Comments on: Not Really a Review of Uncanny X-Men #544

By: Jim Johnson

Jim Johnson — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:30:50 +0000

You nailed why comics aren’t always just comics. Nice job, sir.

By: Sean Pigeon

Sean Pigeon — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:05:39 +0000

Thanks everybody for the nice responses, glad everyone enjoyed the “not really a review” review.

By: Tom Costello

Tom Costello — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:49:43 +0000

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.

By: Dan Halbany

Dan Halbany — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 02:15:13 +0000

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.

By: Sean

Sean — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 01:10:55 +0000

What a great story, thanks for sharing.

By: Doug

Doug — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:07:55 +0000

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.

By: C. Scott Lovejoy

C. Scott Lovejoy — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:34:49 +0000

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!

By: greg

greg — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:32:28 +0000

Awesome! Nuff Said!