Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011) #231

Uncanny X-Men (1963)

by Chris Claremont, Rick Leonardi (Artist)

Colossus has been having visions of his sister in terrible danger. The metal mutant heads to limbo to check up on her.

Genres: Comics, X Men, Marvel

24 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 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) · Rating 5 out of 5]

See my review of the previous issue.

[Kerri · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought it was cute. Colossus loves his sister.

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

Colossus and his sister Magik battle the demon S'ym and Baba Yaga in Limbo.