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Uncanny X-Men (1963) #129-138
X-Men: Dark Phoenix Saga
Zafer ve trajedi dolu destansı bir hikaye!
Dark Phoenix yükseldiğinde güneşler söner ve evrenler yok olur! Charles Xavier tarafından bir araya getirilen X-Men, harikulade yeteneklerini, kendilerinden korkan insanlığı korumaya adamışlardı. Ama şimdi bu olağanüstü kişiler, bütün kainata yayılacak bir maceraya çıkmak üzereler. İçlerinden biri, Jean Grey, aklın alamayacağı büyüklükte bir güce farkında olmadan sahip oluyor ve bu gücün altında mutlak bir çöküş yaşıyor.
X-Men bir karar vermek zorunda: El üstünde tuttukları bu kadının hayatı bütün evrendeki varoluşa değer mi? Mutlak güç ve insan ruhunun zaferinin harmanladığı bu dokunaklı masal, 30 yıllık X-Men efsanesinin mihenk taşlarından biri olmuştur. Şimdiyse elinizde tuttuğunuz, tümüyle yeniden gözden geçirilip düzenlenmiş bu özel ciltle, Dark Phoenix mitosunun her detayı tüm ihtişamıyla gözler önüne seriliyor!
Collects Uncanny X-Men #129-138, X-Men Classic (1986-1995 Classic X-Men) #43, Bizarre Adventures (1981-1983 Magazine) #27, Phoenix: The Untold Story (1984) and What If (1977-1984 1st Series) #27
Dark Phoenix yükseldiğinde güneşler söner ve evrenler yok olur! Charles Xavier tarafından bir araya getirilen X-Men, harikulade yeteneklerini, kendilerinden korkan insanlığı korumaya adamışlardı. Ama şimdi bu olağanüstü kişiler, bütün kainata yayılacak bir maceraya çıkmak üzereler. İçlerinden biri, Jean Grey, aklın alamayacağı büyüklükte bir güce farkında olmadan sahip oluyor ve bu gücün altında mutlak bir çöküş yaşıyor.
X-Men bir karar vermek zorunda: El üstünde tuttukları bu kadının hayatı bütün evrendeki varoluşa değer mi? Mutlak güç ve insan ruhunun zaferinin harmanladığı bu dokunaklı masal, 30 yıllık X-Men efsanesinin mihenk taşlarından biri olmuştur. Şimdiyse elinizde tuttuğunuz, tümüyle yeniden gözden geçirilip düzenlenmiş bu özel ciltle, Dark Phoenix mitosunun her detayı tüm ihtişamıyla gözler önüne seriliyor!
Collects Uncanny X-Men #129-138, X-Men Classic (1986-1995 Classic X-Men) #43, Bizarre Adventures (1981-1983 Magazine) #27, Phoenix: The Untold Story (1984) and What If (1977-1984 1st Series) #27
352 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2019
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Chris Claremont
3,283 books890 followersChris Claremont is a writer of American comic books, best known for his 16-year (1975-1991) stint on Uncanny X-Men, during which the series became one of the comic book industry's most successful properties.
Claremont has written many stories for other publishers including the Star Trek Debt of Honor graphic novel, his creator-owned Sovereign Seven for DC Comics and Aliens vs Predator for Dark Horse Comics. He also wrote a few issues of the series WildC.A.T.s (volume 1, issues #10-13) at Image Comics, which introduced his creator-owned character, Huntsman.
Outside of comics, Claremont co-wrote the Chronicles of the Shadow War trilogy, Shadow Moon (1995), Shadow Dawn (1996), and Shadow Star (1999), with George Lucas. This trilogy continues the story of Elora Danan from the movie Willow. In the 1980s, he also wrote a science fiction trilogy about female starship pilot Nicole Shea, consisting of First Flight (1987), Grounded! (1991), and Sundowner (1994). Claremont was also a contributor to the Wild Cards anthology series.
Claremont has written many stories for other publishers including the Star Trek Debt of Honor graphic novel, his creator-owned Sovereign Seven for DC Comics and Aliens vs Predator for Dark Horse Comics. He also wrote a few issues of the series WildC.A.T.s (volume 1, issues #10-13) at Image Comics, which introduced his creator-owned character, Huntsman.
Outside of comics, Claremont co-wrote the Chronicles of the Shadow War trilogy, Shadow Moon (1995), Shadow Dawn (1996), and Shadow Star (1999), with George Lucas. This trilogy continues the story of Elora Danan from the movie Willow. In the 1980s, he also wrote a science fiction trilogy about female starship pilot Nicole Shea, consisting of First Flight (1987), Grounded! (1991), and Sundowner (1994). Claremont was also a contributor to the Wild Cards anthology series.
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March 11, 2021
It's been decades since I visited the Dark Phoenix saga, arguably one of the most memorable X-Men storylines of the 80s and 1990s. The original issues pre-date my interest in the X-Men books by a few years, but I was aware of them as a comics-reading youth.
I wanted to revisit these issues, and on the whole, they hold up. But it's not for Chris Claremont's writing. All props to one of the chief architects of the modern X-Men mythos, and for his part in re-defining one of the most popular super hero teams of all-time. But Claremont's prose is verbose and overwrought, which slows down the pace while still not getting at the deeper motivations of characters. But it's pretty much akin to what you'd see in some other books of the era, but it certainly puts the issues in a specific time and place in comics history.
But one aspect of the book that is still spectacular is John Byrne's magnificent artwork, coupled with Terry Austin's razor-sharp inking. The art is dazzling, probably Byrne at his peak, and his emotive characters, storytelling, and details just leap off the page. It's detailed and bold, and his art for many of these characters defined them as icons. It is a treat, and I think Byrne has been somewhat underappreciated in this respect. People of my age (and younger) still talk about the Claremont/Jim Lee era of X-Men, but Byrne stands head and shoulders above Lee in every respect. The art is fantastic, and makes the book worth picking up just on that aspect alone.
I wanted to revisit these issues, and on the whole, they hold up. But it's not for Chris Claremont's writing. All props to one of the chief architects of the modern X-Men mythos, and for his part in re-defining one of the most popular super hero teams of all-time. But Claremont's prose is verbose and overwrought, which slows down the pace while still not getting at the deeper motivations of characters. But it's pretty much akin to what you'd see in some other books of the era, but it certainly puts the issues in a specific time and place in comics history.
But one aspect of the book that is still spectacular is John Byrne's magnificent artwork, coupled with Terry Austin's razor-sharp inking. The art is dazzling, probably Byrne at his peak, and his emotive characters, storytelling, and details just leap off the page. It's detailed and bold, and his art for many of these characters defined them as icons. It is a treat, and I think Byrne has been somewhat underappreciated in this respect. People of my age (and younger) still talk about the Claremont/Jim Lee era of X-Men, but Byrne stands head and shoulders above Lee in every respect. The art is fantastic, and makes the book worth picking up just on that aspect alone.
September 13, 2010
I'm going to admit to a small love affair with this story. It may be completely dated, but to me it remains one of the most defining X-Men stories. Ever.
Back in the day, the Chris Claremont and John Byrne run on X-Men was one of the most exciting eras in the comic's history. Quite a bit of what we see happening in the X-Men stories of today are direct results of what these two men did with the characters back then, and nothing seemed to be bigger during that time than the Dark Phoenix Saga. Jean Grey had been reborn as Phoenix after saving her teammates at the apparent cost of her own life. It quickly became clear that her powers had grown tremendously, and seemed to continue growing exponentially. Eventually, through the manipulations of Mastermind, the true overwhelming potential of her power became evident and Dark Phoenix was born, a being with powers of a cosmic proportion. To sate her hunger, she consumed a star, causing it to go supernova and destroying an inhabited world. Upon arriving back to Earth, the X-Men attacked Jean and tried to diffuse her power. When they were unable to accomplish this, Professor X took matters in his own hands and challenged Dark Phoenix on the psychic level, and won, supposedly locking Dark Phoenix back away in Jean's mind. However at that moment, in order to pay for her transgressions, Lilandra kidnapped the X-Men and sentenced Phoenix to death. Professor X challenged his X-Men against Lilandra's Imperial Guard for the life of Jean Grey, and both teams were sent to the Blue Area of the moon to battle. During the course of the battle, Jean began to feel Dark Phoenix taking control, and instead of allowing that to happen and to have more blood on her hands, she decides to take her own life, thus ending the battle.
There were so many other great moments in this storyline: the introduction of Emma Frost, the Hellfire Club, Kitty Pryde, Dazzler. All of this was paving the road for some great stories through the rest of the 80s. Like I said before, it it definitely dated. The need to re-introduce a characters name and their power and/or weakness, ever single issue, becomes even more tiring when you're reading a collected edition like this, but even so, I still love to pull this off the shelf every couple of years to give it a reread. This new 30th Anniversary Edition is gorgeous, and the coloring is nice and crisp.
Now, for the only complaint about the collection: charging $75 for this edition is ridiculous. The two Inferno collections cost $75 each, and they each collect roughly 600 pages of story each, where The Dark Phoenix Saga is only 350 pages. To me, this is something of a ripoff. This new edition does collect a short story from Classic X-Men and Bizarre Adventures, the Phoenix: The Untold Story one-shot (which is the original version of the story where Jean Grey lives) and a What If? story about what would have happened if Jean Grey lived, but still, $75 is a steep price for this collection. It is so nicely presented that I can almost forgive them the price, but just barely; obviously, it didn't stop me from buying the edition.
I would highly recommend this edition to any X-Men fans, but for somebody who is just looking for a quick read and is not as interested in all the extras with this edition, spend the lesser money and get the trade paperback edition. This edition is really only for the hard-core fans.
Back in the day, the Chris Claremont and John Byrne run on X-Men was one of the most exciting eras in the comic's history. Quite a bit of what we see happening in the X-Men stories of today are direct results of what these two men did with the characters back then, and nothing seemed to be bigger during that time than the Dark Phoenix Saga. Jean Grey had been reborn as Phoenix after saving her teammates at the apparent cost of her own life. It quickly became clear that her powers had grown tremendously, and seemed to continue growing exponentially. Eventually, through the manipulations of Mastermind, the true overwhelming potential of her power became evident and Dark Phoenix was born, a being with powers of a cosmic proportion. To sate her hunger, she consumed a star, causing it to go supernova and destroying an inhabited world. Upon arriving back to Earth, the X-Men attacked Jean and tried to diffuse her power. When they were unable to accomplish this, Professor X took matters in his own hands and challenged Dark Phoenix on the psychic level, and won, supposedly locking Dark Phoenix back away in Jean's mind. However at that moment, in order to pay for her transgressions, Lilandra kidnapped the X-Men and sentenced Phoenix to death. Professor X challenged his X-Men against Lilandra's Imperial Guard for the life of Jean Grey, and both teams were sent to the Blue Area of the moon to battle. During the course of the battle, Jean began to feel Dark Phoenix taking control, and instead of allowing that to happen and to have more blood on her hands, she decides to take her own life, thus ending the battle.
There were so many other great moments in this storyline: the introduction of Emma Frost, the Hellfire Club, Kitty Pryde, Dazzler. All of this was paving the road for some great stories through the rest of the 80s. Like I said before, it it definitely dated. The need to re-introduce a characters name and their power and/or weakness, ever single issue, becomes even more tiring when you're reading a collected edition like this, but even so, I still love to pull this off the shelf every couple of years to give it a reread. This new 30th Anniversary Edition is gorgeous, and the coloring is nice and crisp.
Now, for the only complaint about the collection: charging $75 for this edition is ridiculous. The two Inferno collections cost $75 each, and they each collect roughly 600 pages of story each, where The Dark Phoenix Saga is only 350 pages. To me, this is something of a ripoff. This new edition does collect a short story from Classic X-Men and Bizarre Adventures, the Phoenix: The Untold Story one-shot (which is the original version of the story where Jean Grey lives) and a What If? story about what would have happened if Jean Grey lived, but still, $75 is a steep price for this collection. It is so nicely presented that I can almost forgive them the price, but just barely; obviously, it didn't stop me from buying the edition.
I would highly recommend this edition to any X-Men fans, but for somebody who is just looking for a quick read and is not as interested in all the extras with this edition, spend the lesser money and get the trade paperback edition. This edition is really only for the hard-core fans.
June 8, 2019
Hace 4 años leí por primera vez la saga del fénix oscuro, lo retomo este año para leerlo antes del estreno de la película, y aprovechando que Marvel México sacó una edición especial extendida con un par de números antes y el funeral de Jean Grey, que no tenían la edición anterior en pasta suave que habían sacado en México.
La saga del fénix oscuro es uno de los cómics más emblemáticos de los X-men y es una de las historias más desgarradoras. Si quieres leer algo que te asombre, que sea épico y que te haga sentir cosas, independientemente de que sepas cómo terminará esta historia, esta saga es para ti.
Uno de los problemas más grandes cuando leemos cómics de antes del 2000 son los diálogos extenuantes y súper descriptivos. No hay ni una sola viñeta que no tenga alguna especie de diálogo. Si recuerdan cómo se escribían los cómics de Marvel antes, el guionista describía que sucedía en ese número, el ilustrador ilustraba el cómic entero, y de ahí el guionista añadía los diálogos. Resultando obviamente en que los diálogos hablen sobre lo que está dibujado, dando un sentimiento de redundancia que se va acrecentando hasta volverse insoportable. Aquí tenemos mucho de eso.
Pero también eso permite que te puedas saltar algunos diálogos en las escenas de combate que no aportan nada y haciendo que la experiencia sea mucho más placentera.
Uno no lee esta historia para ver qué le sucedió a Fénix, se lee para conectarse con una de las historias que cambiaron el curso de los cómics de los x-men para siempre.
La saga del fénix oscuro es uno de los cómics más emblemáticos de los X-men y es una de las historias más desgarradoras. Si quieres leer algo que te asombre, que sea épico y que te haga sentir cosas, independientemente de que sepas cómo terminará esta historia, esta saga es para ti.
Uno de los problemas más grandes cuando leemos cómics de antes del 2000 son los diálogos extenuantes y súper descriptivos. No hay ni una sola viñeta que no tenga alguna especie de diálogo. Si recuerdan cómo se escribían los cómics de Marvel antes, el guionista describía que sucedía en ese número, el ilustrador ilustraba el cómic entero, y de ahí el guionista añadía los diálogos. Resultando obviamente en que los diálogos hablen sobre lo que está dibujado, dando un sentimiento de redundancia que se va acrecentando hasta volverse insoportable. Aquí tenemos mucho de eso.
Pero también eso permite que te puedas saltar algunos diálogos en las escenas de combate que no aportan nada y haciendo que la experiencia sea mucho más placentera.
Uno no lee esta historia para ver qué le sucedió a Fénix, se lee para conectarse con una de las historias que cambiaron el curso de los cómics de los x-men para siempre.
February 2, 2019
The Dark Phoenix Saga was, in its time, the culmination of nearly twenty years of myth-making. This volume contains the tip of an iceberg, really, a story whose seeds you can find as far back as 1961 in Fantastic Four #1, the birth of the Marvel Universe. Maybe that's why for me and for so many Marvel readers of the time, it was such an epic story. Comics had grown up in a way that maybe no one ever expected.
Jean Grey, whether she was entirely responsible for her actions or not, was responsible for genocide on a scale completely unheard of. As Dark Phoenix, she had wiped out an inhabited planet, and now, she was being brought to trial for her crimes. Being a superhero comic book, said trial of course happens by combat. And the good guys, the heroes of the book, are defending a mass murderer. For a twelve year old boy at the time, it was pretty heady stuff. Even now, today, this story is right near the pinnacle of what a superhero story is capable of.
Chris Claremont is listed as the author and that's too bad. Not because he's not a great comic book writer. He is. He certainly deserves credit for his faultless characterizations and being the co-plotter of this epic. But no less responsible is John Byrne, who was the other plotter and the lead artist and the Dark Phoenix saga is Byrne at the very height of his powers.
The art is still beautiful and the characters still resonate in my opinion. The story is as awesome in scale, traversing the breadth of the universe and back, as any you'll ever read. This is epic tragedy in four color form.
Of course, I might be hopelessly biased by nostalgia. Still, the Dark Phoenix Saga,(which was actually the Phoenix Saga and went back another nearly 30 issues before this volume picks the story up) remains one of the greatest superhero stories ever created. I love it.
Jean Grey, whether she was entirely responsible for her actions or not, was responsible for genocide on a scale completely unheard of. As Dark Phoenix, she had wiped out an inhabited planet, and now, she was being brought to trial for her crimes. Being a superhero comic book, said trial of course happens by combat. And the good guys, the heroes of the book, are defending a mass murderer. For a twelve year old boy at the time, it was pretty heady stuff. Even now, today, this story is right near the pinnacle of what a superhero story is capable of.
Chris Claremont is listed as the author and that's too bad. Not because he's not a great comic book writer. He is. He certainly deserves credit for his faultless characterizations and being the co-plotter of this epic. But no less responsible is John Byrne, who was the other plotter and the lead artist and the Dark Phoenix saga is Byrne at the very height of his powers.
The art is still beautiful and the characters still resonate in my opinion. The story is as awesome in scale, traversing the breadth of the universe and back, as any you'll ever read. This is epic tragedy in four color form.
Of course, I might be hopelessly biased by nostalgia. Still, the Dark Phoenix Saga,(which was actually the Phoenix Saga and went back another nearly 30 issues before this volume picks the story up) remains one of the greatest superhero stories ever created. I love it.
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December 29, 2021
A good read. Got better as it went along. A few filler episodes.
3.5 stars
3.5 stars
August 16, 2024
I love this collection, devoured it in a couple hours at b&n and really enjoyed the art style and the team’s dynamic through these issues. favorite moment was probably minos hitting on storm and night crawler and then getting wolverine claws to the face for it 😭
July 28, 2013
A very old foe teams up with some new ones in a plot to bring Phoenix over to their side, and everyone gets more than they ever bargained for in this classic storyline from 1980. That's all I'll say about it, in case it's new to anyone reading this. This is how comics should be done.
This 30th anniversary edition also includes a number of supplements:
- A Phoenix story from one of Marvel's B&W magazines.
- A back-up story from the Classic X-Men reprint series. Could have done without this one. It's a lot of metaphysical nonsense, the art is sub-par, and it retroactively inserts a future villain into past events, tainting them in my view. A bizarre and confusing piece.
- The original version of the final chapter to the Phoenix saga, with commentary.
- A "What If...?" story depicting yet another alternate outcome to Phoenix's story.
- Cover art from Classic X-Men and previous editions of this collection, plus some pages from the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe.
This 30th anniversary edition also includes a number of supplements:
- A Phoenix story from one of Marvel's B&W magazines.
- A back-up story from the Classic X-Men reprint series. Could have done without this one. It's a lot of metaphysical nonsense, the art is sub-par, and it retroactively inserts a future villain into past events, tainting them in my view. A bizarre and confusing piece.
- The original version of the final chapter to the Phoenix saga, with commentary.
- A "What If...?" story depicting yet another alternate outcome to Phoenix's story.
- Cover art from Classic X-Men and previous editions of this collection, plus some pages from the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe.
August 24, 2011
This is it, the basis of the core of the last 20 years of X-men stories. It all began here, with the saga of Jean Grey and the Dark Phoenix. You've got secret societies, mutant fights, a cyborg, alien empires, Wolverine doing what Wolverine does, and the entire gang of X-men. You also have the first comic book tragedy that I ever read when I was getting into comics (thats right folks I read this story when it was being reprinted in Classic X-men in the mid to late 1980's).
Of course all my gushing aside this book probably wouldn't have been nearly as good with out the Writing and Plotting of Chris Claremont as well as the Plotting and Art of John Byrne. Legends in the industry by the time I was in elementary School, when you combine these two together you get some extremely compelling stories. Ok, now if you haven't read my review of "X-Men: Proteus" then go read it right now for more fan boy raving about the talents of these two gentlemen.
Of course all my gushing aside this book probably wouldn't have been nearly as good with out the Writing and Plotting of Chris Claremont as well as the Plotting and Art of John Byrne. Legends in the industry by the time I was in elementary School, when you combine these two together you get some extremely compelling stories. Ok, now if you haven't read my review of "X-Men: Proteus" then go read it right now for more fan boy raving about the talents of these two gentlemen.
August 29, 2020
I love the X-Men movies. I thought - maybe that means I'll like the X-Men comics. This was not a good start.
There's an interesting story here, I think, but it's probably better told in the cartoons. Of course, it's about the X-Men, a group of superpowered mutants. Jean Grey I guess died in a previous issue and, when she came back, she was The Phoenix. She's got more powers, but she put some locks in place in her own mind to hold back those powers because they're too much for her to handle. But then the Hellfire Club, a group of super rich bad guys, tries to manipulate Jean to join their side. They succeed, but in doing so, they break down these locks. All of the Phoenix power gets loose and transforms her into Dark Phoenix. Basically, Dark Phoenix is hungry and mean. That's scary and bad. More plot that might be spoilers:
Some brief thoughts:
A lot happens, but it doesn't really tie together in a dramatically satisfying way. Emotional moments happen, but they don't have oomph because there is not enough build-up or resolution. There are like four different stories happening one after another, which, I get, is comics, but it's tedious to read in a saga like this. Their costumes are silly, and it's ridiculous how muscular the men are and how sexualized the women are.
I didn't really like it that much. It made me think that the moves are really really good. They do a much better job of making the mutant powers cool, of making the dramatic stakes come together, of making the characters seem like real humans, and of making dramatic tension.
I'm going to try to read a couple more X-Men comics, but if they're like this, I probably won't continue. Disappointing, because I like X-Men content!
There's an interesting story here, I think, but it's probably better told in the cartoons. Of course, it's about the X-Men, a group of superpowered mutants. Jean Grey I guess died in a previous issue and, when she came back, she was The Phoenix. She's got more powers, but she put some locks in place in her own mind to hold back those powers because they're too much for her to handle. But then the Hellfire Club, a group of super rich bad guys, tries to manipulate Jean to join their side. They succeed, but in doing so, they break down these locks. All of the Phoenix power gets loose and transforms her into Dark Phoenix. Basically, Dark Phoenix is hungry and mean. That's scary and bad. More plot that might be spoilers:
Some brief thoughts:
A lot happens, but it doesn't really tie together in a dramatically satisfying way. Emotional moments happen, but they don't have oomph because there is not enough build-up or resolution. There are like four different stories happening one after another, which, I get, is comics, but it's tedious to read in a saga like this. Their costumes are silly, and it's ridiculous how muscular the men are and how sexualized the women are.
I didn't really like it that much. It made me think that the moves are really really good. They do a much better job of making the mutant powers cool, of making the dramatic stakes come together, of making the characters seem like real humans, and of making dramatic tension.
I'm going to try to read a couple more X-Men comics, but if they're like this, I probably won't continue. Disappointing, because I like X-Men content!
September 18, 2024
X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Saga 30th Anniversary Edition, Uncanny X-Men #129-137. Escritor Chris Claremont, co-trama/arte John Byrne, Tintas Terry Austin, colorista Glynis Wein. Calificación 4/5 estrellas.
X-Men #129 calificación 3.5/5 estrellas
X-Men #130 calificación 3.5/5 estrellas
X-Men #131 calificación 4/5 estrellas
X-Men #132 calificación 4/5 estrellas
X-Men #133 calificación 3/5 estrellas
X-Men #134 calificación 3.5/5 estrellas
X-Men #135 calificación 3.5/5 estrellas
X-Men #136 calificación 3.5/5 estrellas
X-Men #137 calificación 4/5 estrellas
Phoenix: The Untold Story calificación 3/5 estrellas
una de las mejores carreras en comics según CBR ubicandola en el primer puesto en 2016 y 2020, la carrera de X-Men por Byrne, Claremont y Austin.
Con uno de los mejores trabajos de arte de John Byrne que también hizo la trama haciendo a Dark Phoenix leyenda y volviendo a Wolverine popular, haciendo ganar millones a Marvel Comics.
Como protagonistas los X-Men qué importan Wolverine, Kitty Pryde, Cyclops, Professor X, Nightcrawler, Colossus, Storm, y Jean Grey.
Primera aparición de Kitty Pryde creada por John Byrne, basada en siguerney Weaver, gran error de Claremont sacarla del grupo y ponerla en Xcalibur. También debutan Emma Frost es mejor como villana y Dazzler.
Jean Grey como la malvada Black Queen. volviendosd a Wolverine el X-Men más popular desde Uncanny X-Men #133 "Wolverine: Alone!".
La portada clásica de X-Men #136 antes que la de Crisis on Infinite Earths #7 (1985). También las magníficas portadas de X-Men #137 y #138,
Lilandra y Kallark Gladiator bien escritos mientras están vinculados a John Byrne.
X-Men #138 fue un capitulo de relleno. Bizarre Adventure #27 con tonterías con Attuma.
Classic X-Men 43 hace la aparición la fallida Madelyne Pryor, Claremont no sabía que hacer con ella por años primero queria que fuera la nueva Phoenix, es una lástima que no haya sido Lynn lo que se pretendió.
Phoenix: The Untold Story en las entrevistas eran un par de ridículos Jim Shooter y Chris Claremont. What If Phoenix Had Not Died? Fue interesante pero un deselance qué no creo posible, eso depende del editor en Jefe.
Si te gusto Dark Phoenix Saga deberías leer X-men Elsewhen ya que es la continuación escrita y dibujada por John Byrne.
Deberian publicar X-Men Elsewhen IDW Artist Editions. También Marvel debe públicar John Byrne's X-Men Elsewhen Omnibus.
Después de la partida de Byrne con los X-Men, los que se quedaron a cargo de X-Men Chris Claremont, Jim Shooter o Loise Simonson no alcanzaron el nivel de calidad en sus historias de los X-Men.
Es recordado Claremont como sus máximas glorias The Dark Phoenix Saga y Days of the Future Past, pero ambas fueron tramas de John Byrne su salida lo dejo claro.
La cúspide de The Uncanny X-Men fue de los issues #108-143 donde el arte y tramas eran de John Byrne qué convirtió al libro X-Men en verdadera leyenda.
John Byrne cuando dejó el libro X-Men se sintió de inmediato la caída de la calidad. Además The Uncanny X-Men #94-107 no era tan buenos, Chris Claremont hacía que Nightcrawler interactuara con leprechauns o posteriormente los X-Men se cruzarán en dos ocasiones con Dracula, ¡por favor!.
X-Men #129 calificación 3.5/5 estrellas
X-Men #130 calificación 3.5/5 estrellas
X-Men #131 calificación 4/5 estrellas
X-Men #132 calificación 4/5 estrellas
X-Men #133 calificación 3/5 estrellas
X-Men #134 calificación 3.5/5 estrellas
X-Men #135 calificación 3.5/5 estrellas
X-Men #136 calificación 3.5/5 estrellas
X-Men #137 calificación 4/5 estrellas
Phoenix: The Untold Story calificación 3/5 estrellas
una de las mejores carreras en comics según CBR ubicandola en el primer puesto en 2016 y 2020, la carrera de X-Men por Byrne, Claremont y Austin.
Con uno de los mejores trabajos de arte de John Byrne que también hizo la trama haciendo a Dark Phoenix leyenda y volviendo a Wolverine popular, haciendo ganar millones a Marvel Comics.
Como protagonistas los X-Men qué importan Wolverine, Kitty Pryde, Cyclops, Professor X, Nightcrawler, Colossus, Storm, y Jean Grey.
Primera aparición de Kitty Pryde creada por John Byrne, basada en siguerney Weaver, gran error de Claremont sacarla del grupo y ponerla en Xcalibur. También debutan Emma Frost es mejor como villana y Dazzler.
Jean Grey como la malvada Black Queen. volviendosd a Wolverine el X-Men más popular desde Uncanny X-Men #133 "Wolverine: Alone!".
La portada clásica de X-Men #136 antes que la de Crisis on Infinite Earths #7 (1985). También las magníficas portadas de X-Men #137 y #138,
Lilandra y Kallark Gladiator bien escritos mientras están vinculados a John Byrne.
X-Men #138 fue un capitulo de relleno. Bizarre Adventure #27 con tonterías con Attuma.
Classic X-Men 43 hace la aparición la fallida Madelyne Pryor, Claremont no sabía que hacer con ella por años primero queria que fuera la nueva Phoenix, es una lástima que no haya sido Lynn lo que se pretendió.
Phoenix: The Untold Story en las entrevistas eran un par de ridículos Jim Shooter y Chris Claremont. What If Phoenix Had Not Died? Fue interesante pero un deselance qué no creo posible, eso depende del editor en Jefe.
Si te gusto Dark Phoenix Saga deberías leer X-men Elsewhen ya que es la continuación escrita y dibujada por John Byrne.
Deberian publicar X-Men Elsewhen IDW Artist Editions. También Marvel debe públicar John Byrne's X-Men Elsewhen Omnibus.
Después de la partida de Byrne con los X-Men, los que se quedaron a cargo de X-Men Chris Claremont, Jim Shooter o Loise Simonson no alcanzaron el nivel de calidad en sus historias de los X-Men.
Es recordado Claremont como sus máximas glorias The Dark Phoenix Saga y Days of the Future Past, pero ambas fueron tramas de John Byrne su salida lo dejo claro.
La cúspide de The Uncanny X-Men fue de los issues #108-143 donde el arte y tramas eran de John Byrne qué convirtió al libro X-Men en verdadera leyenda.
John Byrne cuando dejó el libro X-Men se sintió de inmediato la caída de la calidad. Además The Uncanny X-Men #94-107 no era tan buenos, Chris Claremont hacía que Nightcrawler interactuara con leprechauns o posteriormente los X-Men se cruzarán en dos ocasiones con Dracula, ¡por favor!.
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January 12, 2022
A subpar attempt at creating a non-maniheistic, non-linear story. While the author does succed to some ammount, overall the story is too ridden with mediocracy. The dialogues are too pseuo-intelectual and juvenile at the same time (when they're not overly erotic and creepy -so creepy in fact that even the characters admit it), with too much pseudo-scientific words thrown around. This cancels any gravity that the narration could've had. Indeed, the ending saves the predictable plot, but it's too late.
From a visual point of view, the comic is just bland. This could of course be explained through its old age, but given that most pannels are forgetable says alot about the visual quality.
From a visual point of view, the comic is just bland. This could of course be explained through its old age, but given that most pannels are forgetable says alot about the visual quality.
June 8, 2019
Having read very few x-men comics, I wasn't too sure what to expect; I am not too familar with all the characters so often find comics a little daunting and not very friendly to beginners. However I really enjoyed this collection! I didn't feel like I was missing out having not read any of the others and felt like I got to know all the characters really well. I enjoyed the main Jean.v.Phoenix story but also loved the smaller stories such as Kittie's origin and Hank's identity crisis (x-man or avenger?)
This was a great introduction to x-men comics and I'm looking forward to reading many more!
This was a great introduction to x-men comics and I'm looking forward to reading many more!
February 1, 2022
X-men at Its Peak!
The creative team involved with the issues in this collection were lightning in a bottle and made the X-men into legends. The Phoenix Saga shows how comics can produce compelling characters, gripping drama, and riveting action in ways no other medium can, which is probably why adaptations of this story failed miserably.
Not only does this collection have a tale every comic reader should have but it comes with the added bonus of extras that are also a must see. I highly recommend it to anyone.
The creative team involved with the issues in this collection were lightning in a bottle and made the X-men into legends. The Phoenix Saga shows how comics can produce compelling characters, gripping drama, and riveting action in ways no other medium can, which is probably why adaptations of this story failed miserably.
Not only does this collection have a tale every comic reader should have but it comes with the added bonus of extras that are also a must see. I highly recommend it to anyone.
December 13, 2024
A story that works both as a continuation of arcs that came before as well as a decent standalone story. The antagonists of the Hellfire Club were a great addition to the Xmen canon that still have presence to this day, and Jean and Scott really shine here as two fully fleshed out humans wrestling with the extraordainary circumstances thrust upon them. Not much for the rest of the team sadly but their inner monologues during Jean’s trial and their subsequent reactions to protect her and Scott were an interesting look into the headspace of each of them
February 7, 2025
It is 3.75 stars, I guess. Some of the prose is wonderful and the art is great, but the only interesting part is the Hellfire Club. When Dark Phoenix finally emerges and the dark side of Jean is shown, the pace seems to be picking up, but it is actually slowing down to a halt.
Some parts in the middle are perfect examples of 80s corniness and perhaps the most fun I’ve had with comics in a while, but the overarching storyline isn’t all that interesting. The attack on the Hellfire Club is pristine, though.
Some parts in the middle are perfect examples of 80s corniness and perhaps the most fun I’ve had with comics in a while, but the overarching storyline isn’t all that interesting. The attack on the Hellfire Club is pristine, though.
April 3, 2020
Great to reread what I think was the first book to make me cry over 30 years ago. It feels like I have almost every panel memorized and its as good as I remember. Deeply moving, it was shocking when it came out (before every character in the Marvel universe had been killed 5 times). What I didn't remember was how much it tackled the light and dark split and how good it felt for Jean to be in the thrall of your darkness. Fascinating, sweet, archetypal and rock solid art throughout.
November 17, 2025
I’m finding that classic Marvel comics were a lot wordier, which is neither good nor bad! It just takes me longer to get through them. Anyway, this was an awesome story. Jean Grey cements herself as one of the all time most powerful Marvel characters, and yet we have never gotten PROPER dark Phoenix representation on screen. RIP Jeannie, they have done you SO dirty. Some truly beautiful moments between Scott and Jean. Also Emma Frost debut!!! Let’s go!!!
March 5, 2024
This is a great book, a little dated of course but the story is strong and the artwork is fantastic. This has many of the key people in the X-Men world and of course shows what happens when someone gets absolute power but does not have the experience and strength to manage it. I enjoyed this significant series in the X-Men history and highly recommend it.
August 12, 2025
The Dark Phoenix saga was the first ever full-length graphic novel in a collection TPB that I had read way back in the 90's during my highschool days. There was the Secret Wars and the Crisis, but nothing really beats the first. This story arc is the most memorable and impactful to me. It got me all interested with the X-Men and Wolverine.
January 6, 2026
I did not enjoy The Dark Phoenix Saga at all and found it a tedious chore to read. This alleged X-Men “classic” story arc is torturously boring with clunky, overly verbose dialogue (the majority of which is repetitive exposition), a banal plot, plus the art is mediocre at best. I'm at an absolute loss as to why this is so highly revered.
July 7, 2023
Jean Grey is 100% transgender.
April 19, 2024
While historically significant in X-Men lore, it feels outdated and slow.
July 17, 2024
I love Claremont’s X-Men he really gets everything I love about the characters. I wish his run was more easy to find physically because I hate reading digital comics.
August 19, 2024
i loved this sm! great writing and drawing!
September 23, 2024
4.5 stars
March 24, 2025
it’s quite good but not good enough to justify its serial murdering of film franchises like u don’t HAVE to do it
May 25, 2025
I liked some of the philosophical questions raised towards the conclusion of the story, but the style of the art and the style of the writing are very much not to my taste.
August 17, 2025
Scott and Jean>>>>>
December 12, 2025
One of the classic X adventures. Great art
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