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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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Mar 211 min read
264: Louise Simonson X-Factor Retrospective
Introduction The launch of X-Factor in 1995 was filled with drama and intrigue. And while there certainly was plenty of drama throughout...
Feb 48 min read
260: Peter Milligan’s 2006 X-Men V2 Retrospective
Introduction I'm going to say right off the bat that I'm not a huge Peter Milligan fan. Or at least, I didn't like this run. I know he is...
May 5, 202419 min read
233: Favorites as of 2004 (ish)
Introduction It's time for another favorites column. This is a direct follow up to my Favorites as of 2001, as well as numerous other...
Mar 30, 202411 min read
230: Chris Claremont X-Treme X-Men Retrospective
Introduction to X-Treme X-Men *Editor's note: This is my 230th blog and I have never been this stuck before. I've spent 3 weeks laboring...
Mar 14, 202413 min read
229: Grant Morrison Retrospective
Introduction to Grant Morrison Grant Morrison was the first X-Men scribe to take the status quo and turn it on it's head. Claremont will...
Feb 13, 20243 min read
220: X-Men Tier List (2002)
You know the drill. At the end of each year (ish) I make a new Tier List of each character and explain how the character has changed in...
Dec 19, 20233 min read
210: X-Men Tier List (2001)
You know the drill. At the end of each year (ish) I make a new Tier list of each character and explain how the character has changed in...
Nov 10, 202318 min read
200: Favorites as of 2001 (ish)
Introduction Following up from my Favorites as of 1995 post, it's time to do another comprehensive "Favorites" post. I waited until 2001...
May 26, 20234 min read
181: 1998 Tier List
You know the drill. At the end of each year (ish) I make a new Tier list of each character and explain how the character has changed in...
Mar 15, 20236 min read
172: Scott Lobdell Retrospective
What’s in the Run? Generation X # 1 - 28, Excalibur # 35 - 41, 57 - 60, Uncanny X-Men # 286 - 350, X-Men V 2 (Various) Who is Scott...
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...
Jan 15, 20237 min read
160: Jeph Loeb Retrospective
What’s in the Run? Cable # 21 - 44, X-Force # 44 - 66 Breaking Down the Arcs X-Force # 44 - 48: Setting the New Status Quo Loeb comes on...
Aug 24, 20224 min read
1996 Tier List
You know the drill. At the end of each year (ish) I make a new Tier list of each character and explain how the character has changed in...
May 15, 202213 min read
127: Favorites as of 1995
Introduction Following up from my Favorites as of 1990 post, it's time to do another comprehensive "Favorites" post, this time as of...
Feb 8, 20224 min read
1993 Tier List
Introduction You know the drill. At the end of each year I make a new Tier list of each character and explain how the character has...
Dec 10, 20213 min read
1992 Tier List
Introduction A new feature I'm introducing here is a quick Tier list, with a comparison to the previous Tier List. I'm only going to do...
Oct 17, 202112 min read
A New Mutants Retrospective
Growing up, I was a HUGE X-Force reader, but I had very little exposure to the New Mutants. For this reason, I was incredibly interested...
Sep 17, 202119 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...
Aug 9, 202115 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,...
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