Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1157494 in Books
• Published on: 2002-03-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Customer Reviews

Very, very good X-men story
This a anthology to get. Solid storyline. Very good artwork. A very great team of X-men, possibly the best roster of x-men. Though the book is basically about Magneto taking control of genosha. Also about Rogue and Quicksiler's involement with the character's past. Awesome cover. Proves why the X-men are the best. Collects about nine issues. Get it now!

The ...
Ok, first off, I won't say that this trade paperback is awe-inspiring, but it's not bad. The story is average, continuing Magneto's constant attempts at ruling the human race, with the X-Men opposing him. Most of the battles are fought between the Acolytes and the X-Men, which is somewhat disappointing because the Acolytes are pretty incompentent. Yes, Mellencamp is a lame name for anyone (especially a bad guy), but get over it man. He's only in a few panels. As for Fabian Cortez, he's been around for a while and has his own place in the Marvel universe. Who's to say he can't use his own name? Jean Grey is known more as Jean Grey than Marvel Girl or Phoenix.
No where could I find the text reiterating the art to the degree that the reviewer talked about. I did notice it to a very small degree, as all comic books have that once in a while. All of the non-dialogue text serve more as a narrative explaining the characters' backgrounds or as an exposition on the characters' current state of being and emotion. All in all, there is a fair size of reading to do, but who says comic books need to be less writing? As for the art, I thought it was great. Marvel has been putting out great artwork recently and this continues the trend.
Hmm, as for the other points, I don't understand what his problem is with unfamiliar readers not understanding what's going on. That's how it always is! These comics are part of a series and if you don't keep up with the series, you'll get lost. That's how it's always been. Marvel would love to have anyone pick up these comics and get right into them, but that's completely unrealistic. Marvel lovers will enjoy this paperback, especially X-Men buffs like me. There is some character development... and the writing is decent. The one problem I have is that this X-Men vs. Magneto thing is getting monotonous, but there's actually more to this paperback than that. If you like Magneto (like me), pick this one up. If you like the X-Men, pick it u with a little caution. Anyone else, read it and judge it before buying it.

I rather liked it
I found this collection to be rather enjoyable. It is a good story, though it does weaken at parts. And on the whole, the artwork was pretty good. I don't really see what there is to complain about.