I make a pull list every week before going to my store and I saw X-men
Divided We Stand on Marvel’s list of new books and I completely
disregarded it. I thought it was a collection of stories gathered after
messiah complex or at best a preview book of things to come and I
decided that was not going to be worth my money. But when I got to my
store I found that this book was already in my box and it being a
somewhat light week, I decided to go for it and I am glad that I did.

Divided
we stand is a group of short stories following various X-men characters
following Messiah Complex and it was truly a great book. I’ve had my
fair share of complaints about Messiah Complex, mostly about missing
characters in the aftermath and this book did an excellent job of
showing different characters reacting to what being an X-man meant to
how they deal with the team no longer being around.

The stories
varied from good to great but the stories with the New X-men were truly
touching and emotional. I’ll go into depth more on this week’s podcast
but there was a certain storyline in this book that really addressed
something very important about being a young student at Xavier,
something that I don’t ever think has been addressed before.

Over
all this book should have came out a couple of months ago and it would
have really helped smooth the transition from Messiah Complex but
regardless it was a book filled with wonderfully crafted character
examinations and truly touching emotional moments.

This is a must read for any X-fan out there.