Era #9, Part 17: Revolution (Part 2)

Grade: C-

Chris Claremont continues his run by introducing even more new villains. That normally isn't a bad idea, but it is important to remember that the X-Men movie was just released. New readers were looking for something a little more familiar with what they saw on the big screen. Instead, they got a set of completely new stories that do not comfortably fit within the established X-Men mythos.

This run opens with both X-Men teams independently investigating intergalactic slave trading on Earth. It is a much bigger operation led by Tullamore Voge and his hired help the Goth and the Crimson Pirates. Later, Angel and Psylocke are attacked by the Twisted Sisters after an undisclosed bounty, and the X-Men race to save Lee Forrester and her crew caught in a hurricane off the coast of New Orleans.  

The run ends in a final showdown with the Neo. We left the last post with Dr. Cecilia Reye and Detective Charlotte Jones stuck in the Neo's stronghold. The X-Men finally find a way into the sealed compound to save their allies and confront the angry invaders.

It is sad to say that Chris Claremont's return was a forgettable event. I applaud the attempt to try something new with the X-Men, but Revolution introduces elements and characters that never go anywhere (and are often forgotten).

[4-Stars] X-Men (1991) #103
[5-Stars] Uncanny X-Men (1963) #384 
[5-Stars] X-Men (1991) #104
[4-Stars] Uncanny X-Men (1963) #385 
[5-Stars] X-Men (1991) #105 
[4-Stars] Uncanny X-Men (1963) #386 
[5-Stars] X-Men (1991) #106 

Collected in X-Men: Revolution by Chris Claremont