Universe X, Vol. 2 (Alex Ross)

Rife with errors. Kingdom Come this is not. I almost bluched at the mention of "meat shortages." Yeah, right everyone on earth has superpowers, and they just overcame Galactus and the Celestials but they're all going to die out because it's cold and there is a shortage of meat. Right... Every charecter has become a caraciture of their former shelves, ignoring character development, and taking each character back to their roots. 1. Wow Jean Gray is once again dead (for the third time). What a surprise. 2. Silver Surfer once again gained and has lost Shalla-ball (for the 30th time). What a surprise. Don't worry, Norran. You'll get her back. You always do. You'd think you'd be used to it by now. 3. Thanos is once again in love with Death (He isn't any more), and look, his cosmic evil and nilhilism is revealed to be a result of mom issues and parental confusion. COME ON!!! Krauger turned one of the greatest monsters in literature into a baby that just wants his mother (ca... Read more

The Celestial at the heart of the Earth is dead, and a war now rages on the planet. The human population is now mutated and empowered, and looking to take over from their guardian heroes. Mephisto is at the heart of this, but Captain Mar-vell is leading a revolution, and looking to bring an end to Death.

"Universe X, Volume 2" is the second half of the middle part of the "X" trilogy created by writers Alex Ross and Jim Krueger. If you have not read "Earth X" and "Universe X Volume 1," then you have no reason to pick up this trade paperback collection because you will be completely lost as to why Peter Parker is a policeman, T'Challa is half-man and half-panther, Thor is a woman, and dozens of other twists on the regular Marvel Universe. This volume collects "Universe X" #8-12, "Universe X: X," "Universe X: Beasts," "Universe X: Iron Men," and the "Universe X Omnibus." Now, the whole idea of the "X" saga is to really go out on a limb with the Marvel Universe, but by the time we get to these stories we are way out there and I do not think the branches are capable of supporting the weight. In terms of what has happened in the first half of the "Universe X" story the big problem is that because the Celestial embryo is gone the mass of the Earth is reduced, which causes shifts in bo... Read more

This Book is an absolute worthless piece of JUNK. How it gets a rep for being some deep piece of Marvel philosophy is beyond me. It is the most RAMBLING NON SENSICAL COMPLETELY PLOTLESS piece of trash I have ever read...Believe it or not, fans of this work, philosphy doen NOT merely consist of a pair of people trading lines like "All meaning is thrown into question." and "Everything-ness is the same as nothingness." God. I thought I was gonna puke. Look, this says it all: There's a point in the story when Capt. America is killed. And, you don't care. Its boring! It doesn't even make sense! A buncha Pilgim Monsters are mad at him! They take im out! What an Epic Ending for Captain America. And of COURSE he hates his country. Sure. Pathetic. And at 384 pages, O GOD it goes on FOREVER! What a waste of my life!

I bought both volumes of Universe X without knowing Earth X was the first part of the story and proceeded to read them the second I got back from the store. I absolutely loved them. I imagine reading Earth X first would have illuminated certain areas of the story but everything was explained very well and I thought the story overall was great. I have always liked alternate reality comics, such as "What If".....Peter Parker hadn't gotten bitten by the spider?......Germany used the super soldier formula first?....etc.etc. So when I saw a huge graphic novel written and drawn by Ross and Krueger I had to get it.While Universe X mentions in passing what happened to some of the more mainstream hero's and villians in Earth X so you don't get lost, I have to go out tomorrow and buy it to get a more detailed account. I recommend this highly! This series is wonderfully drawn and extremely well told. I found it to be entertaining and very enlightening as Krueger's story was at times very philisop... Read more