The Little Book of X-Men is a compact illustrated guide to Marvel’s mutant superhero team, written by longtime comics writer and editor Roy Thomas. The book follows the history and visual evolution of the X-Men from their 1963 debut by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby through decades of changing teams, storylines, artists, villains, and cultural meanings. Across color artwork, concise commentary, and multilingual introductory material, it highlights characters such as Professor X, Magneto, Wolverine, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Storm, and other mutants whose stories turned questions of difference, prejudice, identity, power, and belonging into a central part of superhero comics. This is a comics reference book for readers interested in Marvel, graphic storytelling, pop culture, and the way one superhero team became a long-running mirror for social fear, outsiderhood, and chosen family.
Author: Roy Thomas
Publisher: Taschen
Publication year: 2018
Number of pages: 192
Original language: English
Title in the original language: The Little Book of X-Men