Brandon Borzelli's Geek Goggle Reviews

Age of X Universe #1 of 2
Marvel Comics
Spurrier, Pham, Palmer & Oback

The Age of X crossover has been a pleasant surprise thus far. Mike Carey has scripted a complicated story that weaves the regular Marvel Universe into an alternate reality. We have yet to learn how the regular universe is anchored in the alternate world and I was hoping this short mini series would shed some light on it. However, this book focuses on other, non X-Men, characters. While this is all interesting stuff, the book misses out on actually involving the characters interacting with the mutants in the crossover. I found the stories to be good but badly missing the mark in terms of their placement in the crossover.

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Brandon Borzelli's Geek Goggle Reviews

Age of X: Alpha #1
Marvel Comics
Carey, Pierfederici, Hernandez Walta, Barberi, Wong, Fabela, Diaz, Milla, Davidson & Reber

Mike Carey's opening chapter to his very own event titled, "Age of X" is actually a series of character studies that illustrate how some of the key players end up on the front lines of the mutant war. As Carey explains in his letter in the back, this issue serves not as an origin, but as an overture. He gives you some of the themes and sets the tone while giving a few different characters' perspective as they head into what is the final battle with the humans for their existence. It's a good issue but is it enough to get people interested for another eight issues?

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