Every day in November we will reveal the greatest stories ever told starring a particular character or written/drawn by a particular creator (and throughout the month, you'll get daily chances to vote for NEXT week's lists). These lists are voted on by YOU, the reader!
Here is the list of characters/creators featured so far (along with the rules on how to vote).
Today's list is the Greatest Scott Lobdell Stories Ever Told!
Enjoy!
10. Uncanny X-Men #341 "When Strikes A Gladiator!"
This well-remembered tale involved Cannonball, a new addition to the X-Men, taking on the Superman stand-in, Gladiator, and holding his own! Joe Madureira and Tim Townsend supplied the artwork.
9. Uncanny X-Men #390 "The Cure"
Lobdell made a return to Uncanny X-Men to write this, the death of Colossus, as the Russian mutant sacrifices himself to find a cure for the Legacy Virus. Colossus' farewell page is very well handled. Salvador Larocca and Danny Miki did the art.
8. Uncanny X-Men #337 "Know Thy Enemy"
The X-Men deal with the ramifications of the Onslaught crisis. One of Lobdell's classic "taking a break" issues. Drawn by Joe Madureira and Tim Townsend.
7. Uncanny X-Men #297 "Up and Around"
The X-Men deal with the ramifications of the X-Cutioner's Song crisis. One of the very first of Lobdell's "taking a break" issues. Drawn by Brandon Peterson and Dan Panosian.
6. Uncanny X-Men #308 "Mixed Blessings"
This John Romita Jr./Dan Green drawn issue has the X-Men taking some time off from their various crises and Cyclops and Jean Grey get engaged. A lot of sharp character work in this issue.
5. Generation Next #1-4
This Age of Apoclaypse version of the Generation X kids has Colossus and Kitty Pryde leading the team, only Colossus is...well...not all the way there. #4 is one of the more disturbing 1990s X-Men book that you'll read. Chris Bachalo and Mark Buckingham do the artwork.
4. The Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix #1-4
In this mini-series, Cyclops and Jean Grey go on a "honeymoon" that really is them being sent into the future to raise a young Nathan Summers, the boy who would later become Cable. Gene Ha and Al Vey supplied the art.
3. Astonishing X-Men #1-4
One of the spotlight books of the Age of Apocalypse, Lobdell and artists Madureira and Townshend really went nuts with this dynamic series with over-the-top action and strong character bits.
2. Uncanny X-Men #303 "Motions"
In the most classic of Lobdell's many one-off issues of Uncanny X-Men, this issue shows Jubilee dealing with the death of Illyana Rasputin from the Legacy Virus. Kitty Pryde and Jubilee's relationship in the issue is really well handled.
1. Generation X #1-3
The students at Xavier's new school begin to show up, but so does the mysterious Penance and the evil Emplate! Stand-out work from Lobdell, Bachalo and Buckingham.
That's the list! Agree? Disagree? Let me know!