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Post by spoon on Jan 20, 2018 20:09:28 GMT -5
^If I had to pick a favourite period of Uncanny X-Men, it would pretty much be exactly the first JRJR run, from around #176 down to #209. I'm specifically a big fan of Rachel Summers' arc, who was introduced in #184 and becomes a proper member around #188. Favourite issues would be #182 ('Madness'), #185 ('Public Enemy'), #189 ('Two Girls Out to Have Fun'), #193 ('Warhunt 2'), and #201 ('Duel'). I like how very tense the book is during this period, there's heavy social commentary related to prejudice in pretty much every issue-- it's where the Mutant Affairs Control Act is signed, Project Wideawake kicks off properly, the X-Men are confronted again with a possible bleak future, the X-Men's public reputation takes a nosedive, and anti-mutant violence increases. All the while, there's also time for some more light-hearted bits, especially with the teenaged members of the group. Rachel and Amara going shopping and visiting the museum is just so precious. Anything involving Lockheed is great. Kitty goes through great development in terms of how she relates to some of the people she loves the most (her parents, Peter, Ororo) and adopts her IMO best costume (the blue Shadowcat one). My one complaint could be that Claremont overdoes it at times with either the narration or the thought bubbles; often the artwork gets pushed aside for the sake of large captions and oversized trains-of-thought, when he could have easily left the artist to tell the story. But for me it's only a minor complaint.  LOOKATIT ITS AWSUMSAUCE!!!1 Yeah, that's a great splash page. I also love the splash page with Professor X overhearing the thoughts of a killer in his university classroom. I think it was #190. Also, the "Young Dragons in Love" cover (#181) is one of my all-time favorites. I think #195 was the first X-Men comic I ever read. |
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Post by Reptisaurus! on Jan 20, 2018 20:45:55 GMT -5
In general, I love all of Claremont's run, from the very beginning to the very end. The quality of talented artists that he had during that long run is equally impressive, though my personal top favorites are Byrne and Paul Smith. Yeah, Paul Smith is my single favorite X-men penciller, even though he only did a couple issues. |
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Post by Cheswick on Jan 20, 2018 23:30:57 GMT -5
Mike Carey's initial run on X-Men Vol. 2 (#188-206 & An. 1) I also liked Mike Carey's run, especially when it was drawn by Chris Bachalo (collected in the hardcover Supernovas.) And when Claremont returned to the book with Bachalo, and Alan Davis, I enjoyed as well. Yeah, it would have been great if Bachalo could have done the entire run. |
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Post by sabongero on Jan 21, 2018 1:12:21 GMT -5
In general, I love all of Claremont's run, from the very beginning to the very end. The quality of talented artists that he had during that long run is equally impressive, though my personal top favorites are Byrne and Paul Smith. Yeah, Paul Smith is my single favorite X-men penciller, even though he only did a couple issues. Interesting. Since I am not familiar with Paul Smith, may I ask, what about Paul Smith's illustrations appealed to you? |
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Post by rberman on Jan 21, 2018 16:31:11 GMT -5
Yeah, Paul Smith is my single favorite X-men penciller, even though he only did a couple issues. Interesting. Since I am not familiar with Paul Smith, may I ask, what about Paul Smith's illustrations appealed to you? Speaking as another big Paul Smith fan: I love guys like George Perez or Art Adams or John Byrne that put tons of detail into every image. Smith, on the other hand, I admire for his fluid economy. He has a clean, Nagel-esque style that communicates plenty of emotion with sparse linework.     |
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Post by badwolf on Jan 21, 2018 20:02:18 GMT -5
Love Paul Smith as well. That shot of Maddie slugging Scott is great!
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Post by sabongero on Jan 23, 2018 11:50:55 GMT -5
Love Paul Smith as well. That shot of Maddie slugging Scott is great! What Uncanny X-Men issue number did that slugging take place? |
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Post by Mormel on Jan 23, 2018 13:11:34 GMT -5
Love Paul Smith as well. That shot of Maddie slugging Scott is great! What Uncanny X-Men issue number did that slugging take place? #174!! |
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Post by rberman on Jan 25, 2018 20:58:24 GMT -5
I found this example of Paul Smith pencils, since all of the above were inked:  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2018 12:49:37 GMT -5
UNCANNY X-MEN #94-175...almost everything after that was CRAP! Ha, it all went downhill from this point...some gems, but not many.! Same here - jumped the shark pretty much with Paul Smith's departure, and by 200 was just painful to read. #201 was my last issue after an unbroken run from #97. |
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Post by String on Jan 26, 2018 18:53:48 GMT -5
Smith has such clean lines and forms and his panel layouts are precise and highly effective. Another fine example:  Logan's first pairing with Rogue as a team member as they faced off against the Viper and Silver Samurai.  It's really hard for me to pick a favorite X issue of Smith's. I also loved his limited run with Roger Stern on Doctor Strange. |
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Post by rberman on Apr 10, 2018 20:49:41 GMT -5
Found another page of Paul Smith's X-Men pencils posted on his blog:  |
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