Generation X 30 Review

We dive into the Random Comic Book Box for another comic book review that is random. It is now time to review Generation X 30 from September 1997. In this issue, Jubilee is still trapped by Bastion as he prepares for his assault on mutant kind, attacking the Generation X team.

Generation X 30 Review

Generation X was titled "Some Things Hurt More Than Cars and Girls" released by Marvel Comics with a cover date of September 1997. Generation X 30 was written by James Robinson, Chris Bachalo was the penciler, Richard Starkings was on the letters, and Marie Jarvins was a colorist.

I'll be perfectly honest with you, I had some reservations about this issue the moment when I saw the art work. It is not an art style that is for everyone, it does seem too rather cartoony, which might be an absurd complaint for a comic book.

The story telling, the characterization, and everything else rather won me over right in the end and made me, I don't want to say a fan of this issue, but it made me appreciate this issue. I barely have had any exposure to Generation X, in case you count that bad made for TV movie that FOX put out in 1996, which I don't think many fans do. But obviously various characters I have recognized.

But there are some dark overtones, when you get away from the rather bright and cheery artwork. Namely, the fact that Bastion has kept Jubilee prisoner for a month and obviously that cannot be good. Ah Bastion another one of those products of the 1990s, but he is delightfully sinister right here, so I'll go with it.

The issue, it took me a bit to warm up to it, but more and more, I rather enjoyed a lot of the issue and was sad when it ended. It just goes to show you that you can rarely judge a book by its cover.

The White Queen doing something morally questionable, who would have guessed it. Although seeing Emma Frost dressed as a normal person, as opposed to the walking embodiment of fan service did thow me for a slight loop. But it's different, I'll give you that.

Overall, a rather nice issue, thumbs up. Not sure if I would recommend going out of your way to acquire this one but I enjoyed it.