December 11, 2020: Captain Britain, World War Hulk, X-Force, and Sandman

X-Force Vol. 1 #7 by Rob Liefeld and Fabian Nicieza (1992) Oh no! Sam died in this issue. That definitely won’t be reversed immediately in issue #8. I really don’t understand how this was a best-selling series. Even in the issues of X-Men that are genuinely not good, at least things happen. Grade: C Captain

December 10, 2020: Captain Britain, X-Force, and Sandman

X-Force Vol. 1 #6 by Rob Liefeld and Fabian Nicieza (1992) This issue is only 18 pages long, and I think 6 of them are spent on a pointless Shatterstar vs Warpath fake fight. That’s what X-Force is. Nothing happens. Did Sauron lose his weird mind control powers? Nobody acknowledges them here. I wouldn’t be

December 9, 2020: Captain Britain, X-Force, and Wolverine

X-Force Vol. 1 #5 by Rob Liefeld and Fabian Nicieza (1991) Going from any of the other contemporary X-titles into reading X-Force is a trip. Nothing ever happens here. The amount of words on the page rivals a modern comic. The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants is back, and they brought Sauron. Did anyone ask for

December 8, 2020: Captain Britain, Uncanny X-Men, and New Mutants

Uncanny X-Men Vol. 1 #286 by Whilce Portacio, Scott Lobdell, and Jim Lee (1992) The storyline is still lame, and it still is a poor version of an X-Factor story from a few years back, but the replacement of John Byrne for Scott Lobdell improved the readability significantly. The only real takeaway from this arc

December 7, 2020: Captain Britain, Uncanny X-Men, and Cable

Uncanny X-Men Vol. 1 #285 by Whilce Portacio, John Byrne, and Jim Lee (1992) As much as I haven’t liked the Byrne/Portacio run on UXM, I have to admit this is better than the previous issues. It still isn’t good, just not horrible. I might be more inclined to like it if it weren’t a

December 6, 2020: Captain Britain, Uncanny X-Men, and Sandman

Uncanny X-Men Vol. 1 #284 by Whilce Portacio and John Byrne (1992) Why is there so much text covering every page? It feels like a Stan Lee comic from the 60s. The only interesting thing that happens is whatever Bishop is doing in the last few pages. Everything involving the void feels meaningless. I’m ready

December 5, 2020: Captain Britain, X-Factor, and Sandman

X-Factor Vol. 1 #78 by Peter David and Larry Stroman (1992) Peter David’s X-Factor appears to have corrected course after the uncomfortable middle eastern storyline. Mr. Sinister somehow made the transition as an X-Factor villain despite completely different team compositions. I think he is more interesting when Cyclops is involved. Grade: A- Captain Britain and

December 4, 2020: Captain Britain, X-Factor, and Sandman

X-Factor Vol. 1 #77 by Peter David and Larry Stroman (1992) Peter David bounces back from a bad issue #76 with an ok issue #77. I like the focus on Rahne and how weird she’s acting. David seems to have realized that there are hanging plot threads from New Mutants involving her, and is beginning