State of the X-verse

[resha]

I know that Rob and Brian and down on the X-books currently but I was wondering what everyone else was thinking. I'm actually really enjoying most of the X related books right now. I didn't know if it is just me or are there others who agree.

[MetoxoTheLavaMan]

This is general could change issue to issue:

Buy : Uncanny X-Force, X-Men Legacy, Wolverine and the X-men
Borrow: X-Factor, Astonishing X-Men, X-Men
Pass: Wolverine, New Mutants, Uncanny X-Men.

So even across the board. The problem is the flagship title is the worst of the bunch.

[Slym]

Well let's see:
Uncanny: Borrow Pass when Greg Land is drawing
WATXM: Buy
Adjectiveless: Pass
New Mutants: Borrow
Astonishing: Borrow
Legacy: Borrow
X-Force: Borrow with current arc but overall Buy
X-Factor: Borrow
Wolverine: Pass
Overall: Borrow

We're in a mediocre era of X-men to me and I'm being nice on some of those Borrows.

But that's cool your enjoying them all resha because everyone has different taste.

[TomServo]

Buy in Hard-Bound Omnibus: X-Force
Buy: Wolverine and the X-Men, X-Factor
Borrow: Astonishing, Legacy,
Wipe my @$$ with: the rest of 'em

[MJStarchilde]

well Im only reading a few so:
buy: W&XM, Uncanny xforce
borrow: Xmen, uncanny xmen (barely)
cancelled: X23

[resha]

I went on a 10 year hiatus from reading any x-books and just started back reading them pre schism so maybe I'm just easy to please.

[CIBAWAG]

I'm always the ever-lovin optimist.

Buy: Wolverine, Wolverine and the X-men, Adjectiveless, X-force, X-factor, Legacy
Borrow: Astonishing, Uncanney, New Mutants,

[ragingbass]

Main problem IMO is that there's just too many X titles to keep up with. X-Force has consistently been the best for me for the last few years

[Mr.Shaw]

Buy: Wolverine & the X-Men, Uncanny X-Force
Borrow: X-Men, Uncanny X-Men

I don't read the rest, apart from Wolverine. I picked up the most recent Astonishing because it was Liu's 1st issue, but haven't read it yet. Overall, I don't think the X-Men are in a bad place, just a mediocre place. But I think it's a mediocrity brought on by having so many titles and so many cooks in the kitchen. The same thing's going on with the Batman comics right now, for the same reason.

[MJStarchilde]

yep too many cooks indeed Shaw.good analogy.

[Raider-X]

For me, I guess I don't really know...I'm just coming back, so it's all kinda cool, but I can see the reasons for some being upset. So much stuff has changed since I was reading regularly....we don't even have prof.x at the freaking mansion anymore for starters.....

On a side note----who has some great recommendations out of stuff over the last year thats been released? Whats the best of 2011 and current 2012 for X-Men? I'm reading Schism right now....on issue 2.

Thanks in advance!

[MetoxoTheLavaMan]

[Raider-X]

[TomServo]

Wolverine and the X-Men is awesome- but you need to know going in that the tone is far different from any X-Book you've ever read in the past.

Uncanny X-Force #1-18 is the best X-Comic since at least Mutant Massacre and one of the best arcs ever. If you read nothing else- read that.

[Slym]

You have to be into quirky humor in a comic and a book that doesn't take it self to seriously. it's very fun book is the best way to describe it. It's crazy and I could see some people being put off by it though. Like Brian and Rob said that if it was the only Xbook I'd have a problem with it but it's something totally different and that's what makes it refreshing.

[MJStarchilde]

definelty not stupid & definelty a much need breath of fresh air. you won't be disappointed, I hope.

[Phillies64]

Let me preface this by saying "I don't care too much about continuity. I don't feel the need or desire to read every single X book. I follow creators, not characters."

I actually think the X books are the best they've been since Rob and Brian started the show. To be fair though, I don't read every single title. X-Factor, Wolverine and the X-Men, and X-Force are my three favorites. I think each of those books has a unique tone. I think Abnett and Lanning are really hitting their stride with New Mutants. It's been a lot of fun. I think Rob and Brian are too attached to the old continuity to enjoy this one. That's totally understandable. I recently read all of Gage's Legacy stuff. I enjoyed it much more than Carey's final issues. So that's five books I'm really enjoying on a consistent basis. It's rare that I read 5 X books.

I'm not looking forward to AvX though. I kind of grew out of the event stuff. I could care less. Hopefully it doesn't interfere too much with the stuff I'm enjoying.

[resha]

I wasn't looking forward to AVX either but issue #1 was quite an enjoyable read. A lot better than I imagined it was going to be

[Mistress LeBeau]

[Phillies64]