justinsayne
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These are a new series of threads that Im going to be doing, where I take an event from the comic book world and spotlight on it, I will likely be getting the majority of my information from Wiki, so if youre reading a see something that is not correct please point it out, the first few spotlights will be things Ive either read all or part of back when I was a avid comic collector in the early to mind 90s. The layout will basically be a quick summery of the event (I will be putting this in spoiler tags in case someone hasnt read it yet and wants), followed by a plot synopsis, aftermath, and depending on how big the event is a bibliography of which issues the story arc took place in, if the event in huge then Ill just be covering the trade paperbacks (assuming it can be found in TPBs)
Any with that out of the way lets get started the first one, X-Men: Fatal Attraction
Quick Summery
"Fatal Attractions" is a major X-Men crossover written by Fabian Nicieza and Scott Lobdell, published by Marvel Comics in 1993. Spanning the entire line of books, it served to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Marvel's X-Men.
When Magneto and his Acolytes return, a new confrontation with the X-Men begins, with Professor Xavier tempted to cross a moral line to stop them.
Plot Summery
Aftermath
* This story lead directly into the Avengers/X-Men crossover "Bloodties".
* In wiping out Magneto's mind, Professor X unleashed an evil psychic entity, Onslaught, that festers in his own mind, leading to the Onslaught Saga of 1996.
* The mind-wiped Magneto did not return until 1999.
* In the story's most noted event, Wolverine lost his adamantium skeleton. He did not get it back until 2000, when Apocalypse rebonded it to his skeleton, shown through flashback sequences during Wolverine (vol. 1) #145, a tie-in of the "Apocalypse: The Twelve" story line.
* With the team in shambles, the three remaining members of Excalibur (Nightcrawler, Shadowcat, and Phoenix) decide to remain on Muir Island, abandoning their operations in Britain.
* After the destruction of Avalon, Colossus would later join Excalibur as part of his rehabilitation.
* The story line was the basis for the Arcade game X-Men: Children of the Atom.
* According to Peter David, the idea of Magneto pulling out Wolverine's adamantium came from the plotting of the X-Cutioner's Song crossover. He had sarcastically suggested the removal when they were considering bringing Magneto back, and supposedly it was never meant to be taken seriously.
Bibliography
1. X-Factor (vol. 1) #92
2. X-Force (vol. 1) #25
3. Uncanny X-Men #304
4. X-Men (vol. 2) #25
5. Wolverine (vol. 2) #75
6. Excalibur (vol. 1) #71
All six of these issues can also be found in the trade paperback X-Men: Fatal Attractions
Justin's Thoughts
I think this was the first "event" I ever collected every single issue for, I remember each issue having a hologram on the cover (which was prolly the biggest reason for me wanting all the issues at the time), and really the only thing I really remembered from the story was Magneto tearing out the adamantium from Wolverine's skeleton, and then Xavier essentially turning Magneto into a vegetable, funny story about that, when it happened my friend had heard about it and kept rereading the issue to try and figure out which vegetable Xavier had turned him into, this was the moment I realized my friend might just be the dumbest fuck on the planet. I also remember loving this storyline, it's been prolly about 17 yrs. since I last read this (god I'm old), I still remember the page where Wolverine's adamantium skeleton gets torn out vividly, anybody who loves a great X-men story should check this one out, if it's as good as I remember then I'm sure you'd love it
Any with that out of the way lets get started the first one, X-Men: Fatal Attraction
Quick Summery
"Fatal Attractions" is a major X-Men crossover written by Fabian Nicieza and Scott Lobdell, published by Marvel Comics in 1993. Spanning the entire line of books, it served to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Marvel's X-Men.
When Magneto and his Acolytes return, a new confrontation with the X-Men begins, with Professor Xavier tempted to cross a moral line to stop them.
Plot Summery
The Acolytes, now led by Fabian Cortez, attack Camp Hayden, the headquarters for Project: Wideawake, the latest government Sentinel program. The base is defended by government-sponsored mutant team X-Factor, and as the battle rages Cortez makes an offer to Quicksilver to be the Acolyte's new leader, accepting his role as Magneto's heir. The Acolytes leave after Quicksilver strongly declines.
X-Force is approached by the mutant Exodus, who brings an offer of sanctuary from an unknown greater power. It is revealed that the "sanctuary" (which is referred to as Avalon) is in fact Cable's former base of operations Graymalkin (now retrofitted with Shiar technology), and the "greater power" to be the mutant Magneto, who was presumed dead after the fall of Asteroid M. Cable teleports X-Force away from Avalon using the station's bodyslide technology, while he retrieves the sentient computer program Professor from the central core and activate the auto-destruct function. However, he is only successful in the former objective, as Magneto prevents him from fulfilling the latter, and Cable very nearly loses his life in a lopsided battle before teleporting himself out. The mutants Rusty and Skids, who were cured of their brainwashing at Stryfe's hands by Magneto, elect to stay aboard Avalon.
While the X-Men are burying Illyana Rasputin (who was killed by the Legacy Virus), Magneto and the Acolytes crash the funeral, stating their intentions to wipe out humanity from Avalon, their space station. Colossus, distraught over his sister's death and faltering in his faith in Professor X and his dream, joins Magneto and the Acolytes.
Magneto unleashes an electromagnetic pulse on the Earth that creates havoc on the world's electrical systems. Professor X dons a Shi'ar exoskeleton that enables him to walk, and assembles Jean Grey, Gambit, Rogue, Quicksilver and Wolverine to go to Avalon and stop Magneto. Arriving via Shi'ar teleportation device, the team boards Avalon and disables the station with a virus created by Beast. Magneto engages the X-Men in battle, and in a fit of rage after nearly being gutted by Wolverine, tears the adamantium out of Wolverine's skeleton. Professor X, enraged by Magneto's actions, mindwipes Magneto, leaving him in a coma. The X-Men race back to Earth to treat Wolverine, while Colossus stays in a devastated Avalon to care for the comatose Magneto.
As the Blackbird returns to Earth, it runs into rough turbulence. Flashes of Wolverine's consciousness are shown as he struggles to stay alive. The X-Men on Earth watch in horror as the crew frantically tries to stabilize the ship and care for Wolverine. The ship's hatch opens, and Wolverine sees himself "going towards the light", but he is pushed back. He awakens in time to prevent Jean Grey from getting sucked out of the Blackbird. The X-Men land on the Earth safely. As Wolverine recovers from his injuries, he and the X-Men learn that his claws were a part of his actual skeletal structure all along, as he now possesses claws made of bone.
On Muir Island, the X-Men use Shadowcat to lure in Colossus in an effort to heal his head wound (caused by the X-Cutioner), which they believed was responsible for his defection. The ruse works, and while Nightcrawler fends off the Acolytes' attempts to reclaim their ally, Professor X and Moira MacTaggert heal Colossus, using Cyclops' optic blast. Once again able to return to his human form, Colossus still elects to remain amongst the Acolytes, to keep them in check.
X-Force is approached by the mutant Exodus, who brings an offer of sanctuary from an unknown greater power. It is revealed that the "sanctuary" (which is referred to as Avalon) is in fact Cable's former base of operations Graymalkin (now retrofitted with Shiar technology), and the "greater power" to be the mutant Magneto, who was presumed dead after the fall of Asteroid M. Cable teleports X-Force away from Avalon using the station's bodyslide technology, while he retrieves the sentient computer program Professor from the central core and activate the auto-destruct function. However, he is only successful in the former objective, as Magneto prevents him from fulfilling the latter, and Cable very nearly loses his life in a lopsided battle before teleporting himself out. The mutants Rusty and Skids, who were cured of their brainwashing at Stryfe's hands by Magneto, elect to stay aboard Avalon.
While the X-Men are burying Illyana Rasputin (who was killed by the Legacy Virus), Magneto and the Acolytes crash the funeral, stating their intentions to wipe out humanity from Avalon, their space station. Colossus, distraught over his sister's death and faltering in his faith in Professor X and his dream, joins Magneto and the Acolytes.
Magneto unleashes an electromagnetic pulse on the Earth that creates havoc on the world's electrical systems. Professor X dons a Shi'ar exoskeleton that enables him to walk, and assembles Jean Grey, Gambit, Rogue, Quicksilver and Wolverine to go to Avalon and stop Magneto. Arriving via Shi'ar teleportation device, the team boards Avalon and disables the station with a virus created by Beast. Magneto engages the X-Men in battle, and in a fit of rage after nearly being gutted by Wolverine, tears the adamantium out of Wolverine's skeleton. Professor X, enraged by Magneto's actions, mindwipes Magneto, leaving him in a coma. The X-Men race back to Earth to treat Wolverine, while Colossus stays in a devastated Avalon to care for the comatose Magneto.
As the Blackbird returns to Earth, it runs into rough turbulence. Flashes of Wolverine's consciousness are shown as he struggles to stay alive. The X-Men on Earth watch in horror as the crew frantically tries to stabilize the ship and care for Wolverine. The ship's hatch opens, and Wolverine sees himself "going towards the light", but he is pushed back. He awakens in time to prevent Jean Grey from getting sucked out of the Blackbird. The X-Men land on the Earth safely. As Wolverine recovers from his injuries, he and the X-Men learn that his claws were a part of his actual skeletal structure all along, as he now possesses claws made of bone.
On Muir Island, the X-Men use Shadowcat to lure in Colossus in an effort to heal his head wound (caused by the X-Cutioner), which they believed was responsible for his defection. The ruse works, and while Nightcrawler fends off the Acolytes' attempts to reclaim their ally, Professor X and Moira MacTaggert heal Colossus, using Cyclops' optic blast. Once again able to return to his human form, Colossus still elects to remain amongst the Acolytes, to keep them in check.
Aftermath
* This story lead directly into the Avengers/X-Men crossover "Bloodties".
* In wiping out Magneto's mind, Professor X unleashed an evil psychic entity, Onslaught, that festers in his own mind, leading to the Onslaught Saga of 1996.
* The mind-wiped Magneto did not return until 1999.
* In the story's most noted event, Wolverine lost his adamantium skeleton. He did not get it back until 2000, when Apocalypse rebonded it to his skeleton, shown through flashback sequences during Wolverine (vol. 1) #145, a tie-in of the "Apocalypse: The Twelve" story line.
* With the team in shambles, the three remaining members of Excalibur (Nightcrawler, Shadowcat, and Phoenix) decide to remain on Muir Island, abandoning their operations in Britain.
* After the destruction of Avalon, Colossus would later join Excalibur as part of his rehabilitation.
* The story line was the basis for the Arcade game X-Men: Children of the Atom.
* According to Peter David, the idea of Magneto pulling out Wolverine's adamantium came from the plotting of the X-Cutioner's Song crossover. He had sarcastically suggested the removal when they were considering bringing Magneto back, and supposedly it was never meant to be taken seriously.
Bibliography
1. X-Factor (vol. 1) #92
2. X-Force (vol. 1) #25
3. Uncanny X-Men #304
4. X-Men (vol. 2) #25
5. Wolverine (vol. 2) #75
6. Excalibur (vol. 1) #71
All six of these issues can also be found in the trade paperback X-Men: Fatal Attractions
Justin's Thoughts
I think this was the first "event" I ever collected every single issue for, I remember each issue having a hologram on the cover (which was prolly the biggest reason for me wanting all the issues at the time), and really the only thing I really remembered from the story was Magneto tearing out the adamantium from Wolverine's skeleton, and then Xavier essentially turning Magneto into a vegetable, funny story about that, when it happened my friend had heard about it and kept rereading the issue to try and figure out which vegetable Xavier had turned him into, this was the moment I realized my friend might just be the dumbest fuck on the planet. I also remember loving this storyline, it's been prolly about 17 yrs. since I last read this (god I'm old), I still remember the page where Wolverine's adamantium skeleton gets torn out vividly, anybody who loves a great X-men story should check this one out, if it's as good as I remember then I'm sure you'd love it
