Back in the olden days, when Mutant titles were largely limited to only Uncanny X-Men and much, much later the New Mutants with the occasional mini or limited series, this series came out to remind us of why the X-people were such a hit the second time around. Do bear in mind that this is before the internet. Hence, we could not illegally or legally download and read past issues unless we buy them from the back issue bins. And when something is a hit, you can just imagine the prices, right?So Marvel came out with this and I, for one, was happy. We have a beautiful new cover, each and every issue, courtesy of Arthur Adams and an additional short story from guest artists.
For this first issue, it is basically the tale of how the new X-Men was formed by Cyclops after he found himself free from Krakoa, the living island. So he set out to form a new group, train them and then go to Krakoa to free the rest of the old X-Men
After the adventure is over, the old team decided to leave Xavier's and try living a normal life. Cyclops remained to guide the new team.
This is back in the days before decompression story telling. And this is one tale that felt too rushed! A minimum of three issues would have been great with issue 1 spent recruiting and training, 2 for the big fight, 3 for conclusion and some quiet reflection scenesIssue 2 is where the new team gets a taste of life as an X-Men. They were alerted of a threat and out they went to stop it. At least, this is not a tale of mutant against Magneto but rather ani-men (animal men). Yes, it does look and sound corny but it's a fast paced tale and there is someone guiding the baddies. For those totally not in the know, get ready for a shocking ending as this issue serves to show us that in the new X-Men, not only is the new team more international and higher on the power range but unexpected things can happen
For the value of the original story, I would have gladly rated them a 9 or 10 but with those covers and the extras? A definite 10
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