silkcuts's WildC.A.T.S / X-Men #1 - WildC.A.T.S / X-Men review

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    X-Over Wildstorm!

    Wildstorm has always been an imprint that has hosted many of comics best talents.  This trade paperback is a great example of it.  Scott Lobdell, James Robinson, Warren Ellis as writers.  Travis Charest, Jim Lee and Adam Hughes are primary artist.  This is a book stacked with talent.

     Travis Charest Verses Jim Lee
     Travis Charest Verses Jim Lee
    Focusing on the four ages of "X-Men" timelines, we have the Golden Age, Silver Age, Modern Age and Dark Age.  The wildC.A.T.S. just happen to be present in these stories.  They are a nice self-contained mini-series, which is very appropriate for the Marvel universe where "What If?" stories are apart of the culture.  What if Jim Lee sold Wildstorm to Marvel instead of DC?  This is the type of stories that would be told, which as much I like DC, I think the WildC.A.T.S. are closer to Marvel in style of stories then DC is.
     
    My favorite story was the Golden Age story, both art and story are top notch in that one.
    My review for it can be found ( Here)
     
    The Silver Age story is where the plot is really developing and more then just Zealot of the WildC.A.T.S. is used.  Since I enjoy a good Grifter story this comic doesn't disappoint for me.  A lot of the seeds that the other two writers will reference happens in this comic.
    My review for it can be found ( Here)
     
    The Modern Age story switches writers and I am glad fro the change to the British direction.  The Hellfire Club was a nice touch as the foes in which these guys had to face off.
    My review for it can be found ( Here)
     
    The Dark Age story, sad to say was the worst of all of them in my opinion. Because it is the end of the series, it has the most riding on it.  It felt like Warren Ellis was trying to tell his ending over the ending needed for the story.  Reading this story in its proper order makes the story just fine, but if you read it alone like some Ellis fans may do, this doesn't read well as a self contained story.
    My review for it can be found ( Here)
     
     3-D Variant
     3-D Variant
    There are two main problems in this book.  The pin-ups are nice but a lot of the time every out of place, they are normally placed on the front page if the next page leads into a 2-page spread.  I can understand the want to fill the "Void", sorry for the pun, couldn't resist.  But most of the pin ups don't fit in the story... like the Lee Bermejo has Wolverine and Zealot hiding from solders in the pin-up but its in the Silver Age part of the trade, this is completely wrong visually since it was part of the Golden Age story.
     
    The other main problem is that the 3-D version of Modern Age should of been available. The extra reprint of the Modern Age 3-D I can overlook, but the pin-ups are seriously out of place.  I would still recommend this trade, it is a nice way to get exposed to the WildC.A.T.S. if you didn't know much about them.  
     
    Cheers!
    - Silkcuts

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