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Title: Universe X by Alex Ross, Jim Krueger, Doug Breathwaite, Doug Braithwaite ISBN: 0-7851-0867-X Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: 13 March, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.62 (8 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Wonderful
Comment: I bought both volumes of Universe X without knowing Earth X was the first part of the story and proceeded to read them the second I got back from the store. I absolutely loved them. I imagine reading Earth X first would have illuminated certain areas of the story but everything was explained very well and I thought the story overall was great. I have always liked alternate reality comics, such as "What If".....Peter Parker hadn't gotten bitten by the spider?......Germany used the super soldier formula first?....etc.etc. So when I saw a huge graphic novel written and drawn by Ross and Krueger I had to get it.
While Universe X mentions in passing what happened to some of the more mainstream hero's and villians in Earth X so you don't get lost, I have to go out tomorrow and buy it to get a more detailed account. I recommend this highly! This series is wonderfully drawn and extremely well told. I found it to be entertaining and very enlightening as Krueger's story was at times very philisophical.
Also, since this story is very complex, a high level of knowledge of the Marvel Universe and it's characters is recommended.
Rating: 4
Summary: Great Sequel, with some flaws
Comment: Actually it's probably misleading to call this a sequel; its not so much an all-new adventure as it is "Act II". The same trials and tribulations that took place in Earth X are still going on, its just now there are different players and goals. With Earth X, you probably thought every dark corner of Marvel Lore had been fully plumbed. You were wrong, as Ross and co, go even farther, bringing back lotsa characters the average Marvel zombie might have long forgotten (Gargoyle! The Micronauts!)
Like Earth X, Universe X (and this review applies to both volumes) is indispensible and you'll go back to it over and over again.
There are however two problems with the book: the big one being the artwork. It's not bad but a project like this deserves more majesty--something along the lines of what Ross did in Marvels. If painted pages would have been too costly, you would have liked to see some computer enhanced imagery as is so common today. You might have though Marvel would take a page from DC's books --when they've got a big deal story they get Ross the painter or George Perez or someone along those lines. But the art here is strictly run-of-the-mill; it's to the story's credit that it can rise above. I had the same complaint with Earth X, but at least there the drab, grim art complemented the story. Here, the art is too 'comic-booky'. The only part where this is good is in the Spider-Man 'flash-forward' scenes. (you'll see what I mean)
The other problem is the lack of reference material. If you don't own the complete run of the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe, or havent been reading Marvel comics for at least 20 years you could be hopelessly lost trying to make heads or tales out of this story. I'm grateful that they didn't stick
90 mutants in this epic, and also for the many in-jokes and sight gags, but some of the more obscure people, places and things deserve a footnote of sort so that younger readers wouldn't be completely left out.
Those objections aside, this is a worthy buy.
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Rating: 4
Summary: a good read
Comment: universe x has better art and is easier to follow than its predecessor, earth x. both are highly recommended though
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Title: Paradise X (Universe X) by Jim Krueger, Alex Ross ISBN: 0785111204 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: October, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
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Title: Earth X by Alex Ross, Jim Krueger, John Paul Leon ISBN: 078510755X Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Paradise X: Paradise X Book II (Universe X) by Jim Krueger, Alex Ross ISBN: 0785111212 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: March, 2004 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
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Title: Marvels by Kurt Busiek, Alex Ross ISBN: 0785100490 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Ultimates by Mark Millar, Bryan Hitch, Andrew Currie ISBN: 0785109609 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: August, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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