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The Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 2 Paperback – January 1, 2010

by Chris Claremont (Author), Dave Cockrum (Illustrator), John Byrne (Illustrator)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 175 ratings
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A compendium featuring X-Men issues 101-110 includes the story of Jean Grey's transformation into The Phoenix, the return of Magneto and Storm's struggles with childhood horrors during a clash with the Juggernaut and Black Tom Cassidy.
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  1. Part of Series
    Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011)
  2. Print length
    192 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Marvel Enterprises
  5. Publication date
    January 1, 2010
  6. Dimensions
    7 x 0.5 x 9.75 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    0785137041
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0785137047
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Marvel Enterprises (January 1, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0785137041
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0785137047
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.1 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 0.5 x 9.75 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 175 ratings

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Chris Claremont

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Chris Claremont is best known for his work on Marvel Comics' The Uncanny X-Men, during which time it was the bestselling comic in the Western Hemisphere; he has sold more than 100 million comic books to date. Recent projects include the dark fantasy novel Dragon Moon and Sovereign SevenTM, a comic book series published by DC Comics. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.George Lucas is the founder of Lucasfilm Ltd., one of the world's leading entertainment companies. He created the Star Wars and Indiana Jones film series. Among his story credits are THX 1138, American Graffiti, and the Star Wars and Indiana Jones films. He lives in Marin County, California.

Photo by Alex Lozupone (Tduk) (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons.

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Ian
5.0 out of 5 stars Jean Grey becomes the Phoenix, and John Byrne joins the X-Men!
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2011
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Volume 2 of the Uncanny X-Men picks up right where volume 1 left off, with the X-Men's space shuttle plummeting to earth. After crash landing in Jamaica Bay, everyone makes it to the surface except for Jean Grey, who is presumed dead. That's when everything changes, since Jean rises from the water, born again as Phoenix! Now, I'm not gonna get into the whole Phoenix/Jean thing in this review. First of all, I don't wanna spoil things for new readers, and second of all it lessens the impact of these stories, so let's just forget it. Anyways, a lot of interesting things happen in this collection. The team travels to Banshee's home in Ireland and does battle with Juggernaut and Black Tom Cassidy. Professor X has strange dreams of an alien, who turns out to be Princess Lilandra of the Shi'ar Empire. The team travels to another planet to save the universe, and meets the StarJammers and their leader Corsair, who is the father of one of the X-Men. On the creative side, Dave Cockrum leaves the title, and is replaced by John Byrne, kicking off one of the best comics collabarations of all! This is a must have for new fans of the X-Men!
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Felix III
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome-ness continues with Uncanny X-Men Vol. 2.
Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2012
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Yes, the true first issues of X-Men are collected in  X-Men, Vol. 1 (Marvel Masterworks) , but that run actually failed and really kind of fell apart. It's cool to read those as well, but the writing doesn't truly become awesome until the series was relaunched with  The Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 1 (Marvel Masterworks)  and continuing with this volume of course. This is the point in the series where Jean Grey is resurrected as Phoenix. This collection picks up from the cliffhanger of the last collection with issue #101 "Like a Phoenix, From the Ashes!" Oct. 1976 all the way through #110 "The 'X' Sanction" April 1978. We get appearances from Juggernaut, Black Tom, Magneto, Firelord, the Starjammers, Weapon Alpha, and some guy called Warhawk. It's 180 pages long and the color is done great. They just don't write them like this anymore. Highly recommended.
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clairetoldmetochangemyscreenname
4.0 out of 5 stars Claremont Lays the Foundation for his Classic Phoenix Saga in an Overall Great Throwback (Ignoring the Leprechauns)
Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2018
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Claremont's legendary run on the Uncanny X-Men picks up with the cliffhanger death of Jean Grey. After piloting the X-Men back to Earth on a crashing space shuttle, Jean is seemingly incinerated in the breached cockpit leaving her friends and teammates to mourn her death. However, no sooner do they believe her dead but Jean comes rising from the crash like a literal Phoenix complete with her now iconic green costume and a fiery aura. From there the slow burn build up towards Claremont's iconic Dark Phoenix saga begins (that actual arc takes place in the fifth volume of the Masterworks collection). Other major Marvel characters would start popping up throughout this book. Black Tom Cassidy and Juggernaut make an appearance working for the villainous Eric the Red: a Shi'ar Imperium agent. Later on the X-Men run afoul of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard (with classic characters like Gladiator making an appearance) while trying to help Lilandra, sister of the Emperor. The book builds to the confrontation between the X-Men and the Imperial Guard over the M'kraan Crystal: a powerful relic that houses an entire "neutron" galaxy that could tear our galaxy apart if released. This volume really only takes a major hit from the opening arc of the book in which the X-Men attempt a peaceful vacation to Banshee's ancestral home only to run into Black Tom and the Juggernaut. What should have been an iconic first meeting (this arc was clearly part of inspiration for the episode of the 90's cartoon that became the infamous Juggernaut meme) is undone by the fact that Banshee's home is populated by literal leprechauns who help Nightcrawler out. Claremont's run was famous for its diverse cast and trying to be respectful for various cultures (compared to other Marvel books of these eras that were less than tactful when it came to issues of race); however, Banshee's Irish heritage was frequently less than stellar in terms of avoiding stereotypes. Why were there leprechauns in his house? Why didn't he seem more concerned about this? Who knows; he laughed it off and they were never mentioned again. Still, it goes down in history as one of the weirder Claremont moments ever.
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Carlos Barrera
5.0 out of 5 stars awesome x-men!
Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2012
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The Uncanny X-men were a staple in my childhood comic collection. After having been away from collecting for over 22 years I was delighted to find my favorite X-Men issues (new x-men thru Dark Phoenix' death) collected in the Marvel Master works Uncanny X-men series! Reading these comics all over again really brings back great memories. Although a little pricey if bought at a retailer, Amazon has them for a really good discount and worth picking up!
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Auden83
5.0 out of 5 stars Makes me miss the time when comics were affordable.
Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2011
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I had just started collecting the X-Men around this time so I have many of the issues after these were published,(#116 forward to #162). Even though I have the prior issues, I like to keep them in plastic sleeves to preserve them. This volume fulfilled my need to take a trip back in time. I loved it. Too bad the next volume is so expensive.
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Robert K.
5.0 out of 5 stars Worth the purchase
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2015
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Color and quality of digital format is awesome. I own all these issues and with their individual values for mint conditions are in the $100-dollar or more range, it's nice to look back at these issues (with fantastic artwork and story-lines) without compromising the 35+ years' old book's condition.
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David Cooper
5.0 out of 5 stars Revisiting
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2024
It is interesting rereading these comics in my late 50s, as opposed to my early teens. Back then, it was the art that caught my eye but now the storytelling is what sticks out. The characters are newly formed and had not yet settled into archetypes as they have now. Here, they are people instead of icons.
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Gary R.
3.0 out of 5 stars Better in my youth
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2022
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I owned (still own some!) the physical versions of these from when I was a kid. I bought the digital versions when they were on sale to recapture a bit of my youth. But man. They're cheesy. Everybody referring to themselves in the third person. Narrating their moves as/before they make them. Guess I should check out some more modern / grown - up comics to see if the style had progresses.
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Eva
5.0 out of 5 stars The one that started developing the X-Men
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 31, 2014
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In Uncanny X-Men Masterworks volume 1 we were introduced to the “all new, all different” X-Men (Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Cyclops, Colossus, Storm, Banshee etc). This volume expands these stories and the characters and provides the base for some of the X-Men’s most important storylines: The Dark Phoenix Saga and all the “Phoenix storylines” (Phoenix Endsong, Phoenix Rising etc.), Wolverine and Alpha Flight, various Shi’ar storylines (The Rise and Fall of the Shi’ar Empire, Emperor Vulcan) and more.

This volume is really exciting: the “all new, all different” X-Men face Magneto for the first time, they confront with the Shi’ar, we get one of the first appearances of Alpha Flight, the first X-Men issues drawn by John Byrne and of course, we have Jean Grey’s transformation to Phoenix, a storyline Marvel would develop further in the years to come.

Dave Cockrum’s art is nice but the highlight is John Byrne’s art. It is simply outstanding! The only thing I didn’t like was the inking in issues Uncanny X-Men #101 and Uncanny X-Men #105. It was a little messy.

In conclusion, I believe this volume is an essential for every X-Men fan, as it is the volume that started “shaping” the Uncanny X-Men and made them the X-Men we know and love. Definitely recommended!
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Leo
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent volume!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 8, 2013
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The entire saga of Marvel Masterworks: The uncanny X-Men (volume 1 to 5) are a must for any proper fan of the X-men. I would recommend it to anyone to read and to collect. Some of the best X-men stories ever written and drawn on paper with a classic drawing touch of the characters that is becoming proper X-men art.
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