Essential X-Men Volume 1 (All-New Edition) (X-Men (Graphic Novels)) (Paperback)

by Chris Claremont (Author), Dave Cockrum (Illustrator), John Byrne (Illustrator)

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Relive the genesis of the All-New, All-Different X-Men - and discover the human within the hero... and the truth behind the legend! Featuring the Juggernaut, Magneto, and more!

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• Reading level: Young Adult
  
• Paperback: 520 pages
• Publisher: Marvel Comics (June 4, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785132554
• ISBN-13: 978-0785132554
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.6 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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4.0 out of 5 stars Better than the first printing! More material!, December 31, 2008

By	N. Kok "Kirby Kok" (USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Essential X-men volume 1 is really good! It has the same issues the first printing has but also has some character profies,sketches,and background material. This book reprints Giant-Size X-men#1 and Uncanny X-Men 94-119! I like this book more that the first Edition because the book has material and has a better cover. these are the stories most comic books fans know as All New, All Different X-men, with Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Storm, Colossus, Banshee,joining Cyclops, and Professor X. The only thing I am not happy about this book is the it is Black & White. There is no color on the pages because It is Newsprint. B

4.0 out of 5 stars B/W reprints of Marvel Comics' 1975-1979 "X-Men" run with Claremont, Cockrum and Byrne, April 11, 2009

By	K. W. Schreiter (Conshohocken, PA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This first "Essential X-Men" volume collects black-and-white reprints of "Uncanny X-Men" issues #94-119 (and Giant Size #1) that Marvel Comics originally published between August 1975 and March 1979. The Silver Age "X-Men" series was cancelled after issue #66 and the title reprinted Silver Age material from #67-93. 1975's "Giant Size X-Men" #1 introduced Professor X's new team of mutants that featured new characters Storm, Nightcrawler, Wolverine, Colossus and Thunderbird, plus the previously known mutants Banshee and Sunfire. GSXM #1's writer is Len Wein and artist is Dave Cockrum; each is considered a co-creator of the aforementioned now-classic characters. The Silver Age characters Marvel Girl, Iceman, Angel, Havok and Polaris exit in issue #94, leaving Cyclops as the leader of the new team. (Charter X-Man Beast had already joined the Avengers at this point.)
Chris Claremont started his legendary "X-Men" run in #94-95 with two co-writing credits split with Wein. His writing run on this title would continue until 1991. Dave Cockrum continued as penciler through #107. John Byrne began his respective legendary run as artist with #108 (he continued until 1981) and was listed as co-plotter starting with #113. Terry Austin provided inks for the latter half of these issues. The X-Men's popularity and circulation increased, and Marvel changed this from a bi-monthly title to a monthly one, resulting in some fill-in issues before the Claremont/Byrne run solidified with #111.
Marvel Girl returns to the team and soon undergoes a transformation into the Phoenix. Moira McTaggert, Princess Lilandra and the Shi'ar Empire, the Starjammers and the Guardian are all introduced in this run. Beast returns in #111, but the team is separated in #114 after a battle with Magneto, with much of the team ending up with KaZar in the Savage Land and later Japan. Claremont includes cameos from Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Geraldo Rivera and Jimmy Carter.
Many of these issues were reprinted for Marvel's "Classic X-Men" series starting in 1986. I prefer the "40 Years of X-Men" DVD-ROM for its complete collection of the entire "Uncanny X-Men" run in full color PDFs. However, the Marvel Essentials series offers convenient, inexpensive access to these 30-year old X-Men comics without needing a computer.