When the story began this girl wanted to join the x-men group. But proffesor xavier said no because she is to young. She got pissed and started talking about this with her friend. Her friend was calming her down and told her that she needs to understand. But it took her to the wrong path.

Amazing art, and several classic stories rolled into this collection. Introducing Madeline Pryor, Callisto, the Morlocks, and having Rogue join the X-Men, this is just chock full of classic stories. A must read!Second read-through update:Having recently read the Ms. Marvel run, the Binary/Rogue portion is a LOT more important now. I better understand Danvers' hatred for Rogue and the team's reluctance to welcome Rogue. I also am learning that I REALLY dislike Mastermind, he is too powerful, too

Bought this because I thought it was the Phoenix saga (it isn't). Still enjoyed it though, even if it wasn't what I was expecting. Some memorable stuff:- Kitty and Piotr hook up- Jean Grey clone appears- Rogue joins the X-Men- Storm and Callisto fight- Wolverine cries (really)

I recently reviewed “The Dark Phoenix” graphic novel from Marvel Publishing. I own one of the first compilations with no frills and no extras and the truly awful coloring of the original comics. It seemed to me that a worthy follow-up to that effort would be to meander to what I consider to be the next more or less “world-shaking” installment in the X-Universe, the “From the Ashes” graphic novel that brings together issues 168-176 of the original X-Men comic book. If you’re interested in how I f...

My favorite X-Men team, written at Chris Claremont's peak, Penciled by the incomparable Paul Smith. Smith shows how sequential storytelling should be done, I've read this book a number of times over the last 23 years and he still blows me away with his abilities.

Lots going on in these issues. Punk Storm, Rogue joining the X-Men, Wolverine's wedding (and tears), Madelyne Pryor, and what serves as a sort of third Phoenix Saga. Chris Claremont's writing is about as fine as it usually is here, and Paul Smith's pencil certainly proves his competence. Lots of great art in here and the panels and page layouts are at an all-time best. Favorite issues: To Have and Have Not (#173), Phoenix! (#175)Best Cover Art: Professor Xavier is a Jerk! (#168), Decisions (#176...

My first X-Men Graphic novel, which I got to read just after watching X2, is a great little story about the aftermath of the Dark Phoenix Saga and the Wolverine Mini-Series. It holds a special place in my heart, so I give it a solid four stars. A great job by Chris Claremont, the scribe of Days of Future Past.

Some important moments in this one. Introduction of the Morlocks. Introduction of Madelyne Pryor and her subsequent marriage to Scott. Storm's change in both personality and appearance. Logan left at the altar. All intriguing storylines with long-term ramifications. The shift from character development to character driven plots is more noticeable than ever in this compilation. Some great artwork as well. The formatting of this book was disappointing though. No page numbering and only including t...

Deeply classic. Rogue joins the X-men, introducing Madelyn Prior, Kitty and Colossus first get together, Storm goes all Mohawky. Also Wolverine tries to get married in Japan- I've read more of that story in a different collection, it makes a lot less sense without the other chapters. But it's really pretty great.

All hail this masterclass in how the serialised comic ought to be written. This too-short era of X-Men often gets some attention for the fine work of artist Paul Smith who subtly modernised the feel of the comic whilst still presenting classic portrayals of classic characters and there are also some famous moments in famous stories. Kitty Pryde notoriously calls Xavier a Jerk, Rogue joins the team, Storm has a personality overhaul when fighting the Morlocks, Wolverine is jilted at the altar and,...

Great collection of classic, early-1980s Chris Claremont-penned X-Men stories. Most of the art is by Paul Smith, likely one of the most underrated talents in the industry. I think he went off to do advertising work or something. Either way, so many essential pieces of groundwork for future stories were laid out here, including the introduction of Madelyne Pryor, Storm's overthrow of the Morlock leader, Wolverine getting stood up at the altar by Mariko and Rogue joining the X-Men. Yeah!

3.5 StarsFifty shades of Jean Grey?!Don't worry, Kids. It's perfectly PG-13 stuff. But Why is Jean here? Wasn't she killed during Dark Phoenix story arc? Wait, so you are telling me she is not Jean Grey, but Madelyne Pryor, a woman who looks exactly like Jean Grey? Additionally, she was the sole survivor of a plane crash that happened on the same day as Jean died? ------------*comics*--------------From the ashes features the introduction of Morlocks: underground mutants who read H G Wells, t...

Jean Grey was a founding member of the X-Men, her original powers were telekinesis and telepathy, and she was the only female in the original group. Her original code name was Marvel Girl. Later, she was transformed into the Phoenix, with far greater powers. Her fellow member of the original X-Men, Scott Summers, known as Cyclops, was her husband and since he is the leader of the X-Men, he has double responsibility in dealing with the powerful new entity. As Phoenix, Grey was even powerful enou

A mixed bag, this collection contains three storylines, the introduction of the Morlocks, the wedding of Wolverine, and the wedding of Cyclops with Madelyne Pryor. I really like the first two, the first encounter with the Morlocks is a classic X-Men story arc, and also one of the coolest periods of Storm who was leading the team here, she has a really cool fight with Calypso and goes through a complicated phase that culminated in a change of hair, the iconic mowak. The wedding of Wolverine is al...

Far better than the last graphic novel I read (The Infinity Gauntlet), because this was more than just gratuitous combat--there was actually fun stuff like the elusive "character development." (Gasp!)Still, I'm really not sure if the comic was good, or if it just reminded me of my childhood watching the X-men cartoon--nostalgia can be a powerful force. (There's a part where Rogue and Storm fly off to do something, and it completely reminded me of the mall scene from Night of the Sentinels--my fi...

one of the best. my friend stole it and i want it back! Paul Smith pages with an Art Adams cover, it doesn't get much better.

Lots of important canon in this collection, but the combats are as weak as the zipatone coloring. I'm not one for redoing artwork, but coloration is another matter. I'm not sure Marvel needs to preserve the on-the-cheap look of the original issues.

Okay, that was actually quite fun! Rogue joins the X-Men, Storm gets a cool punk look, Wolverine goes to Japan and gets dumped at the altar, some trippy stuff involving the maybe-reincarnation of the Phoenix, Cyclops almost gets eaten by a shark on his honeymoon.

This book reprints Uncanny X-Men 168-176 (from 1983), featuring the introduction of Madelyne Pryor, the first appearance of the Morlocks, the story of how Rogue joined the X-Men, the almost-wedding of Wolverine and Mariko Yashida, and the ongoing subplot of Madelyne's uncanny resemblance to Jean Grey: is she the Phoenix reborn? The story, which is a sequel to the epic "Dark Phoenix" saga from 1980, draws to a conclusion in the double-length issue 175, featuring one of the most gripping X-Men bat...

It's interesting...this collection is from just over two years after X-Men: Days of Future Past but it feels almost from a different era. This is more the X-Men I'm used to--both the writing feels more modern and the characters more like the versions I remember from when I started reading. I haven't read the issues between the two, so I can't pinpoint when the change occur. Okay, this may only be interesting to me.One difference from between from more modern graphic novels is that this trade is