A review by jamberg
Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 1 by Chris Claremont, John Byrne, Bill Mantlo, Dave Cockrum, Gil Kane, Len Wein, George Pérez, Stan Lee

4.0

More enjoyable each time I read it. Most recent read was scanned copies of original issues, so I had a chance to read the letters for the first time. So interesting! Storm was the most popular of the all-new all-different X-Men and Wolverine was pretty unpopular. Cyclops and Professor X had a lot more emotion than I recalled: at one point Prof tells the Cyke to go to save the new team and Cyke refuses because he is watching over a recovering Jean Grey (freshly Phoenix). Cyke says the team has to stand on their own eventually and Prof moves to backhand Cyke in anger before Prof has one of his psychic seizures.

Love Cockrum. Clarement writes freshly.

Also, reread these issues with Classic X-Men and the added material and back up stories. It's wonderful stuff, exciting and feels fresh in the context of the time.