It was either seeing reruns of the 90s cartoon or reading a trade of the Dark Phoenix Saga. I have no idea which was first since I was so young, but...
You don't know that he won't be. We know a new writer is about to be announced, since Duggan's run ends in July. Safe to assume a new #1 will be out...
As far as in other-media, my first exposure to X was in the Saturday Morning cartoon SPIDER-MAN AND HIS AMAZING FRIENDS. I can't recall if I saw the...