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Title: Don't buy this!
Review: Buy the equivalent "Marvel Masterworks" Uncanny X-Men volume 1. It's the same story, but in colour as it should be. The "Essentials" are all in black-and-white, on low-quality paper and badly bound - the cover on my copy came off within a day. The only thing the "Essential" edition has to recommend is it contains specials and annuals like "Giant Sized X-Men #1" (where the new team are recruited), whereas the Masterworks contain only the regular books. But get your act together Marvel, these should be collectible books, not throwaways. Print the books in colour!
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