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E Is For Extinction
"E is for Extinction" was the first story arc from Grant Morrison's run on the Marvel Comics title ''New X-Men''. The story was published in ''New X-Men'' #114–116 in 2001 (formerly titled ''X-Men'', the series was renamed ''New X-Men'' at the request of Grant Morrison, but retained its original numbering). The storyline began Grant Morrison's revamp of the X-Men franchise, introducing a new status quo for the X-Men and the mutant community of the Marvel Universe as a whole. Plot As a new generation of mutants begins maturing across the globe, a long-lost Master Mold A.I. and Sentinel production facility in the jungles of Ecuador is uncovered by a mysterious woman called Cassandra Nova. She uses the last surviving relative of Bolivar Trask to gain control of the wild sentinels and has the man order the Sentinels to massacre the entire population of the mutant nation of Genosha. However, Cassandra Nova's presence shows up on the newly created mutant detection machine Cerebra, cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New X-Men (2001 Series)
''New X-Men'' is an American comic book ongoing series, written by Grant Morrison and featuring the mutant superhero team, the X-Men. It was a retitling of the then-ongoing second volume of the main ''X-Men'' series, and shares the series' numbering, as opposed to creating a different ongoing series with a new number one issue. During a revamp of the entire ''X-Men'' franchise, newly appointed Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada spoke of his idea for flagship titles like ''X-Men'' to regain some of their "former glory," as well as regaining critical acclaim.New X-Men To that end, Quesada recruited writer Grant Morrison, at that point best known for their high-profile works at |