false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223342713m/103111.jpg 103111 8 Believe the hype: the Dark Phoenix saga <I>is</I> one of the greatest comics stories ever. Conceived by writer Chris Claremont and penciller John Byrne (credited as co-plotters, and aided immeasurably by inker Terry Austin), the story begins in <I>The Uncanny X-Men</I> #129 when Professor X sends his team in search of two new mutants detected by Cerebro. The figures in question turn out to be Kitty Pride, who would eventually join the team as Sprite, and the flashy disco singer Dazzler, who would go on to star in her own book. Little do the X-Men know that they're walking into a trap set by the Hellfire Club, a group of supervillains that seem perfectly matched to counter our merry mutants. The insidious part of the plot, however, is how a mysterious man named Jason Wyngarde seems to have been Jean Grey's lover in another time, another era, and how that might give him control over her now. Jean Grey was, like Cyclops, an original member of the X-Men, and had the power of telepathy (a gentle power, like that of the Invisible Girl of the same era). When she was reborn as Phoenix in issue #108, however, she became power incarnate. Can it be controlled, or must the X-Men make a choice between the woman they love and the fate of the universe? It's all here in this nine-issue volume, plus Wolverine alone, Emma Frost, the return of original members Angel and Beast, and a showdown with Lilandra's Imperial Guard in one of comics' great milestone issues, <I>X-Men</I> #137. Read it, true believer--'nuff said. <I>--David Horiuchi</I> 99407 1984 X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Saga total:491|5:224|4:189|3:63|2:15|1:0| 491 2095 574 39 5 1 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Mar 24 19:56:18 -0700 2007 Sat Mar 24 20:02:28 -0700 2007 The Dark Phoenix Saga is certainly the most gripping story arc within a major comic continuity. This is pure pulp comic book superhero stuff, but it's never been done better. Particularly astounding are two of the major ac...more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Mar 06 20:04:59 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 10 23:03:21 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Oct 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 14:09:59 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 05 18:12:47 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jun 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 09:33:13 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 04:47:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Dec 05 09:06:21 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 04 10:23:41 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 06:10:27 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 06:14:26 -0800 2009 It's a very different story than what we see in the X-men movies, in large part because you simply couldn't tell this exact story in a mainstream movie. It is, however, a good story, even if a couple parts seemed contradictory.

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