We are MUTANT..Krakoa, FOREVER!!! “Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité”
Emma picking Kitty is kinda meh. Because Kitty is so meh.
It was pretty much a long slide down the instant Claremont left, AFAIC. The writing instantly devolved. Which is not to say his last few years were all genius, as you've noted, but they weren't Lobdell and Nicieza on the main books (Fabes had one skill, and it was entirely useful on X-Force, which I read most of his run on, and nowhere else)
I stayed in touch and read casually but outside of a handful of bright spots (Ellis, some of AoA, Waid's abortive run, maybe Loeb X-Force and some of PAD X-Factor) I disengaged more and more with every year until the millennium. Claremont's return was of course a hysterical mess, but it wasn't Lobdell. And then we got Morrison. Anyway, YMMV.
I was trying to do too much and not doing any of it as well as I could. But I've had a change of mind... though not everyone shall enjoy it. I will.
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I mostly followed comics peripherally after 1995 I believe. I sold my collection around that time. It was after Rachel's last appearance in Excalibur, my favorite character written out completely and I just felt kind of down about the whole thing after she was gone. There were reasons of money too, but I just started losing interest in keeping up.
About 3 years ago I saw the Blue/Gold crossover with Rachel and it got me curious about what was happening with her lately so I subscribed to Marvel Unlimited and went through all of Rachel's story after Excalibur. Then I read Emma Frost after that, then Jean Grey. Now I just pick and choose various stories that have me curious. Marvel Unlimited is pretty great for accessing the back catalogue and catching up on stories I missed. There are a few gaps here and there but over all it's pretty good having access to all that.
I like reading some of the obscure stuff like Mekanix with Kitty and Xi'an. I wish they had all of the old Excalibur issues filled out, there is still a big chunk that is not in there yet.
We are MUTANT..Krakoa, FOREVER!!! “Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité”
I would try Unlimited but IIRC it doesn't even allow for a trial.
I remember Mekanix being a debacle, but I was glad Shan got some face time even if I found Claremont doing yet another lesbian tease with Kitty to be tacky. Certainly the relationships with Illyana and Rachel have basis, but like, everyone she comes across? Chill, old man.
My LCS store owner told me he was allowed to read Marauders 1 and 2 and he said as an Emma Frost fan you will be pleased.