With patrick stewart, hugh jackman, ian mckellen, famke janssen. If text is red you are high bidder, if green the bid reserve has not been met. The complicated comic book family tree of xmen villain. Theres no doubt about it, x men is not a stereotypical comicbook film. X men is an american superhero film series based on the fictional superhero team of the same name, who originally appeared in a series of comic books created by stan lee and jack kirby and published by marvel comics. In the 1980s the x men must defeat an ancient allpowerful mutant, en sabah nur, who intends to thrive through bringing destruction to the world. Learn more about the history of the xmen in this article. Weve been selling comics since 1961 our first sale. So much so that i felt it was high time that we checked back in on wheelchair ch. X men is a 2000 american superhero film directed by bryan singer and written by david hayter from a story by singer and tom desanto. With james mcavoy, michael fassbender, jennifer lawrence, nicholas hoult. X men are a team of fictional mutant superheroes appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. Xmen 3 1964 cgc 8 5 signature series signed stan lee 1st app. Browse certified xmen comic books for sale at auction.
Read uncanny xmen 1963 comic online free and high quality. Whenever a movie is made that is based on comic books, there is always a fear that it can and will be typically pigeonholed into the comic book film genre and that the movie is basically made for the fans of that comic book. With mutantkind in extinctions crosshairs once more, magneto leads a team of the deadliest xmen to fight for the fate of their species. Rebecca romjinstamos as mystique, ray park as the toad, and. His goal to protect and educate the next generation of homo superior, while pursuing a dream of harmony. Learn where to read it, and check out the comics cover art, variants, writers.
Jean grey begins to develop incredible powers that corrupt and turn her into a dark phoenix, causing the x men to decide if her life is worth more than all of humanity. This book has never been pressed or cleaned in its raw state. Brian singer and marvel took a huge risk retelling the chris claremontjohn byrne era comic hall of fame stories, and clearly the high risk high reward philosophy paid off. Xmen comics values and price guide heritage auctions. Xmen 3 1964 first print cgc 8 5 signature series comic book from marvel comics which has been signed by stan lee the late marvel comics legend. Xmen, american comic strip team consisting of a rotating ensemble cast of mutants born with superhuman powers. The x men send wolverine to the past in a desperate effort to change history and prevent an event that results in doom for both humans and mutants.
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