What are the most emotional and powerful moments in X-Men's history?

[Ricochet Rita]

Brigg's Revenge

Ah, those were the days, when Jim Lee still knew how to draw well!

IIRC, this issue was one of the few written by Ann Nocenti.

A rather minor moment from X-Terminators #1 that deeply touched my heart:

This page is absolutely delightful. I truly adore Artie and Leech together, it's a so sweet friendship, and no one knows how to draw them as Bogdanove.

[From The Shadows]

In agreement with you about Classic X-Men, and those back-up stories were great reading.

A personal favorite would be...














Brigg's Revenge

I have this issue. Jim Lees earliest artwork if not the first X-Men he's ever drawn.

This story is wonderful from start to finish. Love Classic X-Men.

Yes it was. I probably could have posted the whole story.

[Devaishwarya]

A rather minor moment from X-Terminators #1 that deeply touched my heart:

I felt sorry for the kid in the wheelchair. His anger from dejection is understandable.

[LordAllMIghty]

A rather minor moment from X-Terminators #1 that deeply touched my heart:

It's funny how the X-Men are all about saving mutants but rarely take time to check on Artie, Leech and Wiz kid (the Kid in the wheelchair).

I have a soft spot for those kids. I remember how badly Leech was treated by the Morlocks.

[Mutant God]

A rather minor moment from X-Terminators #1 that deeply touched my heart:

It's funny how the X-Men are all about saving mutants but rarely take time to check on Artie, Leech and Wiz kid (the Kid in the wheelchair).

I have a soft spot for those kids. I remember how badly Leech was treated by the Morlocks.

[From The Shadows]

Lobdell and Joe Mad: The anniversary of the Mutant Massacre and The trial of Gambit

[Devaishwarya]

I've always hated that arc.

Mainly because it all read very contrived and "out of the blue".

Did Gambit hold Angel down while Harpoon spiked his wings?
Did he personally lead and instruct the Marauders to kill the Morlocks?
The only crime Gambit is guilty of is not telling the X-Men up front that he had a hand in bringing the mutants who would form the Marauders together. A detail he only discovered after the fact.


I always felt that Lobdell was wrong for doing this to Gambit...just for cheap melodrama.

[Sandmans_Raven]

I've always hated that arc.

Mainly because it all read very contrived and "out of the blue".

Did Gambit hold Angel down while Harpoon spiked his wings?
Did he personally lead and instruct the Marauders to kill the Morlocks?
The only crime Gambit is guilty of is not telling the X-Men up front that he had a hand in bringing the mutants who would form the Marauders together. A detail he only discovered after the fact.


I always felt that Lobdell was wrong for doing this to Gambit...just for cheap melodrama.

Pretty much. What he did was bad but it didn't justify Rogue leaving him in Antarctica to die.

[Havok83]

When Jean and Xavier fell out

[From The Shadows]

From GLMK

[Devaishwarya]

Oh. My. Goddess!!!
That one hurt me to the core.

[Su_Whisterfield]

From GLMK

Yes, this is the sort of powerful stuff ‘mere superhero comics’ rarely produce and certainly didn’t in the early 80s.*

* at least in the UK/US, it was a different matter in Asia and Europe.

[Ricochet Rita]

Yes, this is the sort of powerful stuff ‘mere superhero comics’ rarely produce and certainly didn’t in the early 80s.*

It was really very very daring to kill children on panel. AND afterwards to publicly exhibit their corpses. The result is bloodcurdling.

I don't believe this level of audacity has taken place many times later.

* at least in the UK/US, it was a different matter in Asia and Europe.

Yep.

[whitecrown]

From GLMK

This is especially timely considering this is happening all over the U.S. right now with black teens. Nothing has changed in all this time.

[From The Shadows]

Lobdell and Romita Jr.