“Okay, this is a review for the first four volumes of the series, as a whole.
There are some great points. We see a lot of X-characters forced to behave in ways that do not come naturally to them, which is usually a good recipe for story in comics. We get a nice mix of comedy, action, and some sad moments where characters go back and forth on some heavy stuff (“Well, I was cloned from the DNA of one of the worst super villains of all time, sooooo that makes me…?). We also get a bit of Iceman as the standout character, which is nice.
The real stink on the series, for me, comes in the Avengers Vs. X-Men stuff. I just didn’t dig that series, and what really sucks Doop here is that we only got 8 issues in before it took over more than I would have preferred.
Really, Wolverine is the one who has the most to settle when it comes to the whole AvX thing. The students have very little involvement. So…what the fuck? It seems a little unfair to put out a series for 8 issues, then have the next 8 issues be all about this crossover event that doesn’t really do a lot for me.
Again, the end of book 4 is coming out the other side of AvX, and that’s where things picked up for me again. So there seems to be potential here. I just wish it’d been allowed to grow a little before being crammed into the crossover event racket.”