X-Men Legends (X-Men (Marvel Paperback)) [Mass Market Paperback]

Stan Lee (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2000 | Series: X-Men (Marvel Paperback)

Over a dozen original tales that span the career of the uncanny X-Men "RM," from the team's early days as teen heroes to the present -- spotlighting Wolverine, Rogue, Gambit, and all your favorite mutants

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Berkley Trade (June 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425170829
• ISBN-13: 978-0425170823
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #554,293 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Stan Lee is a man who needs no introduction. Nevertheless: Having begun his career with wartime Timely Comics and staying the course throughout the Atlas era, Stan the Man made comic-book history with Fantastic Four #1, harbinger of a bold new perspective in story writing that endures to this day. With some of the industry's greatest artists, he introduced hero after hero in Incredible Hulk, Amazing Spider-Man, X-Men and more -- forming a shared universe for rival publishers to measure themselves against. After an almost literal lifetime of writing and editing, Lee entered new entertainment fields and earned Marvel one opportunity after another. He remains one of Marvel's best-known public representatives.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Mixed bag of treats., September 6, 2000

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Marvelite (Copiague, New York USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: X-Men Legends (X-Men (Marvel Paperback)) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is a collection of 13 short separate stories. They each feature a different team member as the main character and the stories vary in focus. From action to tears, from humor to courage and self examination. Some are well written,(Peace Offering and Once a Thief come to mind) and others are quite forgetable,(The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of was very dissapointing). To this mix add the wonderful introduction written by Stan Lee telling how the idea for the Xmen was concieved and you get a book worth buying.

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great overview of the X-Men, June 20, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: X-Men Legends (X-Men (Marvel Paperback)) (Mass Market Paperback)

Like other Marvel anthologies, this looks at the X-Men all through their history. I'm not sure why there needed to be a Madrox the Multiple Man story, but the storys good, so what the heck. And all the solo stories are _fantastic_ -- especially the Rogue/Carol Danvers duelling diary entries story by Jenn Heddle.

This is a must-buy for X-Men fans for sure. The stories are all well written, the illustrations by Mike Zeck are great, and it's nice to get some gaps filled, like Dori Koogler's untold Colossus story with Callisto and Keith R.A. DiCandido's origin of the Changeling.

But the best is Glen Haumann's "Chasing Hairy," which is an interview with the Beast. Haumann also wrote the great interview with the Angel in _The Ultimate X-Men_, and this is a cool followup.

Buy this book, X-fans!

10 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, January 16, 2001

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Kat K. Munro (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: X-Men Legends (X-Men (Marvel Paperback)) (Mass Market Paperback)

...are three probable titles to the X-Men related short stories featured within. This anthology book is one of the better ones I've read, with some talented writers adding their voice to the X-Men history. It has some really excellently written battle sequences and the stories primarily take place in the X-Men's past. It also has those stories that have you groaning in pure agony. (How do some of these people get published?! Good Grief! Don't ruin my favorite character! Did you even *read* the comics?!) Without taking away the suspense, one such story is about how Jubilation Lee goes ga-ga over an Olympic ice skater and saves him from certain death while sporting a red velvet skating costume. Jean and Rogue sparked the interest while poring together over the recent championship footage on tape. How often do Rogue and Jean hang out together like cooing girlfriends and chit-chat about the wide world of figure skating? It was an inept excuse to write about figure skating and get published in an X-Men anthology.

Despite the rough spots, the book has more good tales than bad, and certainly fairs better than most comic anthologies published. It is worth it for a rabid fan who wants more history, more insight, and more attention on their favorite characters.