Best nu-Uncanny run

[jarrod]

Well, I guess it's sort of like winning the special olympics... but let's compete anyway! Which Uncanny run since nu-Marvel's formation in 2001 was best?!

[Brian M.]

It's a tie between End of Greys and Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire.

[The Fury]

I quickly voted Claremont and Davis...but thinking about it, Brian you are right.

Claremont and Bachelo's stuff was great.

[streator]

casey's run.

it was far from perfect but i enjoyed it more than austen's or claremont's.

brubaker's been entertaining but he's only told 1 story so far. his run may overtake casey's as my favorite depending upon where he goes with the book from here.

[Beast]

Gotta go with Claremont and Bachalo. I'm no fan of Bachalo, but the stories were top notch.

[Flameworthy]

There should be a choice for none of the above. I haven't been impressed by any of those runs.

I did love Tan's art on the Shiar arc, but the writing stank.

[Vegetarian Goat]

So far, Brubaker's is the only one where i've been consistantly excited to read it. Having read through the whole 12 part story this morning, I've decided it was a very entertaining read. So i'll go with that.

[justanotherfan89]

I voted for Brubaker and Tan, although its definitely not the best comic book out there right now.

Never read Casey.

Austin, to me, always started his story arcs well and then would screw them with stupid ideas that should never have been allowed to see print.

Claremont with Davis had some good moments, but was ruined by Sage being mind-controlled AGAIN and Dino-Rachel.

I had heard a lot of good news for End of Greys, but I was disappointed. I couldn't understand what the hell was going on due to Bachelo's art (and I even like Bachelo) which I think ruined the story. I will agree though that Claremont's story ideas and writing did improve after House of M.

Therefore, I gave it to Brubaker. Sure it has been somewhat boring, but it actually felt like I was reading a story about "Uncanny X-Men" (despite some mischaracterization)

[Dizzy D]

Casey's. Poptopia was bad, but the rest of it was excellent.

[Joe Franklin]

I voted for Claremont and Davis, just because Davis is a comic book art god.

[Deus ex Chris]

I had to go with Bru and Tan. Joe Casey did some great things toward the end of his run, but Uncanny hasn't been this consistent and solid since Claremont's first run. Had Joe Casey stayed on just six more issues, he probably would've taken it. As far as I'm concerned, iduring his brief stint he became the definitive writer for Archangel, and I would've loved to see where he would've taken the character. As for the other options...I can point to a handful of issues between them that I actually liked. Everything else was awful.

[Jake V]

I loved Casey's run only for the mini reunion between him and Sean Phillips.

[jarrod]

I quickly voted Claremont and Davis...but thinking about it, Brian you are right.

Claremont and Bachelo's stuff was great.
As much as I love Davis, I really felt his heart just wasn't in it. I think I'd have preferred Davis writing and drawing the run, probably would've turned out better.

Claremont & Bachalo was amazing though... End of Greys is the only arc Claremont's done since his return to the Xbooks that really stands up favorably to his classic work imo (and it's also arguably the only Uncanny run from any writer that stands up to the classics as well). Really a shame they were broken up, and Claremont then removed from the book entirely.

[streator]

I loved Casey's run only for the mini reunion between him and Sean Phillips.

those issues were my favorites too.

and people: it's austen, not austin.

[Faded]

Man, Uncanny's had it kinda rough, huh?

Casey - his strengths were in Archangel and Stacy X's characters, and his standout arc revolved around the fun concept of X-Corporation. Sean Phillips' art ranged from stylishly beautiful and sophisticated to occasionally akward while Aaron Lopestri was clean, often too clean, fun. I don't think it was ever awesomeness incarnate, but it kept me satisfied during its run. The X-Corp arc was my favorite story at that moment and Stacy X was refreshingly enjoyable. Most surprising: it was a six-part(?) arc and everything about it was full and just...lovely.
At its best: A; at its worst: C+; on average: B.

Austen - his first six(?) issues were EXCELLENT, but it all seemed to go downhill from there, with only one or two more somewhat decent issues later in his run. When it was bad, it was terrible. I think his strongest characters were Polaris and Sammy the Squid Boy, but his handling of many of the other characters were just uninteresting or undesirable. Again, Sean Phillips was a highlight but later artists strongly inspired by anime really began to repel me from the series.
At its best: A+; at its worst: F-; on average: D-

Claremont/Davis - rather boring, but was often good old school fun. Most of the Fury arc was pretty good, but I've never been a fan of Davis' art AT ALL. The Dino Rachel saga and the return of Psylocke are probably my least favorite issues of the runs covered in this poll. Fill-in artist Andy Park added much needed life to Chasing Hellfire, which was also fairly decent on Claremont's part.
At its best: B; at its worst F-; on average: C-

Claremont/Bachalo - End of Grey's was an excellent arc, and Bachalo was at his best here (I still love him, but I prefer his style during this run). There were some minor repetitive scenes that I found a little annoying, but this was pretty intense, personal, and action-filled arc. AND ITS FREAKING BACHALO. However, Wand'ring Star, the House of M arc, and Claremont's final arc (which included co-writing by Tony Bedard) were all bore fests that really bring down this entire period.
At its best: A+; at its worst: C-; on average: B)

Brubaker/Tan - I liked the first issue.

In the end, I went with Casey's run because while it didn't reach new heights, it didn't reach new lows like the other runs. It was fun while it lasted, and that's all I really need.

[The Lucky One]

Definitely Claremont/Davis. Didn't love the Savage Land arc, but The End of History was rock solid. And I usually like Bachalo's work, but for some reason it just seemed too disjointed to me in the End of Greys arc. That's never a problem with Davis.

-D

[Beast]

Definitely Claremont/Davis. Didn't love the Savage Land arc, but The End of History was rock solid. And I usually like Bachalo's work, but for some reason it just seemed too disjointed to me in the End of Greys arc. That's never a problem with Davis.

-D
Dammit. Now you're making me reconsider. Yeah, the End of History was good. So was Chasing Hellfire.

[kate-pryde]

I'd say End of Greys wins it for Claremont & Bachalo, but I do agree that Bachalo's art made it hard at times to figure out what was going on or which Death Commando was which.

As much as I used to like Alan Davis on Excalibur, I haven't liked his recent work and the Savage Land arc ruined his run on Uncanny with Claremont.

The Chasing Hellfire was the 2nd best recent arc on Uncanny. It's a shame that Marvel lost Andy Park to video game designing since he did a great job on that arc.

[Omega Alpha]

Casey hands down. Brubaker's first arc was mediocre, Claremont was mostly bad, Austen was the worse writer in the history of the X-men.

[Brian "Vash" Ashby]

Claremonts uncanny


Although if i could get any of those writers back on Uncanny, i'd be Austen. I reallllllllllllllyyyyyyyyyy want to read some new X-men Austen gold.


Nightcrawler dad > Vulcan.

[Dagger]

Where's Carey and Bachalo? They'd be kicking these other posers asses!

[Beast]

Where's Carey and Bachalo? They'd be kicking these other posers asses!
They write X-Men, not Uncanny X-Men. :p

[Dagger]

They write X-Men, not Uncanny X-Men. :p
Yeah, I just noticed that as I saw the name of the thread again.

[Diablito]

Bachalo is my favorite artist, so I voted for the Claremont/Bachalo team.

[creaky]

I picked Casey. His run wasn't perfect by any means, it felt a bit aimless, there were things there that didn't make sense and sometimes the dialogue felt a bit "off". I thought he did good character work overall, though, and some of his ideas were pretty interesting. I liked the team line-up, with two members of every generation, the pairs sticking together, stopping just short of eyeing each other warily. It provided an interesting dynamic and seemed to want to bring up the state of the X-men's past, present and future and the differences between them.

I seriously wish he had gotten to follow his run through, considering what Austen did with his dangling plotlines. :(