№ 77

X-Men

July 1998 38 pages 1.99 USD; 2.80 CAD

Synopsis

Storm and the X-Men travel to Kenya to help her mentor Ainet, where the Shadow King pulls them into the astral plane for battle, resulting in all psi-powers on Earth becoming dampened.

Credits

Writer

Joe Kelly , Jason Liebig , Mark Powers

Penciller

Germán García

Inker

Art Thibert

Colorist

Liquid!

Letterer

Richard Starkings , Comicraft

Characters

Collected In

X-Men Gold #00 Trade Paperback

Collects X-Men #70-79, X-Men / Dr. Doom '98 and X-Men Unlimited #18. Late 90s X-Men under Alan Davis - Savage Land and cosmic threats.

In Reading Orders

90s X-Men

The Kelly/Seagle Era (1997-1998)

Joe Kelly takes over adjectiveless X-Men. Marrow joins the team. Cecilia Reyes gets more development. The writing is surprisingly strong and character-driven. Kelly doesn't get enough credit for revitalizing the book after Onslaught.

UPC: 75960601772007711