X-Men vs. Fantastic Four (Marvel Premiere Classic) [Hardcover]

Chris Claremont (Author), Stan Lee (Author), Jon Bogdanove (Illustrator), Jack Kirby (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 20, 2010 | Grade Level: 4 and up

Old soldiers may fade away, but so do young mutants! On the verge of disintegration, Kitty Pryde seems resigned to her doom - but the X-Men will do anything to save her, even bargain with a worse doom...DOCTOR Doom! What stunning secret prevents Mister Fantastic and the Fantastic Four from saving the day instead? Is he terrified of failing because his greatest failure, the fateful rocket flight, might have really been his greatest success? Do the answers all come down to wunderkind Franklin Richards? Plus: the classic tale of the two teams' original face-off in Marvel's early era! Collects Fantastic Four vs. the X-Men #1-4, and Fantastic Four #28.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 136 pages
• Publisher: Marvel (January 20, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785138072
• ISBN-13: 978-0785138075
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 0.5 x 10.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #287,717 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

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.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Thin for the asking price..., May 2, 2010

By 

Jim Davis (St. Charles, MO USA) - See all my reviews
(TOP 1000 REVIEWER)   

This review is from: X-Men vs. Fantastic Four (Marvel Premiere Classic) (Hardcover)

...although they get some points for trying to address the issue.

This is another Marvel Premiere Classic volume. It reprints the Fantastic Four vs the X-Men mini series #1-4 from 1987 and Fantastic Four #28 from 1965. Extras include the cover and article about the mini series from Marvel Age #46 and the front and rear covers of the trade paperback from 1991(?). Marvel has no doubt been hearing criticism about the relatively high cover price for only a four issue mini series in previous volumes so has tried to sweeten the deal by including the first X-Men/Fantastic Four crossover from the Silver Age. I am less than impressed since I have the issue collected in the relevant Fantastic Four masterworks volume. I suspect that will be the case for many readers of this book. I deduct a star for the low bang for the buck this volume offers.

But none of that should reflect poorly on the contents. The mini series is first rate. The plot is quite subtle and quite gripping. Reed's old notebook is found and indicates that the origin of the FF was no accident but Reed's deliberately intent. This sparks a crisis of confidence in Reed, by everyone including Reed. But in the meantime the X-Men need Reed's help and if they can't get it from him they will be forced to turn to...Dr. Doom.

This is more of an FF story than an X-Men story as reflected in the title of the original mini series. This is strange seeing how the story is written by X-Men writer Chris Claremont. The plot doesn't really require any physical conflict between the two groups but inevitably there is some. Claremont doesn't let it take the focus off the real plot though and skillfully weaves it into the story.

Highly recommended but the reader will pay more than he should.