pickett22's review against another edition
5.0
Is anyone surprised that this was better than the movie?
Because I am not.
Because I am not.
octobertune's review against another edition
3.0
Half of this had nothing to do with the actual Days of Future Past storyline and was (I believe) only an introduction to the character Kitty Pryde. And yeah honestly I wouldn't mind, but I went into this expecting a full book about the Days of Future Past storyline... I actually skipped one or two stories to get to the actual DOFP comics because I was starting to feel bored... And this old comic style isn't my favourite either so I was basically just reading the text...
standardman's review against another edition
4.0
One of the greatest X-men events, let down by a collection that is mostly padding from the stories before and after.
rhganci's review against another edition
3.0
I wanted very little from this book aside from a context for the eponymous next movie in the X-Men series, but much in the same fashion as reading THE DARK PHOENIX SAGA last fall, DAYS OF FUTURE PAST has succeded in creating interest in me to acquire and read more X-Men stories from this famous era of Claremont and Byrne.
While about half of this book were tales immaterial to the main DoFP plotline, I enjoyed them, and were entertained by them, but they won't stick with me, even as I appreciated the rather heavy back story of Kitty Pryde, whom I only remember vaguely from the forgettable X-MEN: THE LAST STAND. The two issues that covered the man DOFP story, however, were as advertised, and if the movie seeks to intercept the miscues of the X-Men films and form a more cohesive, ongoing narrative, this seems to be the story to use to do just that. DOFP, however brief, had some great action, some great conflicts, and was an enjoyable, informative, and satisfying tale of the X-Men.
While about half of this book were tales immaterial to the main DoFP plotline, I enjoyed them, and were entertained by them, but they won't stick with me, even as I appreciated the rather heavy back story of Kitty Pryde, whom I only remember vaguely from the forgettable X-MEN: THE LAST STAND. The two issues that covered the man DOFP story, however, were as advertised, and if the movie seeks to intercept the miscues of the X-Men films and form a more cohesive, ongoing narrative, this seems to be the story to use to do just that. DOFP, however brief, had some great action, some great conflicts, and was an enjoyable, informative, and satisfying tale of the X-Men.
plaidbrarian's review against another edition
3.0
The two-part story that gives this collection its name is excellent, one of the best and most influential X-Men stories of all, in fact; the rest is just kinda meh filler (even if it does surround the title story chronologically), hence the middling rating.
carroq's review against another edition
4.0
I received this in the May box from Comic Bento. I probably would not have picked this one up otherwise. This is a classic X-men story, although I've only known variations of it. All of the issues included are originally from around 1980, and that shows through at some points. There is a lot more exposition than modern books that can bog down the story at times.
This felt like an odd collection at first. It begins with Scott Summers leaving the X-Men, introduces Kitty Pryde, includes an issue featuring Nightcrawler and Dr. Strange, moves into the "Days of Future Past" story, and finishes with a Kitty Pryde holiday issue. The "Days of Future Past" story is covered in two issues, which seems short compared to modern comic story arcs. It is executed well enough that it doesn't feel rushed though.
"Days of Future Past" is a time travel story. It looks ahead to 2013 at a time when mutants and other powered people have been killed or enslaved by sentinels. A group of X-Men figure out a way to send one of their people into the past to try to prevent an assassination that started it all. This allows the writers to take a longer scope view of the repercussion of mutants on our world. They incorporate elements present in this setting while taking a look at how humans would react to something like this. It is a clever way to expand the type of stories they can tell involving these characters.
As disparate as the individual issues are, they pull together pretty nicely in this collection. Kitty Pryde is sort of the common factor tying them together even when she doesn't have a major part in the story presented. And despite the elements from this era of comic writing that I don't particularly care for, the creators did a great job keeping me engaged. There are a lot of story elements that I see played out in more recent books. I loved that I could pick out ideas that appear here that are built on or continued in later books, even though I don't feel like I needed to read this first.
This felt like an odd collection at first. It begins with Scott Summers leaving the X-Men, introduces Kitty Pryde, includes an issue featuring Nightcrawler and Dr. Strange, moves into the "Days of Future Past" story, and finishes with a Kitty Pryde holiday issue. The "Days of Future Past" story is covered in two issues, which seems short compared to modern comic story arcs. It is executed well enough that it doesn't feel rushed though.
"Days of Future Past" is a time travel story. It looks ahead to 2013 at a time when mutants and other powered people have been killed or enslaved by sentinels. A group of X-Men figure out a way to send one of their people into the past to try to prevent an assassination that started it all. This allows the writers to take a longer scope view of the repercussion of mutants on our world. They incorporate elements present in this setting while taking a look at how humans would react to something like this. It is a clever way to expand the type of stories they can tell involving these characters.
As disparate as the individual issues are, they pull together pretty nicely in this collection. Kitty Pryde is sort of the common factor tying them together even when she doesn't have a major part in the story presented. And despite the elements from this era of comic writing that I don't particularly care for, the creators did a great job keeping me engaged. There are a lot of story elements that I see played out in more recent books. I loved that I could pick out ideas that appear here that are built on or continued in later books, even though I don't feel like I needed to read this first.
readerturnedwriter's review against another edition
4.0
I'm not huge into X-Men, though I've seen enough of the movies to know the basic who's who. I thought this comic collection was ... Okay.
That first chapter. Just no. I honestly almost stopped reading. Why the giant recap of events that literally don't matter? And in such a tell-y, boring way.
The other issues were alright. The only two I really loved were the actually Days off Future Past, I was really invested in those. I was very disappointed it was so short and with the way the ending didn't really wrap up anything at all.
But overall, it was okay. I liked the art, liked most of the plot and characters. I think I'll try some other X-Men comics.
That first chapter. Just no. I honestly almost stopped reading. Why the giant recap of events that literally don't matter? And in such a tell-y, boring way.
The other issues were alright. The only two I really loved were the actually Days off Future Past, I was really invested in those. I was very disappointed it was so short and with the way the ending didn't really wrap up anything at all.
But overall, it was okay. I liked the art, liked most of the plot and characters. I think I'll try some other X-Men comics.
lord_petros's review against another edition
4.0
As someone who knows the X-Men better through the movies, animated show in the 90s, and of course the arcade game, I really enjoyed this collection.
It was nice that it started with a history of the X-Men up to that point narrated by Cyclops. Not entirely necessary, but a soft entry into the comics for those like me who enjoyed the other iterations of the X-Men.
It was nice that it started with a history of the X-Men up to that point narrated by Cyclops. Not entirely necessary, but a soft entry into the comics for those like me who enjoyed the other iterations of the X-Men.
bloodravenlib's review against another edition
3.0
I will be posting a short review to my blog soon.