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I invite you to join me as I take a journey through every X-Men (and most X-Men related) comics from the very beginning through present day.
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6 days ago4 min read
257: New Excalibur # 4 - 8 (Lionheart, Black Tom, Shadow King)
What’s Covered? New Excalibur # 4 - 8 Roster Watch Synopsis New Excalibur # 4 - 8: Lionheart, Black Tom, Shadow King Writer - Chris...
Nov 13, 20245 min read
251: New Excalibur # 1 - 3 (Claremont with a real Excalibur comic)
What’s Covered? New Excalibur V1 # 1 - 3 Roster Watch Synopsis New Excalibur V1 # 1 Writer - Chris Claremont Pencils - Michael Ryan...
Sep 27, 20243 min read
246: Avengers Disassembled
What’s Covered? Avengers vol 1 # 500 - 503, Avengers: Finale # 1, Excalibur vol 3 # 11 - 14 Synopsis Avengers # 500 - 503, Avengers...
Jun 19, 20249 min read
238: Excalibur Vol 3, X-Men: The End, District X
What’s Covered? Excalibur Volume 3 # 1 - 10, District X # 1 - 6, X-Men: The End (All 3 Volumes) Roster Watch My Connections and Creators...
Apr 21, 20239 min read
175: Excalibur # 115 - 125: Excalibur Ends
What’s Covered? Excalibur Vol 1 # 115 - 125, X-Men Unlimited # 119 Roster Watch Synopsis Excalibur # 115: Containment Writer - Ben Raab...
Feb 26, 202311 min read
170: Excalibur # 104 - 114 (Ben Raab's Excalibur Run)
What’s Covered? Excalibur # 104 - 114, Colossus # 1, Kitty Pryde: Agent of SHIELD # 1 - 3 Roster Watch Synopsis Excalibur # 104 - 105:...
Feb 12, 20237 min read
1997 Tier List
You know the drill. At the end of each year (ish) I make a new Tier list and explain how the characters have changed in my mind since the...
Jan 21, 20235 min read
161: Warren Ellis Excalibur Retrospective
What’s in the Run? Excalibur # 83 - 103, X-Calibre # 1 - 4, Pryde and Wisdom # 1 - 3 Breaking Down the Arcs Excalibur # 83 - 85: The...
Nov 28, 20227 min read
152: Excalibur 101 - 104 (Pryde and Wisdom)
What’s Covered? Excalibur V1 # 101 - 104, Pryde and Wisdom # 1 - 3 Roster Watch Synopsis Excalibur # 101 - 102: Onslaught Blues Writer -...
Nov 11, 202210 min read
149: UXM # 335, XM # 55 (Onslaught Phase 1)
What’s Covered? Avengers # 400 - 401, UXM # 335, X-Man # 18, X-Force # 57, Cable # 34, Incredible Hulk # 444, Fantastic Four # 415,...
Oct 12, 20226 min read
146: Excalibur # 96 - 100 (London Hellfire Club)
What’s Covered? Excalibur V1 # 96 - 100 (February - June '96) Roster Watch Synopsis Excalibur # 96 - 100 (London Hellfire Club) Writer -...
Aug 21, 20224 min read
139: Excalibur V1 #91-95 (Colossus)
What’s Covered? Excalibur V1 # 91 - 95 (Sep '95 - Jan '96) Roster Watch Synopsis Excalibur # 91: Night Out Writer - Warren Ellis Pencils -...
Jun 24, 20229 min read
133: Excalibur # 86 - 90 (Pete Wisdom)
What’s Covered? Excalibur # 86 - 90 (Dec ' 94 - Aug '95) Roster Watch Synopsis The New Status Quo Warren Ellis began establishing his new...
May 24, 202212 min read
129: Age of Apocalypse Part 2 (First Editions)
What’s Covered? Astonishing X-Men # 1, X-Calibre # 1, Gambit and the Externals # 1, Generation Next # 1, Weapon X # 1, Amazing X-Men # 1,...
May 19, 20228 min read
128: Age of Apocalypse Part 1 (Table Setting)
What’s Covered? X-Men Alpha (Dec '94), X-Men Chronicles # 1 & 2 (Jan/April '95), Blink # 1 - 4 (Dec ' April '01) Roster Watch My...
Apr 27, 20223 min read
125: Excalibur V 1 # 83 - 85 (Warren Ellis and The Soulsword Trilogy)
What’s Covered? Excalibur V1 # 83 - 85 (Sep - Nov '94) Roster Watch Synopsis Excalibur # 83 - 85: The Soulsword Trilogy Writer - Warren...
Mar 28, 202210 min read
121 - Phalanx Covenant: Life Signs & Final Sanction
What’s Covered? Excalibur # 78 - 82, X-Factor # 106, X-Force # 38, Wolverine # 85, Cable # 16 The Phalanx Covenant: Life Signs & Final...
Feb 17, 20226 min read
112: Exc 75 - 77 (Goodbye Rachel, again)
What’s Covered? Excalibur, Volume 1 # 75 - 77 (March '94 - May'94) and X-Men Unlimited # 4 (March '94) Roster Watch Excalibur #75:...
Jan 30, 20224 min read
107: Excalibur 72 - 74 (Richard Ashford on Excalibur)
What’s Covered? Excalibur, Volume 1 # 72 - 74 This mini arc shows what happens when Sienna Blaze tries to attack Moira McTaggert while...
Jan 18, 202222 min read
103: Fatal Attractions
What’s Covered? Today we're diving into the Fatal Attractions X-Men crossover event, which features the following Issues: X-Factor # 92...
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