false <![CDATA[Earth X (Earth X 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171467314m/100386.jpg 100386 5 It started out as just an exercise. Comic art painter extroardinnaire Alex Ross sketched out some ideas of what some of the greatest Marvel super heroes-Spider-Man, Captain America, the Incredible Hulk-would like in a grim possible future where a terrible experiment has left all ordinary humans with super powers. What would become of the heroes who had been set apart by their strange abilities, which now seemed so commonplace? Thus was born Earth X, one of the strangest and best selling Marvel projects in recent years. Ross' visionary ideas were fleshed out by some of the industries top talents, taking shape in a year-long epic that excited and thrilled comic fans everywhere, and spawned a second series to debut later this year. <P> <P>In an outpost on the Moon, the robot known as X-51 must watch the dark events as they unfold on the Earth, relating them to the alien Watcher-charged with the responsibility of recording all events on Earth-who has now been rendered blind. We will encounter a Captain America whose cheerful idealism has been replaced by a tight-lipped life of vengeance against his foe the Red Skull; a Spider-Man who has given in to the excesses of middle age and is now no different than the average man, except in his memories; and Reed Richards, Mr. Fantastic of the Fantastic Four, the man responsible for the mutation of all humanity, and who in penance now locks himself in the armor of his defeated arch-nemesis, Dr. Doom. <P> <P>Dark in mood, yet hopeful in its themes of rebirth and redemption, Earth X is an epic tale told on a global tapestry, with humanity itself at stake. 2742255 2000 Earth X (Earth X 1) total:172|5:51|4:70|3:33|2:9|1:9| 172 661 208 17 100386 078510755X 9780785107552 144 10 Earth X (Earth X 1) 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171467314m/100386.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/100386.Earth_X 4 0 false Mon Mar 23 17:39:19 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 20:02:08 -0700 2009 The story is very very broad,-i am surprised Ross could actually weave the whole thing together, ...more...]]> 100386 078510755X 9780785107552 144 10 Earth X (Earth X 1) 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171467314m/100386.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/100386.Earth_X 3 0 false Mon Jan 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 28 16:37:11 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 26 17:51:09 -0800 2009 1 Kingdom Come, which was a pleasant surprise. The deconstruction of the Marvelverse's more omnipotent characters (Eternals, gods, etc.) as experiments in the monstrous Celestials' Petri dish was brilliant...more...]]> 1309318 0785123253 9780785123255 19 5 Earth X TPB (New Printing) 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182664363m/1309318.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1309318.Earth_X_TPB 3 0 false Fri May 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 01 19:36:21 -0700 2008 Fri May 02 17:45:48 -0700 2008
It started out decent, but seemed to be too ambitious for just twelve issues:...more...]]> 100386 078510755X 9780785107552 144 10 Earth X (Earth X 1) 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171467314m/100386.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/100386.Earth_X 4 0 false Thu Aug 16 14:24:35 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 16 14:29:02 -0700 2007 ...more...]]> 1309318 0785123253 9780785123255 19 5 Earth X TPB (New Printing) 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182664363m/1309318.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1309318.Earth_X_TPB 3 0 false Fri Jun 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 10:10:32 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 05:56:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 100386 078510755X 9780785107552 144 10 Earth X (Earth X 1) 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171467314m/100386.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/100386.Earth_X 1 0 false Mon Nov 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 23:17:21 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 23:19:31 -0800 2009 100386 078510755X 9780785107552 144 10 Earth X (Earth X 1) 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171467314m/100386.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/100386.Earth_X 4 0 false Wed Jun 20 18:46:40 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 03 14:41:33 -0700 2007 more...]]> 100384 0785118756 9780785118756 7 2 Earth X HC 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171467313m/100384.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/100384.Earth_X_HC 5 0 false Fri Feb 22 06:09:17 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 22 06:27:04 -0800 2008 more...]]> 100386 078510755X 9780785107552 144 10 Earth X (Earth X 1) 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171467314m/100386.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/100386.Earth_X 3 0 false Sun Jul 13 18:13:24 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 13 18:18:10 -0700 2008 Watchmen" for marvel comics. There is even one scene when X-51 says "don't call me watcher... call me a watchman." Come on! Besides that I like the mythical aspects of the story. It was fun to see this future vision of the marvel universe. But the story g...more...]]> 1309318 0785123253 9780785123255 19 5 Earth X TPB (New Printing) 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182664363m/1309318.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1309318.Earth_X_TPB 5 0 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jan 11 10:58:05 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 11 11:02:49 -0800 2008
Ross' art is incredible as usual. The storyline is internally cohesive and entertaining.

The title reads like an attempt to make various early Kirby/Lee creations work together without contradicting each other. That's a tall order, but I believe the...more...]]> 100386 078510755X 9780785107552 144 10 Earth X (Earth X 1) 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171467314m/100386.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/100386.Earth_X 5 0 false Thu Jul 26 21:59:29 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 26 22:02:17 -0700 2007 100386 078510755X 9780785107552 144 10 Earth X (Earth X 1) 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171467314m/100386.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/100386.Earth_X 1 0 false Tue Feb 05 06:52:36 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 13 12:01:35 -0800 2008 100386 078510755X 9780785107552 144 10 Earth X (Earth X 1) 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171467314m/100386.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/100386.Earth_X 4 0 false Sun Jan 18 09:26:24 -0800 2009 Wed Aug 20 15:19:54 -0700 2008 Sun Jan 18 09:26:24 -0800 2009 Watchmen is yet another wonderful deconstruction of my childhood Marvel heroes. quite engrossing.]]> 1309318 0785123253 9780785123255 19 5 Earth X TPB (New Printing) 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182664363m/1309318.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1309318.Earth_X_TPB 2 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 14 01:46:36 -0800 2007 Tue Feb 12 02:03:30 -0800 2008 1309318 0785123253 9780785123255 19 5 Earth X TPB (New Printing) 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182664363m/1309318.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1309318.Earth_X_TPB 5 0 false Wed Oct 03 14:14:58 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 01 17:32:35 -0700 2009 100386 078510755X 9780785107552 144 10 Earth X (Earth X 1) 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171467314m/100386.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/100386.Earth_X 4 0 false Tue Sep 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 26 07:20:52 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 08 18:18:42 -0700 2008 http://reviewsreviewsreviews.blogspot.co...]]> 100384 0785118756 9780785118756 7 2 Earth X HC 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171467313m/100384.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/100384.Earth_X_HC 5 0 false Mon Jun 11 11:33:16 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 11 11:34:49 -0700 2007
It's just that good.]]> 100386 078510755X 9780785107552 144 10 Earth X (Earth X 1) 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171467314m/100386.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/100386.Earth_X 0 0 false Mon Dec 07 18:25:52 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 07 18:25:58 -0800 2009 100386 078510755X 9780785107552 144 10 Earth X (Earth X 1) 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171467314m/100386.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/100386.Earth_X 5 0 false Mon Nov 16 15:19:50 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 15:19:50 -0800 2009 1309318 0785123253 9780785123255 19 5 Earth X TPB (New Printing) 3.84 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182664363m/1309318.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1309318.Earth_X_TPB 0 0 false Mon Nov 09 06:31:23 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 06:31:23 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=100386