It is the beginning of the end of Marvel 2099. John Francis Moore and Ron Lim already started transitioning the X-Men from ragtag band of mutants roaming the desert to the protectors of a mutant haven, but the change comes a little too late to save the title from its looming doom.The Marvel 2099 imprint launches two new titles: X-Nation 2099 and Fantastic Four 2099. Shakti leaves the X-Men to mentor a new generation of mutants in X-Nation 2099. One of these young mutants (Clarion, December, Metalsmith, Nostromo, Twilight, Uproar, Willow, and Wulff) is a potential mutant "messiah".
I've been a little worried about how John Francis Moore and Ron Lim have been dealing with a team book. We started seeing the team come back together in the City of Dead. Unfortunately, X-Nation 2099 is much more confusing and disorienting -- especially with Humberto Ramos's artwork. It is hard to keep up so many characters in these frantic issues with so much going on. It is a daring attempt to think outside the panels in what appears to be a manga influenced style, but neither Samantha nor I could keep up.
[3-Stars] X-Men 2099 #30 - "Prophecies of Doom" It is election time in Halo City, and Morphine Somers learns that he has been voted out of office. Shakti leaves her comatose father's side for a walkabout that leads to Doom! The former president in hiding reveals the real reason for Halo City. Doom's calculations indicate that a powerful mutant has been born to this new generation, and he hopes will migrate to his haven. Young mutants Clarion and Nostromo are the first to arrive, but they find themselves in trouble with a gang called the Wild Boys.
[3-Stars] X-Men 2099 #31 - "Book of Revelation" Tim Fitzgerald, Meanstreak and La Lunática go on a mission Mexico City to save a mysterious mutant in captive of Quetzalcoatl Corporation. The mega-corp's CEO, Javier Belize, is using Book's photographic memory and mutant power to analyze mass amounts of data to get rich. Victor Ten Eagles reaches Halo City with a an arm missing and a warning. Somebody is killing the former members of the Lawless.
NOTE: While Clarion, Nostromo & Wulff first appeared in X-Men 2099 #30, most of X-Nation (December, Twilight, Uproar, and Willow) first appear in the 2099 A.D. Genesis one-shot which I do not own. Metalsmith makes his first appearance in X-Nation 2099 #2.
[3-Stars] X-Nation 2099 #1 - "Sixth or Seventh Genesis" Morphine Somers leads a young mutant to the newly formed team X-Nation. One of these teenagers may be the next mutant "messiah". The are mentored by Shakti Haddad and protected by the Sisterhood of the Howling Commandments at the Xavier Shelter for Indigent Children. Morphine introduces Wulff who was until recently a member of the Wild Boys. The other members of the gang aren't ready to let him go leading to X-Nation's first conflict. A second problem is brewing as another threat named Avian learns that one of his runaways, Willow, has also joined X-Nation.
[2-Stars] X-Nation 2099 #2 - "Kicking and Screaming" Sister Nicholas of the Sisterhood of the Howling Commandments punishes X-Nation with community service for missing curfew, and Shakti takes the opportunity to talk to the kids. Avian orders his goon and wacky robots (fun for kids, deadly for enemies) to retrieve Willow.
[2-Stars] X-Nation 2099 #3 - "Vertigo" Halo City's lawyer stops he Sisterhood of the Howling Commandments from launching a violent rescue attempt to retrieve Willow from Avian, so X-Nation secretly set off on their own. Shakti receives a powerful telepathic message from a new threat -- Exodus!
[2-Stars] X-Nation 2099 #4 - "A Turning Point in the Life of X-Nation as Atlantis Draws: First Blood!" The Sister of the Howling Commandments are attacked by Attuma's Atlantean warriors; the X-Nation kids must save themselves from Avian; and Shakti battles Exodus.
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