The X-Files: Firebird reprints several issues of the Topps Comics series from the mid-1990s. Some of the stories fit the monster-of-the-week mold and are self-contained, but the main story, "Firebird," follows a larger conspiracy, named Aquarius. The artwork is distinctive and works well for the paranormal police procedural tone that the comics adapted from the television series. The last story in the book, shorter than the rest, contains a fun reference to Topps Comics itself, called "a reputable comics publisher" in Manhattan.
Fans of the show, both new and old, will enjoy the way that Topps handled The X-Files, though older fans will likely have a greater sense of nostalgia reading it since the comic, like the older episodes, serves as a bit of a time capsule for the mid-1990s. ( )