{"product_id":"marvel-comics-library-x-men-vol-1-1963-9783836594547","title":"Marvel Comics Library X-men Vol 1 1963 9783836594547","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Strangest Super-Heroes of All\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe foundation of a pop-culture phenomenon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen \u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/marvel-comics-library\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/marvel-comics-library\/\"\u003eMarvel\u003c\/a\u003e publisher Martin Goodman asked \u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/marvel-comics-library\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/marvel-comics-library\/\"\u003eStan Lee\u003c\/a\u003e to deliver another new team book for his line of comics, he had no idea he’d be getting something like \u003cem\u003eThe X-Men\u003c\/em\u003e. In fact, nobody could have imagined the \u003cstrong\u003eextraordinary phenomenon the X-Men would eventually grow into\u003c\/strong\u003e—not Goodman, not Lee, not even the forward-thinking futurist Jack Kirby. What they started out as was a charming, ragtag team of misfits, devised by Lee and Kirby to be \u003cem\u003emutants\u003c\/em\u003e—youngsters born with “X-tra” powers thrust upon them not by accidentally crossing paths with cosmic rays or a nuclear blast, but by the fate of birth—led by a no-nonsense professor who trained them to become heroes that could protect the world from menaces, mutant and otherwise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first years of storytelling laid the foundation for much of what has put the X-Men at the \u003cstrong\u003ecrossroads of comics and popular culture\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hounded by a public that fears and misunderstands them, mutantkind find themselves at the heart of their own civil rights struggle; Cyclops, \u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/marvel-comics-library\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/marvel-comics-library\/\"\u003eMarvel\u003c\/a\u003e Girl, Angel, Beast, and Iceman found safety amongst themselves despite the challenges that set them apart from others in society; and Professor Xavier lined up against his ideological foe, Magneto, who had assembled a Brotherhood of Evil Mutants to take the fight for their self-preservation directly to humankind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlong the way, Lee and Kirby—who were on fire taking comics into the \u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/marvel-comics-library\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/marvel-comics-library\/\"\u003eMarvel\u003c\/a\u003e Age—introduced a menagerie of villains and supporting characters that would become mainstays of \u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/marvel-comics-library\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/marvel-comics-library\/\"\u003eMarvel\u003c\/a\u003e and its lore: the super-powered siblings Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch; the formidable Blob; the unstoppable Juggernaut; the jungle dweller from the Savage Land, Ka-Zar; the demigod from the stars, the Stranger; and Bolivar Trask and his army of mutant-hunting Sentinels. And as Lee and Kirby gave way to new talents so they could move on to new corners of the \u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/marvel-comics-library\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/marvel-comics-library\/\"\u003eMarvel\u003c\/a\u003e Universe, Atlas era art veteran Werner Roth teamed with writing newcomer and future X-Men legend Roy Thomas to begin their long run on the title.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClose in size to the original artworks, this XXL-sized edition features the first 21 stories of our favorite oddball super heroes\u003c\/strong\u003e from 1963–1966. The most pristine pedigreed comics have been cracked open and photographed for reproduction in close collaboration with \u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/marvel-comics-library\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/marvel-comics-library\/\"\u003eMarvel\u003c\/a\u003e and the Certified Guaranty Company. Each page has been photographed as printed more than half a century ago, then digitally remastered using modern retouching techniques to correct problems with the era’s inexpensive, imperfect printing—as if hot off of a world-class 1960s printing press. A custom paper stock was exclusively developed for this series to simulate the feel of the original comics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to these seminal tales are an original foreword by modern X-Men mastermind \u003cstrong\u003eChris Claremont\u003c\/strong\u003e, reliving the heyday of Lee and Kirby’s foundational years, and an in-depth essay by X-Men writer \u003cstrong\u003eFabian Nicieza\u003c\/strong\u003e alongside original art, photographs, and memorabilia from the early years of X.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--title\" role=\"heading\" data-uw-rm-heading=\"level\"\u003eThe author\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFabian Nicieza\u003c\/strong\u003e is an Argentine American comic book writer and editor who is best known as the cocreator of \u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/marvel-comics-library\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/marvel-comics-library\/\"\u003eMarvel\u003c\/a\u003e’s \u003cem\u003eDeadpool\u003c\/em\u003e and for his work on titles such as \u003cem\u003eX-Men\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eX-Force\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNew Warriors\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCable\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThunderbolts\u003c\/em\u003e. Outside the comics medium he is the author of the satirical crime novels \u003cem\u003eSuburban Dicks \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Self-Made Widow\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--title\" role=\"heading\" data-uw-rm-heading=\"level\"\u003eThe contributing author\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChris Claremont\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer of American comic books, best known for his 16-year (1975–1991) stint on \u003cem\u003eUncanny X-Men\u003c\/em\u003e, during which the series became one of the comic book industry’s most successful properties. As author of several other X-titles like \u003cem\u003eNew Mutants\u003c\/em\u003e and cocreator of many fan-favorite characters including Kitty Pride, Phoenix, and Emma Frost, Claremont is considered a major creative driving force in \u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/marvel-comics-library\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/marvel-comics-library\/\"\u003eMarvel\u003c\/a\u003e’s mutant pantheon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Edwards Lowell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55662492713285,"sku":"9783836594547","price":175.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0965\/7132\/6789\/files\/xmen-01.webp?v=1758023442","url":"https:\/\/elcol.com\/products\/marvel-comics-library-x-men-vol-1-1963-9783836594547","provider":"Edwards Lowell","version":"1.0","type":"link"}