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X-Men Unlimited (1993) #3
X-Men Unlimited (1993-2003) #3
Former Weapon-X project Maverick begins his merciless hunt for Sabretooth. Will the X-Men be able to assist in his endeavor? And with Wolverine in Japan, will the news of Creed’s rampage reach Logan too late? Guest-starring Rogue, Bishop, and Gambit, as they try to stop Sabretooth dead in his tracks!
54 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 17, 2015
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Fabian Nicieza
2,025 books425 followersFabian Nicieza is a writer and editor who is best known as the co-creator of DEADPOOL and for his work on Marvel titles such as X-Men, X-Force, New Warriors, and Robin.
His first novel, the Edgar Award-nominated SUBURBAN DICKS, a sarcastic murder mystery, is on sale now from Putnam Books.
The Dicks will return in THE SELF-MADE WIDOW, coming June 21st.
His first novel, the Edgar Award-nominated SUBURBAN DICKS, a sarcastic murder mystery, is on sale now from Putnam Books.
The Dicks will return in THE SELF-MADE WIDOW, coming June 21st.
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May 28, 2023
This is pretty classic X-Men fare, right down to the weird script choices, simply made to prompt more action (like Maverick not ringing the damn bell at the X-Mansion, and instead gassing people and shooting them full of tranq darts).
For all its superhero campy logic, this is still a better superhero comic than most going around today (and remember, this was 1993, when superhero comic books were still addressed to adolescents and not adults). In the midst of all the action, X-Men lore and overall serial killer gore as regards Sabretooth, the comic book still manages to tackle the psychological trauma of a monster like the perennial X-Men villain, the concept of asking for help, as well as the moral struggle of helping a monster before punishing it, for it needs to be essentially, morally human to be held accountable by human laws.
Pretty hefty stuff for a comic filled with blasts, fisticuffs and ninjas.
This particular side storyline hung around for a couple of years, until Larry Hama had Wolverine lobotomize Sabretooth in Wolverine #90 (1995), and then another year later, Scott Lobdell put an end to the experiment by returning him to his old, homicidal self (a situation precipitated by perennial fuckwit, Remy LeBeau, aka Gambit). The story is often lost and diluted within the broader X-Men mythos, but it's one of those big "What If's" for the longtime fan. The idea of a "good guy" Sabretooth even got a brief lease on life during the Age of Apocalypse alternate timeline, but I guess, ultimately, Marvel editorial did not want to lose such a... colorful villain.
On the other hand, this comic book is severely lacking in art, with a cornucopia of wrong proportions, weird anatomy and inconsistent style. Still, for all that, it is serviceable and not annoying enough to keep one from reading it.
For all its superhero campy logic, this is still a better superhero comic than most going around today (and remember, this was 1993, when superhero comic books were still addressed to adolescents and not adults). In the midst of all the action, X-Men lore and overall serial killer gore as regards Sabretooth, the comic book still manages to tackle the psychological trauma of a monster like the perennial X-Men villain, the concept of asking for help, as well as the moral struggle of helping a monster before punishing it, for it needs to be essentially, morally human to be held accountable by human laws.
Pretty hefty stuff for a comic filled with blasts, fisticuffs and ninjas.
This particular side storyline hung around for a couple of years, until Larry Hama had Wolverine lobotomize Sabretooth in Wolverine #90 (1995), and then another year later, Scott Lobdell put an end to the experiment by returning him to his old, homicidal self (a situation precipitated by perennial fuckwit, Remy LeBeau, aka Gambit). The story is often lost and diluted within the broader X-Men mythos, but it's one of those big "What If's" for the longtime fan. The idea of a "good guy" Sabretooth even got a brief lease on life during the Age of Apocalypse alternate timeline, but I guess, ultimately, Marvel editorial did not want to lose such a... colorful villain.
On the other hand, this comic book is severely lacking in art, with a cornucopia of wrong proportions, weird anatomy and inconsistent style. Still, for all that, it is serviceable and not annoying enough to keep one from reading it.
July 16, 2025
El dibujo es feo en muchas ocasiones pero la historia es buena y hay una página en particular que, en verdad, te deja pensativo.
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