All-new X-men 5: One Down (Marvel Now!: X-men)

I purchased the first four volumes one-by-one. I have been captivated by the story and art. Bendis and Immonen make a strong team. However, every volume has it's 'dog' story; a story where the author and artist didn't contribute. Its kind of a fill-in which added nothing to the evolving storyline. This 'dog' story was the first one and boy, does it leave a poor first impression! Yeah, I know, I vent but I hate throw-away stories.The idea is that Beast (2014 version) has brought the original X-Men (1960 version) into the future to remind their criminally-bent adult selves who they really are. There are several `back to the future' moments with cellphones and other modern conveniences which make us laugh. However these younger versions each have a personality that was missing in the first run so long ago. I don't want to give too much away but there is a battle with a group who is real tough to beat. They can only do it by coming together as a team. WAIT I'VE WRITTEN THIS BEFORE. Any hoo, it's a really good story.Our X-Men are often drawn and written pouty and so very young, they are easy to relate to. When they interact with their older selves we can feel their awkwardness in the excellent art and dialog. Colors are vibrant and attractive and I genuinely like all these guys. I had the first run of the X-Men in the sixties and they suffered the same as Marvel's Spiderman: Adult drawn figures that were teens because they kept reminding that they were teens. Peter Parker wore a bowtie for christ sake! Kids who are 14- 18 are more often skinny and unsure of where they stand. That's these guys. They are always questioning whether they should leap into a fight because they don't really know if what they do will make things worse. I like that in these X-Men.Lost one star because of the 'Dog Story'. Marvel needs to review the policy of Giving readers junk as fillers.

I’m a fan of Brian Michael Bendis’ run so far on “All New X-Men” but “One Down” isn’t one of the better collections from this run. While there are some decent battle scenes, the main plot isn’t that interesting even as the art teams, led by Stuart Immonen and Sara Pichell, do an excellent job here. My main problem is the villains, a group of mutants from the future who played a major role in “Battle of the Atom.” They simply seem underwhelming and that’s why, even with the great art, this is one of the more forgettable books in the series so far.

There is some extraordinary artwork in this collection. There are also see funny comic art in the beginning issue (issues?). I especially enjoyed the one page synopsis of the relationship between Kitty and Collosus. The multiple time travel stories left me confused a couple of times. But it didn't affect my overall understanding of the story.

Brian bend is brings his trademark violence into the series to make an amazing story that shows you how much harder being a mutant is than being a regular super hero like iron man or captain marvel

This is my first X-men book and I really liked it the art style was cool and the story is cool too. must get if you like x-men and I would suggest you to get it if you want to start reading x-men

A couple of twists/not-twists but all very fun storytelling.

Great comic.

Good.

So far the All New X-Men series has not missed a beat. There's been the confusion of arrival, the confrontation with Mystique's group, Scott and his band turning up; the cross-over event with ethics and the future writ large, those repellent Purifiers, and the pompous fanatics the Shi'ra trying to once more assail A Jean Grey. So aside from the troubling and potential explosive fact that everyone apart from Bobby Drake had a `thing for Jean Grey back in the old days, and Professor Xavier is still sitting in his garden reading (which I suppose is legit with a time-travel tale) all was going well and I eagerly awaited the next volume.And knew somewhere deep in my heart and wallet that it could not last.Hello Reality.By now we know that Present Day Hank brought the Young X-Men to his Present and now that everything has become complex does not know what to do with them. The same problem seems to have happened to the team producing this arc.It starts off interestingly enough; on a dark and strmy night Hank lies awake, visited by a mysterious stranger who is critical of Hank's actions. There follows a very clever pastiche of various styles of comics and cartoon strips indicating possible futures good and bad resulting from Hank's actions. That's very good. Then the identity of the stranger is revealed, and they speak, and that's where it all goes wrong. No spoilers but considering this is an established character of many, many years and a certain approach it just jars; suffice it to say it is as apt as The Joker turning up, and seriously lecturing Hank about having civic responsibility and a more sober approach to things.(Unless of course this is something to do with other events in the 616 Marvelverse and is all a cunning plan by Marvel to make us buy more Marvel TPB to get The Big Picture...No, surely not!)Still we had a good premise there, was Hank going to try and repair the damage? Would Kitty Pryde's presence in Scott's team cause explosive tensions? What about Scott's new mutants and the Old New X-men? Such potential!No, The Brother as met in the Battle of The Atom come back for a second try. Oh joy. I know it's a paradox in a time travel story, but it's far too soon.There is some potential in the back stories with `Young Xavier' and `Raze', but this is wasted as the relative narrative is too fragmented and short of explanations, but apart from that it's the same old same old. Up pop the Brotherhood, they look unstoppable but our heroes having spent most of the issue being kicked about the place, or lectured at by Young Xavier in a single bound foil the dastardly act There's a sort of useful twist with Time, but again it's not well thought through, because followed through to its logical conclusion would result in a loop with endless issues.RANT WARNING: (and some spoilers)Annndd Marvel you've done it again. Villains mind controlling heroes! Can you not go just one month, one month is all I ask where this stale, shoddy ploy is not used. If it is so easy how come heroes don't use it on major evil players? Here we have a severe use of `It's not me, Xavier is controlling me'And at one point in a battle if it had not been for some spectacular imagery by Stuart Immonen the volume could well have gone out the window. (Heroes hitting heroes again!!Please, someone in Marvel Editorial make it stop!)The tragedy being that at one part of the arc this would have been relevant, but because of Marvel's writers obsession with fitting mind-control into plots it just falls flat.This would have been two-stared but for Immonen's art which I am starting to understand and appreciate (my flaw not his), and the sprinkling of interesting little episodes such as Old Scott trying to engage (in the proper sense) with Young Jean, Young Jean having `feelings' for him and Kitty Pryde's angry response to Scott.Thus, there's nothing much to add to the continuity of the All New X-Men, if you are short of funds you might want to give this one a miss, and look out for the next volume. This certainly does not add much; in fact I'd venture to suggest it should not be mentioned again in later issues.Pity really...

I love this comic books series. I'm really enjoying the story and character development. X-23 is one of my favourite characters so I love that she's been introduced. My only problem with this book is that it doesn't contain #30 and volume 6 doesn't either so where is #30? From what I gather from the interenet its an issue that contains some more character development for X-23 and Angel so I'm really disappointed that it's not included in either volume. Where is it?

The story line is great, and I love the given backstory on it. It left with one question that I can't to find the reveal for (I just hope I hadn't missed it in a past x-men comic. These one thing though Young Scott is not in the comic as the cover may suggest, this isn't a problem though I hope he returns soon.

Firsy issues and last issues aren't drawn by Stuart Immomen, don't know why isn't mentioned. Issues by Stuart are amazing.

Packaging was excellent, thank you to the seller. The story is ok, just needs to pick up a bit moving forward. The artwork is superb.