Giant-Size X-Men: Tribute to Wein & Cockrum #1
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CELEBRATING THE CLASSIC'S 45TH ANNIVERSARY!
Forty-five years ago, a comic book came out that would change the face of Marvel Comics forever. Writer Len Wein and artist Dave Cockrum revamped the X-Men completely, replacing the bulk of the teen heroes with a completely new international cast! The legendary one-shot took comic fans by storm and set the series off in a new direction, setting the stage for the legendary X-scribe Chris Claremont to make them the most popular heroes in the Marvel Universe! Now, 37 of Marvel's top artists come together to re-create this epic story, each re-drawing one pulse-pounding page in tribute to this Marvel
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Comics: The Gathering - Carlos R.
Sep 30, 2020This makes for a great tribute piece and each page is gorgeous. I have yet to decide which is my favorite, but Leinil Francis Yu's & Sunny Gho's is a strong contender because I love Cyclops so dang much. Clayton Cowles does a fantastic job of uniting each page and that lends to the flow of the book. This is a great piece to pickup if you can, the artwork is mind-blowing, each page is visually distinct, but never loses momentum. If you find yourself lingering on a page, it'll be to admire how much work went into this issue. Read Full Review
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9.8
Comic Watch - Bethany W Pope
Sep 30, 2020Fantastic art, a classic script, and new insights from people who were closely connected to the heart of the original book, make this tribute essential reading for anyone who considers themselves a fan of the X-Men. Read Full Review
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Weird Science Marvel Comics - Dispatchdcu
Sep 29, 2020This was an extraordinary tribute with an astonishing artistic display that demands recognition and needs to be on everyone's list this week. GIANT-SIZE X-MEN: TRIBUTE TO WEIN AND COCKRUM #1 is the same bridge it was 45 years ago but now between comic fans instead of X-teams. Read Full Review
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Monkeys Fighting Robots - Matthew Brake
Sep 30, 2020Revisit the first appearance of Krakoa in this stunning tribute to Len Wein and Dave Cockrum and the story that changed the X-Men forever! Read Full Review
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AIPT - David Brooke
Sep 30, 2020All in all, Giant-Size X-Men: Tribute To Wein & Cockrum is a great tribute to one of the most important single-issue comics ever. It's also a clever idea: Take something that fans and the creators themselves hold dear, and make something new via their artistic styles. The back matter is also helpful in drawing your attention to the creators behind the work. Read Full Review
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8.0
Multiversity Comics - Jacob Hill
Oct 02, 2020I guess you can ruin a classic, but this is a fun take! Read Full Review
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ComicBook.com - Adam Barnhardt
Oct 02, 2020Suffice to say, this special release is the perfect tribute to both Len Wein and Dave Cockrum, two iconic creators no longer with us. Read Full Review
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5.0
411Mania - Jeremy Thomas
Oct 03, 2020This is an iconic story, of course. But Wein's distinctly 1970sdialogue (such as Wolverine saying "All right gents, I'm here!") workswell when paired with Cockrum's art, which reminds us of the era inwhich it's set. Put against a more modern sensibility, it reads perhapseven more stilted and dated than it should. And despite some standoutwork here " Jen Bartel's page 32 is an gorgeous " there's nothing thatjustifies paying $5.99 for a book I can read on Marvel Unlimited, shortof collector value. Read Full Review
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2.0
Newsarama - Forrest C. Helvie
Sep 30, 2020If you love Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1975) or have never read it, save the money you would have spent on this tribute issue and do yourself a favor: Go purchase a reprint of the original issue and see why this is one of the greatest comic stories going. Read Full Review
USER REVIEWS Back to Top
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8.5
This was nice and cute. For a lot of people this was where the X-Men began, including me and the rest of the artists on this book. That being said there were some pages that did not have amazing art, felt way too cartoony and different at times, but that's to be expected with a book like this.
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8.5
It was a great read and the art was great on most of the pages, some cartoonish few didn't work but this was mostly enjoyable since I haven't revisited the original X-men books since the 90s.
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8.0
I liked most of the art, and the story is a seminal classic. Not much to say about it.
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7.5
Now this is a weird thing. Not just an artbook but not quite an ordinary readin' comic. Normally, "riding the artist carousel" is a guaranteed way to kill my enthusiasm, but in this case, the higher purpose of the tribute soothes the visual inconsistency for me. Maybe the best way to think of this book is as a who's-who roster of the artists Marvel considers its a-listers in late 2020. (That being said, WHY can't Marvel land Marguerite Sauvage for a full-time title?!)
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The art was mostly very nice. The writing is not something I'm overly fond of, though I understand it was The Time„¢.
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There was some truly awful art on a few of the pages of this book and they really took away from what they were trying to do.
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