038 - X-Men Annual 2007 #1 - 2/7/2007
This might be the only cover featured this year that includes Northstar, Aurora AND Mystique.
Cover by Mark Brooks. Interiors by Mike Carey & Brooks.
#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #XMenV2 #XMenAnnual #Northstar #Aurora #Mystique
025 - X-Men (vol. 2) #50 - 1/25/1996
Introducing Post, herald of Onslaught; surely he'll provide some answers about Onslaught!
Spoiler alert: he does not.
Cover by Andy Kubert. Interiors by Scott Lobdell & Andy Kubert
#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #XMenV2 #Cyclops #Iceman
020 - X-Men (vol. 2) #86 - 1/20/1999
Pretty wild that Joseph and Astra are relevant again, but here we are.
Cover by Alan Davis. Interiors by Fabian Nicieza & Davis.
#XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #XMenV2 #Gambit
363 - X-Men (vol. 2) #109 - 12/28/2000
A Christmas-themed Monster issue, reprinting X-Men #98, Uncanny #143 & #341 alongside an original story!
Cover by Leinil Francis Yu. Interiors by Chris Claremont & Thomas Derenick
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #XMenV2 #Colossus #Storm #Wolverine
295 - X-Men (vol. 2) #82 - 10/21/1998
Continuing the _first_ Hunt for Xavier crossover.
Cover by Adam Kubert. Interiors by Joe Kelly & Kubert.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #Wolverine #Storm #Nightcrawler #Colossus #XMenV2
290 - X-Men '96 #1 - 10/16/1996
One of the lesser known/referenced "X-Men play baseball" issues!
Cover by Bernard Chang. Interiors by Larry Hama, Roberto Flores & Anthony Castrillo
#XmenADay #XMen50 #Storm #Wolverine #XMenV2
289 - X-Men (vol.2) #70 - 10/15/1997
An unofficial rule of this project is to prioritize Giant-Size X-Men homages whenever possible.
Marrow, Maggot, Cecilia Reyes - rank 'em
Cover by Carlos Pacheco. Interiors by Joe Kelly & Pacheco
#XmenADay #XMen50 #Storm #Wolverine #XMenV2
266 - X-Men (vol. 2) #94 - 9/22/1999
Sunfire!
And "The Shattering", ugh.
Cover by Alan Davis. Interiors by Davis & Terry Kavanagh.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #xmen📷 #XMenV2 #Sunfire
236 - X-Men (vol. 2) Annual #3 (8/23/1994)
Featuring several Inner Circle members we'll never see again! And some great Ha art.
Cover by Gene Ha. Interiors by Ian Edginton & Ha.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #xmen #Storm #XMenV2 #Annuals
232 - X-Men (vol. 2) #80 (8/19/1998)
Continuing the 35th anniversary/lets bring back the X-Men from the cancelled Excalibur celebration!
Cover by Carlos Pacheco. Interiors by Joe Kelly & Pacheco.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #xmen📷 #XMenV2 #Wolverine #Storm #Nightcrawler #Colossus
229 - X-Men (vol. 2) #37 (8/16/1994)
More Banshee/Phalanx Covenant fun! Also, the death of 616 Blink!
Cover by Andy Kubert. Interiors by Fabian Nicieza & Kubert
#XmenADay #XMen50 #xmen #Banshee #XMenV2 #PhalanxCovenant #GenerationNext
We all remember Gamesmaster, right? Well, he's back in X-Men Annual '97, which is also maybe the best Joseph story yet?
#Xaminations #xmen #XMenV2
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107 - X-Men (vol. 2) #65 (4/16/1997)
Hey, I just reviewed this one!
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Cover by Carlos Pacheco. Interiors by Scott Lobdell & Pacheco.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #Xmen #XMenV2 #Storm
019 - X-Men (vol. 2) #18 (1/19/1993)
My uncle bought me this issue at the airport while we waited for my parents to come home from a vacation.
Cover by Andy Kubet & Mark Pennington. Interiors by Fabian Nicieza & Kubert.
#XMenADay #XMen50 #Xmen #Wolverine #Colossus #XMenV2
351 - X-Men (vol. 2) #85 (12/16/1998)
Magneto War: underrated, or properly rated?
Cover by Alan Davis & Mark Farmer. Interiors by Joe Kelly & Davis.
#WolverineADay #Wolverine50 #Xmen #XMenV2
335 - X-Men (vol. 2) #205 (11/29/2007)
Never really dug this Lady Deathstrike desgin, but I like how Finch does her claws.
Cover by Dave Finch. Interiors by Mike Carey & Chris Bachalo.
#WolverineADay #Wolverine50 #Xmen #XmenV2
324 - X-Men (v2) #4 (11/19/91)
Still love the anecdote of Jim Lee excitedly telling Byrne - the man who got rid of it - that he brought back Wolverine's original costume.
Cover by Jim Lee & Scott William. Interiors by John Byrne & Lee.
#WolverineADay #Wolverine50 #Xmen #XMenV2
289 - X-Men (vol. 2) #3 (10/15/1991)
Not one of Lee's most well-remembered iconic covers, but a fun one nevertheless.
Cover by Jim Lee & Scott Williams. Interios by Chris Claremont & Lee.
#WolverineADay #Wolverine50 #XMen #Wolverine #XMenV2
230 - X-Men (vol. 2) #25 (8/17/1993)
Wolverine's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.
Cover by Andy Kubert & Matthew Ryan. Interiors by Fabian Nicieza & Kubert.
#WolverineADay #Wolverine50 #XMen #XMenV2
179 - X-Men (vol. 2) #200 (6/27/2009)
I had this image as my computer background shortly after it came out.
Cover by David Finch. Interiors by Mike Carey, Chris Bachalo & Humberto Ramos
#WolverineADay #Wolverine50 #XMen #Wolverine #XMenV2
168 - X-Men (vol. 2) #11 (6/16/1992)
Look, if it's iconic enough to go on a t-shirt, it's iconic enough to get featured here.
Cover by Jim Lee & Bob Wiacek. Interiors by Scott Lobdell & Lee.
#WolverineADay #Wolverine50 #Xmen #Wolverine #XMenV2
075 - X-Men (v2) #100 (3/15/2000)
Celebrating Chris Claremont's (first) return with a new batch of (exceptionally busy) costumes. Except for Wolverine.
Cover by Art Adams. Interiors by Chris Claremont & Leinil Francis Yu
#WolverineADay #Wolverine50 #Xmen #Wolverine #XMenV2
