So here's the problem I always had with the X-Men: They were feared and hated by the world they were sworn to protect. Okay, so that makes for good angst, but was it that realistic? These days, it seems to me that anybody with any sort of special power wouldn't be reviled, he'd be a celebrity! He'd get music videos and endorsements and his picture on a cereal box! He'd be... well... exactly what Peter Milligan and Mike Allred turned X-Force into.Before they took over, this was just another militaristic X-Men clone. Under them, it became something different. These are mutant celebrities, brought together mainly to become famous and get rich. (Another reviewer said they're a government sponsored team -- he's totally wrong. They're a commercial outfit).Somehow, in this setting, they've managed to tell great character stories about the cult of celebrity and what it means to be a hero. This series continued as X-Statix, and it's still just as good.

Picking up where New Beginnings left off, X-Force: The Final Chapter collects the final issues of the Peter Milligan/Mike Allred X-Force before it would be re-launched as X-Statix (which has sadly just ended). Continuing the idea of a commercial based mutant team brought together to pretty much make money, the group is joined by the appropriately named Dead Girl, and introduced to the Spike and Lacuna. The book is surprisingly action packed and Milligan's storytelling is simply awesome, and his Doop story is worth the price of admission alone. Those used to the other militaristic team X-Men books or the old X-Force books may have a hard time getting into Mike Allred's art or the sheer absurdity of the story, but it's sure worth a look, and once it would get re-launched as X-Statix would this become something really special.

Picture on cover is a recovering Byron Dale,a libertarian South Dakota farmer who madehis own money, redeemable in nothing, likethe military script we carry around in ourpockets every day, issued by the criminalenterprise know as the 'Ferderal Reserve',which is NOT Federal (any more than FredSmith's Federal Express!) and has NO reserves!Agents of the 'Fed' went to call on Dale @his farm and bashed him over the head witha 32 oz. Hunts ketchup bottle! Dale neverdid get his lawsuit processed but then, atleast he didn't end up like Gordan Kahl &his family either. Recommended reading ofUS government tyranny, when they are boredand mad...

My daughter loves the Bratz dolls and make-up, so I figured this was the perfect combo. She does enjoy playing with this, but it is hard to keep together and hard for her to get into the make-up. The hardest thing to keep together is the legs on the vanity itself. They aren't sturdy at all and keep falling off. Many of the make-up items are hard for me to get into! I think she would play with this more if it were easier to use. Right now it is in a baggie under the Christmas tree not being played with...

This is a very fun toy with a very nice doll. It comes with lots of make up and earings.I think you should definitly buy this toy.

My cholesterol level went up 50 pts. I was so disappointed. My doctor put me back on Crestor. I heard good things about Red Yeast Rice., but not for me.