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Essential X-Men Volume 2 TPB (Paperback)

by Chris Claremont (Author), John Byrne (Author)
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Born with extraordinary powers and abilities , these mutants were gathered by Professor Charles Xavier to protect a world that hates and fears them. '

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When X-Men #1 first appeared in the fall of 1991 it shook comicdom to its core. This is a classic collection of the earliest issues of X-Men, introducing many of the characters and themes that continue today.
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5.0 out of 5 stars ESSENTIAL!, July 10 2004
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I bought this, an older version, at a book store in San Francisco, and I read the whole thing in a fifteen-hour or something flight back to Australia.
I hadn't read any of them, I'd just seen the movies, and I immediately knew who my favorite character was, Jean.
And, it was pure coincidence that I picked up this, the collection of comics leading up to Jean's conversion to Dark Phoenix and eventual 'suicide'. It was absolutely one of the best things I've read.
But the collection doesn't just have those stories, it includes a showdown with a Canadian super-hero team, a menacing mutant who can warp reality, a crazy assasin and his 'Disneyland of Death', two giant monsters and an exclusive club who planned to use Jean to take over the world.
The drawings are superb (mostly, there's one where a 14-year old girl, Kitty, looks like she's an anorexic seventy-year old) and better in black and white, cause I think Phoenix looks stupid colored in.
The stories are gripping, though there's a lot of dodgy dialogue, standard fair for a comic, you know, people stating the obvious, talking when they're about to be zapped into a thousand pieces of mutated flesh etc.
Must have for comic-fans, X-fans or people who like to read, but not to much reading and who like pictures accompanying those words.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Truly Great Writing!, Jun 21 2004
By Anthony B. Fernandez (Pueblo, Colorado United States) - See all my reviews
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Being a fan of Comics and Literature in General this truly great writing....

You can read my review on the first volume on that page, but here it goes...

We see many things happen in this volume....the most is the powerful story of Jean Grey...who we see starts to get carried away with her powers...we see as she grows cocky, and the evil Hellfire Club with the help of Mastermind finally exploit Jean, and we see her turn into Dark Phoenix...what happens next is truly disturbing and Tragic, as we saw one of the most important stories in Comicdom happens...

We also see As Collossus who is questioning his Usefulness make his mark on the team...also there is some fun stuff such as a batttle with the madman Arcade, A battle with the mystical beast Weindigo, and Alpha Flight...

But then the Dark Phoenix saga is not only the great Classic in this Volume but that of the story of Days Of Future Past...

A dystopic and Disturbing Future, that reflects the reign of Nazi Germany, we see a story of what Racism will ultimatley do to a world if one strides that path....

Truly great stuff from Claremont and Byrne

On my meter 20/10

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best X-Men stories...and not the ones you'd think., April 10 2004
By C. Clark "Final Fanatic Seven" (SF, CA, United States) - See all my reviews
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Everyone loves the Dark Phoenix Saga and Days of Future Past. So do I, but that's not why I love this book. The Proteus story arc ("There's Something Awful On Muir Island!"), though poorly titled, shows some of the best X-Men ever using teamwork at its best to beat an enemy who defined predatory evil long before the likes of Vargas, Bogan, and even Sabretooth came along. John Byrne's representation of such mutants as Jean Grey, Ororo Munroe, Kitty Pryde, and Piotr Rasputin (AKA Phoenix, Storm, Shadowcat, and Colossus for the uninitiated) is human and heroic at the same time, something that was forgotten in the later days of the likes of Jim Lee.

But the best story, in my humble opinion, is one that takes place shortly after Kitty Pryde joins the X-Men...her "trial by fire," if you will. Kitty spends Christmas (Chanukah) at the mansion, and a demonic creature, one of the N'Garai from an earlier story arc, manages to get into the mansion and come after her. Without the X-Men to protect her, the mutant then known as Sprite manages to survive the demon on her own until she comes up with a brilliant solution to win the day.

These comics are nigh-impossible to find on their own, but in this format, they make for a wonderful glimpse into the world of our favorite mutant team at its finest.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Can't Get Any Better Than This-Unless You Add Color!
This black and white collection is the best comics has to offer. Featuring over 20 consecutive issues, "Essential X-men Vol. Read more
Published on Jan 12 2002 by nemoistic

5.0 out of 5 stars X-Men for ever
I am a complete fan of the Marvel Mutant Superheroes X-Men, and because of it, let me tell you that this series of "Essentials" are one of the best that ever happened to... Read more
Published on Oct 26 2001 by Donald R. Glass

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of all X-Men Essentials
I bought all 3 X-Men Essentials from amazon.com. IMO, the second book is the best of them all. It has gorgeous art, superb plot and it centered around one of the team's most... Read more
Published on Oct 16 2001 by L. YEE

5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Stories!
I have read this book over and over again. It has some of the greatest adventures ever. Many people would clearly point the Dark Phoenix Saga,that is the highlight of the volume... Read more
Published on July 30 2001 by jason barker perry

4.0 out of 5 stars More of the best!
Ok, first of all, "only" 4 stars, and that's based on the packaging (black'n'white + cheap paper), not on the quality of the material. Read more
Published on July 18 2001 by Jon Berger

4.0 out of 5 stars Great stories, tough villains and interesting dialog
When I was a child, my parents bought groceries at a small neighborhood store run by the parents of a schoolmate. Read more
Published on Jun 25 2001 by Charles Ashbacher

5.0 out of 5 stars THE BEST STORYLINES EVER!
CHRIS CLAREMONT DELIVERS IN THE SEARCH FOR MUTANT X STORYLINE, NOT TO MENTION DARK PHOENIX AND ALPHA FLIGHT. THE BEST PART IS SEEING WOLVERINE GET KNOCKED OUT OF ORBIT!
Published on Jun 13 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars Great stories, tough villains and interesting dialog
When I was a child, my parents bought groceries at a small neighborhood store run by the parents of a schoolmate. Read more
Published on May 28 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent collection
the good: picking up from where vol. 1 left off, this offers another 20+ issues of continuity. And what a collection of stories!! Read more
Published on May 12 2001

2.0 out of 5 stars Love the story, but this is a bargain phonebook version.
I was hoping to get a reading/thrash copy to stop the wear and tear on my issues, but had to return this. Read more
Published on Dec 2 2000

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