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By Tom DeFalco (Titan Books)
ISBN: 1-84576-173-1
This concoction of pop-cultural history from ex-Marvel Editor-In-Chief Tom DeFalco gathers together the reminiscences of a broad band of those creative types that turned the X-Men from a quirky cult-comic into the multi-media branding juggernaut of today. From Lee and Kirby, via Roy Thomas and Neal Adams, through the Cockrum, Claremont and Byrne years, and beyond to the dramatic re-thinkings of Grant Morrison and Mark Millar, the articles are peppered with personal anecdotes, and a frank bewilderment at what the franchise now means.
This is a thoroughly readable, heavily illustrated companion tome that doesn’t really add anything to the collecting of X-Men comics, but does give some salutary insights into working on a major comic book title. Released to coincide with the release of the third X-Movie, it nonetheless still has interesting meat for the dedicated fan.
© 2006 Tom DeFalco. All Rights Reserved.