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New
X-Men
Here Comes Tommorow – Part 1
151/MAR/2004
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Writer: Grant Morrison
Pencils: Marc Silvestri
Inks: Batt, Joe Weems, Billytan & Eric Basaldua
Colors: Steve Firchow
Letters: Rus Wooton
Price: $2.25 US/R25.50 SA
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Marc Silvestri pencils Grant Morrison’s final
arc as the New X-men scribe. Will Morrison’s last story round
off his already triumphant run on Marvel’s premier mutant
team with a bang?
150 years in the future a human and his Sentinel
partner carry the ‘Phoenix Egg’ across the wastelands
of Megamerica hunting for the last remnants of Xavier’s Institute.
Unbeknownst to them a ‘Crawler’ has hitched a ride only
to reveal itself deep inside The Institutes base. In an all out
battle for the ‘Egg’ will ‘The Beast’s’
Crawlers win?
Grant Morrison [Animal Man, The
Invisibles] has come full circle in his run on the New
X-men and has decided to finish of with a futuristic ‘Magnum
Opus’ about the X-Men and the future world they might find
themselves in. This issue has a few confusing and intermingled storylines
which is standard for a set-up issue like this one set in the ‘unknown’
future. Nevertheless this is an enticingly great read. For science
fiction fans of such franchises as The Matrix this
is the X-Men comic book you’ve been waiting for.
With just the right mix of X-Men, Biblical and post-apocalyptic
references this seems to be a storyline which could turn into an
instant classic. It’s good fun catching all the references
Morrison uses in this ‘Future’ world to the X-Men of
our time. Many staples have changed, the Beast is evil, you’ll
find yourself falling in love with a Sentinel and you’ll understand
just how powerful Night Crawler’s abilities truly could be…
To top it all off this arc is a true visual celebration as Marc
Silvestri [Uncanny X-Men, The
Darkness, Witchblade] returns to the X-Men
with some of his best work in years. Morrison and Silvestri seem
like the perfect match as Silvestri’s images bring to life
the cybernetic, apocalyptic future that Morrison writes so well.
Silvestri even manages to make the age-old frumpy Sentinel design
look sleek and awe-inspiring at the same time. His environments
are very solid and the endless metallic tendrils loop holing through
‘The Manhattan Crater’ bring to mind many a Matrix reference.
Silvestri’s main draw card is his brilliant character illustration
as he brings to life old favourites like Emma Frost,
Wolverine and Cyclops as well
as new heroes like E.V.A and Beak
in a dynamic new format.
This is only the beginning to what could be a classic ‘Days
of Future Past’ style story. With the awesome talent
on this arc you’d be a fool not to take a look at this. The
all-star team up of writer Grant Morrison and artist
Marc Silvestri will leave you drooling for more.
Score 9/10
Reviewed By:Iain Duncan
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