In a world full of darkness, angst, betrayals, and deaths, one X-book stood among them all like a brilliant ray of light that parted the clouds. That book, dear friends, was X-men First Class. Never a heavy book but always consistently well done the whole way through. Relying on the original team of X-men and some of the other heroes of the time, the book served to highlight and move along some of the characters and relationships we don’t get a chance to see in today’s Dark Reign. The stories weren’t earth-shattering, but writer, Jeff Parker, never dipped below the mediocre line in my eyes. There was something always enjoyable to find in each issue and the light-hearted stories were quite a nice distraction from modern comics that tend to go for that gritty, modern feel. Unfortunately, the book ended up canceled, so I don’t expect to see anymore Jean/Susan Storm, Jean/Scarlet Witch, or Iceman/Human Torch/Spider-man team ups anytime soon. At least ones that will have the feel of the more innocent times. Hopefully Marvel will keep this book kicking around via mini-volumes, but if they don’t, I urge anyone that may happen upon this post to check it out. Also worthy of mention are Roger Cruz and Val Staples for their awesome pencil and coloring work.

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