Amazing X-Men: The Age of Apocalypse

Amazing X-Men (1995) #1-4

by Fabian Nicieza, Andy Kubert (Illustrator)

Amazing X-Men (vol. 1) #1-4

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, X Men, Marvel

96 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Fabian Nicieza is a writer and editor who is best known as the co-creator of DEADPOOL and for his work on Marvel titles such as X-Men, X-Force, New Warriors, and Robin.

His first novel, the Edgar Award-nominated SUBURBAN DICKS, a sarcastic murder mystery, is on sale now from Putnam Books.

The Dicks will return in THE SELF-MADE WIDOW, coming June 21st.

Reviews

[Erik · Rating 2 out of 5]

Although it's been done countless times in superhero comics, the idea for the Age of Apocalypse is a pretty good one. Familiar characters that are a little different to what we're used to in a setting that's completely different to the normal one. It gives writers a chance to do things with the characters they'd otherwise never be allowed to do and artists get a chance to redesign everything. Of course the problem with all of the Age of Apocalypse stories is they're about as 90's as comics get in both story and art. This, along with Astonishing X-Men, is really the most important to the overall plot of the event. But it's also the least different from the regular X-Men series, which means it's one of the least interesting as far as living up to what the Age of Apocalypse promised.

[MatiBracchitta · Rating 2 out of 5]

Realmente fue un esfuerzo el poder terminar este cómic por más que solo eran 4 números. El nivel de década del 90 que manejan es increíble. No solo todas las páginas están cargadisimas de todo (dialogo, dibujos, paneles superpuestos, violencia innecesaria, acción y más acción, etc), sino que además la propia historia parece un tanto exagerada y caótica.

Me costó horrores no dejarla para probar suerte con otra historia, pero en fin, se pudo terminar y solo tengo para destacar el panel de Jamie Madrox. Realmente lo único destacable sería su historia y representación, el resto una completa cagada.

[Jeff Harris · Rating 5 out of 5]

Along with Astonishing X-Men, Amazing X-Men is the best of the Age of Apocalypse, in my humble opinion. Fabian Nicieza has a ton of fun with this ragtag team of X-Men who are dispatched to Booth Bay Harbor, Maine, where they must assist with a Sentinel evacuation of humanity to Europe before Apocalypse's murderous forces can reach them. As in the other Age of Apocalypse books, Charles Xavier was killed twenty years in the past, Apocalypse took over a huge portion of the world, and Magneto formed a very different team of X-Men instead. The cast of this book, which is ably penciled by the talented Andy Kubert, includes Quicksilver as the team leader who is much harder on himself than he is his compatriots, the always-regal Storm, a much more advanced Iceman, a noble version of Exodus, a reluctantly returned-from-retirement Banshee, and a pessimistic yet steadfast Dazzler, who gave up on her singing career to be a freedom fighter. The book's direction takes a big turn in the third issue, and the action only ramps up from there as things escalate to X-Men: Omega.

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

Age of Apocalypse turned the (Adjectiveless) X-Men series into Amazing X-Men for four issues. It kept its normal writer/artist, so we get Fabian Nicieza on words and Andy Kubert on pencil. Andy is doing better in my estimation, as my continuity quest continues. This story actually ends up as one of my favorites to come out of AoA. It probably doesn't deserve 4 stars, but I am trying to give some scale to the other AoA books.

This follows the secondary team of the rebel X-Men. Led by Quicksilver the group contains Banshee, Storm, Exodus, Dazzler, and Iceman. The focus is on Quicksilver and Banshee however, though in this case Quicksilver is a regular Cyclops clone. Anyhow, this book gives you a good scale of the tragedy of this new reality. I feel it gives you a better scope and emotive ties than some of the others. It isn't a groundbreaking story, none of this series really is.