Question on God Loves, Man Kills

[hyped78]

Hi
Wanted to know (without any spoilers, please) if the "God Loves, Man Kills" X-Men graphic novel is part of the Marvel universe and X-Men continuity, of it is a completely separate story?
Thanks

[Carabas]

Hi
Wanted to know (without any spoilers, please) if the "God Loves, Man Kills" X-Men graphic novel is part of the Marvel universe and X-Men continuity, of it is a completely separate story?
Thanks

It is proper canon.

[gotunandan]

I think it originally was not part of continuity.
However, around the time of 2nd X-Men movie, X2 United, Marvel published a story in X-treme X-Men called God Loves, Man Kills II which again featured William Stryker.
Since then, he has made several more appearances. So yes, I think it is part of continuity now

spoilers:

It takes place somewhere before Uncanny X-Men #169 (before Cyclops meets Madeline Pryor)

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