caught up in one of Jean's dreams. This is a time when she was learning to use her powers, becoming more and more powerful everyday. But, she didn't have full control yet. So, since they're all asleep and dreaming at the same time, Jean unconsciously pulls them into her own dream-scape. They play around a little bit, but the biggest thing they learn about her is that above all else she wants to be able to protect them all from anything. Later in the Danger Room, they're going through some simulations and the Professor is throwing all kinds of their enemies against them. There's the Sentinels, the Living Diamond and even Grotesk. At that time the constructs were actually robots so when they break through one of the walls during their fight, Grotesk follows them outside. Of course they end up chasing him down, but then they come across someone Scott fought in one of the earlier First Class stories, Frederick. This part of the story spills over into issue #2. The team really has a hard time taking this guy down. It doesn't seem as if they're making any headway until . . Juggernaut shows up and slams the guy down. At least that's who they think it was. Angel was the only one who thinks that he actually caught a glimpse of him, but then he took off so quick that they don't really know. Jean tries to use Cerebro to search for him and they end up in the Quarry where, when Sue Storm was training Jean, they came across the Mad-thinker. The issue ends with them being surrounded by large pieces of metal, floating in the form of Magneto. Like I've said, I really like this depiction of these characters. They're so full of life. It's a shame that they've become hardened so much by the world that they can't really enjoy themselves anymore. Anyways, I thought these were 2 very fun issues.
I still find this book amusing. I think that Jeff Parker does a fantastic job with these stories. Like I've said before, I really enjoy seeing these characters in their younger, teen-aged days when they were more carefree and . . goofy. They're just to sombre now all of the time. Roger Cruz does a great job with the pencils on these issues also. The story in this mini-series takes place just before they graduate. We all know they're not going anywhere, but . . they don't know that. They're all considering the possibilities that await them outside of the school. But, before they leave, it appears the Professor X is going to put them through their paces. 
First the boys get caught up in one of Jean's dreams. This is a time when she was learning to use her powers, becoming more and more powerful everyday. But, she didn't have full control yet. So, since they're all asleep and dreaming at the same time, Jean unconsciously pulls them into her own dream-scape. They play around a little bit, but the biggest thing they learn about her is that above all else she wants to be able to protect them all from anything. Later in the Danger Room, they're going through some simulations and the Professor is throwing all kinds of their enemies against them. There's the Sentinels, the Living Diamond and even Grotesk. At that time the constructs were actually robots so when they break through one of the walls during their fight, Grotesk follows them outside. Of course they end up chasing him down, but then they come across someone Scott fought in one of the earlier First Class stories, Frederick. This part of the story spills over into issue #2. The team really has a hard time taking this guy down. It doesn't seem as if they're making any headway until . . Juggernaut shows up and slams the guy down. At least that's who they think it was. Angel was the only one who thinks that he actually caught a glimpse of him, but then he took off so quick that they don't really know. Jean tries to use Cerebro to search for him and they end up in the Quarry where, when Sue Storm was training Jean, they came across the Mad-thinker. The issue ends with them being surrounded by large pieces of metal, floating in the form of Magneto. Like I've said, I really like this depiction of these characters. They're so full of life. It's a shame that they've become hardened so much by the world that they can't really enjoy themselves anymore. Anyways, I thought these were 2 very fun issues. 
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