Download or read book X Men and the Mutant Metaphor written by Joseph J. Darowski and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-04-10 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First appearing in 1963, The Uncanny X-Men had a rough start, lasting until 1970 when the comic book was canceled due to low sales. Following a relaunch in 1975, however, it found new popularity thanks to intricate scripting by Chris Claremont and the artwork of John Byrne. Within a few years, The Uncanny X-Men was one of Marvel Comics’ best-selling series and over the decades it became one of the most successful and popular franchises in comic book history. Spin-off titles, mini-series, multimedia adaptations, and a massively expanded cast of characters followed. One of the reasons for the success of X-Men is its powerful “mutant metaphor,” which enhances the stories with cultural significance and the exploration of themes such as societal prejudice and discrimination. In X-Men and the Mutant Metaphor: Race and Gender in the Comic Books, Joseph J. Darowski thoroughly analyzes The Uncanny X-Men, providing its historical background and dividing the long-running series into distinct eras. Each chapter examines the creators and general plot lines, followed by a closer analysis of the principal characters and key stories. The final chapter explores the literal use of race and gender rather than the metaphorical or thematic ways such issues have been addressed. This analysis includes insights gained from interviews with several comic book creators, and dozens of illustrations from the comic book series. Of particular significance are statistics that track the race and gender of every X-Men hero, villain, and supporting character. By delving into the historical background of the series and closely examining characters and stories, X-Men and the Mutant Metaphor illuminates an important popular culture phenomenon.
Download or read book X Men The Return written by Chris Roberson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-04-24 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The multi-book publishing programme from Pocket Books and Marvel Comics continues with this original novel featuring some of the world's most famous superheroes - the X-Men.
Download or read book X Men written by Kristine Kathryn Rusch and published by Random House Worlds. This book was released on 2003-03-04 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A novelization of the major motion picture! Outcasts from society, the X-MEN are genetic mutants, born with superhuman powers, who harness their special abilities for the greater good. But the human race they fight to protect rejects and fears—even hates—them. Not all mutants seek to protect mankind. One terrorist group—led by the supremely powerful Magneto—seeks to strike first. Battling against prejudice and agents of intolerance, the X-MEN must establish a peaceful coexistence between mutant and mankind or they will surely perish . . .
Download or read book X Men written by and published by Marvel. This book was released on 2011-07-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Legacy. Magneto. Gambit. Basilisk. In a world where the X-Men never existed and mutantkind has been hunted to extinction, the few remaining mutants make their last stand. Who are they? And just how far will they go to survive?
Download or read book X Men Classic The Complete Collection Vol 2 written by and published by Marvel. This book was released on 2019-12-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1986, Marvel launched CLASSIC X-MEN, a series that reprinted the "All-New, All-Different X-Men" era - with a twist! All-new backup stories fleshed out the 1970s tales and delved deeper into the characters' lives - and new story pages were even inserted into the reprints, expanding on key moments and sowing the seeds for future storylines! Now, all this newly created material has been collected together, allowing fans to explore the early lives of Cyclops, Phoenix, Wolverine, Colossus, Storm, Nightcrawler, Professor X, Havok, Polaris, Emma Frost, Kitty Pryde, Banshee, Dazzler, Rogue and Mystique like never before! Friendships are forged, losses are mourned and lives are transformed in these rare tales that dance between the raindrops of some of the most revered X-Men comics of all time! COLLECTING: CLASSIC X-MEN 24-44, MATERIAL FROM MARVEL FANFARE (1982) 60
Download or read book X Men By Jonathan Hickman Vol 1 written by Jonathan Hickman and published by Marvel Entertainment. This book was released on 2020-04-08 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects X-Men (2019) #1-6. The X-Men face a whole new world of possibility! Mastermind Jonathan Hickman and superstar artist Leinil Francis Yu kick off this uncanny new era with a celebration of family as Cyclops, Marvel Girl and their extended clan make a Summer House for themselves — on the moon! But when an island full of unspeakable horrors appears on the horizon, the X-Men have their work cut out for them keeping their new homeland of Krakoa safe! As Earth comes to terms with the X-Men’s new world order, the mutant nation’s leaders attend an economic forum to show the humans what real power looks like. Plus: A trip to the Savage Land, an old nemesis returns and Mystique goes to extraordinary lengths to get what she wants!
Download or read book Secret Warriors written by and published by Marvel. This book was released on 2015-06-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nick Fury, former director of the now-defunct S.H.I.E.L.D, has gathered a special handpicked team. Young and untested, the Secret Warriors are the offspring of the most powerful forces on Earth...and with Fury's guidance, they might just have what it takes to save the world. But their mission is upended when Fury uncovers a bombshell Hydra conspiracy that reaches back for decades, to the very beginnings of S.H.I.E.L.D.! COLLECTING: Secret Warriors 1-16, Dark Reign: The List - Secret Warriors 1, material from Dark Reign: New Nation 1
Download or read book The Uncanny X men Masterworks written by Stan Lee and published by Marvel Comics Group. This book was released on 1993 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Adventures of the X Men Clear and Present Dangers written by and published by Marvel. This book was released on 2019-07-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Animated-style adventures from one of the X-Men's greatest eras! Wolverine takes on the savage Hulk - but whose side are Havok and X-Factor on? And what does the gamma-powered Leader have to do with it all? Meanwhile, Beast and Gambit face the evil machinations of Mister Sinister...with a little help from Spider-Man! Things take an occult turn for Cyclops, courtesy of the demonic N'Garai and the Dweller-in-Darkness! And when Magneto and his Brotherhood commit an act of war, the X-Men must respond - but as the situation explodes out of control, it just might bring about the Apocalypse...that's with a capital A! Who will be left standing in the ultimate survival of the fi ttest battle?
Download or read book The Science of the X Men written by Link Yaco and published by BP Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wondered how force beams might actually shoot out of someone's eyes? What could cause wings to sprout from the back of a man, allowing him to fly? If your skeleton was bonded with a flexible but indestructible metal, how would your blood flow and nerves be affected? Through a combination of informed speculation and science fact, The Science of the X-Men provides a scientific investigation of the most popular mutant Super-Hero team in the history of comics. Such cutting edge science as genetic manipulation, biotechnology, quantum physics, string theory and biophysics help explain how the powers of Wolverine, Professor X, Jean Grey, Rogue, Storm, Cyclops and many more X-Men and their adversaries could work. The Science of the X-Men goes beyond the characters and includes an analysis of the team's equipment and of alien races that have crossed paths with them over the years. You'll discover: how Professor X's amazing Cerebro device can find mutants anywhere on the planet; the technical specs on the X-Men's specially modified aircraft, and the amazing robotics and holographic technology that make up the X-Men's artificial combat environment known as "the Danger Room". Book jacket.
Download or read book Uncanny X Men An Origin Story written by Rich Thomas and published by Marvel Picture Books. This book was released on 2012-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published: New York: Marvel, c2012.
Download or read book X Men Milestones Second Coming written by and published by Marvel. This book was released on 2020-06-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The biggest and best adventures of Marvel's mighty mutants - these are the X-Men Milestones! Mutants have never had it worse. The mutant population is down to a mere 181. In the last year, only one mutant has been born - the girl called Hope, believed to be the "Mutant Messiah" who will reignite the species. Hope was raised in the future by Cable, and now the two have returned! But the Human League is bent on eradicating Earth's final mutants - and they see Hope's death as the final nail in the coffin. As Bastion and his allies unleash a merciless all-out assault on the X-Men, everything rests on Hope's shoulders. Will this be mutantkind's end? COLLECTING: SECOND COMING: PREPARE (2009), SECOND COMING (2010) 1-2, UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) 523-525, NEW MUTANTS (2009) 12-14, X-MEN LEGACY (2008) 235-237, X-FORCE (2008) 26-28
Download or read book X Men written by Michael Mallory and published by Chartwell Books. This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: X-Men: The Characters and Their Universe tells the story of this unique band of comic book heroes from their creation in 1963 by the dream team of writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, through their late 1970s re-emergence as a platform for socially and politically relevant storytelling, and up to the present as one of the globe's hottest franchises. This colorful, lavishly illustrated volume also traces how the characters have been adapted into the media of television and film, including the ground-breaking 1992 animated series and the blockbuster feature films, including X-Men III: The Final Stand, released in May of 2006. For fans of the comic books, this volume also provides a unique one-source catalogue of every major character that appeared from 1963 to the present, including all the various teamings of characters, the significant comic book series, the various character relationships and evolutions, and the classic storylines that have all woven together over the decades to create the dazzlingly complex and fascinating tapestry of the world of mutants. X-Men: The Characters and Their Universe is a book that no fan of Marvel Comics, of super heroics, of animation and action adventure filmmaking, even of popular culture of the late 20th century itself, will want to be without.
Download or read book 100 Things X Men Fans Should Know Do Before They Die written by Brian Cronin and published by Triumph Books. This book was released on 2018-04-01 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you've read the earliest X-Men comics from the silver age or never miss a big screen release, these are the 100 things all X-Men fans need to know and do in their lifetime. Comic Book Resources' Brian Cronin has collected every essential piece of mutants knowledge and trivia, as well as must-do activities, and ranks them all from 1 to 100, providing an entertaining and easy-to-follow checklist as you progress on your way to fan superstardom!
Download or read book X Men Classic written by Chris Claremont and published by Marvel Entertainment. This book was released on 2018-11-28 with total page 523 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collecting Classic X-Men #1-23. In 1986, Marvel launched CLASSIC X-MEN, a series that reprinted the All-New, All-Different X-Men era with a twist! All-new backup stories fleshed out the 1970s tales and delved deeper into the characters lives and new story pages were even inserted into the reprints, expanding on key moments and sowing the seeds for future storylines! Now, all this newly created material has been collected together complete with comparisons and text pieces explaining what was changed, what was added and why! Friendships are forged, allies are mourned and lives are transformed in these rare tales that dance between the raindrops of some of the most revered X-Men comics of all time! Its the perfect companion piece to your UNCANNY X-MEN collection!
Download or read book X Men Masterworks Vol 5 written by Arnold Drake and published by Marvel Entertainment. This book was released on with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uncanny X-Men (1963) #43-53, Avengers (1963) #53, Ka-Zar (1970) #2-3, Marvel Tales #30
Download or read book X Men Blue Vol 3 written by Cullen Bunn and published by Marvel Entertainment. This book was released on 2018-03-21 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects X-Men Blue (2016) #16-20. The X-Men travel through Magneto's time portal to save the past! But something is wrong with the portal, which sends the team careening through time and space. Will they be able to figure out a way to get back to the present?
