All-New All-Different X-Men Masterworks (Marvel Comics) [Paperback]

Len Wein (Author), Sam Grainger (Illustrator), Dave Cockrum (Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: Marvel Comics | Publication Date: October 1993

Graphic Novel

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Marvel Entertainment Group (October 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 087135988X
• ISBN-13: 978-0871359889
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,427,387 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Chris Claremont is best known for his work on Marvel Comics' The Uncanny X-Men, during which time it was the bestselling comic in the Western Hemisphere; he has sold more than 100 million comic books to date. Recent projects include the dark fantasy novel Dragon Moon and Sovereign SevenTM, a comic book series published by DC Comics. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.George Lucas is the founder of Lucasfilm Ltd., one of the world's leading entertainment companies. He created the Star Wars and Indiana Jones film series. Among his story credits are THX 1138, American Graffiti, and the Star Wars and Indiana Jones films. He lives in Marin County, California.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Maintaining the continuity of interest by breaking the continuity of characters, May 14, 2011

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This review is from: All-New All-Different X-Men Masterworks (Marvel Comics) (Paperback)

One of the best features of the X-Men comic series is that there is both continuity and dramatic change. This is one of the reasons why the group remains so popular almost five decades after their first appearance. Furthermore, it allows the changes in society to be reflected in new characters rather than only on making changes in the old.
This collection begins with the apparent loss of all of the old X-Men team with the exception of Cyclops. In an attempt to discover what happened to them, Professor Xavier recruits a new team of mutants to fight alongside Cyclops. They are a disparate group; some are willing to work as a team yet others are more interested in expressing their individuality than in saving the world. For that is their first assignment, as a super villain and his team has taken control of the American nuclear arsenal and placed it on automatic countdown.
Each of the other stories begins right where the previous one ends; the new X-Men are faced with challenge after challenge as they rapidly meld into a team. The villains are all powerful, worthy matches to the mutant powers of the X-Men, forcing the X-Men to rely on their wits rather than their powers. Making complete changes in a super group is a task difficult to carry out; in this case it is done well.