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More information about this seller Contact this seller. Book Description Hachette Partworks Ltd, Condition: Very Good. Book is in a very good condition. Seller Inventory Condition: As New. No Jacket. Heavy, extra postage may be required if posted outside South Africa. The boards are a bit shelf worn and marked. Still in a very good condition, excellent binding and internally clean. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Seller Inventory 56tr. Dust Jacket Condition: None. Byrne, John illustrator. Binding: very firm. Looks new. Book Description Odhams Limited, London, Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustwrapper. Soiled,white marks on front and back,front hinge weak and netting exposed,page edges browned,contenst clean. Slight bumping to edges otherwise in very good condition. Next day dispatch by Royal Mail in sturdy, recyclable packaging. For me, a city kid, it was crazy being in a small-town setting where getting to the store was a literal hike and folks hung out a huge pond. No complete runs, just a bit of this and that. As an adult, I can look at the cover of X-Men and see why it called to me as a child, with its primary colors enhancing the amazing art of some character called Wolverine , fighting a gang of costumed thugs. There were six of them with guns and all he had were these long sharp pins coming out of his gloves, and that cliffhanger at the end of that single issue had me hooked. I would be able to get a few other issues of this title, though nothing in order. Granted, in a few years this would all get rebooted, retconned, or reborn, but at that moment the stakes of being a mutant and a hero had never been higher, and we got to see that cost paid in blood, as Jean sacrificed her life to save the day. Wein and Orzechowski round out this all-time starting five, Orzechowski for the sheer volume of work put in with and Wein helping to flesh out the mood with a vibrant color pallet. Note, the version of this that I read for this review was a remastered digital edition, as my original collection was lost due to water damage years ago. This story is a master class in comic structure, pacing, design and set the blueprint for love triangles in comics. The bottom line, while it helps to know the full story leading up to The Dark Phoenix Saga , Claremont and Byrne make it easy with quick recaps or explanation captions to bring readers up to speed on the X-Men, and with only a few tweaks this book holds up so well it could come out today. Sign in. Log into your account. Privacy Policy. Password recovery. Wednesday, October 21, Forgot your password? The Dark Phoenix Saga - Wikipedia

Giant Size Spider-Man 4 3rd app. Condition Notes: Mid Grade Condition, with cover wear. Has 1" spine split. Red Sonja 01 Signed by Roy Thomas. Red Sonja 1 is the first self titled comic for the character. The series debuted in after her appearances in Conan and Marvel Feature. Condition: Solid Mid-Grade Condition with wear. Condition: Mid Grade Condition with cover wear. Has a small divit on back cover. This comic was incredibly controversial at Marvel and was encouraged by Jim Shooter, Editor in Chief, as part of his revitalization of Marvel Comics. One of the greatest X-Men stories of all time, Jean Grey remained dead until when she was revived as part of the new X-Factor team. Condition Notes: Mid Grade Condition with minimal cover wear consistent with grade. Darkseid Jack Kirby Art. No Cut Outs and No Writing. Jungle Action 10 features Black Panther in his first solo comic series. This is part of the first storyline "The Panther's Rage" which introduced Erik Killmonger and fleshed out much of the background of Wakanda. The Dark Phoenix Saga is one of the best stories ever told. What a shame they fucked it up in the X-Men movies. I'd have given anything to see it done right. View all 7 comments. Oct 01, Cheese rated it it was amazing. Hands down one of the best Marvel comic stories I've ever read. The way Claremont brings out each character and piece them together as a team is commendable. Adventures ensued, but the whole thing started to become a little stale after a while. Who knew? Cut to….. The Hellfire Club is a cabal of millionaires and billionaires that hides a deadly secret. To outward appearances the club is like any other social gathering of the economic elite, but the Inner Circle of the Club is run by Sebastian Shaw and Emma Frost, two mutants of considerable power. She eventually succumbs to these visions and takes her place within the Hellfire Club as The Black Queen. Then Jean roughs up the Hellfire Club and then flies off into interstellar space where she eats a star and kills five billion people and starts a big space opera war of the worlds type thing and the Dark Phoenix has to be stopped, etc, etc, etc. Just read the damn thing. And I hate the coloring, I just hate it. Call this girl when you need someone to open up a can of mirror ball whoop ass on some villain somewhere. It was , what else can I tell you? On the plus side you also get the first appearance of Kitty Pryde, who would go on to much greater things within the larger Marvel milieu. What happened in the wake of The Phoenix Saga continues to reverberate throughout the Marvel Comics Universe to this day. Obviously the biggest repercussions were within the X-Men themselves, but this event was quite literally felt in every corner of the Marvel Mythos. This story was, and still is, HUGE. The Phoenix Saga shaped everything, and I do mean everything, that came after it for Marvel. The company managed to ride the success of the arc all the way to a practical reinvention of itself, both aesthetically and financially, allowing them to eventually assume the mantle of the biggest comic book producer in the United States. This was the beginning of the more edgy and adult styled stories and plotlines that would eventually come to dominate the Marvel brand and finally set it on its own path of differentiation from the more standard fare that competitor DC Comics was still pushing out. Wolverine was still just a fairly minor character with some serious back hair issues. Nightcrawler was being pushed as a more major player in the group despite the fact that his basic power set consisted of short range teleportation and the ability to balance really, REALLY well. Cyclops was still Cyclops, unfortunately. That poor guy never seems to change much over the decades. Nowadays, of course, the X-Universe looks wildly different. There are multiple teams led by different characters. Oddly enough, Marvel decided to sort of replay the entire Dark Phoenix saga with the Onslaught Epic, this time with Charles Xavier himself in the lead role as the good guy turned bad through the co-opting of his own dark side. The Dark Phoenix Saga was a watershed moment in the Marvel Comics Universe, and 39 years later this is still a must-have if you want to call yourself a comics fan. A quick note on the movies. Most of the filmed X-Men output has done the franchise a disservice. You can take your pick of any of several different iterations of the Saga that have come out in the intervening years, but the bottom line is that you still need to get your hands on this and wrap your brain around it. View all 3 comments. Because I knew so little and I was so excited to dive right in, I think I enjoyed the story more than most. I liked the introduction of the Hellfire Club and the conclusion of this long running scheme from one of it's members. However, I felt like their plan against the X-Men worked a little too well. There were a LOT of really 70s moments duh but if you got past all the disco and cheesy one-liners, there was real heart and emotion underlying the journey not only Jean makes but also the rest of the X-Men. I'm so glad I read this collection! It honestly felt like looking back at a period of time and watching it come to life with superheroes! Shelves: marvel-comics , sexy-good-girl-heroine , russian-hero-or-heroine , sexy-bad-boy-hero , bronze-age-comics , strong-heroine , strong-hero , canadian-hero-or-heroine , my-blog-reviews , chris-claremont. Now, I had the opportunity to read this story in its original comic form and I was totally blown away! What is the story? After the X-Men defeated Proteus, they head back to New York to their secret headquarters and they are surprised to see Professor Xavier back at the headquarters. However, the X-Men will soon realize that a secret and powerful organization known as the Hellfire Club is watching their every move and they have plans for Jean Grey and her phoenix powers! Can the X-Men defeat this powerful organization of mutants? Read this comic to find out! What I liked about this book: Chris Claremont's writing: Oh my goodness! I loved the way that Chris Claremont provided a detailed plot about how Jean Grey has to cope with a terrible power inside of her and how the X-Men have to come to terms of possibly destroying her to save the universe. I also loved how much emotion Chris Claremont put into this volume as the other X-Men obviously did not want to kill her and it was great seeing the close relationship that Cyclops and Jean Grey share with each other. I also loved how Chris Claremont gives the audience enough information regarding the last few issues to help us understand the story much better and I will admit that the first time I have read this comic; I was a bit frustrated with all the words on one page. But then I realized that the deep and detailed plot of the story on each page actually became more interesting as the comic goes on and it really helped me understand the characters even better. There were so many memorable images in this comic such as Jean Grey reverting to the Dark Phoenix and you can see that she is truly beauty, but always has a frightening expression on her face as she destroys everything in her path. What made me feel uncomfortable about this comic: Probably the only problem with this comic is that since it was written around the late 70s to early 80s, there tends to be too much dialogue and explanations of the previous issues filling up the page and many readers who are new to the X- Men franchise might be frustrated with reading all this extra information about the situation, just like I was the first time. Sometimes it slows the story down than necessary, but at the same time, it gives the audience enough information about the situation at hand. Review is also on: Rabbit Ears Book Blog Jan 30, Sr3yas rated it really liked it Shelves: comics-undated , comics. The Dark Phoenix Saga is the first major event of X-men in 80's. This is where Jean Grey go complete haywire and does a whole black swan routine. She was a villain?! The story arc is really fun! The characterization of each X-men members are unique as well as interesting. The events that leading to emergence of dark phoenix is solidly written. But when she emerges First thing she does after going to space as dark phoenix is to travel all the way to another galaxy, devour a star and come back to Earth. Its like me driving to China, eat sushi and then coming straight back home. So why did she do it? The sole purpose of that nonsensical action is to set up the final horrid chapter in which the whole X-men fight some cosmic gladiators. I hope they got paid for fighting as well as for delivering entertaining commentary. Overall, except for the final issue, this is a solid X-men story! Dark Phoenix is one of the most popular X-Men storylines, and rightly so, unfortunely, the dialogue and the pacing is super dated, I've never been much of a fan of the comics from the 60s and the 70s because of that very same reason, I find myself skipping a lot of the dialogue, the exposition gets extremely boring, the art on the other hand remains stellar. I liked this because it makes Cyclops a sympathetic character rather than the jerk that he is often portrayed as these days. Also, we have the debut of Kitty Pride and Dazzler, two of my favorite X-men. Finally, the showdown with the Hellfire Club was a lot of fun to read. The only thing that I didn't like so much was the illusions of Wyngarde. It doesn't seem that projecting an illusion into someone's mind would instantly make them lose a grip on reality. There should have been more of a mental I liked this because it makes Cyclops a sympathetic character rather than the jerk that he is often portrayed as these days. There should have been more of a mental struggle--especially when going up against someone like Jean Grey. May 27, Anna rated it it was amazing Shelves: manga-comics , favorites. Jean Grey has always been my favourite Marvel character, from the moment I first saw her, and this is the one stage that defines her character the most an "This is what makes humanity virtually unique in the cosmos, my friend; this extraordinary capacity for self-sacrifice, this ability to triumph over seemingly insurmountable obstacles if the cause be just, knowing all the while that to do so means certain death. Jean Grey has always been my favourite Marvel character, from the moment I first saw her, and this is the one stage that defines her character the most and has an important impact in all else that comes later. This volume is old, from way back in the '80s, so the artwork is quite old as well and might not appeal to everyone. I mean I didn't like it as well. I wouldn't have minded a re-drawing of this saga. The writing also was a bit over the top with many inner monologues and not that much action, as it comes from today's comic books. But you know what? You won't read this volume for the incredible action or the excellent writing, but for the overall story, which, in simple words, was amazing. There was a necessary build up and the last two issues in the volume were the peak of the story. Amazing, amazing, amazing. I've been meaning to read the Dark Phoenix Saga , for a few years to be honest, and I am satisfied with my choice to at least read it now. Better late than never, as they say. A minor rant about the movies coming up: view spoiler [I always hated the fact that they used Jean's abilities to the topmost. Yes, Jean is an omega-level mutant and a very powerful at that, but at the beginning and for quite some time her powers were limited. In the movies they fused Jean with Phoenix from the very start without any preamble and I hated it that because Phoenix is a separate entity and that way you basically omit an important character from the comic books. I know it is very difficult to include an entity in the franchise, but hell, don't do it at all. Because you can't fight Apocalypse? Don't use that villain, there are a thousand more. I just don't feel that good about movie! How do I even make sense anymore? View all 5 comments. Oct 11, L. McCoy rated it really liked it Shelves: marvel , action , x-men , comics-and-graphic-novels , borrowed , superhero , reviewed. So the main thing in this book is Jean Grey is super powerful and going a bit crazy. Pros: The story is interesting. The characters are interesting and many of these X- Men are pretty bad-ass. The art is cool. Looks pretty bad-ass to me. The action scenes are pretty good. Cons: Thanks to the comics code we get quite a few moments are sadly censored when they could have been pretty awesome. Let me give you an example. The story with the aliens towards the end is cheesy and view spoiler [ an excuse to have Jean die in the dramatic ending. The ending is disappointing. Overall: This is a good comic. Well, it did introduce a lot of stuff that is important to Marvel history so yeah, I suppose. Did I enjoy it? I know, ok? I know this is one of the highest-regarded tales not only in X-canon, but throughout the whole of Marvel's year output. I know it's a formative text that set the bar for writers like Grant Morrison and Joss Whedon to one day leap over and others like Brian Bendis to limbo under with the skill of Barbados Slim. I know Chris Claremont is a visionary writer, and that the writer-artist tag team he had with John Byrne produced some of the most talked-about-to-this-day graphic literat I know, ok? I know Chris Claremont is a visionary writer, and that the writer-artist tag team he had with John Byrne produced some of the most talked-about-to-this-day graphic literature ever consumed by mortals. With all that in mind, I was not a fan of Dark Phoenix. I can read old stuff, with detachment from the expectations modern comics bring for things like dialogue and complex storytelling. An amount of leeway needs to be given for the context of older graphic novels, especially for ones that set in motion the tropes and story ideas we take for granted today i. Jean Grey's whole Phoenix thing, something the book introduces prominently. This is a leeway Dark Phoenix oversteps in two ways: first, the story preceding the actual, y'know, Phoenix bits is only partly-connected at best. X-Men sucked out her characterisation is welcome. But, good as they are, they feel oddly extraneous except Jason Wyngarde, for obvious reasons to the overall Phoenix storyline, and only put in there for the sake of giving the other X-Men a threat to face whilst Jean grapples with her psyche. Second, Chris Claremont's writing is very, very hard to take seriously. I understand he had a pathological fear of artists misinterpreting his writerly directions for scenes. Thus, he used his dialogue to explain every goddamn detail on the page in the hopes that even if the artist didn't his vision right, at least the reader would know what he was on about. Unfortunately, since I can only assume John Byrne is an intelligent human being who understands dramatic intent and how a scene is meant to be conveyed, this means the marriage of Claremont's writing and Byrne's artwork tends to explain a scene's movements twice over. Once through "Oh my god, Jean's blowing up a sun! Character thought-bubbles are aplenty, which also subtracts tension from the pacing. Every fight scene has a novel's-worth of character introspection while the actual fisticuffs are taking place, in dire contrast to the short, snappy and largely wordless exchanges Claremont wrote for the fight scenes in his Wolverine miniseries. It's disappointing, especially since the story's thematic content, character developments and conclusion the latter of which, though obviously spoiled by X-Men: The Last Stand , was nonetheless executed well are all reasons why I should like this book. The vast, overhanging spectre of Claremont's writing and the disconnected feel the first six issues of the story have weigh too heavily for me to mark higher the parts I did like, so in the end I settle on an average score. It definitely behooves an X-fan to check it out, if only so you can add it to your list of "classics every comic fan should read" that you've read. Certainly not a gateway entry for newbie readers, though. Before I started reading The Dark Phoenix Saga , I expected that I would probably like it for all the usual reasons-- it came highly recommended, it's a classic, it should be required reading for all comics fans, blah blah etc. I was fully expecting to knock it out in a couple hours, give it a solid 3 star rating on here, and then promptly forget about it. Instead, I fell in love with the story, and with Jean Grey, and with the X-Men, and with pretty much everything else about it. Go figure. I'm Before I started reading The Dark Phoenix Saga , I expected that I would probably like it for all the usual reasons-- it came highly recommended, it's a classic, it should be required reading for all comics fans, blah blah etc. I'm one of the rarest of unicorns who never read comics as a kid but picked up the habit as an adult woman in my mid 20s, so there was no nostalgia in this for me. I experienced the story for the first time without any preconceived notions or fond childhood memories to cloud my judgment, and it was AWESOME. The art definitely felt a little dated, but I think the overall story held up flawlessly. The major difference I noticed between the writing in this book and the writing in books today was the amount of exposition. Also, there are so many words. Thought bubbles AND dialogue bubbles. I can see how this would be annoying for some people, but I loved it. I enjoy borderline ridiculous amounts of exposition, though, so this was perfect for me. Another thing I enjoyed about this book was how well the character of Jean Grey was written. I had no experience with her or any of the other characters, really before reading this book. I read a lot of comics and graphic novels, but I'm primarily a DC fan, and I freely admit that my knowledge of the X-Men is limited to the most recent movie. I'd heard the name Jean Grey before, but it meant absolutely nothing to me. Now I understand why she's kind of a big deal! The biggest and most pleasant surprise of this book was how progressive it was in its depiction of female characters. Jean Grey was a hero, and also one of the most powerful beings in the universe. Storm was a fantastic character who was also a woman of color. Kitty Pryde, Emma Frost, Lilandra This book also passed the Bechdel Test several years before the Bechdel Test was even a thing. I'm sure there are gender issues that would crop up upon a reread, but for a story that's more than 30 years old, I'm impressed. Overall, this was a great story with great characters, and I'll definitely be checking out more X-Men trades! Jan 13, Sunil rated it it was amazing Shelves: I remember reading this in my Ann Arbor comic book store over a decade ago and being so impressed with how well it held up and I think I was reading it without color! Jean Grey's struggle with the Phoenix entity is a classic conflict of good vs. The penultimate X-Men story. The artwork was definitely a sign of the times in which it was written. It also makes me extremely happy that comic book writers have gotten away from using thought-balloons and text boxes explaining the story. The version I read of this had Kitty Pryde's and Dazzler's introductions and those were awesome! Unfortunately, it kind of went downhill from there. Kitty was super adorable when she first meets Storm. Dazzler is pretty badass in deciding to help them even if she decides being an X-man just isn't for her. Emma Frost made a formidable foe here and it was a solid arc. I'm not entirely sure why th The version I read of this had Kitty Pryde's and Dazzler's introductions and those were awesome! I'm not entirely sure why they inserted those issues here but I guess because it explains the start of Jean slipping back in time to the 's. The Black Queen. That fuckery. I get that it was the slow intro of Jean becoming the Dark Phoenix but I did not need Jean imagining Ororo as a slave and hitting her in the face. Ororo doesn't deserve that and holy shit was it unnecessary. There wasn't that same level of treatment for the others so why the only black character? That was so uncomfortable for me to watch. The fact that Ororo is willing to get over that in like 2 seconds was pretty screwed up, too. Anyway, Charles is barely present until the very end when he tells the X-men to off Jeannie. The most moving arc here is Scott's struggle to accept that they maybe can't save Jean. She may fight the Dark Phoenix but it keeps coming back. After it killed 5 billion people, it's understandable that she'd live in fear of it taking over again. He had to learn to let her go and she told him that like 15 times. Anyway, sad. I guess? I was more concerned with everyone else having to attack her. Especially Storm because they briefly explain how Jean was like a sister to her and she didn't want to be there. Everyone struggling to decide if they wanted to fight to save her life was interesting. In a way, her death was kind of anticlimactic. I didn't realize it'd happened until I turned the page. Jean is an iconic character so I expected a little more from it. Unfortunately, the volume ends without seeing the effects of her death on the others. So, this is an epic arc. I can understand why but it just didn't move me as much as I expected. Definitely deserved a better adaptation than X-men: the Last Stand, though. Oct 20, Logan rated it liked it. So I will tell you off the bat, I do not like Jean or Cyclops; Jean manipulates Wolverines feelings, and Cyclops, well he's kind of a dick!!! However I did not hate them in this one, I did not love them, or really care but I did not hate them; which is good because this story mostly focuses on Scott and Jean; so props for not making me wanna punch Cyclops! So Okay! So the story, well I don't wanna spoil, but the long run is Jean goes bat shit crazy and the X-men have to stop her! It exists as a living embodiment of creation and passion. Its sole purpose is to burn away the old and outdated and make room for new life to grow and flourish in its place. All that raw power needs to be directed, and that's why the Phoenix Force has made a habit of bonding with flesh-and-blood lifeforms. Its favorite host will always be Jean Grey, a mutant with the potential to either save the world or destroy it utterly. It's only through this fusion of cosmic force and powerful mutant that the Dark Phoenix is born. Was this article informative? YES NO.

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It has early, rough around the back-hair Wolverine. It has Cyclops at his leadership best. It has Colossus and Nightcrawler and Storm -- the Russian, the German and the African woman -- at their eighties expectation-blowing pomp. It has Angel and Professor X. I This is one of the greatest comic book story arcs ever told. It does. It is perfect but for the end. I mean perfect. Chris Claremont is one of the all time great Marvel writers. His dialogue works, his plotting works, his mind scores multiple hits when it comes to what needs to be said and done. He was the Hitchcock of the Marvel Universe. And his partner was John Byrne. I don't know what tastes are today. I don't care. What I do know is that John Byrne's art spoke to me like no other's. Byrne was a Calgarian my home town and he gave birth both to Canada's greatest hero -- Wolvie -- and our greatest superteam -- Alpha Flight -- but he also pencilled some of the greatest sequences in comic history -- and the Dark Phoenix saga was the best of them all. I hated the ending and all its humanist drivel , but the rest of the story was unparalleled. I am so glad I reread this after rereading Secret Wars. I would have hated the reread of the latter if I'd reread the former first. Now, though, I must take a break. If I were to read another comic now, it would suffer by comparison, and there is no way I could be fair. The Dark Phoenix Saga is one of the best stories ever told. What a shame they fucked it up in the X-Men movies. I'd have given anything to see it done right. View all 7 comments. Oct 01, Cheese rated it it was amazing. Hands down one of the best Marvel comic stories I've ever read. The way Claremont brings out each character and piece them together as a team is commendable. Adventures ensued, but the whole thing started to become a little stale after a while. Who knew? Cut to….. The Hellfire Club is a cabal of millionaires and billionaires that hides a deadly secret. To outward appearances the club is like any other social gathering of the economic elite, but the Inner Circle of the Club is run by Sebastian Shaw and Emma Frost, two mutants of considerable power. She eventually succumbs to these visions and takes her place within the Hellfire Club as The Black Queen. Then Jean roughs up the Hellfire Club and then flies off into interstellar space where she eats a star and kills five billion people and starts a big space opera war of the worlds type thing and the Dark Phoenix has to be stopped, etc, etc, etc. Just read the damn thing. And I hate the coloring, I just hate it. Call this girl when you need someone to open up a can of mirror ball whoop ass on some villain somewhere. It was , what else can I tell you? On the plus side you also get the first appearance of Kitty Pryde, who would go on to much greater things within the larger Marvel milieu. What happened in the wake of The Phoenix Saga continues to reverberate throughout the Marvel Comics Universe to this day. Obviously the biggest repercussions were within the X- Men themselves, but this event was quite literally felt in every corner of the Marvel Mythos. This story was, and still is, HUGE. The Phoenix Saga shaped everything, and I do mean everything, that came after it for Marvel. The company managed to ride the success of the arc all the way to a practical reinvention of itself, both aesthetically and financially, allowing them to eventually assume the mantle of the biggest comic book producer in the United States. This was the beginning of the more edgy and adult styled stories and plotlines that would eventually come to dominate the Marvel brand and finally set it on its own path of differentiation from the more standard fare that competitor DC Comics was still pushing out. Wolverine was still just a fairly minor character with some serious back hair issues. Nightcrawler was being pushed as a more major player in the group despite the fact that his basic power set consisted of short range teleportation and the ability to balance really, REALLY well. Cyclops was still Cyclops, unfortunately. That poor guy never seems to change much over the decades. Nowadays, of course, the X-Universe looks wildly different. There are multiple teams led by different characters. Oddly enough, Marvel decided to sort of replay the entire Dark Phoenix saga with the Onslaught Epic, this time with Charles Xavier himself in the lead role as the good guy turned bad through the co-opting of his own dark side. The Dark Phoenix Saga was a watershed moment in the Marvel Comics Universe, and 39 years later this is still a must-have if you want to call yourself a comics fan. A quick note on the movies. Most of the filmed X-Men output has done the franchise a disservice. You can take your pick of any of several different iterations of the Saga that have come out in the intervening years, but the bottom line is that you still need to get your hands on this and wrap your brain around it. View all 3 comments. Because I knew so little and I was so excited to dive right in, I think I enjoyed the story more than most. I liked the introduction of the Hellfire Club and the conclusion of this long running scheme from one of it's members. However, I felt like their plan against the X-Men worked a little too well. There were a LOT of really 70s moments duh but if you got past all the disco and cheesy one-liners, there was real heart and emotion underlying the journey not only Jean makes but also the rest of the X-Men. I'm so glad I read this collection! It honestly felt like looking back at a period of time and watching it come to life with superheroes! Shelves: marvel- comics , sexy-good-girl-heroine , russian-hero-or-heroine , sexy-bad-boy-hero , bronze-age-comics , strong-heroine , strong-hero , canadian- hero-or-heroine , my-blog-reviews , chris-claremont. Now, I had the opportunity to read this story in its original comic form and I was totally blown away! What is the story? After the X-Men defeated Proteus, they head back to New York to their secret headquarters and they are surprised to see Professor Xavier back at the headquarters. However, the X-Men will soon realize that a secret and powerful organization known as the Hellfire Club is watching their every move and they have plans for Jean Grey and her phoenix powers! Can the X-Men defeat this powerful organization of mutants? Read this comic to find out! What I liked about this book: Chris Claremont's writing: Oh my goodness! I loved the way that Chris Claremont provided a detailed plot about how Jean Grey has to cope with a terrible power inside of her and how the X-Men have to come to terms of possibly destroying her to save the universe. I also loved how much emotion Chris Claremont put into this volume as the other X-Men obviously did not want to kill her and it was great seeing the close relationship that Cyclops and Jean Grey share with each other. I also loved how Chris Claremont gives the audience enough information regarding the last few issues to help us understand the story much better and I will admit that the first time I have read this comic; I was a bit frustrated with all the words on one page. But then I realized that the deep and detailed plot of the story on each page actually became more interesting as the comic goes on and it really helped me understand the characters even better. There were so many memorable images in this comic such as Jean Grey reverting to the Dark Phoenix and you can see that she is truly beauty, but always has a frightening expression on her face as she destroys everything in her path. What made me feel uncomfortable about this comic: Probably the only problem with this comic is that since it was written around the late 70s to early 80s, there tends to be too much dialogue and explanations of the previous issues filling up the page and many readers who are new to the X- Men franchise might be frustrated with reading all this extra information about the situation, just like I was the first time. Sometimes it slows the story down than necessary, but at the same time, it gives the audience enough information about the situation at hand. Review is also on: Rabbit Ears Book Blog Jan 30, Sr3yas rated it really liked it Shelves: comics-undated , comics. The Dark Phoenix Saga is the first major event of X-men in 80's. This is where Jean Grey go complete haywire and does a whole black swan routine. She was a villain?! The story arc is really fun! The characterization of each X-men members are unique as well as interesting. The events that leading to emergence of dark phoenix is solidly written. But when she emerges First thing she does after going to space as dark phoenix is to travel all the way to another galaxy, devour a star and come back to Earth. Its like me driving to China, eat sushi and then coming straight back home. So why did she do it? The sole purpose of that nonsensical action is to set up the final horrid chapter in which the whole X- men fight some cosmic gladiators. I hope they got paid for fighting as well as for delivering entertaining commentary. Overall, except for the final issue, this is a solid X-men story! Dark Phoenix is one of the most popular X-Men storylines, and rightly so, unfortunely, the dialogue and the pacing is super dated, I've never been much of a fan of the comics from the 60s and the 70s because of that very same reason, I find myself skipping a lot of the dialogue, the exposition gets extremely boring, the art on the other hand remains stellar. I liked this because it makes Cyclops a sympathetic character rather than the jerk that he is often portrayed as these days. Also, we have the debut of Kitty Pride and Dazzler, two of my favorite X-men. Finally, the showdown with the Hellfire Club was a lot of fun to read. The only thing that I didn't like so much was the illusions of Wyngarde. It doesn't seem that projecting an illusion into someone's mind would instantly make them lose a grip on reality. There should have been more of a mental I liked this because it makes Cyclops a sympathetic character rather than the jerk that he is often portrayed as these days. There should have been more of a mental struggle--especially when going up against someone like Jean Grey. May 27, Anna rated it it was amazing Shelves: manga-comics , favorites. Jean Grey has always been my favourite Marvel character, from the moment I first saw her, and this is the one stage that defines her character the most an "This is what makes humanity virtually unique in the cosmos, my friend; this extraordinary capacity for self-sacrifice, this ability to triumph over seemingly insurmountable obstacles if the cause be just, knowing all the while that to do so means certain death. Jean Grey has always been my favourite Marvel character, from the moment I first saw her, and this is the one stage that defines her character the most and has an important impact in all else that comes later. This volume is old, from way back in the '80s, so the artwork is quite old as well and might not appeal to everyone. I mean I didn't like it as well. I wouldn't have minded a re-drawing of this saga. The writing also was a bit over the top with many inner monologues and not that much action, as it comes from today's comic books. But you know what? You won't read this volume for the incredible action or the excellent writing, but for the overall story, which, in simple words, was amazing. There was a necessary build up and the last two issues in the volume were the peak of the story. Amazing, amazing, amazing. I've been meaning to read the Dark Phoenix Saga , for a few years to be honest, and I am satisfied with my choice to at least read it now. Better late than never, as they say. A minor rant about the movies coming up: view spoiler [I always hated the fact that they used Jean's abilities to the topmost. Yes, Jean is an omega-level mutant and a very powerful at that, but at the beginning and for quite some time her powers were limited. In the movies they fused Jean with Phoenix from the very start without any preamble and I hated it that because Phoenix is a separate entity and that way you basically omit an important character from the comic books. I know it is very difficult to include an entity in the franchise, but hell, don't do it at all. Because you can't fight Apocalypse? Don't use that villain, there are a thousand more. I just don't feel that good about movie! How do I even make sense anymore? View all 5 comments. Oct 11, L. McCoy rated it really liked it Shelves: marvel , action , x-men , comics- and-graphic-novels , borrowed , superhero , reviewed. So the main thing in this book is Jean Grey is super powerful and going a bit crazy. Pros: The story is interesting. The characters are interesting and many of these X-Men are pretty bad-ass. The art is cool. Looks pretty bad-ass to me. The action scenes are pretty good. Cons: Thanks to the comics code we get quite a few moments are sadly censored when they could have been pretty awesome. Let me give you an example. The story with the aliens towards the end is cheesy and view spoiler [ an excuse to have Jean die in the dramatic ending. The ending is disappointing. Overall: This is a good comic. Well, it did introduce a lot of stuff that is important to Marvel history so yeah, I suppose. Did I enjoy it? I know, ok? I know this is one of the highest-regarded tales not only in X-canon, but throughout the whole of Marvel's year output. I know it's a formative text that set the bar for writers like Grant Morrison and Joss Whedon to one day leap over and others like Brian Bendis to limbo under with the skill of Barbados Slim. I know Chris Claremont is a visionary writer, and that the writer-artist tag team he had with John Byrne produced some of the most talked-about-to-this-day graphic literat I know, ok? I know Chris Claremont is a visionary writer, and that the writer-artist tag team he had with John Byrne produced some of the most talked-about-to-this-day graphic literature ever consumed by mortals. With all that in mind, I was not a fan of Dark Phoenix. I can read old stuff, with detachment from the expectations modern comics bring for things like dialogue and complex storytelling. An amount of leeway needs to be given for the context of older graphic novels, especially for ones that set in motion the tropes and story ideas we take for granted today i. Jean Grey's whole Phoenix thing, something the book introduces prominently. This is a leeway Dark Phoenix oversteps in two ways: first, the story preceding the actual, y'know, Phoenix bits is only partly-connected at best. X-Men sucked out her characterisation is welcome. But, good as they are, they feel oddly extraneous except Jason Wyngarde, for obvious reasons to the overall Phoenix storyline, and only put in there for the sake of giving the other X-Men a threat to face whilst Jean grapples with her psyche. Second, Chris Claremont's writing is very, very hard to take seriously. I understand he had a pathological fear of artists misinterpreting his writerly directions for scenes. Thus, he used his dialogue to explain every goddamn detail on the page in the hopes that even if the artist didn't his vision right, at least the reader would know what he was on about. Unfortunately, since I can only assume John Byrne is an intelligent human being who understands dramatic intent and how a scene is meant to be conveyed, this means the marriage of Claremont's writing and Byrne's artwork tends to explain a scene's movements twice over. Once through "Oh my god, Jean's blowing up a sun! Character thought-bubbles are aplenty, which also subtracts tension from the pacing. Every fight scene has a novel's-worth of character introspection while the actual fisticuffs are taking place, in dire contrast to the short, snappy and largely wordless exchanges Claremont wrote for the fight scenes in his Wolverine miniseries. It's disappointing, especially since the story's thematic content, character developments and conclusion the latter of which, though obviously spoiled by X-Men: The Last Stand , was nonetheless executed well are all reasons why I should like this book. The vast, overhanging spectre of Claremont's writing and the disconnected feel the first six issues of the story have weigh too heavily for me to mark higher the parts I did like, so in the end I settle on an average score. It definitely behooves an X-fan to check it out, if only so you can add it to your list of "classics every comic fan should read" that you've read. Certainly not a gateway entry for newbie readers, though. Before I started reading The Dark Phoenix Saga , I expected that I would probably like it for all the usual reasons-- it came highly recommended, it's a classic, it should be required reading for all comics fans, blah blah etc. I was fully expecting to knock it out in a couple hours, give it a solid 3 star rating on here, and then promptly forget about it. Instead, I fell in love with the story, and with Jean Grey, and with the X-Men, and with pretty much everything else about it. Go figure. I'm Before I started reading The Dark Phoenix Saga , I expected that I would probably like it for all the usual reasons-- it came highly recommended, it's a classic, it should be required reading for all comics fans, blah blah etc. I'm one of the rarest of unicorns who never read comics as a kid but picked up the habit as an adult woman in my mid 20s, so there was no nostalgia in this for me. I experienced the story for the first time without any preconceived notions or fond childhood memories to cloud my judgment, and it was AWESOME. The art definitely felt a little dated, but I think the overall story held up flawlessly. The major difference I noticed between the writing in this book and the writing in books today was the amount of exposition. Also, there are so many words. Thought bubbles AND dialogue bubbles. I can see how this would be annoying for some people, but I loved it. I enjoy borderline ridiculous amounts of exposition, though, so this was perfect for me. Another thing I enjoyed about this book was how well the character of Jean Grey was written. I had no experience with her or any of the other characters, really before reading this book. I read a lot of comics and graphic novels, but I'm primarily a DC fan, and I freely admit that my knowledge of the X-Men is limited to the most recent movie. I'd heard the name Jean Grey before, but it meant absolutely nothing to me. Now I understand why she's kind of a big deal! The biggest and most pleasant surprise of this book was how progressive it was in its depiction of female characters. Jean Grey was a hero, and also one of the most powerful beings in the universe. Storm was a fantastic character who was also a woman of color. Kitty Pryde, Emma Frost, Lilandra This book also passed the Bechdel Test several years before the Bechdel Test was even a thing. I'm sure there are gender issues that would crop up upon a reread, but for a story that's more than 30 years old, I'm impressed. Overall, this was a great story with great characters, and I'll definitely be checking out more X-Men trades! Jan 13, Sunil rated it it was amazing Shelves: I remember reading this in my Ann Arbor comic book store over a decade ago and being so impressed with how well it held up and I think I was reading it without color! Jean Grey's struggle with the Phoenix entity is a classic conflict of good vs. The penultimate X-Men story. The artwork was definitely a sign of the times in which it was written. It also makes me extremely happy that comic book writers have gotten away from using thought-balloons and text boxes explaining the story. The version I read of this had Kitty Pryde's and Dazzler's introductions and those were awesome! Unfortunately, it kind of went downhill from there. Kitty was super adorable when she first meets Storm. Dazzler is pretty badass in deciding to help them even if she decides being an X-man just isn't for her. Emma Frost made a formidable foe here and it was a solid arc. I'm not entirely sure why th The version I read of this had Kitty Pryde's and Dazzler's introductions and those were awesome! I'm not entirely sure why they inserted those issues here but I guess because it explains the start of Jean slipping back in time to the 's. The Black Queen. That fuckery. I get that it was the slow intro of Jean becoming the Dark Phoenix but I did not need Jean imagining Ororo as a slave and hitting her in the face. Ororo doesn't deserve that and holy shit was it unnecessary. There wasn't that same level of treatment for the others so why the only black character? That was so uncomfortable for me to watch. The fact that Ororo is willing to get over that in like 2 seconds was pretty screwed up, too. Anyway, Charles is barely present until the very end when he tells the X-men to off Jeannie. Condition Notes: Mid Grade Condition, with cover wear. Has 1" spine split. Red Sonja 01 Signed by Roy Thomas. Red Sonja 1 is the first self titled comic for the character. The series debuted in after her appearances in Conan and Marvel Feature. Condition: Solid Mid-Grade Condition with wear. Condition: Mid Grade Condition with cover wear. Has a small divit on back cover. This comic was incredibly controversial at Marvel and was encouraged by Jim Shooter, Editor in Chief, as part of his revitalization of Marvel Comics. One of the greatest X-Men stories of all time, Jean Grey remained dead until when she was revived as part of the new X-Factor team. Condition Notes: Mid Grade Condition with minimal cover wear consistent with grade. Darkseid Jack Kirby Art. No Cut Outs and No Writing. Jungle Action 10 features Black Panther in his first solo comic series. This is part of the first storyline "The Panther's Rage" which introduced Erik Killmonger and fleshed out much of the background of Wakanda. This is the second part of the Murder World storyline that sees the X-Men face the evil machinations of the villain, Arcade. I would be able to get a few other issues of this title, though nothing in order. Granted, in a few years this would all get rebooted, retconned, or reborn, but at that moment the stakes of being a mutant and a hero had never been higher, and we got to see that cost paid in blood, as Jean sacrificed her life to save the day. Wein and Orzechowski round out this all-time starting five, Orzechowski for the sheer volume of work put in with and Wein helping to flesh out the mood with a vibrant color pallet. Note, the version of this that I read for this review was a remastered digital edition, as my original collection was lost due to water damage years ago. This story is a master class in comic structure, pacing, design and set the blueprint for love triangles in comics. The bottom line, while it helps to know the full story leading up to The Dark Phoenix Saga , Claremont and Byrne make it easy with quick recaps or explanation captions to bring readers up to speed on the X-Men, and with only a few tweaks this book holds up so well it could come out today. Sign in. 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