Marvel Comics Library. X-Men. Vol. 1. 19631966 by Taschen Hardcover Book

Grab a front row seat to the creation of The Strangest Super-Heroes of All! When Marvel publisher Martin Goodman asked Stan Lee to deliver another new team book for his line of comics, he had no idea he'd be getting something like The X-Men.

In fact, nobody could have imagined the extraordinary phenomenon the X-Men would eventually grow into-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 mutants-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. The first years of storytelling laid the foundation for much of what has put the X-Men at the crossroads of comics and popular culture: Hounded by a public that fears and misunderstands them, mutantkind find themselves at the heart of their own civil rights struggle; Cyclops, Marvel 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.

Along the way, Lee and Kirby-who were on fire taking comics into the Marvel Age-introduced a menagerie of villains and supporting characters that would become mainstays of Marvel 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 Marvel 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. The most pristine pedigreed comics have been cracked open and photographed for reproduction in close collaboration with Marvel 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. His co-creations include Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk, X-Men, The Fantastic Four, Iron Man, and hundreds of others. While the Chairman Emeritus of Marvel, he was also the Chief Creative Officer of POW!

Entertainment, where he created numerous new characters and stories in areas including publishing, film, TV reality, stage, documentary, and multimedia. His bold figurework, dynamic layouts and unrelenting action made him one of the most unmistakable stylists and influential artists of all time.

His notable co-creations at Marvel include Captain America, the Fantastic Four, the Avengers, the X-Men, Incredible Hulk, Silver Surfer, Black Panther, Iron Man, Ant-Man, S. Chris Claremont took the writing reins of The X-Men in 1975 and made it a sensation with a 15-year run of innovative characterization and milestone moments. He also scripted several other successful series with Marvel, including New Mutants and Excalibur. In 2015, he was inducted into the Eisner Hall of Fame. Fabian Nicieza established himself at Marvel with long runs on titles like Psi-Force and New Warriors.

In addition to editing several titles, he expanded into the X-Universe with X-Force and Cable and, along with cocreator Rob Liefeld, debuted the wisecracking mutant assassin Deadpool. In 2022, Nicieza published his first novel, the Edgar-nominated Suburban Dicks. Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs!

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