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Uncanny X-Men (1963) #488-491
X-Men: Endangered Species
"No more mutants."
They say words can never hurt you. But they never met Wanda Maximoff. At the height of her madness during the crisis known as M Day, the Scarlet Witch uttered those three little words that obliterated nearly the entire species of mutants, consigning them to the dustbin of Darwin's evolution.
Following in the wake of Decimation, and setting up the final showdown with fate in the X-Men event Messiah CompleX, Endangered Species finds the Beast in a race against the clock to see what he can do to save the destiny of his fellow mutants before time runs out. Alone and with the future in his hands, can he stumble upon the key that will bring about a positive change, or will a species now endangered be headed irrevocably for extinction?
Collecting: Materiel from X-Men: Endangered Species one-shot, X-Men 200-204, Uncanny X-Men 488-491, X-Factor 21-24, & New X-Men 40-42
They say words can never hurt you. But they never met Wanda Maximoff. At the height of her madness during the crisis known as M Day, the Scarlet Witch uttered those three little words that obliterated nearly the entire species of mutants, consigning them to the dustbin of Darwin's evolution.
Following in the wake of Decimation, and setting up the final showdown with fate in the X-Men event Messiah CompleX, Endangered Species finds the Beast in a race against the clock to see what he can do to save the destiny of his fellow mutants before time runs out. Alone and with the future in his hands, can he stumble upon the key that will bring about a positive change, or will a species now endangered be headed irrevocably for extinction?
Collecting: Materiel from X-Men: Endangered Species one-shot, X-Men 200-204, Uncanny X-Men 488-491, X-Factor 21-24, & New X-Men 40-42
136 pages, Hardcover
First published February 13, 2008
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Mike Carey was born in Liverpool in 1959. He worked as a teacher for fifteen years, before starting to write comics. When he started to receive regular commissions from DC Comics, he gave up the day job.
Since then, he has worked for both DC and Marvel Comics, writing storylines for some of the world's most iconic characters, including X-MEN, FANTASTIC FOUR, LUCIFER and HELLBLAZER. His original screenplay FROST FLOWERS is currently being filmed. Mike has also adapted Neil Gaiman's acclaimed NEVERWHERE into comics.
Somehow, Mike finds time amongst all of this to live with his wife and children in North London. You can read his blog at www.mikecarey.net.
Mike Carey was born in Liverpool in 1959. He worked as a teacher for fifteen years, before starting to write comics. When he started to receive regular commissions from DC Comics, he gave up the day job.
Since then, he has worked for both DC and Marvel Comics, writing storylines for some of the world's most iconic characters, including X-MEN, FANTASTIC FOUR, LUCIFER and HELLBLAZER. His original screenplay FROST FLOWERS is currently being filmed. Mike has also adapted Neil Gaiman's acclaimed NEVERWHERE into comics.
Somehow, Mike finds time amongst all of this to live with his wife and children in North London. You can read his blog at www.mikecarey.net.
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March 21, 2026
This story takes place right after Wanda Maximoff wipes out most of mutantkind with "No more mutants". It's the story of Beast trying to figure out a way to get the Mutant gene working again to prevent the extinction of the mutant species. Along the way, he teams up with Dark Beast from the Age of Apocalypse timeline. To be fair, McCoy runs into a veritable cornucopia of sketchy characters in his attempts to get the mutant gene. His travels also take him to some very dark places.
I liked this story, written by the excellent Mike Carey of "Lucifer" fame. The artwork is also of good quality. An enjoyable read for any X-Men fan. Non-X-Men fans might be a bit lost, so I would suggest knowing more about the Mutant extinction first, but still, this is an enjoyable story. Glad I got this nice edition for my collection. I intend to also read the Messiah Complex next.
I liked this story, written by the excellent Mike Carey of "Lucifer" fame. The artwork is also of good quality. An enjoyable read for any X-Men fan. Non-X-Men fans might be a bit lost, so I would suggest knowing more about the Mutant extinction first, but still, this is an enjoyable story. Glad I got this nice edition for my collection. I intend to also read the Messiah Complex next.
April 8, 2012
Henry McCoy, aptly named the Beast by his cohorts in the X-Men and whose feline appearance belie his genius intellect, has the mission of his lifetime. The mutant race is on the verge of extinction, their numbers once numbered in the millions and was on the verge to supplant plain vanilla homo sapiens in a few generations suddenly find their numbers reduced by 99 percent. The mutant gene simply disappeared and along with it mutant births, mutant would cease to exist in two generations. In order to find a solution, Hank finds himself dealing with a lot of devil, and the worst of them all is his doppelganger from an alternate timeline. The Dark Beast, as this evil twin is called, is Hank’s intellectual equal, without the moral and ethical code of the original.
This is a surprisingly tight story, despite the presence of four writers and visually coherent since the styles of the four artists involved mesh quite well and helped tremendously by using a common colorist for the installments. The story collected in this paperback originally appeared as back-up stories to various X-Men titles plus a one-shot to launch the story.
This is a good story for the Beast, usually he is a team player and works best as part of fighting unit, it is rare that he gets to star in a dedicated story. But the story is an excellent fit for his character. In the greater scheme of X-Men crossover stories, this sets up a plot point that is soon to occur in future event stories; the mutants are facing extinction and it may take both magic and science working in concert to restore the natural order of things. The situation is dire and any mutant death is a one stride closer to the end of their species.
This is a surprisingly tight story, despite the presence of four writers and visually coherent since the styles of the four artists involved mesh quite well and helped tremendously by using a common colorist for the installments. The story collected in this paperback originally appeared as back-up stories to various X-Men titles plus a one-shot to launch the story.
This is a good story for the Beast, usually he is a team player and works best as part of fighting unit, it is rare that he gets to star in a dedicated story. But the story is an excellent fit for his character. In the greater scheme of X-Men crossover stories, this sets up a plot point that is soon to occur in future event stories; the mutants are facing extinction and it may take both magic and science working in concert to restore the natural order of things. The situation is dire and any mutant death is a one stride closer to the end of their species.
November 6, 2018
The only endangered species is good X-book writing and art teams.... the more Bendis produced brilliance the less X-books shined in my opinion. This book, the quest of the Beast to find a cure for the carnage caused by the Scarlet Witch... and the dark paths he may have to consider to find a solution. A solid 7 out of 12 from me.
November 6, 2017
Not bad, not spectacular. The best part, for me, was the backup strip starring the Beast... but he has always been one of my favourite characters.
October 3, 2014
I have to acknowledge up front that this has two things working against it. For one, these stories were originally published as short backups. That leads to a lot of exposition panels, more than there would be otherwise. The other, and far more important, obstacle to the reader is that we all know before we read the first page that Beast's quest is doomed to fail.
Obviously, something this big was not going to be undone in a backup story. So instead of anything satisfying, we get a lot of Beast chasing bad leads, trying to make bad alliances, and generally just failing at everything he does. Yes, there had to be some acknowledgement that Beast, if nobody else, would be trying to undo Wanda's spell. But if he isn't going to be allowed to make any traction, it makes for a bad storyline.
I do have to say, it's kind of interesting to me how much of a pass nearly everyone in the Marvel U is willing to give Wanda. If it had been, say, Dr. Doom or Loki or, I don't know, the Red Skull, this would be considered an utterly evil and totally unforgivable act. I guess it's different when it's an Avenger.
Obviously, something this big was not going to be undone in a backup story. So instead of anything satisfying, we get a lot of Beast chasing bad leads, trying to make bad alliances, and generally just failing at everything he does. Yes, there had to be some acknowledgement that Beast, if nobody else, would be trying to undo Wanda's spell. But if he isn't going to be allowed to make any traction, it makes for a bad storyline.
I do have to say, it's kind of interesting to me how much of a pass nearly everyone in the Marvel U is willing to give Wanda. If it had been, say, Dr. Doom or Loki or, I don't know, the Red Skull, this would be considered an utterly evil and totally unforgivable act. I guess it's different when it's an Avenger.
October 1, 2011
X-Men are hit or miss for me, but I really liked this.
Beast goes on a scientific quest all over the world to try and find a way to undo the Scarlett Witch's House of M spell. He's prepared to do business with some pretty unsavory characters in an effort to find something to unlock the mutant gene again, but the true cost to saving his species may be too high.
This was a great lead-in to the X-Men: Messiah Complex HC.
Beast goes on a scientific quest all over the world to try and find a way to undo the Scarlett Witch's House of M spell. He's prepared to do business with some pretty unsavory characters in an effort to find something to unlock the mutant gene again, but the true cost to saving his species may be too high.
This was a great lead-in to the X-Men: Messiah Complex HC.
September 18, 2025
Endangered Species is a much better follow-up to House of M than Decimation. Instead of swinging wildly between storylines of lost, grieving mutants, we follow one mutant in particular, Beast, as he tries to use science to uncover the missing X-gene.
(Well, first there's a lengthy funeral issue that feels pretty much out of left field (who died again?), but serves as a chance for many of the main-line X-folks to get together and hash out their post-House of M issues.)
Beast's efforts are really fun to follow, especially once joins him, offering a wonderfully foul counterpoint to Beast's goodness and hopefulness. I was a bit surprised that, as the book ends, Kind of disappointing, but to some degree the journey is the destination with Endangered Species, and it's a pretty solid journey.
(Well, first there's a lengthy funeral issue that feels pretty much out of left field (who died again?), but serves as a chance for many of the main-line X-folks to get together and hash out their post-House of M issues.)
Beast's efforts are really fun to follow, especially once joins him, offering a wonderfully foul counterpoint to Beast's goodness and hopefulness. I was a bit surprised that, as the book ends, Kind of disappointing, but to some degree the journey is the destination with Endangered Species, and it's a pretty solid journey.
October 1, 2020
3.5 stars. Beast is on a mission to try and undo what Scarlet Witch did in House of M. He is taking extreme measures by asking for help from people he would never associate with. He even goes as far as working with someone he definitely should not be. I’m definitely ready for Messiah Complex.
September 13, 2012
In “House of M”, Wanda Maximoff aka Scarlet Witch (Magneto’s unhinged daughter) uttered a spell so powerful - “No More Mutants” - that it nearly obliterated all mutants on Earth, reducing homo superior from tens of millions to a paltry two hundred. Following this event, Hank McCoy aka Beast sets out on a journey that’ll span the furthest reaches of the globe and a rich cast of Marvel’s scientific set (both good and bad) in search of something to reverse the spell.
I appreciate that a book like this has to exist: after an event book like “House of M”, there needs to be a book examining how the characters deal with the aftermath, especially one that nearly ends a series of those characters. But couldn’t that book be a bit more... entertaining? This is ostensibly a book of shorts where Beast (and it is basically just Beast in this book with cameos from the Marvel U) goes from one laboratory test to another, his dull pessimistic monologue written above each panel. Throw in a few contrived fights and the book basically ends where it began.
Combine that with the knowledge that the mutants repopulate again - the numerous X-Men series since “House of M” 7 years ago and the popularity of the series make this a non-spoiler - and this book feels quite futile a read. I like Beast, he’s a great character, particularly when written by talented writers like Grant Morrison and Joss Whedon but neither contribute to this book. Instead we get a sub-par effort from Mike Carey, Chris Yost and Christos Gage, and as a result Beast becomes endlessly boring.
Ultimately, nothing happens in this book and it’s far from essential reading, even if you’re an X-Men fan, even if you’re a Beast fan. There are better X-Men books out there like Whedon’s “Astonishing X-Men” and Grant Morrison’s “New X-Men” run - try those rather than this misfire.
I appreciate that a book like this has to exist: after an event book like “House of M”, there needs to be a book examining how the characters deal with the aftermath, especially one that nearly ends a series of those characters. But couldn’t that book be a bit more... entertaining? This is ostensibly a book of shorts where Beast (and it is basically just Beast in this book with cameos from the Marvel U) goes from one laboratory test to another, his dull pessimistic monologue written above each panel. Throw in a few contrived fights and the book basically ends where it began.
Combine that with the knowledge that the mutants repopulate again - the numerous X-Men series since “House of M” 7 years ago and the popularity of the series make this a non-spoiler - and this book feels quite futile a read. I like Beast, he’s a great character, particularly when written by talented writers like Grant Morrison and Joss Whedon but neither contribute to this book. Instead we get a sub-par effort from Mike Carey, Chris Yost and Christos Gage, and as a result Beast becomes endlessly boring.
Ultimately, nothing happens in this book and it’s far from essential reading, even if you’re an X-Men fan, even if you’re a Beast fan. There are better X-Men books out there like Whedon’s “Astonishing X-Men” and Grant Morrison’s “New X-Men” run - try those rather than this misfire.
December 26, 2008
Not unlike the most recent mega mutant crossover Messiah Complex, this collection of mini-chapters from the myriad X-Men titles follows up on the House of M story-line by following Hank McCoy – better known as the adorably smart and blue-fuzzed Beast – as he seeks to find a cure for an increasingly endangered homo superior.
Although it does serve as a nice coda for the House of M, I’m not entirely convinced that this is worth being a stand-alone volume. You’ll notice right away that each chapter is rather brief – which leads me to believe that it served as back-up material in all of the titles in which this serialized story-line appeared. And it is exactly this “let’s-relegate-it-to-the-back” suspicion of mine that is the likely cause of this story-arc being mediocre at best.
I strongly suggest that Carey and Co. – the collective writers of all things mutant-related in the Marvel Universe – take a cue or two from Brian Michael Bendis, who not only revamped the Avengers into the phenomenal title that it now it, but also directed the House of M saga. (And like my personal “it” boy Ed Brubaker, Bendis comes directly from the stark realism of modern crime noir in graphic form.) Here’s hoping that current Uncanny X-Men scribe Matt Fraction can take us more literary comics readers places that Carey cannot.
Although it does serve as a nice coda for the House of M, I’m not entirely convinced that this is worth being a stand-alone volume. You’ll notice right away that each chapter is rather brief – which leads me to believe that it served as back-up material in all of the titles in which this serialized story-line appeared. And it is exactly this “let’s-relegate-it-to-the-back” suspicion of mine that is the likely cause of this story-arc being mediocre at best.
I strongly suggest that Carey and Co. – the collective writers of all things mutant-related in the Marvel Universe – take a cue or two from Brian Michael Bendis, who not only revamped the Avengers into the phenomenal title that it now it, but also directed the House of M saga. (And like my personal “it” boy Ed Brubaker, Bendis comes directly from the stark realism of modern crime noir in graphic form.) Here’s hoping that current Uncanny X-Men scribe Matt Fraction can take us more literary comics readers places that Carey cannot.
December 22, 2015
When I read the Harry Potter series, I started with the fourth book and had no difficulty catching on to the characters and plot lines. The X-men series is written in such a way that it is impossible to comprehend this book without having read any of the others first. I had to keep consulting Wikipedia to reference character names, important places, and previous events. The names alone don't actually help me keep the characters straight because I still don't know enough about them to enjoy this story. Even with the help of Wikipedia, I don't understand the motivations behind the characters' actions or the reasoning for what they say. Apparently, I need prior encyclopedic knowledge to read this book, and it's just not worth the time and effort to me. I find this to be a major flaw in the X-men series.
October 18, 2015
The Beast tries to come up with a way to reverse The Scarlet Witch's No More Mutants declaration. Lots more talking and philosophy vs action in this one.
May 28, 2021
An alright X-Men story about Beast attempting to save the mutant race from its inevitable extinction. Pretty inconsequential and I am a bit confused as to why this book even exists...
Calling it a book is already a bit generous considering the story is made up of extra pages at the end of various X-Books. So if the story itself wasn't important enough to get it's own arc/event, then why even bother? I don't know.
Still pretty readable, which is quite impressive considering how many characters I wasn't familiar with/barely knew were featured in this story. So the writing is quality, but once again, this story is pointless.
Read it if you're really, really, really curious about the premise, otherwise you'll miss literally nothing.
Calling it a book is already a bit generous considering the story is made up of extra pages at the end of various X-Books. So if the story itself wasn't important enough to get it's own arc/event, then why even bother? I don't know.
Still pretty readable, which is quite impressive considering how many characters I wasn't familiar with/barely knew were featured in this story. So the writing is quality, but once again, this story is pointless.
Read it if you're really, really, really curious about the premise, otherwise you'll miss literally nothing.
September 8, 2024
Le livre est pas super bien noté sur goodreads mais contre toute attente je l’ai trouvé très bien. Après les événements d’house of M, on suit Hank qui essaye tant bien que mal de trouver une solution à l’extinction de la race mutante. J’ai beaucoup aimé suivre ce personnage et son débat intérieur entre intégrité et « la fin justifie les moyens »
Sans trop spoiler, il y a aussi plein d’apparence d’autres personnages que j’ai aimé voir.
Les dessins sont magnifiques d’ailleurs
Bref très bonne lecture
Sans trop spoiler, il y a aussi plein d’apparence d’autres personnages que j’ai aimé voir.
Les dessins sont magnifiques d’ailleurs
Bref très bonne lecture
August 10, 2015
Whoa! Okay, now we see Mike Carey come out of his shell. The gauntlet has been thrown, the kid gloves torn away, no play it safe anymore. I like that.
This was an impress volume. The dire consequences of the M-Day event were more pronounced in this volume than supernovas. And the X-men had more of a challenge and even suffered more, drawing me in--empathy-wise. Countless scores of X-men, mostly peecogs and prophetics dead by the hands of Sinister and his Marauders, who infiltrate Mystique and the Sentinel and end up kidnapping Rogue all in an effort to get to the Destiny Diaries before the X-men do.
I like how Mike doesn't give anything away, the suspense is kept at a high crucible level, all we know is that we're on the verge of a decimation event, something that happens in the future, and as Blindfold intimates, she sees death everywhere. and that's scary, because we're left guessing and hoping that not another event like M-Day. The X-men can't servive that... Or can they?
This was an impress volume. The dire consequences of the M-Day event were more pronounced in this volume than supernovas. And the X-men had more of a challenge and even suffered more, drawing me in--empathy-wise. Countless scores of X-men, mostly peecogs and prophetics dead by the hands of Sinister and his Marauders, who infiltrate Mystique and the Sentinel and end up kidnapping Rogue all in an effort to get to the Destiny Diaries before the X-men do.
I like how Mike doesn't give anything away, the suspense is kept at a high crucible level, all we know is that we're on the verge of a decimation event, something that happens in the future, and as Blindfold intimates, she sees death everywhere. and that's scary, because we're left guessing and hoping that not another event like M-Day. The X-men can't servive that... Or can they?
April 20, 2015
This is really a Hank McCoy (or Beast, if you will) story more than it is an X-men tale. It's a far more somber and meditative approach to comics storytelling than the usual saga involving everyone's favorite mutants. In point of fact, not much happens. If you're looking for a high-impact, action-filled saga, you might want to keep looking. However, if you're after more than just that, you're really in luck. Endangered Species features the kind of nuanced and quietly powerful writing that mainstream comics sometimes lacks. Hank McCoy is a man obsessed and burdened and he doesn't always bear it particularly well. Without revealing too much, I can say that the use of Dark Beast as a literalization of the conflict McCoy's dealing with is very smart and very well done. They're not as different as they once were and our beloved Beast knows it. Exceptional stuff.
August 19, 2025
If you're a fan of huge action X-crossovers, this book is definitely not for you.
This collection is a very focused story about Beast trying to figure out a way to kickstart the mutant population after the Decimation event. A desperate man researching as many scientific and magical avenues as he can, in the hopes that the mutant race won't go extinct in his lifetime.
The fourteen part story is written by three different writers, and five different artists, and yet it works as one cohesive story with a singular tone and no out-of-left-field twists. The non-Beast characters are used very sparingly.
I recommend this for anyone looking for a comic about survival. You don't need to know a single X-Men character (you'll get to know Beast) or any of the continuity for this to be an affective story, but the more you know, the more dire it seems.
This collection is a very focused story about Beast trying to figure out a way to kickstart the mutant population after the Decimation event. A desperate man researching as many scientific and magical avenues as he can, in the hopes that the mutant race won't go extinct in his lifetime.
The fourteen part story is written by three different writers, and five different artists, and yet it works as one cohesive story with a singular tone and no out-of-left-field twists. The non-Beast characters are used very sparingly.
I recommend this for anyone looking for a comic about survival. You don't need to know a single X-Men character (you'll get to know Beast) or any of the continuity for this to be an affective story, but the more you know, the more dire it seems.
December 22, 2013
The one-shot was great. Great art by Scot Eaton, the inks, colors, all that. Great X-Men opening splash page. Great rendition of the triple headed sentinel from Genosha. No action, just a lot of pretty good conversations. ..from Sebastian shaw and Prof X. Bishop and Sam, and in just one panel and a few words, gives a good hint of what's to come from Bishop.
The 17part backups collected are kinda pointless, if it's meant too make it all feel bleak, well it does a good job. The story is Good as backups, but runs too long as a collection.
The 17part backups collected are kinda pointless, if it's meant too make it all feel bleak, well it does a good job. The story is Good as backups, but runs too long as a collection.
March 17, 2020
Endangered Species is another Marvel chop-job, in which pages related to Beast's story across multiple issues are assembled into a single volume. This one works a bit better than the horrendous Daredevil one I tried to read previously, but it still comes off as a bit choppy. In addition, nothing of substance really happens. As a character study, the story does some interesting things with pushing Beast's sense of scientific ethics. But the story doesn't add much substance to the post-House of M world.
October 27, 2009
Soooooo disappointing! Nothing happens, almost literally. I thought that Beast would, at least, get a clue as to how to reverse the House of M curse. But, all he succeeded in doing was run around the globe a few times. Whoopty doo...
January 30, 2009
Excellent graphic novel for anyone who has loved the X-Men for a long time.
February 26, 2019
A great Beast story, though very depressing. The writers and artists are seamless together.
August 11, 2013
I still need to read the House of M storyline. This was an okay follow up to it.
June 9, 2016
Reads as both a great story and a guided tour of the X-Men History in an organic way as Hank McCoy searches for the cure to the mutant M-Day extinction event.
June 13, 2021
I really like the story. It could’ve easily felt like it went nowhere, since Beast is told right at the beginning that he will fail to re-ignite the mutant race, and he ultimately does fail at his quest. But the story makes that a feature, not a bug. It’s a bleak story, but it’s a meditation on grief and on doomed missions. And yet it is a very human story, since it deals with Beast returning to all of these villains and labs where mutants have suffered and died. And it ultimately ends with an encounter with the person responsible for all of this - the Scarlet Witch. But she doesn’t seem to remember who she is, and so Beast cannot get any true closure with her. And so he simply retraces his steps and buries the bodies, because he can’t solve the problem he set out to.
Also, unlike other stories with rotating artists, all of the art is not only great, but stylistically consistent. There are only a few subtle tells to betray that a new artist has taken over, but otherwise it does feel like a cohesive story in a way that most rotating artists do not achieve.
Also, unlike other stories with rotating artists, all of the art is not only great, but stylistically consistent. There are only a few subtle tells to betray that a new artist has taken over, but otherwise it does feel like a cohesive story in a way that most rotating artists do not achieve.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 1, 2020
- vale, no soy el público adecuado para este tomo, mayormente porque como que la Bestia me es indiferente y no reconozco la mayoría de referencias (y no es que el Sugar Man o Spiral me intriguen basándome sólo en esto...)
- "¿cómo podemos indicar visualmente que la Bestia Oscura es mala? ah, ya sé, pongámosle pendientes"
- (porque por sonrisa canina y demás bien podía ser pariente de Rondador)
- mejor diálogo: "háblame de Jean Grey y Nate Summers." "están muertos." "ya, bueno, pero con esta familia he descubierto que es mejor recibir actualizaciones frecuentes. ¿cómo de muertos?"
- y eso, todo muy deprimente y francamente inútil. pero progreso en mi objetivo de avanzar lentamente por la historia de los X-Men cada vez que vuelvo a España
- "¿cómo podemos indicar visualmente que la Bestia Oscura es mala? ah, ya sé, pongámosle pendientes"
- (porque por sonrisa canina y demás bien podía ser pariente de Rondador)
- mejor diálogo: "háblame de Jean Grey y Nate Summers." "están muertos." "ya, bueno, pero con esta familia he descubierto que es mejor recibir actualizaciones frecuentes. ¿cómo de muertos?"
- y eso, todo muy deprimente y francamente inútil. pero progreso en mi objetivo de avanzar lentamente por la historia de los X-Men cada vez que vuelvo a España
July 2, 2019
Wow! I loved this. It’s moody and bleak. Also, it takes some plot threads from AoA, which is always cool. I love it when comics reach back over a decade and utilize plot points from older stuff.
Endangered Species is a character study of Beast, which involves him literally coming face to face with his dark side as he tries to cure the decimation.
His journey takes him all over the world. All in all, it’s pretty intriguing.
The art is on point as well. It’s emotive, detailed and beautiful.
Definitely a must read.
Endangered Species is a character study of Beast, which involves him literally coming face to face with his dark side as he tries to cure the decimation.
His journey takes him all over the world. All in all, it’s pretty intriguing.
The art is on point as well. It’s emotive, detailed and beautiful.
Definitely a must read.
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October 23, 2024Originally appearing as a one-shot and series of 17 backups, this story follows House of M and takes place right before Messiah Complex. Beast goes on a more or less solo quest to save mutantdom after Scarlet Witch’s “no more mutants” bombshell. He tries to find a cure, explores scientific routes and other venues, and even tries to make deals with shady characters. The problem with this story is that you know Beast will be unsuccessful because something this big won’t be resolved in backups. Other than providing some insight into his character, there’s not much here.
December 17, 2016
I'm glad how Beast's journey turned out (well... glad is probably not what I mean. Relieved?) but am sad that he had to make it in the first place. Hank is a scientist so I totally understand the motivations he has and the frustration with his ability to solve mutantkind's problem, but he still steps over the line into a dark path.
The back issues at the funeral, I have no idea who that is or if there is something else going on. I understand why it is in this title, though.
The back issues at the funeral, I have no idea who that is or if there is something else going on. I understand why it is in this title, though.
December 14, 2025
More of a 3.5. I really really enjoyed this story, if anything my main real complaint is that I wish it dived deeper into some of the themes surrounding ongoing genocide and preservation of cultures and peoples that are touched on here, but I just hate this extremely crude and saturated mid-2000’s comic art style so much.
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