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leannecroft's review against another edition
4.0
Awesome set of x-men stories. It was really cool to read through them all from ages ago and the art style was fantastic. Jean's different styles were really interesting to see too, between her different personas.
truncarlos's review against another edition
Me hacía mucha ilusión leer esta saga por pura nostalgia, y no me arrepiento, pero la narrativa de los cómics de esta época ha envejecido fatal, en todos los aspectos. Fénix me seguirá molando siempre, eso sí.
chknwng205's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
iancarpenter's review against another edition
5.0
Great to reread what I think was the first book to make me cry over 30 years ago. It feels like I have almost every panel memorized and its as good as I remember. Deeply moving, it was shocking when it came out (before every character in the Marvel universe had been killed 5 times). What I didn't remember was how much it tackled the light and dark split and how good it felt for Jean to be in the thrall of your darkness. Fascinating, sweet, archetypal and rock solid art throughout.
a_writer_guy's review against another edition
3.0
This is, by far, the oldest comic I've ever read from cover to cover. Time has not been kind. It's surreal to see how comics used to be written as opposed to how it's done today. Constant reiteration of the obvious and recap of previous events (even from the previous page!) was annoying and had me skipping large chunks of text because I'd already read it four times. I know Wolverine has unbreakable bones! I know Cyclops can shoot optic blasts! Everyone knows that! This series came out about twenty years after the X-Men first debuted. If you don't know what their powers are by now, you have horrible reading comprehension.
All that being said, this was still an interesting story. The Dark Phoenix has always been one of those terrifying villains that you know is just going to eff stuff up when they come around. It was cool to see the original series that spawned the character. The experience definitely suffered from the writing and dialogue, but I can't hold it against them too much. It was how they did stuff at the time. If I could go back in time and give them one piece of advice it would be this: the pictures are there to take the place of descriptions. Stop writing out what we're looking at as we're looking at it!
Anyway, if you love the good ol' X-Men, I recommend this one simply because it's neat to go back and look at some of their history. As anything other than a campy re-look at the good ol' days? Don't waste your time.
All that being said, this was still an interesting story. The Dark Phoenix has always been one of those terrifying villains that you know is just going to eff stuff up when they come around. It was cool to see the original series that spawned the character. The experience definitely suffered from the writing and dialogue, but I can't hold it against them too much. It was how they did stuff at the time. If I could go back in time and give them one piece of advice it would be this: the pictures are there to take the place of descriptions. Stop writing out what we're looking at as we're looking at it!
Anyway, if you love the good ol' X-Men, I recommend this one simply because it's neat to go back and look at some of their history. As anything other than a campy re-look at the good ol' days? Don't waste your time.
dimmps's review against another edition
4.0
Πολύ καλό saga, με μπόλικη δράση και δράμα ! Πολλοί γνωστοί X-Men εμφανίζονται σ' αυτή την ιστορία, και μάλιστα έχουμε και την πρώτη εμφάνιση της Kitty Pride και της Dazzler. Τα σχέδια που κάνουν κάποια μέλη του Hellfire Club για να εξολοθρεύσουν τους X-Men είναι εκπληκτικά ως προς την σύλληψή τους, άσχετα απ την κατάληξή τους και το τέλος της ιστορίας είναι κάπως μη αναμενόμενο, ειδικά για όποιον δεν έχει ακούσει καθόλου για το συγκεκριμένο story arc. Το βασικό αρνητικό κατά τη γνώμη μου είναι ότι η εμφάνιση της Dark Phoenix αργεί πολύ και δίνει μια εντύπωση ότι βιάστηκαν να ξετυλίξουν την ιστορία από εκείνο το σημείο και μετά.
bioniclib's review against another edition
4.0
Perhaps my favorite X-Men story. It takes place when Colossus, Wolverine, Storm, and Nightcrawler are still fairly new. It features the first appearance of both Kitty Pride and Dazzler. The Hellfire Club is fun to watch in action. Also, having read later issues, it's fun to see a few of the Hellfire flunkies get carved up by Wolverine knowing that they'll one day come back to haunt him as part of The Reavers (or was it the Marauders? I can't remember but I know the scene is mentioned years later).
That last part of the story, when they're on the Sha'iar Empire starship always seems a little out of place for me, which is why I only gave it 4 stars. Though those scenes allow for the still fairly new X-Men to reveal more of their personalities via pensive moments.
One last thing, there is so much recapping of previous issues, something that I don't think happens as much anymore. I guess the industry isn't as concerned with making it easy for new readers to pick up any issue and not be lost as it used to be.
That last part of the story, when they're on the Sha'iar Empire starship always seems a little out of place for me, which is why I only gave it 4 stars. Though those scenes allow for the still fairly new X-Men to reveal more of their personalities via pensive moments.
One last thing, there is so much recapping of previous issues, something that I don't think happens as much anymore. I guess the industry isn't as concerned with making it easy for new readers to pick up any issue and not be lost as it used to be.
bioniclib's review against another edition
4.0
This was my favorite story growing up. It came out a few years before I was born but I remember loving it so much. I was a big Wolverine fan and the Wolverine Alone issue was probably my favorite comic for a long time. The story holds up quite well!
The moral quandary of having to defend Jean even though they are horrified by the Phoenix Entity destroying an entire world, isn't your run-on-the-mill comic story. The only thing I wished was that Iceman, my favorite X-man came back like Beast and Angel. Actually reading it all these years later make me realize how much his absence stands out.
Since Jean had died before, this was the first time as a kid that I doubted she'd stay dead.
I'd forgotten that Kitty Pride and Dazzler's first appearances are in this volume, too. So much good stuff here. And that makes the abomination of the Dark Phoenix adaption of the 3rd X-men movie that much harder to stomach!
The moral quandary of having to defend Jean even though they are horrified by the Phoenix Entity destroying an entire world, isn't your run-on-the-mill comic story. The only thing I wished was that Iceman, my favorite X-man came back like Beast and Angel. Actually reading it all these years later make me realize how much his absence stands out.
Since Jean had died before, this was the first time as a kid that I doubted she'd stay dead.
I'd forgotten that Kitty Pride and Dazzler's first appearances are in this volume, too. So much good stuff here. And that makes the abomination of the Dark Phoenix adaption of the 3rd X-men movie that much harder to stomach!
odin45mp's review against another edition
5.0
This is a classic X-Men story. Arguably “the” X-Men story.
This collects #129-137 of the Uncanny X-Men run, penned by Chris Claremont and John Byrne.
This is an incredible ride. I can see why it is a classic storyline and has been used as the basis for two movies and an arc in the Animated Series. If only the movies could get the emotions and the plotting right.
As usual, Claremont doesn’t know how to not fill a page with words, but I’m mostly okay with it as it gives us plenty of insight into their motivations and outside actions and atmosphere that lend themselves to this story.
We find the X-Men headed home when Jean is overcome with a telepathic fantasy of herself married to another man, in period garb from the American Revolution. This comes up again throughout the story and is caused by a mental seduction by another mutant. The Hellfire Club is planning world domination, not just financial control and accumulation of wealth, and they need to get the X-Men out of the way before making their move.
This is complicated as the X-Men find 2 new mutants and go to see who they are, and if they want to join the team. This introduces two long-standing members: Kitty Pryde and Dazzler. We also see some tension as Cyclops and Professor X struggle with who should be leading the team, and their different leadership styles.
Ultimately, the Phoenix Force, a cosmic entity that has been inside Jean for some time (see other trade paperbacks for that part of the story), asserts itself in a violent way. The consequences of this fight for domination between the good and the evil inside Jean leads the X-Men to an epic showdown on the Moon against galactic forces. This was an emotional arc for me to read, even knowing exactly how it turns out. I can only imagine the impact if I had read it as a child or teenager when it came out. I strongly recommend this, but only if you have some knowledge of the X-Men before starting. If you need to know more, please check out www.xplainthexmen.com, one of my favorite podcasts, and where I have gained a large portion of my X-Men knowledge from.
The artwork is of “the style at the time” but quite good, with use of color and shadow to drive the emotions and story.
This collects #129-137 of the Uncanny X-Men run, penned by Chris Claremont and John Byrne.
This is an incredible ride. I can see why it is a classic storyline and has been used as the basis for two movies and an arc in the Animated Series. If only the movies could get the emotions and the plotting right.
As usual, Claremont doesn’t know how to not fill a page with words, but I’m mostly okay with it as it gives us plenty of insight into their motivations and outside actions and atmosphere that lend themselves to this story.
We find the X-Men headed home when Jean is overcome with a telepathic fantasy of herself married to another man, in period garb from the American Revolution. This comes up again throughout the story and is caused by a mental seduction by another mutant. The Hellfire Club is planning world domination, not just financial control and accumulation of wealth, and they need to get the X-Men out of the way before making their move.
This is complicated as the X-Men find 2 new mutants and go to see who they are, and if they want to join the team. This introduces two long-standing members: Kitty Pryde and Dazzler. We also see some tension as Cyclops and Professor X struggle with who should be leading the team, and their different leadership styles.
Ultimately, the Phoenix Force, a cosmic entity that has been inside Jean for some time (see other trade paperbacks for that part of the story), asserts itself in a violent way. The consequences of this fight for domination between the good and the evil inside Jean leads the X-Men to an epic showdown on the Moon against galactic forces. This was an emotional arc for me to read, even knowing exactly how it turns out. I can only imagine the impact if I had read it as a child or teenager when it came out. I strongly recommend this, but only if you have some knowledge of the X-Men before starting. If you need to know more, please check out www.xplainthexmen.com, one of my favorite podcasts, and where I have gained a large portion of my X-Men knowledge from.
The artwork is of “the style at the time” but quite good, with use of color and shadow to drive the emotions and story.