Modern Day X-Classics?

[Crimson]

When ever the topic of the best X-Men stories that help to define who they are we always get suggestion of the Dark Phoenix Saga, Days of Future Past and the like... however are there are any stories in the last 10 to 15 years that in the future would be up there with the best?

Can you think of any stories that fit the profile of a classic story? And I mean classic, not just good or ones you personally enjoyed.

The only thing I can think of that would somewhat fit the mould is Age of Apocalypse, which still was 15+ years ago.

[Schuimend Mormel]

I wish I could help, but my 90s collection is very slim. I wildly enjoyed both Steven Seagle and Scott Lobdell, though, and it's always a treat picking up something written by either of them.

I am enjoying the storyline 'Hunt for Xavier', but I've yet to finish it.

And surely Age of Apocalypse wasn't before 1992, Crimson. It was '95-'96, 11-12 years ago.

[Crimson]

I wish I could help, but my 90s collection is very slim. I wildly enjoyed both Steven Seagle and Scott Lobdell, though, and it's always a treat picking up something written by either of them.

I am enjoying the storyline 'Hunt for Xavier', but I've yet to finish it.

And surely Age of Apocalypse wasn't before 1992, Crimson. It was '95-'96, 11-12 years ago.

Good point.

Man my math sucks today... I was adding up postage of £5 anf £6 and I came up with 9.

:(

[Sean Whitmore]

E for Extinction.

Besides just being a damn sight more fun and intelligent than other stories in the past 15 years (nano Sentinels!), it's had lasting repercussions that have changed the X-world for the better.

-Giving the mutant population their own Holocaust in the destruction of Genosha.

-The addition of Emma Frost to the team.

-Xavier revealing himself to the world.

-The school actually becoming...gasp!...a SCHOOL! A proper school! With more than 5 students!

Not to mention a lot of ideas that were great at the time but have since been turned to crap...Beak, the Cuckoos, mutant subculture, etc.


SEAN

[jarrod]

I'd say all of Morrison's run largely, even the bits with hypocritical, drug addicted, cheaply symbolic, Nazi-Magneto.

I think Carey's run could be building towards something special too...

[Dagger]

For me, some of the instant classics that I absolutely love are Age of Apocalypse, Generation Next, Gen. X 1-6, the Assassination of Graydon Creed which led up to the awesomeness that is Operation:Zero Tolerance, the Road Trip era of X-Force, The Younghunt(crossover between X-Force and New Warriors), X-Cutioner's Song, Fatal Attractions, Onslaught(don't care if you don't like it, I did:p), the X-Men/Alpha Flight crossover with Steven Seagle's on both of those titles, the lead up to the retcon of Gambit leading the Marauders down to the morlock tunnels(yes, I hated the reveal of the retcon, but I did love the whole build-up of it, and we got an awesome Rogue costume, and I simply <3<3 Landscape)...Can't think of any more. Everyone else already said the Morrison run.

[DaeJi]

Morrison's New X-Men and PAD's X-Factor will be remembered. House of M is big, though it wasn't only the X-Men, and Messiah CompleX may end up going down as something great. Even Chuck Austen's run will be remembered (as the lowest point in creative history :p).

[Brian M.]

I'm assuming modern day refers to the post 1991 stuff?

For me, it's Burnt Offering, Cable and Deadpool #7-11.

Also X-Men #30 always makes me happy to read.

[Christopher O]

E for Extinction.

Besides just being a damn sight more fun and intelligent than other stories in the past 15 years (nano Sentinels!), it's had lasting repercussions that have changed the X-world for the better.

-Giving the mutant population their own Holocaust in the destruction of Genosha.

-The addition of Emma Frost to the team.

-Xavier revealing himself to the world.

-The school actually becoming...gasp!...a SCHOOL! A proper school! With more than 5 students!

Not to mention a lot of ideas that were great at the time but have since been turned to crap...Beak, the Cuckoos, mutant subculture, etc.


SEAN
I completely agree.

[blinkinrogue]

i hugely enjoyed age of apocalypse and gen x 1-4...

EDIT: oh, i read that personally enjoyed part, but i cant think of anything else.

[streator]

'e is for extinction' for sure.

maybe, maybe, whedon's first arc on astonishing.

[Bart Simpson]

Morrison's run. And to me, the Kelly/Seage run was sadly cut short because of editorial influence, but it had some of the most fun and engaging characterizations (but still true) in a long while.

[Ryan K]

Morrison's New X-Men run (and especially E for Extinction) and Milligan and Allred's X-Force/X-Statix are the only two I would deem modern classics.

[Brian "Vash" Ashby]

TNT will tell us


as i understand it they play the modern day classics

[Gene M.]

Morrison's New X-Men run (and especially E for Extinction) and Milligan and Allred's X-Force/X-Statix are the only two I would deem modern classics.
Everything this post claims to be true, is true.

[rZi]

I'll second Wheedons astonishing run...i havent enjoyed x-men like that for a while.

[david r]

In the last 15 years, I'd rank:

The Chris Claremont/Jim Lee era, especially Magneto's downfall, and the WarSkrulls saga, UNCANNY X-MEN #274-277. And X-Men #1-3, as arguably the last great Magneto epic.

Larry Hama's run on Wolverine may be the best run on that title. I would single-out #75, as a must-get for all X-fans, Logan's farewell to Jubilee. But up to #100, Hama wrote some fantastic Wolverine tales.

X-Men #30: Scott and Jean's wedding. A special issue, no villains, just memorable moments.

Psi-War (1998): The peak of Seagle/Joe Kelly run, as Cerebro becomes sentient.

[Brian "Vash" Ashby]

Excalibur 14 was very very good


an Mekanix is the best x-book in a long time


also XXM 24 was awesome like sunshine

[david r]

Alan Davis' run on Excalibur #42-67 as writer/artist. Sadly neglected by many X-fans, this is a must-get for Excalibur fans. 1991-1993.

I agree, Mekanix was excellent.

Chris Claremont's greatest modern X-story is arguably Schism, from X-TREME X-MEN #20-23 (?). #24 was also great.

[david r]

Can you think of any stories that fit the profile of a classic story? And I mean classic, not just good or ones you personally enjoyed.


For true classics, I think there will be VERY LITTLE remembered from the last 15 years.

For absolute timeless classics, I would only rank:

Chris Claremont/Jim Lee's run
Larry Hama's early years on Wolverine
Age of Apocalypse
Grant Morrison's run

I don't think Joss Whedon's run will be remembered as a classic. Brubaker has done nothing classic, but it's too early to tell for Bru/Carey.