X-Men: Days of Future Past
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Average rating3.8
Relive the legendary first journey into the dystopian future of 2013 where Sentinels stalk the Earth and the X-Men are humanity's only hope... until they die! Also featuring the first apperance of Alpha Flight, the return of the Wendigo, the history of Cyclops... and a demon for Christmas!?
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2 primary books#5 in The Uncanny X-Men Pocket Books
The Uncanny X-Men Pocket Books is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 1981 with contributions by Chris Claremont and Brent Anderson.
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26 primary books#81 in Marvel Must-Have
Marvel Must-Have is a 26-book series with 26 released primary works first released in 1900 with contributions by Dan Slott, Gerry Conway, and Katie Cook.
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10 primary books#9 in Universo Marvel
Universo Marvel is a 10-book series with 10 released primary works first released in 1981 with contributions by Ed Brubaker, Steve Epting, and Mike Perkins.
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1 released bookDays of Future Past
Days of Future Past is a 1-book series first released in 1980 with contributions by John Van Stry.
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15 primary books34 released books#138-143, Annual #4 in Uncanny X-Men (1963)
Uncanny X-Men (1963) is a 34-book series with 34 released primary works first released in 1963 with contributions by Len Wein, Stan Lee, and Chris Claremont.
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LOL GUYS IDEK. I know this is a classic classic X-Men storyline and I kind of thought I'd already read it, but I wanted to re-read it before the movie? But in retrospect maybe I only saw the animated series version of this?
Anyway I'm not really used to how clunky older comics can be. Like the first issue of this is literally just Cyclops narrating the entire history of the X-Men. It's pretty boring honestly, except for when he refers to a “crazy donnybrook in Calgary” because that is like the most improbable description of superhero adventures ever. Then, all the X-Men go to DANTE'S INFERO? And Wolverine goes to Canada and fights a Wendigo? And then the actual Days of Future Past story is only 2 issues long.
If you're nerdy enough to really appreciate this you probably read it like 20 years ago.
StoryThis book is a little hard to review. The title says Days of Future Past, but that's only 2 out of like 6 or so comics in this collection. Really just under 50 pages of the 184.The title story was enjoyable and I'm glad I read it. I wish they wouldn't have bothered with all the filler issues before and after though.Obviously I picked this up with the movie that was just released. I wanted to see how it compared to the original story. I forgot it was adapted for the 90's cartoon as well. I'd like to go back and watch that at some point.The basic plot is the same, even if a lot of the details are quite different. I does make for a good story.My recommendation is borrow this from the library and skip to just reading #141 and 142. I'd give the title story 4 stars and the rest 2 stars, hence my 3 star rating for this collection.ArtworkThe artwork is nothing special for me. It's not bad though. I grew up reading comics in the 90s and have only just started again with the likes of [b:Saga, Volume 1 15704307 Saga, Volume 1 Brian K. Vaughan https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1351259514s/15704307.jpg 19113524] and [b:Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft 3217221 Locke & Key, Vol. 1 Welcome to Lovecraft (Locke & Key, #1) Joe Hill https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1377304780s/3217221.jpg 3251160]. It's really not fair to compare the art to either of those.
