Fantastic Universes

  Chris Claremont is arguably the most influential X-Men writer and one of the most important superhero comics creators in general. His command of prose, deft use of subplots, and willingness to let characters grow in unexpected ways put a definitive stamp that few has been able to replicate since. Come and see how X-Men rose from obscurity into the a global pop culture phenomenon primarily under the pen of this one man. "Greater Love Hath No X-Man"  Uncanny X-Men #100 Writers: Chris Claremont Artists: Dave Cockrum Review by Eric Lee Previously on X-Men:  The Sentinels have captured half the X-Men, but the other half of the team hijacked a space shuttle to rescue them from the Sentinels' floating space base. As the team navigates through the villain base, they run into the original X-Men team and a unusually bloodthirsty Professor X commanding them to kill the new team. Lets take a moment to admire the cover. Not only is the cover image highly iconic with the...

  Chris Claremont is arguably the most influential X-Men writer and one of the most important superhero comics creators in general. His command of prose, deft use of subplots, and willingness to let characters grow in unexpected ways put a definitive stamp that few has been able to replicate since. Come and see how X-Men rose from obscurity into the a global pop culture phenomenon primarily under the pen of this one man. "Deathstar, Rising!"  Uncanny X-Men #99 Writers: Chris Claremont Artists: Dave Cockrum Review by Eric Lee Previously on X-Men :  The Sentinels have returned to capture Professor X, Jean Grey, Wolverine, and Banshee. The X-Men manage to escape Dr. Stephen Lang until they realized they broke out of Project: Armageddon's headquarters and into the empty void of space. Despite wanting to kill mutants, the Sentinels retrieve Wolverine, Banshee, and Jean Grey from dying in space. Apparently Lang is not done with experimenting on the mutants yet.  ...

  Chris Claremont is arguably the most influential X-Men writer and one of the most important superhero comics creators in general. His command of prose, deft use of subplots, and willingness to let characters grow in unexpected ways put a definitive stamp that few has been able to replicate since. Come and see how X-Men rose from obscurity into the a global pop culture phenomenon primarily under the pen of this one man. "Merry Christmas, X-Men..."  Uncanny X-Men #98 Writers: Chris Claremont Artists: Dave Cockrum Review by Eric Lee Previously on X-Men :  Professor Xavier is haunted by dreams of a strange insectoid spaceship. He is so perturbed that he goes on a vacation. Jean Grey rejoins the team in time for Havok and Polaris to become brainwashed by Eric the Red to attack the team at the airport. Havok, Polaris, and Eric get away while there is some tension brewing between Cyclops and Wolverine. Despite the hanging thread of Havok and Polaris, Chris Claremont ...

  Chris Claremont is arguably the most influential X-Men writer and one of the most important superhero comics creators in general. His command of prose, deft use of subplots, and willingness to let characters grow in unexpected ways put a definitive stamp that few has been able to replicate since. Come and see how X-Men rose from obscurity into the a global pop culture phenomenon primarily under the pen of this one man. "My Brother, My Enemy"  Uncanny X-Men #97 Writers: Chris Claremont Artists: Dave Cockrum Review by Eric Lee Previously on X-Men :  The X-Men are still reeling from Thunderbird's shocking death. The Mansion gets a new housekeeper who may not be a real housekeeper Moira McTaggert, And the team fights a demon who resides in their own backyard. We open up to a completely new plot thread: Professor Xavier is haunted by dreams of a bug-like alien spaceship. There also happens to be an insectoid armored humanoid reaching out to Xavier before the professor wa...