Sean Pigeon starts out on a review of the final issue of Uncanny X-Men, but ends up…someplace else. This is one of the rare instances where a video clip ends in spontaneous applause from our peanut gallery. Why so? Watch & find out!
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Not Really a Review of Uncanny X-Men #544
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What I find intriguing about your story is not so much that comics can have a positive real life impact (which I already buy into), but more that you grew up in a period that is so often maligned for the amount of substandard material produced. Yet, a book like Uncanny X-Men Annual #17, which is a long forgotten title for most readers, can act as a first book for a young reader who grows into an avid fan and student of the medium.
Thanks for sharing your story, sir!
Well said, Mr. Pigeon!
As for the background, I LOVE that “Pryde of the X-Men” cartoon! That, to me, is the way an X-Men cartoon should be. It was visionary and fun. Heck, it even had an Australian Wolverine a full decade before Hugh Jackman ever thought about it.
What a great story, thanks for sharing.
Very well done review. Someone has to have a first comic book in which they fall in love with the media. I fondly recall the Day of future past storyline. I have reread that countless times. It’s funny to think that back in 1970’s the X-men were about to be cancelled and then they introduced a whole new team and the rest is history.
Damn…nice job. Much better then the comics in question in fact, which I dropped long ago except for occasional dips due to time travel, alternate timelines and other plot devices I detest. Still, such a good review that I am almost tempted to go back and suffer through some 90s X-Man dreck….almost. Brilliantly done.
Thanks everybody for the nice responses, glad everyone enjoyed the “not really a review” review.
You nailed why comics aren’t always just comics. Nice job, sir.