This Issue! Things Ger Worse! #129 (Hellfire and Brimstone Edition)
The Uncanny X-Men #129
“God Spare The Child…”
Chris Claremont and John Byrne
Synopsis
After returning to New York to find Professor Xavier back in the mansion, the X-Men head off to locate some new mutants. But has the Hellfire Club beaten them to the punch?
Rolling Commentary
Page 2. Banshee’s kind of grown on me, but he’s right, of course. He’s much more help to Moira than to the X-Men right now.
Page 4. Okay, I know these little fantasies are part of Wyngarde’s conquest of Jean’s mind. But I’ve been wondering why these hallucinations are set in a colonial time period in the first place. Does Wyngarde just really dig the 1700’s or something? I ask this as a serious question, really.
Page 5. It’s a touching moment, sure, but does Scott seem like a very indecisive person to anyone else? And I was starting to like Colleen, too.
Page 6. Wow. And I thought Havok and Moira’s reaction to learning everyone’s still alive was subdued.
Page 8. Man, Professor Xavier is such a jerk. Why does every one love him so much?
Page 9. First Emma Frost! All right!
Page 10. First Kitty Pryde! Whoo!
Page 12. Did, uh, did Kitty actually start a conversation with Storm like that? Really? Wow. Words fail me.
Page 14. You ever notice that Colossus’ clothes get destroyed all the time, except his underpants? What are they made of, anyway?
Page 15. These guys really need to stop wearing their costumes under every single thing they wear. Also, yay for Wolverine!
Post Mortem
Okay kiddos, we’re in familiar territory now. Starting from here to issue 137 (i.e. The Dark Phoenix Saga) are books I’ve read before (Also Days of Future Past, but that’s a ways off still). It’s considered almost unanimously as the greatest X-Men story ever told. I’ll save judgment on that.
A good start of a story, especially the interaction between Xavier and Wolverine and Cyclops. And the introduction of two fan favorite characters, Emma Frost and Shadowcat.
Here’s a comment, though. Could we loose the overblown titles yet? This issue in particular is horribly overblown. Kate’s not even in any real danger. The X-Men do all the fighting, she just falls through a wall and everything’s taken care of. Alas.
“God Spare The Child…”
Chris Claremont and John Byrne
Synopsis
After returning to New York to find Professor Xavier back in the mansion, the X-Men head off to locate some new mutants. But has the Hellfire Club beaten them to the punch?
Rolling Commentary
Page 2. Banshee’s kind of grown on me, but he’s right, of course. He’s much more help to Moira than to the X-Men right now.
Page 4. Okay, I know these little fantasies are part of Wyngarde’s conquest of Jean’s mind. But I’ve been wondering why these hallucinations are set in a colonial time period in the first place. Does Wyngarde just really dig the 1700’s or something? I ask this as a serious question, really.
Page 5. It’s a touching moment, sure, but does Scott seem like a very indecisive person to anyone else? And I was starting to like Colleen, too.
Page 6. Wow. And I thought Havok and Moira’s reaction to learning everyone’s still alive was subdued.
Page 8. Man, Professor Xavier is such a jerk. Why does every one love him so much?
Page 9. First Emma Frost! All right!
Page 10. First Kitty Pryde! Whoo!
Page 12. Did, uh, did Kitty actually start a conversation with Storm like that? Really? Wow. Words fail me.
Page 14. You ever notice that Colossus’ clothes get destroyed all the time, except his underpants? What are they made of, anyway?
Page 15. These guys really need to stop wearing their costumes under every single thing they wear. Also, yay for Wolverine!
Post Mortem
Okay kiddos, we’re in familiar territory now. Starting from here to issue 137 (i.e. The Dark Phoenix Saga) are books I’ve read before (Also Days of Future Past, but that’s a ways off still). It’s considered almost unanimously as the greatest X-Men story ever told. I’ll save judgment on that.
A good start of a story, especially the interaction between Xavier and Wolverine and Cyclops. And the introduction of two fan favorite characters, Emma Frost and Shadowcat.
Here’s a comment, though. Could we loose the overblown titles yet? This issue in particular is horribly overblown. Kate’s not even in any real danger. The X-Men do all the fighting, she just falls through a wall and everything’s taken care of. Alas.
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