Gather X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills (Marvel Graphic Novel, #5) Constructed By Chris Claremont Readable In Version

is a monster One who looks different from the outside but with a heart of Gold or one who looks the same as us but doesn't have a heart at all

This might just be the best XMen graphic novel I have read to date.
Dealing with social and political issues, it manages to challenge our ethics and morality,

Beautifully written and subtly drawn, God Loves, Man Kills is a must read, Perfect. Im not sure I ever said that before but it was a perfect book, Also had a great into and interviews at the end too, The prologue stands out as being particularly well done,stars. Fairly good story. Selfcontained, but beefed up the mythos well, Some parts seemed overly dramatic and somewhat stereotypical,

The basis of self acceptance and self trust was well played,

One shocker for me, being a first time reader, was the use of the Twin Towers as a torture spot, . . almost a little too close to home, I so miss those beautiful buildings, .stars!!!

Early Thoughts:

Lately, I have been reading many “XMen” comics, especially the ones from thes ands and I have stumbled upon this unique little story.
Since I had heard so many good things about this story, I decided to check it out myself and what I got was probably the darkest, most disturbing, most engaging and most brilliant piece of work I have ever read from any comic! This story is called “God Loves Man Kills” and it was an “XMen” story written by Chris Claremont along with artwork by Brent Anderson, which was created without the constraints of the comic industry.
So expect some really shocking moments awaiting you in this volume!

What is the story

Basically, this story is about Reverend William Stryker, a well respected religious man who has done many televangelists programming around the country.
Unfortunately, William Stryker is actually a truly evil man who wants nothing more than to exterminate the mutant race by sending out his assassins, the Purifiers, to eliminate anyone who is a mutant while preaching to the world about how mutants have no place in the world.
So, when the XMen find out about William Strykers devious plan in exterminating the mutant race, they have to do everything in their power to stop William Strykers plan from succeeding!

What I loved about this comic:

The story itself: Oh my goodness! After I had heard how harsh this story was, I was a little reluctant in reading this story.
However, once I had read this story, I was totally blown away by the truly effective storytelling this story had to offer! Chris Claremont has certainly done an excellent job at comparing the XMens situation in being mistreated by the public because they are different from the humans to how the minority community is being treated in society as they are also mistreated because of their skin colors or their different religious affiliations.
Even though this idea has always been the norm for the “XMen,” Chris Claremont had made this story truly memorable as it was one of the few “XMen” stories to actually capture the realistic and harsh view of racism and prejudice in our society in a very compelling way.
I will admit that there were some very harsh and disturbing moments in this book, especially with the opening scene of two mutant children being killed by the Purifiers and being hung by the swing sets to be shown as an example about what would happen to other mutants like them personally, anything that deals with innocent children being killed for no reason is disturbing to me and it is moments like that that really makes you think about the disturbing nature of racism and prejudice.
I also loved the way that the XMen not only try to save mutant kind from threats like William Stryker, but how they try to explain to the audience about the importance of being different and how no matter how different you are from other people, you are still human and that message was brought out in a very compelling way that made me root for the XMen all the way.
I also loved the way that Chris Claremont had written the villain William Stryker, William Stryker was not written as your usual “trying to take over the world” villain, but he was written as a villain who had a past that will horrify you and shaped what he has become and uses religion as a way to exterminate a race that he believes is evil.
Also, the fact that William Stryker was a normal human being, but was able to cause harm to the XMen made him a truly formidable villain in the “XMen” universe.


Brent Andersons artwork: I loved Brent Andersons artwork because it has that retros/earlys look that I have always enjoyed looking at when I was small.
I loved how Brent Andersons artwork has that scratchy look and it really complements the story extremely well and captures the dark scenes in this story, especially with the opening scene of the two mutant children being killed and while this event takes place during the night, you can see the blue colorings giving an eerie feel to this scene.


What made me feel uncomfortable about this book:

Since this story was written without the advisory of the comic industry and is not really within the XMen continuity, there are many disturbing and harsh elements throughout this book.
There are many deaths throughout this story, especially with the disturbing opening scene of the two mutant children being killed and hung by the swing sets.
Also, there is some strong language in this book that might offend some readers, especially since they are used in a way to describe how certain words can hurt people if used in an offensive manner.
Also, this story is a bit too dark for younger teens since it deals with racism and prejudice in a very realistic and disturbing manner and because of this, this story is often not really counted as apart of the XMen stories although it inspired a movie and some stories in the future, however, it is one of the most popular and wellwritten stories ever created.


Final Thoughts:

All in all, despite the very dark nature of this story, “God Loves Man Kills” will remain to be one of the most inspirational stories ever created! It was one of the few stories that actually shows the true dark side of racism and prejudice and even though there were some harsh moments in this story, those moments clearly show us the true nature of racism and prejudice and I think that this story will always stand the test of time no matter what generation reads it.



is also on: sitelinkRabbit Ears Book Blog As weird as this may sound, I was excited to read this story!
I've heard many things and wanted to experience it firsthand.


Reading this inand seeing how many parallels there are between the story and our own world was a little disheartening,
I probably cant say much else that hasnt already been more eloquently said, But I do like the fact that the Xfilm was inspired by some of the plot,

Not going to lie though, this is slightly out of continuity and that bothers me, God Loves, Man Kills is an expertly crafted graphic novel with the author employing the superhero team of the XMEN as a means of tackling several major real world issues.
The most prominent issue examined in this novel is that of xenophobia which is displayed in a very confronting yet relevant way! Despite watching thes cartoon as a child and watching the movies, I have read relatively few XMen comics since I started reading comic books in.
Most of what I have read has been of the newer worksparticularly sitelinkBrian Michael Bendis' run on the books, I have not read a lot of the classic stories though I most of what they are about because of how they have been adapted for film and television.
This is one of the most famous XMen stories written by their most prolific writer sitelinkChris Claremont as a standalone graphic novel, It is illustrated by sitelinkBrent Anderson preAstro City, It's one of those stories that sticks with you from the word go,

The graphic novel begins in a way that few comics would dare do in this era to establish the atmosphere, with the lynching of two black mutant children by an antimutant militia under the orders of a

disgraced veteran turned rightwing evangelical named William Stryker.
Stryker's aim is the full extermination of all mutants and he uses his militia, the Purifiers, with the goal of carrying out that plan, Their bodies are quickly discovered by Magneto, the Malcolm X avatar of the XMen world who declares full on war against Stryker, If you've seen sitelinkX: XMen United then you know where this plot is going, It is certainly an interesting story to read in, The art is very interesting look at early Anderson who've I've only ever looked at in Astro City, Despite this book being a fairly heavy book, it is still obviously a book set in the latesitelinkBronze Age of Comic Books which where the majority of Claremont's works come out of and the social realism is very apparent.
Claremont wrote this book in response to the rise of Christian fundamentalism in during the Reagan era, Interestingly he pits a religiouslymotivated antagonist against the most famouslyreligious superhero team in comics this book in particular uses Kitty Pryde Jewish, Nightcrawler Roman Catholic, and Storm traditional/Nubian.
It creates a very interesting dynamic when they go up against Stryker,

The interesting about this book is that, like sitelinkBatman: The Killing Joke, this was meant to be a oneoff story not incanon with the main XMen story.
Like Killing Joke the publishing company ignored that fact after it became a hit and Stryker and the Purifiers have been poppingup ever since.
Even still, this story still holds it's relevance as one of the most significant stories of this franchise,

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