{"id":365,"date":"2016-09-09T20:28:11","date_gmt":"2016-09-10T03:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatestcomics21.com\/?p=365"},"modified":"2021-02-19T22:58:49","modified_gmt":"2021-02-20T05:58:49","slug":"x-men-207","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/comicstalkblog.com\/greatestcomics21\/x-men-207\/","title":{"rendered":"X-Men #207"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE GREATEST COMICS OF THE 21st CENTURY<\/p>\n\n

By WALT STILES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

\"January,<\/a>
January, 2008<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

X-Men 207 Chapter 13 in the Messiah CompleX is a definitive story of the X-Men in the 21st century. Almost extinct as mutants the X-Men have their future in the birth of a baby. On M-Day Wanda Maximoff, the Scarlet Witch used her reality-warping mutant powers to obliterate the X-gene that distinguishes mutants from humans. At that moment nearly all mutants lost their powers. Once a race of millions they now number a few hundred. There have been no new mutant manifestations since M-Day. Their future of mutants looks dim till the birth of a baby the first mutant child born. This issue is the end of a 13 chapter story titled the Messiah CompleX. <\/p>\n

The “Messiah CompleX” storyline is the climax of events set into motion in “House of M” and defined the direction of the X-Men franchise for the next several years. X-Men #207 is important because it signifies the end of the dream of Professor Charles Xavier school of mutants and the creation of the X-Men to one of survival as a race of mutant-kind. Marvel uses this series as the first chapter of a three-part saga, which is continued in Messiah War released in 2009 and culminates in The Second Coming, a crossover between all X-Men titles in early 2010.<\/p>\n

It is well written Ed Brubaker, Mike Carey, Peter David, Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost contribute in the story and will be understood as a classic in the future there is no doubt. Chris Bachalo art in X-Men #207 are superb and add emotion to a great finale story. His facial expressions really add to the story.<\/p>\n

X-Men #207 set the table for the future of the X-Men in the Marvel Universe for some time. It is a pivotal issue and very important to the continuity of X-Titles. You knew that Marvel would not let a thing like M-Day keep the X-Men from coming back as a very popular title again. Sales have improved greatly and remained very strong.<\/p>\n

Mutant lover or not you have to give Marvel their due with an excellent story and direction for the X-gene people of comics.<\/p>\n\n

Did you know…<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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The Scarlet Witch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Scarlet Witch debuted, together with her brother, Quicksilver, as a part of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants in X-Men #4 (March 1964). After several brief appearances as a villain in issues #5 (May 1964); #6 (July 1964); #7 (Sept. 1964); & #11 (May 1965), Wanda and her brother were added to the cast of the superhero team the Avengers in Avengers #16 (May 1965). The Scarlet Witch was a semi-regular member of the team until issue #49 (Feb. 1968), and then returned in issue #75 (April 1970) and was a perennial member until Avengers #503 (Dec. 2004), the final issue of the first volume. <\/p>\n

The Scarlet Witch also starred in two limited series with husband and fellow Avenger the Vision: Vision and the Scarlet Witch #1 – 4 (Nov. 1982 – Feb. 1983), by writer Bill Mantlo and penciler Rick Leonardi, and a second volume of the same title numbered #1 – 12 (Oct. 1985 – Sept. 1986), written by Steve Englehart and penciled by Richard Howell. The character was also played a pivotal role in the Avengers Disassembled storyline and related limited series House of M and Son of M.<\/p>\n

Don Markstein also asserted that the character was unlike another, and stated that “…The Scarlet Witch is unique among superheroes, and not just because she’s the only one who wears a wimple. Her superpower is unlike any other \u2014 she can alter probability so as to cause mishaps for her foes. In other words, she “hexes” them.<\/p>\n\n

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