X-MEN: MUTANT MASSACRE PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Chris Claremont | 320 pages | 12 Feb 2013 | Marvel Comics | 9780785167419 | English | New York, United States X-men: Mutant Massacre PDF Book Even with the medical treatment, more and more of the Morlocks are dying. Nightcrawler and Shadowcat get severely wounded in the process. New Mutants : After they return from the fight with Magus, Karma soon leaves the team to search for her missing siblings. Jun 06, Alex9 rated it it was amazing. On Sale Date: November 07, The fourth issue is worse: Stern is abruptly kicked off because his final issue made Magneto too malevolent and the replacement authors write a heavy-handed story that doesn't feel like it matches well with the rest though it turns out, it hits most of the same major plot points as Stern's original script. While Shadowcat might be saved with the Fantastic Four's help, the Angel contemplates a much bleaker fate! Scalphunter, unwilling to let his former teammates remain zombies, killed each of them and then shot Madelyne Pryor in the heart. This aspect of the story was satirized in What The--?! Sinister only cares about his work. While I think the crossover renders the story just a little bit too cluttered to be compared to The Dark Phoenix Saga , it does represent something of a highlight in an impressive run. However, it's no less important to the FF because of a plot line questioning Reed's motives before their initial spaceflight. This crossover is more impressive for introducing a number of significant shake-ups that actually mattered. On the way back to the X-Factor complex, they encounter a group of four more Morlocks, calling themselves the "Tunnelers", who were able to stay alive: Masque, Scaleface, Berzerker and Blow-Hard. August The New Mutants First, the continuity between the 11 major comics is superb. But, the dialogue is often bad and the writing overdramatic. Years later, Sinister activated several Marauders and had them chase the mutant Threnody who was escaping her indentured servitude to Sinister. Frost Giants Thor Sinister ordered the murder of the reclusive mutants because saw the signs of his work in their mutations. He destroys Cerebro , but is kept from hurting the other Morlocks when Psylocke engages Sabretooth in battle. During the fight he was hit by one of Harpoon's energy lances and immediately afterwards received many of Riptide's throwing stars at a close range; although not visible they damaged his metallic hide on a molecular level with energy leaking from Piotr. Error rating book. Hidden in the pipe, Artie fears that Caliban will bleed to death. Official Team Name. Walter Simonson Sal Buscema. The story of Mutant Massacre is relatively straightforward: the Morlocks, a community of less-than- photogenic mutants living beneath the streets of New York, are brutally slain by a band of psychopaths, while Claremont heightens the anti-mutant sentiment to create a palpable sense of unease. X-Factor finds Artie's note, follows into the tunnels, and rescues Skids and Rusty from the clutches of Freedom Force. X-Factor comes face to face with the Marauders and manage to save Rusty and Skids, as well as some Morlocks. The Dark Mother was another victim taken out. There is a reason the series was canceled before it was rebooted to massive popularity. There are only a few moments like that, and the story actually works remarkably well as a relatively buttoned-down story. X-Factor invites them to join, which they reluctantly do. Download as PDF Printable version. Want to Read saving…. Showing The storyline has been collected into a trade paperback :. X-men: Mutant Massacre Writer New Mutants. Power Pack? Writer Chris Claremont originally conceived the systematic killing of the Morlocks as a storyline that would run in the pages of Uncanny X-Men , but X-Factor writer Louise Simonson felt that such a big storyline would run overlong in a single title, and suggested that it be done as a crossover between all three mutant titles. The storyline also marked the first matchup between Wolverine and Sabretooth, before their history was expanded on later. Unfortunately, this item is no longer available for purchase. Jo Duffy ,. Nov 23, Shannon Appelcline rated it really liked it Shelves: comics , comics-marvel-xmen , comics-marvel. For a seventeen year run, Marvel sure needs to do a better job collecting it. So, yay Marvel for giving us the complete story. Simone rated it it was amazing Sep 01, The Marauders were a deadly group of mutant -assassins gathered by Gambit for Mister Sinister. But, the dialogue is often bad and the writing overdramatic. Official Team Name. It's actually a nice thematic collection, since almost all of the comics in this collection continue to focus on the repercussions of the Massacre with only the last couple of items in this collection being exceptions. As the crossover unfolds, all the readers and the characters know about the Marauders is that they are savagely wiping out the Morlocks, as most of the story is concerned with their initial attack and its immediate aftermath the story begins essentially in media res , with the Marauders launching their assault on the Morlocks. The first X-Men crossover event - and still the most brutal! Sinister's desire to add new samples to his collection of mutant DNA was the reason for the mission all along. That's just off the top of my head. Andrey Santos rated it it was amazing Jun 16, Unbeknownst to the Hellions, Madelyne Pryor had returned and captured several of the founding Marauders, plotting to use them in a ritual. Empath deserted the team and headed for the gateway back to Avalon as things got even worse. Be the first to review this product. The Marauders have not aged well; Sabretooth, who was already an established villain, remains popular, but the major focus on Sinister in following decades have reduced Scalphunter, Riptide, Vertigo and company to disposable shout-outs to people who used to read comics in the eighties. Sinister had decided, unbeknownst to Malice, that the mutant would make a genetic match with Malice and allow the two to become permanently bonded. Two big omnibuses in the space of two years, plus oversized hardcovers collecting the missing links around Inferno. In a way it was, you never exactly saw characters get killed, but you know it happened, there was no doubt left about that. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Jan 27, Jerome Gordon rated it it was amazing Shelves: marvel. He destroys Cerebro , but is kept from hurting the other Morlocks when Psylocke engages Sabretooth in battle. Each of the books heading into the event carries its own baggage, and their own recurring plot devices. This was the very first big Marvel Crossover event, with parts of the story playing out in Daredevil, Thor, and Give him paws…. Uncanny X-Men Sold Out. While Shadowcat might be saved with the Fantastic Four's help, the Angel contemplates a much bleaker fate! Roy Donk rated it it was amazing Jul 21, Colossus finally snaps…. Who dares…. However, out of the Morlocks stupidity they leave the X-Factor headquarters and all get killed by police officers save for Masque. Of all the former enemies the X-Men have welcomed to Krakoa, Sinister may be the most dangerous. Jul 07, Lance Grabmiller rated it it was ok Shelves: , graphic-novels. More Details The mysterious Marauders attack a mutant named Tommy and her Hellfire Club boyfriend Richard Salmons in Los Angeles for the purpose of following her back to New York and finding the location of the underground mutant community known as the Morlocks. The remaining member, Riptide , was sent back with implanted memories that Threnody was killed as well as all the Marauders. He spent five years in the trenches of his local comic book shop. X-men: Mutant Massacre Reviews Claremont does a good job of re introducing Dazzler, Longshot, Psylocke, and Havok, and really showing who they are. You are commenting using your WordPress. Of course, it's us! At Scalphunter's request, the legacy Marauders were all scheduled for resurrections on Krakoa, though he felt they should all go their separate ways. Place of Dissolution. This can be quite infuriating when reading a large collection of issues back-to- back like, say, an Uncanny X-Men Omnibus , but actually helps make each and every issue accessible. In New Mutants , the massacre launched the title characters into a multi-part storyline that found them lost in space and time, away from Earth for an extended period and briefly reunited with Professor X who was trapped off Earth at the time , while in X-Factor , Angel, one of the original X-Men, was savagely attacked by a group of Marauders during the massacre, his wings damaged to the point that they were ultimately amputated, starting him on the path towards becoming the metallic-winged Archangel, one of the hallmark X-characters of the 90s. A dying Morlock is able to contact the X-Men for help. Uncanny X- Men Because this comic was written by Chris Claremont, it integrates well with the X-Men stories of the time, and is even important to them, as it resolves the problem of Kitty Pryde slowly dying from wounds received in the Mutant Massacre and also shows the New-New X-Men team in action. X-Factor finds Artie's note, follows into the tunnels, and rescues Skids and Rusty from the clutches of Freedom Force. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Enter your comment here It's great to see a "first meeting" between these groups, back when everyone wasn't constantly crossing over, and the links to the Mutant Massacre and Power Pack both help to underscore X-Factor's chronology.