Hello Readers!
How goes it? I can’t complain too much. I’ve been doing some busy work with my upcoming release The Ruins as well as plotting out the sequel, so I’m happy things are moving along.
I’ve got just under a month before the final grad school semester starts, so I’m trying to read as much as I can. Speaking of which, it’s time for another review!
This time I read X-Men: Years of Future Past by Marguerite Bennett & Mike Norton.
I bought this back at Planet Comicon earlier this year, and while I’m familiar with Days of Future Past, I’d never heard of this one so I dove right in. On to the review!
Blurb
In the dystopian nations of BATTLEWORLD, the mutants of New York City must fight to survive the rule of the Sentinels. At their center is Kate Pryde, a heroine tried and tested by war, and mother of the last mutant ever to be born before the purges of the Mutant Control Act. With revolution in the wind, the X-Men are not a broken team with nothing left to lose, but a desperate family with more at risk than ever before!
COLLECTING: YEARS OF FUTURE PAST
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The Review
I adore most X-Men stories, but this one didn’t quite hit the mark.
This is a remake of Days of Future Past, with a modern spin. Victor Von Doom is in a seat of power and has eradicated nearly all of the mutants across the world. Kitty Pryde, Colossus, their daughter Christina, and others are under the control of their captors, while the rest of mutantkind struggles to survive in an increasingly apocalyptic landscape. Forces collide in a last attempt to save humanity and mutantkind alike.
Honestly, this just felt like an incomplete story.
I did love the apocalyptic landscape and the intense power struggles of the last mutants versus the powers that be. It just screamed X-Men action, and there was plenty of that to entertain and keep me engaged.
Christina’s powers were really cool, a mix of Kitty and Piotr’s abilities, though it felt like she grew into them way too easily for having never experiencing them before. But she and other characters just didn’t really have a lot of depth to them or all that much progression.
What really didn’t work for me was how things concluded. It felt like a low blow to go through all of the events only to leave things unfinished. I wanted some kind of resolution or ending to the story, and there really wasn’t one.
If you can’t get your hands on enough X-Men stories, then sure, give this a try. Otherwise, there are plenty of other ones out there that do a better job.
That’s A Wrap!
Well that’s it for this book review. I hope you enjoyed it!
Have you read this book? Are there other similar books you’ve read that you simply have to gush about? Feel free to leave a comment. I’d love to start a conversation!
Have a great day!
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