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Essential X-Men, Vol. 3 (Essential X-Men #3)
Hated and feared by a world they are sworn to protect, the X-Men face off against some of their most unforgettable foes -- including Magneto and the Hellfire Club.
Paperback, 528 pages
Published
August 1st 2001
by Marvel Comics
(first published July 15th 1998)
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By Chris Claremont & Dave Cockrum, published in 1981-1982.
This is another collection of comics in black and white featuring the Uncanny X-Men from the early eighties. And I must say I am not disappointed with them because of the lack of colour.
As I’ve said before, at least for me, it’s the stories which grab my imagination and not necessarily the pretty colours when I’m reading anyhow.
So in this volume of Essential X-Men we get issues 145 - 161 and three annuals 3 -...more
This is another collection of comics in black and white featuring the Uncanny X-Men from the early eighties. And I must say I am not disappointed with them because of the lack of colour.
As I’ve said before, at least for me, it’s the stories which grab my imagination and not necessarily the pretty colours when I’m reading anyhow.
So in this volume of Essential X-Men we get issues 145 - 161 and three annuals 3 -...more
This is a black and white collection of Uncanny X-Men 145 to 161. These stories come right after John Byrne left the title and the whole Phoenix saga was resolved. I started collecting comics about a year after the last issue collected here.
If you are a comic book fan, you will notice how comics, as a form of storytelling, has changed in recent years. Gone are the word bubbles and lengthy expository dialog. This collection harkens back to the time where every character would thin...more
If you are a comic book fan, you will notice how comics, as a form of storytelling, has changed in recent years. Gone are the word bubbles and lengthy expository dialog. This collection harkens back to the time where every character would thin...more
It is unfortunate moving from John Byrne back to Dave Cockrum (who was the original artist for the reinvention of the X-Men). The stories likewise take a downturn. A lot of things feel more like an 80s comic in this essential.
Bill Sienkiewicz makes an appearance which is entertaining... that is if it wasn't for the story he is given which feels entirely out of place from the rest of the series. I mostly just know Sienkiewicz for his, what I presume are, paintings. His art here ...more
Bill Sienkiewicz makes an appearance which is entertaining... that is if it wasn't for the story he is given which feels entirely out of place from the rest of the series. I mostly just know Sienkiewicz for his, what I presume are, paintings. His art here ...more
This is the X-men that I grew up with. Reading it now? Soap opera for boys (or at least this boy). Long before Smallville, Claremont had figured out teen-angst mixed with kicking butt. Surprised just how talky this stuff is today. And dude, I don't think Claremont can go a page without a thought-bubble, but that was the style of the time...
This was always a weird period for me when I was an X-Men fan, sort of a lull between the Byrne and Smith. Mostly Dave Cockrum, but also a bunch of fill-in artists, and a lot of issues that don't seem like X-MEN stories (Dracula??) and ending with the muddled brood/Shi-ar storyline. The highlight is a the inclusion of AVENGERS annual #11 featuring gorgeous Michael Golden art and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants.
Not quite as much a page-turner as vol. 2, and I missed Byrne's art. Cockrum's is still solid- not quite as dynamic, though. Stories a bit more scattered. The last issue in the volume begins the Brood storyline, which is a good one!
Jean Grey is gone and the tension between her and Wolverine (oh yes, and that moron Cyclops) is sorely missed. This comic is saved by loli X-man Kitty Pride, though. I wish more of my favourite X-girls appeared already (and not just for a short villainy introduction) but I guess I will have to wait a bit. Enjoyable stuff.
Very good. This is slightly pulpy and silly bot overall a very good and imaginative collection of stories form a trying part of the XMEN legend
I still think Prof. X is a dick. Also, the X-Men seem to get abducted and then help their misunderstood abductors an awful lot.
It's a bit unfair to have to compare this volume to the two that came before. It's not that these stories are that bad, really, but that a lot of the ones that came before were so much better. Things pick up again in Volume 4, though, so your patience will be rewarded. Plus, the Dracula stuff is kinda fun, and there's some great George Perez artwork in one of the annuals.
The introduction of the bood, Magneto first is tempted by thoughts of being good and moves towards being a fantastic antihero and conflicted leader, Kitty Pryde developing as a character - this stuff is great. So I could do without the annual where Storm is hypnotized by Dracula, but then when has an annual been anything but crap?
great stuff. and c'mon, that Dracula annual issue IS pretty good. in fact, all the annuals in here are pretty good. although i'll agree that that normally do suck, this book defies the norm.
Some great stuff in here, classic early 80's comics.
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Chris Claremont is a writer of American comic books, best known for his 16-year (1975-1991) stint on Uncanny X-Men, during which the series became one of the comic book industry's most successful properties.
Claremont has written many stories for other publishers including the Star Trek Debt of Honor graphic novel, his creator-owned Sovereign Seven for DC Comics and Aliens vs Predator f...more
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Claremont has written many stories for other publishers including the Star Trek Debt of Honor graphic novel, his creator-owned Sovereign Seven for DC Comics and Aliens vs Predator f...more
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