I did not enjoy this volume as much as the first, namely because of the silly facial illustrations. This volume deals with ominous plotlines, villains and violence but the intensity clashes with the goofy faces: Apocalypse looks like a clown Tin man, Rogue looks like a kitten and I won't even comment on Jubilee.
It was also difficult to follow the action sequences especially between Rogue and Mystique. I skipped the last two chapters since I'm not familiar with Bishop and I think Morph is irrelevant. Lastly, I don't see how Apocalypse was defeated merely by Rogue taking away Archangel's anger..maybe I missed something.

Thank you Viz Media and NetGalley for the digital review copy.

there isn't a universe in this world, or imagined world, that I don't absolutely love everything coming out in the world that has to do with Xmen. If Xmen had 0 fans anymore, it's because I was gone forever. I will always scream the amazingness of this series as a whole forever. This volume isn't any different tbh. I love this. thank you. give me like 1000 more.

Viz Manga continues to bring retro superhero action to our bookshelves with Volume 2 of X-MEN: THE MANGA: REMASTERED. For the uninitiated, this series is a relatively straightforward adaptation of the original 90s animated series... but with a manga flair. There is the occasional change (for example, Vol. 1 was more reticent about the details of Magneto's past than American-made installments tend to be). But, by and large, these are a fun trip down memory lane for fans of the original.

One of the highlights of the series is that each artist works very firmly in their own style—not just artistically, but in the flow of panels. Within this one volume, and in adjacent chapters, we see wild stylistic switches. The Colossus vs. Juggernaut battle plays out in something akin to a Showa-era gag manga, whereas later installments lean more into the "standard" style of the time. There's also the occasional full-on shoujo panel, such as the non-kiss between Rogue and Gambit (reproduced for the back pages). Even ignoring the story, it's a fantastic time capsule of what manga was at the time.

Of course, all these things were true on initial release. For this new mega-volume printing, it's worth mentioning just how great the retouching and editing is. This is a gorgeous book, as was the first volume. The team is doing just enough to make the manga look great on the page, and neve goes overboard in the restoration process. These are definitely manga to own for the ages, especially if you're a die-hard Marvel fan.

The X-Men team returns from Genosha to find the school and mansion destroyed! Tracking sown the culprit they met Colossus for the first time. They they followed Professor X overseas to Muir Island and ended up confronting Apocalypse. Then the X-Men get a visitor from the future trying to prevent a disaster from occurring. But then a senator is kidnapped by the Sentinels. The final chapter brings back Morph to end the book on a cliffhanger.

Thanks Netgalley and Viz Media for a chance to read this title!

VIZ Media provided an early galley for review.

We're back again with the follow up to last year's volume 1 of the Manga reprints of the retelling of the 90's X-Men: The Animated Series tales. The seven issues in this volume take us through the end of season 1 of the show and the start of season 2.

The artwork this time relies even heavier on the manga styles of the time, taking the original source material and making it into something of its own. One of the issues reminds me a bit of the Astro Boy cartoons from the 60's, for example, and plays up the humor aspects quite a bit. Takes like this put a new spin on the old story lines.

Once more there are several pages in the back of bonus features. These include character profiles and detailed discussions about certain mutant powers.