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Divided He Stands by Mike Carey, Mike Carey, John Dell, John Romita Jr.
3.0

I like it and I kind of don't like it. Like, I begin to like the way a story is going, then it flips, and I think it's confusing just to be confusing and not well told.

Anyway, this is about Xavier. The poor dude was shot right in the head by the insane man Bishop. Of course have his good old buddy Magneto to help bring him back along with a bunch of other mutants. Then we take a trip down memory lane with our good old professor in what could only be considered trippy as fuck and weird and tus ends with a new threat to the X-men and the world.

Good: The art was solid enough and work to give a more mature look to the darker toned series. I really enjoyed seeing Xavier's approach to fixing his memories, or his brain. The ending also ends on a very interesting note.

Bad: It gets wordy, and feels preachy at times, like "hey do remember this moment in this time?" I also thought some of the dialog verged on chessy at times.

Overall a interesting set up but a flawed one. Still, I'll give Legacy a few volumes in to see if I enjoy it. A 2.5-3 out of 5.