Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011) #141

Uncanny X-Men (1963)

by Chris Claremont (Writer), John Byrne (Penciller/Co-Plotter), Terry Austin (Inker)

Journey into the dystopian future -- where Sentinels stalk the Earth, and the X-Men are humanity's only hope...until they die!

Genres: Comics, X Men, Marvel, Superheroes, Comic Book

23 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 10, 1981

About the author

Chris Claremont is a writer of American comic books, best known for his 16-year (1975-1991) stint on Uncanny X-Men, during which the series became one of the comic book industry's most successful properties.

Claremont has written many stories for other publishers including the Star Trek Debt of Honor graphic novel, his creator-owned Sovereign Seven for DC Comics and Aliens vs Predator for Dark Horse Comics. He also wrote a few issues of the series WildC.A.T.s (volume 1, issues #10-13) at Image Comics, which introduced his creator-owned character, Huntsman.

Outside of comics, Claremont co-wrote the Chronicles of the Shadow War trilogy, Shadow Moon (1995), Shadow Dawn (1996), and Shadow Star (1999), with George Lucas. This trilogy continues the story of Elora Danan from the movie Willow. In the 1980s, he also wrote a science fiction trilogy about female starship pilot Nicole Shea, consisting of First Flight (1987), Grounded! (1991), and Sundowner (1994). Claremont was also a contributor to the Wild Cards anthology series.

Reviews

[Tiag⊗ the Mutant]

A classic story with one the most recognizable comic book covers of all time.

[Jessica]

Part 1 of "Days of Future Past"
A very realistic dystopia which draws comparisons between Jews and Mutants (concentration camps).

Some observations:
The difference between Kitty and Kate is startling.
Rachel Summers makes an appearance.
Magneto sacrifices himself to cover the future X-Men's escape.
Wolverine is a badass in any era.
It makes no sense that Mystique named her group as Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. Who calls themselves evil ?
Why didn't Destiny see the Sentinel-controlled future ?
Blob is a misogynist.

[zach]

kitty pryde supremacy - fingers crossed she’s in ‘97’s second season

[Etienne]

Lot of talk and not so much of action, but a solid story that keep us in for the ride!

[Britt Halliburton]

One of the all-time classic story arcs, which is why it served as inspiration for a movie. Perhaps more than any issue before it, this cements the idea that all mutants are allied when they are all facing oppression- heroes and villains alike. Magneto not only helping his former enemies, but sacrificing himself for them, is incredible and really adds to the complexity he had been lacking for many years prior.

This issue also alludes to The Champions, which I never knew even existed so now I have to go check that out.

The artwork starts great, but does look blocky and rushed by the end. Weirdly, Pyro is English here, he would later be retconned as Australian. Apparently, this is all a bit muddled as Byrne drew him as intentionally ‘gay presenting’, which Claremont decided meant he was English? Funnily enough, I think he looks pretty cool when introduced.

Since Rachel features here, and I assume she always was meant to be the child of Jean Grey at this point, suggesting even at this time, so soon after Jean’s death, there were plans to bring her back. Also, poor Franklin. That was brutal.

[Devin Wilson]

Thank God I decided to skip the insufferable preceding issues in the TPB.


It's hard to be over the moon about this given how it's almost all set-up, but I think what's here is mostly good. There's some emotional depth, even in the modest events of these pages.

[ComicSludge]

Great art. Great story.

[Zach]

This is one of the darkest and just plain fun X-men comics I've read, it stands on its own as a great single issue, one of my favorites! X-men meets Terminator and The Day the Earth Stood Still.

[Matias Kjølstad]

A great storyline that live on through the ages with terrific art and cool character stories.

[Rockito]

I guess the standards in 1981 were pretty low.

[Korey]

4 1/2

[E Alexander]

DAYS I OF FUTURE PASTTTT

[F. W.]

Was NOT expecting any of that at all bro

[Egghead]

when political
point needs to be made, don't add
"evil" to your name

[Austin Hill]

2.8

[Omar Gómez]

The Uncanny X-Men Vol. 1 #141, Trama/Arte John Byrne, Trama/Diálogos Chris Claremont, Tintas Terry Austin. Calificación 4/5 estrellas.

Aquí aparece la portada iconica de The Uncanny X-Men #141.

Mi historia favorita de los X-Men, aun tengo una edición física recopilada en "Las Grandes Batallas de Los X-Men".

James Cameron plagio a los Sentinels y el esqueleto metálico de Wolverine sirvió para que Cameron lo plagiara he hiciera el T-800 modelo T-101. Debajo de la piel de Arnold yace un Sentinel de tamaño humano.

Recuerdo la valerosa muerte de Coloso vengando a Storm, qué la consideraba su hermana, claro alguno me reta diciendo que fue fuera de panel o cámaras o la muerte de "old man" Wolverine fue lo contraria muy explícita y sin ese sentimiento.

Aquí empezó Claremont con esa tontería de Mystique y Destiny.

El final original de Byrne era que al evitar la muerte de Kelly nunca existió el futuro de Kate Pryde, pero Claremont con los diálogos lo cambio, con esa tontería de beso.

Según Byrne, Claremont solo aportó con el título y el Senador.

Toda la trama se basó Byrne en un capítulo de Doctor Who titulado "The Day of the Daleks" de 1972.

Esta historia de John Byrne le hizo ganar millones a través de las décadas a Marvel Comics.

[Andre]

I think I read this to know what the original and so often cited Days of Future Past storyline of the X-Men was about and I must say: the movie did it better.
The entire story of Days of Future Past, depends on the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants to be either incredibly dumb and/or being suicidal to come up with their idiotic plan of assassination equals respect... wow, this makes almost as Little sense as X-Men Apocalypse. At least Nightcrawler isn't treated as if he's from a 3rd world Country.
This whole story by the Brotherhood to use murder as a way of teaching humans to fear and respect mutants is simply dumb. Why would they think that works? And apparently it's only Kitty's travel to the past that makes Destiny's Visions go uncertain... how is it possible that she did not see how their assassination plan would turn out? Was she suicidal? That would be a good plot twist, but based on what I read so far, I doubt the writers and editors were smart enough for that. They simply did not think about how little this makes sense.

Now of course this was not the only thing that did not make sense (like sentinels using mutants, marked graves in the concentration camps and the X-Men leaving the door open during a potentially lethal danger room session), but it is a difference if small details make no sense, but a totally different if the basic story makes no sense.

[Δημήτρης Μπ]

Διάβασα την φετινή True Believers επανέκδοση του τεύχους. Πρόκειται για μια εξαιρετική ιστορία σεναριακά, που περιλαμβάνει δυστοπικό μέλλον όπου ρομπότ (οι Sentinels) κυριαρχούν σε μεταλλαγμένους και ανθρώπους, ταξίδι στο χρόνο και προσπάθεια να σωθεί αυτό [θυμίζει λίγο το Days of Future Past, αλλά οι πρωταγωνιστές είναι αρκετά διαφορετικοί]. Στο κομμάτι δράση είναι φειδωλό, αλλά δεν απογοητεύει! Το μόνο που θα μπορούσε να ενοχλήσει κάποιον νέο αναγνώστη είναι τα παλιά σχέδια και χρώματα που μερικές φορές είναι λίγο δύσκολο να τα συνηθίσεις.

[Kerri]

Mystique!

[Steven]

And the days of future past when the sentinels are killing mutants ...