Uncanny X-Men #190 (Feb 85): An Age Undreamed Of Creative Team: Chris Claremont, writer; John Romita Jr. & Dan Green, artists; Glynis Wein, colorist; Tom Orzechowski, letterer; Ann Nocenti, editor; Jim Shooter, chief
Starting Line Up: Storm, Nightcrawler, Wolverine (DNA), Colossus, Sprite (DNA), Rogue, Rachel
Guest Stars: Spider-Man, Dr. Strange, the New Mutants, Captain America, Starfox, Wasp
In New Mutants #24:
Cannonball and Mirage tell Professor X their news; Magneto apologizes to Aleytys; Sunspot and Wolfsbane seek aid from Father Bowen; Wolfsbane rescues Colossus; Magik tries to restore Sunspot and Wolfsbane through sorcery; Cloak and Dagger offer their aid.In Kitty Pryde & Wolverine #4:
Wolverine tries to cure Kitty. He also finds out that James Hudson is "dead" (Alpha Flight vol 1 #12), and Storm has lost her powers (Uncanny X-Men #185)Synopsis: The island of Manhattan has become a strange, barbarian land. Valerie Cooper address a Washington, DC security council on what they know. The transformation has causes everything and everyone to transform into their equivalent of this mystical era (police to guards, guns to swords, cars to horse and buggies). No one inside the area has any knowledge of their real life and accept it all as reality. Anyone who enters also becomes this way. None have any desire to leave, but the few that do retain all knowledge of what has happened and are being detained by the government. The island is ruled by an evil wizard (guess whether or not I like this story) named Kulan Gath and the Morlocks (along with Colossus) have become his enforcers. The X-Men and the Avengers are also trapped on the island with some of the Avenger being part of Gath's enforcers, the others are part of a rebellion. Spider-Man is also there, but he has full knowledge of the real world for some reason. The meeting somehow turns into a debate on mutant rights. Aboard a ship near the island, Storm wakes up to find the Morlocks taking her captive. Sunder tries to brand her with a collar, but she struggles free, knocking the coals onto the deck of the ship. Storm and Callisto have a knife duel up on the mast. But soon the entire ship is on fire and everyone abandons. Storm and Callisto fall so far from the rest that they end up outside Kulan Gath's influence and revert to normal. Government agents take them in. Back on the island, Kulan Gath forces Xavier and Caliban to become a single being to find mutants for him. Gath gloats to a captive Dr. Strange that his plan to get revenge on Spider-Man then transform all of the Earth to his making. The New Mutants (minus Magik) are brought before Gath. Warlock, being a techno-organic alien, isn't affected by the Gath's spell either. As Gath forces the New Mutants to become his slaves, Warlock escapes. Selene is also unaffected and slinks around the scene. Elsewhere, some Morlocks are harassing Rachel and Magma. Selene saves them and, like last issue, puts them under her control. Back in the real world, Storm and Callisto are normal and being detained by the government. Selene sends a psi message to them asking for their help. If they return to the island, they will lose their memory of the real world, but Selene promises them they'll be unable to fall under Gath's spell. Neither trust Selene, but each wants to save her team. Storm picks the lock and explains her lost powers to Callisto. Callisto promises to kill who did it to her. They take the Morlock tunnels to get to the island. Meanwhile, Spider-Man is being chased by Colosus, New Mutants, and Morlocks. He heads into a tavern where Nightcrawler, Rogue (for some reason made of steel), Captain America, Starfox, Wasp, and Magik are. They come to his aid. In the sewers, Storm and Callisto cross over and are instantly attacked by... somethings. Back in the tavern, Magik cuts Colossus with her soulsword and frees him from Gath's control. Selene, from elsewhere, kills many of the Morlocks. The rest flee, taking Spider-Man with them. Selene's astral form appears with Rachel and Magma, but Selene's astral form is taken by Kulan Gath, leaving her two servants. Storm and Callisto arrive. Kulan Gath captures Selene, then sends his New Mutants/Morlocks out to find the rest of the rebels. The rebels are hiding in the Morlock tunnels and agree they will assault Gath's citidel.
Yeah, but is it good? This issue fucking sucks. Worst fucking X-Men story ever. I hate it, I hate it, I hate it! This sucks so much I want to write Chris Claremont, twenty years after this was released, and tell him how much it fucking sucks. It doesn't make a lick of fucking sense. And it's not over yet! I almost though this story was a crossover from another series since the story starts in the middle and makes no sense. But no. This is it. I'll save the rest of my words of hatred for this story after the painful part two next issue. Fuck, this sucks.
Significata: Worst X-Men story ever!
