Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men Vol. 1: The Strangest Super-Heroes of All
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The stories that built the Marvel Universe， from the brilliant minds of legendary creators — now available in an accessible new format the whole family can enjoy！ See the X-Men from the very beginning with the debut of Cyclops， Angel， Beast， Iceman and Marvel Girl — Professor X’s original teen team with a mission to forge peace between man and mutantkind！ Thrill to their first encounter with the Master of Magnetism， Magneto — and meet his Brotherhood of Evil Mutants！ Plus， the X-Men battle the immovable Blob and the untouchable Unus — and have run-ins with the Sub-Mariner， the Avengers and Ka-Zar， lord of the Savage Land！ Written by Stan “The Man” Lee and illustrated by Jack “King” Kirby， it’s super hero adventure at its very best！
COLLECTING: X-Men （1963） 1-10
COLLECTING: X-Men （1963） 1-10
Reviews
Christopher （Donut）
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Not objectively a four star read， but c'mon， it's the X-Men。As a kid in the 80s， I was actually able to afford my own copies of at least issues 5-10。1-4 I read in a reprint series called Amazing Adventures。That the X-Men fought the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants something like five times in a row was a pretty clear sign that Kirby and Lee were phoning it in。 I believe the fans let them know。Fun to revisit。 Not objectively a four star read， but c'mon， it's the X-Men。As a kid in the 80s， I was actually able to afford my own copies of at least issues 5-10。1-4 I read in a reprint series called Amazing Adventures。That the X-Men fought the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants something like five times in a row was a pretty clear sign that Kirby and Lee were phoning it in。 I believe the fans let them know。Fun to revisit。 。。。more
Scott Rushing
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My experience with the x-Men comes almost exclusively from the movies。 So it was weird to see that Angel and Beast were so important to the team in the early years， and to learn that Wolverine， Storm， Mystique， and so many others did not come along until the 1970s （and later）。
Walter
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grown up with comics， I first came in contact with the X-men in the 80's and immediately became a fan。 Good thing I didn't read these earlier stories first。 Djeez these are bad。 Mediocre drawings， thin storylines。。。 grown up with comics， I first came in contact with the X-men in the 80's and immediately became a fan。 Good thing I didn't read these earlier stories first。 Djeez these are bad。 Mediocre drawings， thin storylines。。。 。。。more
توفيق عبد الرحيم
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3 stars
Nicholas Siebers
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Reviewed the wrong book， sorry。
Andrew
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My reading has been a bit broken and scattered of late so I returned to a classic。This achieves 3 stars less because of its quality and more because of its significance。 Kirby’s best time on Marvel’s Merry Mutants will come in a 5-issue span next collection， but we still see many important firsts and some growing quality （which will take a while to get realized）。Professor X and the O5 （Cyclops， Angel， Beast， Iceman， and Jean Grey/Marvel Girl） all show up alongside their perpetual antagonist Magn My reading has been a bit broken and scattered of late so I returned to a classic。This achieves 3 stars less because of its quality and more because of its significance。 Kirby’s best time on Marvel’s Merry Mutants will come in a 5-issue span next collection， but we still see many important firsts and some growing quality （which will take a while to get realized）。Professor X and the O5 （Cyclops， Angel， Beast， Iceman， and Jean Grey/Marvel Girl） all show up alongside their perpetual antagonist Magneto in #1。 #2 introduces the Vanisher who gets consistently confused with the Space Phantom from the Avengers #2 which came out the same month。 #3 is the Blob and fleshed out characterizations for the team。 #4 is Mag’s Brotherhood of Evil Mutants: Scarlet Witch， Quicksilver， Mastermind， and Toad all appearing for the first time。 #5 Brotherhood again but we get our first Asteroid M。 #6 is the Brotherhood ill-fatedly recruiting Namor from the pages of FF。 #7 is repeating the same note with the Brotherhood recruiting the Blob。 #8 Unus the Untouchable wants to be recruited by the Brotherhood。。。 （for fans of Bendis’s All-New this is whence the 05 get abducted from）。 #9 No Brotherhood anywhere to be seen as the X-Men take on the Avengers in order to hinder the plans of Lucifer （a character meant to be so much more but never succeeds; he is the reason X can’t use his legs）。 And #10 introduces the Savage Land （unnamed） along with its most famous citizen， Ka-Zar （not to be confused with their Golden Age alternative Tarzan knock-off） and his gato Zabu。I rarely recommend these books to people， pushing them to skip right on to Claremont， but if I am honest， this saddens me， because there is so much fun and silly history here。 。。。more
Paxton Holley
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First 10 issues of the original Lee-Kirby X-Men。 Lots of firsts; Cerebro， Blob， Magneto， Scarlet Witch， Quicksilver， vs Avengers， and Ka-Zar。 Lots of fun。 Everyone is in love with Jean Grey。
Maddy ✨this book needs more ducks✨
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This is my first time reading the earliest X-Men issues！ By the end of this omnibus I was pleasantly convinced that these old 60s adventures measure up， and are worthy of my abiding nostalgia for the 90s & 00s X-Men as my favourite overall band the Marvel heroes （even if none of the original line up are my favourites）。💪 The adventures start a little clumsy as you might expect， with each issue getting noticeably slicker and more exciting。 Quick and fascinating updates to the characters in the fir This is my first time reading the earliest X-Men issues！ By the end of this omnibus I was pleasantly convinced that these old 60s adventures measure up， and are worthy of my abiding nostalgia for the 90s & 00s X-Men as my favourite overall band the Marvel heroes （even if none of the original line up are my favourites）。💪 The adventures start a little clumsy as you might expect， with each issue getting noticeably slicker and more exciting。 Quick and fascinating updates to the characters in the first few issues include experimenting with an early version of Jean Grey's iconic winged mask， and changing iceman from an actual lumpy pile of snow wearing boots （lmaoooo） to his powerful， sheer build that we're familiar with。 💙 To my delight， classic heroes and villains are introduced straight off the bat， including Magneto， Scarlet Witch & Quicksilver， and the Blob。 There's people unironically using slang like "whizz doozy" and "hot dog"。 There's a marvelous scene where the School is under siege by an entire circus carnival， including enraged clowns and people being shot out of cannons。 Not the only time this omnibus made me laugh out loud！ There's also interesting crossovers from the Avengers， the Land that Time Forgot， and everyone's favourite sulky underwater tyrant， The Submariner！ *obligatory break into Erasure cover* Oh Namoorrr！！ Lost my heart now I'm aching for you！！ Oh Namooooorrr！Ahem。 Anyway。💃 It made me smile to see so many of the classic character personalities here are already shining through in ways that would be recognisable to someone who's only briefly seen the modern comics or movies。 Cyclops is serious but driven， constantly moping after Jean。 Bobby is an arrogant showoff， constantly angling for a good smack。 Hank is a neeeerrrrd。 Warren is bland as a milk shake and just here for the the ride。 Issue by issue， Jean's telekinesis increases in complexity and power as she grows her strength。 Professor Xavier is astute and wily， and clearly not telling his charges everything。And yes， Hank's ridiculous and overly verbose monologuing did make me chuckle once or twice。✨ At this moment in time， the *key* villain of Magneto is just a one note evil baddy， with no backstory and unexplained motives。 He's far less compelling or threatening than his more conflicted henchmen including Quicksilver， and and the Blob -- or indeed the X-Men themselves， especially the Prof。 I look forward to seeing him develop in the laters issues。♀️ It's all pretty sexist of course， with Jean and Wanda needing rescuing all over the shop， and the men to tell them what to do all the time， despite LITERALLY BEING POWERFUL ENOUGH TO KILL EVERYONE THERE （at least。。。。soon。 Mwah hahaha！） But that's par for the course with the old stuff so it didn't really detract from my enjoyment。This really warmed the cockles of my geeky little soul and I am so excited to pick up more of the X-Men masterworks in future！ 🦆 Duck rating: no ducks。 Unless you count the pterodactyls。。。who are basically giant， evil ducks。。。？ No。。。？📖 Will I read more: You betcha， chum！ 。。。more
Carian
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I've never been that interested in the X-Men but I read this for the issues that introduce the Scarlet Witch。 These comics are goofy and corny。 The dialogue is overly explanatory。 Overall， they were pretty much what I would expect for the time they were created。 I've never been that interested in the X-Men but I read this for the issues that introduce the Scarlet Witch。 These comics are goofy and corny。 The dialogue is overly explanatory。 Overall， they were pretty much what I would expect for the time they were created。 。。。more
Frédéric
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I like the Silver Age as much as the next guy but there’s only so much I can see through nostalgic eyes and shed a tear。 In their frenzy to create new characters and stories to face the competition Lee and Kirby went a bit too far， too fast。 To say the plots are naive is an understatement to say the least。 Even contextualizing they're still confounding and didn’t age as well as other series from the same period。 Some dialogues/monologues are quite painful to read。 I’m currently reading the Spide I like the Silver Age as much as the next guy but there’s only so much I can see through nostalgic eyes and shed a tear。 In their frenzy to create new characters and stories to face the competition Lee and Kirby went a bit too far， too fast。 To say the plots are naive is an understatement to say the least。 Even contextualizing they're still confounding and didn’t age as well as other series from the same period。 Some dialogues/monologues are quite painful to read。 I’m currently reading the Spider-Man and Daredevil Masterworks and they are， though naive too， are much more enjoyable。 After the FF， Hulk， Ant man， Thor， Spidey， Doc Strange， etc。， the X-Men are thrown into the fire with a good starting point- outcasts fighting for the people who despise them- but mediocre execution。 Both Lee and Kirby seem on auto-pilot and on their knees。 The first 5 issues are visually unentertaining; poor designs， bare settings if any， lazy compositions。。。 The probably overworked Kirby is not helped by the terrible Paul Reinman。 It thankfully improves a lot afterwards when Chic Stone takes on the brush and inkpot。Still， this is where the legend was born。 The five original X-Men， Professor X， Magneto， Blob， even that Tarzan rip-off， Ka Zar。。。 They’re still rough， their origins and powers unclearly defined- Magneto speaks and acts like a secondhand Doom while Beast literally walks on walls- but they are here。 And rest assured， Scott is already the gloomy killjoy we all love。 It’ll take a few years and another creative revolution （namely Wein then Claremont/Cockrum then Byrne） to drag them up to real glory but they’re here， the legends to be。 。。。more
Nicholas Calderon
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2。5
Glen Engel-Cox
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Of all the comics Stan Lee started in the early 60s that revitalized his struggling comic company and ended up making an empire， The X-Men was the most original after Spider-Man。 What Lee had first explored with Peter Parker—a young boy with special powers who discovers himself hounded and mistrusted—Lee expanded on in the X-Men， and in doing so found his unique niche of connecting to the comic-reading youth of the 60s who felt special but misunderstood。 That’s not to say these comics are great。 Of all the comics Stan Lee started in the early 60s that revitalized his struggling comic company and ended up making an empire， The X-Men was the most original after Spider-Man。 What Lee had first explored with Peter Parker—a young boy with special powers who discovers himself hounded and mistrusted—Lee expanded on in the X-Men， and in doing so found his unique niche of connecting to the comic-reading youth of the 60s who felt special but misunderstood。 That’s not to say these comics are great。 Lee continued to rely on his standard trope of having only one female character in the comic whom the main character （or leader， in Cyclops in this case） pines for yet can’t admit to her that he does so （Thor/Jane Foster， Daredevil/Karen Page， Spider-Man/Betty Brant， Ant-Man/Wasp， Reed Richard/Sue Storm）。 After a year or more of this tired plot device in the other comics， Lee was starting to break free from it （Reed proposing to Sue， Thor’s alter-ego finally revealing his love for Jane）， but by the end of the first 10 issues of The X-Men， he hadn’t found a new place to go with Cyclops and Marvel Girl。These issues also lay the groundwork for the X-Men to come—the evil mutants led by Magneto using either their greed， fear， sheer toadiness （in Toad’s case）， or debt （for Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch） to keep them with him。 And， in issue 10， Lee introduces the hollow world inside the Earth of Ka-Zar， something the X-Men would return to again and again in the next decades。While better than some of the other Masterworks volumes， this is still rough going and only for the scholar， true fan， or masochistic reader。 。。。more
Steve
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Going back to the first ten issues of the X-Men， from 1963 and 1964， was a lot of fun。 Lee and Kirby figured the Fantastic Four were successful， so they came up with another super team， this time five teenagers who were actually attending a school to train superheroes。 （This was the initial hook - the fact that they were mutants was a simple explanation of their powers， and not yet a metaphor for racism。）The first couple of issues found them working closely with the government and being admired Going back to the first ten issues of the X-Men， from 1963 and 1964， was a lot of fun。 Lee and Kirby figured the Fantastic Four were successful， so they came up with another super team， this time five teenagers who were actually attending a school to train superheroes。 （This was the initial hook - the fact that they were mutants was a simple explanation of their powers， and not yet a metaphor for racism。）The first couple of issues found them working closely with the government and being admired as heroes by the general public。 It took a few months to start hinting that they were feared for their powers， and being confused with the Evil Mutants who were so bad they put the word right in the name of their Brotherhood （though Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch were more misunderstood than bad）。 Bad guys came fast and furious - Magneto， the Vanisher， the Blob， Mastermind， the Toad， Unus the Untoucable， and Lucifer （still a mysterious back-story）。 The Sub-Mariner was recruited by both the X-Men and the Brotherhood。 The Avengers made a guest appearance and battled the youngsters。 Ka-Zar， Marvel's version of Tarzan， made his first appearance since the 1940s。Without putting a lot of emphasis on it， each X-Man had his or her distinct personality， and their skills increased rapidly throughout these ten issues as they spent many pages running through training exercises in the delightfully named and constantly oppressive Danger Room。 Kirby's art was at the peak of his powers， inked beautifully by Paul Reinman in a nicely dirty style， and then by Chic Stone with his powerful， thick lines。 It had been over forty years since I read any of these comics， and it was much fun to revisit them。 。。。more
Kyle Butler
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Golden age comics， kinda stale now a days but still a part of comic book history。
Brad McKenna
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Things have changed， things have stayed the same。 It was fun reading the first stories and realizing how early on so much of the lore appeared。 My notes:Cyclops is introduced as Slim Summers in #1 and not as Scott until #3。The erudite Hank doesn't show up until #3， before that they just focus on The Beast's powers。Asteroid M's first appearance is #5。 I really thought that was a much later invention。The Blob tested to be an X-man， then chose to not be one， but he didn't join The Brotherhood right Things have changed， things have stayed the same。 It was fun reading the first stories and realizing how early on so much of the lore appeared。 My notes:Cyclops is introduced as Slim Summers in #1 and not as Scott until #3。The erudite Hank doesn't show up until #3， before that they just focus on The Beast's powers。Asteroid M's first appearance is #5。 I really thought that was a much later invention。The Blob tested to be an X-man， then chose to not be one， but he didn't join The Brotherhood right off。 Even Prof X had the hots for Jean！ Oy。Cerebro's first appearance is #7Iceman's ice form first appears in #5Prof X leaves them in #7， which started the trend a lot earlier than I thought。 Also， he leaves to find Lucifer （not the devil） because he was the cause of Charles being paralyzed。 My familiar cause is trying to save The Juggernaut。 I wonder what it is now。。。 。。。more
Emily Hebert
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I actually read these issues on Marvel Unlimited （as well as some other series where the X-Men made an appearance） but wanted credit for reading a book lolIf you’re looking a place to start comics or X-Men comics specifically， don’t start here。 These are the first issues of X-Men， but absolutely not a good place to start。 Find a recent comics reading guide to figure out what the current arcs are and start from there， so read some of the classic arcs， but DO NOT start here。 If you aren’t used to I actually read these issues on Marvel Unlimited （as well as some other series where the X-Men made an appearance） but wanted credit for reading a book lolIf you’re looking a place to start comics or X-Men comics specifically， don’t start here。 These are the first issues of X-Men， but absolutely not a good place to start。 Find a recent comics reading guide to figure out what the current arcs are and start from there， so read some of the classic arcs， but DO NOT start here。 If you aren’t used to reading comics， specifically old comics， this will probably be a serious turn off for you。That being said， I did find it enjoyable。 I picked these up more for a historical perspective and I found it super interesting in that regard。 I’ve read a decent amount of X-Men comics before and it’s just interesting seeing how much things have changed just from where it started。 None of the issues or stories were particularly incredible or even that good， but I don’t really blame that on the comics。 I’m coming at this with a 2020 perspective and I don’t really blame these issues for not being nearly as good as some much later ones I’ve read， but at the same time I have to be honest。 If you’re looking for something to capture your attention and keep you engulfed， these probably won’t do it。 Read if you’re interested in the history， not necessarily for the story。 。。。more
Nicholas Driscoll
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This is where it all began！ Very cheesy and silly by today’s standards， but endlessly charming if you have an open mind to classic comics。 On the downside the stories are quite simplistic and rely on often fairly unimaginative twists for closure—the Tarzan rip-off Ka-Zar has an especially uninspired episode。 Characters are also very paper thin。 Still， the stories are fast-paced， the mutants were creative for their time， and it’s very interesting to see where X-men came from！Some highlights:Magne This is where it all began！ Very cheesy and silly by today’s standards， but endlessly charming if you have an open mind to classic comics。 On the downside the stories are quite simplistic and rely on often fairly unimaginative twists for closure—the Tarzan rip-off Ka-Zar has an especially uninspired episode。 Characters are also very paper thin。 Still， the stories are fast-paced， the mutants were creative for their time， and it’s very interesting to see where X-men came from！Some highlights:Magneto has mental powers that nearly rival Professor X’sEveryone， including Professor X， is in love with teenage Jean Grey！Beast starts out as a sort of rough and tumble guy with a gruff vocabulary set ala Ben Grimm before suddenly becoming erudite and scholarly three or four issues inSometimes Professor X is a real jerk， such as when he invites Blob to visit the school and when he refuses to stay， orders him attacked so that he can erase the mutant’s memory！Magneto is really boring！ He is just pure evil all the time， with no interesting back story， and his helmet seems to have no purpose yetThe danger room is so ridiculous！ So many people would die or get badly hurt！Jean Grey is constantly getting trained to do absurdly intricate things with her telekinesis （or “teleportation”） powers for training such as dissembling guns and cross stitch， but then in real combat she usually just throws rocks and picks people upAnyway， I don’t think this is genius stuff， but it’s entertaining for sure！ 。。。more
Himanshu Karmacharya
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This is where it all began ！！ The X-Men， The Brotherhood of Mutants， Asteroid M， everything。 Stan Lee and Jack Kirby brought something else in the world by introducing the X-Men which not only provided entertainment， but also put different political issues in a certain way that had never been dealt before in mainstream comic books。 The book brought a group of mutant teenagers in the world that changed the way people perceive comic books 。 The characters in the book are very unique， each with th This is where it all began ！！ The X-Men， The Brotherhood of Mutants， Asteroid M， everything。 Stan Lee and Jack Kirby brought something else in the world by introducing the X-Men which not only provided entertainment， but also put different political issues in a certain way that had never been dealt before in mainstream comic books。 The book brought a group of mutant teenagers in the world that changed the way people perceive comic books 。 The characters in the book are very unique， each with their different power set and personalities。 The art gets better with every issue and the designs， though dated， are still something to be admired。 Despite of everything mentioned till now， the book also has some major issues， for example， the dialogues are dated and the way every character has to explain everything by speaking felt very absurd to me。 There are decisions made in the story that are downright questionable and ridiculous。 But overall， it is an entertaining comic book and one cannot help， but accept the fact that this book holds a great significance in comic book history。 。。。more
Deborah Ideiosepius
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This volume collects the very first X-men 1-10 that were originally published as comics back in （I think） 1963。 As such the 232 pages， plus original artwork at the back constitute some really original and historic comic work， iconic to what is called 'The Silver Age' of comics。 Also let us not forget that without these comics there would be no modern movie franchise either。 This is something I did have to keep reminding myself as I read， because this style of comic is really， really dated and fo This volume collects the very first X-men 1-10 that were originally published as comics back in （I think） 1963。 As such the 232 pages， plus original artwork at the back constitute some really original and historic comic work， iconic to what is called 'The Silver Age' of comics。 Also let us not forget that without these comics there would be no modern movie franchise either。 This is something I did have to keep reminding myself as I read， because this style of comic is really， really dated and for me， who was not wild about them even back in the day， it was hard to read。I do appreciate many things about this type of original artwork and I am totally on board with Jack Kirby as a legend among comic book artists。 The dynamic action poses that Kirby did for the X-man are very characteristic of early comics， a style that has had such a massive influence on how the comic/trade paperback genera have evolved。 But I think that Kirby， as well as being prolific， gave a dimension to characters that a lot of the early comic artists didn't， extending the emotive ability of the original， limited square frames。 Kirby had a genius for expressions， not content with a brilliant action pose he would add dimension to characters faces with tiny details that are often unmatched today。 We have no excuse not to match it either - most modern comics are computer graphics， Kirby hand drew everything in his。 One examples is pg 87; Angel is flying toward the reader， （In a brilliant action post where the fore-shortening clues us as to the speed he is flying at）， but in addition Kirby draws chagrin on to his face: he is disappointed Quicksilver is faster than him。 This is pretty amazing， because Angel is wearing a mask so that Kirby only had the tilt of the head， a mouth and nose to work with。 yet the sheepish look on Angel's face is classic。 All done within 5 x 4 mm mind you。 More amazing than the X-men themselves。 So the main artist， Kirby was amazing， the inking and lettering of the day are。。。。 what they are。 It is a style that I personally do not love， with too many block colours and not enough subtlety。 Again， I remind myself， all done by hand。The writing *embarrassed face* 。 Well， I appreciate what Stan Lee did for the genera。 It is kind of ironic that the thing I dislike most about the era comics is the expositional， bombastic， unnatural， over the top writing because Stan Lee himself did more toward changing it perhaps than anyone。 But it was the way of the times to write things like "The X-Men must find out。。。How do you beat a mutant who is UNBEATABLE？！！" and Stan Lee did it for Marvel like a pro， which he was。 I really don't like the style but I am glad I took the time to read these early comics。Now， on to the actual comics。 They set up the original X-Men， professor Xavier， the 'exclusive private school' the 'danger room' and many other things that have become embedded as pop icons in our world， to the extent that we don't even notice them or wonder where they came from。 The X-Men movie franchise is part of our culture in many ways by now， so going back to it's origins （pardon the pun comic fans） was interesting。 It was impossible not to compare it at least a little bit with the movies。Professor Xavier seems a little pompous and flat because， while an excellent character when he was devised， this character has aged a bit poorly and Patrick Stewart as professor Xavier was too brilliant not to overshadow the original。 On the other hand， Jean Grey as Marvel girl？ I had forgotten what a fantastic character the original was！ She was smart， sassy took no shite from anyone and was a full team member on every mission with a confident handle on her powers。 She was fully feminine， a girl who liked admiring the effect the consume had on her figure， dressed like one hell of a lady out of costume and had a confident outlook to match any of the other team。 For some reason every movie， remake， comic reboot or whatever has portrayed her with all the charisma of limp lettuce。 It is very sad， and go to hell Marvel for that powerless， lackluster emo portrayed by Famke Janssen。I feel like the comics created a much better team， a much better background and a much better introduction to the mutants than the 2000's moves did。 They are stronger， much more individual characters， allowing for the over dramatisations， with stronger interactions between the characters which were far more meaningful than the movies 'we must always have a romance and dramatic conflict' stereotypes。We also are introduced to Magneto， Quicksilver and the Red Witch and this was all to the credit of Kirby and Lee that they are quite decent characters despite the one dimensional 60's method of dealing with villains。 We have further suits of characters， including a battle with The Avengers in the last comic。 Oh， the darling cuteness of the original Thor and Captain America。。。Now， what again was that last comic？ "The Coming of Ka-Zar！" this was eye wateringly weird。 A tribute to Edgar Rice Burroughs Tarzan of the Apes mixed in with a great deal of Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne it even started from a glacier in the arctic。。。 I would love to know the story behind that episode。Well， it was good to read this classic， but honestly I appreciate this style more for it's history than the actual reading experience， which was slow。 。。。more
Patricio
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Calificiación: 6
Bonnie G。
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This does not hold up well at all- I mean in Stan Lee’s intro he doesn’t even mention Marvel Girl aka Jean Grey？ This series shows what a genius Chris Claremont really was to take the premise of this origin and develop into real characters and not pale composites of Fantastic Four。 It’s just bad。
Pinkerton
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Credo che il termine “vintage” non sia sufficiente ad esprimere la sensazione che provo leggendo queste pagine， erano proprio altri tempi。 Tutto era concettualmente più semplice， forse pure troppo， eppure conservano il fascino della vecchia scuola。 Senza contare i sorrisi che mi strappano l’uso di un linguaggio arcaico， o frasi tipo: “Lo Svanitore ha appena chiesto dieci milioni di dollari al governo， per non dare ai comunisti i nostri piani continentali di difesa！” oppure “Uno scarto di Bonanza Credo che il termine “vintage” non sia sufficiente ad esprimere la sensazione che provo leggendo queste pagine， erano proprio altri tempi。 Tutto era concettualmente più semplice， forse pure troppo， eppure conservano il fascino della vecchia scuola。 Senza contare i sorrisi che mi strappano l’uso di un linguaggio arcaico， o frasi tipo: “Lo Svanitore ha appena chiesto dieci milioni di dollari al governo， per non dare ai comunisti i nostri piani continentali di difesa！” oppure “Uno scarto di Bonanza vuole prenderti al lazo！”， ma potrei andare avanti all’infinito。 Il serio Ciclope soprannominato “Ridolini”， Magneto che sull’elmetto porta un paio di corna da satanasso （come direbbe il buon Tex Willer） ha pure una Magno-nave！ E una Magno-car！！！ Frasi d’introduzione o chiusura alle storie sensazionalistiche come: ”Nel prossimo episodio: Gli X-Men affrontano il pericolo più grande di tutti。 Lo vedrete… e non ve ne pentirete！” Riferito a… “Non avete mai visto un supercriminale come Blob！！ E tra tutte le grandi epopee Marvel， forse questa è la più grande！”Beh， a mio avviso avevano ragione， quel buzzurro di Blob è davvero fantastico :DÈ rilassante poi assistere a racconti scevri da abitudini odierne non sempre così performanti， come il politically correct， eroi che giocano a fare gli antieroi， o gli hipster; una sorta di “genuina ingenuità” che a volte mi manca。 Quanto è stato bello - e sorprendente - vedersi Charles Xavier mentre si accende la pipa （che c’ha pure una cotta per Jean Grey… come ogni membro della squadra originale :P）。 Oppure il suo atteggiamento da insegnante bacchettone con gli X-Men （coi cattivi è pure peggio， non esita a scombussolargli la mente） che spesso e volentieri si comportano da discoli scolari， con Scott capoclasse che cerca di tenerli in riga， mentre le donne sembrano tutte bamboline dal fare civettuolo。Altisonanti sono poi le presentazioni di ogni singolo personaggio Marvel aggiuntivo che viene introdotto， sia esso buono， cattivo， mutante o non。 Certe situazioni risultano poi， involontariamente， esilaranti。 Tipo Namor il sub-mariner che per spostarsi sott’acqua usa un sottomarino XD 。。。more
Realini
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X-Men First Class based on stories by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby7 out of 10For this cinephile who is still not convinced by cartoon based movies， just as one of them has broken the box office record， Avengers End Game， films with X Men， Spider and other kinds of fabulous men and women are to be avoided。What do you do though when there's an avalanche and if you do not see at least some of them， you're completely out of of the loop？You have no idea what people talk when they mention the cryptic Winte X-Men First Class based on stories by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby7 out of 10For this cinephile who is still not convinced by cartoon based movies， just as one of them has broken the box office record， Avengers End Game， films with X Men， Spider and other kinds of fabulous men and women are to be avoided。What do you do though when there's an avalanche and if you do not see at least some of them， you're completely out of of the loop？You have no idea what people talk when they mention the cryptic Winter is Coming。。。no， I haven't even watched the popular Game of ThronesAdmittedly there's something worthwhile about motion pictures that are full of extraordinary characters。People live in a world where there's nothing glorious about going to the office every day and they therefore need to watch some features with glorious figures， fantastical developments。Avengers and X Men are thus the equivalents， supposedly for adults， of Snow White， Cinderella and other characters from children's books。They also possess qualities that may make some of those motion pictures educational， to a degree。Inspiring viewers to be more like the figures on screen。。。Brave， dedicated， loyal， extremely intelligent， resilient， kind， gritty， emotionally intelligent- which is more important than the classic IQ。Evidently， the other taken these movies would be that they just make the audiences dumber。The debut of this feature from the X Men long line - being so successful at the box office， they will keep making sequels and prequels to the age of doom - was somewhat amusing， but also a bit frightening。A central part of the plot revolves around the missiles that Americans install in Turkey and the use of the real life Cuban Missiles Crises for the benefit of the film。Indeed， fragments of speeches made by John Fitzgerald Kennedy are inserted in the film。So is part of the real life confrontation， between the American Seventh Fleet and the Russian ships on their way to Cuba。In real life， this may have been as close as humanity came to annihilation by thermo nuclear war。Until that is， humans boiled the planet to the point of no return according to some experts。There's nothing wrong，in the view of elected clowns like Trump， Bolsanaro or others made of similar， stupid jelly stuff。In First Class， a conflict of mutants and super villains is taking place while the two enemy fleets are facing each other， not far from communist Cuba。Ironically， the decades old Turkey missiles issue has a new twist。The would be dictator Erdogan feels closer to Putin's Russia， than to traditional， democratic allies， albeit in Trump， he should find a cretinous， demented fool， with almost identical aspirations and a fondness for tyranny and loveable killers such as Kim。Erdogan is not installing missiles that would threaten Russia， like in this X Men saga，but on the contrary， he is buying Russian weapons that attract the wrath of the West and NATO， of which the new Turkish sultan is a member。。。for the moment， who knows what he would do next。As for X Men First Class， there is a pleasure in seeing all the formidable actresses and actors， but for this viewer， it is diminished by the 'fantastic' plot。 。。。more
Hector
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Las histrasson bastanteaburrda y pecan de sobre exposición en os diálogos; aun así es interesante la base que forjó a los X-Men que marcaron mi niñez。 Cosas interesantes: Todos aman a Jean， sobretodo Slim （jajaja） y el Professor Raboverde （？）。 Iceman es literalmente de nieve y no de hielo， hasta que "endurece" los cristales y se parece más al actual。 Magneto puede salirse de su cuerpo y proyectarse en otros lugares。El poder de la Scarlet Witch "Hex Power" es completamente aleatoreo （igual que en Las histrasson bastanteaburrda y pecan de sobre exposición en os diálogos; aun así es interesante la base que forjó a los X-Men que marcaron mi niñez。 Cosas interesantes: Todos aman a Jean， sobretodo Slim （jajaja） y el Professor Raboverde （？）。 Iceman es literalmente de nieve y no de hielo， hasta que "endurece" los cristales y se parece más al actual。 Magneto puede salirse de su cuerpo y proyectarse en otros lugares。El poder de la Scarlet Witch "Hex Power" es completamente aleatoreo （igual que en el MCU）。Lucifer es el que dejó a Xavier sin el uso de sus piernas。 。。。more
Judah Radd
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A great little piece of history。Yes， the colors are garrish。 Yes， the dialogue is awful， wooden， and stuffed with exposition。 But ya know what？ This is just something you have to read。 It’s a cultural experience。 This launched one of the most important fictional enterprises in history。The concept is unique， and in a way， brilliant。 It’s clear that Lee and Kirby had a vision rooted in social consciousness。 Magneto establishes himself as a complex villain。 The X Men remain true to their underdog， A great little piece of history。Yes， the colors are garrish。 Yes， the dialogue is awful， wooden， and stuffed with exposition。 But ya know what？ This is just something you have to read。 It’s a cultural experience。 This launched one of the most important fictional enterprises in history。The concept is unique， and in a way， brilliant。 It’s clear that Lee and Kirby had a vision rooted in social consciousness。 Magneto establishes himself as a complex villain。 The X Men remain true to their underdog， minority status。 The lore has begun。If may be a slog at times， especially if you’re a grownup， but I believe it’s necessary to read these pages to truly appreciate the X Men as we know them。 。。。more
Chickens McShitterson
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I initially cut my teeth on the X-Men in the 90s， with my subscriptions to Wolverine， X-Men， and the Uncanny X-Men。 My 9th grade year was packed with excitement each month when my mags would show up in the mail， and I could follow the Sentinel storylines， as well as the brutal extraction of Wolverine's admantium， which left him with claws of bone。 Comic books in the 90s were amazing。 I can safely say， however， with a degree of embarrassment， that though I have been a fan of X-Men for 25 years， I I initially cut my teeth on the X-Men in the 90s， with my subscriptions to Wolverine， X-Men， and the Uncanny X-Men。 My 9th grade year was packed with excitement each month when my mags would show up in the mail， and I could follow the Sentinel storylines， as well as the brutal extraction of Wolverine's admantium， which left him with claws of bone。 Comic books in the 90s were amazing。 I can safely say， however， with a degree of embarrassment， that though I have been a fan of X-Men for 25 years， I had never read the originals。 Well， now I have， and while they don't quite hold up to what I grew up with， they are still ridiculous， over-the-top fun。 I think the most interesting character in these early books is Magneto- not because of anything fascinating， but because of how different he is- he is not as pensive and brooding in the first ten books （or the four he is featured in） as he is in the later years。 In fact， he is quite histrionic with his orders of silencing his subordinates and his manic quest for weaponry that he really doesn't need。 To put it mildly， he is quite cartoonish。It was also quite fun seeing the initial characterization of Beast， who I have always loved- gone is the blue fur- just an abnormally large and athletic dude whose bookishness and nerdiness evolves from the first two comics to the excessively vocabulary -driven pedant he eventually becomes。And finally， Cyclops。 Color me biased， but I have always hated him。 He hasn't held up。 I hated him here， too。 Ugh。 I loathe Scott Summers。But I love， have always loved， and will always love the X-Men。 This was a delight。 。。。more
Roman Colombo
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Usually old comics grate me a ligtle， but Jack Kirby Stan Lee's first X-Men stories are。 Brilliant。 They were a delight to read， and some of the best examples of the silver ave of comics。 Usually old comics grate me a ligtle， but Jack Kirby Stan Lee's first X-Men stories are。 Brilliant。 They were a delight to read， and some of the best examples of the silver ave of comics。 。。。more
Tim The Enchanter
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The Journey BeginsI have never been a comic book reader。 In fact， outside of some graphic novels， this is my first foray into the comic book realm。 Despite having never made them part of my repertoire， I have always been fascinated by the characters and in particular the X-Men。 The idea of Mutants living among us has always captured my imagination。I don’t know where these comic books fit into the pantheon of comic book legend and I don’t know what the general consensus on them。 In reading， it is The Journey BeginsI have never been a comic book reader。 In fact， outside of some graphic novels， this is my first foray into the comic book realm。 Despite having never made them part of my repertoire， I have always been fascinated by the characters and in particular the X-Men。 The idea of Mutants living among us has always captured my imagination。I don’t know where these comic books fit into the pantheon of comic book legend and I don’t know what the general consensus on them。 In reading， it is the depiction of women that is what stands out the most。 Jean Gray is a strong character， in fact stronger than most every other character。 Despite this， she is treated like the “little lady”。 I’m not sure if compared to earlier works， this the better than or equal to previous depictions of women。 In the age of MeToo， characters attempting to forcefully kiss a woman within minutes of meeting them would no pass muster。 That said， you have to look at these comics as a product of their time。 The fact is， I find this less troublesome than reading the defections of women in a Clive Cussler novel decades later。Overall， for my first attempt at comics， these were interesting and entertaining。 It is fun to see how these characters came to be and were developed。 。。。more
Walter Schwartz
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Very good to see the beginning of X-Men and how normal teenagers were like any other。 Not so strong， but in physical and moral growth。
Rhys Wade
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