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Summary: A Must Have
Review: Any fan of X-Men must have this for their collection. Wonderful graphics and color. Introduction of two new X-men, plus the death of another as this group tries to track down journals that for tell the earth's future. There are times when the story is a bit weak. This book contains X-treme X-Men comics 1-9.
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Summary: New Stories from one of Comic's Greatest
Review: Chris Claremont's writing kept the X-Men viable for over a decade, and his latest effort is no exception. He pushes the team in a new direction, and takes characters to unexpected new levels. If you're a fan of Chris's work, or new to the world of the X-Men, this book will not dissapoint.
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Summary: Claremont for Today
Review: Chris Claremont, as you may have heard, is known in the comic-reading circle as "Mr. X-Men". That's not difficult to understand seeing how the man has been involved with the X-books for close to 30 years or so (his very public exit in the 1992 notwithstanding). Here in the "X-treme X-Men" title is Claremont Updated for Today. And here, he teams with his art-partner from his run on Fantastic Four, the hyper-talented Salvador Larroca, to give us a very modern, very hip and very sexy X-Men team.The premise of the story is this: the X-Treme team gets away from the rest of the X-Men to embark on a mission of their own. Their objective: to obtain the diaries of the late mutant precog, Irene Adler/Destiny, who supposedly records the future of the world. The main reason they are the "away" team is because they are also trying their best to prevent the diaries from falling into the hands of their mentor, Charles Xavier! Claremont does some fine explanation that in some way Xavier is as dangerous as Magneto (Magneto is a fanatic and Xavier is an idealist). Along the way, they meet a new villain called Vargas who did major damage to the team (even killing one of them). As usual, Claremont's writing is very, very wordy and expositional. But for long time readers like me, that is exactly why we love the man. Today's readers seem to like the "wide-screen" storytelling of writers like Mark Millar and Warren Ellis. Claremont is old-school compared to them, having served under the editorships of men like Len Wein and Jim Shooter. And that's why he works for me - I always feel like having READ something after one of his issues. Furthermore, his scripts have this mesmerizing quality in them that can get pretty addictive after a while - you'll know what I mean if you talk to any 1970s/80s comic reader. Salvador Larroca's pencils are beautiful. I especially like how he draws facial expressions. He is equally adept at large-scale action scenes as he is with the quieter, more introspective moments. As a bonus, his pencils are un-INKED in X-treme X-Men. The overall effect is a somewhat dream-like comic experience. The only downside is that some panels come off rather blur in this first volume. But rest assured, his pencils are more legible in the second and third volume of this series.
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Summary: Claremont does it again
Review: Claremont takes some of our favorite X-Men characters and gives them a make over. What he creates is a fresh story for us. Remember, the X-Men have been around, in various forms, for quite a while and they need a shake up every now again. Great story, great art. Read it.
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Summary: Lousy story and Lousy artwork
Review: Claremont writes "Is Gambit a Murderer?" for the millionith time in the X-books, if you can get past that, then there is the death of a major character to deal with, and the return of another character we thought died a long time ago...and you get the picture. Daytime Soap Opera type writing from a once great writer.
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Summary: Nicely done!
Review: First off, I'll say that the script isn't the best Claremont's done, but he's still one hell of a writer. He's written the X-Men so well through the years and this plot is definitely proof of that. The dialogue, at times, doesn't fit too well, but the fast-paced, exciting story definitely makes up for that. I simply can't believe that anyone could say that the artwork is lousy or is poor. It's not inked, which may not suit some people's tastes, but the pencils are gorgeous. The colors and graphics are also splendid, adding to an already beautiful collection. The first volume of X-Treme X-Men, collecting issues 1 through 9, is wonderful and is a great addition to any comic fan's collection, but the stories and art in volumes 2 and 3, are even better! X-Treme is a title that you CANNOT miss!
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Summary: Nicely done!
Review: First off, I'll say that the script isn't the best Claremont's done, but he's still one hell of a writer. He's written the X-Men so well through the years and this plot is definitely proof of that. The dialogue, at times, doesn't fit too well, but the fast-paced, exciting story definitely makes up for that. I simply can't believe that anyone could say that the artwork is lousy or is poor. It's not inked, which may not suit some people's tastes, but the pencils are gorgeous. The colors and graphics are also splendid, adding to an already beautiful collection. The first volume of X-Treme X-Men, collecting issues 1 through 9, is wonderful and is a great addition to any comic fan's collection, but the stories and art in volumes 2 and 3, are even better! X-Treme is a title that you CANNOT miss!
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Summary: Excellent!
Review: Great characterization, great plot and great art combine to make the best of the newer X-Men stories!
I highly recommend this book!
Shawn
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Summary: Covers not reprinted
Review: I just received this today and have not yet read the book. However, I am already disappointed that the provocative Larroca covers are not reprinted except as tiny pictures on the last page. Had I known this, I may not have purchased this book. Should any potential buyer feel the same, I want to give you the notice that I did not have.
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: I'm very disappointd by this series. After recommendations from several quarters about how good this is, I bought this as to "test-water", but it turned out to be rather sour. Poor artwork (as in, REALLY POOR), and slow-paced story. Will probably capture the hearts of older X-Men fans who want something that look like the past. But with the likes of Ultimate X-Men and New X-Men out there, I find no reason to persist with this title.
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