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A review by bioniclib
The Uncanny X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Saga by Chris Claremont
4.0
This was my favorite story growing up. It came out a few years before I was born but I remember loving it so much. I was a big Wolverine fan and the Wolverine Alone issue was probably my favorite comic for a long time. The story holds up quite well!
The moral quandary of having to defend Jean even though they are horrified by the Phoenix Entity destroying an entire world, isn't your run-on-the-mill comic story. The only thing I wished was that Iceman, my favorite X-man came back like Beast and Angel. Actually reading it all these years later make me realize how much his absence stands out.
Since Jean had died before, this was the first time as a kid that I doubted she'd stay dead.
I'd forgotten that Kitty Pride and Dazzler's first appearances are in this volume, too. So much good stuff here. And that makes the abomination of the Dark Phoenix adaption of the 3rd X-men movie that much harder to stomach!
The moral quandary of having to defend Jean even though they are horrified by the Phoenix Entity destroying an entire world, isn't your run-on-the-mill comic story. The only thing I wished was that Iceman, my favorite X-man came back like Beast and Angel. Actually reading it all these years later make me realize how much his absence stands out.
Since Jean had died before, this was the first time as a kid that I doubted she'd stay dead.
I'd forgotten that Kitty Pride and Dazzler's first appearances are in this volume, too. So much good stuff here. And that makes the abomination of the Dark Phoenix adaption of the 3rd X-men movie that much harder to stomach!