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Summary: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Review: ...are three probable titles to the X-Men related short stories featured within. This anthology book is one of the better ones I've read, with some talented writers adding their voice to the X-Men history. It has some really excellently written battle sequences and the stories primarily take place in the X-Men's past. It also has those stories that have you groaning in pure agony. (How do some of these people get published?! Good Grief! Don't ruin my favorite character! Did you even *read* the comics?!) Without taking away the suspense, one such story is about how Jubilation Lee goes ga-ga over an Olympic ice skater and saves him from certain death while sporting a red velvet skating costume. Jean and Rogue sparked the interest while poring together over the recent championship footage on tape. How often do Rogue and Jean hang out together like cooing girlfriends and chit-chat about the wide world of figure skating? It was an inept excuse to write about figure skating and get published in an X-Men anthology. Despite the rough spots, the book has more good tales than bad, and certainly fairs better than most comic anthologies published. It is worth it for a rabid fan who wants more history, more insight, and more attention on their favorite characters.
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Summary: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Review: ...are three probable titles to the X-Men related short stories featured within. This anthology book is one of the better ones I've read, with some talented writers adding their voice to the X-Men history. It has some really excellently written battle sequences and the stories primarily take place in the X-Men's past. It also has those stories that have you groaning in pure agony. (How do some of these people get published?! Good Grief! Don't ruin my favorite character! Did you even *read* the comics?!) Without taking away the suspense, one such story is about how Jubilation Lee goes ga-ga over an Olympic ice skater and saves him from certain death while sporting a red velvet skating costume. Jean and Rogue sparked the interest while poring together over the recent championship footage on tape. How often do Rogue and Jean hang out together like cooing girlfriends and chit-chat about the wide world of figure skating? It was an inept excuse to write about figure skating and get published in an X-Men anthology. Despite the rough spots, the book has more good tales than bad, and certainly fairs better than most comic anthologies published. It is worth it for a rabid fan who wants more history, more insight, and more attention on their favorite characters.
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Summary: One Gem in Tom Dejas work
Review: A random collection of stories, three are no better than the fan-fic you find on the net - the rest are relatively good - the star is Steel Dogs and Englishmen. Maybe try a library instead of forking out.
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Summary: One Gem in Tom Dejas work
Review: A random collection of stories, three are no better than the fan-fic you find on the net - the rest are relatively good - the star is Steel Dogs and Englishmen. Maybe try a library instead of forking out.
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Summary: Great Anthologly
Review: I read this book and I thought it was pretty good.At first I didn't read some of the stories like One Night Only,Diary of a False Man,Once A Thief,A Fine Line,and Steel Dogs and Englishmen.After I finally read the whole book it was a pretty good anthology. My favorite stories were Chasing Hairy and Ice Prince.
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Summary: Great book
Review: It's my 3rd favorite X-men book. You must buy this book. Great Story Lines
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Summary: great overview of the X-Men
Review: Like other Marvel anthologies, this looks at the X-Men all through their history. I'm not sure why there needed to be a Madrox the Multiple Man story, but the storys good, so what the heck. And all the solo stories are _fantastic_ -- especially the Rogue/Carol Danvers duelling diary entries story by Jenn Heddle. This is a must-buy for X-Men fans for sure. The stories are all well written, the illustrations by Mike Zeck are great, and it's nice to get some gaps filled, like Dori Koogler's untold Colossus story with Callisto and Keith R.A. DiCandido's origin of the Changeling. But the best is Glen Haumann's "Chasing Hairy," which is an interview with the Beast. Haumann also wrote the great interview with the Angel in _The Ultimate X-Men_, and this is a cool followup. Buy this book, X-fans!
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Summary: Buy this book
Review: These are poorly written stories starring the X-Men. In one for example, Jean Grey is having nightmares about Pearl Harbor, and the reasons for her having the nightmare when finally revelaed, is predictable and reads like a poorly written comic. All the stories in this book are like that too. No more X-Men books for me.
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Summary: the short stories lack depth
Review: These are poorly written stories starring the X-Men. In one for example, Jean Grey is having nightmares about Pearl Harbor, and the reasons for her having the nightmare when finally revelaed, is predictable and reads like a poorly written comic. All the stories in this book are like that too. No more X-Men books for me.
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Summary: Mixed bag of treats.
Review: This is a collection of 13 short separate stories. They each feature a different team member as the main character and the stories vary in focus. From action to tears, from humor to courage and self examination. Some are well written,(Peace Offering and Once a Thief come to mind) and others are quite forgetable,(The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of was very dissapointing). To this mix add the wonderful introduction written by Stan Lee telling how the idea for the Xmen was concieved and you get a book worth buying.
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