COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Uncanny X-Men 273 Modern
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Grade:
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9.8
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Page Quality:
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WHITE
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Certification #:
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3962560012
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Owner:
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Colossus Keck
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
"Too Many Mutants! Or, Whose House IS This, Anyway?"
Chris Claremont (writer), Whilce Portacio, Klaus Janson, John Byrne, Rick Leonardi, Marc Silvestri, Michael Golden, Larry Stroman, Jim Lee (Pencilers), Scott Williams (Inker), Tom Orzechowski (Letterer), Joe Rosas (Colorist), Bob Harras (Editor), Tom DeFalco (Editor in Chief).
Brief Description:
In the complex underneath the ruins of the Xavier School, Storm, Cyclops and Jean Grey contemplate the changing world that they live in since the earlier days of the X-Men, and compile the current threats they are faced with. Cable joins them and suggests they get with the times and become more militant, attacking the enemy before the enemy attacks them. Storm, Cyclops and Jean aren’t sure that is the right option, and after Cable points out recent deaths and failures in the world of the X-Men and New Mutants, Storm gets angry and lashes out at him. Cable leaves the room, and finds Boom-Boom, annoyed that Iceman is hogging the only bathroom in the complex. Cable tells Iceman to get out of the bathroom, so Iceman does, only when Boom-Boom enters, everything is covered in ice, as he played a practical joke on her. suggests everyone move into X-Factor’s Ship, as there is more room there. Storm decides that is a bad idea, as it totally removes the X-Men from a society they are trying to integrate into. Banshee has a reunion with Moira MacTaggert via hologram display, and finds her new outfit and attitude perplexing, but doesn’t have time to dwell on it, as he is needed elsewhere. The Beast and Forge discuss how they can liberate Wolfsbane from her mutate state, and realize it may be an impossible task, while Archangel gives Cannonball a training session in the Danger Room. Storm finds Gambit, who suggests they leave and go back to their previous life of roaming. Storm is determined to remain with the X-Men, and Gambit suggests that she start acting like she wants to be here. Boom-Boom is chasing Iceman through the makeshift living quarters, hoping for some payback, when Iceman runs into a steely Psylocke. Boom-Boom uses this opportunity to drop a time-bomb down the back of Iceman’s shorts, before Jean Grey tells them both to leave. She showers, while Psylocke explains why she has not called her brother yet. Wolverine and Gambit face off in a training session in the Danger Room, which gets quite dangerous, as Gambit tries to prove himself better than Wolverine, and even goes as far as defeating him in the battle. Jean Grey attempts to use Cerebro to try and find some former X-Men, but on the Astral Plane, is attacked by the Shadow King, who revels in her presence. Psylocke is forced to use her psi-knife on Jean to free her, but upon returning to the real world, neither woman is sure who their foe was or what he really wants. Storm reunites with Cyclops and Jean, while the X-Men - Wolverine, Psylocke, Banshee, Forge, Jubilee and Gambit - have gathered in their team costume. Cyclops and Jean leave Storm to talk to her team, and wonder whether they should return to the X-Men. Suddenly, Lila Cheney and Guido arrive, and Lila urgently reports that Professor X is in trouble, and teleports the X-Men away.
Characters Involved:
Banshee, Forge, Gambit, Jubilee, Psylocke, Storm, Wolverine (all X-Men)
Archangel, Beast, Cyclops, Iceman, Marvel Girl (all X-Factor)
Boom-Boom, Cannonball (both New Mutants)
Cable
Dr Moira MacTaggert
Lila Cheney
Guido
Shadow King
In Flashback Images
Professor X
Young Jean Grey
Young Betsy Braddock
Dr Moira MacTaggert
Image on monitor<
Magneto
Iron Man
Story Notes:
This issue acts as a sort of epilogue to the “X-Tinction Agenda” crossover.
The X-Men were believed dead as of Uncanny X-Men (1st series) #227.
Cypher was murdered during the “Fall of the Mutants”, while Warlock died in the “X-Tinction Agenda”, and Wolfsbane was transformed into a mutate during that crossover, remaining on Genosha afterwards.
On page 8 and 18, Iceman calls Boom-Boom “Boomer”, which is the codename she will later take in X-Force (1st series) #19.
Actually, it was the All-New, All-Different X-Men’s second mission in which Thunderbird was killed [X-Men (1st series) #95]
Although her concern for Rogue, Lognshot and Dazzler is well placed, Jean should be more concerned about her former charges, Skids and Rusty, who were recently rescued by the Mutant Liberation Front [New Mutants (1st series) #87]
Xavier defeated the Shadow King in X-Men (1st series) #117.
Although they appear in a headshot image of the members of the X-Men, X-Factor and New Mutants, both Rictor and Sunspot remain absent from this issue.
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