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Uncanny X-Men Omnibus (v. 1) [Hardcover]

Chris Claremont (Author), Len Wein (Author), Dave Cockrum (Illustrator), John Byrne (Illustrator)
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Publication Date: August 2, 2006
When a young writer named Chris Claremont took over X-Men in 1976, few fans could predict the incredible impact he would have on the Marvel Comics series. With a flair for realistic dialogue, heartfelt storylines and hard-hitting action, Claremont's writing breathed life into the characters. In collaboration with artists Dave Cockrum and John Byrne, Claremont crafted a run still heralded as a definitive era on the book. X-Men became more than just another super-hero title: this diverse cast of mutants fighting against prejudice and intolerance has resonated in the hearts of millions of devoted readers. Now, the first five years of their landmark run on Uncanny X-Men are collected in one oversized volume. This keepsake edition also includes all original letters pages, newly re-mastered coloring and other uncanny extras! Collects Uncanny X-Men #94-131, and Giant-Size X-Men #1, Annual #3.

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  • Hardcover: 848 pages
  • Publisher: Marvel (August 2, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0785121013
  • ISBN-13: 978-0785121015
  • Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 7.6 x 2.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 5.4 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #470,731 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Chris Claremont
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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50 of 54 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I just finished reading this amazing compendium.

These X-Men comics represented the absolute best that comics could be in their day. And in many ways, they're the best ever.

I remember reading these issues as if it were yesterday. I instantly loved this team, these characters. They were visually stimulating, thanks to Dave Cockrum's outstanding designs, and were as three-dimensional as any fictional character in any medium - novel, film...anything.

When John Byrne took over, the entire fan community knew they were witnessing something special in comics. There was a desperate wait for those next issues to come out. The previous months' books were read and re-read until that shiny new tome appeared on the rack. "X-Men" was the first book you'd read when you got home, if you didn't read it in the car while your mom drove.

These stories approached myth for us. They resonated. They stuck.

Nearly thirty years later I'm still amazed. As a young kid, I simply was sucked into the breathless, epic storytelling, the seemingly infinite small details tucked into every panel or every plot point, the comedy, the tragedy...

...and the artwork that defines this book to this day.

These are the definitive X-Men.

We are re-introduced to some old friends, like Cyclops and Jean Grey, and find some new ones, like Nightcrawler, Colossus and especially Wolverine. In that Giant-Size X-Men number one, that beautiful fat introduction to this world, we all fell in love with so much of the X-Universe immediately. Re-reading this after so much time allows me to appreciate the artistry of the collaborators, but it also makes clear that when current X-comics get "good", they're getting "good" like THESE stories.

Man-oh-man...remember these stories? The return of the sentinels? Jean becoming Phoenix? Magneto coming back? The Savage Land? Arcade? Proteus? That whole space opera business with Princess Lilandra and the Starjammers? Alpha Flight?

If these words mean nothing to you, they will after you read this book. And you'll never forget them. Just ask the other group of people, who, after reading that list, have a huge grin plastered across their face, as they fondly remember some of the best, beloved moments of their comic-reading life.

Back to physical book itself. It's big and a bit unwieldy. It's a doorstop, for sure.

But the reproductions are beautiful, the art crisply and colorfully done. The binding is more stable than you would imagine, given that there are over 800 pages. The covers are pristine, and the inclusion of the letter columns is key.

They provide perspective and setting. You see how ground-breaking these stories were, just by reading the fan reactions. This really does take you back.

As a one-stop-shopping way to introduce yourself to the modern X-Men, you cannot do any better.

You should be forewarned, however, that these tales lead directly into the story arcs of The Hellfire Club and The Dark Phoenix Saga, both considered high-water marks in the history of comics. This is like watching "The Godfather', but not "The Godfather, Part 2." You'll need to seek them out (there are trades available) and you'll be SO glad you did.

Finally, Marvel should be commended for putting this sort of collection out there for us. These are books any comics fan would LOVE own and read and re-read, and to have them all in one place...in one book...is really a treat.

At sixty-plus bucks, it feels like a bargain. That's saying something...
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Worth every penny. October 12, 2006
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
If you are undecided about whether or not to buy this book, if you love the X-Men but you've already bought and read some of this material before in previous reprint editions, and you're just not sure if it's worth plunking down almost 70 bucks for another reprint... well, that's exactly where I was before I went ahead and ordered this thing, and let me tell you, I am so glad I gave in.

Trust me, if you are an X-Men fan, this book is an absolute treasure. One that you should definitely not pass up... one that you will definitely regret having passed up ten or fifteen years from now when it's (quite possibly) no longer in print.

The production quality is excellent here, it's printed on nice paper, the colors look great, and at the end there's a short but fascinating section of "behind the scenes" material, including character designs, promotional artwork that was originally published in other sources outside the X-Men comic itself, a gallery of all the Art Adams cover illustrations from the 1980's "Classic X-Men" series, sketches showing rejected costume and character designs, not to mention text by Chris Claremont.

To put it in a nutshell, The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus is the comic book equivelant of a special edition director's cut DVD of your favorite movie, with extra features.

The only bad thing about this book is that it is incredibly addictive. Since I got it, I've been reading one chapter every evening... which is great... but the next day, while trying to focus on my pencil-pushing desk job, I keep finding myself distracted by an eagerness to go home, just so I can hunker down on the couch and read another chapter. I'm thirty four years old and I have a good job. I should be above this sort of behavior. But The X-Men Omnibus has devolved my brain back to my Junior High School self, just dying to get out of school each day, so I can go home and read comic books! It's kinda scary.

But I'm loving every minute of it, and if you are an X-Men fan, I have no doubt you will, also. I only hope Marvel will publish an X-Men Omnibus Volume 2. I would love to see the rest of the John Byrne issues and, (oh man!) the Paul Smith issues collected in another volume like this. Wow. Just get it, you will be happy you did.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
The golden age of the X-Men January 3, 2007
Format:Hardcover
When Stan Lee and Jack Kirby originally created the X-Men, the title was far from being one of the best received to come out of Marvel. Nevertheless, when a new interest was found of the series, the X-Men lived again, thanks to writer Chris Claremont and artist Dave Cockrum. The first thing they did? Revitalize the whole team. With Professor Xavier and Cyclops the only X-Men not captured by a monstrous island, Xavier recruits a whole new international team of mutants to save his old students. Here, we are introduced to fan favorites like Colossus, Nightcrawler, and Storm; while Wolverine (originally created by Len Wein in the pages of the Incredible Hulk) joins as well, as well as others such as Thunderbird, Sunfire, and Banshee to boot. This new team of X-Men didn't get along with one another, which was a nice touch of Claremont's writing, adding a never before seen inner-group conflict, mainly focusing around the love triange between Cyclops, Jean Grey, and Wolverine. Later on in this massive volume, the team gets thinned out, and that's where it really takes off in later issues. And who could forget the monumental events to come from the Claremont/Cockrum/Byrne (who would later join as artist) era? From the return of Magneto to Jean's transformation into the Phoenix, the Uncanny X-Men Omnibus is an absolute must own for older X-Men fans who don't own any of the previously released trades and cherish their old comics. The colors look better than ever, and while the dialogue may be dated, Claremont's then edgy storytelling still manages to pack a punch. Though some of the best stories to come from the Claremont reign aren't here (Dark Phoenix Saga, Days of Future Past), make no mistake that this Uncanny X-Men Omnibus is some of the best bang for your buck you'll ever find, period.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Omnibus collection of THE definitive X-Men run comes up a little short...
First of all, let me say that I'm thankful that this Uncanny X-Men Omnibus (vol. 1) exists at all. As has already been noted, the garish coloring of these landmark issues is... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Andrew B. Bosma
The Modern Standard
At 35 years old, I came into the X universe in 1983 during the Paul Smith run. Even back then, the Chris Claremont/John Byrne run was legendary and hard to get; Especially for a... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Artisan1
I rather keep my Essentials than this
I got this a couple of days ago and I really cannot understand some of the people that have no problem with it. First of all they redid the coloring but in a hideous way. Read more
Published on December 25, 2009 by Carla G. Dávalos Rdz
Finally
I have been waiting a loooong time to have this in my hands, it's pure quality and has some of the best stories of the X men I have ever read.
Published on September 28, 2009 by Hagen
Best Bargain EVER!
This is a super-thick, hardcover book, in full-color, filled with so many issue of the classic X-Men stories by Claremont, Byrne and Cockrum. Read more
Published on August 15, 2009 by W. Rosen
Claremont's legendary run begins.
This first brick-like volume contains Giant-Size X-Men #1, and then (Uncanny) X-Men #94-131. This is the whole first Chris Claremont/David Cockrum run, and the more sizeable part... Read more
Published on April 27, 2008 by Sean Curley
Why is this the best X-Collection ever?
The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus volume 1 is a must-have book for any X-Fan. Content-wise you get X-Men #94-131, Annual #3, and Giant Size #1. Read more
Published on January 30, 2008 by Buffy
The era of X-Men that ruled the world!
I don't have this book, as its been out of print/sold out for a while; yet I've read all the single issues and like everyone else, this run of Claremont/Byrne is one of the best... Read more
Published on November 13, 2007 by Kevin Tribelhorn
excellent collection
This collection of the first 5 years of Claremont's run on Uncanny X-men is a great value. Great quality of the reprinting. Read more
Published on June 23, 2007 by K. Feeley
X MEN AWESOMENESS
Truly awesome! I wish they could put every x men into one giant book. Bring on X Men Omnibus vol. 2!
Published on May 29, 2007 by GALACTUS
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