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#PoetryMatters Day 14: #School

Stitching together decades of the original X-Men adventures into one cohesive story, this project certainly sparked my interest. However, the execution leaves a stuttering narrative with no room for the events to breathe.
Possibly could have worked if expanded, but then you could always just read reprints of the original issues.

Part one of the #bookhaul from my parents‘ house. (Not pictured is LM Montgomery‘s The Story Girl) These are what I could fit in my suitcase, but there‘s another stack my mom will send to me.

We spent the weekend visiting, for the first time in four years. I spent most of my time sorting through bookshelves, trying to cull and sort and such. I found at least two of the tagged book, not together, so I rescued one copy.

The third volume of Piskor's simplified and consolidated retelling of the X-Men's convoluted and lengthy history presented in a decidedly "indie" style is, yet again, far more fresh and entertaining than it has any right to be.

Whether you're an initiated X-fan or a new-comer to Marvel's mighty Mutants or simply a fan of fabulous, quirky comics with an indie feel, X-Men: Grand Design cannot be missed.

The illustrations were sweet and lovely. There are six stories in this treasury, but only one takes place on the prairie. Another is about Almanzo, and the other four take place in the Big Woods. Though not what I expected, it was still a pleasant read to share with the kids. A nice introduction to the stories, though mostly focuses on the every day and what life was like back then, rather than on the characters.

Ha!

I'm not sure how much of this Silver Age material is stuff Piskor reworked to streamline it and how much is stuff I've plain forgot. It's been a couple years since I read early X-Men, and to be honest it's mostly worth forgetting. The best thing in the whole Silver Age is the time Magneto uses his magnetic personality to hypnotize Angel's parents.

Magnets really can do anything.

Another week; another brand new X-book on for $0.99. DAMMIT, comiXology.

I bought the first half of this sweeping recap during a previous $0.99 sale and hoped the rest of it would eventually turn up for the same price. Now here we are.

From Faerie Magazine editor-in-chief and THE FAERIE HANDBOOK author Carolyn Turgeon comes THE MERMAID HANDBOOK, out from Harper Design May 15th. Pre-order your copy today: bit.ly/MermaidHandbook
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