Ultimate X-Men, Vol.: The Tomorrow People is a title I picked up at the Chula Vista Library. It caught my eye because I like the Ultimate Spider-Man series and because Mark Millar is a boss. Containing the first six issues of the Ultimate X-Men series, The Tomorrow People is a reboot of the franchise from about 15 years ago. The basic story is the conflict between mutants and humans. Many of the mutants, including Wolverine, have gathered together under Magneto, hoping to rid the world of non-humans. The remaining mutants are being protected by Professor Xavier in his school, or they are being hunted.
The Canadian sequential artist known as Seth has been one of the biggest critics of the Marvel style of art, and as mostly a reader of current Marvel comics, I never could understand this. Moreover, I found the pencils of Adam (Issues #1 through #4) and Andy Kubert (Issues #5 and #6) very detailed and interesting, using the lignes claire style I talked about in my review of Jacques Tardi's The Arctic Marauder. Andy Kubert is an artist on the very popular Dark Knight III comic, which I hope to begin reviewing. They are both instructors and graduates of their late father's art school, the Kubert School. I did read an old copy of the book, so I found the coloring to be a little drab, but I think that's from overuse.
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