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Overview
This revised edition of DK’s classic guide includes the best of the X-Men films and animated series, as well as exciting new characters and plotlines from the comics.- Created in full cooperation with Marvel comics
- Each chapter focuses on a different decade in X-Men history
- Updated to include new characters and their powers
- Expanded "X-Men on Screen" section features detailed plot discussions, special effects, and images from both X-Men movies
Editorials
From Barnes & Noble
The Barnes & Noble ReviewIf you've ever wanted to have retractable adamantium claws or the ability to emit force beams from your eyes, DK Publishing's X-Men: The Ultimate Guide is definitely the reference book for you. This visually striking and completely updated edition includes a comprehensive decade-by-decade history of the X-Men and in-depth information about the literally hundreds of characters featured in the numerous comic book series and the animated television show, as well as movie stills, character profiles, and plot summaries concerning all three major motion pictures (X-Men, X2, and X-Men: The Last Stand).
Beginning in 1963, when writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby created the X-Men as a cool alternative to popular comic book heroes like Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four, all the way up to the recent multimillion-dollar movies, this meticulously detailed and fully illustrated chronicle has it all: information about the X-Men's numerous comic book spin-offs (Alpha Flight, X-Factor, Cable, Generation X, et al.) and all of the featured superheroes; cross-sections of Xavier's mansion; dozens of vintage comic book covers; and spectacular two-page spreads of beloved -- and reviled -- characters like Iceman, Phoenix, Storm, Sabretooth, Sinister and Bishop.
Comic book aficionados, industry historians, and science fiction fans alike will be suitably impressed by X-Men: The Ultimate Guide, which arguably contains everything anyone would ever want to know about the endearing assemblage of genetically advanced heroes and villains. Mutant superpowers and form-fitting costume not included. Paul Goat Allen
Book Details
Published
April 17, 2006
Publisher
DK Publishing, Inc.
Pages
192
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780756620059