Sunday Trade: X-Men First Class

X-Men First Class: New Beginnings written by Jeff Parker, pencils by Roger Cruz, inks by Victor Olazaba, colors by Val Staples, letters by Nate Piekos

X-Men First Class was Marvel's X-wangst free, continuity light X-book. Written by the talented Jeff Parker backed here by the sharp clean art of Roger Cruz on pencils and Victor Olazaba on inks. The series is set at some vague point early in the X-Men's history back when the original members were still actual students of Xavier's. This collection contains the first four issues of the second volume. With the X-men encountering an alien intelligence, vacationing in Florida and meeting the Lizard, dealing with the dangers of Scott's brain and finally teaming with Dr. Strange after Scott begins having demonic visions...

The First Class line of X-books (X-Men, Wolverine and Uncanny) are like the Marvel Adventures line. All the fun of the characters, produced by some top-notch talent and missing all the "realism" of the majority of Marvel's main line. Good stuff...