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| X-MEN |
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Mutant
Genesis |
| by Chris Claremont, Jim Lee, & Scott
Williams |
Paperback: 176 pages
Marvel Books
ISBN: 0785108955 |
$17.95
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| Before there
was Image, there was Jim Lee on the X-Men!
When X-Men #1 first appeared
in the fall of 1991, it was the best selling comic of its day. This is
a classic collection of the earliest issues of X-Men, introducing many
of the characters and themes that continue today. |
| X-Men: Mutant
Genesis is Chris Claremont and Jim Lee's finest collaborative work for
Marvel. This trade features the famous story arc of (the new, adjectiveless)
X-Men #'s1-7. The focus of these issues is on Cyclops, Wolverine,
Psylock, Rogue, Gambit, and Beast. Magneto and his Accolytes are
out for Revenge against Mankind, and the X-Men must stop Magneto before
he destroys the Earth and all Human life. These were Chris Claremont's
last 3 issues of X-Men, leaving the book after an incredible 17 year run
on the original Uncanny X-Men.
Dimensions (in inches): 0.34 x 10.10 x 6.68
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| New
X-Men |
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Volume
One:
E
Is for Extinction |
| by Grant Morrison & Frank Quitely |
Paperback: 144 pages
Marvel Books
ISBN: 0785108114 |
$12.95
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| Grant Morrison
has mastered the team dynamic on nearly every book he's ever written (Doom
Patrol, The Invisibles, JLA), and his New X-Men is a fabulous example.
Cyclops is now the most interesting X-Man, new characters pop up every
few pages, and the costumes are better than they have been in years. The
overall feel of the book is a wonderful return to the inventiveness and
wit of the Lee/Kirby days, and Frank Quitely's art is drop-dead gorgeous. |
| Ethan Van Scriver
pencils a serviceable coda to the main story, and begins his tenure as
the "regular fill-in" artist on the book. Van Scriver is growing noticeably
with each issue, so things look pretty good. Don't expect this story to
self-contain, incidentally. Morrison won't wrap up anything until he's
ready to leave the book, and the closest we come to a conclusion is the
end of Imperial, the next story arc. These two books make a pretty good
companion set.
Dimensions (in inches): 0.20 x 9.92 x 6.62
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| New
X Men |
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Volume
Two |
by Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely, Ethan
Van Scriver,
& Igor Kordey |
Paperback: 224 pages
Marvel Books
ISBN: 0785108874 |
$19.99
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| Morrison's apocalyptic
storytelling just shines here. The climax to Imperial is absolutely first-rate,
and the plot twists are perfect (there's some great foreshadowing here
as well-- the phoenix force casts a long, fiery shadow over the proceedings).
This book is actually the long, long conclusion to E is for Extinction,
so the one volume doesn't really make sense without the other. |
Dimensions (in inches): 0.43 x 10.14 x 6.58 |
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