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I disagree that Cyclops wasn't used well later on. He brought the entire team out of their hallucination-induced stupor during the Hellfire Club arc, and he demonstrated both his tactical genius and heroic potential on the Breakworld by letting himself be captured and using it to his advantage.
It’s one of the only X-Men books I’ve kept in my collection because of how easy to jump into it is not to mention consistent art throughout. Say what you will about Whedon but you can’t deny he’s one good writer. Nice to see you highlight this run it’s a good follow from grant Morrisons new x-men or a standalone in itself one of my favourites from the mutants
I always loved how Emma and Kitty both debuted at the beginning of the Dark Phoenix Saga, their story was entwined from the beginning. Solid call back to have them as focal points of this new start. Also, this was easily my favorite Cyclops story…so amazing…so astonishing…
Same here, sometimes people seem to forget you can enjoy more than one run haha! Gonna revisit New X-Men later this year, so will be fun to see how it compares now. Thanks for watching the video mate!
Been thinking a lot about X-Men lately, I was going to stop after Claremont left. Then changed my mind going to go up to Onslaught. But I have been wondering what other post Onslaught/pre Bendis I should pick up. So really appreciate you reviewing this run.
Claremont era through Onslaught is my favorite X-Men as well and really the only truly notable X comic books. I've read a lot of other stuff and my favorites are Mark Millar Ultimate X-Men, Whedon and Ellis Astonishing, Age of X (NOT age of X-Man which is awful) and Grant Morrison New X-Men (although his run has possibly some of the biggest and stupidest plot holes I have seen, and introduces a bunch of weak, useless X people who should really be Morlocks.)
Thanks for the great review. No backlash here - I can mostly, and I say mostly, separate creators’ work from their subsequently emerging back stories. I might just disagree with the low score though! I left Marvel comics in about 1989 and picked up the trades of this run about 5 years ago to see what had been happening since. It brought me back and started my Omni collecting hobby. I thought Cassady’s art was amazing - a world apart from the “flat”pictures of the Bronze Age I had last seen. It elevated the story which seems to carry genuine importance and weight. Loved the character designs, the “sets” and the cinematic dynamism. Obviously have got the Omni since and cannot wait for a re-read. In a way it’s cost me an absolute fortune but I’m back with a hobby I love. Have always wondered though - what’s the post-Whedon/Cassady run like?
everyone claims Cyclops is the leader but got no love in the FOX films, but in many comics it seems like they also often bury him to often for him being the leader of the group (or one of the groups) and I'd like to watch and follow a comic event were he is clearly the leader for most of it.
A friend recommended this run to me and having just finished it, I have no idea what he or others see in this. The characterization is often cirrus-thin and the plot is absurd.
“Decades ago…”. Crap, I’m old. My only nitpick with this run is how Emma Frost is drawn, like unattractive when Byrne’s version is so malevolently hot.
It was never great. It was good (which, unfortunately puts it in a pretty high tier of X-Men outside the Claremont era. As far as post 2000 X-Men I have 1) Mark Millar Ultimate 2) Whedon and Ellis Astonishing 3) Grant Morrison New X-Men in that order.)
