The X-Files comic book, based upon the hugely popular TV series, was a top-50 selling comic throughout its publication frequently outselling Superman titles. This collection picks up where Topps comics left off in collecting this popular series into trade paperback format. This book collects issues 13-17, as well as the highly sought-after Issue 0 (the pilot episode adaptation), and the episode adaptation of squeeze.
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Of course, there was an X Files comic book! Happily, it's now being collected in graphic-novel format. Here are five original creations and two TV-episode adaptations first published as special issues. The originals would have made good TV episodes, especially the two-parter in which paranoid neo-Nazi survivalists capture Mulder and Scully. The writing in the five originals corresponds to the TV-script adaptations, though the latter seem a bit wordier. Five hands share principal artist duties. Of Charles Adlard's four stories, "One Player Only," with its photo-incorporating opening pages (by Miran Kim), is most striking; the others look square in comparison, as does Gordon Purcell's "Thin Air." The two adaptations are the most intricately rendered, perhaps because Val Mayerick's "Squeeze" (a sublime creep-out) and John Van Fleet's version of the TV pilot episode are based on frames from the shows. All the artists conjure the murk that Mulder and Scully swam through on TV. If only print could reproduce David Duchovny's permanently hungover vocal characterization of Mulder. Ray Olson
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The episodes in the collections are outlined just like the ones on TV; they all start with a mysterious event (which becomes even more mysterious when it's on paper instead of the TV screen). Stefan Isaksson --Glomie Productions
Initially the artwork is a little jarring, but improves as the book progresses. However, the stories prove alluring (and comforting to fans in X withdrawal), immediately drawing you in with an aim to get you addicted. It succeeds, and luckily, Checker has two other volumes now available. Rod Lott --Oklahoma Gazette
Initially the artwork is a little jarring, but improves as the book progresses. However, the stories prove alluring (and comforting to fans in X withdrawal), immediately drawing you in with an aim to get you addicted. It succeeds, and luckily, Checker has two other volumes now available. Rod Lott --Oklahoma Gazette
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Stefan Petrucha has written twenty novels and scores of graphic novels. His most recent work includes the parody Harry Potty and the Deathly Boring, the vampire novel Blood Prophecy, and the nonfiction Paranormal State: My Journey into the Unknown. He does not want to tell you where he lives. Gragg and Petrucha are co-authors of What the (Active Verb) Is Wrong with the Right?: A Fill-in-the-Blanks Game for the Rest of Us.
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THE X-FILES ARE BACK IN BUSINESS!,
This review is from: The X-Files, Vol. 1 (X-Files) (Paperback)
Throughout the 90's, TOPPS comics put out a truly outstanding comic book series based on the hit TV show the X-Files. They began collecting the issues in trade paperback format but only got as far as issue #12. Now, Checker Books has picked up the ball and is continuing collecting these classic issues in trade paperback. This first volume collects issues #13 - 19, as well as the special issue #0. TOPPS' greatest accomplishment with the series was being able to capture the spirit of the TV shows with witty writing and art that matched the spirit of each tale.
In "One Player Only" Scully & Mulder investigate the murder of a team of computer programmer's by that team's leader. Could it be possible that the artificial intelligence program they were working on actually possessed the team leader? "Falling" finds Mulder in the wilderness investigating the crash sight of an unknown ship. When he's caught in a trap by some children, they're convinced that Mulder is himself an alien. Mulder is slowly poisoned by radiation while Scully is stone-walled in her own investigation. "Home of the Brave" is a two-part story that finds Mulder and Scully captured by survivalist extremists in the swamps of Georgia. They plan to kill the two agents but something even more sinister than government agents is lurking in the swamps. In "Thin Air" a man washes up on the shores of Greece, claiming to be a member of the ill-fated Flight 19 that disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle over fifty years earlier. Mulder & Scully doubt the man's story and soon uncover the hoax. But why did someone go through all the trouble to fake the man's identity. And why did that man soon disappear? "Squeeze" adapts one of the more famous TV episodes about a serial killer who seems to strike every 30 years, tearing the livers out of five victims before disappearing again. This is a great story, adapted by Roy Thomas and Val Mayerick. "Zero" is an adaptation of the X-Files pilot episode by Roy Thomas and John Van Fleet. This story tells the tale of how Scully was assigned to the X-files and her first meeting and case with Mulder as the investigate a series of murders in Oregon. All of the stories in this volume are very good but as far as the original stories, "Thin Air" really does the best job of capturing that feeling of shady conspiracies that the show was so well-known for. It's little surprise, then, when you see who is behind it all in the end. The art ranges from above average to outstanding, especially the work of Val Mayerick who is one of my favorites. If you've been missing X-files since the comic ended or never read it, these collections from Checker books are a great place to start. Most of the stories are all self contained and you needn't worry about having read the previous issues in order to jump right in. Reviewed by Tim Janson
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
On TV? Sweet. As a comic? Not so sweet,
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This review is from: The X-Files, Vol. 1 (X-Files) (Paperback)
The X-files entertain millions of people all over the world during the years when it was still produced. The scepticism of Scully mixed with Mulder's desire to believe in more or less everything between heaven and earth fascinated millions of fans, and as is the case with any other successful concept; the TV-series gave birth to numerous other products, of which the comics market was - and is - one of the most successful.
Comics are in no way as popular in Sweden as they are in the U.S. or Great Britain, but we still do have our share of hardcore devotees who spend their money in special stores and are deadly serious about their interest. Now Checker Books publishes a collection of some of the most popular episodes caught on paper, and as always when it comes to collections the contributions vary in quality. However, none of them manage to fully fascinate the reader the way the TV-series did. The episodes in the collections are outlined just like the ones on TV; they all start with a mysterious event (which becomes even more mysterious when it's on paper instead of the TV screen), Scully and Mulder get involved, action sequences are mixed with the compulsory autopsy scenes, and at the end it's difficult to tell what the real outcome was. Real, definite endings are not very common when it's about the X-Files. The highlight in the collection is the first episode made for TV, since many who eventually got hooked on the adventures of Scully and Mulder easily remembers the special feeling that that first episode gave them. Still, even the classic episodes have great difficulties in the transformation into comics, and as a consequence it's easy to come to the conclusion that the X-files really should be experienced on the screen and not on paper. The most devoted of fans probably don't agree at all, but still, no one really doubts that the TV-series will always be more popular than the comics. If you love the X-Files, then by all means go ahead and buy the collection. But remember that it's absolutely not a must.
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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for X-phillys!!!,
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This review is from: The X-Files, Vol. 1 (X-Files) (Paperback)
im not gonna write a long boring review... if you love the X-FILES, you'll love the graphic novel. if you dont love x-files... dont buy it
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