A review by jayshay
Essential X-Men, Vol. 5 by Barry Windsor-Smith, Steve Leiloha, Bret Blevins, Michael Golden, John Romita Jr., Chris Claremont

3.0

This is the X-men that I grew up with. Reading it now? Soap opera for boys (or at least this boy). Long before Smallville, Claremont had figured out teen-angst mixed with kicking butt. Surprised just how talky this stuff is today. And dude, I don't think Claremont can go a page without a thought-bubble.

In this Volume the spectre of the 80's rears it's ugly head - just check out Kitty's head-band and mullet on the cover. Ow. On the plus side Storm continues her new-wave punk look, waaaaay better than the goddess stuff.