It was only recently that I realized that in every fight between Magneto and the X-Men, they’ve been having the same damn conversation for the last 30 years!Įnter Grant Morrison. However, as tends to happen, conventions set in, ideas became stagnant, and stories became repetitive to the point of creative death. separatism, was widely praised when X-Men began to gain popularity, and was symbolic of Marvel’s willingness to engage the touchy social issues that DC seemed unwilling to address. This recurring theme, of peaceful integration vs.
Mutants, treated as freaks by most “normal” people, alternated between efforts (led by Charles Xavier and his X-Men) for peaceful coexistence between mutants and humans, and attempts (by Magneto and his followers) at open war between the species (mutants are known as a separate species, homo superior).
By telling stories about people born with genetic mutations that gave them super-powers, the X-Men stories have been invoked in discussions of civil rights movements, feminism, gay liberation, and disability rights.
As the popular wisdom goes, Marvel Comics came into their own in the ’60s (and began to outshine their cross-town rival, DC) by injecting a topicality and social realism into its superhero titles.
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