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1, and thenUncanny X-Men,No.
94, and go from there; those comics essentially form the X-Men as we know them.
This happens in inUncanny,No.
185, but Forge recaps in detail here.
Unlike on the show, Storm remains powerless for quite some time afterward.
(Theres also an alien invasion, but thats the B-plot).
Its a pivotal moment for Claremonts arc about bringing the Weather Goddess back down to earth.
An exchange between the two summarizes the double-edged sword of her disempowering: I could fly!
I was one with all creation!
she complains to Forge, who cooly responds, And now youve got to walk, like everybody else.
The Trial of Magneto (Uncanny X-Men,No.
The trial inspires anti-mutant sentiment as well as an onslaught of antisemitism and misogyny toward the defense.
Inferno (Uncanny X-Men,Nos.
239243;X-Factor,Nos.
3639;New Mutants,Nos.7173;X-Terminators,Nos.
Madelyne was retconned from just looking uncannily like Jean into being her actual clone, created by Mr. Sinister.
The team inUncanny X-Men, presumed dead, now operates out of Australia.
In short, things ended a lot more amicably in97.
Fatal Attractions (X-Factor,No.
92;X-Force,No.
25;Uncanny X-Men,No.
304;X-Men Vol.
From convoluted beginnings inX-Factor,No.
92, andX-Force,No.
E Is for Extinction (New X-Men,Nos.
A follow-up miniseries,Askanison, follows Nathans adventures in this setting.
The Blood of Apocalypse (X-Men Vol.
Some other former X-Men accompany him.
Onslaught:The consequences of Xaviers attack on Magneto in Fatal Attractions spin out into this crossover.
With the resolution between Xavier and Magneto seen in the finale, it feels less likely to happen.
This story was done better in the show by a pretty large margin.
Its pretty well known that the visual basis forX-Men: The Animated SeriesandX-Men 97isX-Men Vol.
This is where the Blue and Gold team monikers, used in Tolerance Is Extinction, come from.
RegardingLifedeath,theres a follow-up issue,Lifedeath II (Uncanny X-Men,No.
Similarly,Uncanny X-Men Annual,No.
121,and one focusing on Xorn inNew X-Men,No.
127), which have been homaged more than a few times.
