Product Description

An all-new edition! Ever-expanding their ranks, the Children of the Atom combat the evils threatening both mutants and humans like the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, the Hellfire Club and Dark Phoenix. Collects X-Men #120-141, Uncanny X-Men #142-144 and Annual #3-4.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #206950 in Books
• Published on: 2005-12-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 584 pages

Customer Reviews

The classic years...
This volume contains the complete "Dark Phoenix Saga" as well as the "Days of Future Past" stories and for those alone is worth the price of admission.Both Byrne and Claremont were at the height of their creative powers and , frankly , these stories have never been equaled or bettered. I have been an avid X-men reader for 20 years now and these are the stories and characters I keep coming back to. My only gripe with this volume is that it's in black and white and while it shows of Byrne's clear line work of to great effect I miss the colors of the costumes, especially Wolverine's!
Anyway, for an afternoon of classic comicbook reading this volume is hard to beat... highly recommended.

Xceptionally Marvellous
Covering Uncanny X-Men #120 to 144, published between 1979 and 1981, there are some very, very good stories here. We go from Banshee's departure to Sprite's arrival with X-Men alumni and some interesting new mutants (such as Dazzle) guesting fairly regularly. We meet the Hellfire Club, Arcade and lots of other problem foes for our heroes. The Dark Phoenix series is classic stuff right through to Jean Grey's sad death. Scott Summers'/Cyclops Elegy in issue #138 is a fantastic retrospective. We also see Storm succeed Cyclops as the leader of the team. Despite their powers, the characters are portrayed with human feelings and frailties. The story and character development is exceptional. All in all, a highly recommended read.

Essential X-Men Vol.2
This is the best of volume of the Essential X-Men books. It hs the Dark Phoenix Story, Days of Future Past and the first issues of Shadowcat as an X-Person. Add in the Hellfire Club and the Brood and you have a great book - all X-Fans should have this book in their collection.