The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 1
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Summary
When a young writer named Chris Claremont relaunched the X-Men in 1975， few fans could predict the incredible impact he would have on the series。 With a flair for realistic dialogue， heartfelt storylines and hard-hitting action， Claremont's writing breathed life into the characters。 In collaboration with artists Dave Cockrum and John Byrne， Claremont crafted a run still heralded as the definitive era of the title。 Now， relive the debut of the all-new X-Men，including Storm， Colossus， Nightcrawler and Wolverine！ Thrill to their battles against Krakoa， Magneto， Sauron， Proteus and many more - and witness Marvel Girl's transformation into Phoenix！ More than just another super hero title， the X-Men's struggle against prejudice and intolerance has resonated in the hearts of millions of devoted readers for decades。 COLLECTING: GIANT-SIZE X-MEN 1， X-MEN （1963） 94-131， ANNUAL （1970） 3
Reviews
Bruno Poço
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Giant size #1 （len wein e dave cockrum） iniciam a renovação do título e da equipa ， começa com Xavier a colectar os novos mutantes e a coloca los na sua primeira missão ， resgatar os xmen originais ————3————（história meio ingénua típica da época）Xmen #94-131 （len wein ， chris claremont ， dave cockrum ， byrne） os antigos integrantes abandonam ficando apenas ciclope e os novos xmen （mesmo com a desistência de solaris） e tem uma nova missão que é parar o conde nefaria， a morte de um novo integrante Giant size #1 （len wein e dave cockrum） iniciam a renovação do título e da equipa ， começa com Xavier a colectar os novos mutantes e a coloca los na sua primeira missão ， resgatar os xmen originais ————3————（história meio ingénua típica da época）Xmen #94-131 （len wein ， chris claremont ， dave cockrum ， byrne） os antigos integrantes abandonam ficando apenas ciclope e os novos xmen （mesmo com a desistência de solaris） e tem uma nova missão que é parar o conde nefaria， a morte de um novo integrante， enfrentam KIERROk o maldito ， lutam contra polares e destrutor controlados por ERIC o escarlate ， o retorno dos sentinelas ， steven lang por detrás de uma batalha entre os xmen antigos e os novos ， jean arrisca sua vida para salvar os seus companheiros e torna se a fénix ， sem ciclope e jean lutam contra black tom e fanático ， vs magneto ， senhor do fogo vs xmen e de seguida vs fénix ， novo confronto entre xmen antigo vs novo ， xmen vs guarda imperial ， surgem os piratas siderais ， xmen vs o arma alfa da tropa alfa ‘， vs falcão de guerra ， aprisionados por mesmero ，vs magneto ， xmen na terra selvagem ， surge Sauron ， kazar - todos contra o deus-sol ， prof x relembra embate mental com o rei das sombras ， aventura no Japão onde reencontram solaris e logan vê mariko pela 1 vez ， confronto com Moses Magnum ， xmen vs tropa alfa ， vs arcade com a participação do homem aranha ， os xmen vão a ilha muir enfrentar o Mutante X - Proteus ， enfrentam o clube do inferno com participação de cristal e kitty pryde）Média = 3。20 Muito forte números com os tropa alfa ， proteus e início da saga da fénix negra 。。。more
Bonnie G。
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This is my umpeenth time reading it and it’s just a great time
Chad
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Any fan of the X-Men should read this book。 I've been reading the X-men since the 80's but I've never had the chance to go back and read the first year and a half （probably because they've never been readily available） of what is surprisingly billed as the All-New， All Different X-Men on each cover。 I always thought that goofy moniker was made up for the Marvel initiative of a few years ago。 There's some great （and goofball） stuff in here。 Like the first team up of Black Tom and the Juggernaut w Any fan of the X-Men should read this book。 I've been reading the X-men since the 80's but I've never had the chance to go back and read the first year and a half （probably because they've never been readily available） of what is surprisingly billed as the All-New， All Different X-Men on each cover。 I always thought that goofy moniker was made up for the Marvel initiative of a few years ago。 There's some great （and goofball） stuff in here。 Like the first team up of Black Tom and the Juggernaut where leprechauns （Yes， leprechauns！） give the X-Men some assistance。 Some of the classic stories like Krakoa， Thunderbird's death， Jean Grey's death and rebirth as the Phoenix， and the X-Men's first meeting with the Shi'ar are all within X-Men #95-#110。 It includes Dave Cockrum's entire run and then onto John Byrne's run along with some Iron Fist （including Sabretooth's first appearance） and Marvel Team-Up issues Claremont and Byrne collaborated on。 I also found it interesting that neither Wolverine's healing factor or adamantium skeleton had been introduced yet。Dave Cockrum created fantastic character designs that still hold up today like Nightcrawler and Storm， but his early issues especially are rough。 Banshee's face looks like he's been hit with a shillelagh a few times。 Logan's widow's peak goes down to his nose。 It's astounding how much better the book looks once John Byrne takes over。 John Byrne's X-Men art is sublime。 You get appearances from classic villains like Magneto， Master Mold， Mesmero， Sauron， Amahl Farouk， and Arcade。 Alpha Fight makes its first appearance， as does Proteus。 I didn't realize X-Men villain， Nanny （of Nanny and Orphan Maker）， made her first appearance all the way back at the beginnings of the Claremont/ Byrne days。 They were also playing the long game introducing Wolverine's love， Mariko， and Jason Wyndgarde。 It finishes up with Kitty Pryde and Dazzler's first appearances and a showdown with the Hellfire Club。 Plus， the last 10 issues or so have the lead-up to the Dark Phoenix Saga where you can see the beginnings of Jean Grey's corruption by Jason Wyndgarde。One of the things I really like about these collections is they include hidden gems like Incredible Hulk Annual #7 where Angel and Iceman team up with the Hulk to fight Master Mold and John Byrne drew that too！ 。。。more
Jeremy
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At last， I have finished this beast！This is the beginning of Chris Claremont's legendary run on X-Men， and where most fans instruct you to start。 This is a project that's been intimidating me since the early 00's - when I started with New X-Men as my first X comic， and I quickly set it aside telling myself I needed to read this stuff first。 20 years later， here we are。 Sort of。Claremont is considered legendary for good reason - he resurrected a dying series that had been running nothing but reru At last， I have finished this beast！This is the beginning of Chris Claremont's legendary run on X-Men， and where most fans instruct you to start。 This is a project that's been intimidating me since the early 00's - when I started with New X-Men as my first X comic， and I quickly set it aside telling myself I needed to read this stuff first。 20 years later， here we are。 Sort of。Claremont is considered legendary for good reason - he resurrected a dying series that had been running nothing but reruns for several years， and made it one of Marvel's most popular series。 This is where we're introduced to some of the characters and stories we're most familiar with - Days of Future Past， Dark Phoenix Saga。 Wolverine， Storm， Kitty Pryde， Emma Frost， etc， it all starts here。There is no disputing his talent and what he did for this series。 Reading it in 2021 though。。。 was a bit of a chore lol， especially for me who is relatively new to comics in general。Claremont is WORDY。 What I thought would take me just a week or two to read ended up taking， uh， however long it took me to read this。 The pages are so dense， and that's not always a good thing。 Whoever decided teachers needed to hammer in "show， don't tell" at writing class probably did so after reading some of Claremont's stuff because he is the MASTER of telling you what you can see perfectly clear on the panel。 Tons of thought bubbles， narration， and a lot of it （especially in the earlier issues） are pretty unnecessary。 It comes across like he either didn't trust his artist or trust the reader to put 2 and 2 together。This may also have just been the style at the time - I don't know， I haven't really read a lot of comics from this era。Fans encourage you to read basically this whole thing， insisting it's only really slow for the first five issues or so。 For me， most of this was pretty grueling and miserable lol。 It's worth noting that this omnibus， despite its size， really only covers the start of it。 It ends just as we're getting into Dark Phoenix， and many of the other notable stories don't happen until later。 Of the stories here， the only really memorable events for me were Proteus and Jean first gaining her Phoenix powers。 With that said - it DOES pick up， but only around the last 5 issues that are in this omnibus， as it introduces Kitty Pryde， Emma Frost， Dazzler， and begins ramping up to the Dark Phoenix event。 Claremont begins to relax on all the unnecessary handholding around this time as well， and for the last section of this omnibus I finally found myself excited to read more。They're old， they're hard to read， but it is fun to see where it all started。 I am actually excited to delve into the 80's X-Men from here， and I'm sure I'll be a Claremont stan the same as anyone else by the end of it。 Just being honest on my experience with this particular bit of it。 。。。more
Amy Palmer
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This is a classic。 I love that this contains the beginning of the phoenix saga， the films have never done the phoenix justice。 It is a slow burner and you see the corruption build and build。 I cant wait for dark phoenix in volume 2。 This also has the introduction of some beloved characters。 Storm and nightcrawler in particular stand out to me as great first introductions， personalities and back stories。 The art is also great and much better than other comics of the time。 True it may be outdated This is a classic。 I love that this contains the beginning of the phoenix saga， the films have never done the phoenix justice。 It is a slow burner and you see the corruption build and build。 I cant wait for dark phoenix in volume 2。 This also has the introduction of some beloved characters。 Storm and nightcrawler in particular stand out to me as great first introductions， personalities and back stories。 The art is also great and much better than other comics of the time。 True it may be outdated in parts but it is still an amazing collection of the x-men。 It actually feels a lot more modern than some of the other marvel comics from this era。 。。。more
OmniBen
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（Zero spoiler review）So here it is。 My first Marvel omnibus。 When I first got into the comics medium， I was rather adamant that I would never have anything to do with any superhero books， as they have never held any interest to me whatsoever。 A few months into my collecting， and I started collecting the omni's of the most highly regarded stories。 More because I was bitten so hard by the collecting bug， than any great reversal in my opinions on superhero stories。 I'm fairly relieved to say， espec （Zero spoiler review）So here it is。 My first Marvel omnibus。 When I first got into the comics medium， I was rather adamant that I would never have anything to do with any superhero books， as they have never held any interest to me whatsoever。 A few months into my collecting， and I started collecting the omni's of the most highly regarded stories。 More because I was bitten so hard by the collecting bug， than any great reversal in my opinions on superhero stories。 I'm fairly relieved to say， especially considering how many superhero omni's I bought in the meantime， that I rather enjoyed this introduction to the X-men。 Sure， the earlier issues were a bit laborious， and didn't have me turning the pages with reckless abandon。 But as the series went on， and Claremont grew into the role of writer， the stories they started to tell were of more and more interest to me。 The one and done， villain of the month stories which made up the bulk of the early run of this book doesn't hold a lot of interest for me。 The more Claremont builds the world。 The more fleshed out the characters become。 The more we spend time with them， rather than just have an endless line of bad guys continuously appearing， to be beaten up， only to have another one appear a few pages later。 Again， that doesn't do it for me。 By the end of the book， I was basically sold。 John Byrne， and to a slightly lesser extent， Dave Cockrum deliver some absolutely gorgeous art。 I had looked at older styles art in the past and thought that it would never really gel with me。 Somewhere during my time with this book， It all twigged， and I couldn't get enough。 Whilst not flawless or paradigm shifting， at least in my opinion。 This was a wonderful introduction to these characters， and the world of superheroes in general， and I'm bloody glad I managed to get over my superhero apathy。 4/5OmniBen。 。。。more
GodzillaGus
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Forgive me Stan Lee for saying but I like Chris' writing better。 This isn't as long winded as the 1st X-Men run。 This volume also has better story arcs。 Nice to see the overall improvement with the comic。 No wonder it is still a strong franchise today。 Forgive me Stan Lee for saying but I like Chris' writing better。 This isn't as long winded as the 1st X-Men run。 This volume also has better story arcs。 Nice to see the overall improvement with the comic。 No wonder it is still a strong franchise today。 。。。more
GreenScreenGrin
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This was a lot of fun to read。 It took me a while to get through it， but the trip was worth it。 I became an X-Men fan in the 90s when the cartoon show aired on Saturday mornings。 It was nice to read the books that heavily inspired the stories I watched as a kid。 The comics are very camp， and embraces this whole heartedly， but the character developments are what pulls me in， and I like how Claremont gives each character their own unique voice。Overall， I really loved my time reading this book， and This was a lot of fun to read。 It took me a while to get through it， but the trip was worth it。 I became an X-Men fan in the 90s when the cartoon show aired on Saturday mornings。 It was nice to read the books that heavily inspired the stories I watched as a kid。 The comics are very camp， and embraces this whole heartedly， but the character developments are what pulls me in， and I like how Claremont gives each character their own unique voice。Overall， I really loved my time reading this book， and I think this is one of the penultimate examples of Broze-Age comics。 。。。more
Niko Miller
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Albeit a bit clunky in execution， full of rushed conclusions and （wholesomely） naive moments， it quickly grows into something special。 Phenomenal art， wonderful characterization， beautifully written relationships between the characters， good blend of action， humor， drama and occasionally even horror， slightly redundant， but very moody and sometimes even poetic narration， hints of some deeper themes to come。。。 The first few issues （despite many good qualities） drag this down slightly， but the res Albeit a bit clunky in execution， full of rushed conclusions and （wholesomely） naive moments， it quickly grows into something special。 Phenomenal art， wonderful characterization， beautifully written relationships between the characters， good blend of action， humor， drama and occasionally even horror， slightly redundant， but very moody and sometimes even poetic narration， hints of some deeper themes to come。。。 The first few issues （despite many good qualities） drag this down slightly， but the rest of this book is very entertaining and engaging almost 50 years later， and the archaic aspects of that era's storytelling just add to the charm。 。。。more
James Boon
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This omnibus starts the Claremont era， with the introduction of the new X-Men team。 I enjoyed the introduction and development of characters into the iterations I first encountered in the mid-90s。 Highlights were following Jean Grey as she becomes， and then grapples with the power of， the Phoenix。 Like most of the world， I am a big Wolverine fan， and he was great。 I didn't expect to enjoy Cyclops as much as I did， but his development as leader and the personal challenges he faces in this role we This omnibus starts the Claremont era， with the introduction of the new X-Men team。 I enjoyed the introduction and development of characters into the iterations I first encountered in the mid-90s。 Highlights were following Jean Grey as she becomes， and then grapples with the power of， the Phoenix。 Like most of the world， I am a big Wolverine fan， and he was great。 I didn't expect to enjoy Cyclops as much as I did， but his development as leader and the personal challenges he faces in this role were done really well。 Overall the tone is a transition between the preceding run， which was much lighter and the darker tone that I know is coming。 All the bigger story arcs were enjoyable， and this volume really ends with a bang， can't wait to get into volume 2。 。。。more
Sarah
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Pheonix is just so cool
Robert McCallum
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Doesn’t get any better than this。New line-up of iconic characters - wolverine， storm， night crawler， colossus， kitty pride， Emma frost - could go on and on。Simply some of the greatest marvel comics ever published in a stunning oversized format
Christopher Smurr
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The writing in this is definitely a product of its time but that’s to be expected from comics written during this time， especially prior to DKR and the likes of stories like that。 Regardless of that， it’s a lot of fun to read and is definitely high on adventure which is what I enjoyed the most out of this book。 This is my first time reading Claremont’s early X-men stories and the stark difference between this era and his waning years at Marvel with Jim Lee shows a definite period of growth betwe The writing in this is definitely a product of its time but that’s to be expected from comics written during this time， especially prior to DKR and the likes of stories like that。 Regardless of that， it’s a lot of fun to read and is definitely high on adventure which is what I enjoyed the most out of this book。 This is my first time reading Claremont’s early X-men stories and the stark difference between this era and his waning years at Marvel with Jim Lee shows a definite period of growth between the two separate eras。 Still a good read though and I enjoyed it nonetheless。 。。。more
Phil
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X-Men， written by Claremont。 Drawn by Cockrum and Byrne。 Most excellent comics。 Greatest super team of all time
Mark A Powell
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Vibrant nostalgia
Kevin
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My first foray into some classic X-Men comics and a good one at that as well。 I overall really enjoyed this read， it had some fun and epic moments but also has some harder to get through spots。 It was great seeing the new team get formed and how the team developed。 Excited to continue into volume 2。
Tamas O'Doughda
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I joined Verizon in my most recent move and they kindly included a year of free Disney+ in the membership （all my phone calls， hours waiting， and bungled appointments paid off！）。 I was overjoyed to see the 1990s X-Men cartoon available and promptly began streaming the shit out of it all summer， happily strolling down memory lane with Wolverine's petulance， Gambit's nonchalance， Rogue's astounding power， etc。 I love the X-Men， especially the cartoon over the films， which I haven't been as much of I joined Verizon in my most recent move and they kindly included a year of free Disney+ in the membership （all my phone calls， hours waiting， and bungled appointments paid off！）。 I was overjoyed to see the 1990s X-Men cartoon available and promptly began streaming the shit out of it all summer， happily strolling down memory lane with Wolverine's petulance， Gambit's nonchalance， Rogue's astounding power， etc。 I love the X-Men， especially the cartoon over the films， which I haven't been as much of a fan of， always feeling like they didn't capture the real essence of what makes the X-Men so amazing。 The cartoon， with Beast's high vocabulary， Cyclops' rigid but somehow empathetic leadership （why do they cast short， unendearing actors for Cyclops in the films？）， and the AWESOME THEME SONG， was always the true presentation of the X-Men to me。 In revisiting my favorite childhood cartoon， I had a revelatory moment of concern， "Why have I never read an X-Men comic book？" No "true fan" status for me， having only done figurines and films。 Well， I have corrected that status to the tune of 800+ pages of comics and am glad that I have。 Unfortunately （but it's all good）， the comics ruined the cartoon for me in the same way that the cartoon ruins the films。 I'll still enjoy them， but the comics are definitively better。 The artwork is amazing and captures a paradoxically more cosmic yet more real presentation of the characters and their world。 The characters are more fleshed out。 And there are phenomenal sequences， such as Storm trying to pick a lock with her headband crown， that are somehow more intense and exciting than any expensive CGI sequence can be。 But most importantly， the comics address themes and go into territory that the more financially minded film and cartoon can't address， in trying to appeal to broader audiences。 The Proteus segment， Mesmero circus hypnotism， and Magneto's "nanny robot" really dip into horror territory。 Wolverine （and Air Force pilots） drinks and smokes。 Characters die， lose their powers， and have relatable inner turmoil。 And like most print to film adaptations， the comic lays out great storylines that are for some reason altered and convoluted in a way that's like， "Why did they change that？" I imagine real X-fans were scratching their heads （or worse） when 20 year+ OGs like Nightcrawler and Colossus were relegated to side distractions in the cartoon in favor of Gambit， who had just appeared in the comics a couple years before， and Morph （who is a cool character， but isn't from the comics）。The book was better， as usual。 I'm glad I finally rectified my ignorance of the true X-Men essence。 。。。more
Scotty Putty
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After the 1/3rd part of the book is done John Byrne takes over in the art and co plotting and it picks up in a huge way。 This is where wolverine is defined。 They add depth to the new X-Men。
Timothy Shea
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I love this book so gd much。
Chris
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I've recently started to curate a kind of superhero comic book canon， mostly for my own nerdy inclinations， but also because I kind of want the crème de la crème for my newborn son。 When he gets old enough， I want him to reach over for the best comics has to offer。 One of those books is the Chris Claremont run of X-Men。 This book collects a huge chunk of his first years on the book， starting with the drastic revamp that occurred in Giant-Sized X-Men No。 1。 I know it's crazy to think now， but X-M I've recently started to curate a kind of superhero comic book canon， mostly for my own nerdy inclinations， but also because I kind of want the crème de la crème for my newborn son。 When he gets old enough， I want him to reach over for the best comics has to offer。 One of those books is the Chris Claremont run of X-Men。 This book collects a huge chunk of his first years on the book， starting with the drastic revamp that occurred in Giant-Sized X-Men No。 1。 I know it's crazy to think now， but X-Men was on the verge of cancellation before Claremont came onboard; the book was reprinting old issues and came out every other month。 Once the new team was introduced， the whole game changed， making it the most innovative and popular comic of its day。 And it wasn't just the reconfiguration of the cast from a group of white teenagers to an international band of young adults; it was also the way in which the book was written。 In the tradition of Stan Lee， who introduced all kinds of foibles into the superhero genre， Claremont brought a complexity to the characters and the relationships between everyone。 Even an old holdover， Cyclops， is far more complex and damaged than the "fearless leader" archetype he represents。 This book also establishes what will be a long-running tradition in X-Men lore: the years-long percolating subplot。 In this case， that subplot that always hovers （like a phoenix！） over every storyarc is Jean's growing power， slow corruption， and fated doom。 What the movies miss--and especially the movies that adapt this particular story--is that these stories have impact because you spend so much time with the characters， whether they are battling Proteus or playing baseball to let off steam。 Claremont （and co-plotter John Byrne！） are masters of investing the reader into the interior lives of their characters， no matter how outlandish the circumstances。 Superhero comics don't get much better than this。 。。。more
Anthony Ceschini
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Three years later。。。
JD Comics
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This is the first omnibus that I've read and it couldn't have chosen a better book。 I was a fan of X-Men: The Animated Series when I was young but I've never really read a lot of X-Men comics so I decided to start from the very beginning of the seminal run of Chris Claremont。 I'll be honest。 I had some reservations。 This book was written in the '70s so I was really worried that the stories were dated。 It didn't help that I didn't really enjoy the first issue （Giant-Size X-Men） but things changed This is the first omnibus that I've read and it couldn't have chosen a better book。 I was a fan of X-Men: The Animated Series when I was young but I've never really read a lot of X-Men comics so I decided to start from the very beginning of the seminal run of Chris Claremont。 I'll be honest。 I had some reservations。 This book was written in the '70s so I was really worried that the stories were dated。 It didn't help that I didn't really enjoy the first issue （Giant-Size X-Men） but things changed when Claremont took over。 This book was not dated at all and I really enjoyed reading it。The thing I really like with Claremont's run is that he was given a diverse group of characters and he found a way to let each character shine and show off his/her personality。 The best way to describe this book is that it is a soap opera of individuals who just want to fit in and eventually became a family。 The stories are pretty diverse as well。 Some stories are set in Ireland， Canada， and even in a faraway galaxy。 Another thing that I like about Claremont is that he plays the long game。 He sets things up in an issue and you only get to see the payoff after a few issues。 He's set up the Dark Phoenix Saga at the end of this book。 I can't wait to read it again because I didn't really enjoy it when I first read it。 Maybe I'll feel the impact more the second time around since I have now been a part of Jean's journey。Lastly， I really love the art in this book。 I was initially sad when Dave Cockrum left because I really love how he draws but John Byrne's art is amazing。 I really love his splash pages。 To sum up， this is the perfect jumping-on point if you want to learn more about the X-Men。 Two thumbs up！ 。。。more
Richard
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I’m attempting one of the biggest feats in comic book reading by deciding to read all the X-Men books as chronologically as possible。 I might get impatient and begin to read different eras at the same time， but for right now I’ll try to do it completely in order。 I’ve read or am familiar with much of the X-Men stories but I’ve never read it fully all the way through。 I decided the skip the original Stan Lee and Roy Thomas Silver age runs because most of that stuff that I’ve tried to read has bee I’m attempting one of the biggest feats in comic book reading by deciding to read all the X-Men books as chronologically as possible。 I might get impatient and begin to read different eras at the same time， but for right now I’ll try to do it completely in order。 I’ve read or am familiar with much of the X-Men stories but I’ve never read it fully all the way through。 I decided the skip the original Stan Lee and Roy Thomas Silver age runs because most of that stuff that I’ve tried to read has been terrible and there’s no wonder it was cancelled quickly and revamped。 I’m starting here， in the first hardcover omnibus volume of Chris Claremont’s famous， history-making run， starting with the Giant-Size X-Men reboot。 This is the beginning of what defined the X-men as we know today， a group of diverse young outcast mutants from around the world， who fight to defend a world that hates and fears them for the way they were born。 The original X-Men have gone missing on the island of Krakoa and Professor Xavier gathers a new group of mutants （including mainstays Storm， Nightcrawler， Colossus， Banshee， and the Wolverine） to travel to the island and save them。 This launches one of the longest runs of a creator on a comic book line and takes the X-Men from a niche title， to the most successful comic book franchise at Marvel。 The book is still a pretty dated read， spanning the mid to late 70’s， and especially in the first half， features a lot of throwaway， episodic， adventure-of-the-week tales， with some of them being pretty silly， like when the X-Men fight leprechauns， dinosaurs， a demon dragon， and Count Nefaria。 But some of the stories are actually pretty engaging， like the battles with Magneto and with the Sentinels。 Once artist John Byrne comes in to draw and co-plot， the stories take off， with the highlights being the adventures in outer space with the Shi’ar and the Starjammers， and the final battle with the Hellfrie Club featuring the introduction of Kitty Pryde。 You also see the fateful transformation of Jean Grey into the Phoenix and slowly get the hints of her being overcome with the cosmic power， with the book ending with a lead-up to her epic climax， the famous Dark Phoenix Saga。 We also get the first appearance of the Canadian superhero team Alpha Flight， and cool tie-ins with Claremont’s other Marvel title at the time， Iron Fist， with regular appearances by Misty Knight and Colleen Wing。 I expected to really struggle through this book because of the dated material， but while it does take a while to read Claremont’s extremely verbose and overwrought prose， it’s still relatively entertaining and essential。 。。。more
James
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Man this was a long time coming。 I’ve always heard of Claremont’s long run on X-men and years ago I got a taste of it with those popular trades， Dark Phoenix Saga and Days of Future Past。 Loved those two books and was determined to find and read the rest of his X-men books。 That is until I discovered how expensive they were no matter the version， single issue， Master Works and Omnibus。 I was extremely excited when I learned Marvel was reprinting all 3 omnibuses and finally making a fourth。 This Man this was a long time coming。 I’ve always heard of Claremont’s long run on X-men and years ago I got a taste of it with those popular trades， Dark Phoenix Saga and Days of Future Past。 Loved those two books and was determined to find and read the rest of his X-men books。 That is until I discovered how expensive they were no matter the version， single issue， Master Works and Omnibus。 I was extremely excited when I learned Marvel was reprinting all 3 omnibuses and finally making a fourth。 This book was so much fun。 So many adventures to be had here in these 40 issues。 It was great seeing these early X-men learning to work together and growing as a team/family。 These guys were everywhere。 All over the world from Japan， the Savage land， Scotland etc etc。 then they were off on different planets and what not。 So much fun reading this as Wolverine is my favorite character and the X-men my favorite team。 I absolutely cannot wait for volume 2 to hit the scene。 If you’re an X-men fan and haven’t read this yet， get on it！！ 。。。more
Adam Williams
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When Marvel relaunched the X-Men in 1975 with the special Giant-Sized X-Men #1 and Chris Claremont took over writing duties with X-Men #94 afterwards， this series became something really special。 Some of the early issues here show some of the sillier Silver Age trappings that the book was about to leave behind， but by the final few arcs represented here， Claremontian X-Men is in full swing， and it's wonderful。 His characters are well-formed， his writing is becoming more sophisticated， and his id When Marvel relaunched the X-Men in 1975 with the special Giant-Sized X-Men #1 and Chris Claremont took over writing duties with X-Men #94 afterwards， this series became something really special。 Some of the early issues here show some of the sillier Silver Age trappings that the book was about to leave behind， but by the final few arcs represented here， Claremontian X-Men is in full swing， and it's wonderful。 His characters are well-formed， his writing is becoming more sophisticated， and his ideas far more interesting than the first few story arcs。 And of course co-plotter John Byrne on art is as responsible for the magic as Claremont is。 With the cliffhanger storyline that Vol 1 ends on， Omnibus Vol 2 and 3 promise Claremont perfection。 。。。more
Jake Nap
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It took me a while to read this but oh boy this is the epitome of Bronze Age greatness。 The plots are creative and fun， the characters are well rounded and likable and the art is gorgeously kinetic。 It takes a bit to get going， but once Byrne hops on the book it’s pure magic。 The best part about this book in my opinion， is the characters。 Claremont does a great job developing them and turning this completely different characters into a team and a family by the end。 The creative team continues to It took me a while to read this but oh boy this is the epitome of Bronze Age greatness。 The plots are creative and fun， the characters are well rounded and likable and the art is gorgeously kinetic。 It takes a bit to get going， but once Byrne hops on the book it’s pure magic。 The best part about this book in my opinion， is the characters。 Claremont does a great job developing them and turning this completely different characters into a team and a family by the end。 The creative team continues to add to the X-Men mythos with every issue， it’s like watching the wheel get invented。 8。5/10。 There are a few stinkers in this omnibus， but it gets better and better as it goes。 By the end， the 1-2 issue plots get stretched into 3-5 issue epics。 。。。more
Becky
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3。5 stars。
Siona St Mark
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Actual rating: 3。5 stars （haven’t done that in a while！）This was really good for an older comic， but the style of it is still just not as interesting to me as modern comics。 Most modern comics don’t have a narrator， and if they do it’s just written differently。 I think what made me like this more than other classical comics I’ve read is that the actual story and writing were more modern （or more correctly said modern comics are more similar to this in style， but you know what I mean）。 Overall I Actual rating: 3。5 stars （haven’t done that in a while！）This was really good for an older comic， but the style of it is still just not as interesting to me as modern comics。 Most modern comics don’t have a narrator， and if they do it’s just written differently。 I think what made me like this more than other classical comics I’ve read is that the actual story and writing were more modern （or more correctly said modern comics are more similar to this in style， but you know what I mean）。 Overall I think this was really good， but if you don’t care about the X-Men I’m not sure this’ll change that。 。。。more
Monean
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This comic book is certainly excellent！
Carrie
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