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Hey there! This is the NerdSoup4U X-Men blog!
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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80: XF 71 - 78 (Peter David Reboots X-Factor)
What’s Covered? XF # 71 - 78, Hulk # 391 - 392 Roster Watch My Connections We all know the messed up origin behind X-Factor by now...
Oct 1, 202113 min read
79: Excalibur # 35 - 41 (Scott Lobdell on Excalibur)
What’s Covered? Excalibur # 35 - 41, Weird War 3. Roster Watch Synopsis # 35: D'Spayre in a Well Writer - Scott Lobdell Pencils - David...
Sep 24, 20216 min read
78: Wolverine Solo Series # 1 - 50 (A Legend is Born)
What’s Covered? Wolverine V2 # 1 - 50, Marvel Comics Presents # 1 - 10, 51 - 61, 72 - 84, , Wolverine: Jungle Adventure OGN Synopsis...
Sep 23, 202113 min read
The Claremont Run Retrospective
Introduction While Claremont did script the first three issues of the re-booted X-Men (and made enough money off those issues to buy a...
Sep 17, 202119 min read
77: UXM 278-280 (The Muir Island Saga)
What’s Covered? UXM # 278 - 280, X-Factor 69 - 70 Roster Watch Synopsis UXM #278: A gathering on Muir Island Writer - Claremont Pencils -...
Sep 10, 20217 min read
76: The New Warriors and the Kings of Pain
What’s Covered? The New Warriors # 1 - 5, New Mutants Annual # 7, New Warriors Annual # 1, X-Men Annual # 15, X-Factor Annual # 6 Roster...
Sep 3, 20219 min read
75: NM 98 - 100 (Rob Leifeld time)
What’s Covered? New Mutants # 98 - 100 Roster Watch Synopsis 98: Deadpool, Domino, and Downsizing! Simonson is out, Leifeld is in. That...
Sep 3, 20219 min read
74: X-Factor 63 - 68 (Baby Nathan sent to Future)
What’s Covered? X-Factor # 63 - 68 Roster Watch Synopsis XF # 63 - 64: Opal Kidnapped by Cyborg Samurai's While Bobby is out with his...
Sep 1, 20214 min read
73: UXM # 273 - 277 (Savage Xavier)
What’s Covered? UXM # 273 - 277 Roster Watch Synopsis UXM # 273: The best "slow issue" ever Writer - Claremont Pencilers Jim Lee Whilce...
Aug 25, 20218 min read
72: UXM #270 - 272 (X-Tinction Agenda)
What’s Covered? UXM # 270 - 272, NM # 95 - 97, X-Factor #60 - 62 Roster Watch Synopsis UXM # 270: Always vet your roomates Writer - Chris...
Aug 22, 202111 min read
70: UXM 265 - 269 (Gambit)
What’s Covered? UXM 265 - 269, X-Men: Spotlight on Starjammers # 1 - 2 Roster Watch Synopsis The first 3 issues focus on baby Storm and...
Aug 13, 202110 min read
69: Days of Future Present
What’s Covered? Fantastic Four Annual # 23, X-Factor Annual # 5, New Mutants Annual # 6, X-Men Annual # 14 Synopsis Days of Future...
Aug 10, 20215 min read
Favorites as of 1990
Introduction This is going to be a new feature of this bog starting in 1990 (reading through '90, not me writing in '90). Just for fun,...
Aug 9, 202115 min read
68: NM# 87 - 94 (Cable!)
What’s Covered? NM V1 # 87 - 94 (Jan '90 - The first introduction of Cable, Stryfe, and the Mutant Liberation Front. Roster Watch...
Aug 5, 202113 min read
67: UXM # 259 - 264 (Genosha in the USA)
What’s Covered? UXM # 259 - 264 Roster Watch Synopsis UXM # 259: Colossus is spit out by the Siege Perilous The main story of #259 is of...
Aug 3, 202111 min read
66: Excalibur # 18-34 (End of Cross Time Caper)
What’s Covered? Issues: Exc # 18 - 34 (Nov ' 89 - December '90) Roster Watch Synopsis # 18 - 19 (Jamie Braddock's in the Fast Lane) I'm...
Jul 30, 20219 min read
65: X-Factor # 51 - 59 (Sabretooth, Caliban, and Vampires)
What’s Covered? X-Factor V1 # 51 - 59 (Feb - Oct 1990) Roster Watch Synopsis XF # 51 - 53: Sabretooth and Caliban Sabretooth is such as...
Jul 29, 20218 min read
64: UXM 251 - 258 (X-Men Disbanded)
What’s Covered? UXM # 251 - 258 (July '89 - February 1990) Roster Watch Synopsis Wolverine and the Reavers Issue # 251 opens with...
Jul 27, 202112 min read
63: New Mutants # 77-80, 81 - 86 (Asgard Again )
What’s Covered? NM # 77 - 80, 81 - 86 Roster Watch Synopsis Dani has been having headaches for quite some time as setup for this...
Jul 25, 20213 min read
62: UXM 244- 250 (Jubilee and Lost X-Men)
What’s Covered? UXM # 244 - 250 (Jan - Oct '89), Havok and Wolverine Meltdown Limited Series Roster Watch Synopsis UXM # 244: The gals go...
Jul 25, 202112 min read
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