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Uncanny X-Men (1963)
Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011) #94
Professor X gathers his team of mutants to congratulate them on a successful battle. No sooner do the words leave his mouth, when several X-Men put in their two weeks' notice! Will the team stay together with the sudden absence of several members? And which will stay united for the cause of peaceful co-existence?
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First published August 10, 1975
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Chris Claremont
3,283 books896 followersChris Claremont is a writer of American comic books, best known for his 16-year (1975-1991) stint on Uncanny X-Men, during which the series became one of the comic book industry's most successful properties.
Claremont has written many stories for other publishers including the Star Trek Debt of Honor graphic novel, his creator-owned Sovereign Seven for DC Comics and Aliens vs Predator for Dark Horse Comics. He also wrote a few issues of the series WildC.A.T.s (volume 1, issues #10-13) at Image Comics, which introduced his creator-owned character, Huntsman.
Outside of comics, Claremont co-wrote the Chronicles of the Shadow War trilogy, Shadow Moon (1995), Shadow Dawn (1996), and Shadow Star (1999), with George Lucas. This trilogy continues the story of Elora Danan from the movie Willow. In the 1980s, he also wrote a science fiction trilogy about female starship pilot Nicole Shea, consisting of First Flight (1987), Grounded! (1991), and Sundowner (1994). Claremont was also a contributor to the Wild Cards anthology series.
Claremont has written many stories for other publishers including the Star Trek Debt of Honor graphic novel, his creator-owned Sovereign Seven for DC Comics and Aliens vs Predator for Dark Horse Comics. He also wrote a few issues of the series WildC.A.T.s (volume 1, issues #10-13) at Image Comics, which introduced his creator-owned character, Huntsman.
Outside of comics, Claremont co-wrote the Chronicles of the Shadow War trilogy, Shadow Moon (1995), Shadow Dawn (1996), and Shadow Star (1999), with George Lucas. This trilogy continues the story of Elora Danan from the movie Willow. In the 1980s, he also wrote a science fiction trilogy about female starship pilot Nicole Shea, consisting of First Flight (1987), Grounded! (1991), and Sundowner (1994). Claremont was also a contributor to the Wild Cards anthology series.
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August 19, 2024
I read this long ago but i just had to say.
This issue is a legend as much as Giant x-men 1.
Chris Claremont is credited with reviving the x-men.
Who could have ever imagined that the x-men would survive after all the change in writers and after so many writers losing their way with the x-men.
After Chris Claremont run it was never again stopped it just continued and thrived with the help of so many great writers.
In a way the x-men is the best team achievement in the history of Marvel Comics.
This issue is a legend as much as Giant x-men 1.
Chris Claremont is credited with reviving the x-men.
Who could have ever imagined that the x-men would survive after all the change in writers and after so many writers losing their way with the x-men.
After Chris Claremont run it was never again stopped it just continued and thrived with the help of so many great writers.
In a way the x-men is the best team achievement in the history of Marvel Comics.
March 1, 2021
One chapter ends and another begins.
The old X-Men team have quit, moving on with their lives and new mutants have taken the mantle.
This story line introduces what I would say would be the beginnings of the more popular line-up for the X-Men. It's exciting to see these characters and how they interact with each other!
I am excited to see where this goes as I haven't read anything about Count Nefaria.
Plus how the second big fight with the new team goes!
The old X-Men team have quit, moving on with their lives and new mutants have taken the mantle.
This story line introduces what I would say would be the beginnings of the more popular line-up for the X-Men. It's exciting to see these characters and how they interact with each other!
I am excited to see where this goes as I haven't read anything about Count Nefaria.
Plus how the second big fight with the new team goes!
September 30, 2023
guys this claremont run is so good. i’m giddy re-reading it
August 1, 2017
Having just survived and defeated Krakoa the X-men lineup changes. Sunfire returns to Japan. All the remaining original X-Men leave as well except Cyclops who remains to lead the new team of Banshee, Storm, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Thunderbird, and Wolverine. Count Nefaria and and his Ani-Men invade Valhalla Base. The Avengers are unavailable so the X-Men are sent to rescue the base.
November 16, 2025
sunfire est grave chiant,,,,
le méchant de ce tome va être très oubliable je pense….
le méchant de ce tome va être très oubliable je pense….
November 20, 2016
Wow, the start of this comic was a prime example on how to make your characters look like assholes because you have to write them out of your story. In fact, you have to wonder who is the bigger asshole here, Sunfire for just leaving or most of the old X-Men for just leaving because they have grown up… You know, I am sure there are tons of threats still out there and so what they are doing (since they form no team of their own) seems simply selfish. Could they not write some better reason? Like PTSD.
And if these X-Men need that much training (even Wolverine?), why were they any help against Krakoa? And why does a mutated island register as a human mutant anyway?
And those later mutated animals are stated as none of them being even remotely human. Even though all five have clearly humanoid bodies and the only female one even a human face (of course the woman among them is still somewhat attractive).
And their leader is called "Count Nefaria". And I thought "Darth Sideous" and "Darth Maul" were too obvious bady guy give-away-name.
And what is up with Thunderbird and constantly being angry?
The story had a few plotholes but it was a huge improvement over Giant Size X-Men 1, apart from the fact that they still cannot use Storm's powers effectively (that is the problem when you have such a powerful character, you have no excuses for not using her).
PS. I noticed that Nightcrawler so far did not speak any "German" apparently.
And if these X-Men need that much training (even Wolverine?), why were they any help against Krakoa? And why does a mutated island register as a human mutant anyway?
And those later mutated animals are stated as none of them being even remotely human. Even though all five have clearly humanoid bodies and the only female one even a human face (of course the woman among them is still somewhat attractive).
And their leader is called "Count Nefaria". And I thought "Darth Sideous" and "Darth Maul" were too obvious bady guy give-away-name.
And what is up with Thunderbird and constantly being angry?
The story had a few plotholes but it was a huge improvement over Giant Size X-Men 1, apart from the fact that they still cannot use Storm's powers effectively (that is the problem when you have such a powerful character, you have no excuses for not using her).
PS. I noticed that Nightcrawler so far did not speak any "German" apparently.
February 20, 2020
I forgive the never credible plot, the dialogue written for ten-year olds, and the crank-out-pages art style of this historic book.
My appreciation is more for what came later. This book--along with the more readable Giant-Size X-Men #1--heralded a new era in comics: a transformation of the mainstream of an industry that continues to this day.
Readers who judge this book by the standards of 2020 will put it down in disgust, and rightly so. The medium has learned from Claremont, Moore, Gaiman and others. At the point in their history, the X-Men are recovering from their beginnings in Stan Lee's huckster prose.
My appreciation for this issue is biased by the knowledge of what came before and my regard for what came after. Don't read this for itself, since in that context it's not worth reading. Read it as a clumsy attempt to bring something new to comics. A pursuit which Chris Claremont untimately achieved and which others have done regularly.
My appreciation is more for what came later. This book--along with the more readable Giant-Size X-Men #1--heralded a new era in comics: a transformation of the mainstream of an industry that continues to this day.
Readers who judge this book by the standards of 2020 will put it down in disgust, and rightly so. The medium has learned from Claremont, Moore, Gaiman and others. At the point in their history, the X-Men are recovering from their beginnings in Stan Lee's huckster prose.
My appreciation for this issue is biased by the knowledge of what came before and my regard for what came after. Don't read this for itself, since in that context it's not worth reading. Read it as a clumsy attempt to bring something new to comics. A pursuit which Chris Claremont untimately achieved and which others have done regularly.
September 14, 2025
This title had up until now been the home for reprints of the original X-Men stories while the stories of the new team would appear in Giant-Sized X-Men. However Marvel decided to cancel the Giant-Sized line entirely. Thus it was decided that the New X-Men would appear in this title beginning with this issue. I daresay a lot of fans weren't unhappy to see the reprints go, especially if they had already read the older material.
The first thing that is done is to answer the question from the previous story, namely what were they going to do with thirteen X-Men. The answer to that was simple. Some would depart. Thus we have a changing of the guard. With exception of Cyclops the older members of the team took their leave and headed out into the world. Cyclops stayed because he felt this was the only home he could be comfortable in, especially given the nature of his powers. The new recruits, with one exception, opted to stay, though a couple had to be coaxed/persuaded to stay. The one who left was Sunfire, who had only agreed to help them on that one mission. He has no use for the West and thus takes his leave.
Now that we have the team together it is time for a mission. In this case Count Nefaria and his Ani-Men have invaded one of the main bases for NORAD and has activated the Doomsday program. What he doesn't realize is that if the program is not shut down in a certain time it will automatically fulfill its function, which is to launch the entire US fleet of nuclear missiles. The US military asked the Avengers for assistance but those heroes are unavailable for some reason. Thus The Beast contacts the X-Men to see if they will tackle it, which of course being heroes they will. The military isn't all that happy to have their help instead of The Avengers but beggars can't be choosers, as they say. On the other hand Count Nefaria is more than happy to see the X-Men. They are old sparring partners and he is more than happy to finally eliminate them. At the end of the story The X-Men is attempting to get into the base but Nefaria has blasted them out of the sky and they are falling to earth. And that is where we leave part one.
All in all this was a good issue. It made sense for the original X-Men, sans Cyclops, to leave. The cast was a bit too large and needed to be chopped down. As well, by focusing on the newer members it gives us a chance to see how this team comes together. Admittedly Wolverine and Banshee weren't exactly new characters but they hadn't appeared that frequently. Having Sunfire leave was also a smart move as he had always had a dislike for The West and as such probably would have been a problem all the time. Besides, if necessary he could always be brought back. Using Nefaria as the villain was also a good touch. You likely didn't want to start them off against one of the major villains in the series, such as Magneto. However Nefaria was still quite a capable enemy so if they are victorious they will have earned it. The count, for those unfamiliar with him, was introduced as a leader of the Maggia, a crime syndicate. It would appear from this story he still is. One thing is that he has no superpowers, but doesn't stop him from being a very formidable foe.
All in all a very good story. I know it has been reprinted at least once but it is possible it has been reprinted more than that. Happy reading.
The first thing that is done is to answer the question from the previous story, namely what were they going to do with thirteen X-Men. The answer to that was simple. Some would depart. Thus we have a changing of the guard. With exception of Cyclops the older members of the team took their leave and headed out into the world. Cyclops stayed because he felt this was the only home he could be comfortable in, especially given the nature of his powers. The new recruits, with one exception, opted to stay, though a couple had to be coaxed/persuaded to stay. The one who left was Sunfire, who had only agreed to help them on that one mission. He has no use for the West and thus takes his leave.
Now that we have the team together it is time for a mission. In this case Count Nefaria and his Ani-Men have invaded one of the main bases for NORAD and has activated the Doomsday program. What he doesn't realize is that if the program is not shut down in a certain time it will automatically fulfill its function, which is to launch the entire US fleet of nuclear missiles. The US military asked the Avengers for assistance but those heroes are unavailable for some reason. Thus The Beast contacts the X-Men to see if they will tackle it, which of course being heroes they will. The military isn't all that happy to have their help instead of The Avengers but beggars can't be choosers, as they say. On the other hand Count Nefaria is more than happy to see the X-Men. They are old sparring partners and he is more than happy to finally eliminate them. At the end of the story The X-Men is attempting to get into the base but Nefaria has blasted them out of the sky and they are falling to earth. And that is where we leave part one.
All in all this was a good issue. It made sense for the original X-Men, sans Cyclops, to leave. The cast was a bit too large and needed to be chopped down. As well, by focusing on the newer members it gives us a chance to see how this team comes together. Admittedly Wolverine and Banshee weren't exactly new characters but they hadn't appeared that frequently. Having Sunfire leave was also a smart move as he had always had a dislike for The West and as such probably would have been a problem all the time. Besides, if necessary he could always be brought back. Using Nefaria as the villain was also a good touch. You likely didn't want to start them off against one of the major villains in the series, such as Magneto. However Nefaria was still quite a capable enemy so if they are victorious they will have earned it. The count, for those unfamiliar with him, was introduced as a leader of the Maggia, a crime syndicate. It would appear from this story he still is. One thing is that he has no superpowers, but doesn't stop him from being a very formidable foe.
All in all a very good story. I know it has been reprinted at least once but it is possible it has been reprinted more than that. Happy reading.
January 26, 2025
Cockrum on art again, which is fine. His depiction of Nightcrawler has always been one of my favourites. Claremont now on writing, and the writing is noticeably improved. From the in panel narration and voices, to the story itself. Nefaria, even, is more interesting in this issue than his last X-Men outing.
I will say, though, I’m not a huge fan of all the old members leaving to make room for the new. At least, I feel, one of them should have stuck around with Scott, or Lorna and Alex, who never got to be ‘proper’ members anyway, only making small contributions here and there.
With the new team, Cyclops gets plenty of growth though. His frustrations lead to heated moments, which he then reflects on and blames himself, wanting to be better. This is most prevalent at this point with Thunderbird, who himself is interesting too with his contrary nature, and knowing that he is pushing people away and ruining his own chances.
I will say, though, I’m not a huge fan of all the old members leaving to make room for the new. At least, I feel, one of them should have stuck around with Scott, or Lorna and Alex, who never got to be ‘proper’ members anyway, only making small contributions here and there.
With the new team, Cyclops gets plenty of growth though. His frustrations lead to heated moments, which he then reflects on and blames himself, wanting to be better. This is most prevalent at this point with Thunderbird, who himself is interesting too with his contrary nature, and knowing that he is pushing people away and ruining his own chances.
September 22, 2022
Chapter 1. The new team is defined. Cyclops is in. Sunfire is out. The rest of the old team is bye-bye. Thunderbird is an ass as of now. Some time in the danger room to get the team to gel.
Chapter 2. Count Nefaria is back after 40 plus issues. Turned some humans into animal monsters and took over the US missile stock pile. On the way in to stop them the X-Men are shot out of their plane and cliffhanger...
Chapter 2. Count Nefaria is back after 40 plus issues. Turned some humans into animal monsters and took over the US missile stock pile. On the way in to stop them the X-Men are shot out of their plane and cliffhanger...
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 13, 2020
I want to like Claremont, so I'm beginning at the beginning. So far it's off to a fair to middling start and full of what I've disliked about Claremont's writing. Too wordy, both in dialogue and inner monologue. Dave Cockrum is genius, though.
December 22, 2021
It has the virtue of being the first of the New X-men stories, and the establishing of the new team vs the old team, The story is split up to be continued in X-Men 95. The story so far and the art not that amazing, is ok, but for any collector of X-Men This is a Good Read.
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August 25, 2024finally started reading the x men comics :,) not gonna review every one of them though as i feel all of the reviews will just be ‘scott summers defender til i die!’
November 24, 2024
Resumen: un señor que parece una mezcla entre el de la casa de empeños y el cigala les quiere matar. Smash
January 18, 2025
Cool enough, but not yet the best of what the X-Men will be. An action-packed issue!
May 7, 2025
I feel a change. Introspection or at least an emotional story beat for every character. Good stuff
October 26, 2016
This review is for Uncanny X-men issues #94-128.
This run, starting from X-men #94, takes place after Giant-Size X-men #1, which itself took place after X-men #66. [Issues #67-93 were all reprints of past issues]
Definitely an improvement over the original X-men issues (#1-66), but it still misses the mark in terms of being able to hold my interest with a gripping story. It also suffers the problem of excessive expository dialogue, something that the original comics suffered from. The latter problem, seen in many early comics, has always challenged my ability to keep my attention on the story.
However, this is just the beginning of Chris Claremont's legendary 20-year run with the series. He, Byrne, and the rest of their team are clearly stronger writers/artists than previous teams working on X-men. In addition, this run introduces many of my favorite X-men - Wolverine, Storm, Nightcrawler, Colossus - and begins the process that makes Jean Grey extraordinarily more interesting of a character. Banshee isn't bad either, and Polaris/Havok are a bonus whenever they show up. In summary, I far prefer the new teams - both creative and fictional - over the old ones.
I'm looking forward to when I start to see Claremont come into his own as a writer and really make the series shine. The next set of issues, known as the Dark Phoenix saga, is one that I have high hopes for.
The next review will be for issues #129-138 (The Dark Phoenix Saga).
This run, starting from X-men #94, takes place after Giant-Size X-men #1, which itself took place after X-men #66. [Issues #67-93 were all reprints of past issues]
Definitely an improvement over the original X-men issues (#1-66), but it still misses the mark in terms of being able to hold my interest with a gripping story. It also suffers the problem of excessive expository dialogue, something that the original comics suffered from. The latter problem, seen in many early comics, has always challenged my ability to keep my attention on the story.
However, this is just the beginning of Chris Claremont's legendary 20-year run with the series. He, Byrne, and the rest of their team are clearly stronger writers/artists than previous teams working on X-men. In addition, this run introduces many of my favorite X-men - Wolverine, Storm, Nightcrawler, Colossus - and begins the process that makes Jean Grey extraordinarily more interesting of a character. Banshee isn't bad either, and Polaris/Havok are a bonus whenever they show up. In summary, I far prefer the new teams - both creative and fictional - over the old ones.
I'm looking forward to when I start to see Claremont come into his own as a writer and really make the series shine. The next set of issues, known as the Dark Phoenix saga, is one that I have high hopes for.
The next review will be for issues #129-138 (The Dark Phoenix Saga).
August 23, 2021
Ongoing friction between Thunderbird and Cyclops. I like Wolverine and Banshee here. X Men fly to stop Count Nefaria as he’s taken over a military base, Valhalla. He blows them out of the sky as the issue ends
January 29, 2015
Very interesting one, full of new X-men. There are some black hole, but I bet I will find answer in Giant X-men #1, that is suppose to be the introduction to this new serie of X-men.
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