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{DOWNLOAD} the Uncanny X-Men: Days of Future Past Ebook Free THE UNCANNY X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Chris Claremont,John Byrne,John Romita | 204 pages | 10 Apr 2006 | Panini Publishing Ltd | 9781904419938 | English | Dartford, United Kingdom Days of Future Past - Wikipedia Then we get the real draw, DoFP itself. It's only two issues, but they are filled with action and great imagery. The conclusion is abrupt, but this is a classic tale for good reason. After that is a quick stand-alone of Kitty facing off against an alien menace by herself, becoming a real x-Man in the process. It's a hoot. This is an uneven collection, notable only for the title arc, really. The other stuff, while not bad, is inconsequential. This is worth a read, but don't expect too much. Mar 16, Nicole rated it it was ok Shelves: superheroes , marvel-graphic-novels , fierce-females. Things I did like: Quite a bit of diversity among the characters in terms of gender, country of origin and religion. Lots of girl power. Lots of quippy Wolverine dialogue. They put a super-villain prison in New Mexico I like to see my home state mentioned --but misspelled the city. Sep 26, Jenna Scherer rated it really liked it. May 11, Rohan rated it really liked it Shelves: comics. If you are reading this book post , It will be hard to appreciate the impact it has had on Science Fiction, and Story telling in general. One wouldnt stray very far from a similar analogy of reading Edgar Rice Burroughs "A Princess of Mars" story today and exclaiming out loud, "so whats the big deal about this story? Its just a rehash of stories which we have allready read". So many other stories have used the plot point which was first used here, that now this story would seem old, stale, a If you are reading this book post , It will be hard to appreciate the impact it has had on Science Fiction, and Story telling in general. So many other stories have used the plot point which was first used here, that now this story would seem old, stale, and dated, even though claremont and Byrne were the first to do it. Chris Claremont and John Byrne tell a story for the ages here. SOme of the story elements are corny, but hey, this is a 80s comic, what do you expect. Other than that, this book set the bar for telling time travel stories, and non linear story telling in particular. It was the first instance of a story in which a protagonist from the future travels back in time to avert a catastrophe in that future. The way this story is told, is absolutely innovative for its time, incorporating non-linear story telling as a device. Now that I have explained the important position this story holds in Sci-fi, lets answer the main question "But yea it may be the first, but does that necessarily translate into a good read? This is one of the best X Men stories ever told, and that goes a long long way in a franchise filled with fantastic stories. The story begins with a Mature, aged Kitty Pryde in a dystopian future sending her consciousness back in time with a dying Jean Gray's help, to warn her past self about an impending disaster in the future. In the future Kitty Pryde's timeline, the world is ruled by the sentinals, mutants are hunted, most of them are dead, and now the sentinals have their eyes set on all of humanity, since humanity gave rise to mutants in the first place. Now that there are no mutants to eradicate, they are going after the next best thing: Humans. Future Kitty Pryde wants her past self to avert the killing of Senator Robert Kelly in the past, which is the catalyst for the Government passing a resolution banning all Mutant rights and interning them in Mutant Camps, and activating the sentinals to hunt all mutants who refuse to be interned in the concentration camps. This results in all kinds of mayhems, and the XMen and the brotherhood of mutants uniting in the fight against the sentinels. This comic book storyline has it all: OOdles of pathos, great action and fight scenes, and above all, It showcases the man behind the mask that is The Wolverine. It shows just how vulnerable he is, even though he is ultimately invincible. The story telling itself is quite novel and nuanced for a format like a comic book, and might surprise prudes who dont think of comic books as an art medium. Overall, If you like intelligent story telling, coupled with great humour, heart, and all the ideals which form the basis of comic book superheroes, this is one of the finest story you will read. Do yourself a favour, and pick this story up immediately. Will we have Wolverine?!! Not sure when but a while ago ; SOooooo THe movie has been made and YES!! Hugh Jackman was back to play Wolverine. But, it's not out yet so I asked for this book for Christmas, and made an Amazon Wishlist and everything just like my hubz asked me to do, and on Christmas Eve he says "You have an Amazon Wishlist?!! I thought it was worth the cash : Plus, hey I really dug how this started off with everything that has happened to the X-men up until well It recapped the whole Phoenix thing. And the new X-men team members, and the exit of Cyclops running off to mourn and find himself and stuff. So, then Kitty Pryde comes around and we start calling her Sprite. Also, doesn't she have a dragon or something? Where can I read about that? Kitty is 13 and a million times we are told she is the youngest member of the X-Men. We are also told a million times about Storm and Wolverine's claws. I did find it very interesting when Nightcrawler and Wolvie went off to Canada. The Days of Future Past story was very neat. I'm not sure I grasp who Rachel is but I'm sure someone can explain it to me. And zomg But how are they going to do this in the movie, I wonder when Shadow Cat isn't going to be the main focus? Or is she even in the movie? I'm not real sure. I think I heard both things. But the fact that in Cyclops' recap of what happened while he was at Jean Grey's funeral totes tells us that it is possible for Professor X to come back because they thought he was dead during one of those times and apparently a clone or something was killed. Sounds too easy but who cares!! I'm cool with it ;P It did leave me wanting to know more about Nightcrawler and Mystique. Are they related, perhaps? That would be totes dystopian. Someone should do that!! View all 6 comments. Apr 21, Asciigod rated it really liked it. Reading this graphic novel a couple decades after I originally read the comics probably in Classic X-Men The tale always loomed so much vaster in my memory. It's a testament to Claremont's skill as a writer that he condensed this big of an idea, in which so much really does happen, into however many pages with nary a loose thread. Chr Reading this graphic novel a couple decades after I originally read the comics probably in Classic X-Men Chris Claremont was the total package in comics authoring. His work on Uncanny X-Men in the early 90s is what originally drew me into "deep comics fandom". He was always praised as a great talent in what I read and heard back then, but re-reading with added maturity and sophistication was a revelation. His prowess was absolute. Month to month exposition is carried out gracefully. Dialogue and narrative text is verbose, but also not extraneous. His plotting was varying and unique. All of this is on display in the various plot arcs and standalone stories in this collection. What a master he was during this era. Throwing up creative panel after creative layout and topping it all off with the best opening splashes this side of Will Eisner. Honestly, this could be a 5 star collection. And I'm very excited to get to reading them! Story This book is a little hard to review. The title says Days of Future Past, but that's only 2 out of like 6 or so comics in this collection. Really just under 50 pages of the The title story was enjoyable and I'm glad I read it. I wish they wouldn't have bothered with all the filler issues before and after though. Obviously I picked this up with the movie that was just released. I wanted to see how it compared to the original story. I forgot it was adapted for the 90's cartoon as well. I'd like to go back and watch that at some point. The basic plot is the same, even if a lot of the details are quite different. I does make for a good story. My recommendation is borrow this from the library and skip to just reading and I'd give the title story 4 stars and the rest 2 stars, hence my 3 star rating for this collection. Artwork The artwork is nothing special for me. It's not bad though. It's really not fair to compare the art to either of those.
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