Uncanny Book Club - Claremont's X-Men run
Fifty years ago, Chris Claremont kicked off one of the most influential storytelling sagas in comics—turning characters like Wolverine, Storm, and Nightcrawler into icons. Uncanny Book Club is your bi weekly read-along through the most iconic X-Men stories—starting with Giant-Size X-Men, through The Phoenix Saga, Days of Future Past, and beyond. Whether you’re revisiting these stories, are reading it for the first time like us, or just want to ride along for the discussion — we hope you’ll join us every other Wednesday.
Episodes
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Episode 25 discusses three issues that Adam describes as "fun" and "filler". First we see the X-Men infiltrate the Pentagon to try and erase the data the government has on them, but they have the misfortune to bump into Rogue and Mystique. In Issue 159 we see the team come face to fa...
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Episode 24 has the X-Men chasing after Deathbird to rescue Lilandra and Professor X, a giant fish ship, some political intrigue, betrayal, and Earth in danger of being destroyed!
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Episode 23 takes us on a wild ride with Corsair returning to Earth for the X-Men's aid, a political power struggle with the Shi'ar empire, assassination plots, our first intro to the Brood, and much more!
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Episode 22 features the return of Emma Frost, Shaw, and the Hellfire Club, upgraded sentinels, weird relationships, an even-more-destroyed X-Mansion, and a climactic battle between Storm and Emma. We also take a quick detour to Kitty's Bedtime story to Illyana for issue 153.
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Join us for another episode of Uncanny Book Club and explore one of the most influential storytelling sagas in comic book history.
Episode 21 sees the return of Garokk the Petrified Man, who is defeated by his over-focus on his quest for vengeance against Storm. And intangibility. Issue 150 is a double and features the Master of Magnetism himself -- Magneto. The X-Men need to use their heads instead of their powers and we end up ge...
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Episode 20 features an ok villain team-up of Dr. Doom and Arcade, a slow-walked Scott and Lee side story, demonic robots, random appearances of Spider Woman, and a ton of soap opera drama!
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Episode 19 is a Christmas episode! Kind of. Kitty has a run in with a legally-distinct-from-a-xenomorph creature, Scott and Lee join Man-Thing in a fight against D'spayre, and The X-Men come face to face with Dr. Doom.
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Episode 18 dives into issues 141 and 142 to cover the Days of Future Past arc. We get to witness a dystopian future that is the result of the assassination of Senator Kelly, Professor X, and Moira. Future Kitty's mind goes back in time to her younger body to prevent her timeline, Mystique and the B...
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Episode 17 covers issues 139 and 140 of X-Men -- and it feels a lot like a season premiere. Wolverine and Nightcrawler head up to Canada to talk with Alpha Flight and are roped into hunting the Wendigo. Meanwhile, Kitty gets her first of many super hero names and begins taking dance classes with Stevie ...
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Episode 16 concludes the story of the Phoenix, which stretches all the way back to X-Men issue 100. The X-Men fight the Shi'ar Imperial Guard in the Blue Area of the Moon, Phoenix once again breaks free, and Jean makes the ultimate sacrifice. We also get a quick summary of everything the X-Men have...
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Episode 15 is all Dark Phoenix Saga! We see the X-Men confront Jean/Dark Phoenix, some space travel, some space atrocities, Gary Grey, the power of love, and it's all wrapped up in a way that the movies really, really are unable to capture.
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In episode 14 we see the X-Men take a knee at Angel's remote home before charging into the Hellfire Club's birthday bash, the emergence of the Black Queen, a very angry Wolverine, a clash to the death (sorta) in the astral plane, and the reveal of Dark Phoenix!
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In episode 12 we say goodbye to Sean Cassidy and hello to Kitty Pryde, Dazzler, and Emma Frost. Things heat up with the X-Men encountering the Hellfire Club throughout the three issues, ending with a psychic showdown between Phoenix and the White Queen.
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In episode 12 we finish our discussion on the Proteus arc! We see Cyclops motivate the troops, an emotional father son reunion, and a thrilling conclusion as the X-Men confront Proteus and his wacky reality bending powers.
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Join us for another episode of Uncanny Book Club and explore one of the most influential storytelling sagas in comic book history.
In episode 11 we intend to discuss all four issues of the Proteus arc but end up splitting our thoughts into two episodes. But we do see the return of Phoenix, both sides of the X-Men realize the others are alive, and the introduction of Proteus as maybe the X-Men's most deadly foe yet.
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Join us for another episode of Uncanny Book Club and explore one of the most influential storytelling sagas in comic book history.
In episode 10 we see the X-Men having some downtime after returning home from months on the road (or in the Savage Land and Japan and everywhere else). The entire team ends up getting kidnaped by Arcade and put through Murderworld, but are able to escape in the end.
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In episode 9 we see the X-Men assist Sunfire and save Japan from Moses Magnum. Afterward, the team is on their way back to America when a storm forces them to land in Canada, where they must then battle Alpha Flight to keep Wolverine out of the clutches of the Canadian government.
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In episode 8 we discuss the X-Men's encounter with Sauron and Ka Zar in the Savage Land, their infiltration of the City of the Sun God, and the battle with Garokk the Petrified Man. We also get a glimpse of Xavier's past and his run in with Amahl Farouk.
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Join us for another episode of Uncanny Book Club and explore one of the most influential storytelling sagas in comic book history.
In episode 7 we discuss issues #112 - 114. We see the X-Men battle Magneto inside a volcano base, Magneto gets his ultimate revenge and reduces their capabilities to that of a baby, and the X-Men eventually escape — but accidentally cause the eruption of the volcano. Jean and Beast get split from the re...
Join us for another episode of Uncanny Book Club and explore one of the most influential storytelling sagas in comic book history.
In episode 6 we take a break from the action and enjoy a bit of downtime with our favorite mutants in issues #109 - 111. But even on their off days, the X-Men get into plenty of trouble as we see with James Hudson’s attempt to kidnap Wolverine and Warhawk’s infiltration of the X-Mansion. Jean Grey offic...
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