| X-Men:Messiah CompleX |
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| Posted by Joey Ruff |
08:49 AM Thursday, 01 November 2007 |
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 In the Marvel Comics universe, mutants -- normal human beings born with special abilities -- are the next step in evolution. They are a product of science. Of biology. And they became so widespread that their numbers rivaled that of the stars in the sky. However, when the X-Men's greatest foe, Magneto, rescued his troubled daughter Scarlet Witch from the hands of the Avengers, her condition worsened. Manipulated by her brother, she used her control over the chaos magic in the universe to declare "no more mutants." 98% of the world's mutant population was no more, dead or de-powered. Only 198 mutants existed. No more mutant births. No hope for a future, mutant-kind was all but declared an endangered species, quickly going the way of the dodo. The events of X-Men: Messiah CompleX begin with an electrifying birth in a small town in the arctic. Charles Xavier, founder of the X-Men and the greatest telepathic mind in the world, uses his mutant-tracking computer Cerebra to unknowingly locate the child. Once discovered, he sends a field team to investigate the situation. When the team arrives, there is no baby. What the heroes find is a town ablaze. Dead bodies litter the streets, some of them belonging to the religious mutant-killing group called the Purifiers and others to the super-villain team the Marauders, lead by uber-baddie Mr. Sinister. Seems the two groups, none too friendly to the other, had a little-showdown in the streets, old-west style. Both groups knew about the new mutant before the X-Men caught wind of it, something Sinister ensured through the recent events of the stand-alone X-Men title. Then also, lurking in the shadows, is the savage, fanged, metallic-skinned creature known as Predator X. Like a vulture, it sweeps in upon the city and picks at the carrion remains of the Marauders, savoring their mutant energy and feeding off the essence of their X-factor gene, the biological component that gives them their gifts. Readers of the New X-Men series will remember this creature as being created by the Weapon Plus program -- a Weapon X off-shoot responsible for creating Laura Kinney, the female Wolverine clone known as X-23. The creature looks to be loose now. Hunting on its own, this wild card does not fight for one side or the other. Its savage blood-lust drives it. Although pursued by the Purifiers to be a weapon against the mutants they believe God has called them to destroy (possible foreshadowing?) The Predator X is its own ally. What role will this creature play in the ensuing saga? If you're a die-hard X-Men fan then you're already excited about what's to come. If you've never read a single issue in your life, maybe seen the movies, maybe not, this is the perfect place to pick up and begin reading. While beginning in the one-shot book X-Men: Messiah CompleX, the series continues through the four X-titles (Uncanny X-Men, X-Factor, New X-Men, and X-Men) for the next three months, and this arc promises to redefine the X-Men forever. Marvel.com is reporting this is "the biggest event to hit the X-Men in 10 years...." Someone is supposed to die, and as the arc kicks off, Cable is already presumed dead, Cannonball is in critical condition, and we've been given the hope of a promise that Nightcrawler and Hellion, if not more, are also on the list of wounded casualties (X-Men #204). Written by Ed Brubaker (Uncanny X-Men, Captain America) and drawn by Marc Silvestri (Uncanny X-Men, New X-Men) the book is a solid read. No X-Men fan will be disappointed. From the opening page, the story just unravels and compels and leaves the reader drooling for more. Silvestri delivers on the art in his "neo-classic" X-Men style. The mystery remains, and likely fuels the rest of the 13-issue series. Who has the baby? What will be the baby's fate? How is a new mutant baby a possibility when chaos magic has seemingly overwritten the scientific process of mutant evolution? What does this mean for the rest of the Marvel Universe? The X-Men? All these answers to come. Stay tuned true believers. Comments (0) |
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