David Yardin

This was certainly an interesting look at the mutants in the X-Men universe. Not all mutants are great superheroes, or endowed with great powers. Some are very ordinary, and some have mutations that are less than desirable. In NYC, Mutant Town is basically the poor mutant ghetto. In goes the X-Men member Bishop, a federal agent, to investigate a rising gang war. And meanwhile, the mysterious Mr. M decides to take action in his hands. Overall, this was a different take, and it was pretty well show more paced. I will definitely look for others in this series. show less

This is a good continuation of the District X series. It did remind me a bit of stories like the film District 9 and the graphic novel The Surrogates. Yes, I know the latter was made into a film too, but you are better off reading the graphic novel. Anyhow, those are also tales of different people or aliens being forced into ghettos by larger society and to an extent the law enforcement tasked with dealing with those ghettos. Fans of X-Men will like this as it looks at mutants are more human show more and humane beings, the normal side (if there is such a thing as normal) aside from the big heroes and villains.

Bishop and Ortega have a new problem in District X, underground dwellers. But are they really the main problem? Or is there something else under the city? This volume also includes some additional material that may be of interest to fans as well. Overall, this was a very good volume and an entertaining read. show less