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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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101: UXM 301 - 303 (The Legacy Virus)
What’s Covered? The time around we're looking at the breakout of the Legacy Virus taking it's first high profile victim in Illyana...
Jan 11, 20229 min read
100: X-Men # 20 - 23 (Revanche)
What’s Covered? This post covers X-Men, Volume 2, Issues # 20 - 23, which was published between May 1993 and August 1993. It primarily...
Jan 5, 20226 min read
98: UXM 298 - 300 (Acolytes Return)
What’s Covered? This blog focuses on UXM # 298 - 300 and Uncanny X-Men Annual # 17. In addition to growing my appreciation for Scott...
Jan 2, 20228 min read
94: XM 17 - 19 (Harvest of the Innocent)
What’s Covered? X-Men, Volume 2: # 17 - 19 (February 1993 - April 1993), New Warriors # 31 (January 1993) Roster Watch Synopsis Russia...
Dec 9, 202110 min read
92: X-Cutioner's Song
What’s Covered? UXM # 294 - UXM 296, X-Factor # 84 - 86, X-Men # 14 - 16, X-Force # 16 - 18 Roster Watch The Dark Riders UXM # 294: Cable...
Dec 3, 202118 min read
88: X-Men 8 - 11 (Ghost Rider, Shattershot Crossover)
What’s Covered? X-Men, Volume 2 # 8 - 9, Ghost Rider # 26 - 27, X-Men, Volume 2 # 10-11, Shattershot X-Men Annual (XM Annual # 1, UXM...
Nov 11, 20215 min read
86: UXM #288-293 (Mikhail, Morlocks, and Marriage?!)
What’s Covered? UXM # 288 -293 (May - Sep '92) Roster Watch Synopsis #289 (Bishop's Acclimation) Plot - Lee/Portacio Script -...
Oct 30, 202111 min read
85: UXM 281-287 (Whilce Portacio's Uncanny Run)
What’s Covered? UXM #281 - 287 (Aug '91 - April '92) Roster Watch Synopsis Upstarts We're going to start by taking a quick look at the...
Oct 24, 20218 min read
81: X-Men 1 - 3 (Jim Lee X-Men Re-Launch)
What’s Covered? X-Men Volume 2, # 1 - 3 (August - October 1991) Roster Watch Amazing Art I'm introducing a new feature where I will...
Oct 3, 202110 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
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
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
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
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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