X-Men: Marvels Snapshot #1

Marvels Snapshots #4

by Jay Edidin (Writer), Tom Reilly (Artist), Alex Ross (Cover Art)

The Marvels Snapshot tour through Marvel history continues, showcasing Marvel’s greatest characters through the eyes of ordinary people! Or does it? In this case, the “ordinary person” is teenaged Scott Summers, witnessing the dawn of the Marvel Age from a Nebraska orphanage and wondering what his place in it might be. What was it like to experience the debut of the FF, the Hulk, Iron Man and more? To wish you could be a part of it all? Writer Jay Edidin (Thor: Metal Gods, Jay & Miles X–Plain the X–Men) makes his Marvel comics debut, teamed with Tom Reilly (Immortal Hulk), to tell a story of upheaval and decision that would shape the X–Men (and the Marvel Universe) forever after.

Genres: Comics, X Men, Marvel, Graphic Novels, Superheroes

31 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 16, 2020

Reviews

[Tiag⊗ the Mutant · Rating 5 out of 5]

A look at the early days of Scott Summers before he was an X-Men, it shows a bit of his origins, and the road that led him to become a master tactician, a must-read for Cyclops fans.

[James · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was pretty cool. A look into the early life of Scott Summers before his mutant powers manifested. Definitely something for X-men fans to check out.

[Ian Sharman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Only Jay could have written this and written it so perfectly.

When Hickman's done maybe give Jay a shot at the X-Men, Marvel.

But, damn...Cyclops stole a library book?!

[J. Milius · Rating 5 out of 5]

Edidin’s approach to Cyclops makes the character resonate with me like never before. No small feat, that.

[gloire en espagnol · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m such a monster : I have laser eyes and I stole a book from the library
Aw Scott omfg ily

[easofia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this mostly because I’m an X-Men fan and the writer Jay Edidin is a co-host of one of my favorite podcasts Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-Men.

This comic book issue is a retelling of Scott Summers’ origin story by a fan that I think other fans of the character will enjoy.

It’s technically part of a larger series called Marvels Snapshots, but the story is understandable without reading the other parts.

[Ray · Rating 5 out of 5]

I saw someone said that the author, who is trans and autistic, has talked about seeing Scott Summers as trans and autistic as well, so I had to check it out. I love Scott and this take on his backstory hit the spot in my heart that Scott stories always hit. I loved seeing him get absorbed into special interests and know the author intended it to come across as autistic. It was phenomenal. This is the kind of story that I'd like to keep in my comic collection.

[Liv · Rating 5 out of 5]

"it has to mean something. i need it to mean something. (...) [then] maybe i'll start to make sense" oh scott.....

[Abby · Rating 5 out of 5]

AUTISTIC SCOTT SUMMERS HECK YEAH

[RubiGiráldez RubiGiráldez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sin duda, la mejor entrega de esta particular colección hasta el momento. Una profunda e íntima mirada a las maravillas e inspiración de la figura del superhéroe a través, justamente, de uno de los mayores héroes del universo Marvel. A pesar de que el pasado de Scott "Cíclope" Summers haya sido tan manoseado por diferentes autores, Jay Edidin no se amilana y nos vuelve a llevar a ella, conectándola a la perfección con el nacimiento de la Edad de Oro de las Maravillas del Universo Marvel.

Totalmente emocionante.

[Willow · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a fantastic story about growing up, figuring out your place in the world and what kind of person we want to be. And, of course, the ever important origin story of Scott's most treasured book.

A very good issue, very much worth picking up.

[Burton Olivier · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cyclops rules

[Francisco Eustáquio · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very good and personal story that humanizes Cyclops. Kudos to Jay. I hope to see further x-work from him.

[Jason · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cool Cyclops story. How did he become one of my favorites? He used to be so boring.

[Sohrab Rezvan · Rating 5 out of 5]

A quick and interesting read that ties Cyclops's origin to the start of the Marvel Universe.

[abbie · Rating 5 out of 5]

i can’t believe how good this is, i love it so much, also damn that boy is autistic as hell

[Javier X · Rating 4 out of 5]

This issue was great, wholesome and also added some dimension to Scott.

But it also made me wonder how old is he vs the F4 or the others??

[A Fan of Comics · Rating 3 out of 5]

The one time relating to a super hero might be a bad thing....

I had no idea who Scott Summers was going into this. I know the name Cyclopes and that he was an X-Men, but that's it! So I was really interested when someone recommended this. Its not bad! In fact I really liked the story telling for this one. The art was also great and honestly, I really wanted to like this more then I did. I think the reason I didn't was because I was excepting to see Cyclopes in action instead of learning about Scott and his love for super heroes. There was definitely some references I had to look up, and maybe the end revile is grander when you know who he is talking about. Overall, I think X-Men fans will love this, while a new reader gets fun read. It has been weeks since I read this and I keep thinking about it. I may give it another and the other snapshots a try.

[emi · Rating 5 out of 5]

jay edidin the cyclops understander that you are!