X-Men: Grand Design

Ed Piskor — 2018

Over six tumultuous decades, the X-Men have carved a singular place in comic book lore and popular culture. From their riotous birth in the '60s, to their legendary reboot in the '70s, to their attitude adjustment in the '90s, to their battle against extinction in the '00s, the X-Men have remained unquestionably relevant to generations of readers, the ultimate underdogs in an increasingly complicated world. Now, New York Times-best-selling author Ed Piskor (Hip-Hop Family Tree, Wizzywig) takes you on a pulse-pounding tour of X-Men history unlike anything you've ever experienced before, an intricate labor of love that stitches together hundreds of classic and obscure stories into one seamless masterpiece of X-Men lore. This volume collects X-MEN: GRAND DESIGN and includes X-MEN #1 from 1963, masterfully recolored by Ed, along with other extras including recolored classic pinups. Presented in the same dynamic, oversized format of the best-selling Hip Hop Family Tree.

Reviews

Fraser Simons@frasersimons

Jun 9, 2022

Love the format, giant oversized paperback is great. The artwork is indicative of the source material but not my favourite. It’s very fun, but mostly serves to remind and entertain, rather than inform, it feels like. Sometimes it seems like nods to events without really telling you what’s going on. Maybe side things fans would get others wouldn’t? Not sure. Still, a fun read.