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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN num: 9780785100256
ISBN number: 0785100253
Label: Marvel Comics
Manufacturer: Marvel Comics
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 1
Printing Date: May 01, 1994
Publishing house: Marvel Comics
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Studio: Marvel Comics
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As the very first major X-Men event since the artists of all of the X-Titles left en masse to form Image comics, The X-Cutioner's Song crossover had a lot to live up to. The story begins when Professor Xavier is gunned down by an assassin that appears to be X-Force's mysterious leader Cable. At the same time, Cyclops and Jean Grey are kidnapped by the mutant terrorist Stryfe. The resulting conflict features battle after battle (X-Factor vs. X-Force, Cable vs. Wolverine and Bishop, Stryfe vs. Apocalypse) until the dramatic conclusion, where we find out (almost) everything we need to know about Stryfe and his motivation for causing such mayhem.
The writing is a blessing and a curse. I love the general idea behind this series, which attempts to clean up the Summers family tree as well as pitting major villains Stryfe and Apocalypse against each other. The Xavier assassination storyline was also handled well, as was the hunt for X-Force. Unfortunately the story dragged on about a month's worth of issues longer than it should have, becoming so bloated that it needed a recap issue halfway through. The dialogue was also pretty bad, though it was pretty much the standard for the X-Titles in the 1990's. All I can say is thank God for Grant Morrison and Joss Whedon's recent X-Men revamps.
The art is hit and miss. While Jae Lee, Andy Kubert, Brandon Peterson, and Greg Capullo would all become big names in their own rights, at the time their work was still a bit rusty, and they had to fill some pretty big shoes. You could tell though, that by the end of the series they had all become a lot more comfortable with the characters.
Like many of these major X-Men crossover events, The X-Cutioner's Song doesn't quite live up to its potential. It's useful in that it tightened up the meandering Cable/Stryfe/Summers storyline (albeit not completely) and effectively swept away c-list villains like the Dark Riders and the Mutant Liberation Front. It also set the stage for events like the Fathers & Sons storyline as well as the advent of the Legacy Virus. It's an important event in X-Men continuity, and one that any serious X-fan needs to check out.
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I haven't read too many X-Men crossovers, and from what I've heard, most of them aren't very good. But "X-Men: X-Cutioner's Song" was by far my favorite crossover that I have read, the plot was intricate and emotianally gripping, I read the whole thing in one sitting, and I can't wait to read it again. The art for this book is done by a few different people with extraordinary talents, just opening the book and seeing the illustrations is breathtaking, and then with the great story to accompany it with is a bonus. Great X-Men crossover and a prime example of the X-Men in the 1990's.
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This book contains art of Jae Lee and some other people who were top end. It also has nice story. I don't wanna spoil it, but although there is lot of action, there is lot of twist and mistery and you really can see how some of Marvel's best bad guys interact and manipulate others: Apocalypse, Stryfe, Sinister et cetera.
Not as good as early books by Claremont (Mutant Massacre, Dark Phoenix) but quite good !!! Good enough to have it in collection, for sure!!!
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This book has an interesting story but the way they managed to tell is really bad, boring and incredible long, this crossover is too complex, has to many characters that do nothing, the art is good but the cloring is really bad (of curse was made to many years ago, but I think they can put new colour and remastered it), I really was curious about this book but then again disspointed.
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This is without any doubt one of the best x-men histories ever!!!
Not only the history itself is great, but there are so many characters involved: pretty much every x-team at that moment, x-factor, x-force, but also a lot of villians Stryfe, Apocalypse, Mr. Sinister, the horseman, the Dark Riders, The Mutant Liberation Front....
Basically what happened was that somebody assuming Cable's identity tried to kill the Profesor, and from that moment on the hunt is one.
Fights between the differents x-team and against theyre foes, with brilliant scripts and the best artits will make this a don't miss in any x-men collectors rack!
Take my advise you don't wanna miss this one!!!!
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