10 Reasons Why You Should Love Kelly & Seagle's X-Men run

[Phelpzy]

Kelly was the one who came up with the idea of the X-men leaving him to die in the first place, so the awkwardness involved in bringing him back was self-inflicted. Their run was bittersweet. They had a great style and really captured the soapyness of the X-men, but some of their ideas- killing Storm, killing Psylocke, having Rogue attempt murder by hypothermia, taking away Rogue's Ms Marvel powers- were just awful and seemed to be motivated by fan-boy prejudices more than the need of the story.

Is this collected anywhere??? Or woul I have to track issues down?

[darknessatnoon]

Is this collected anywhere??? Or woul I have to track issues down?

Real issues, my friend.

[Pixie_Solanas]

Kelly was the one who came up with the idea of the X-men leaving him to die in the first place, so the awkwardness involved in bringing him back was self-inflicted. Their run was bittersweet. They had a great style and really captured the soapyness of the X-men, but some of their ideas- killing Storm, killing Psylocke, having Rogue attempt murder by hypothermia, taking away Rogue's Ms Marvel powers- were just awful and seemed to be motivated by fan-boy prejudices more than the need of the story.

I have no quarrel with any of those ideas.

[Faded]

Kelly was the one who came up with the idea of the X-men leaving him to die in the first place, so the awkwardness involved in bringing him back was self-inflicted. Their run was bittersweet. They had a great style and really captured the soapyness of the X-men, but some of their ideas- killing Storm, killing Psylocke, having Rogue attempt murder by hypothermia, taking away Rogue's Ms Marvel powers- were just awful and seemed to be motivated by fan-boy prejudices more than the need of the story.

I humbly disagree.

I think they were intent on taking the X-Men out of the rut they had been in for years and would later remain in until Morrison kicked everything in the ass.

[Mundungus]

So wait. What are the exact issue runs that Seagle and Kelly did? I want to hunt these down.

[mikeb]

So wait. What are the exact issue runs that Seagle and Kelly did? I want to hunt these down.

Seagle-UXM#350-364
Kelly-X-Men#70-84

[Mundungus]

Thanks Mike. Much appreciated.

[BLACKWINGS]

aka the OFFICIAL Joe Kelly/Steven T. Seagle Appreciation Thread.



I'd post it in hi-res, but something-or-the-other just can't handle this hotness.

You can find pages upon pages of issues 71 & 72 on scans_daily if you search hard enough. Give it a try then get the back issues of X-Men #70-79 if you like it. I'm not as an avid fan of Seagle's run but I thought I should lump them together so someone else can give you issue numbers! <3

Anyway, this era is probably my favorite of all time...and it only lasted about 9 issues. I love the direction, the dialogue, the art, the cast--it was amaaaayzing.

Thoughts? Memories? Love! Try it out if you haven't; everyone's doing it.
All the cool kids are, anyway.

ABSO-FLIPPIN-LUTELY LOVE IT. Seriously though, I loved it.

ART - Chris Bachalo and Carlos Pacheco. Bachalo is one of my favorites, and was awesome as usual. Pacheco, once upon a time was one of my favorites, was doin' the best work of his career. If that wasn't enough, the best colors in the business, LIQUID!, was makin' their work look absolutely stunning.

ROSTER – Definitely one of the most diverse and interesting rosters the titles have ever had in all their years of publication. The addition of CeCe, Marrow, and one of my favorite characters ever, Maggott, made the team all the more “new and different” from previous teams. The new line-up really made the team feel like a fresh beginning.

FAMILY – I cannot emphasize this enough, but the team was finally feeling like a family again. Heartwarming moments gathered at a dinner table and fun moments of just goofin’ off out on a lake just made the team so much more personal and intimate with one another, and with me as a reader. These moments are part of what I miss most in today’s X-Men comics. They were more than just co-workers, teammates, or mutants who just so happened to be stuck in the same boat.

On a side note, issue #350 is one of my favorite issues ever. It was the issue that officially sold me on Gambit – Joe Mad’s art, Buccellato’s colors, the Marauders, Magneto, Ferris, Spat, Grovel, etc. all helped too.