Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT
Pencils & Cover by TOM GRUMMETT
Still reeling from the explosive events of Issue #1, the world is now contemplating what life without the X-Men will be like. Some mourn, others rejoice, and still others continue to search for answers. But answers can come from the unlikeliest places… including one of New York City's biggest super heroes. DON'T MISS A MOMENT OF THIS GROUNDBREAKING SERIES FROM X-MEN ICON CHRIS CLAREMONT! WITH ART BY ORIGINAL SERIES ARTIST TOM GRUMMETT! 32 PGS.
Date Available: 07/14/2010
BONUS REVIEW by GARY OWENS
I saw the title, with the number “2” in it, and figured this whole series wasn’t expected to last decades. Can you imagine X-men Forever 2 #700? I guess Marvel must have sold a lot of comics under the X-men Forever flag, and marketing wanted to keep it close to that title, even when “X-men Forever and Ever” could've fit. It’s probably a fair guess that I don’t buy X-men often. The truth is because they aren’t like this issue. For instance, it has a few of my favorite X-men characters, Cyclops and Jean Grey and Rogue, matched to one of my all-time favorite artists, Tom Grummett. I see him as two John’s (Byrne and Buscema) rolled into one. Claremont writes it, too, but he tones down the constant self-analysis by the characters, which is good. This issue is the standard stay-out-of-sight, everyone-hates-mutants issue, but Spiderman makes a long and very entertaining appearance, so who can say no? If you love the X-men from the ‘80’s, this issue is for you.
