The X-Files, Vol. 2 (X-Files) - Softcover

Kevin J. Anderson; John Rozum; Miran Kim; Charles Adlard

3.82

88 ratings by Goodreads

9781933160030: The X-Files, Vol. 2 (X-Files)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1933160039 ISBN 13: 9781933160030

Publisher: Checker Book Publishing Group, 2005

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The X-Files had a nine-year run and enjoyed immense popularity and critical acclaim - garnering sixteen Emmy awards and five Golden Globe awards. The X-Files Topps comic book series that began in the early 90s was a force in its own right - with original stories and a few series adaptations here and there, the X-Files comic book was a top-selling comic throughout its publication. Featuring writers Kevin J. Anderson and John Rozum, interior art by Charles Adlard, and additional art created by world-renowned artist Miran Kim.

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The second collection of the comic book spun off from the TV series about FBI cases insusceptible to ordinary explanation is as rewarding as its predecessor. The two-part stories "Night Light" and "Family Portrait" well exemplify the two basic kinds of X Files yarn, discriminable by the natures of their respective weirdnesses, extraterrestrial and supernatural. In "Night Light," lights in the sky that "disappear" people turn out to be, perhaps, creatures from out there--skyward, that is. The demon machine in "Family Portrait," on the other hand, seems to be from down there--hell, to be generically precise. Three shorter stories, examples of category two, are about various kinds of revenants, dead in "Donor," vegetative in "Tiptoe through the Tulpa," and spiritually masquerading, it seems, in "The Kanashibari." "Silver Lining" is another cursed-object tale, like "Family Portrait." Rozum is the primary writer, Charles Adlard the primary penciller, here (Gordon Purcell's two contributions look better). They and the other contributors have the X Files formulas gratifyingly down pat. Ray Olson
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Review:

The episodes in the collections are outlined just like the ones on TV; they all start with a mysterious event (which becomes even more mysterious when it's on paper instead of the TV screen). Stefan Isaksson --Glomie Production

Initially the artwork is a little jarring, but improves as the book progresses. However, the stories prove alluring (and comforting to fans in X withdrawal), immediately drawing you in with an aim to get you addicted. It succeeds, and luckily, Checker has two other volumes now available. Rod Lott --Oklahoma Gazette

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