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Title: X-Treme X-Men: Invasion by Chris Claremont, Salvador Larroca ISBN: 0-7851-1018-6 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: December, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Great companion piece for this great graphic novel
Comment: I know of a great companion piece in the form of a book entitled "The Adventures of Darkeye: Cyber Hunter" whose odd manner of having log-entries over chapters reads exactly like the script for a graphic novel, even though it is in the science fiction/high-tech and cyberpunk genre along with books like "Cryptonomicon", "Snow Crash", "Prey", and "Altered Carbon". Very fast-paced, incredibly visual, and very exciting due to its action-packed pages.
Rating: 5
Summary: Claremont in High Gear
Comment: With this second volume, Claremont brings the "Destiny" storyline first set up in Volume 1 to a close. The X-treme Team faces an invasion from another dimension and deals with the villain from the first book, Vargas. Salvador Larroca's uninked artwork is far better and clearer here than even in the first book. This book is recommended for readers who enjoy Claremont's characterisation as that's the real draw of this storyline. Rogue and Storm are the real stars here - and if you're a fan of either of those X-women, you better get this volume!
Finally, for those who complain about Claremont's expositional writing or seemingly "direction-less" writing, check out this volume to see how much planning and thought goes into his comics. I've always felt that Nu-Marvel is sorely lacking in the kind of grand, Shakespearean style of writing that Marvel used to be known for. Check out any Jim Shooter, Jim Starlin, Roy Thomas, Steve Englehart, etc. writings to see what I mean. Claremont brings that back in spades here. His wordy, expositional style works perfectly with a story like that.
Rating: 2
Summary: Whats Wrong in Comics
Comment: Chris Claremont is one of the most influential writers in the history of comics. He turned the X-Men into a massive franchise (an 'X' on a book almost always ensures sales). But he's been around so long without changing that he's now become a cliche. Extreme X-Men is no exception.
The Invasion storyline is beautifully drawn. Larocca is one of the most marketable artists working today. He's action-packed and still able to draw distinctive people and places. He has flow and energy in every panel.
It doesn't make up for the heavy-handed, predictable script, the bad dialogue and the flat characterizations. There are WAY too many word balloons in each panel; they detract from the elegance of Larocca's work and the visual cadence of the book. Claremont doesn't seem to trust the ability of the artist to tell the story, so there are often word balloons stating what the character is doing as they do it (i.e. "I have to blast them with my lighting" as Storm gets ready to blast them with her lightning) or information repeated needlessly throughout the collection.
Claremont is a major creator, cutting edge in his time, and now he's like John Hughes still making teen angst coming-of-age films. Like your father trying to look cool in an old biker jacket, badly moussed hair, and sunglasses straight from a Robert Palmer video.
I find Extreme X-Men to be better suited to people who like big action scenes with little characterization, or Claremont fans. Invasion is right up there. The art is pretty, what you can see of it behind the word balloons. All in all, I'd sooner recommend some of Claremont's earlier work (collected in X-Men Essentials and other formats), or one of Grant Morrison's hardcover X-Men collections.
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Title: X-Treme X-Men: Schism by Chris Claremont, Salvador Larrocca, Arthur Ranson, Salvador Larroca ISBN: 0785110844 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: July, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: Xtreme X Men: Savage Land by Chris Claremont, Kevin Sharpe ISBN: 0785108696 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: April, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: X-Treme X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills II (X-Treme X-Men) by Chris Claremont ISBN: 0785112545 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: December, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title: X-Treme X-Men: Mekanix (Marvel Xtreme X-Men) by Chris Claremont, Juan Bobillo ISBN: 0785111174 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: August, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: New X-Men Vol. 5: Assault on Weapon Plus by Grant Morrison, Chris Bachalo, Phil Jimenez ISBN: 0785111190 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: December, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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