Around the 1970's, Marvel stopped publishing new X-Men stories after issue #66 and instead spent time reprinting past issues. It's almost comparable to Doctor Who being gone in television in the UK since 1996 and only came back around 2005. Luckily, it only took five years before Marvel decided to publish a new story. Hence the sixty-eight paged Giant-Size X-Men #1 which was written by Len Wein and illustrated by Dave Cockrum who also served as its co-author. This was an important release becaus...

If I have to choose one quintessential single issue X-Men story, this would be it. This book not only debuted the most popular line-up of the team but it also introduced the tropes that would be the staple of the X-Men books for years. Relaunched with new members a.k.a. "genesis", checked; Added former foes to the team, checked; Intra-team bickering, checked; Cyclops and Wolverine at odds, checked and teamwork action to win the day, checked.I first read in black and white but Dave Cockrum's powe...

Good story but I was hoping for more background information on the new x-men (more on their origins, power, and more) maybe it will come in futures issues.

As my first official X-Men comic, I was very pleased with the story! I feel like it's a good taste of what X-Men comics are like and it wraps up rather nicely -- although I still want to know what happens next, which of course means moving on to Uncanny X-Men #94. That's not going to happen anytime soon since I can't afford to continue.

The beginning of a new age for the X-Men! I loved getting to see the new characters individually and then how they all worked together as a team. The way they were able to incorporate all of these characters was pretty awesome! What came from this issue is incredible and I can't wait to read for myself what came after this iconic issue!

Nightcrawler chased through a German village, Wolverine at a secret Canadian military base, Banshee watching a movie, Storm playing goddess in Africa, Sunfire relaxing at home in Japan, Colossus working the farm in Russia, Thunderbird chasing buffalo in Arizona, these are the heroes recruited by Professor X. The other X-men are missing and only Cyclops knows where they may be found. They travel to a mysterious island and face dangers before they find and rescue Angel, Polaris, Havok, Iceman, and...

Return of the hiatus with an incredible story.

Xavier assembles a team of new mutants to help bring back the old team (original X Men) from the mutant island of Krakoa

Let's say it was interesting to see how much the characters either differ from their later incarnations and how much they and their background stayed the same over the years.Nightcrawler's scenes are a good first example of this:1) That Bavarian village looks way too old and they even have torches despite it being 1975 (stayed the same over the dacades).2) It is not actual prejudice to assume someone looking like Kurt is dangerous (changed all the time).3) Nightcrawler howls (disappeared later o...

A second air to the X-Men! This is a re-print of the now iconic “Giant-Size X-Men” #1 from the line of “Marvel True Believers”.Creative Team:Writer: Len WeinIllustrator: Dave Cockrum WHATEVER HAPPENED WITH THE X-MEN? Nowadays, having the X-Men and all its “X”-related titles as one of the strongest lines in Marvel Comics (and in the years before the Marvel Cinematic Universe, certainly the X-Men were without discussion the strongest ones), you could hardly believe that they would lack of bei

I've read quite a few different ages of X-Men now and this one has a very special place in my heart. The issue which introduced some of the most famous, and my favourite mutants, and relaunched the series. The colouring is great - so vivid but more varied than earlier series. Definitely a favourite of mine.

This one truly is a classic. This one is a game changer in a way that few comic books get to be as it relaunched the failed X-Men franchise

Read on Marvel Unlimited.Starting my X-Men reading with this volume. From all the sources I've read, this is the best place to start X-Men and then continue with the Claremont's Uncanny X-Men at issue #94- I enjoyed this "gather the new team" volume to rescue "the old team." Even though it was written in 1975, it didn't feel that dated except for some 70s slang here and there. This is the comic that introduces Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Storm, and Colossus to the team. I initially got this from th...

The first X-relaunch, the birth of the modern X-Men, with the introduction of Krakoa and many of our favorite mutants, recommended for X-Men completists.

I don't normally review single issue comics but this is one of the top 5 most pivotal comics off all time to me. With the introduction of the new X-Men Byrne and Claremont begin their incredible industry changing run. Incredible art and storytelling that pretty much set the tone for comics for the next few decades. Highly recommended

The X Men finally find their true form: an international team of misfits dedicated to world peace.

i am not sure why i didn't rate this before but it ushered the new age of x men

We had a copy of this trade in our library and I saw it pass through and checked it out myself so that I could re-read the 7 collected issues from Giant-size X-men through X-men #99 and it was an enjoyable enough read minus Thunderbird's pretty much 24/7 pissed off attitude which grew rather old after a while. The trade ends with issue #99 which is a rather klunky cliff-hanger issue to end on, but for the most part just about every issue of the X-men back in those times was a cliff-hanger anyw

Thanks to these facsimile editions, I was finally able to read the coveted, widely talked about, Giant-Sized X-men #1. Yes of course it has some of that dated story telling style but I really dug this adventure. It’s cool to see some of the characters that I read about now make their first appearances. If you’re a big X-men fan like me, I def recommend getting this.

It is funny, I have had that book many times in my collections in the past, but I had never gotten around to reading it, I was so far behind on my reading challenge this year I have been doing anything to get caught up, and now I think I will go through my X-Men books and finish that way. Giant Size X-Men was a great introduction to the new and some of the old members, The story wasn't bad and the art was OK. The book itself has become a huge collectors item worth way more than the cover price,