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Fan Retrospectives: Chris Claremont's X-Men: Part 4: Merry Christmas, X-Men...

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  Chris Claremont is arguably the most influential X-Men writer and one of the most important superhero comics creators in general. His command of prose, deft use of subplots, and willingness to let characters grow in unexpected ways put a definitive stamp that few has been able to replicate since. Come and see how X-Men rose from obscurity into the a global pop culture phenomenon primarily under the pen of this one man. "Merry Christmas, X-Men..."  Uncanny X-Men #98 Writers: Chris Claremont Artists: Dave Cockrum Review by Eric Lee Previously on X-Men :  Professor Xavier is haunted by dreams of a strange insectoid spaceship. He is so perturbed that he goes on a vacation. Jean Grey rejoins the team in time for Havok and Polaris to become brainwashed by Eric the Red to attack the team at the airport. Havok, Polaris, and Eric get away while there is some tension brewing between Cyclops and Wolverine. Despite the hanging thread of Havok and Polaris, Chris Claremont does

Happy Birthday Host WCG! A Retrospective of the Host 1st Anniversary Draft Event!

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Article by Adam Ray The best kept secret in collectible card gaming has gone through quite a milestone! Host WCG turned one on September 1st, and I had the unique pleasure of going out to Reroll Board Game Café out in Leicester to play in their Draft event to celebrate this important moment in the game's history. I was welcomed by the music of my adolescence in this multi floor board game café. The creators of Host, Jamie and Claire were on hand to help all 11 players how the unique Draft format works, and put out their incredibly generous and delightful prizes out for all to see as the day began. Drafting Host is a very unique way to play this card game. As we know and love about Host, each physical release brings players complete playsets of each new card in that particular expansion. In this game, players have direct access to all the cards they should ever need to build every deck in Host. No singles haggling and no card price spikes. Each Draft pack features a new version of R