Paul Smith’s run on the X-men was one of the best. Unfortunately it was only 11 issues long. His style was very refreshing from Cockrum’s. They way he drew Wolverine was definitive, for me anyways. John Romita Jr. came in afterwards, I feel he was an excellent follow up. He tried to mimic Smith’s style and helped to usher in what I call the end of the Golden Age of the X-men. This was also the end of the Classic X-men lineup: Cyclops, Storm, Colossus, Night Crawler, Wolverine and Kitty Pryde. I never did like Mark Silvestri or Jim Lee. Their styles were too convoluted for me. Every character had to have a million lines on their faces or fangs.

