When I started properly collecting X-Men comics, it was late 1991, just after Chris Claremont had been shown the door. It was a scant year before the Image exodus, so by the time I was heavily invested in this expanded X-line, X-Factor, X-Men, Uncanny X-Men and X-Force had lost their pencillers (it was the early … Continue reading Playing the opening bars: X-Cutioner’s Song prelude
The Age of Apocalypse ran from 27 December 1994's X-Men Alpha through to X-Men Omega released on 25 April 1995. The whole thing ran for 4 months, but in that time 40 comics were produced. For it's time it was a bold idea, cancelling, or at least pausing, 8 or 9 of your higher selling … Continue reading Age of Apocalypse: Well that went better than I expected
Credits: Written by Scott Lobdell with Fabian Nicieza, pencils by (Deep breath) Bryan Hitch, Jeff Matsuda, Gary Frank, Mike McKone, Terry Dodson, Ben Herrera and Paul Pelletier, inks by (deeper breath) Al Milgron, P Craig Russell, Cam Smith, Mark Farmer, Mark McKenna, Tom Palmer, Tim Townsend, Hecoor Collazao and edited By Bob Harras. Based on … Continue reading X-Men Prime: Maybe Bishop should be in therapy? Ever think of that?
The first phase of the clone saga went from Web of Spider-Man 117 to Spectacular Spider-Man 229 from 2 August 1994 to 21 September 1995. It covered dozens of issues and went across all the ongoing Spider-Man titles, with the exception of the Untold Tales title which started in 1995. I can in a way … Continue reading The Clone Saga – Part 1, how did we do?
Credits: Written by Tom DeFalco, breakdowns and finishes by Sal Buscema and finished art Bill Sienkiewicz and all edited by Eric Fein. Cast: Ben 'Scarlet Spider' Reilly, Peter 'Spider-Man' Parker, Mary Jane Watson-Parker, Dr. Seward Trainer and Dr. Carolyn 'Doctor Octopus II' Trainer. Plot: As Spider-Man and the Scarlet Spider, Peter & Ben are busting … Continue reading Spectacular Spider-Man 229: I get it, you read the Master Planner saga.
Credits: story by Scott Lobdell, scripted by Mark Waid, pencilled by Roger Cruz, inked by many and edited by Bob Harras. Cast:Earth 616- Erik 'Magnus' Lenscherr, Charles Xavier, Gabrielle Haller, David 'Legion' Haller, Ororo 'Storm' Monroe, Robert 'Iceman' Drake, Lucas Bishop + older Lucas Bishop Earth 295 - Erik 'Magneto' Lenscherr, Rogue, Nate Grey, Jean … Continue reading X-Men Omega: Next time, kill the guy, don’t James Bond villain him.
Credits: Written by Fabian Nicieza, pencilled by Andy Kubert, inked by Matt Ryan and edited by Bob Harras. Cast: Lucas Bishop, Earth 295 versions of Jamie Madrox, Ororo 'Storm' Munroe, Sean 'Banshee' Cassiday, Pietro 'Quicksilver' Lenscherr, Victor 'Sabretooth' Creed, Wildchild, Rogue, Morph, Clarice 'Blink' Ferguson, Piotr 'Colossus' Rasputin, Ilyana Rasputin, Kitty 'Shadowcat' Rasputin, Paris 'Exodus' … Continue reading Amazing X-Men 4 – The Final 4th
Credits: story and art by Howard Mackie, Gil and Tom Palmer and edited by Bob Budianksy. Cast: Peter 'Spider-Man' Parker, Ben 'Scarlet Spider' Reilly, Mary Jane Watson-Parker, Doctor Seward Trainer, Carolyn 'Doctor Octopus II' Trainer. Plot: Peter is riding an expectant father high. MJ sends Peter out as Spider-Man to burn off the excess energy … Continue reading Spider-Man 63: At last some one acknowledged that these Spider people are identical
Credits: Written by JM DeMatteis, pencilled by Angel Medina, inks by Larry Mahlstedt with Randy Emberlin and edited by Danny Fingeroth and Bob Budiansky. Cast: Ben 'Scarlet Spider' Reilly, Peter 'Spider-Man' Parker, Mary Jane Watson-Parker, Dr. Seward Trainer & Doctor Octopus II. Plot: Using a VR set up (It was the 90's) Ben is inside … Continue reading Amazing Spider-Man 406: We expected VR to be a much bigger thing than it ever ended up being.
Credits: Plotted by Tom DeFalco, scripted by Todd DeZago, breakdowns by Steven Butler, finishes Randy Emberlin and edited Eric Fein. Cast: Ben 'Scarlet Spider' Reilly, Peter 'Spider-Man' Parker, Mary Jane Watson-Parker, Vance 'Justice' Astrovik, Robbie 'Speedball' Baldwin, Angelica 'Firestar' Jones, Alex Power, Mickey 'Turbo' Mushashi and Carlon 'Hindsight' LaFroge. Plot: Ben (as Scarlet Spider) arrives … Continue reading Web of Spider-Man 129 – Do the Warriors not think Scarlet Spider sounds like Spider-Man?
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