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Novels
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Younger fans of the cartoon show will enjoy this title that provides background on some of the individual members of the X-Men team. Through reading Xavier's files within Cerebro, you will be introduced to Beast, Professor X, Rogue, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Jubilee, Storm, Gambit and Wolverine. Each of them has entered a tale of thier past, something really big that changed their lives, and it is shown within a short story.
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This is a book that is clearly for a younger audience, but over all it isn't a bad little book. Remy's story is highly inaccurate for either the comics or the animated series. It has elements of the comics in that it deals with Henri's death, but it has been sanitised for its audience.
ISBN Number: 0006750680
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Mutant Empire trilogy:
- Siege;
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They live as outcasts, hated and feared by the very humanity they protect. They are mutants, born with strange and wonderful powers that set them apart for the rest of the human race. Under the tutelage of Professor Charles Xavier, they are more than mutants. They are - the X-Men.
Magneto, the X-Men's oldest, deadliest foe, has taken over a top-secret government installation that houses the sentinels, powerful mutant-hunting robots. The X-Men must fight to keep this deadly technology out of Magneto’s hands. But the Acolytes, Magneto's fanatical mutant followers, stand between the X-Men and victory- a victory quickly slipping away. For a more ruthless enemy. The US government, holds the X-Men responsible for the installation's takeover!
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This is a great book, and sets the story up quite nicely for the rest of the trilogy, including the cliff-hanger ending. It has an excellent characterisation of Remy, showing him as a dangerous loner, as well as a joker, with his love for Rogue and sense of honor showing through. It also has good characterisation of the other characters, including Rogue and Cyclops, especially in thier reactions and thoughts relating to Remy.
ISBN Number: 1572971142
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- Sanctuary;
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They live as outcasts, hated and feared by the very humanity they protect. They are mutants, born with strange and wonderful powers that set them apart for the rest of the human race. Under the tutelage of Professor Charles Xavier, they are more than mutants. They are - the X-Men.
Magneto, the X-Men's oldest, deadliest foe, has taken over the entire island of Manhattan and declared it a haven for mutants. Ruled by Magneto and his Acolytes, enforced by reprogrammed sentinels - giant, powerful robots - this is the first step to Magneto's ultimate goal of world domination: the Mutant Empire.
Now only the X-Men stand between Magneto and that goal. But the road to victory will not be an easy one, as half the X-Men are trapped in space - and mutants from all over the world are flocking to Manhattan and taking Magneto's side against the X-Men!
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- Salvation
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They live as outcasts, hated and feared by the very humanity they protect. They are mutants, born with strange and wonderful powers that set them apart for the rest of the human race. Under the tutelage of Professor Charles Xavier, they are more than mutants. They are - the X-Men.
Manhattan is in the hands of the evil Magneto and his Acolytes as the first step to the Mutant Empire. Half the X-Men have been captured, and Magneto's law is enforced by an ever-growing army of mutants and the powerful robotic Sentinels.
The remaining X-Men must stop Magneto by turning the reprogrammed Sentinels against him and by defeating the man himself. To do that, they must join forces with the US government - who view the X-Men as being as much of a menace as Magneto - and with one of their oldest foes, the Juggernaut!
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The X-Men are mutants - born with extraordinary powers that set them apart from the very humanity they are sworn to protect. Now, ground-breaking research has revealed a method for reversing the genetic mutation responsible for mutant powers - whether the mutant wants it reversed or not.
The US government wants to use this procedure to eliminate the so-called 'mutant menace' once and for all - but the X-Men know that the true source of the procedure is their old enemy Sinister! And his agenda is far more complex, and dangerous, than even the X-Men can imagine...
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Professor X, the X-Men’s founder and mentor, and Shi'ar Empress Lilandra have been forced to love each other from afar - he remaining on Earth to lead the X-Men, and she with the Shi'ar to run the empire. Now, Lilandra must turn to the X-Men for help against a threat to her domain - and possibly the Earth as well.
Shi'ar scientists have learned of a creature that devours galaxies and is heading toward Shi'ar space. Beset by a panicking people and by several assassination attempts, Lilandra calls upon the X-Men for their assistance, for the galaxy-eater will target Earth next - but the price for stopping the galaxy-eater may be higher than the X-Men expect. They must use a device that increases their powers a thousandfold to drive the creature back, a process that could destroy them - or make them insane with power!
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Juggernaut is on a rampage! Since bonding with the ruby of Cyttorak, Cain Marko became the unstoppable force known as the Juggernaut - and one of the X-Men's most vicious foes! But an archeological dig reveals a fragment of the one thing that might be able to stop the Juggernaut: an emerald from the same dimension of Cyttorak.
Now a vicious billionaire named Service intends to gather all the fragments of the emerald, which will grant him absolute power, unless the X-Men can stop him. But each use of the emerald causes the Juggernaut pain... and he won't stand for it!
Caught between two unbeatable forces, this is one battle the X-Men may not be able to win...
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UltraMax is the new orbiting prison for ultraviolent offenders. When the X-Men learn that their former teammate Longshot is among the prisoners of UltraMax, Rogue goes undercover to try to liberate him.
Meanwhile, the Beast has discovered a new virtual reality game that that turns out to be a little too real, and the game seems to be related to the disappearances of several teenagers. And Wolverine has been conducting an investigation into UltraMax on his own...
Soon the X-Men discover the deadly secret force behind both UltraMax and the VR game: Mojo, the insane, other-dimensional villain whose idea of entertainment is both visionary and deadly. Trapped behind prison walls and inside a computer game from which there may be no escape, the X-Men face their most terrifying threat ever!
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X-Men/Spiderman: Time's Arrow Trilogy:
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When Spider-Man finds a century-old picture of himself and the X-Men's Bishop at a museum exhibit, he decides to pay a visit to the X-Men. He arrives in time to hear of a shocking discovery made by Cable at the powerful Time Displacement Core: someone has shot four "time arrows" into the past that, when activated, could wipe out dozens of timelines!
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- The Present;
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Spider-Man and Bishop have been lost in the timestream - and with the Time Displacement Core damaged, the X-Men have no way to retrieve them! To make matters worse, Kang has sent three more time arrows to wreak havoc on the timestream - this time to the present! The X-Men must fight through Kang's mercenaries to get to the time arrows, all the while repairing the TDC so that their friends can be rescued.
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- The Future
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Kang's machinations have led to timelines collapsing at a great rate - the X-Men and Spider-Man must take the battle to the Conqueror if they are to keep him from becoming the master of time!
But in order to find Kang, they must face alternate futures that may be more than they can bear. Cable comes face-to-face with Aliya, his wife who died in his own timeline; Cyclops and Phoenix meet the granddaughter they'll never have; and Spider-Man must go up against his own grown-up daughter in battle!
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This thrilling new anthology has over a dozen original tales that span the career of the uncanny X-Men. Stan Lee, the X-Men's co-creator, presents these new stories form the team’s early days as teen heroes to the present day, spotlighting Wolverine, Rogue, Gambit, and all the worlds favourite mutants.
From Brian K. Vaughan's story of the high-flying Angel before he joined the X-Men to Michael Stewart's look at Wolverine's attempt to admit he is in love with Jean Grey; from Jennifer Heddle's searing examination of Rogue sharing her mind with that of Ms. Marvel to Keith R.A. DeCandido's revelation of the secret origin of the forgotten X-Man known only as Changeling; plus stories featuring Gambit by Ashley McConnell, Cyclops and Phoenix by Robin Wayne Bailey, Colossus by Dori Koogler, Jubilee by K.A. Kindya, and many more - these are spectacular new tales of X-Men adventure.
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X-Men: The Chaos Engine Trilogy:
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Returning from another dimension, the X-Men discover that Earth is now ruled by one of the most notorious tyrants the world has ever known - Dr Doom. Far more disturbing than the police state in which they find themselves, however, is the fact that some of the world's greatest supper heroes - including the X-Men's closest friends - have allied themselves with the legendary villain.
Searching for answers, hunted by old enemies and former allies, the mutant adventurers face their greatest challenge: deposing an armour-clad madman with an entire world against them.
Standing between them and victory, though, is their deadliest enemy - the malevolent Magneto, who has his own plans for dominating the world...
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First it was Dr Doom. Then, Magneto. Two men with a common dream: to become absolute master of the Earth. Through the use of the Cosmic Cube - a device whose reality-bending powers allow it's possessor to create their own version of a perfect world - they were each able to bring their dreams to life, if only for a short time. Fortunately, the group of mutant Super Heroes called the X-Men were able to shatter those dreams before they destroyed the planet.
But now the Cube has fallen into the hands of the infamous Red Skull, whose twisted philosophies are a reflection of those once voiced by the madman who created him during the darkest days of World War II. And unlike his villainous predecessors, the Skull is in complete control of the Chaos energies generated by the Cube - for the people of the world, there will be no awakening from this living nightmare.
With time running out, the X-Men must make one final, desperate attempt to destroy this "Chaos Engine" and restore Order to the cosmos before their entire reality is wiped from existance by an all-powerful alien race.
But in order to save the world from Armageddon, one of the X-Men must be willing to risk his, or her, life - an action that may create lasting repercussions not only for the team of uncanny mutants, but for the very fabric of reality itself...
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X-Men 2: The Movie Novelization
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They live among us, each possessing special superhuman abilities—sometimes a blessing, sometimes a curse. Mutants. Since the discovery of their existence, they have been regarded with fear, suspicion, and often hatred. Across the planet, the debate rages: Are mutants the next link in the evolutionary chain or simply a new species of humanity, fighting for their share of the world?
Either way, one fact remains: Sharing the world has never been humanity's defining trait.
There are two sects of mutants: One aims to coexist peacefully with a world that despises them; the other group strikes at intolerance with a relentless, often murderous force. But now there is a new insidious enemy, and no one will be safe...
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This is the novelisation of the movie, and in my opinion it is far better. Not only does it have more detail, but it also changes a few things, making far more sense of them than the movie does. There is more character development, as you would expect from a book. It is clear that Chris Claremont, who wrote this, is tied to the comics, as it ties in other comic book characters that were popular at its time of writing. Remy is mentioned twice within the book and both times it is an accurate description. It also includes a very interesting way of him developing his powers.
ISBN Number: 0345461967
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X-Men 3: The Movie Novelization
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The world has acquired a lethal new weapon against X-gene mutants, whose superhuman powers separate them–for better, for worse, forever–from ordinary mortals. Now, for the first time, mutants have a choice: retain their godlike abilities, though their powers may isolate and alienate them, or surrender them and become human. The mutant antibody is called a cure, but its invention may trigger a struggle that destroys every living soul on Earth.
As Magneto declares all-out war against humanity and its dreaded cure, the U.S. president mobilizes the military. But it is Charles Xavier and the X-Men who truly must brace for the ultimate battle, for they alone are powerful enough to determine the outcome.
Lessons of the past are useless in the coming life-and-death conflict, as new players–mutants possessing unprecedented, unearthly skills– take centre stage. With so many joining forces with Magneto's evil Brotherhood, the X-Men will face their ultimate test against an enemy whose forces far outnumber their own.
Now, as the world trembles, the Phoenix slowly rises...
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Once again the novelisation is clearer and much easier to follow than the movie, providing us with more detail, but not flooding us, and filling in the gaps. It is far less rushed than the film, and again Claremont manages to tie in other characters from the comic. As with the other novelisation it provides more character development. It is clear that Claremont created Remy, managing to get over Remy's character as the dangerous 'Cajun with the cards and the attitude' even in the small cameo that he has.
ISBN Number: 0345492110
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Gambit and the Shadow King (children's book)
The Brotherhood of Monsters (children's book)
Encyclopedia/Handbook/Sketchbook etc
The Ultimate X-Men: The Ultimate Collection
X-Men: The Ultimate Guide Revised
The Marvel Encyclopedia (New Edition)
The Marvel Encyclopedia Volume 2: X-Men
Glow-in-the-Dark X-Men Sticker Book
The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Master Edition
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: X-Men 2004
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Age of Apocalypse 2005
X-Men Survival Guide to the Mansion
Official Marvel Index to the X-Men: #5
Wolverine Encyclopedia (Vol. 1)