Ultimate X-Men Vol. 2: Return to Weapon X | Mark Millar

Ultimate X-Men Vol. 2: Return to Weapon X | Mark Millar | Amazing Collection

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	Ultimate X-Men Vol. 2: Return to Weapon X Mark Millar Marvel Comics, 2002 - 144 pages average customer review:based on 25 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

As Wolverine searches for the covert organization that transformed him into the world's most lethal killer, Weapon X captures the X-Men and forces them into the indentured service of the U.S. government.

Weapon X was boring, NOT ANYMORE

Weapon x is not a Wolves thing anymore
It's a team effort
Very tight story, characters get in tough positions
make some choices, kicks some ssa!

really cool

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This second volume in the series has excellent artwork, a great storyline, and lots of action. This is what X-Men is all about. If you like to read and like X-Men, you should have this product.

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Brutal

I must say I'm surprised at the harsh criticism that is directed at the Ultimate X-Men series and this volume in particular. I was a skeptic when the whole "Ultimate" non-continuity line was announced a few years ago, but at this point Ultimate X-Men is the only X-title I bother with aside from Joss Whedon's excellent Astonishing X-Men series.

Return to Weapon X is even more fun than Ultimate X-Men Vol. 1: The Tomorrow People. Right off the bat, Xavier and company are kidnapped by SHIELD agents whose goal is to exploit mutants for military purposes. Among their past victims - Wolverine. The way these kids are treated - not just the X-Men, but the other Weapon X captives as well - makes for some incredibly compelling reading, as does the introduction of the Ultimate version of Nick Fury, one of the best characters in the Ultimate Universe. This storyline is high on action as well as character development, and is quite simply one of the best X-Men stories I've read in a long time.

Mark Millar's plot is solid and the dialogue is smart and edgy and so much more interesting than what has been recycled in Uncanny X-Men over the past two decades. Millar has successfully reinvented the X-Men with both a modern look and feel, and a true appreciation for the original X-Men stories that made these characters shine in the first place.

The artwork for this series is as solid as you'd expect from the Kuberts. I've never really been a fan of either Kubert brother's style, but they have come a long way and their art absolutely enhances the overall storytelling.

I highly recommend Ultimate X-Men, not only to new X-fans who might be bewildered by the continuity of the older series, but to old school X-Men fans like me. If you keep an open mind, you should find this book quite enjoyable.

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