Created by eric lewald, sidney iwanter, mark edward edens. Xmen days of future past comic book movie comparison. The nonmutant superheroes such as the avengers, fantastic four, spiderman and daredevil are also exterminated as well. Days of future past, wolverines timetraveling undoes the dystopian timeline altogether, and nudges the past so that it also manages to ignore the muchmaligned 2006. Days of future past is a collection of classic xmen comics that make up the famous days of future past storyline. Games, dolls, and other wonderful toys fill childrens days with adventure and fun. Days of future past game is a throwback to the 2d sidescrolling comic book games of old, and as such it has to take certain liberties with power levels and special abilities. Wolverine hugh jackman the fate of the xmen depends on wolverine. Hot on the heels of the the captivating dark phoenix saga, days of future past cemented the reputation of the uncanny xmen as one of marvel comics flagship enterprises. The first class cast also holds their own in x men. Fassbender and mcavoy plumb the depths of their characters emotions, motives and philosophies.
Wolverine xmen days of future past wolverine comic. Days of future past comic online free and high quality. First class x2 xmen united x3 the last stand xmen origins wolverine magneto comic book movies. Longtime xmen fans have bemoaned the fact that this summers xmen. This timetravel story was the first main story featuring kitty pryde the story, written in 1980 and first published in early 1981, was set in 20. This collection makes a good introduction for kitty pryde and has some good stand alone wolverine action too. Days of future past 2014 a one of sdgs ten runnersup of 2014 sdg original source. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. The writing from claremont is of course classic, and the writing in the wolverine issues is a. So after four issues of rather crampacked narrative, i was pretty dulled by the time i got to dofp itself. The xmen movies are all based on the marvel comic book series, also titled xmen, created by stan lee and jack kirby in. Days of future past effectively rebooted the comic book franchise again, complete with a new timeline that retconned the old one, and.
It was comic book characters brought to life, through and through. Its easily the best superhero movie since the avengers and, like the avengers, it plays as a triumphant climax to an uneven series of earlier films. Days of future past takes place in the year 2023, and after wolverine successfully alters the timeline and saves mutantkind, even longdead mutants. This is the home reality of rachel summers and nimrod.
Days of future past is an awesome concept and essential for xmen fans but will seem overly simple to those whose first experience of the story came from the film. The ultimate xmen ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods in xmen. Days of future past sends wolverine back in time to prevent a particularly dystopian future instead of kitty pryde, who. Untangling the mess of storylines and characters of xmen.
May 20, 2014 wolverine hugh jackman the fate of the xmen depends on wolverine. In 2014, the comic book storyline was loosely adapted as a liveaction film called xmen. Wolverine days of future past vol 1 marvel database. Quicksilver make the film totally worth seeing in 3d. In an exciting meshing of old and new franchise stars, xmen. Perhaps not wanting to risk getting scooped by bryan singers twitter feed, the hollywood reporter is reporting that hugh jackman is in talks to reprise his role as wolverine in xmen days of. In the comic books, kitty aka shadowcat is the protagonist of the days of future past storyline, but that business is being handed to wolverine for the movie. Bickham apr 20, 2020 long before old man logan, the xmens days of future past introduced the original older version of. The mutant travels back in time to avert a future catastrophe. Or maybe im just placing too much cultural weight on a comic book. Days of future past is the seventh movie in the xmen series, preceded by xmen 2000, x2 2003, xmen. Bickham apr 20, 2020 long before old man logan, the xmens days of future past introduced the original older version of wolverine. May 26, 2014 to my surprise the costume went over well. For a complete collection of the days of future past storylines, there is a lot of subcontext regarding rachel and phoenix that is hard to follow if youre only reading this volume.
Feb 23, 2017 days of future past takes place in the year 2023, and after wolverine successfully alters the timeline and saves mutantkind, even longdead mutants like cyclops and jean grey are somehow brought. All hail wolverine, king of the xmens terrifying future. Days of future past is a twopart storyline from the animated tv series xmen animated series, based on the comic book story of the same name and xmen vol. But all in all it was fun being wolverine for a night. Mar 27, 2014 longtime xmen fans have bemoaned the fact that this summers xmen. The ultimate xmen ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods in. May 21, 2014 in the comic books, kitty aka shadowcat is the protagonist of the days of future past storyline, but that business is being handed to wolverine for the movie. Its clearly a little bit more than just the days of future past story, because the actual story is pretty short, but i get the feeling the other stuff in there was put in to give other readers some explanation as to where the xmen are, at that stage in their run. May 23, 2014 days of future past also boasts set pieces and sequences that raise the bar for the franchise, and in some instances, comic book movies in general. If you have found something that is not seen on this page, please add it to this list. Relive the legendary first journey into the dystopian future of 20 where sentinels stalk the earth, and the xmen are humanitys only hope. This template will categorize articles that include it into category. Days of future past hit theaters last year with the force of a dropping baseball stadium.
This episode has bishop assuming kitty prydes role from the comic version of this tale and his role from the comics to find a traitor within the ranks of the xmen. Days of future past fully engages with the geekiest, most comic book aspects of xmen comics and does them justice, perhaps for the first time. The new brotherhood of evil mutants set out to assassinate a prominent senator, and if the xmen cant stop them the fate of mutantkind will be sealed. With mutants now facing extinction, wolverine hugh jackman volunteers to go back in time and rally the xmen of the past to help change a pivotal moment in. Days of future past premiered in new york city on may 10, 2014, and was theatrically released on may 23 by 20th century fox. Earth811 is the designated future timeline where the sentinels rule north america. This page contains a list of all the comics included in wolverine days of future past vol 1. The film maintains the basic premise of the original story, but makes several key. The teaser only showcases a handful of the many characters who will be appearing in days of future past. Days of future past is one of the geekiest comic book movies ever made and one of the best. Marvel minimates xmen days of future past set wolverine. Featuring one of the most shocking death scenes in the comic book history. How the first old man logan lived past the xmens last stand d. Days of future past restored the series to its glory.
It did, however, get a happy ending a decade after the original. Days of future past also boasts set pieces and sequences that raise the bar for the franchise, and in some instances, comic book movies in general. The writing from claremont is of course classic, and the writing in the wolverine issues is a major improvement over the middle of this collection. James mangold explains why logan takes place in 2029. It deals with a dystopian future in which mutants are incarcerated in internment camps.
Days of future past, wolverine s timetraveling undoes the dystopian timeline altogether, and nudges the past so that it also manages to ignore the muchmaligned 2006. Certainly, the holocaust metaphor in days of future past had much more relevance in the 1980s at the height of the aids crisis. Hugh jackmans possible final time as wolverine places the ferocious mutant in the year 2029 and for a very specific reason thats related to xmen. With the council of the chosens apocalyptic plan to create planetwide cataclysms about to come to fruition, and helmut zemo, the powermongering leader of the sentinels human high council, hunting him, wolverine must join forces with the man who irrevocably wrecked his life. Most mutants have been hunted down and exterminated, and those that survive are kept in concentration camps. Futuristic battle sequences and certain 70s sequences read. Jan 19, 2017 hugh jackmans possible final time as wolverine places the ferocious mutant in the year 2029 and for a very specific reason thats related to xmen. Also featuring the first appearance of alpha flight, the return of the wendigo, the. Days of future past will be the massive hit that the franchise needs or merely another relatively successful comic book. First class 2011 and the wolverine 20, and followed by xmen. An adult kate pryde transfers her mind into her younger self, the presentday kitty pryde, who brings the xmen to prevent a fatal. In addition to wolverine, there are quick glimpses of both the past and future versions of.
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