Your favorite X-Men arc?

[Juggernaut Punch]

Whedon's run, The Dark Angel Saga, The Summers Rebellion, Age of X, Necrosha.

[BLACKWINGS]

Phalanx Covenant

Operation Zero Tolerance

Supernovas/Blinded By The Light

Messiah Complex

[JackalsIII]

None are better than the Paul Smith issues of Uncanny X-Men, 165 to 175. From the Ashes has most of the issues minus 165, 166, and 167 as they are the end of the Brood saga but you need them to fully appriciate 168.

I own From the Ashes and the originals but if Marvel were to ever release a Paul Smith Visionairies, I would totally buy that.

[rastafarian42]

I seen Supernovas mentioned alot in this thread I just purchased this on Comixology can't wait to read it.

[Pixie_Solanas]

None are better than the Paul Smith issues of Uncanny X-Men, 165 to 175. From the Ashes has most of the issues minus 165, 166, and 167 as they are the end of the Brood saga but you need them to fully appriciate 168.

I own From the Ashes and the originals but if Marvel were to ever release a Paul Smith Visionairies, I would totally buy that.

Agreed. The Paul Smith glory days in the early 80s on Uncanny, followed by JR JR. Those are the arcs I look back on the most fondly.

Worst? Whedon's Astonishing, Ellis' Astonishing, Necrosha, and 90% of the 90s.

[Ingonyama]

In roughly chronological order:

Claremont's entire 1975-1991 run. Highlights are:

The Phoenix Saga (UXM #97-108)
The World Tour/Proteus (UXM #111-128)
The Dark Phoenix Saga
(Hell, just read everything from #97 up to #138!)

Magik #1-4
The Brood Saga
From The Ashes
Fall Of The Mutants
The Outback Era
Inferno
The Phalanx Covenant
Mutant Genesis (X-MEN #1-3)

Post-1991:
Operation: Zero Tolerance
The first three (Larocca-drawn) volumes of X-Treme X-Men
MechaniX
Gifted
Torn
Worlds Apart
The Apocalypse Solution
The Dark Angel Saga
PAD's X-Factor run (collecting it one TPB at a time)

And these are just my favorites.There's lots more I like a bunch but haven't listed here.

[JackalsIII]

Agreed. The Paul Smith glory days in the early 80s on Uncanny, followed by JR JR. Those are the arcs I look back on the most fondly.

Worst? Whedon's Astonishing, Ellis' Astonishing, Necrosha, and 90% of the 90s.

I have been rereading Essential X-Men Volume Four and it really is my favorite era of X-Men.

Going to buy those X-Men Classic issues of Paul Smith's like 67-76 (minus 75 and the ones I own already) next time I do a back issue order.

[Faded]

I REALLY liked Kieron's Uncanny, but I can't really pinpoint a story that I LOVED. His dialogue and characters were fresh but the plots never really grabbed me. He made INCREDIBLE (or at least greatly improved and usable) characters out of Cyclops, Colossus, and Magik.

1. E is for Extinction
2. Brian Wood's Ultimate Comics X-Men -- might be up here because its currently happening, but its amazing.
3. Days of Future Past
4. Supernovas
5. Mutant Massacre
6. The Longest Night (X-Factor vol. 3) (or TBH I loved the first 30 or so issues)
7. Generation Hope (the title itself)
8. Germ Free Generation (New X-Men)
9. Age of X
10. Fall of Avalon (X-Men)
11. Blinded by the Light
12. The Apocalypse Solution
13. Joe Kelly's X-Men run
14. Generation X #1-25
15. Fall of the Mutants
16. Pixie Strikes Back
17. X-Factor #216-224

[Ren.No]

I'd go for Carey's run on Xmen - starting with issue 188

Messiah Complex

Or Whedon's Astonishing run :)