Joseph William Marek wrote:
Josh originally said:
Two questions, and for now I'm just contemplating up to the end of the Clarement era:
1) Out of all the titles, is there any weak or unimportant material that I can skip without too much regret?
2) Is there anything particularly strong in the Wolverine solo title after issue 10 that I should seek out (considering I'd have to go buy it)?
I wouldn't skip anything up through the Muir Isle saga, but I would slam on the breaks right there.
Uncanny X-Men (Muir Isle Saga)
New Mutants (#100)
X-Factor (Muir Isle Saga)
Wolverine (to the end of Essential Wolverine, Vol. 2)
Excalibur (to whatever issue was contemporaneous to the Muir Isle Saga)
Alpha Flight (#100)

The chronology site is just okay. I wish there was a version that left out all the flashbacks though. It takes a lot more research to figure out all the guest appearances and whatnot.

I think there are a few series worth reading after the dreaded Muir Isle Saga.
Alan Davis' Excalibur
Peter David's X-Factor (though I hated the artwork) - quite funny
X-Men 2099 (I thought it had really good writing)

Could someone post a list of all the mini-series that appeared before the Muir Isle saga? I appear to have lost my list.

It's a real pity that they rushed through the Muir Isle saga the way they did with the totally unsatisfactory ending after all the great build-up of the Shadow King over the previous couple years.  I forever feel like it was great novel I was reading where I never got to see how it finished.  The Claremont parts of Muir Isle really stand out from the rest. 

I'd almost wish he'd take things up again halfway through 279, but after reading some X-Men Forever I can see that the moment has been lost and is gone forever.  Oh well...