Uncanny X-Men Annual #14

by Chris Claremont (Writer), Arthur Adams (Artist), Mark "Hut-Hut" Heike (Artist)

1st Appearance of Gambit (cameo); ca. 1990

64 pages, Unknown Binding

Published January 1, 1990

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

[Mark · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story was confusing, but that was on me: I bought this for the art by Art Adams, heh. The back up story though, was pretty tedious, as it seemed to be an excuse to inject Wolverine into the annual and provide context for events that occurred off panel in the main story, with a heavy layer of moralizing and rehashed X-Men lore from Wolverine.

[Jase · Rating 3 out of 5]

The whole FF X-Factor and New Mutant teams keep fighting but Ahab has captured Cyclops and Sue Storm and made them his bitches (he is the hound King). Freeing them they go back to retrieve young Franklin. Rachel uses her powers to take out everything infecting Franklin.

Cable, Boom Boom, Sunspot, Cannonball, Warlock, Rahne, Doug Ramsey, Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, The Thing, Human Torch, Forge, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Beast, Archangel, Iceman