quote:Originally posted by Sarcasm Kid: You know I've never read that story.
I was 15 when it came out & it rocked my world!!
Yes, it changed comics. After this story, Marvel came up with lots of ways to kill the X-Men and still keep them.
I asked Claremont about the results of this issue and he got angry. Then, later, he apologized and said (paraphrased) that he never intended or foresaw the resulting bloodbaths.
sigh At least, that's how I remember the conversations.
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