Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011) #160

Uncanny X-Men (1963)

by Chris Claremont, Brent Anderson (Artist)

Belasco and his demon hordes are looking to use Illyana for their nefarious purposes. Can the X-Men save Colossus's sister?

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

23 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 1, 1982

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 · Rating 4 out of 5]

A prelude to Magik's limited series, really cool story arc.

[zach · Rating 3 out of 5]

love some illyana lore

[Mikey the Blaster Master · Rating 5 out of 5]

What an amazing classic! I picked up the four part mini series Magik and after reading some reviews of it, many readers say this issue is a must read before you read the mini series! So I went to my local Comic-Con and found it! The prequel of the events in the mini series was detailed in this issue, I cant wait to read Magik now! E X C I T E D

[Gilbert Moreno · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really amazing artwork and story. This is basically a prelude for Illyana/Magik. She was stuck in limbo for 7 years!—as Kitty and the X Men struggled to pull her through for a few seconds, away from Belasco.

[Britt Halliburton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hoooooo boy, *the* issue. Dreaded and lauded, the creation of Magick and the horrific trauma that entails. The predatory nature of Belasco seems to go unnoticed by some, but it is exemplified by the corrupted Nightcrawler, who sexually assaults Kitty (13), and even asks if Illyana (a literal child of around 6) if she wants to ‘play’ with him. Gross. It is certainly a topic to discuss and analyse, but I wonder if the medium of superheroes is really where such discussions should lie? At least, after we have a cliché Dracula story (though, admittedly, Dracula is also a sexual predator, but it feels less on the nose given it is just regurgitating Bram Stoker’s work), a story with brightly coloured spaceships and aliens, big robots and the land of dinosaurs - such a topic may just hit that uncrossable line.

But, I suppose, if comics are meant to teach right from wrong, then portraying this character as evil and the behaviour as corrupt may do just that. Limbo itself is an interesting feature, with the warped space-time, portal discs and the like, and, of course, Magick becomes one of the most iconic Marvel characters, especially of the New Mutants later on.

I definitely wish they hadn’t used poor Kurt like this though. A generic monster could have served the purpose, though perhaps the point is that it’s those closest to children that are often the most monstrous…

As a side note, seriously Storm and Wolverine get naked in almost every issue of X-Men. Hahaha.

[Rangga Sukmawijaya · Rating 4 out of 5]

Charles Xavier dalam kondisi koma dan kini Storm memimpin X-Men. Dalam sebuah sesi latihan, adik Colossus yang bernama Illyana mendengar suara yang membujuknya untuk mengikutinya. Illyana menurut dan menghilang. Kitty Pryde yang kemudian mencari Illyana ikut menghilang. Khawatir atas nasib keduanya, para X-Men yang tersisa berusaha mencarinya dan kemudian tersesat di dunia aneh bernama Limbo.

[nae · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a nice story it the limbo is one of the most fascinating and intriguing things in this issue and of course the introduction to magik was amazing and worth reading.

[Mark Plaid · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of the classic issues of the Claremont era of the X-Men when certain mysterious secrets arose that kept me enthralled as an obsessed 'tween X-fan.

[Mikey Baker · Rating 5 out of 5]

the limbo was so cool. Maybe i’ll have to read the mini series

[cami]

oh illyana i love you you had no idea they were going to play in your face like that

[Zoe · Rating 3.25 out of 5]

Fun. Whacky old comic stuff with demons and weird wibbly wobbly timey wimey things. Illyana Rasputin! She's now become Magik! Or is about to. Neat.

[Kerri · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting. Illyana went from 6 years old to 13 in a moment.