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The X-Men Omnibus Vol. 2

The X-Men Omnibus Vol. 2

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  • Create Date：2022-06-02 06:52:36
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Roy Thomas
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Summary

The original X-Men — Cyclops， Beast， Angel， Iceman and Marvel Girl — star in uncanny adventures that brought the first era of mutant mayhem to a close！ This Omnibus is filled with milestones — from the team’s new costumes and the death of Professor X， to the first appearances of Havok， Polaris and Sunfire！ But when Roy Thomas united with Neal Adams， they produced one of the most amazing evolutions in Marvel history！ These two titanic talents brought the X-Men in sync with the thriving youth culture of the late ’60s。 Adams’ lavish and dynamic visuals merged with Thomas’ challenging and contemporary stories to create a comic book series that throbbed with the pulse of the times like no other！

COLLECTING: X-Men （1963） 32-66; Avengers （1963） 66; Ka-Zar （1970） 2-3; Marvel Tales （1964） 30; Not Brand Echh （1967） 4， 8

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Gabalis ，

I decided to go all the way with the X-men。 I want to know everything from the very beginning。 People talk a lot about jumping in points for comics and I'm the type of reader who needs to know everything so there was only one place to jump in; X-men issue 1， released in 1963 and go from there。Like I said on the review for Vol。 1， it's silver age comics， so don't expect the stories to hide how silly they are like with today's comics。 The stories are very upfront about their nature。 Super bad guy I decided to go all the way with the X-men。 I want to know everything from the very beginning。 People talk a lot about jumping in points for comics and I'm the type of reader who needs to know everything so there was only one place to jump in; X-men issue 1， released in 1963 and go from there。Like I said on the review for Vol。 1， it's silver age comics， so don't expect the stories to hide how silly they are like with today's comics。 The stories are very upfront about their nature。 Super bad guy has super evil plan， let's stop him and dump huge amounts of exposition text while we do it。 It's very theatrical in a way， very verbose and over the top。Here's my list for best stories in this volume:The X-Men get caught in an underground feud between Mole Man and Tyrannus in "War -- in a World of Darkness！" #34The X-men try to avoid an Alien ploy to trigger World War III beggining in "We， the Jury。。。" #37， #38 and #39The uncanny world and fate of Grotesk and the Gortokians in "Now Strikes。。。the Sub-Human！" #41Mesmero and the City of Mutants， also the first appearance of Polaris in "Who Dares Defy。。。 the Demi-Men" #49 and #50The Living Monolith saga and first appearance of Havok in "Wanted: Dead or Alive。。。 Cyclops！" #54， #55 and #56The Sentinels return under the direction of the Sentinel's original creator's son， Larry Trask in "The Sentinels Live！" #57， #58， #59Magneto relocates to the Savage Lands and start to buid a mutate army there in "War in the World Below！ #63 。。。more

GodzillaGus ，

In vol。 2， we see an improvement in the art work。 The style of dialog where characters say what they are doing feels very dated。 It was interesting to see how they started but I think after 2 volumes of this， it's enough to make a hardcore fan want to move on。 I doubt a casual fan would make it this far to vol 2。 Crossovers， in general， are cool but I'm not a Ka-Zar fan so I might be bias in saying it was boring and couldn't wait read something else。 In vol。 2， we see an improvement in the art work。 The style of dialog where characters say what they are doing feels very dated。 It was interesting to see how they started but I think after 2 volumes of this， it's enough to make a hardcore fan want to move on。 I doubt a casual fan would make it this far to vol 2。 Crossovers， in general， are cool but I'm not a Ka-Zar fan so I might be bias in saying it was boring and couldn't wait read something else。 。。。more

David ，

One of comicdom's greatest spread of stories。 The grand finale of the original X-Men's run with the great Neal Adams magnificent stories all collected in one high end collector's oversized volume。 A certain must-have for all serious X-Men fans。 And one of my very favorite books。 One of comicdom's greatest spread of stories。 The grand finale of the original X-Men's run with the great Neal Adams magnificent stories all collected in one high end collector's oversized volume。 A certain must-have for all serious X-Men fans。 And one of my very favorite books。 。。。more

Arturo ，

Things start picking up。。 A little 。。with Roy Thomas writing。 Then the Neal Adams portion is great， it doesn't age。 It's holds up！ Things start picking up。。 A little 。。with Roy Thomas writing。 Then the Neal Adams portion is great， it doesn't age。 It's holds up！ 。。。more

Lars ，

This second X-Men omnibus collects issues #32 through #66 （including The Avengers #53， Ka-Zar #2 and #3 and Marvel Tales #30） of the original X-men comic。 The omnibus is beautiful， reprinting these 50 year old comics in glorious oversized color pages in a well bound hardcover book。 The contents however are a bit of a mixed bag。 Issues #32 - #43 are written by Roy Thomas and are hardly noteworthy。 These are standalone stories culminating in a multi-issue finale featuring a nefarious band of villa This second X-Men omnibus collects issues #32 through #66 （including The Avengers #53， Ka-Zar #2 and #3 and Marvel Tales #30） of the original X-men comic。 The omnibus is beautiful， reprinting these 50 year old comics in glorious oversized color pages in a well bound hardcover book。 The contents however are a bit of a mixed bag。 Issues #32 - #43 are written by Roy Thomas and are hardly noteworthy。 These are standalone stories culminating in a multi-issue finale featuring a nefarious band of villains called "Factor Three"。 Some of the X-Men silliest foes re-appear here， like the Blob and Unus。 Thomas' run is repetetive and dull; the art by Werner Roth and/or Don Heck is functional but hardly note-worthy。 Frankly， reading these issues， it is no wonder that the X-Men was one of Marvel's least popular titles。 I rate them 2/5。Gary Friedrich takes over the writing duties for issues #44-#47。 At this point， one of the X-men has died and the remainig X-Men have disbanded and are now scattered into small groups。 Each of these issues features only some of the X-Men， usually in a stand-alone plot。 [1，5/5]Starting in issue #38 each issue features two stories: a 15 page main story and a 5 page ongoing story about the origins of the X-Men。 These background stories （prequels to issue #1） are frequently more interesting and entertaining than the main story。 These prequels run up to issue #57 where they are discontinued before Jean Grey's background story gets told， which is unfortunate。 [2，5/5]Things get more interesting when Arnold Drake takes over scripting duties in issue #48。 His stories are slightly better and more serialized， often told in the course of 4 or more issues。 Combined with the penciling prowess of artists like Jim Steranko （issue 50-51） some of these stories are truly special。 When newcomer Neal Adams takes over the art in #56 he， together with Drake， elevates the X-Men comic to a whole new level。 Together they create some of the first classic stories in the X-Men canon when the Sentinels returns in issues #57-#59。 It's these three issues only that I would rate 5/5。 Unfortunately the quality drops after that。 Drake and Adams still manage to write a couple of great yarns， but soon both Adams and Drake are taken of the X-Men and the entire title is put on the shelves， only for Chris Claremont to have another stab at these characters 5 years later。So a marvelous book， collecting some essential material for X-Men enthusiasts。 But the quality of the stories isn't always there。 Now I can finally start reading my Claremont omnibus！ 。。。more

Cody Billings ，

Like the previous omnibus， it's very much a mixed bag。 I struggled to make it through this one probably because it's starts off right in the middle of Roy Thomas/Werner Roth's run。 Lots of third rate villains， crossover guest appearances from more successful comics， and repeating returns of villains from early in the X-Men run as well as throw-away villains from other Marvel comics。Sure， eventually Doom Patrol co-creator Arnold Drake comes eventually and makes X-Men more enjoyable to read。 In co Like the previous omnibus， it's very much a mixed bag。 I struggled to make it through this one probably because it's starts off right in the middle of Roy Thomas/Werner Roth's run。 Lots of third rate villains， crossover guest appearances from more successful comics， and repeating returns of villains from early in the X-Men run as well as throw-away villains from other Marvel comics。Sure， eventually Doom Patrol co-creator Arnold Drake comes eventually and makes X-Men more enjoyable to read。 In contrast， Roy Thomas' previous writing/scripting was way too cluttered with unnecessary narration boxes， speech bubbles， and thought bubbles。And， of course， Neal Adam's efforts for the X-Men is definitely appealing and a high mark for the book for the few issues he was able to be a part of。Of course， the last half of this book are the only parts really worth reading if you're interested in reading this silver age stuff at all。 It isn't until All-New Giant Sized X-Men when the X-Men finally gets some direction to go。Like the first omnibus， I only recommend it for hardcore X-Men fans or collectors。 。。。more

Chris Maurer ，

mixed bag。。。cool to read these old stories and the Neal Adams art is a plus but it ain't all good mixed bag。。。cool to read these old stories and the Neal Adams art is a plus but it ain't all good 。。。more

Russell Grant ，

It took me ages to finish this one because its a real slog。 The Kirby days are long past and it's not until the later Neal Adams issues that this one starts to hit it's stride。 It's just not worth it。 It took me ages to finish this one because its a real slog。 The Kirby days are long past and it's not until the later Neal Adams issues that this one starts to hit it's stride。 It's just not worth it。 。。。more

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