![]() In terms of cast, Aaron has his favourites and sticks with them. ![]() By the end he’s dropped clutter, worked on his figures and faces, and his always strong talent for laying out a page has developed further. Comparing that with the artist who finishes the series with an outer space spectacle instantly displays his growth, and it’s visible almost from chapter to chapter. His art starts very much in thrall to Art Adams, who’s an ambitions, if difficult inspiration, and Bradshaw falls short with awkward features and other mistakes. However, as well as the story of teenage mutants coming to terms with themselves, their powers and others, there’s an over-riding story running through this collection of Nick Bradshaw’s startling artistic development. There’s plenty more of it over the first half of the book. There’s a shaky rationale to the idea of Wolverine running a mutant Hogwarts called the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning, but it’s skimmed over, and by the time Chris Bachalo’s completed the first three chapters any thoughts of incongruity have been expunged by the sheer stunning quality of the art. ![]() It was issued an unashamed three months after the final of the eight paperback volumes it collects. ![]() Jason Aaron’s take on Wolverine and other X-Men running a school for mutants was a highly regarded series from 2011, and doesn’t lack for vocal fans, hence this premium priced hardcover. ![]()
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