For any fans of the All-New, All-Different X-Men (circa 1975), I heartily recommend the recent publication of Marvel True Believers Retro Character Collection by Candlweick Press.
We got #1 (Spider-Man) for my son's birthday last July, and he and I both enjoyed it--most of the book is really Spidey's rogues' gallery, which is OK by me. In many ways, #2 on the X-Men is even more fun. If nothing else, it's a beautiful showcase of Dave Cockrum's artistry. (Intentional or not, there's precious little Byrne in the book). The Cyclops page has a ruby-red pop-up transparent force beam. Magneto looks mag-nificent. And the Colossus pop-up (from a cover battle with Juggernaut) is a wonder, especially Piotr's pop-up tuckus. There's even a mini-pop of the original Cerebro with all of its Kirby zig-zag tubes! The fact files get a few things spectacularly wrong, which I actually enjoy and appreciate (Ice-Man turns his whole body to ice?!?!?! Preposterous!) Sadly, Phoenix only gets a mini-pop in a group shot at the beginning. A two-page spread of her emergence from Jamaica Bay would have been worth the price of the book (<$20 at Borders). She's still so striking that the 5-year old zeroed in on her immediately and had to know everything about her. Sniff. Like father, like son.
I've always loved "fact books" like these, and this series is particularly well-done with the choice of art used, the dynamism of the pop-ups, and the overall production quality. The best thing about books like this is that they present, unvarnished with unnecessary additional sentimentality and schmaltz, the wonderful, essential qualities of these great characters.
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WHOA!!! DC, i saw that on the Steven Colbert show a few weeks back but i thought it was a prop he was using i had no idea it was real!! 
