X-Men Visionaries: Joe Madureira [Paperback]

Scott Lobdell (Author), Joe Maduriera (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Marvel Comics (August 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785107487
• ISBN-13: 978-0785107484
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 6.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #997,486 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good stuff!, August 31, 2002

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Jack (Singapore) - See all my reviews

This review is from: X-Men Visionaries: Joe Madureira (Paperback)

First of all, before you decide you want to buy this book, you should know that it is what the title suggests - a showcase for Joe Madureira's artistic talents. This is the main reason I gave this title four stars, as it is meant as a showcase for Joe Mad's art, and his art is really good. So, even though Scott Lobdell writes pretty ok stories, you won't be buying this trade paperback for that, as the issues here aren't even consecutive, and hence, it is kind of difficult to appreciate whatever story Lobdell is telling. (For the record, this TPB collects Uncanny X-Men #325, 326, 329, 330, 341, 342, 343.)

While they sensibly avoided including the Onslaught-related issues in this collection, they could have stuck to the more "standalone" issues, like 331 (a White Queen & Iceman story) or 338 (Archangel gets back his old feathered wings), and included 328 (Sabretooth nearly eviscerates Psylocke) to complement 329 and 330. The Phalanx/Shi'ar arc that spanned issues 341-344 should have been avoided completely, as the concluding issue 344 was pencilled by Melvin Rubi and thus could not have been included in this collection. This only serves to frustrate the reader, who's left wondering how the storyline will end after finishing 343.

One of the reviewers below asked why Joe Mad's last issue, 350 wasn't included. The reason, I believe, is that that particular issue, whilst containing Madureira's last pencilling work on Uncanny X-Men, also features Andy Smith on pencilling duty. Joe Mad's last full work on Uncanny was issue 348. I guess having the cover of 350 for the cover of this book is the best we can get.

Also, another reviewer mentioned that he owned a couple of Madureira-pencilled issues that weren't featured here. Well, Madureira has done Uncanny X-Men for around 4 years. Surely one can't expect every single issue he's done to be collected here.

Overall, get this if you just wanna appreciate Joe Madureira's much-acclaimed Manga-inspired artistic talents. If you want to read a good story AND enjoy Joe Mad's work at the same time, I suggest The Astonishing X-Men (Series 1) TPB, but that's only a small part of a major storyline, so you might wanna check out his post-X-Men work in Battle Chasers instead, but I have no idea what's happened to that series right now.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars good art but the printing sucks, January 5, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: X-Men Visionaries: Joe Madureira (Paperback)

The art of joe madureira is cool but ,the printing of this collection is really bad, the color is dull, the 'black' is not black enough, it's much more obvious when compare with magazine form, which's color is much more brilliant.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars not much substance, January 31, 2002

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Philip Higa (Mililani, Hawaii) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: X-Men Visionaries: Joe Madureira (Paperback)

Joe Mad's run on the Uncanny X-Men is collected here, but I own at least two issues of Uncanny that did not see print in this trade. The art is fantastic, and the characters seem larger than life, but I felt that the story lines were stale. Also, this isn't a collection of a story arc, merely a collection of selected issues of his stint. As a result, there is no real coherence to the stories and reading each chapter feels like starting over almost. If you really like Joe Mad's artwork, then by all means purchase this trade, but if you would like to also read a continuous story also, I suggest Joe Mad's "Battle Chasers: A Gathering of Heroes."