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5.0 out of 5 stars A great X-Men Jim Lee graphic Novel!, Oct 17 2002

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N. Kok "Kirby Kok" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: X-Men Visionaries: Jim Lee TPB (Paperback)

This is a great X-Men: Visionaries Jim Lee graphic Novel! This is Jim Lee's early work on the Uncanny X-Men series! This Marvel Tradepaperback reprints Jim Lee's early years when he was the comic book artist on Uncanny X-Men. In this book reprints Uncanny X-Men#248,#256-258,#268-269, #273-277. His early work on the Uncanny X-Men in the early 1990s, lead to to the critically aclaimed Clarmont/Lee work on X-Men #1 in 1991. All the Uncanny X-Men issues are written by Chris Claremont. Most of the artwork is drawn by Jim Lee. Unncany X-Men#273 is drawn by various artist. Buy this book if your a big fan of X-Men and Jim Lee. Highest Possible Recommendation.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Jim Lee draws the X-Men!, Mar 1 2004

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Edmund Lau Kok Ming (Malaysia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: X-Men Visionaries: Jim Lee TPB (Paperback)

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.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Mish mash, Feb 14 2004

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Hizon "Jerry" (Makati Philippines) - See all my reviews

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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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3.0 out of 5 stars Don't judge a book by it's cover!
This is an excellent x-men paperback. It explores one of the hottest x-women's orgin, psylocke, and how she came to be a
beautiful asian "action junkie". Read more

Published on Jan 4 2004

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book, but not an ideal intro
This is a really fun little graphic novel, loaded with great artwork and a decent storyline. I wouldn't recommend it as a first-time read for anyone unfamiliar with the X-Men -... Read more

Published on Mar 22 2003