Marvel Encyclopedia Volume 2: X-Men HC

Every character you ever knew, and alot you didn't, are here. With full biographies on each one, this is a must have for any X-Men fan! Absolutely terrific!

The Marvel universe is vast. It is filled with many heroes and villians, past and present. One of the largest parts of the Marvel Universe is the X-Men and their family of groups and associations(Alpha Flight, Hellfire Club, New Mutants, Starjammers, etc). To be honest, sometimes you can not tell the characters without a dictionary or a score card. Comics used to be so simple. Storylines these days are interconnected and... Read Full Review

If you have read the Marvel Encyclopedia, this edition includes every one who is not in the Marvel Encyclopedia. If you purchase both you will pretty much have the Marvel universe at your fingertips. If you can get both encyclopedias You will not regret it!

I REALLY do feel that this a book for any xmen fan simply because it lets you know just about everything anybody would want to know about the xmen. there are full character bios that tell about the way they came into the x-universe. there are also extensive information about all the different teams and also all the enemies that the xmen and their team branches fight. there are nifty little guides that tell where each person... Read Full Review

I'll cut to the chase and say that while I really liked this book, there are a few criticisms.In many ways its too concentrated on the present in that it glosses over some important story arcs of the past because there present impact is minimal. Likewise, some characters that were once rather important but haven't been around in a while get short entries, while others that have been around for only a short time, yet are currently... Read Full Review