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Michael P · 10-07-2009, 07:57 PM

Marvel's greatest super-hero team fights these guys who are mutants and protect a world that hates and fears them. (That sounds like a concept with legs; someone should give these guys their own miniseries or something.)

Synopsis: Over on X-Island (the book doesn't call it that, but I like it better than the somewhat banal "Utopia," there's a stabilizer that needs fixing, and Dr. Nemesis and Namor the Sub-Mariner get to fixing it. For some reason, this means Pixie needs to teleport over to Graymalkin Industries and tell Madison Jeffries that he won't get to go of shift for a bit. At Graymalkin, however, Jeffries has already been snoozified by Ken Hale, Gorilla Man, who specializes in hitting people until they lose consciousness. Bob Grayson, the Uranian, telepathically makes Pixie think Jimmy Woo, Master of Atlas, is Jeffries so that the Agents can go on with their plan of stealing Cerebra? Why are they stealing Cerebra? So they can hotwire it to allow Bob to search for Venus, who's been kidnapped by a centaur. (It happens.) When Pixie reports back, "Jeffries's" refusal of coffee is taken by Cyclops as a sign that something's amiss, and the Stepford Cuckoos do a quick telepathic screen and discover the Agents' presence. Wolverine recognizes them from the Cuckoo's description, and we've officially got ourselves a Merry Marvel Misunderstanding! So Cloak teleports in with Cyclops, Emma, Wolverine, Storm and Colossus, and we've got ourselves a fight scene. There is much punching, talking of smack, psychic manipulation (Bob plays dirty at one point and makes Colossus think M-11, The Human Robot, is Kitty Pryde), and the upshot is that Atlas gets away with Cerebra. But of course the X-Men can track their own technology, so once Atlas is back at their groovy subterranean base beneath San Francisco, an even BIGGER group of X-Men* teleports in, promising an even bigger fight next issue.

There's also a short 8-page backup featuring X-Men First Class vs. the Agents as the '50s Avengers. It's quite obviously not in any kind of continuity, but still in good fun.

*Bigger group of X-Men consists of Cyclops, Emma Frost, Colossus, Wolverine, Storm, Iceman, Beast, Angel, Nightcrawler, Rockslide, Surge, Psylocke, Cloak, and Dagger.

Review: Well, this is basically Agents of Atlas issue 12, guest-starring the X-Men, but that's all right. The quick caption bits Fraction uses in Uncanny are used to good effect to introduce the characters (especially Gorilla Man), and everyone is on-model in both art and personality (Dr. Nemesis is delightfully bitchy in a Sam Neill sort of way). The two-page subplot with Venus and the Olympus Group will mystify anyone who hasn't been following Agents of Atlas or Incredible Hercules, but if you haven't been following those books, frankly you suck and mystification is the least of what you deserve. Carlo Pagulayan's art will make you wonder why Marvel didn't keep him on Atlas full-time, and eventually conclude that it's because they're stupid. Cameos abound on the title splash and at other points on X-Island. The Silver Age bit lives up to the general standards already set by X-Men: First Class, which is to say that it's good.

MarvelGirlBoy · 10-07-2009, 08:19 PM

It sounds like it will be issue two that will show the moment that Beast and the gorilla, and Psylocke and her offensive-Asian counterpart Woo, experience moments of pathos.

Excelsior · 10-07-2009, 08:48 PM

Did this come out?? My LCS didnt get any--or it sold out before I could get one.

XaviersMisprint · 10-07-2009, 08:52 PM

I liked this issue a lot. It seemed more X-Centric than it was Agents of Atlas, so I disagree that it seemed like issue 12 of their series. It had all sorts of X-Men goodness.

Seikun21 · 10-07-2009, 09:24 PM

The X-men brought huge group to take on Atlas. It's not even all of their Agents

Psylocke is there to help take down the Uranian. But the rest are kind of overkill, no?

podmark · 10-07-2009, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Seikun21

Psylocke is there to help take down the Uranian. But the rest are kind of overkill, no?

The X-Men really have no business losing fights these days. Really Cyclops' core tactic should be "throw X-Men at them until they stop moving".

Seikun21 · 10-07-2009, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by podmark

The X-Men really have no business losing fights these days. Really Cyclops' core tactic should be "throw X-Men at them until they stop moving".

It's like 3 to 1. All of this just for Cerebra?

David and the Science club could build a new one in like a week.

podmark · 10-07-2009, 09:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seikun21

It's like 3 to 1. All of this just for Cerebra?

David and the Science club could build a new one in like a week.

Yeah buts it's the principle of the thing. Norman Osborn doesn't get to mess with the X-Men and neither does anyone else. Cept maybe zombies.

worstblogever · 10-07-2009, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Michael P

*Bigger group of X-Men consists of Cyclops, Emma Frost, Colossus, Wolverine, Storm, Iceman, Beast, Angel, Nightcrawler, Rockslide, Surge, Psylocke, Cloak, and Dagger.

I also spied Sunspot among the group that storm the Hidden City.

Nice review, though.

Michael P · 10-07-2009, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seikun21

The X-men brought huge group to take on Atlas. It's not even all of their Agents

Psylocke is there to help take down the Uranian. But the rest are kind of overkill, no?

Keep in mind, Atlas does have a dragon.

Seikun21 · 10-07-2009, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Michael P

Keep in mind, Atlas does have a dragon.

Oh right. Mr. Lao.

Can he try to eat Rockslide?

Michael P · 10-07-2009, 11:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seikun21

Oh right. Mr. Lao.

Can he try to eat Rockslide?

I don't know if he can, but I imagine he will.

AcesX1X · 10-07-2009, 11:39 PM

anyone else a little anxious that dagger is horning in on dazzler's territory? i need them to either have a solo adventure together and work out their redundancy like classy ladies, or one of them needs to go. this is getting confusing for me already.

DeadXMan · 10-07-2009, 11:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by podmark

The X-Men really have no business losing fights these days. Really Cyclops' core tactic should be "throw X-Men at them until they stop moving".

Ah, the Zapp Brannigan maneuver.:rolleyes:

timbox · 10-08-2009, 04:35 AM

I don't know who these people and their monkey are, but it's obvious that the X-Men need to bring in Surge to defeat them. Next issue should be fantastic.

10-07-2009, 07:57 PM	#1
Michael P Seal of Meaninglessness Join Date: May 2004 Location: Location, Location! Posts: 44,005	X-Men Vs. Agents of Atlas #1 - Synopsis & Review (some spoilers) Marvel's greatest super-hero team fights these guys who are mutants and protect a world that hates and fears them. (That sounds like a concept with legs; someone should give these guys their own miniseries or something.) Synopsis: Over on X-Island (the book doesn't call it that, but I like it better than the somewhat banal "Utopia," there's a stabilizer that needs fixing, and Dr. Nemesis and Namor the Sub-Mariner get to fixing it. For some reason, this means Pixie needs to teleport over to Graymalkin Industries and tell Madison Jeffries that he won't get to go of shift for a bit. At Graymalkin, however, Jeffries has already been snoozified by Ken Hale, Gorilla Man, who specializes in hitting people until they lose consciousness. Bob Grayson, the Uranian, telepathically makes Pixie think Jimmy Woo, Master of Atlas, is Jeffries so that the Agents can go on with their plan of stealing Cerebra? Why are they stealing Cerebra? So they can hotwire it to allow Bob to search for Venus, who's been kidnapped by a centaur. (It happens.) When Pixie reports back, "Jeffries's" refusal of coffee is taken by Cyclops as a sign that something's amiss, and the Stepford Cuckoos do a quick telepathic screen and discover the Agents' presence. Wolverine recognizes them from the Cuckoo's description, and we've officially got ourselves a Merry Marvel Misunderstanding! So Cloak teleports in with Cyclops, Emma, Wolverine, Storm and Colossus, and we've got ourselves a fight scene. There is much punching, talking of smack, psychic manipulation (Bob plays dirty at one point and makes Colossus think M-11, The Human Robot, is Kitty Pryde), and the upshot is that Atlas gets away with Cerebra. But of course the X-Men can track their own technology, so once Atlas is back at their groovy subterranean base beneath San Francisco, an even BIGGER group of X-Men* teleports in, promising an even bigger fight next issue. There's also a short 8-page backup featuring X-Men First Class vs. the Agents as the '50s Avengers. It's quite obviously not in any kind of continuity, but still in good fun. Bigger group of X-Men consists of Cyclops, Emma Frost, Colossus, Wolverine, Storm, Iceman, Beast, Angel, Nightcrawler, Rockslide, Surge, Psylocke, Cloak, and Dagger. Review: Well, this is basically Agents of Atlas issue 12, guest-starring the X-Men, but that's all right. The quick caption bits Fraction uses in Uncanny are used to good effect to introduce the characters (especially Gorilla Man), and everyone is on-model in both art and personality (Dr. Nemesis is delightfully bitchy in a Sam Neill sort of way). The two-page subplot with Venus and the Olympus Group will mystify anyone who hasn't been following Agents of Atlas or Incredible Hercules, but if you haven't been following those books, frankly you suck and mystification is the least of what you deserve. Carlo Pagulayan's art will make you wonder why Marvel didn't keep him on Atlas full-time, and eventually conclude that it's because they're stupid. Cameos abound on the title splash and at other points on X-Island. The Silver Age bit lives up to the general standards already set by X-Men: First Class, which is to say that it's good. __________________ "If you can't say anything good about someone, sit right here by me." - Alice Roosevelt Longworth, on manners "It's not whether you win or lose, it's whether I win or lose." - Peter David, on life "That's not a vampire, that's a Jonas Brother!" - Craig Ferguson, on Twilight*

10-07-2009, 08:48 PM	#3
Excelsior Here's Mudd in your eye Join Date: May 2007 Location: Name 3 things that people visualize as Hard, Soft, and Loose Posts: 9,696	Did this come out?? My LCS didnt get any--or it sold out before I could get one. __________________ "I haven't had this much fun since Woodward and Bernstein!"

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10-07-2009, 08:19 PM	#2
MarvelGirlBoy No-Brainer Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,252	It sounds like it will be issue two that will show the moment that Beast and the gorilla, and Psylocke and her offensive-Asian counterpart Woo, experience moments of pathos.

10-07-2009, 08:52 PM	#4
XaviersMisprint HOLLA. Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Massachussetts Posts: 3,413	I liked this issue a lot. It seemed more X-Centric than it was Agents of Atlas, so I disagree that it seemed like issue 12 of their series. It had all sorts of X-Men goodness.

10-07-2009, 09:24 PM	#5
Seikun21 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 4,273	The X-men brought huge group to take on Atlas. It's not even all of their Agents Psylocke is there to help take down the Uranian. But the rest are kind of overkill, no?

10-07-2009, 11:39 PM	#13
AcesX1X ♠♠♠ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NYC Posts: 10,592	anyone else a little anxious that dagger is horning in on dazzler's territory? i need them to either have a solo adventure together and work out their redundancy like classy ladies, or one of them needs to go. this is getting confusing for me already.

10-08-2009, 04:35 AM	#15
timbox You're my heroin Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 18,892	I don't know who these people and their monkey are, but it's obvious that the X-Men need to bring in Surge to defeat them. Next issue should be fantastic.