I'm a sucker for a good Wolvie story, and these Uncanny X-Men spinoffs are just an extra level of fun. More than thirty years after this original comic came out this spinoff story seems more relevant than ever. If you loved Disney Plus' X-Men 97, then I can't recommend this comic enough. Chris Claremont is doing a fantastic job of keeping the Uncanny X-Men consistent, while having fun dusting off some of these stories. Read Full Review

I'm mostly meh on it. I haven't read much of the CC series post his original run, but the majesty of Claremont's Outback-era writing is completely gone here. I don't think even the voices ring as true as they used to or have that distinct flavor, for the most part. The ideas are for sure there, just presented in a way simpler and direct fashion than they were back in the issues referenced. The way Wolverine does exposition the whole time feels like something written in the 70s, which I doubt is the idea. And that pretty much throws off the whole pacing, because essentially the issue is one battle with Sabretooth, which I found to be pretty mid because again lacked much flavor. At least the battle had some progression, but very impressive one, but some.

But it's a first issue, maybe some of the stuff he talked about would get some payoff in the future. Maybe this just lays a foundation and that's why it's so focused on explaining. after all, the period presented is ancient. But even then, a lot of it is explained in footnotes.

Overall it's not a bad issue, it's certainly not offensive. I do not expect something revolutionary, but in a market full of X-men or even CC's X-men, it feels unnecessary, unambitious, and somewhat uninspired. more