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Summary: The comic book of the movie that was based on a comic book
Review: It is always interesting to see the official comic book adaptation of a movie that is based on a comic book in the first place. Ralph Macchio has the honors of adapting the screenplay, with penciler Anthony Williams and inker Andy Lanning handling the artwork. Obviously this is really no place to talk about how the X-Men comic was adapted to the silver screen, but rather how it makes the transition back to its original art form. My criticism boils down to one basic comment: 48-pages is not long enough to tell this story. Macchio gets all the words in but Williams is pretty much handcuffed from turning the movie into a "real" comic book. Entire scenes are crammed into a couple of pages and outside of a few splash panels there is no opportunity to use the medium to the advantage of the story. Look at what the big fight between Sabertooth and Wolverine boils down to. We have seen entire comic books devoted to epic fights between a single superhero and a single supervillain. This is just too crammed into this few pages and despite Williams's efforts you know he could have done better with half again as many pages with which to work.Also included in this collection are reprints of a pair of X-Men issues focusing on Magneto and arguably their best confrontation, #112 "Magneto Triumphant" and #113 "Showdown" (both illustrated by John Bryne), as well as #171 "Rogue," penciled by Walt Simonson and finished by Bob Wiacek. There are also pages from Marvel Comics Presents #72-75, which was the Weapons X storyline focusing on Wolverine and drawn by Barry Windsor-Smith, who drew the worst looking X-Men comic of all time as one of his first gigs at Marvel (he drew it on benches in the park). Of course, these efforts showcase some of the better examples of comic book storytelling and artwork and you have to wonder what it would be like if the movie adaptation was twice as long and half of the reprints were jettisoned. Final note of curiosity: So how much the credits are only provided for one of the four reprints? Hmmmmm.
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Summary: good for a x-men newbie, bad for a hardcore x-fan
Review: it offered a brief stint into the past lives of rogue, wolverine, and magneto. Being an x-fan, i can tell you that most of this book is very innacurate. Either the writer didnt do much research, or he meant it to be much unlike the comic book series. I do believe that this book is meant to be a "prequel" for the upcoming movie. But if that is so, the movie will be very innacurate also. For instanct, wolverine and storm joined the x-men at the same time, when in this book, it suggests that storm preceded wolverine in her membership. There are many other innacuracies. But to be positive, all 3 stories are very well written and have excellent plots. the art is good too. If you can look past the inaccuracy of it, you will like this book.
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Summary: QUESTION
Review: Normally I watch a movie then I read the book that it was based on or in this case was based on the movie, that way I can enjoy the movie with out preconceived notions as to what to expect. When I found out about a graphic adaptation of the movie I quickly jumped on it and had it in my hands in only a few days. After all the flack about making a movie that both "X-Men" fans and the general public could enjoy, which I did, I was totally disappointed in the graphic adaptation. In a book with 144 pages, the 48 pages devoted to the movie left a lot to be desired, the stories about Magneto, Rogue and Wolverine I will not go into as that is not the purpose of my review. With out giving to much away the basic story line does follow the movie but very few of the scenes are depicted as they are in the movie, entire sections have been rewritten and the basic feeling of those scenes have been lost, and other scenes that are necessary to the continuity of the story are lost entirely. It is not that often that I feel the need to speak out, in a negative way, about a book but this time I felt it had to be done. I feel that the story deserved an entire book to itself, not a `Cliff Notes' version. If Marvel Comics sees fit to produce a more fitting book based on the movie I will be more than happy to acquire a copy for my collection as I have been rarely disappointed in the `X-Titles'
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Summary: A real disappointment
Review: Normally I watch a movie then I read the book that it was based on or in this case was based on the movie, that way I can enjoy the movie with out preconceived notions as to what to expect. When I found out about a graphic adaptation of the movie I quickly jumped on it and had it in my hands in only a few days. After all the flack about making a movie that both "X-Men" fans and the general public could enjoy, which I did, I was totally disappointed in the graphic adaptation. In a book with 144 pages, the 48 pages devoted to the movie left a lot to be desired, the stories about Magneto, Rogue and Wolverine I will not go into as that is not the purpose of my review. With out giving to much away the basic story line does follow the movie but very few of the scenes are depicted as they are in the movie, entire sections have been rewritten and the basic feeling of those scenes have been lost, and other scenes that are necessary to the continuity of the story are lost entirely. It is not that often that I feel the need to speak out, in a negative way, about a book but this time I felt it had to be done. I feel that the story deserved an entire book to itself, not a 'Cliff Notes' version. If Marvel Comics sees fit to produce a more fitting book based on the movie I will be more than happy to acquire a copy for my collection as I have been rarely disappointed in the 'X-Titles'
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Summary: WHOOO HOOO! THIS NOVEL JUST COULD BE REAL
Review: This book is fantastic! I love it. The characters are all great and well-balanced, the plot is totally fun, and best of all, well, even though it's just a novel, it really hits the truth of what it's actually like being a mutant or a person with special powers and gifts. The book focuses on Rogue and Wolverine and how they deal with being new and young super heros. Sure, some of you might think the idea of super powers is nothing other than comic book and cartoon stuff (after all, that's what the X-Men are most known for) but the totally cool thing is that if you dive into some of the magical esoteric arts like Chi Gung, Shamanism, Wicca, Voodoo, Christian Mysticism, Kabala, and even the lives of Saints and Mystics in virtually all faiths, you'll see that perhaps, just perhaps, this fun book actually has more truth to it than fiction. I guess that's why I love this book so much because it really shows how much of a personal struggle it really is to be blessed with certain unusual gifts. Reading this book gives you a clearer perspective on whether or not you would really find having super powers or mutant abilities to be a blessing or a curse. Lily of the Valley Carnie, author, Chi Gung: Chinese Healing, Energy, and Natural Magick
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Summary: X-Men:Beginnings
Review: This book was so great. I won't explain why it was so good because I don't want to ruin the book for anybody! Read it if you want to get prepared for the X-Men Movie or if you're an X-Fan!
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Summary: woooooooow!!!!!!!1 this is great!!!
Review: this comics are so great.... i've buy it separatly (the three prequels feat rogue, wolverine et magneto whit is friends Professor charle xavier + the movie adaptation....) all include in this one... darm the ilustration are cool... the storyline superbe... a little bite deferent from the movie but superbe....
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Summary: This book rocks!
Review: This story is based around two mutants who's names are Wolverine and Rogue. They have just recently discovered their powers, and are confused at why the world hates them. They discover a school for mutants run by Professor Xavier. There they meet some other mutants who feel the same way they do. Cyclops: A mutant who shoots lasers out of his eyes. Storm: A mutant who can control the weather. Jean Grey: A mutant who has special telekinis powers. She can move things with her mind. This is not the only team of mutants around. Another team of mutants, called the brotherhood, have devoted their powers to destroying the humans that hate them. This team consists of Magneto: The leader of the team. A man who can move things with his mind. Msytique: A shapeshifter, that means she can change in to any form she comes in contact with. Sabertooth: A mutant who has a keen sense of smell and can heal himself in a matter of seconds. Toad: A mutant who has a long sticky tounge and can leap to great lengths. Soon, the people's only hope is that of those whom they hated: Professor Xavier's X-Men. Based upon the cartoon show and the comic book series, this book is extremely well written. It has a great plot, and I'm sure the movie will be good as well. This book is definitaly a "must have".
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Summary: QUESTION
Review: WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS WHY THE BOOK "X-MEN: THE MOVIE", WHICH HAS 144 PAGES, COSTS FIFTEEN DOLLARS, WHILE THE OTHER BOOK, WHICH IS SIMPLY CALLED "X-MEN" AND HAS 233 PAGES, (SAME STORY AS "X-MEN: THE MOVIE")COSTS JUST SEVEN DOLLARS?
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