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X-Men: Fatal Attractions

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Fatal Attractions collects X-Factor #92, X-Force #25, Uncanny X-Men #304, X-Men #25, Wolverine #75, and Excalibur #71. When Magneto returns to his Acolytes and becomes more of a threat to humanity than ever before, all of the X-teams become engaged in battle in this then shocking cross over; the effects of which were felt in the X-books for almost a decade. Many memorable moments are to be found here including the fight between Magneto and Cable which leaves Cable a bloody, ripped apart mess, Colossus betraying the X-Men and siding with Magneto, Magneto ripping the adamantium out of Wolverine's body, and the final showdown between Magneto and Professor X; the culmination of which would create the Onslaught storyline years later which crossed through every Marvel title and caused the deaths of the Avengers, Captain America, Iron Man, the Fantastic Four, and countless other heroes. If your interested in picking this collection up, I'd go for the single issues (each of which had really cool covers with an attached hologram card) instead of this TPB. All in all, this is one of the most dramatic X-stories in years, and undoubtadly one of the best.

This is a great way to get one of the most important parts of Xmythology - Magneto ripping out Wolvies admantium and Xavier displaying the anger that resulted in onslaught.

This one you have to read to understand Magneto/Xavier and Onslaught.

As part of the celebration of their most successful franchise, Marvel Comics orchestrated "Fatal Attractions" in 1993 to bring storylines throughout its X-Men related titles to a head. They succeeded in refocusing the X-Men on their true literary purpose (Dark Phoenix was a fantastic story... but what did it have to do with oppression?) and leaving an impact on the X-Men universe that would be felt for the remainder of the decade. Although this book features many dramatic moments, including Magneto forcing the adamantium out of Wolverine's skeleton and Colossus giving up on Xavier's dream, most compelling is easily Professor X's confrontation with Magento. Feel the frustration of 30 years gone by and no ground gained. Know the consequences of hate and broken hearts. Wish for a better world.

You see here a lot of things happen, Magneto gets an asteroid city called Avalon for mutant to live in, Bishop and Cable come back, they almost get killed, Wolverine's adamantium gets ripped out of his bones by Magneto and his powers, Charles Xavier gets angry like he did when he turned into onslaught and using his powers left Magneto brainless, not including a shocing betrayal by one of the X-men and also an abandoning by another X-man. You really ought to read this book.

Any fan of the X-Men MUST read this collection of 6 titles, which includes one issue each of X-Factor, X-Force, Uncanny X-Men, X-Men, Wolverine, and Excalibur. Most of the main plot threads from the 90s come from Fatal Attractions. The return of Magneto, the aftershock of Magik's death and Colossus' defection, Wolverine's adamantium loss, and a new status quo for Excalibur. If you like Magneto and the Acolytes, get this one.

This is a fantastic story! The characterisation is some of the best in comic literature. The portrayal of Magneto as a good man tortured by his past and his visions of the future is superb, as is the finale, with professor X becoming the very thing he beholds. A fantastic, action-packed yet intelligent story.

This book is about Magneto's crazy plan to destroy humans, and his is crazy and mad because his magnetic power it's stronger than ever, the plot is really intersting, the fight secuences are spectacular, and Wolverine is going to pay the consecuences, this history gaves birth to the biggest mutant villian, ONSLAUGHT.....BUY THIS BOOK

Magneto, Exodus, and his Acolytes v.s. every X-Man that there is. Cable is nearly killed, Wolverine gets turned inside out, and a shocking betrayal!

As fate would have it, the day after my order for the graphic novel was processed and shipped, a friend of mine found this entire storyline in near mint single issues for $6 :/ But now I have a copy to read and a copy to keep mint, so it's no so bad.

I love this crossover, but the main issue I find with the TPB form is that the story flow from page to page is thrown off in some instances due to the lack of advertisements, etc. This is a minor issue, but it can hamper the drama and tension when reading the story for the first time and flipping from page to page. This happens in all X-Men TPB's (except the Age of Apocalypse collections I believe) so most of us are used to it by now. This is especially true in the climactic Wolverine vs. Magneto fight. In the original single issue X-Men #25, you have the two small panel pages of their initial fight side by side, and then turn the page to see the epic splash page of Wolvie getting his skeleton ripped out. But in TPB form, the splash page is on the same pair of pages as the buildup, which affects the suspense during a first time read; that feeling of "what on earth is Magneto doing to him?", then you turn the page and BAM! Carnage! It's a slight change but it hits so much harder in original form. There are a few other similar cases throughout the TPB.

Like I said, this is minor, and I'm just nitpicking, so let me just say that overall this story is killer. It really delivers on the feeling of opposing sides marching towards the inevitable, and you can't help but feel that the confrontations between Magnet and Xavier were doomed to happen someday.

One of the most epic stories from what I consider to be the golden-era of X-men comics. All the traditional uniforms, the classic high quality artwork, and an great X-men/Professor X vs. Magneto/Acolyte story. This novel is difficult to come by, if you find a decent copy, definitely consider getting it. You won't be sorry