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X-Men Visionaries: Jim Lee TPB (X-Men Visionaries)
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Graphic SF Reader.......2007-09-03
Not as cool now as it seemed to be then. Not much doubt that Jim Lee is very influential on an artist and how comic artwork has developed, but when you look back on it you see it is very 90s, and not timeless in the way John Romita Jr. or Paul Smith's work was, so part of the reason for the fall of comics at the time, too.
Jim Lee's classic work.......2007-01-11
This compilation book has the reprints of Uncanny X-men comics, it has a lot of fighting pages, you can see the evolution of the caracter gambit, fight with the starjammers,etc, and above all this book has in my opinion the beginnig of the X-MEN'S GOLD AGE. If you are a fan of Jim Lee's draws, Chris Clarenmont plots then BUY THIS BOOK!
TWO Important Warnings . . . .......2005-04-20
First of all, NONE OF THESE REVIEWS ARE FOR THE RIGHT PRODUCT!! The trade paperback that is for sale on this page reprints only ONE Jim Lee X-Men issue! I don't know how Amazon constantly gets this screwed up, but they are all-too-often posting reveiws for different products on the same page. Anyway, the product in question is the CHRIS CLAREMONT edition of the X-MEN visionaries TPB line, and it is THAT book which i am going to pan forthwith: This is an ego-indulgent selection of largely unrelated X-Men comics that totally disregards the reader and instead ends up as a vehicle by which Claremont can compile what he wrongly imagines to be his most "visionary" stories about this legendary superhero clan. Now, i have immense respect for Claremont and great admiration for everything he has contributed to the X-Men and superhero comics in general, but, that said, this collection still sucks. Instead of focusing on what makes the X-Men great (their teamwork, their collective inner conflicts about the society they seek to protect, the various ways in which their powers mesh and interact to create an indomitable fighting force, etc), Claremont picks a few rather inane and unrelated plot fragments dealing with what he feels are essential "character developements" among individual members of the various team incarnations. Consequently, the reader is presented with virtually actionless soap-opera like episodes dealing with Storm's love affair with Forge (beautifully illustrated by Barry-Windsor-Smith, but still terrifically dull when taken out of context), Kitty Pryde's sage-sensai relationship with Wolverine (terribly illustrated, despite C.C.'s editorial statements to the contrary, and also dull when removed from its broader storyline), a humorless farce of a bedtime story involving cartoonlike effigies of the aforementioned heroes, a single issue of the Hellfire Club/Savage Land story arc (already available in the vastly superior "Dark Pheonix Saga" TPB) and Claremont's later collaboration with Jim Lee (again, beautifull art, but questionable story selection). Most of these comics seemed poignant and relevant when i read them the first time as a 13 and 14 year old boy, but removed from their larger plot-contexts and veiwed in retrospect, they no longer have much to offer most fans. A huge dissapointment all-around (up to and including Claremont's self-aggrandizing editorial remarks) that is capped off nicely by the fact that NONE of the original covers are reprinted with the rest of the contents. This is really the final insult to the readers and fans when you consider that, especially in the case of the Barry W. Smith issues, the covers were the most memorable things about these comics!! If you want a quintessential Claremont X-Men story, you should get the Dark Pheonix trade and avoid wasting your money on this junky, slapdash book.
Jim Lee draws the X-Men!.......2004-03-02
This book should be titled "How to draw the X-Men by Jim Lee". Seriously. The stories here are nothing to shout about though the Claremont wit is to be seen in many panels. The real draw of the book is Lee's art which is gloriously reproduced here. For those of us who grew up in the 1980s, we felt this revolution firsthand. Comic books would never be the same again after Lee. The impact of his hyper-detailed, solid-bodied art hit comic-readers the way Neal Adams did in the 1970s. Lee understands the iconism and sexiness of superhero comics and display his knack for capturing both with his pencils (aided by inker Scott Williams).
The highlights:
1) Lee draws the best one-page splash Captain America EVER!
2) Psylocke's transformation from English lady to sexy Asian assassin.
3) The Crossing storyline - see Jim Lee draw cosmic! Shiar, the Imperial Guard, the Starjammers, etc.
4) The Magneto/Rogue Savage Land storyline - Jim Lee's Magneto is unbelievable. Regal, majestic and sexy at the same time. This is a Magneto that a girl will fall in love with - and literally does - the girl in question, unlikely as it is, Rogue! See also Jim Lee's drawing of Nick Fury, the SHIELD helicarrier and Kazar.
Get this volume and the following volume, "X-Men: Mutant Genesis" for the greatest X-Men eye-candy in history.
Mish mash.......2004-02-14
This collection is a microcosm of the X-Men universe: Confusing storylines, dense text, ponderous captions and brilliant art. Don't go looking for a coherent storyline here, this is basically just a showcase for the great Jim Lee's early X-Men work.
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Look back to Multiple Man, Quicksilver, Strong Guy and Wolfsbane's earlier days together as the U.S. government's motley mutants meet murder and mayhem in the Middle East! Then, it's stateside struggles against the Nasty Boys and the Mutant Liberation Front, which may pale before a threat that strikes mutantkind much closer to home! Guest-starring the Incredible Hulk and the mythically mighty Pantheon! Collects X-Factor #76-78 and Incredible Hulk #390-392.
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Great Stuff.......2003-11-02
Joe Mad in my opinion, is one of the best pencilers to ever work under the Uncanny X-Men comics. His style is [was] fresh that left many trying to imitate, but most failed at their attempts. I would say the only reason worth buying this for is the art work, and nothing else. The strories are somewhat sloppily put together and is sorta stale. Even then, the printing isn't on par with the likes of the Jim Lee tradeback, but it comes out in the wash, though.
Either way, you'll enjoy this eye-candy Marvel has set out to give to us.
Good comics!.......2003-10-06
This has some great art and some great stories. The issues where Wolverine and Archangel team up are really cool. They are really hard to find in comic stores and they introduce some really important Psylocke Continuity. I would buy this volume if you like great art and cool characters on a mission to save their friend. This volume is cool because it has a good Wolverine/Archangel story but it is also cool because it has a great Gambit/Sabretooth story. Buy this comic if you love the X-men! I would have given this book five stars if it didn't have such a weak cover. The cover fell of the volume I was reading while I was still in the store. This isn't for the fan that sells his graphic novels later in life. This is just for people that don't really care what condition their books are in.
Great Art But Fell Apart.......2003-04-30
I'm a big fan of Joe Mad! He's art is very eye catching and appealing. So when this book arrived today ahead of schedule I was quite happy. I had went to bed and unable to sleep I picked it up and began to read. I already own all but the last two books in this collection so I started readying at the second to last. I did flip through to notice duller colors than in my original books but that's okay with me. As I ready holding the book in the normal manner suddenly I noticed in my hands the book had crumbled. I inspected the cover to find that it was no longer attached. The sections it appeared are sewn and then the groups are glued together. The glue gave way not after frequent use but through my first read! If there is a hard cover edition buy that instead! Otherwise be prepared with plenty of superglue! I hate to give a Joe Madureira collection only three stars but the fact that the book near instantly crumbled makes it so.
Good stuff!.......2002-09-01
First of all, before you decide you want to buy this book, you should know that it is what the title suggests - a showcase for Joe Madureira's artistic talents. This is the main reason I gave this title four stars, as it is meant as a showcase for Joe Mad's art, and his art is really good. So, even though Scott Lobdell writes pretty ok stories, you won't be buying this trade paperback for that, as the issues here aren't even consecutive, and hence, it is kind of difficult to appreciate whatever story Lobdell is telling. (For the record, this TPB collects Uncanny X-Men #325, 326, 329, 330, 341, 342, 343.)
While they sensibly avoided including the Onslaught-related issues in this collection, they could have stuck to the more "standalone" issues, like 331 (a White Queen & Iceman story) or 338 (Archangel gets back his old feathered wings), and included 328 (Sabretooth nearly eviscerates Psylocke) to complement 329 and 330. The Phalanx/Shi'ar arc that spanned issues 341-344 should have been avoided completely, as the concluding issue 344 was pencilled by Melvin Rubi and thus could not have been included in this collection. This only serves to frustrate the reader, who's left wondering how the storyline will end after finishing 343.
One of the reviewers below asked why Joe Mad's last issue, 350 wasn't included. The reason, I believe, is that that particular issue, whilst containing Madureira's last pencilling work on Uncanny X-Men, also features Andy Smith on pencilling duty. Joe Mad's last full work on Uncanny was issue 348. I guess having the cover of 350 for the cover of this book is the best we can get.
Also, another reviewer mentioned that he owned a couple of Madureira-pencilled issues that weren't featured here. Well, Madureira has done Uncanny X-Men for around 4 years. Surely one can't expect every single issue he's done to be collected here.
Overall, get this if you just wanna appreciate Joe Madureira's much-acclaimed Manga-inspired artistic talents. If you want to read a good story AND enjoy Joe Mad's work at the same time, I suggest The Astonishing X-Men (Series 1) TPB, but that's only a small part of a major storyline, so you might wanna check out his post-X-Men work in Battle Chasers instead, but I have no idea what's happened to that series right now.
not much substance.......2002-02-01
Joe Mad's run on the Uncanny X-Men is collected here, but I own at least two issues of Uncanny that did not see print in this trade. The art is fantastic, and the characters seem larger than life, but I felt that the story lines were stale. Also, this isn't a collection of a story arc, merely a collection of selected issues of his stint. As a result, there is no real coherence to the stories and reading each chapter feels like starting over almost. If you really like Joe Mad's artwork, then by all means purchase this trade, but if you would like to also read a continuous story also, I suggest Joe Mad's "Battle Chasers: A Gathering of Heroes."
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Artistic excellence, and that's about it.......2004-12-27
At times, I have difficulty with the concept of Marvel's "Visionaries" books. When the book focuses on a writer (like Chris Claremont) or a writer/artist (like Walt Simonson or Frank Miller), it's good, as you get grade-A stories that signalled changes in direction for certain books. When the book focuses solely on an artist, however, it's not so good, as no matter how good the art is, there's no telling what you'll get in terms of story quality. Also, you only get issues with that artist's work, so incomplete stories and fragments can be quite prevalent.
Such is the case with X-MEN VISIONARIES: NEAL ADAMS, spotlighting the 1969 X-Men issues illustrated by one of the greatest comic artists of all time. One thing that you should be aware of is that, in 1969, the X-Men, currently the world's most popular super-team, was in the dumpster. The stories were not that great, the art was generally horrible, and as a result, no one would touch this series with a ten-foot pole. But then came Neal Adams to spice things up a bit, drawing issues 56-63 and 65, knocking people out with his realistic depictions of our beloved teenage mutants. Artistically, these issues are excellent, and they rightly got the attention of readers. Even with this artistic jolt, however, Roy Thomas' writing is painfully melodramatic, and no amount of good art can fix that. In addition, Adams' artistic chores began in the middle of an ongoing story, and as this book contains no non-Adams material, you won't get a complete story. Also, the recoloring of these pages is horrible, so even though Marvel trumpets Adams' work, their lack of care in reprinting it doesn't back it up.
So, this book is a great artistic experience combined with some laughable stories. You do get a few great moments in X-Men history, such as the return of Professor X and Magneto, the intros of Sauron and the Savage Land mutants, and cameos by Ka-Zar and the Living Monolith, but X-MEN VISIONARIES: NEAL ADAMS is proof that Marvel should focus on either writers or writer/artists for these books.
More color complaints.......2004-02-06
Seriously, what were they thinking when they gave the coloring job on this the green light? For those who love great artwork in comics, this short run by Neal Adams on X-Men in the late 60's is really one of the highlights. So why would Marvel treat it so poorly? One reviewer mentioned the previous print job as being worse but I disagree. This is a mess; costumes change color from page to page, some pages are flat, saturated color while others are dot printed (which looks far worse on high grade paper than on newsprint!). I also hope they give this a third, improved printing. For those of you who can't wait, the great artwork is still there, it's just buried under an inept rush-job. Personally, I would've prefered the thing in b&w.
Neal Adam's brilliant nine-issue run on 'The X-Men" 1969-70.......2003-08-01
You have to remember before issue #56 of the "X-Men" came out in 1969 that the comic book was hurtling towards oblivion (which meant it would became a reprint title for Marvel). Jim Steranko had come in and done a few wonderful issues but then we had issue #53, which we all thought was the worst drawn comic in the history of the world. The artist was some young kid off the boat from England named Barry Smith who was clearly trying to imitate Jack Kirby (what we did not know was that Smith had literally drawn the pages sitting on benches in Central Park. In what was clearly a final but big time effort to save the X-Men, Neal Adams was brought in as the artist, the pages inked by Tom Palmer, the stories written by Roy Thomas and then Dennis O'Neil. For those who had suffered through issues drawn by the competent but uninspiring Don Heck, the nine issues drawn by Adams raised the bar for what the art in a comic book could look like. Whereas Steranko was the master of style, Adams provided a realism that was just great, as he went on to show while drawing Batman and Green Lantern/Green Arrow for DC.
Collected in "X-Men: Visionaries - Neal Adams" are issues #56-63, and 65 of "X-Men," published originally in 1969-1970, and since all of them run for over $100 in proverbial near mint condition, this is a nice way of enjoying these great comic book stories. Issue #56 has the Living Pharaoh, #57 the start of an awesome Sentinel trilogy, #58 offers the first appearance of Havok, #59 has Cyclops as the last X-Man standing against the Sentinels, Issues #60-62 offers the Sauron trilogy, which gets the X-Men back to the Savage Land and a meeting with Ka-Zar, #63 is a nice Magneto story (picking up on the Steranko bit of the devil having a daughter), and #64 is admittedly a lame monster story. These were just above well above average stories with the longer storylines working to the advantage of the characters and the artwork. I did not understand the importance of using the name "Sauron" as a villain, since I was still a few years away from reading the Lord of the Rings, but it was cool to have a monster that was a flying dinosaur. The Havoc costume was pretty cool too and I still remember the way Adams introduced Magneto without his helmet in one of the great reveals of all time. There was one more original issue after the run by Adams and then the title started reprinting issues #12-45. Granted, the run by Chris Claremont and John Bryne when the X-Men were brought back as an international gang of merry mutants in 1975 is the highpoint of the series, but the issues by Adams comes in a strong second.
2nd print of tpb a minor improvement.......2003-04-02
The 2nd print is very close, but no cigar. After the computer coloring hack job of the first print, Marvel redid some of the issues, as there were originally printed 30 years ago. Unfortunately, there are still some pages, here and there, that still have this bad coloring work. On top of it, I now see some colored pages from the 80's special edition reprints making it an inconsistent mess.
Hopefully by the time Marvel releases the 3rd print, ALL of the coloring for this collection will be brought back to its former glory.
Classic tales by a classic team.......2003-03-19
Just as the Original X-Men's run was hampered by ridiculously low sales, Marvel tried to salvage the title by conscripting two greats -- Roy Thomas and Neal Adams -- to come up with some butt-kicking tales. And this they did! Adams can tell a story by himself, really, with his spectacular pencils. His sense of perspective, lighting and presence is truly phenomenal. Unfortunately, even he and Thomas couldn't prevent X-Men from lowering into the depths of reprints, despite their herculean effort.
In these collected tales you'll witness the Living Monolith, Havoc, the Sentinels, Sauron, Ka-Zar and the civilization-destroying Z'Nox. Overall, this is well worth the $$.
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The name wasn't changed to protect the innocent, but everything else was as Peter David took over the series from the founding X-Men! Alumni of the X-Men, the New Mutants and the Avengers join refugees from odd corners of the X-Universe as the government's latest super-effort, but Mister Sinister and his Nasty Boys don't want this team to survive long enough to get its roster straight! Featuring the historic first meeting of the cast of Marvel Knights' Madrox! Collects X-Factor #71-75.
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Pretty much the only X-Factor ever worth reading.......2006-01-20
While it didn't become the legendary fan favorite that his monumental run on the Incredible Hulk did, Peter David's revision of the X-Men spin-off X-Factor is undoubtadly the best the series ever offered, and pretty much the only X-Factor ever worth reading. In the beginning of this TPB, the government sponsored mutant team has their share of difficulties. Besides the auora of distrust between the group and their liason Val Cooper, Jamie "the Multiple Man" Madrox's powers are slowly spinning out of control. In the meantime, Havok and co. are going to have their hands full with events that are just over the horizon, which is the biggest drawback of this TPB. The farther that the TPB goes along, the better David gets in his storytelling, and by the time it comes to an end, you'll be wanting more. Larry Stroman's art is solid throughout, even though it's the typical, 90's muscled look that ended up being so apparent throughout the various X-books during the decade, but thankfully it never goes to Liefeld-esque heights. All in all, if you have fond memories of Peter David's all too brief run on X-Factor, give this a look; and while you're at it, check out David's woefully underrated Madrox mini-series, as well as the current monthly X-Factor series that once again features the man at the helm.
Madrox Mayhem.......2005-12-13
This graphic novel, which reprints X-Factor #71-75, takes place as Peter David and Larry Stroman took over the struggling book. Giving the team a line up of Quicksilver, Strong Guy, Havok, Polaris, Maddrox, Wolfsbane, they have the group working for the government, with Val Cooper as a liaison.
This arch has several subplots, but the main plot featuring Multiple Man's powers spinning out of control is the most amusing. Several other subplots are not wrapped up before the end of the graphic. The writing itself is not David's strongest work. In the first half of the graphic, you get the feeling he's still trying to find the character's voices and mannerisms, with nothing really gelling until much later in the book. There's humor, but most times it feels forced, and the villains are either overused or asinine.
The art work is staggering, and I think Mr. David would have been better served had this been called X-Factor Visionaries (Larry Stroman, Vol. 1) Mr. Stroman's art, sense of style, and composition make even the most mundane instances appealing and his art alone saves the book from a rating of 3 stars.
So if you get this book, just know that it's nothing amazing that will change your life or the way you see comics. But, the art is staggering, and worth the price of admission alone.
This could be read by a newcomer to comic books, but they might think `Is this all there is to comics?' Buy them Watchmen instead.
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Marvel Legends: Wolverine is a must have book!.......2004-08-01
Marvel Legends: Wolverine is a must have book! this book is written by Larry Hamma and the artwork is done by fan-favorite comic book artist, Marc Silvestri. In this book, Wolverine takes on the Japanese Yakuza, Faces down a legendary Canadian monster, and uncovers secrets of the Mysterious Weapon X program. The book features X-Men characters like Cable, Sabretooth,Silver Fox, Professor X and Jean Grey, this book collects Wolverine#31-34,#41-42,#48-50. This is a must have book because Marc Silvestri did a wonderful job with the artwork. Highly Recommended!
interesting, although a bit confusing.......2004-06-09
I wasn't really sure what sort of stories I would be reading when I first started this volume. The X-Men have been around for a while, and I have only read a small fraction of the X-Men comics out there. This volume showcases comics penciled by Marc Silvestri, which means that the issues included are Wolverine #31-34, 41-42, and 48-50. I was a bit confused about how connected these groups of comics were, plot-wise, but it was still an interesting read. The first comics in the volume are about Wolverine battling Yakuza on really scary drugs, the next comic has the Hunter in Darkness. Then there's some comics with a little android girl named Elsie-Dee, as well as comics where Wolverine tries to find out which of his memories are real and which are false.
For me, it seems like a pretty mixed bag, but avid fans of the X-Men and Wolverine might feel differently. For the most part, I really enjoyed the artwork - Silvestri does an excellent Wolverine, in my opinion.
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Humor, horror, westerns, war, romance, espionage and, of course, super-heroic adventure... many domains, but only one King. From the Two-Gun Kid, Sgt. Fury and Agent Jimmy Woo to the Fantastic Four, the X-Men and beyond, the talent of Jack Kirby underlies the history and future of Marvel! See Captain America's first appearance... all three of them! Witness the first Avengers/X-Men battle, and learn the origin of Professor X! Cower before Doctor Doom, wielding the power of the Silver Surfer! The Yellow Claw! Mangog! Fin Fang Foom! Otherworldly dinosaurs, mutant seagulls and more await as comicdom's commemoration of Kirby continues! Collects Captain America Comics #1; Marvel Mystery Comics #23; Yellow Claw #4; Strange Tales #89, 114; Two-Gun Kid #60; Love Romances #103; X-Men #9; Tales of Suspense #59; Sgt. Fury #13; Fantastic Four #57-60; Not Brand Ecch #1; Thor #154-157; Devil Dinosaur #1.
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King Kirby.......2007-03-18
Jack Kirby was the King. He was the greatest and most powerful of all comic book artists. If you love comics and don't know Kirby, you owe it to yourself to explore his work -- much of which, thankfully, is available between book covers. There have been other great artists, but there was only one Kirby.
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Today X-Factor's beat is Mutant Town, but years before, it was Washington DC! Madrox, Strong Guy, Quicksilver and the rest face crises of diplomacy, deception and death while protecting humans from mutants and vice versa! A battle with the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants in the shadow of Genosha! Musical murder, the Mojoverse and more! Featuring one of Wolverine's worst rivals, Cyber! Collects X-Factor #79-83 & Annual #7.
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ASIN: 0785101780 |
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Not half bad.......2004-03-20
The issues in this book are Uncanny X-Men 279, Wolverine 77 & 78, and X-Men 33. In 279, the Professor and Stevie hunter are on the run from Colossus, who has been possessed by the Shadow king. The only problem is that we don't get a real beginning or a real end to this story because 279 is apparently a "middle of the story" issue. In Wolverine 77 & 78, Logan finds himself pursued by Deathstrike, Cylla, and Bloodscream. Only this time he lacks his adamantium claws and bones, and his healing factor has been reduced. In X-Men 33, Sabretooth is a prisoner of the X-Men and tells Rogue about the first time he met Gambit in Paris, which I found to be an interesting story.
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