Currently on issue 205 of my epic quest to read the X-Men from the beginning... [View all]

[Javaman]

After the Dark Phoenix saga, the various story lines have greatly improved.

more depth to all the characters.

Cyclopes is still uptight as all hell.

Professor X has softened a little since finding Lilandra.

Wolverine is getting darker by the issue but has also embraced his roll as an X-man.

I am waiting for Storm to get her powers back

Still waiting for the other shoe to drop regarding Rachel and Jean Gray.

But it's certainly getting to be a more interesting read.

The very early stuff from the 1960's and early to mid 1970's was, at times, really painful to read to the point I almost gave up.