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X-men Epic Collection: God Loves, Man Kills by Chris Claremont

X-men Epic Collection: God Loves, Man Kills

Chris Claremont, Paul Smith, Brent Anderson

Marvel · Paperback · December 24, 2024

X-Men mastermind Chris Claremont continues his legendary tenure on Marvel's mutants in this volume - including arguably one of the greatest comic book stories ever written!

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A collector-friendly slab of superhero, science fiction, and mystery comics with steady narrative pull.
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Superhero Comics
Published
Marvel, December 24, 2024

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X-Men mastermind Chris Claremont continues his legendary tenure on Marvel's mutants in this volume - including arguably one of the greatest comic book stories ever written! By 1982, the X-Men had become the biggest franchise in comic books. The engine driving it all was UNCANNY X-MEN, where Chris Claremont’s deft character work and potent exploration of the mutant metaphor captivated readers.

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Claremont continued to find new dramatic heights with artist Paul Smith as they unfurled the growing romance between Kitty Pryde and Colossus, the first appearances of Callisto and the Morlocks, Rogue’s debut with the team and the wedding of Cyclops and Madelyne Pryor! Claremont’s writing rose to find perhaps his most poignant and challenging expression in his graphic novel with artist Brent Anderson, “God Loves, Man Kills.” Meanwhile, he collaborated with Frank Miller on the first WOLVERINE miniseries, which rocketed the character’s popularity into the stratosphere! COLLECTING: Uncanny X-Men (1981) 168-175, X-Men Annual (1970) 7, Marvel Graphic Novel (1982) 5, Wolverine (1982) 1-4, material from The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (1983)

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A collector-friendly slab of superhero, science fiction, and mystery comics with steady narrative pull.

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  • genre-mix: comics, fantasy, adventure

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  • Fantasy Comics
  • Science Fiction Comics
  • Superhero Comics
Authors
Chris Claremont, Paul Smith, Brent Anderson
Publisher
Marvel
Published
December 24, 2024
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
Fantasy Comics