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X-Men: The End (Collected Editions) #1
X-Men: The End, Book 1: Dreamers and Demons
It's the epic finale to the story of the Children of the Atom as renowned X-Men scribe Chris Claremont joins with star artist Sean Chen for a trilogy in the style of the Lord of the Rings movies, one that spans the length and breadth of the X-Men canon and brings the saga of Marvel's mutants to a climax!
144 pages, Paperback
First published March 9, 2005
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Chris Claremont
3,281 books894 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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December 1, 2021
Claremont is one of the best writers X-Men had but clearly after reading this you can see his golden time ran out and this story is so bad and just tarnishes his legacy.
It suffers from an overly complicated plot and no wonder no one recommends this trash as it doesn't have a linear story or even one that a reader can follow.
Jean is back maybe after a long time and the X-Men have t do something maybe gather up but ten other things are going up with Cable or Scott and his family and Logan plot but also lets focus on ten other characters and yeah in a way its cool to see where these characters are but it becomes overtly complicated and you thought the story was this way, but it became that way and its such a nightmare to read because it has no coherent structure and all of a sudden villains attack, heroes die but you don't feel anything because you don't even know whats going on.
I skipped the last few pages because it became a struggle for reading it. So yeah sorry to Claremont and I know he is a great writer but please skip this trash as its bad. You're better off reading Dawn of X.
It suffers from an overly complicated plot and no wonder no one recommends this trash as it doesn't have a linear story or even one that a reader can follow.
Jean is back maybe after a long time and the X-Men have t do something maybe gather up but ten other things are going up with Cable or Scott and his family and Logan plot but also lets focus on ten other characters and yeah in a way its cool to see where these characters are but it becomes overtly complicated and you thought the story was this way, but it became that way and its such a nightmare to read because it has no coherent structure and all of a sudden villains attack, heroes die but you don't feel anything because you don't even know whats going on.
I skipped the last few pages because it became a struggle for reading it. So yeah sorry to Claremont and I know he is a great writer but please skip this trash as its bad. You're better off reading Dawn of X.
November 29, 2021
So this line - "It's the epic finale to the story of the Children of the Atom" - should have given me some clue that I was about to be thrown into a plot where I knew nothing about what was going on. It started off good, backstory was given during the first few pages, and then everything went haywire. The story jumped multiple dimensions, sometimes on the same page, and it felt really hard to follow the story or make any sort of sense to it.
There were a lot of X-Men characters that I'm not used to seeing so a lot of my time was spent trying to figure out who was who, but I did love seeing all of the original ones all grown up and having lives. I wish it would have slowed down a bit and give introductions to a lot of the characters because so much was thrown at us in such a short amount of time. But that being said, I did get the urgency of the story and was hit pretty hard with some of the plots lines. Probably a better story for those more well versed in the X-men comic game and not someone who has really only watched the movies.
There were a lot of X-Men characters that I'm not used to seeing so a lot of my time was spent trying to figure out who was who, but I did love seeing all of the original ones all grown up and having lives. I wish it would have slowed down a bit and give introductions to a lot of the characters because so much was thrown at us in such a short amount of time. But that being said, I did get the urgency of the story and was hit pretty hard with some of the plots lines. Probably a better story for those more well versed in the X-men comic game and not someone who has really only watched the movies.
March 28, 2024
This is rough. Claremont is one of the most important writers in X-men history; but after a point, he lost the plot. This is past-his-prime Claremont and it's just sad
May 22, 2017
This story takes place 20 or so years in the future for the mid-2000's X-Men. The reader is thrown into a new era of X-Men without any real history of why things are the way they are, or even who some of the characters are. This causes some confusion, and does make the story feel a little rushed and incomplete, but if you can just accept what is happening in the 'now', and not be put-off by not knowing the recent past, then this is a very good story and well worth reading.
Jean Grey and the Phoenix Force has returned, and the Shi'ar empire, which rules most of the galaxy, has deemed that a very bad thing, and feel the best course of action is to eliminate the X-Men.
Mister Sinister wants the Phoenix Force under his control, and feels the best course of action is to eliminate the X-Men.
This volume would have benefited from a brief description of new characters and at least some history that was skipped by the flash forward. Still a very enjoyable story. By far the best of Marvel's THE END books.
Sean Chen's art is very good.
Jean Grey and the Phoenix Force has returned, and the Shi'ar empire, which rules most of the galaxy, has deemed that a very bad thing, and feel the best course of action is to eliminate the X-Men.
Mister Sinister wants the Phoenix Force under his control, and feels the best course of action is to eliminate the X-Men.
This volume would have benefited from a brief description of new characters and at least some history that was skipped by the flash forward. Still a very enjoyable story. By far the best of Marvel's THE END books.
Sean Chen's art is very good.
August 21, 2014
This is an alternate version of the world, where the X-Men have attained a level of peace, only to have it shattered by a coalition of villains. There are a lot of pairings that have been made that you wouldn't expect (like Wolverine and Storm, and Bishop and Warbird), and some of those involve children. It's sweeping in scope, taking place all over the world, and in Shi'ar space. There are some interesting things here, and lots of people die rather abrupt deaths. There is a lot going on that was a tad unclear, since there were just too many characters. There is more where this came from, and I guess I will continue, since it wasn't awful. Perhaps it will make more sense, then, since there will be fewer characters.
September 7, 2016
Chris Claremont has defined the best of what the X-Men represents. He writes sweeping narratives punctuated by sermonizing speeches that make the X-Men an overt symbol of tolerance for the other whether that be racial equality, gay rights, or any other marginalized group.. In this swan song story, he does what he does best again.
However the story suffers from an overly complicated plot line and the ever expanding cast of characters. Stories... and comic book stories in particular... often can't handle the weight of too large a cast and this is a case in point.
Still a fun and a bit inspiring read.
However the story suffers from an overly complicated plot line and the ever expanding cast of characters. Stories... and comic book stories in particular... often can't handle the weight of too large a cast and this is a case in point.
Still a fun and a bit inspiring read.
December 9, 2011
I love this entire series!
May 10, 2013
A bit chaotic, a but confusing, but lots of great callbacks to the series. Reads like classic Claremont, with all the good and bad that entails.
August 2, 2017
Continuing the x-read of 2017...
(This one is placed here in the chronology that I am using though I think it should maybe be read slightly later though I suppose it doesn't matter too much as this is non-canon/out of the timeline...)
This story is interesting. sort of a how-it-would-end-if-the-current-status-quo-didn't-change book. It is classic Claremont, with all of the good and not so good that entails. Lots of melodrama, lots of expository dialogue, lots and lots of characters.... (He's still trying to push some of his less-interesting pet characters into the mythos - Vargas and Slipstream being probably the biggest ones here.)
It's a convoluted mess of a story, but it's still enjoyable if you're a longtime reader of the series as nearly *everyone* makes an appearance. Basically, it's fan service. But it really isn't a bad story. Interested in where this goes next...
(This one is placed here in the chronology that I am using though I think it should maybe be read slightly later though I suppose it doesn't matter too much as this is non-canon/out of the timeline...)
This story is interesting. sort of a how-it-would-end-if-the-current-status-quo-didn't-change book. It is classic Claremont, with all of the good and not so good that entails. Lots of melodrama, lots of expository dialogue, lots and lots of characters.... (He's still trying to push some of his less-interesting pet characters into the mythos - Vargas and Slipstream being probably the biggest ones here.)
It's a convoluted mess of a story, but it's still enjoyable if you're a longtime reader of the series as nearly *everyone* makes an appearance. Basically, it's fan service. But it really isn't a bad story. Interested in where this goes next...
August 8, 2021
I've read a bunch of Chris Claremont's work on the X-Men. He always treated them like people with messy lives and super powers. This is a kind of Dark-Knight-Returns/Whatever-Happened-to-the-Man-of-Tomorrow style, out of continuity ending for the team and in true Marvel style, they couldn't wrap it up in a couple of issues. This is the first six-part story of three that Claremont wrote circa 2005. I usually don't have much time for Xavier's intergalactic love story and I was never really on board with Bishop, but Claremont is throwing everything at the wall here - Brood, Warskrulls, Emma Frost and Scott's children, Madelyne Pryor, plus a resurrected Jean Grey with full Phoenix powers - that there's hardly time to take a breath. This is a greatest hits tour and every song's a banger. I'm in the crowd, pogoing like a loony and loving every minute of it.
November 25, 2025
This has gotten mixed reviews but I thought it was pretty good. There is a lot going on, and I can only hope things get clearer as the story goes, but so far it's been interesting. The art is nice, and I always enjoy these type of stories that show the heroes once they've gotten older. Now I hope this maintains the momentum for Book 2.
October 26, 2021
The art is great but the story suffers from a confusing plot line that spans too many locations and a cast of hundreds.
Not that there were many of those hundreds left by the end of issue 6. Thankfully this is an alternate reality.
Not that there were many of those hundreds left by the end of issue 6. Thankfully this is an alternate reality.
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July 31, 2023you have to be quite familiar with X-Men lore. read pheonix saga and brood saga will be enough to get into The End series, but more lore you know the better.
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January 27, 2011Lo tengo en revistas, X-Men The End Book One #1-4. Creo que en su momento arranqué a leerlo y me aburrió. Cuando lo retome veré si estaba en lo cierto o me termina convenciendo. También tengo el X-Men Black Sun #1 (of 5), que por lo que veo nunca fue recopilado en libro y no tiene nada que ver con este, pero lo pongo igual para no olvidarme por completo de su existencia.
November 12, 2012
I love everything Marvel. The storylines are incredible! They have everything you could want: action, adventure, comedy, romance, political intrigue, allegories, metaphors, etc. Some stories drag, some end too soon.
February 25, 2009
Whoa, this was all over the place. And, seriously, what is up with Claremont and "hounds"? Give it a rest, dude!
August 2, 2013
While totally confused reading this, I couldn't stop. Claremont is my favorite X-Men writer, and this series is just another reason to love his work. I can't wait to read the rest of the series!
July 29, 2014
Great beginning to a trilogy ... Still a bit lost though of what happened before hand but its an interesting piece to add to my collection
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