{"id":42536,"date":"2014-06-12T16:10:00","date_gmt":"2014-06-12T22:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/06\/12\/one-of-my-favorite-issues-of-x-men.html"},"modified":"2014-06-12T22:43:19","modified_gmt":"2014-06-13T04:43:19","slug":"one-of-my-favorite-issues-of-x-men","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/06\/12\/one-of-my-favorite-issues-of-x-men.html","title":{"rendered":"One of my favorite issues of X-Men"},"content":{"rendered":"
A look at Uncanny X-Men<\/i> #173, and, in particular, at the sublime art of one of the best to ever do the X-Men, Paul Smith. I was just out of cllege when this\u00a0came out, back when Wolverine and Rogue were both cool, and Chris Claremont's writing hadn't yet collapsed under its own weight.\ufeff<\/div>\n

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Year of the Artist, Day 160: Paul Smith, Part 2 – Uncanny X-Men #173 – Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources<\/a>
\n Every day this year, I will be examining the artwork on a single comic book story. Today\u2019s artist is Paul Smith, and the issue is Uncanny X-Men #173, which was published by Marvel and is cover dated September 1983. Enjoy! Smith didn\u2019t work long on Uncanny X-Men, but he made a huge impression, because his \u2026\n <\/p>\n

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A look at Uncanny X-Men #173, and, in particular, at the sublime art of one of the best to ever do the X-Men, Paul Smith. 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