Favorite X-Men Story Arcs
My list of favorite X-Men stories, ranked in approximate order.
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Joss Whedon is one of the best writers ever. He writes characters that are easy to care about and who always make the wittiest of quips, and his X-Men stories here are no exception. His X-Men run is easily the best I've ever read.
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Post-apocalyptic futures are always fun.
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Brilliantly told story that deals with themes of love, betrayal, and struggling with inner demons.
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This is still the best solo Wolverine story there is. Chris Claremont and Frank Miller show Wolverine as a failed samurai in the first of many Wolverine stories set in Japan.
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Though Claremont can tend to be a bit wordy, I thought this was a great finale for his long run. It provides a menacing yet sympathetic Magneto fighting for mutant peace, at the expense of Homo Sapien life, with a little bit of revenge thrown in on the side. That recipe always makes for a fun story.
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Though I initially had mixed feelings about them finally revealing Wolverine's origin, I thought this story was really well told and beautifully illustrated.
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Best Marvel/DC crossover I've read. Too bad they don't make more of these.
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This storyline has one of the best Wolverine-Sabretooth fights I've ever seen, with a powerless Wolverine being hunted by Sabretooth (who of course still has his powers) as Wolverine fights to save his friends and possibly learn the truth about his past.
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When I first read Morrison's run, I thought it was a little overrated, but now, after re-reading it a few times, I would list it as one of the best X-Men runs I've read. It's not perfect. It has its plot holes (such as how can Xorn be Magneto even though he showed a different set of powers early on in the story), but overall Morrison's run is exciting, action-packed, and contains some great character development (especially with Beast). And E for Extinction is a great start to an overall great run. I still say Whedon's and Claremont's runs are better though.
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I also really enjoyed Mark Millar's entire run on Ultimate X-Men
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Brilliant finale to Millar's run.
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This story provides some great character growth for Kitty. Also, it's always fun to see Wolverine return to Japan.
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Really liking Spencer's run so far. It's like an extended stay in Claremont's Days of the Future Past timeline. And I also love that death matters in this universe. It's no trite thing when people get killed, as evidenced the short supply of heroes that are left for this world.
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While the last few issues of Grant Morrison's run are good, these last two storylines (Planet X and Here Comes Tomorrow) are nowhere near as good as what came before in my opinion.
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"Theories of Relativity," Issue #4 (1993 Volume)
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Love what I've read of Ellis' Excalibur stories. I've always been a sucker for a good Kitty Pryde story, and his stories seems to feature her quite prominently.
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Another really good story, though not quite as good as Millar's run, nor Spencer's current run.
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