Introduction by JIM LEE You asked for it and by a special arrangement with Marvel Comics, Wizard delivers you the Top 10 X-Men Comics of all time in one special hardcover volume. Return to the magic of these timeless tales starring the The DARK PHOENIX SAGA and Special Edition is from Uncanny X-Men #135-#137. This is easily the most popular and controversial X-Men story ever told. As a special bonus, this hardcover also collects the original 5-page unedited ending that Marvel has never been reissued in a book. DAYS OF FUTURE PAST from Uncanny X-Men #141 and #142, the X-Men, in the future, must confront the mutant hunting Sentinels that have destroyed every super human in the Marvel Universe. The POWER OF PROTEUS from Uncanny X-Men #126-128 is another compelling tale that has never been part of any X-Men collection. DEMON from Uncanny X-Men #143 is artist John Byrne's final issue. Kitty Pryde comes face-to-face with a nightmarish creature obsessed...
Chris 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.
The book itself is beautiful, the content is just ok. The collection of stories it contains is certainly noteworthy, and that makes it worthwhile if you just want to catch up on those very specific storylines. However, the filler text reads like it was written by a college intern - it's childish, trite, and at times, offensive in a way that only a high schooler can be. Reading it stem to stern can be a bit jarring.