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Post by Ozymandias on Nov 17, 2022 3:10:33 GMT -5
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Post by james on Nov 17, 2022 14:11:45 GMT -5
Have to admit kind of surprised I'm the only one that gave this a 10. I had pretty much started reading Xmen around 125 so this would have been my first full storyline I was 11 and I think Proteus, always liked this better than Mutant X, was my first introduction into "evil" in a comic book character. And the way Byrne drew his rotting flesh, and the final fight with Colossus just blew me away. I know I gave Dark Phoenix Saga an 8 or 9 and while it was definitely deeper in its storytelling, and probably where Claremont, Byrne , and Austin were at their storytelling it was this storyline that made me a Wolverine fan, and an XMEN fan for the next 20 years. Xmen 126-128 and Avengers 164-166 are my all time favorite storylines. Short and so very sweet
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Post by badwolf on Nov 17, 2022 17:12:19 GMT -5
Have to admit kind of surprised I'm the only one that gave this a 10. I had pretty much started reading Xmen around 125 so this would have been my first full storyline I was 11 and I think Proteus, always liked this better than Mutant X, was my first introduction into "evil" in a comic book character. And the way Byrne drew his rotting flesh, and the final fight with Colossus just blew me away. I know I gave Dark Phoenix Saga an 8 or 9 and while it was definitely deeper in its storytelling, and probably where Claremont, Byrne , and Austin were at their storytelling it was this storyline that made me a Wolverine fan, and an XMEN fan for the next 20 years. Xmen 126-128 and Avengers 164-166 are my all time favorite storylines. Short and so very sweet X-Men #125 was actually my first X-Men comic, but for whatever reason (probably because I was 8) I didn't get another until almost a year later. I didn't get to read the rest of Proteus until the Classic X-Men reprints.
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Post by Ozymandias on Nov 18, 2022 1:40:51 GMT -5
Have to admit kind of surprised I'm the only one that gave this a 10. I had pretty much started reading Xmen around 125 so this would have been my first full storyline I was 11 and I think Proteus, always liked this better than Mutant X, was my first introduction into "evil" in a comic book character. And the way Byrne drew his rotting flesh, and the final fight with Colossus just blew me away. I know I gave Dark Phoenix Saga an 8 or 9 and while it was definitely deeper in its storytelling, and probably where Claremont, Byrne , and Austin were at their storytelling it was this storyline that made me a Wolverine fan, and an XMEN fan for the next 20 years. Xmen 126-128 and Avengers 164-166 are my all time favorite storylines. Short and so very sweet I gave both the same rating, slightly ahead of DoFP, but if I had to choose, I would probably go with Proteus. And yes, I think we've talked about it in the past, the Nefaria story-line was just as good. In fact, even at the same basic rating, it's probably my favorite Byrne work, despite the inking not being all it could've been.
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Post by codystarbuck on Nov 18, 2022 11:21:15 GMT -5
Yeah, but that's over a year later and just before the Proteus story begins, in earnest. Obviously, Claremont left it dormant for quite a bit. That suggests to me that he was reminded of Mutant X and started plotting something and started there, then moved it front and center in a few issues.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2022 22:10:07 GMT -5
After a little research, I realize I have never read it.
The Dark Phoenix trade paperback starts with #129, and they spend the first few pages talking about it. I never made my way back to read anything prior.
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Post by codystarbuck on Nov 18, 2022 22:46:53 GMT -5
After a little research, I realize I have never read it. The Dark Phoenix trade paperback starts with #129, and they spend the first few pages talking about it. I never made my way back to read anything prior. Yeah, #128 is the end of the storyline and the next issue, they meet Kitty Pride and run into Emma frost and the Hellfire Club. The Proteus Saga also features a couple of the "timeslips" the Jean experiences, which are illusions projected telepathically by Jason Wyngarde/Mastermind.
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