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| X-Men: Endangered Species | 
 enlarge | Authors: Mike Carey, Chris Yost, Christos Gage
Creators: Scot Eaton, Mark Bagley, Mike Perkins, Andrea Di Vito
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 244220
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 11 x 7.5 x 0.7
ISBN: 0785130128
Dewey Decimal Number: 741
EAN: 9780785130123
ASIN: 0785130128
Publication Date: February 27, 2008
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Product Description
With three little words, an entire race was nearly obliterated. Every mutant who dies is one number closer to zero. Now, the Beast races against the clock to save this once-thriving race. Collecting the X-Men: Endangered Species one-shot and Chapters #1-17.
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Prologue to "Messiah CompleX" February 7, 2008
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
"No more mutants." With these three words, Wanda Maximoff (the Scarlett Witch) changed the landscape of the Marvel Universe in "House of M." Since that time, the mutant population dwindled from 10 million down to less than 200, with no new mutant births. "Endangered Species," a prologue to the "Messiah CompleX" X-Men crossover event, follows the Beast as he tries to find a way to bring mutants back from the brink of extinction.
The writing, by Mike Carey, Christos Gage, and Christopher Yost, is a roller-coaster ride through recent mutant history that will require most new or part-time readers to hit up Wikipedia to find out who some of these characters are. The "science" gets a little confusing as well--be prepared to suspend your disbelief (but you already knew that, right?). While "Endangered Species" doesn't stand on its own, it does provide readers with a bridge between "House of M"/"Decimation" and "Messiah CompleX".
Meh, not much to see here February 8, 2008
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
X-Men: Endangered Species is more of a direct lead-in to the X-Men meha event that is Messiah Complex. Originally published as backup stories in various X-titles, Endangered Species follows brilliant X-man Hank "Beast" McCoy and his attempts to reverse the damage done by Wanda "Scarlet Witch" Maximoff during House of M. With the mutant race dwindling down, Beast finds himself in bed with some nefarious and unlikely people, all in the name to save mutantkind. While Endangered Species is interesting, not a whole lot happens here to be honest. Written by Mike Carey, Christopher Yost, and Christos Gage; Endangered Species also comes off as a bit uneven in terms of the story's flow. While Beast makes advances in finding a solution, we're still left hanging by the time the TPB is over, which leads in to the massive Messiah Complex storyarc, which is one of the best X-Men mega-events in recent memory. The various art, including work from Scott Eaton and Mark Bagley, is quite good though. All in all, Endangered Species is worth a look for X-Men fans, but whether or not its worth picking up is a different story all together.
 Listen to me : do not buy it March 4, 2008
5 out of 9 found this review helpful
This was meant as a sub-sub plot in the series, it just happened to be long enough to fit a hardcover
dont be fooled, it's ALL Beast, all the time. Really, nothing happens.
NOTHING. PLEASE DONT BUY THIS
he tries to fix 'no more mutants', he fails. Nothing happened
 NOT An Action Book April 22, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
There's still the stigma attached to superhero comics that they must all be bombastic, over-the-top action scene vessels and Endangered Species eschews much of this. A character study of a character who too often gets relegated to "the brain of the group" and is simply written off as a scientist type.
An especially intriguing part is seeing the other-dimensional variants of the Beast, particularly the one that turned to religion, and how this reflects on the character we're reading about. More a character study, highly reccomended for fans of the character, lightly reccomended for others.
Meh... Okay read that leaves you hoping there will be a stellar later crossover event that answers the questions in this TPB. May 27, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The X-Men line hasn't exactly endeared itself to fans lately. Frankly, it's hard to find that many interesting mutant tales after the House of M storyline. Speaking of House of M, Endangered Species is somewhat of a follow-up to the Scarlett Witch's fatal decision to eliminate the world of mutants. In this tale that crosses over many of the popular mutant titles, Beast takes it upon himself to solve the enigma of the missing mutant gene. After attending a funeral of the death of one of the world's remaining mutants, a funeral that reminds the X-Men they are now an "endangered species" with only 200 or so mutants left on the planet, Beast is determined to use his genius aptitude to repair the damage Scarlett Witch did to the DNA of mutants worldwide.
I wouldn't say Endangered Species is a poor storyline, but it's definitely not one of the more compelling X-Men tales. I might even be biased because I'm a big fan of Beast and he receives most of the face-time in this trade paperback. If you're a fan of the Age of Apocalypse alternate universe, you'll be thrilled to know that the "evil Beast" makes a return. The "good Beast" becomes so frustrated in this storyline, he's almost willing to sell his soul to make a scientific breakthrough. Besides teaming up with his twisted alternate universe version, he attempts to contact Mr. Sinister, The High Evolutionary, and other lifelong enemies of the X-Men so that he can gain their scientific expertise.
Unfortunately, this story leaves more questions than answers, and if you're looking for a satisfying ending, you won't find it here. If anything, this serves as a transitional storyline between House of M, Decimation and The Messiah Complex. The Scarlett Witch does make a surprise appearance when Beast tracks her down in Transia. It reminds readers of Hawkeye's visit in New Avengers, although I would say that Beast's visit provides far less closure. The Endangered Species storyline is not a necessity for any collector. Frankly, you can move from House of M directly to The Messiah Complex and not lose much. Only recommended for diehard mutant lovers, and those who would like to read about more of their favorite blue-haired mutant.
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