Uncanny X-Men Omnibus (v. 1)
by Chris Claremont, Len Wein
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Author: Chris Claremont, Len WeinIllustrator: Dave Cockrum
Illustrator: John Byrne
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-08-02
ISBN: 0785121013
Number of pages: 848
Publisher: Marvel
Book Reviews of Uncanny X-Men Omnibus (v. 1)
Book Review: A magnificent volume. At over sixty bucks, it still feels like a bargain.
Summary: 5 Stars
I just finished reading this amazing compendium.
These X-Men comics represented the absolute best that comics could be in their day. And in many ways, they're the best ever.
I remember reading these issues as if it were yesterday. I instantly loved this team, these characters. They were visually stimulating, thanks to Dave Cockrum's outstanding designs, and were as three-dimensional as any fictional character in any medium - novel, film...anything.
When John Byrne took over, the entire fan community knew they were witnessing something special in comics. There was a desperate wait for those next issues to come out. The previous months' books were read and re-read until that shiny new tome appeared on the rack. "X-Men" was the first book you'd read when you got home, if you didn't read it in the car while your mom drove.
These stories approached myth for us. They resonated. They stuck.
Nearly thirty years later I'm still amazed. As a young kid, I simply was sucked into the breathless, epic storytelling, the seemingly infinite small details tucked into every panel or every plot point, the comedy, the tragedy...
...and the artwork that defines this book to this day.
These are the definitive X-Men.
We are re-introduced to some old friends, like Cyclops and Jean Grey, and find some new ones, like Nightcrawler, Colossus and especially Wolverine. In that Giant-Size X-Men number one, that beautiful fat introduction to this world, we all fell in love with so much of the X-Universe immediately. Re-reading this after so much time allows me to appreciate the artistry of the collaborators, but it also makes clear that when current X-comics get "good", they're getting "good" like THESE stories.
Man-oh-man...remember these stories? The return of the sentinels? Jean becoming Phoenix? Magneto coming back? The Savage Land? Arcade? Proteus? That whole space opera business with Princess Lilandra and the Starjammers? Alpha Flight?
If these words mean nothing to you, they will after you read this book. And you'll never forget them. Just ask the other group of people, who, after reading that list, have a huge grin plastered across their face, as they fondly remember some of the best, beloved moments of their comic-reading life.
Back to physical book itself. It's big and a bit unwieldy. It's a doorstop, for sure.
But the reproductions are beautiful, the art crisply and colorfully done. The binding is more stable than you would imagine, given that there are over 800 pages. The covers are pristine, and the inclusion of the letter columns is key.
They provide perspective and setting. You see how ground-breaking these stories were, just by reading the fan reactions. This really does take you back.
As a one-stop-shopping way to introduce yourself to the modern X-Men, you cannot do any better.
You should be forewarned, however, that these tales lead directly into the story arcs of The Hellfire Club and The Dark Phoenix Saga, both considered high-water marks in the history of comics. This is like watching "The Godfather', but not "The Godfather, Part 2." You'll need to seek them out (there are trades available) and you'll be SO glad you did.
Finally, Marvel should be commended for putting this sort of collection out there for us. These are books any comics fan would LOVE own and read and re-read, and to have them all in one place...in one book...is really a treat.
At sixty-plus bucks, it feels like a bargain. That's saying something...
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