X-Men Annual #5 page #25 by Brent Anderson and Bob McLeod!
Artists: Brent Anderson (Penciller) , Chris Claremont (Penciller) , Bob McLeod (Inker)
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DescriptionGot really lucky in this page. A retailer friend had it for a few decades, and when she was ready to sell this, as well as other pages, she approached me. I got some advice from a friend, and we ended up splitting up all of the art. Here's one page, and it's a GREAT page! Wolverine, Nightcrawler, and Sashia! Gorgeous art by Brent Anderson and Bob McLeod!Synopsis for "Ou, La La -- Badoon!" The Fantastic Four go to investigate police reports of a woman with a laser just outside their doorstep. They find D'Syndri, a Shi'ar scout seeking the X-Men and running from the Badoon. Her pursuers are invisible to normal sight and manage to kill her, but not until after she delivers a cryptic message to the Fantastic Four. Not knowing what happened, most of the Fantastic Four are knocked out by subsequent laser blasts from the Badoon, who hops dimensions with the unconscious heroes. Susan, having finally seen the attackers through the sensor screen of the gun, leaves the scene to get the X-Men's help. Storm has been having nightmares about unending battles in Arkon's world. Following her most recent dream, she goes downstairs to get coffee, where she is disturbed by Susan carrying little Franklin. The mutants are soon roused, the tale told, and the X-Men suit up to go to their friends' aid. Franklin is left in the care of Professor X and Moira, and the X-Men use some of Arkon's dimension-hopping bolts to shift to his dimension. They are greeted by Sashia upon their arrival, who explains that it is she who was sending Storm the dreams and that the Badoon have destroyed much of their proud civilization. Cyclops splits up the team - Susan and Storm will infiltrate the Badoon Citadel; Cyclops, Colossus, and Kitty will be their back-up; and Wolverine, Nightcrawler, and Sashia will go after the trans-dimensional stargate to prevent the Badoon from resupplying. Susan and Storm make it as far as a video screen showing Reed in pain, at which time Susan loses control, causing their cover to be broken. Their back-up hears the commotion and spring into action, coming face to face with the Monster of Badoon. Susan and Storm free the rest of the Fantastic Four and Arkon. Cyke, Colossus, and Sprite trash a bunch of Badoon, and Colossus KO's the Monster. At the gate, Wolverine, Sashia, and Nightcrawler are being overwhelmed when Nightcrawler takes the initiative and teleports into position to destroy the gate with a stolen blaster. As the gate explodes, Arkon's people begin their revolt. Back in the Citadel, the Badoon are routed, and an explosive device is disarmed by Reed, Cyclops, and Susan. A celebration follows their victory. Notable features include early flirting between Piotr and Kitty, and implications of romantic feelings between Arkon and Storm as they share a passionate kiss. Social/Sharing |
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Michael Weigant 
Member Since 2009
Posted on 4/13/2024
Great X-Men page Nick,you lucky devil,lol,congrats !
Brian Norton
Member Since 2006
Posted on 4/13/2024
some Brent anderson goondness. remember this story fondly. great to see the artwork from it. congrats nick.
Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005
Posted on 4/13/2024
Wolverine and Nightcrawler may have been Anderson's best characters. He just nailed what Claremont wanted out of them. Wolvie flicks away his cigar means he's ready to get down to business! McLeod's inks for the black shadows on Nightcrawler's face made him so relatable because it reminds us that his is a mask that he can not take off.
Tommy Kohlmaier
Member Since 2008
Posted on 4/13/2024
Great page, with cool and really large images of 2 of the best classic "New X-men" characters from an unusal but fine artist combo from the long and superb run, written by Chris Claremont ! Huge congrats !
Duke Fleed aka #1 Groo Fan
Member Since 2013
Posted on 4/13/2024
Classic and classy at the same time! Brent Anderson was awesome on X-Men!
Tom McDonald
Member Since 2019
Posted on 4/14/2024
Despite the rendering difference with McLeod inks, it’s hard not to think about the iconic "God Loves ..." graphic novel when looking at this page… which is just beautiful. And somehow, despite the amount of words on the page, the art is not overwhelmed.
I really love the dialogue too … how Claremont has Nightcrawler be very clear despite his mein freund’s tendencies, that he will remind Logan to keep his anger in check. Too bad the movies were never able to explore the depth of their friendship.
At some point, I would like to hear Nick’s dramatic reading of this with a German accent.
Fisch Benz
Member Since 2019
Posted on 4/14/2024
Such a great page. The inks on this pop! I love it.
F M
Member Since 2005
Posted on 4/14/2024
Great art and it"s a wonder there is any place left on the board for it when Claremont is in such a verbose mode ;)
* bronze-is-gold
Member Since 2007
Posted on 4/14/2024
This X-Men annual with the Fantastic Four crossover was always a favorite of mine and any Wolverine-centric page is always a treat.
Miki Annamanthadoo
Member Since 2003
Posted on 4/14/2024
A really stand out page! Congratulatons again!
Dino Mauricio
Member Since 2009
Posted on 4/14/2024
Wonderful page full of great Wolvie panels! Anderson and McLeod are kniwn fir their great collaboration on X-Men and this page shows why, congrats Nick!
Toni S
Member Since 2019
Posted on 4/14/2024
It is very hard to find pages from Anderson on XMEN!!! And it's very hard to find pages from Anderson of this quality. That's soooo amazing!!!! Huge congrats!!!
Jared Simmons
Member Since 2004
Posted on 4/14/2024
Fantastic page. The close ups of Wolverine and the large image of Nightcrawler are amazing. Congrats!!
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
Posted on 4/14/2024
Conrats, Nick! Some GREAT Wolvie shots there, and you got the "elf" there to boot :)
Karen's Pages
Member Since 2022
Posted on 4/16/2024
Great X-Men page, Nick! I love McLeod's inks on this one. Congrats!
Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008
Posted on 4/16/2024
A great page from the Neal Adams inspired Brent Anderson with great McLeod inking. Can you beat the character content? NOPE! Awesome!
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