This collection involves 2 story arcs, both w/Loki (hence the Asgardian title). The New Mutants (who were actually pretty "new" at the time), Alpha Flight, and the X-Men teams all share roles of fairly equal prominence. I admit to being a bit biased because I read some of these issues when I was young, so my review is skewed by nostalgia. The writing and art are quite 80s. Some of the dialogue is corny, yes. The panels often have solid color backgrounds and little detail, also very 80s. Claremon...

Claremont was my favorite writer of the X-Men back in the day. This trade featured the X-Men, Alpha Flight, The New Mutants and the gods of Asgard. The plot centers on Loki and his yearn for power in Asgard and how mortals get roped into his schemes. Lots of stuff to like here.

The classic, late-80's X-Men take on Loki's manipulative plan to change the world with the help of Canadian super-team Alpha Flight... and then must rescue their student team, the New Mutants, when they fall prey to Loki's revenge plot. I probably read all of these issues dozens of times while growing up. Whenever I re-read them now, I'm amazed at how Chris Claremont could create such elaborate, fast-paced adventure stories with so many complex characters, in a way that all of them have a role t...

These were two of my favorite giant sized stories form the 80's so I picked up the collected edition to see how they held up. The Alpha Flight/X-Men not so much...the X-Men/New Mutants...much better.Alpha Flight/X-Men - okay let's start with Paul Smith's art. I was quite smitten with Paul's art in my earlier years but seeing it now makes me cringe. While I still like the minimalist cartoony take and some of his design, his faces are very expressionless...his action not very fluid and his anatomy...

Amazing crossover, great arts!Highly recommend to X-Men fans.

X-Men: The Asgardian Wars collects X-Men and Alpha Flight #1-2, New Mutants Special Edition and X-Men Annual #9.This was another $5 find at MightyCon. I picked it up because my wife is a fan of Storm and I knew she wielded a Uru hammer in it at some point.This trade contains two storylines. In one story, the X-Men and Alpha Flight go up against Loki in a paradise somewhere in the Arctic Circle. In the other, Loki brings the New Mutants to Asgard in an effort to gain his revenge upon the X-Men.Bo...

Loved it. Arthur Adams draws half the book so what's not to love? It's a bit 80's, yeah. Get over it.

Combining the X-Men, New Mutants, Loki and Asgard seems like a good idea, and it essentially is, but Claremont, as lauded a writer as he is, has some pitfalls which are very apparent in this book. If you read a lot of X-Men in the '80s, you know Claremont's love of the phrase "... as the proverbial ..." It's in nearly every comic and said here by at least two different characters on two different occasions. And let's not get started on the "mutie hate" sentiment that is hammered home. Most of th...

X-Men: The Asgardian Wars was one of the very first trade paperbacks I purchased when I started collecting comics, and to this day remains one of my all-time favorite X-Men sagas. The 1985 series brought the X-Men, Alpha Flight, and the New Mutants together, both on Earth and in Asgard, against the trickster god Loki, whose sinister plans will push our heroes to the absolute limit.The saga starts off with the 2-issue X-Men/Alpha Flight limited series by Chris Claremont and Paul Smith. Claremont

Okay, so this is basically two different stories that involve Loki, so they packaged 'em all together and stuck Asgard on the title. The first is an X-Men, Alpha Flight teamup mini-series. I normally don't care for these kinds of mini-series. Either they are too afraid to affect the main storylines, or they do and become required reading that takes you out of the overall series. In this case it is mostly not required. The most important content is Scott and Rachel finally meeting and having some...

I love this hardcover. Not only was this a bargain find with minimal defects but it collects a couple of related storylines featuring Chris Claremont at the height of his powers as X-Men overlord and two great artist in Paul Smith and Art Adams. The Adams part of this books is especially awesome since I'm a big fan of his work. It is safe to say that every X-fan should have this on their bookshelf.

The first X-Men comic I ever read, or at least parts of it. Rereading the whole thing puts together a very fun trilogy of mutants vs. Norse gods, or at least Loki. The X-Men, Alpha Flight, and the New Mutants clash with Loki's on going machinations. The science fiction world of X-Men doesn't always mesh well with fantasy but here it works amazingly, with both a sense of ludicrous fun of the clash and tying in Asgard as a wonderful fantasy land for some of the weary of bigotry mutants, while also...

Asgardian's and X-men in the same book? I think I just went to comic book nerd heaven. Amazing art by two different artist Paul Smith and Arthur Adams. This is an extremely fun X-men romp. Don't get me wrong its got some serious stuff in it, and some of the plot points in this book echo down the history of these characters (Mirage becoming a Valkyrie, Karma being possessed by the Shadow King, Wolfsbane's trouble with her wolf nature, etc), but its the little jokes that really make me love this s...

Every now and then, in comic books, a writer and and artist or two are able to come together and produce a story that transcends any of the individual components. This is one such story. Opening with the two issue mini-series X-Men & Alpha Flight writer Chris Claremont and artist Paul Smith create a remarkable tale in which Loki, Asgardian God of Lies, Mischief & Trickery, provides a method to give humans all they desire, a utopia on earth. But the cost? No more creativity. The heroes find thems...

The first trade paperback I had the pleasure to read; Nick Stahl introduced me to the x-men and this book in particular. Art Adams despite his penchant for giving his ladies huge 80's bouffants remains one of my favorite artists and Chris Claremont is the definitive x-men scribe.

Planar Mayhem & Mischief Love this story arc and title crossover. Getting a glimpse of Asgardian life through the lens of mortal mutants really is a treat. Well written story and fantastic art. Don't miss this TPB!

I really like this graphic novel. It is a great story with excellent twists and suspense.

One of my favorite series mostly due to the amazing artwork of Art Adams.

So, the last two installments of Rachel and Miles X-Plain the X-Men have been spent covering the stories reprinted in this volume, and it made me nostalgic. Fortunately, there are libraries for me to indulge that nostalgia in.When I first started reading comics, the latter two stories in this volume - featuring assorted New Mutants and X-Men battling Loki in Asgard - were among the first I read. They still hold up pretty well - Claremont is clearly having a ball writing Asgardian dialogue and Ar...

This is a tricky one to review, since I'm viewing it through nostalgia-colored glasses. I loved these comics when they first came out, but I doubt I would feel the same way if I read it for the first time today. The artwork is great, as Paul Smith and Art Adams are two of my favorite X-MEN artists. The writing doesn't hold up as well, unfortunately. It's classic Chris Claremont which means tons and tons of exposition. The plot is somewhat convoluted but there are a lot of fun moments. Two big cr...