Brandon Borzelli's Geek Goggle Reviews

X-Men Legacy #216
Marvel Comics
Carey, Briones & Hanna

I can’t help myself – I love this title. I know every issue is someone else exploring Xavier’s brain or Xavier exploring their brain. Sure every issue has a ton of flashbacks, but I love the story, concept and execution. This is the perfect way to take an old character and make him fresh again. It exposes the audience of today to all the things this character has done to make him popular or unpopular. It also helps to satisfy the older reader by reinventing what this character means to others and breaks him down to his core beliefs. I like this idea and it follows along with favorite kind of character story: the descent of man.

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Brandon Borzelli's Geek Goggle Weekly Rankings For 09/24/08

Here are this week’s comics ranked prior to reading them:

7. Flash Gordon #1
6. Hulk #6
5. Wolverine Origins #28
4. Back to Brooklyn #1
3. Star Wars Legacy #28
2. Captain America #42
1. X-Men Legacy #216

Here are the rankings after the first read through with a mini-review:

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Brandon Borzelli's Geek Goggle Reviews

X-Men Legacy #209
Marvel Comics
Carey, Eaton & Tan

Magneto returns and so does Xavier. This issue lacks action, but it gives some excellent insight into how both of them view the other and their ideals. It’s nice to see Magneto and Xavier in the same comic together. I just wonder where all of this is really going. Hopefully, the characters will be relevant again in the overall X scheme.

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