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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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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...
Mar 211 min read


263: Civil War X-Men Stories!
The cover for X-Men: Civil War # 1. This blog post covers all X-Men comics from the Civil War V1.
Mar 17 min read


254: X-Factor V3 # 1 - 6 (Peter David’s Return to X-Factor)
What’s Covered? X-Factor Volume 3 # 1 - 6 Roster Watch Synopsis X-Factor V3 # 1 - 4: Decimation Writer - Peter David Pencils - Ryan...
Dec 23, 20244 min read


234: Limited Series in 2004
What’s Covered? Cable & Deadpool # 1 - 6, Emma Frost 7 - 18, X-Men Unlimited # 2 - 6, Rogue Volume 3 Jubilee volume 1, Madrox Volume 1,...
May 14, 202412 min read


150: UXM # 336, XM # 56 (Onslaught Phase 2)
What’s Covered? UXM # 336, Fantastic Four # 416, X-Men # 56, X-Factor # 126, Cable # 35, X-Force # 58, X-Man # 19, Incredible Hulk # 445,...
Nov 19, 20228 min read


149: UXM # 335, XM # 55 (Onslaught Phase 1)
What’s Covered? Avengers # 400 - 401, UXM # 335, X-Man # 18, X-Force # 57, Cable # 34, Incredible Hulk # 444, Fantastic Four # 415,...
Nov 11, 202210 min read


134: UXM #322, XM # 42 - 44 (The Fall of Avalon)
What’s Covered? UXM # 322, X-Men Annual '95, X-Men V2 # 42 - 44, X-Factor # 110 - 111 My Connections Hello my faithful followers! I'm...
Jul 2, 20227 min read


129: Age of Apocalypse Part 2 (First Editions)
What’s Covered? Astonishing X-Men # 1, X-Calibre # 1, Gambit and the Externals # 1, Generation Next # 1, Weapon X # 1, Amazing X-Men # 1,...
May 24, 202212 min read


128: Age of Apocalypse Part 1 (Table Setting)
What’s Covered? X-Men Alpha (Dec '94), X-Men Chronicles # 1 & 2 (Jan/April '95), Blink # 1 - 4 (Dec ' April '01) Roster Watch My...
May 19, 20228 min read


126: Legion Quest
What’s Covered? X-Factor V1 # 107 - 109 (Oct - Dec '94), UXM # 320 - 321 (Jan - Feb ' 95), XMV2 # 40 - 41, Cable # 20 Roster Watch...
May 9, 20225 min read


121 - Phalanx Covenant: Life Signs & Final Sanction
What’s Covered? Excalibur # 78 - 82, X-Factor # 106, X-Force # 38, Wolverine # 85, Cable # 16 The Phalanx Covenant: Life Signs & Final...
Mar 28, 202210 min read


105: Blood Ties
What’s Covered? Today we're diving into the X-Men/Avengers crossover: Blood Ties which includes the following issues: Avengers # 368...
Jan 24, 20224 min read


103: Fatal Attractions
What’s Covered? Today we're diving into the Fatal Attractions X-Men crossover event, which features the following Issues: X-Factor # 92...
Jan 18, 202222 min read


97: X-Factor 87 - 91 (Peter David’s Swan Song)
What’s Covered? X-Factor, Volume 1 # 87 - 91, X-Factor Annual # 8 Today we're covering X-Factor # 87 - 91 and XF Annual # 8. This...
Dec 31, 20218 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


91: X-Men # 12 - 13 (Lead up to X-Cutioner's Song)
What’s Covered? X-Factor, Volume 1 # 79 - 81, 82 - 83 Avengers # 350 - 351 X-Men, Volume 2 # 12-13 Roster Watch Synopsis X-Factor, Volume...
Nov 26, 20216 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


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


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

























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