Tomorrow's Brightest

To start X-Men is my favorite comic, always has been and always will be. That being said there is alot of malarky that passes for X-Men these days (X-Men 3 and most of Ultimate X-Men for starters) and I am glad to see a comic take on the origin story and be so new and exciting. The characters develop well and the stories contained in this first tpb are nothing short of what an avid fan should expect. Each page was well worth the purchase and in the six months I have had it I have read it three times. Most definetly worth buying if your a fan of the X-Men or for the uninitiated it's a great start.

Jeff Parker and Roger Cruz have constructed a wonderfully modernized version of the classic X-Men team. X-Men: First Class contains everything from iPods to the Internet, and portrays teenagers and life at boarding school exactly as it is, with the addition of super-powers of course. In this series the X-Men are teens who deal with the problems of puberty, homework, secret crushes and exams while simultaneously battling menaces such as the Lizard, demons, rogue computers, and alien entities not to mention other mutants. The characters are easy to identify with and most are likable. My favorites were Iceman and Hank McCoy (Beast), with Angel a close second. Scott and Jean's budding romance is done well, and I found myself enjoying the cleverness of the writing (a particular scene where Prof X sends Iceman on an errand after reading Scott's mind to give him some private time with Jean is especially moving). Action fills the pages along with excellent art and vibrant colors that make the characters leap off the page. Great stand-alone stories and a wonderfully invigorating team dynamic makes this take on the early X-Men the most believable and enjoyable. I am very glad that I got to read about the old X-Men in their very first incarnation again. Three cheers for Parker and Cruz for an outstanding book.

Contains the popular 8 issue mini series, that presented what those first years were like for the X-Men. Here the team consists of just Marvel Girl, Cyclops, Angel, Beast, and Iceman. A good book for those new to Marvel Comics.

THe stories are light hearted at most simple and short. the art is grate I loved it cover and inside work are grate I dont think i haven seen this style before but I am loven it. I am hoping for a second book on the same level as this one.