Creative Writing: X-Men
When many people hear about the X-Men, they think of a silly kid's comic
book, but that is not so. X-Men, actually most comic books in general, are a
unique blend of two classic art forms; drawings, sometimes even paintings, and
storytelling. A comic artist must be able to convey the right mood and feeling
for his or her art. They must also be able to fluidly tell a story and fit it
all in the allotted number of pages. The stories often probe deep into the
human psyche, questioning what is right and what is wrong or showing human
frailty. That is not all. In a series like the X-Men, where there are at least
a few hundred characters, past and present, leading and supporting, even ...
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being attacked by an advanced alien
race. Their mother died but their father went on to become a space pirate.
Later, Scott falls in love with Jean Grey, who becomes an omnipotent
primal force, the Phoenix, who commits suicide to save the universe from herself.
Meanwhile, a bad guy has made a clone of Jean named Maddie, who marries Scott.
They have a baby, Nathan. Jean returns from the dead, not actually having been
the Phoenix, but actually a body template. Scott leaves his family and joins a
team of super heroes with Jean and some other old friends.
Well, Maddie becomes a bad guy and apparently dies. Later, the baby,
Nate, is infected by another bad guy with an incurable virus, so he's sent 2000
years into the future where he grows up then comes back to help fight the good
fight. Nate was brought into the future by a group of people pulled together by
his “older sister.”
His older sister is Rachel, who was born in an alternate timeline where
almost all the good guys were ...
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group of mutants, formed by Professor Charles Xavier, the world's
strongest telepath, “sworn to protect a world that fears and hates them.” The
X-Men comics are not just about prejudice either. They tackle many social
issues, such as abortion and AIDS.
The original team of X-Men consisted of five teen-agers and Xavier
(Professor X). These were not as popular as other titles of the times such as
Superman, Batman, Spiderman, The Fantastic Four, and The Avengers. The early
stories were basically about a supergroup that went around facing super bad guys
and some prejudice now and then. After sixty-odd issues, X-Men started just
reprinting old stories. This went on for about thirty ...
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