What do you think?
Rate this book
The X-Files #1
The X Files Collection: Seven Stories from the Best-Selling Topps Comics Series
Here are seven stories from the bestselling comic series plus an exclusive interview with Chris Carter, creator of The X-Files. "Real strong stories, real hot book, real good timing. Phenomenon is the right word for this market-rocking TV adaptation."-- The Guide To Comics. Graphic novel format.
Paperback
First published November 1, 1995
6 people are currently reading
169 people want to read
About the author
Stefan Petrucha
341 books273 followersStefan Petrucha (born January 27, 1959) is an American writer for adults and young adults. He has written graphic novels in the The X-Files and Nancy Drew series, as well as science fiction and horror.
Born in the Bronx, he has spent time in the big city and the suburbs, and now lives in western Massachusetts with his wife, fellow writer Sarah Kinney, and their daughters. At times he has been a tech writer, an educational writer, a public relations writer and an editor for trade journals, but his preference is for fiction in all its forms.
Born in the Bronx, he has spent time in the big city and the suburbs, and now lives in western Massachusetts with his wife, fellow writer Sarah Kinney, and their daughters. At times he has been a tech writer, an educational writer, a public relations writer and an editor for trade journals, but his preference is for fiction in all its forms.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 reviews
May 17, 2021
This seems to be set at the beginning of season 3, so it’s a little odd that Scully clearly sees a giant exploding octopus in ‘Firebird’ and then completely denies the existence of aliens for a further decade.
Other than that, you can practically hear Mulder and Scully’s voices. That was nice.
Other than that, you can practically hear Mulder and Scully’s voices. That was nice.
June 22, 2024
it scratched an itch
March 10, 2025
Five stories, set a couple of years into Mulder and Scully's partnership.
A race begins to recover the only copy of a prophecy stolen from the Vatican, people who were part of a mass UFO sighting decades earlier begin suddenly dying off, strange radioactivity in New Mexico suggests as link with the Tunguska blast of 1908, and more.
TV tie-in comics are often pretty ropey and that's doubly true of ones tying-in to 90s TV series (I've read enough terrible Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics to speak from experience), so I was amazed to find that this book is actually really good.
Petrucha has done an amazing job of capturing the feel of the earlier seasons of X-Files and creates some compelling mysteries for Mulder and Scully that don't just feel like C-plots set between episodes.
With one exception, all of the character moments in this book feel spot-on too, with Mulder's credulousness and casual insubordination being captured as perfectly as Scully's general scepticism which is tempered by faith in her partner. The exception I mentioned is where Scully actually sees the 'Firebird' of the title but nevertheless returns to her sceptical ways straight afterwards.
Adding to the quality of the book is the artwork by Charles Adlard, who perhaps most famously went on to illustrate 'The Walking Dead' in collaboration with Robert Kirkman. That same real-world but darker tone to the artwork gives this book a great sense of atmosphere (although I wasn't totally sold on Adlard's interpretation of Gillian Anderson).
* More reviews here: https://fsfh-book-review2.webnode.page *
A race begins to recover the only copy of a prophecy stolen from the Vatican, people who were part of a mass UFO sighting decades earlier begin suddenly dying off, strange radioactivity in New Mexico suggests as link with the Tunguska blast of 1908, and more.
TV tie-in comics are often pretty ropey and that's doubly true of ones tying-in to 90s TV series (I've read enough terrible Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics to speak from experience), so I was amazed to find that this book is actually really good.
Petrucha has done an amazing job of capturing the feel of the earlier seasons of X-Files and creates some compelling mysteries for Mulder and Scully that don't just feel like C-plots set between episodes.
With one exception, all of the character moments in this book feel spot-on too, with Mulder's credulousness and casual insubordination being captured as perfectly as Scully's general scepticism which is tempered by faith in her partner. The exception I mentioned is where Scully actually sees the 'Firebird' of the title but nevertheless returns to her sceptical ways straight afterwards.
Adding to the quality of the book is the artwork by Charles Adlard, who perhaps most famously went on to illustrate 'The Walking Dead' in collaboration with Robert Kirkman. That same real-world but darker tone to the artwork gives this book a great sense of atmosphere (although I wasn't totally sold on Adlard's interpretation of Gillian Anderson).
* More reviews here: https://fsfh-book-review2.webnode.page *
Read
June 5, 2014I really enjoyed reading this because it was very much what I expected. It was great to see the x files in graphic novel form rather than on the big screen. The art was twisted and cool with some disturbing in there witch was just what I wanted. This was a great read.
June 23, 2015
With the restraints imposed by the TV show removed, the X-Files universe is even more extreme in its comic book form.
Some good stories but with a sense of the incredibly far-fetched thrown in. Good comic book fun.
Some good stories but with a sense of the incredibly far-fetched thrown in. Good comic book fun.
January 1, 2016
WHAT A GREAT WAY TO END THE YEAR!!!!!! AND I MET MY GOAL BITCHES!!!!!!!
March 30, 2020
I'm a big fan of the show, and this was like having a few additional episodes to enjoy. The artwork was a little cheesy, but the stories are classic X-Files.
August 26, 2015
A classic X files case that is sure to excite any fan.
Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 reviews