Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011) #233

Uncanny X-Men (1963)

by Chris Claremont, Marc Silvestri (Illustrator)

The X-Men are in Colorado dealing with a rampant Brood outbreak. Meanwhile, Madelyne Pryor has a vision that may spell the end for her and Cyclops.

Genres: Comics, X Men, Marvel

23 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 1, 1988

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

[Jerry (Rebel With a Massive Media Library)]

More old-school Marvel fun!

[Britt Halliburton]

This is so good, and shows why the Brood are a classic X-Men villain(s). We do briefly see some of that real world ‘death’ thing when the camera can’t see Peter as Colossus. One of the most heartbreaking moments in X-Men is here as Madelyn, in a dream, has Scott pulling her apart bit by bit to rebuild Jean, leaving poor Maddie as a mouthless mannequin.

[John]

All out war between the X-Men and The Brood.