Uncanny X-Men: The Birth Of Generation Hope (2010) - Plot & Excerpts
Coming off the strong storyline in X-Men: Second Coming I had really high hopes for this. The idea of new mutants reappearing was good considering the recent past but this was pretty run of the mill. Matt Fraction usually has this sly sense of humor that, when mixed with the action, is a great blend on this book. Here, almost all of the that was totally missing. Scenes that I thought would be entire arcs were wrapped up in panels and vice versa. Added to the downside was the art by While Portacio. I associate his name with bad 90s art that I hated then. Thinking time heels all wounds I hoped for better. What I got was what I should have expected. Strange looking faces, weird anatomy, and unrecognizable characters. Overall people should probably avoid this one. Moves the plot forward, but glacially. Includes the requisite amount of angst and some intrigue, but somehow feels...flat. Like Fraction was just going through the motions? Or maybe the new artist just isn't making me *feel* the story - the art just feels a bit...distancing from the humanity of the story? I dunno - maybe I'm just in a low mood today, but that book did very little for me. I think what's disappointing is I really wonder if I'll care what happens in the next book. That hasn't happened in a while.Or maybe it's the Chinese menu of powers these latest mutants seem to have. Maybe all the good heroes have already been created. These ones all seem to me a little to easily compared to existing mutants we've known for a while now.
What do You think about Uncanny X-Men: The Birth Of Generation Hope (2010)?
A quick read - made quicker by the fact that I had already read some of it in single issue form.
—drfortini
I really like Hope! Which makes me worry. I've heard very bad things from where she is lately.
—mimirox99
Decent stuff. Fraction writes the best portrayal of Scott and Emma's relationship
—emijane123
