Holy Trinity of X-Men Comics

[your_name_here]

Just set something up in the Spidey forum.
What are the 3 most beloved/influential/definitive stories across the franchise?
Let’s discuss/debate and see if we can reach a general consensus.

[nandes]

The Draco, Holy War and She Lies With Angels.

jk. Hard to beat Dark Phoenix Saga/Mutant Massacre/Fall of the Mutants

[Havok83]

Dark Phoenix Saga

Inferno

House of X/Powers of X

Those were all game changers for the entire line and all for the most part highly praised and loved. The DPS reached emotional beats that no X story had done before and effectively closed a chapter in X-men and allowed Claremont to thrust the book in a new direction after. Inferno fully realized what the X-crossovers would be after dabbling with the concept in Mutant Massacre and FOTM. HOX/POX is the most radical departure from the status quo that the line ever saw. Its too soon to determine where it will net out but its already proven to be a definitive story regardless of where this run goes

[Dante Milton]

Phoenix Saga

Days of Future Past

God Loves, Man Kills

[Master of Sound]

Phoenix Saga

Days of Future Past

God Loves, Man Kills

Those are the ones of the older days and rightfully so. Of later I would say AoA, Messiah Complex and HoX-PoX

[Exodus]

Age of Apocalypse

Dark Phoenix

E is for Extinction

[Mike]

Phoenix Saga

Days of Future Past

God Loves, Man Kills

Sounds good to me.