The X-Files, Vol. 2 (X-Files) [Paperback]

Kevin J. Anderson (Author), John Rozum (Author), Miran Kim (Author), Charlie Adlard (Author)

Book Description

Series: X-Files | Publication Date: June 1, 2005

Checker's second volume of the X-Files collects issues 18-23 (five original stories), as well as the X-Files Comic Digest Issue 1 and Issue 1/2. Featuring writers Keven J. Anderson and John Rozum, interior art by Charles Adlard, and additional art created by world-renowned artist Miran Kim.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

The second collection of the comic book spun off from the TV series about FBI cases insusceptible to ordinary explanation is as rewarding as its predecessor. The two-part stories "Night Light" and "Family Portrait" well exemplify the two basic kinds of X Files yarn, discriminable by the natures of their respective weirdnesses, extraterrestrial and supernatural. In "Night Light," lights in the sky that "disappear" people turn out to be, perhaps, creatures from out there--skyward, that is. The demon machine in "Family Portrait," on the other hand, seems to be from down there--hell, to be generically precise. Three shorter stories, examples of category two, are about various kinds of revenants, dead in "Donor," vegetative in "Tiptoe through the Tulpa," and spiritually masquerading, it seems, in "The Kanashibari." "Silver Lining" is another cursed-object tale, like "Family Portrait." Rozum is the primary writer, Charles Adlard the primary penciller, here (Gordon Purcell's two contributions look better). They and the other contributors have the X Files formulas gratifyingly down pat. Ray Olson
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Review

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 Production

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

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Checker Book Publishing Group (June 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933160039
• ISBN-13: 978-1933160030
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 6.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #796,974 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Kevin J. Anderson has written 46 national bestsellers and has over 20 million books in print worldwide in thirty languages. He has been nominated for the Nebula Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and the SFX Readers' Choice Award. Find out more about Kevin Anderson at www.wordfire.com.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I'd rather see it on TV, December 13, 2005

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Stefan Isaksson "www.stefanisaksson.se" (Malmoe, Sweden) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The X-Files, Vol. 2 (X-Files) (Paperback)

I assume that everybody knows what kind of TV-series the X-Files is, and thus I skip the description and go straight to the review instead, that is, the second collection about Mulder and Scully published by Checker Publishing Group. This time it's issues 20-26, issue 1/2 and X-Files Comic Digest Issue 1 that have been collected.

And the end result is more or less what I had expected it to be: as with Volume 1, Volume 2 is something that the hardcore-fans and comic buffs will appreciate while the everyday reader might not think too much of it. It's very true that everybody involved are very skilled; the authors know how to create a genuine X-Files style story, and the artists are all veterans and highly professional. However, the problem remains the same: Mulder's and Scully's adventures, when on paper, are lightyears from what they are when on the TV-screen. All the things that made the TV-series special; the lights, the creepy music, the camera work, and more; all these ingredients disappear when the adventures are done on paper, and the result is therefore not very surprisingly a comic that is neither good nor bad.

Some of the episodes have a LOT of text, and this is thus not a comic that you'll read in an instant. The paranormal phenomena under investigation are all quite "traditional", that is, ball lightning, ghosts, Bigfoot, and so on, and if you thought that the mysteries were "solved" surprisingly quickly in the TV-series, then you won't think much different when reading Volume 2. Here Mulder and Scully "solve" everything in the blink of an eye, and it's actually quite annoying and not very believable to see how all the pieces of the puzzle seem to come together more or less right after they've arrived at the scene of the crime.

The X-Files Volume 2 wasn't a complete disappointment, though. From time to time it's quite entertaining, and it's always interesting to see how "traditional" paranormal phenomena can be approached in new and innovative ways. However, after finishing it I felt just as I did after finishing Volume 1, that is, if I want to hang out with agents Mulder and Scully I much rather do it using a TV instead of a comic.

4.0 out of 5 stars pretty decent for the $3 i spent on it, August 10, 2007

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judge jules "tolkien stalker" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The X-Files, Vol. 2 (X-Files) (Paperback)

if your an avid fan of the x files this is for you. it gives you the chance to have some all new adventures with your pals mulder and scully. althout this is definately a plus, sometime the art and writing can be a little boring even sub-par. but as a huge xfiles fan im glad i have it in my collection. there are 4 or 5 short stories in this one.. most consisting of the usual xfiles material.