Ultimate X-men TPB Vol 1

Hi Readers,

This week, because this was a slow week in terms of good stories to read, I decided to write about a Trade Paperback that a friend bought for me. He got me Ultimate X-Men TPB Vol 1 and I LOOOOOOOVE this book. Lately I've been hardcore into TPBs because they concentrate an entire story into one book. Also, stories from the past have been better than current stories lately. I have all of the issues inside of this TPB but having it in a TPB makes reading/appreciating it that much more convenient better.

One of the best qualities about this TPB is the "new" interpretation of the character Magneto. In the original story of Magneto, he didn't find out that Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch were his children until much later. In this rendition of the villain, he has an established paternal relationship with them when the story begins. The beauty of this new story, is that Quicksilver is practically desperate to prove his worth to his father, and yearns for his adulation. In response, not only is Magneto cruel, but he actually enjoys "twisting the knife" into the back of his son. When Cyclops joins Magneto's camp, poor Quicksilver has to sit back and watch Cyclops receive everything that he[Quicksilver] has wanted all his life. The best quote in all six issues is "if Quicksilver is around tonight would you do me a favor and address me as father when we're standing in his presence." Don't you love the cruelty!

While reading this, I ask myself "if I were a mutant in this book, would I be an X-Man, or join the Brotherhood?" I would love to say that I would want to be an X-Man but Magneto does too great of a job making the Brotherhood the obvious choice. In America, Sentinels are flying around blasting mutants into tomato paste in the middle of the day. I'm not going to say I would be involved with terrorist activities like the Brotherhood, but I definitely couldn't picture myself risking my own neck for someone else, just to have them break a bottle over my head when I'm done saving them from their own Sentinels. I would be on the first thing smokin', flying over to the Savage Land. In this case, F@#$ peaceful coexistence between humans and mutants, I'm going to the "Savage Land" where it's safe LMAO.

@~~~~~~~}~~~~~~~~~ Devin Peacock