Welcome to the Danger Room

[xakko]

i'm in, uncky nobs

bring it on

ETA: it's like Joey's old "We Got Issues" thread, but with a little more depth... I like it

[Uncle Nobs]

Damn, the natives are restless! Cool!

Okay, here's what I had in mind for our first challenge (and bear in mind that I'm purposely starting very basic):

Reading Uncanny in increments with suitable complimentary spin-off series.

So for August, we would read Giant-Size X-Men #1 and (Uncanny) X-Men #94-105. Then, as our complimentary spin-off, we'd read X-Men Vignettes Vol. 1., which provides the backup stories for every one of the Uncanny issues we're reading.

In single issues, this is easily available as Classic X-Men #1-13. As TPBs, you can find Giant-Size #1 and (Uncanny) X-Men #94-105 in all kinds of formats. X-Men Vignettes is available in TPB format nearly anywhere.

(And no, I have nothing against the original 1963 X-Men. I just think I'll alienate some readers if I start with something that classic. We'll come back to it eventually.)

What do you all think?

[fishtaco]

delete post.

[Uncle Nobs]

Fishy, stop!

The whole purpose of this thread is to give everyone the chance to read it first, and then discuss it.

Please, please, please make your post go away. I chose these books partly to make this newbie-friendly, too.

[Uncle Nobs]

My first post even says, "BUT: We can't start the discussion until the due date. No spoilerage."

[atoningunifex]

My first post even says, "BUT: We can't start the discussion until the due date. No spoilerage."

Did you put a due date?

[fishtaco]

My first post even says, "BUT: We can't start the discussion until the due date. No spoilerage."

I assumed the due date was when you announced what the material is?

I'll delete anyway.

[Uncle Nobs]

Did you put a due date?

I guess I'm playing this a bit namby-pamby, not sure if people would embrace the whole thing or not. So I held back with the first assignment and now with the due date. Okey-doke. I'll stop tip-toeing and just whip this thing together.

August's assignment is listed above in this post.

Due date: August 21st. On that date, we open it to discussion.

Each assignment starts at roughly the first of the month. So that's 3 weeks to gather books and read, and 1 week to discuss. (I'm trying to give people with limited funds and resources enough time to play.)

Be sure to use your fellow posters if you have trouble tracking books down!

[Uncle Nobs]

Thanks, Fish. Hope you saved it to post on the 21st. I didn't get a chance to read it, but it looked interesting. :D

[fishtaco]

Thanks, Fish. Hope you saved it to post on the 21st. I didn't get a chance to read it, but it looked interesting. :D

Crap, I didn't! :o

[Beast]

*Makes you all go buy the Uncanny X-Men Omnibus for the assignment.* :D

[Quarterwolf]

X-Men Vignettes Vol. 1. < Does this have the back up stories that were in the Classic X-Men issues? If so I already have them.

And this sounds like fun. Sign me up Nobs.

[Beast]

X-Men Vignettes Vol. 1. < Does this have the back up stories that were in the Classic X-Men issues? If so I already have them.

And this sounds like fun. Sign me up Nobs.

Yep. That's exactly what it is. Vignettes #1 includes the back-up stories from CLASSIC X-MEN #2 - #13. :)

[Quarterwolf]

Yep. That's exactly what it is. Vignettes #1 includes the back-up stories from CLASSIC X-MEN #2 - #13. :)

Woohoo. I am way in in that case. I love the back up stories from the Classic X-Men. Those are what X-Men Unlimited should be instead of what they do now.

[xakko]

*Makes you all go buy the Uncanny X-Men Omnibus for the assignment.* :D

another copy? it's hard enough storing the first one...

of course, there's the 40 years of X-men DVD too