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 enlarge | From: Git Corporation
Category: Software
List Price: $49.99
Buy New: $27.50
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New (14) Used (2) Collectible (1) from $27.50
Avg. Customer Rating:  56 reviews
Sales Rank: 388
Format: Dvd-rom
Platforms: Windows Me, Windows Nt, Windows 98, Windows Xp, Windows 2000, Windows Vista, Macintosh
Media: DVD-ROM
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: Windows 2000
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 1.4
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 90002
Model: 90002
UPC: 791149900022
EAN: 0791149900022
ASIN: B000E28UT2
Release Date: December 14, 2005
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| Customer Reviews:
 like constant glare on your tv! aaargh!! February 6, 2008
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
i have been an x-men fan since the 70's. i love marvel. i love the x-men. i completely understand the need for copyright protections. however, trying to read the comics on this dvd-rom is nothing short of irritating. yes, you can mess around with your acrobat or preview (mac) settings to make all the pages display right but in the end you have to try not to be completely distracted by the big ole "MARVEL" watermark right in the middle of every page...every PHOTOCOPIED page. honestly, it's like trying to watch your favorite movie on a VERY sunny day with a big open window directly across from the tv screen! as a devotee of john byrne's art it has ,sadly, really limited my enjoyment of this product.
 Not exactly wonderful January 25, 2008
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I bought this in part just to have the 1960s and 1990s issues since I have a good run of X-Men collected from about 1976 through to about 1987 starting with Giant Size No. 1, in fact this dvd cost me roughly the same as my copy of that comic book, which i bought sometime in 1980.
I have a nice new 24" iMac so the double page spreads of pdf files look gorgeous. You have to use the Adobe Reader or else a Marvel watermark appears, but Adobe Reader is of course free to download so only a minor hassle for those who normally use Apple's Preview for pdf files.
The interface is not the most elegant of designs and is a very simple pdf file with a set of hyperlinks. I have seen some of the various shareware programs for reading scanned comic books and those interfaces are more appealing and user friendly. But most people shopping here at Amazon probably are interested like me in getting a legal copy and not a torrent so the issue may be moot.
The dvd includes a bio section but this is slow to load off the dvd and is not much faster when copied to the Mac. I have a 2.8GHz processor. I put it in my PC laptop with a 1.73GHZ processor and oh my was it slow. How useful this section is given that the information is available on the web is debatable. The comics though load much faster than the bio and sometimes a bit to fast so I have to be very careful when paging through.
So if you want to read and enjoy old X-Men it may be better to buy the bricks available. For me I wanted a reference collection that will not take up space. Its ok and does the job I need.
 40 Years of UNCANNY X-Men January 23, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is an awesome collection of my favorite comic ever. While the product description listed how many issues were included, it simply said "X-Men" (which is the 1991-present title NOT included on this DVD-ROM) as opposed to Uncanny X-Men, which is the title that is included, so it is not "every X-Men comic ever printed". Overall, I'm very satisfied with this collection.
Watermarking... January 14, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
Great value. I'm really glad there is a legitimate way of getting all the copies of xmen.
The only con is that every page is watermarked with the Marvel logo, and its not small. A 3rd of the page is covered in a the logo. It is transparent but it still takes away from the overall quality of the experiance. If you're and x-fan its not a deal breaker but it is still annoying.
 Great gift! October 21, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I bought this as part of an anniversary gift for my husband. He enjoyed comics as a kid and enjoys all the movies that have been made based on comics.
Well, he loves this. He spends time each night reading the comics- he's catching up on the more recent ones before going back to the comics from the past.
Great gift for the guy who is still a kid at heart. :)
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