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FREE X-MEN EPIC COLLECTION: CHILDREN OF THE ATOM PDF Stan Lee,Jack Kirby | 520 pages | 31 Dec 2016 | Marvel Comics | 9780785189046 | English | New York, United States X-Men Epic Collection: Children Of The Atom - Comics by comiXology Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. X-Men Epic Collection Vol. Jack Kirby. Now, in this massive Epic Collection, you can feast your eyes as Stan, Jack and co. You'll experience the beginning of Professor X's teen team and their mission for peace and brotherhood between man Billed as "The Strangest Super-Heroes of All! You'll experience the beginning of Professor X's teen team and their mission for peace and brotherhood between man and mutant; their first battle with arch-foe Magneto; the dynamic debuts of Juggernaut, the Sentinels, Quicksilver, the Scarlet X-Men Epic Collection: Children of the Atom and X-Men Epic Collection: Children of the Atom Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. Get A Copy. Paperbackpages. More Details Other Editions 2. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Jun 27, Sean Gibson rated it really liked it. And, I love me X-Men Epic Collection: Children of the Atom Stan Lee—the guy is one of my real-life heroes, and Spider-Man is my all- time favorite superhero. So, I have nothing but love in my heart when I say the writing over the first 23 issues of X-Men is sometimes as awkward and clunky as me trying to ask a girl to dance in 7th grade which, incidentally, I never X-Men Epic Collection: Children of the Atom managed successfully, even when I deployed the then-pop Look, X-Men was my gateway drug into comics more than 30 years ago via the majesty of The Dark Phoenix Saga. So, I have nothing but love in my heart when I say the writing over the first 23 issues of X-Men is sometimes as awkward and clunky as me trying to ask a girl to dance in 7th grade which, incidentally, I never once managed successfully, even when I deployed the then-popular means of asking a friend to do it on my behalf; oh, how I miss And, at the end of this collection, the highly underrated Werner Roth jumps onboard as the artist. But, oy. Some of that dialogue and exposition… case in point. Though this is my favorite examplewherein Professor X establishes Debate Me Bro culture by ringing up the good people at National Television Network. View 2 comments. Jun 25, RG rated it liked it. Ive become a big fan of Stan Lees Spider-man so thought X-Men Epic Collection: Children of the Atom check this out. Just didnt click for me. Its weird, this felt super out dated as compared to their Spider-man run. Apr 18, Andrew rated it really liked it. I was surprised X-Men Epic Collection: Children of the Atom much I enjoyed reading this. I was especially impressed with the first appearances of the Juggernaut. Not many do it better. O I was surprised how much I enjoyed reading this. Overall, I would recommend this book to any X-men fan. A lot of fun stories packed into this collection. Aug 31, Edward Davies rated it really liked it. Looking at the popularity of the X-Men now, it's hard to believe that X-Men Epic Collection: Children of the Atom comic book was cancelled less than seven years after it began, resorting to reprints for the next five years. In spite of creating villain favourites such as Magneto and The Blob, these twenty-three issues are not the best and the series didn't really pick up until it tried out gimmicks later in the series like killing off Xavier. Still, I have a fondness for the Juggernaut story as it was among one of the first X- Men stor Looking at the popularity of the X-Men now, it's hard to believe that the comic book was cancelled less than seven years after it began, resorting to reprints for the next five years. Still, I have a fondness for the Juggernaut story as it was among one of the first X-Men stories I remember reading. Plus, with the first appearance of The Sentinels and The Mimic, this is filled with some stories that have proven X-Men Epic Collection: Children of the Atom important as the years have passed. They're worth definitely reading for any fan of the characters just to see how much has changed over the years. Apr 24, Brandon rated it did not like it. Stan Lee and Jack Kirby are an incredible creative team, whether it's their work together on titles like Fantastic Four or whether it's their individual work across numerous other titles, the two created some of the most influential comics of all time. The Silver Age was a time X-Men Epic Collection: Children of the Atom transformation for comics, brimming with so many new and interesting characters. The Fantastic Four! The Amazing Spider-Man! The Mighty Thor! Despite their age, so many of these series still hold up as some of the char Stan Lee and Jack Kirby are an incredible creative team, whether it's their work together on titles like Fantastic Four or whether it's their individual work across numerous other titles, the two created some of the most influential comics of all time. Despite their age, so many of these series still hold up as some of the characters' greatest stories. X-Men, however, is X-Men Epic Collection: Children of the Atom one of X-Men Epic Collection: Children of the Atom titles. The original idea for the X-Men was to create a cast of characters who were not created by science. No gamma bomb, no radioactive spider, no cosmic rays, just regular people who were born with a variety of powers. Professor Xavier, himself a mutant, gathers a team of teenage "mutants" and teaches them to hone their powers to fight against evil mutants and prove to the world that these so-called freaks and menaces can be a force for good in the world. Unfortunately, this is as far as the story goes, as most of these beginning stories are too caught up in the flair of having natural superpowers that they don't find anything entertaining to do with them. The cast of characters are all one-note characters defined by their powers and a singular personality trait - Iceman makes jokes, Beast uses big words, Cyclops broods, Marvel Girl is a girl, Angel is The plot of each issue is them taking on an evil mutant and finding excuses to justify each of them using their powers. The series itself is dated, as all comics half a century old are. Full of casual sexism, long-winded narration, soap opera cliche dialogue, and minimal art detail. Plenty of Silver Age comics have held up despite this, and are worth digging through, but X-Men offers very little besides that. Perhaps the only issues worth reading in this entire collection are the first issue - because it's the first issue - and X-MenX-Men Epic Collection: Children of the Atom Us Stalk the Sentinels". That arc is the first time that mutants being a metaphor for marginalized groups because more than subtext or background information but instead the entire focus of the story. It introduces important X-Men characters like Bolivar Trask and the Sentinels and is a genuinely interesting science-fiction story about a robot uprising. Even then, its brought down by its boring characters and feels more like a rejected Fantastic Four story than a shining star of 60s comics. There is very little reason to visit the original 60s X-Men. There is no real point to recommending it to anyone. The only conditions under which I would recommend someone read this volume is if they have an academic interest in where X-Men began and are willing to slog their way through it. It's not worth reading for enjoyment. There are so many better Silver Age comics to discover and revisit. There's a reason why X-Men was cancelled and turned into a reprint book so quickly compared to its contemporaries. There's a reason why Chris Claremont is thought of as the "creator" of the X-Men when he took over and had to replace half the cast to make it work. X-Men is bad. Nov 03, Sarah Mac rated it really liked it Shelves: zzzchildhood-read-againmiddle-gradei-speak-nerdsci-fi-and- dystopianread-borrowedreviewedmarvel-epics. I'd already read a handful of these see my review of FF Epic Collectionbut X-Men Epic Collection: Children of the Atom these very old X-Men were new to my eyes. Despite an occasional hokey issue, the stories herein are still entertaining after ish years. Clearly I'm in a minority, as the graphic novel biz is booming today, so whatever. I leave the newer comics to those who enjoy them. Aug 24, Charles Etheridge-Nunn rated it really liked it. Sworn to protect a world that hates and fears them.