A fan favorite of the 90s that doesn't hold up as well as one would hope. Although part of my problem is that the some (but not all) of the art hasn't aged well. Following the storyline is a bit problematic as well, which shouldn't surprise in these multi-author crossover events.

The resistance start to fight back against Apocalypse. Some are more successful than others, and plans to change the world are put in place. This is a more cohesive book than the first two, all the groundwork helps to tell the main story. A good read.

It's at least interesting to see artwork by artists form 20 years ago and see how many of them have improved. The cover to this volume is a good example, John Romita Jr. shouldn't have been allowed to turn in such sloppy work, but he got away with it in the mid 90's. HIs work now is amazing.

The main arc grows better and better while the side issues are a mixed bag. Gambit get the worst of the lot, sent to (the edge of the universe) a terrible story arc. I also hope that there is x-universe #2 because it was a bit weird to introduce A of A versions of all these characters and then leave them so abruptly.Overall it's a good ride. I can see why people love this series, but I think it's based on the main book rather than the complete epic.

Book three is the rising of the climax. And thus far in the series, it's the been the most interesting, page-turning, on the-seat's-edge collection. Housing X-Calibre #2-3, Astonishing X-Men #2-4, Generation Next 2-3, X-Man #2-3, Factor X #3, Amazing X-Men #3, Weapon X #3, Gambit & The X-Ternals #3 and X-Universe #1, it brings to light the battle that's looming upon Apocalypse's doorstep - not to mention the one he dropped on the High Human Council and the X-Men. The theme is choice, of course.

BETTER THAN THE PREVIOUS COLLECTION, but that's not really saying much, honestly. I think I've reached a point where reading this nineties landmark story has become very obligatory in scope which may have diluted whatever merit and enjoyment I may find as I peruse through its bulky content. But by this third volume, the issues compiled actually make more sense together than that of the previous two had on their belts. Lucky coincidence? Most probably. It's not as if Age of Apocalypse is the most...

Part 3 of the Complete Age of Apocalypse saga, providing even more twists to the story, and more annoyances from the ever irritating Morph diluting whatever story is there. Although still a good read with beautiful artwork this volume has been the weakest for me in its storyline and lost much of my attention quite early on.In this edition you discover the importance of the M’Kraan crystal, which is probably my favourite part in this compilation. It would seem that the M’Kraan escapade is not as

This really picked up the pace. Generation Next, Amazing X-Men and X-Man are the standouts for me in this collection. The stakes are upped, the action increased. You can tell that this is all coming to a head!!Very enjoyable. Best X-men comics of the 90's so far. Some are still a little wordy and it' hard to follow sometimes but worth reading none the less

This one certainly takes more of the good from the last volume than it does of the bad. The writing and characters and plot are still delightfully awfully 90s, but at least the story is finally moving at a decent clip. This volume doesn't have the job of setting up the premise. Nor is it bogged down by some unrelated miniseries (I'm looking at you, Blink). The vast majority of the book is from the main series: Gen Next, Astonishing/Amazing X-Men, Factor-X, and X-Calibre. The only real outlier is...

Oh my god, you guys, this comic is hilariously dated.It is GUN and it is GRIMACE, it is POUCHES and PUNCHES and OVER-EXAGGERATED MUSCULATURE, X-TREME spelling and grammar and conversations between characters who refuse to face one another, choosing instead to face front like the cast of a bad high school play. In 1995 I was all up for this, but with the benefit of hindsight, I blush at some of the more over-the-top elements presented here.That said, Age of Apocalypse is the '90s X-Family crossov...

The penultimate batch of this alternate reality genius graphic novel extravaganza. It was nigh impossible to keep up the writing standard of the opening books, but the stories continue apace towards an uncertain climax, one that leaves the reader holding their breath in anticipation. 7 out of 12Collects X-Calibre #2-3, Astonishing X-Men Vol. 1 #2-4, Generation Next #2-3, X-Man #2-3, Factor X #3, Amazing X-Men #3, Gambit & The Externals #3, and X-Universe #1.Chris Bachalo's art in Generation X sl...

I continue to be impressed. Individual characters are more fully-realized in this alternate universe than I've ever seen them before! This issue does get a little confusing with so many arcs running -- it also introduces some non-mutant characters and what they're up to, plus all the other ongoing storylines, but that complexity also does make it feel more realistic. My other small complaint is that the art is often difficult to understand, which I believe I've mentioned before, but on the whole...

Near the end of this third installment of the collected Age of Apocalypse comic books, things started to move more quickly and coherently. The problem with this whole storyline is a problem that often plagues Marvel and DC's multi-title storylines. Namely they stretch the story across several different comic book titles and thus have a wide variety of writers and artists working on the project. Inevitably there are hundreds of loose threads that get picked up here and there. Thus for a single dr...

The beginning of the end is set up in this volume, as all the pieces start moving in place for the endgame.While the previous volumes had to do with getting acclimated with the new reality of Apocalypse's world, this one begins to make those final moves towards getting everything back to normal. We have Gambit and his team trying to steal a piece of the M'Krann crystal, we have Logan locating gateway in order to enact the human's last desperate plan (hint: it involves a nuke), and we have Apocal...

Our hereos are trying to fight their way to victory. Scott Summers is finding less and less in common with his masters. Several other Marvel heroes feature and many of the characters are trying to work with what they have to create a better world, but without Professor Xavier things aren't as easy as it might seem.It's an interesting series. You would need a fairly decent knowledge of the Marvel universe to understand some of the character motivations and changes.

Okay, the whole Age of Apocalypse story kicked into high gear and I found myself tearing through certain issues of this. Very entertaining and I loved all the places this took characters—how some of them aligned more to the 616 counterparts and others took drastic turns. I also loved getting a look at some of the non-mutant heroes and what became of them. (Spider-Man, *sobs*) I'm excited to see how this all resolves!

This volume's pacing picked up considerably over the last volume. Although there was a lot more of Madureira and Bachalo art spread over this volume, so that might have picked things up a little for me as well. Still a fun premise and they're doing a decent job of not contradicting themselves from plot point to plot point most of the time.

This one was ok. At least better than the first two volumes. The stories get much darker, which is a plus, but I still don't find myself caring about what happens. I think one of the biggest problems with all of these AoA volumes is that whoever chose the specific issues to include didn't choose as wisely as he should have.

This is actually starting to improve, or maybe its just because my expectations couldn't get any lower. Although they were pretty low to begin with.At this point its a bit like the X-Men movies in that its a ‘version’ of the x-men but it rarely focuses on any of what i would consider the true x-men characters. On the other hand in tone its super-DCEU, with an infinite number of deaths and other attempts at shock value but purely in a PG-13 sort of way, and without much effort (or success) at emo...

...kept getting better as the volumes continued. A lot is at stake at this moment in all of the mini-series they've established.