Essential X-Men, Vol. 1 (Marvel
Essentials) (v. 1) by John Byrne
Graphic Novel Junkie
Wolverine! Nightcrawler! Storm! Colossus! Endowed with unique abilities,
these mutants were summoned by Professor X to rescue the original X-
Men, an underground organization sworn to protect those that fear and
hate them. Relive their original adventures; discover the human within the
hero and the truth behind the legend. Collects Giant-Size X-Men #1, X-
Men #94-119.
Personal Review: Essential X-Men, Vol. 1 (Marvel Essentials) (v.
1) by John Byrne
Any of you who thought that these were the first adventures of the X-men
are in for a rude awakening. The X-men were created in 1963 by the man
himself (drum roll please) Stan Lee. The adventures of the original team
can be found in essential Uncanny X-men vol.1, Classic X-men vol. 2 and
the last volume of the X-men Marvel Masterworks series (please forgive

me, I forgot the exact number of that last one). That series was canceled in
1971 (don't ask me why it didn't sell, because I love it). These are the first
adventures of the new X-men (who premered in 1975):
Cyclops: He is the leader (he was the leader of the old team too). He can
fire laser like beams from his eyes.
Wolverine: He's probably the one you've heard the most about. I like him,
but he has never been on of my favorites. Most people like him because
he's a lot more violent than most superheroes. His bones are covered in
adamantium (an invinceable metal that only exist in the Marvel universe)
and he has razor sharp claws made out of the same stuff. He has
enhanced senses and a healing factor that allows him to heal any wound
(that includes poison).
Storm: The first black lady superhero. She can control the weather (trust
me, it's a lot cooler than it sounds).
Colossus: The first russian superhero (thats quite a feat for a comic written
during the cold war). He can change his body into an invinceable organic
metal (no, not adamantium).
Nightcrawler: He may look like a demon, but he's actualy the most religous
superhero ever (and since he's german, we can safely assume he's
lutherian[just like me!]). He's very acrobatic, has a phrensile tale, can
become invisible in shadows, and has limited teleportation ablities (he gets
better at it as the series progresis).
Jean Grey (formaly Marvel Girl): She was a member of the orignal team
and returns to the group several issues in. She is a phsycic who can also
move things with her mind.
Last and certainly least is Thunderbird. I won't even bother to describe him
because he dies on his second mission.
The X-men as a team were all gathered by Professor Xavier (he's the most
powerful phsycic there is) to protect mankind. If you don't already know,
there all mutants.
Anyway, just buy the dang book because it's just plain spectacular!!!!!!!!!
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