X-Men: Asgardian Wars

X-Men: The Asgardian Wars by Chris Claremont
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

X-Men: The Asgardian Wars collects X-Men and Alpha Flight #1-2, New Mutants Special Edition and X-Men Annual #9.

This was another $5 find at MightyCon. I picked it up because my wife is a fan of Storm and I knew she wielded a Uru hammer in it at some point.

This trade contains two storylines. In one story, the X-Men and Alpha Flight go up against Loki in a paradise somewhere in the Arctic Circle. In the other, Loki brings the New Mutants to Asgard in an effort to gain his revenge upon the X-Men.

Both stories are fun but neither are earth-shatteringly good. Loki is true to form and the artwork is top notch for the time period. You can't go wrong with Arthur Adams or Paul Smith. It's weird how many of the characters aren't in regular use anymore, like most of the New Mutants, for instance.

There are also some terrible costume, like Rachel Summers in her leg-warmers and both of Colossus' outfits. Why mess with the Dave Cockrum original? I actually liked Wolverine in these stories since he wasn't the center of attention or chronically over-exposed. Warlock would have made a great Micronauts member. It's bizarre seeing Madelyne Prior married to Cyclops.

The highlights of this collection for me were Storm wielding the Uru hammer and Warlock shapeshifting into the Enterprise to save the day.

It's an odd collection but X-Men: The Asgardian Wars was easily worth the $5. It's an interesting look at an odd time in the history of the X-Men. Three out of five stars.

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