The monster "returns" in this visionary, revitalizing run from Bruce Jones and John Romita Jr.!
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The Big Rewrite: Thoughts on X-MEN FOREVER #1-8
In 1991, longtime writer of Uncanny X-Men Chris Claremont was at loggerheads with Marvel's editorial department about the future of the franchise. Artist Jim Lee was gaining more and more influence over the direction of the franchise, and editor Bob Harras sided with him, rolling the original five X-Men back into the team and launching a second X-Men series to feature the expanded team. After scripting a three-issue arc where the X-Men battle Magneto one final time, Claremont departed the series to little fanfare, signaling the end of a long and definitive era.
At least, that's how you remember it happening.
In 2009, Chris Claremont revisited his departure from the X-Men as a jumping off point for a new series called X-Men Forever, which ostensibly explores what would have happened had Claremont been allowed to continue with the team.
In theory, anyway...
