Sgt. Ben Stryker must overcome his disdain with killing to rescue four prisoners and mold them into a fighting force. A generic war comic from writer Archie Goodwin, with better-than-average art from Al McWilliams.
READA team of heroes for hire led by former Treasury agent Eric Redd rescue their wealthy, new next-door neighbors. The uncredited lead feature is just OK, but the Mike Mauser back-up by Nicola Cuti and Joe Staton is a treat.
READThe Northern Light doesn’t take kindly to Conquermind, a powerful alien overseeing a school field trip to Earth. It’s a game effort by James Waley and Jim Craig, but ultimately not ready for prime time.
READReunions and time slips, galactic affairs of state and trouble on Muir Island … yup, it’s another transitional issue! But that’s OK, because no one did transitional issues in the Bronze Age quite as well as Chris Claremont and John Byrne.
READArkon the Magnificent seeks Storm’s help to save his world – and he won’t take “no” for an answer. Chris Claremont’s story is a pretty average X-outing, but the art by George Pérez and Terry Austin is magnificent!
READTrapped in Murderworld, the X-Men must survive myriad deadly challenges – including brainwashed betrayal by one of their own! It’s an all-out action issue from the X-Men creative team of Chris Claremont, John Byrne and Terry Austin.
READCaptured by the villainous Arcade, the X-Men wake to find themselves fighting for their lives in Murderworld! While not without its shortcomings, this thrill ride from the team of Chris Claremont, John Byrne and Terry Austin still earns a high score.
READThe Uncanny X-Men were the superteam that made a lifelong comic-book fan out of T. Andrew Wahl. Join him as he rereads and reviews the legendary run that made the mutant heroes the bestselling foundation of the Bronze Age Marvel Universe. (There are 88 reviews so far!)
READComing of age in distant Azerebajia, an orphaned Prince Wulf trains to fulfill his blood oath against Mordek Mal Moriak. A surprisingly strong debut from writer/artist Larry Hama with inker Klaus Janson.
READThe astronauts attack the vampires’ dome in a last-ditch effort to save their wives – but are they already too late? Awkward dialogue from John Albano pairs with decent art from Russ Heath to bring Planet of Vampires to a somewhat satisfying conclusion.
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