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Summary: Mutant Physics 101
Review: Think of it as a comic book lover's guide to basic science. This book doesn't so much debate the plausibility of a mutant's powers as it explains the laws of physics that would govern the use of them. It's overly simplistic in some places and needlessly complex in a few others, but mostly it's an easy, straight-forward read. Out of the 19 mutants that they profile they include all the originals (Jean, Cyclops, Beast, Iceman, Angel), some odd choices (Scarlet Witch, Unus the Untouchable) and miss some good opportunities (Banshee in particular). The section on psi-powers is probably the weakest, but the strong analysis of Wolverine and Magneto mostly make up for it. The character bios seem very accurate and detailed and the one error that I noticed is more likely a problem with editing than with the authors. On the whole it's a much better book than I expected it to be. Other mutants included: Nightcrawler, Shadowcat, Quicksilver, Mastermind, Colossus, Havok, the Blob, Xavier, Storm, and Rogue plus sections on Cerebro and the Sentinels
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Summary: Shining Star
Review: This book is exciting, takes you to another universe and when you're done you're reluctant return to this one. Can't wait for his next one. I LOVED it.
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Summary: Needs and editor, yet slightly interesting
Review: This book is in dier need of an editor, it has bad grammer and often repeats sentences and sometimes even Paragraphs. Occasionally this book even is hard to read. Although this book is not completely useless. This book is slightly interesting, it has nice notions and can at some times be very scientific ( hense the name) which may lead to some excitment to make you keep reading. If your an X-men Fan, this book will go good with your collection and may spark some intrest, disregarding the frequent errors.
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Summary: Where's the editor?
Review: This should have been a really interesting read, but it manages to fall on its face. Best I can tell, they rushed this one straight to press (probably to tie in with the movie), never bothering to pass it before an editor. The author often fails to tie his theories together, and frequently repeats entire paragraphs. Given a few more drafts and general tighting up, this might offer some interesting speculation, but what's on the page now is a mess!
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Summary: The Science of the X-Men
Review: This was a terrific book.Yaco comes up with plausible explanations for how the X-Men's powers might work. Some of it's drawn from the frontiers of physics.There's obviously a lot of scholarship behind this book, but Yaco has a gift for writing simply and engagingly about complex ideas. His style is more playful than preachy. I especially liked the material on Iceman and Angel. Any true fan of the X-Men would treasure this book!
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