5.5 stars!!! Early Thoughts: Lately, I have been reading many “X-Men” comics, especially the ones from the 70s and 80s 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 “X-Men” story written by Chris Claremon

Treasure of the Rubbermaids 11: Generation XThe on-going discoveries of priceless books and comics found in a stack of Rubbermaid containers previously stored and forgotten at my parent’s house and untouched for almost 20 years. Thanks to my father dumping them back on me, I now spend my spare time unearthing lost treasures from their plastic depths. Now that there are umpteen million versions of X-Men out there in comics, cartoons, movies and just as many spin-offs, it’s kind of hard to remembe...

I'd heard so much about this story for years, mainly how it served as the inspiration for the X2 film, but I never realized it was a standalone, not-quite-in-continuity graphic novel in four parts. So despite it coming out in '82, it was a LOT more hard hitting than I'd ever expected.OK, so cold-blooded child murder basically on page one? The X-Men cartoon this ain't!Claremont only cranks up the stakes from there, introducing the now-familiar plot of using a mind-controlled Xavier to destroy all...

Outstanding story!!! This is a graphic novel in the sense that it’s not a TPB collecting comic book issues previously published separately but it has been always published as a whole book. Also, this particular edition includes sketches by Neal Adams who was intended to be the original illustrator for the book, moreover, some interviews with the creative team.Creative Team:Writer: Chris ClaremontIllustrator: Brent AndersonColors: Steve Oliff DEUTERONOMY 17:2-5 Why? Because you have no

The Reverend William Stryker and his eugenics-themed team of Purifiers set out to rid the world of mutants in a self-righteous fascistic campaign that has apparently entranced the general public. As Stryker prepares for his Nuremberg-rally-esque speech at Madison Square Garden, he manages to capture the Professor and use his psychic powers to nullify the rest of the X-Men.God Loves, Man Kills is an embarrassing early 80s effort from Marvel as they allegedly attempt to address racism in this book...

I think whenever someone tells me that they support Trump, I'm going to hand them this book and say, "This is you. These people in this book are you. Look at your life. Look at your choices." It's a very gripping, chilling, and real story about a reverend who has all the power in the world and wants to use it to wipe out mutantkind because they "aren't human beings". The scariest part is how many people support him in his crusade against these people. Horrifying.Check it out, definitely worth th...

As weird as this may sound, I was excited to read this story! I've heard many things and wanted to experience it first-hand. Reading this in 2020 and seeing how many parallels there are between the story and our own world was a little disheartening. I probably can’t say much else that hasn’t already been (more eloquently) said. But I do like the fact that the X2 film was inspired by some of the plot. Not going to lie though, this is slightly out of continuity and that bothers me.

For Halloween book number 3, I picked a graphic novel that is not a horror story. Rather, it is a commentary on the influence of religion, especially Evangelical Christianity, on society, juxtaposed with the race struggle as depicted in X-Men comics.This is an influential story, if only that it served as the inspiration for the second X-Men movie and the best critically received of the trilogy. This is Chris Claremont at his finest, as he is unencumbered by page size and count and the oppressive...

From the opening panel itself, you'd know this one is NOT going to be a child's play. * Racism, (or Speciesism?) * Hunting mutants, * Religious blasphemy, * Satanism, * Murdering children, * Genocide, * Fear.This one got it all.The story takes place in US of A where couple of terrorists with mutant powers exists and have carried out some attacks. People are getting scared and they turn to a dangerous man: William Stryker, A religious fanatic who pretty much shouts at the camera about how they n...

This stand-alone graphic novel is one of the most iconic X-Men stories and definitely the one that is the most obvious example of the mutant allegory for racism and intolerance. This was written in the middle of Chris Claremont's long and iconic run on Uncanny X-Men (sort of out-of-continuity, but sort-of happens right after Illyana's return from Limbo) and sees the X-Men face religious leader William Stryker, who publicly speaks out against mutants and privately wages a violent war with his for...

This is the comic book that inspired some of the important elements featured in the groundwork for the arguably best X-Men film from the first trilogy franchise, X2. This is why reading God Loves, Man Kills will certainly be recognizable to a reader who has seen the said film adaptation first. With a total of sixty-four pages and illustrated by artist John Byrne, Chris Claremont took the task of tackling hard issues such as racial discrimination and religious persecution in this story.As a lapse...

A 1982 graphic novel dealing with racism. In this tale a religious minister with secrets of his own gets the masses to rise up against the mutants while the mutants somewhat ironically try to approach the problem with reason. As one can expect the affair gets out of hand and superhero tactics ensue. This particular comic influenced the film, X2.I'd say the mental nightmares for Xavier were the best. A lot of this was above average to somewhat good in story elements. Some of the superheroes had t...

I guess I feel about this now what I did when it came out.. that it is a mediocre to bad X-Men story, and far, far from the profound, timeless parable that Chris Claremont (and everyone else?) considers it.So that collecting a run of Uncanny X-Men, say 138-143, and calling it Days of Future Past, makes a much better graphic novel than this grandiose super-comic.

Yeah, yeah, this is yet another legendary X-Men story. I see why: it's a good take on the epic struggle between the X-Men and anti-mutant kind. It's also a bit about Magneto and Charles' different views on how to handle that struggle. Magneto thinks they should fight fire with fire and Charles thinks they should turn the other cheek. I'll take a page out of James McAvoy's book and say Charles is pretty stupid with regards to this argument. It will never work, Charles. They will only try to kill

God Loves, Man Kills is an expertly crafted graphic novel with the author employing the superhero team of the X-MEN 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!

And God promised men that good and obedient wives would be found in all corners of the world. Then He made the earth round....And laughed..and laughed...Out of this shortcoming, X-men were born..

Who 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 X-Men 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.

This was a really great story. A lot of people call Watchmen required reading, and it definitely is another great comic, but if there was only one comic I could recommend to someone, I would choose this over the Watchmen anyday. Especially with our currently political and religious climate (at least in the US), this is still poignant and necessary. If people really wanted to make america great again, they'd do well to listen to what this book is saying, ijs.

This story of an out-of-control evangelical minister whose goal is to eradicate mutants from the planet seems really relevant to today's political climate. My only complaint is that there are several fake-out deaths. The first time is cheesy, but when it happens again later in the book, it feels like emotional manipulation. However, the message that we should accept those who are different from us is what kept me interested in this book.

Possibly the boldest statement in mainstream comics ever written. God Loves, Man Kills breaks the monthly comic format and delivers an extended mediatation on what it means to be one of societies outsiders via the well known X-Men mutant metaphor and it does it with style and power.A bold statement because there are no enemies here except society itself and Claremont doesn't avoid controversy when he points his finger at the door of either religious intolerance or self-imaging and advertising. O...