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Grant Morrison’sNew X - Menrun is one of the most importantX - Menseries ever published by Marvel Comics – and these eleven covers are the highlights of the total run . Morrison ’s serial began in 2001 , following a critically rough sentence for the X - al-Qur’an . As the author ofNew tenner - man , Morrison bring the franchise into the 21st century .
Morrison ’s stories emphasize evolution in a variety of way : progression in the X - Men ’s ethos , the creation of petty mutation for classic characters , the further growing of mutant culture , or theX - Menfilm - new aesthetic , much of it designed by creative person Frank Quitely . ThisNew X - Menrun is still talked about decades later , and the art is as much a part of why as Morrison ’s writing ; as the first thing that grabs a laughable reader ’s attending , cover song are essential to a book ’s success . TheNew X - Mencovers below highlight the secure aspects of this run , from character design , stories , and radical , to range of a function that just look plain cool .
Marvel ’s ongoingX - Men Volume 2was retitledNew X - Menwhen Grant Morrison took over in May 2001 . Their run retain the original numbering , start withNew cristal - Men#114 , and culminating withNew X - Men#156 , issue in March 2004 .
11New X-Men #129 (Cover by Igor Kordey)
Shows What The Series' Most Underrated Artist Was Capable Of
Artist Igor Kordey ’s work onNew X - Menwas criticized for being sloppy , but hisNew X - Men#129 cover provides a genuine look at his talent . The use of perspective – as the newly introducedFantomexdrops into Paris – is marvelous , move over the looker a unique slant , while also emphasizing the persona ’s musculature . This figurework is a strong point of Kordey ’s work in this spark , even when other aspects of his graphics are mussy , which was only due to the short amount of clock time he had to illustrate his issue . This is also the first cover of many on this list boast only a undivided reference ; a staple of Morrison’sNew X - Menrun .
10New X-Men #132 (Cover by Frank Quitely)
Demonstrates How Magneto Became A Symbol For Mutantkind
Frank Quitely ’s cover for the comparatively self - contained " Ambient Magnetic Fields " account features a Magneto statue being rear in the wrecking ofthe recently destroyed Genosha . This represent just what Magneto mean to the first half of Morrison’sNew X - Menrun . He had become a tragical martyr , gone too soon , and a symbolization for some rebellious younger mutation . This only mde his incredible return to villainy at the end of the run an even regretful of a bowel - punch , as he reverted to the forged reading of the lineament since the sixties . Quitely’sNew X - Men#132 screen manifest that a cover can be more than simply a nerveless paradigm , that it can be part of the broader story itself .
Magneto ’s vicious actions at the end of Grant Morrison’sNew X - Menrun were quickly retconned follow his release from the title , allow for Magneto to once more be use as a heroic character .
9New X-Men #151 (Cover by Marc Silvestri, Joe Weems and Steve Firchow)
Introduces A New X-Men Dystopia In Style
In a collaborative endeavor , Marc Silvestri , Joe Weems , and Steve Firchow give a stunning introduction to the dystopia of " Here Comes Tomorrow , " the last arc of Morrison ’s rivulet , with this male exemplary - esque shot of Wolverine . Steve Firchow ’s colors on this cover indicate the sci - fi tone of the story with the Orange and purples of the background , a vogue that keep on into the home art . This electric discharge ’s difference from the rest of the serial are also foreground by making the series ’ logotype into a more traditional horizontal header , done for the first meter on Silvestri ’s cover for the anterior issue , New tenner - humanity # 150 .
New X - Men#151 was pencil by Silverstri , inked by Weems , Matt Banning , Billy Tan , and Eric Basaldua , and color by Firchow .
8New X-Men #141 (Cover by Phil Jiminez)
Defines Bishop For A New Era With A Classic Reference
With this unbelievable cover song , Phil Jiminez defines the look of Bishop in the other 2000s in one image . Lucas Bishop ’s time as a mutant tec had already begin with David Hine’sDistrict XwhenNew X - Men # 141was expel in May 2003.However , for manyX - Menfans , it ’s this figure of Bishop that ’s stood the test of time . With onlythe possible exception of Cable , Bishop was the ultimate expression of what cool looked like in ' 90s comics ; this cover , which imitate the posting to the originalTerminatorfilm , inclination into that nerveless divisor like picayune else , while also highlight the nature of the character . Like Arnold inThe Terminator , nothing can stop Bishop .
7New X-Men #139 (Cover by Phil Jiminez)
Captures The Drama At The Heart Of Morrison’s Run
The soap opera play betweenEmma Frost and Jean Greyis one of the core emotional conflicts of Morrison ’s entire run . Jiminez ’s cover forNew X - Men#139is an all - clock time image of Jean and Emma together . Featuring the two deliberately avoid each other ’s gaze , the blank space at the top one-half of the binding gives it a sporting , graceful look , austere in its simplicity , while also making sense in the linguistic context of the issue , which is adjust in the mindscape where Emma has seduced Cyclops . This restraint also suffice to further highlight Jiminez ’s suburban area figurework , with Emma and Jean again in theoretical account - like poses .
6New X-Men #143 (Cover by Chris Bachalo and Tim Townsend)
Fantomex Has Never Looked Better
Chris Bachalo and Tim Townsend giveNew X - Menyet another character - specify book binding with theirversion of Fantomex , and it ’s still the best he ’s ever look . Once again , the strength of this concealment is its simple mindedness . Fantomex ’s black and white cause work amazingly in grayscale . The use of coloration is also renowned in the effect ’s interior artwork . New X - Men#143 position entire control panel in the yellow of the X - Men ’s uniform , or the grayscale of Fantomex ’s getup , giving the issue and arc an entirely dissimilar feel than anything else in Morrison ’s run .
New X - Men#143 was penciled by Bachalo , ink by Townsend , and colored by Chris Chuckrey .
5New X-Men #133 (Cover by Frank Quitely)
Introduces Dust With A bold Cover
Quitely ’s covering to # 133 , introducing thecharacter of Dust , is once again a bang-up role of shape . The bod and self-colored black color of Dust ’s niqab is visually striking , serving to sport Dust ’s facial expression , and significantly , underline her Muslim identity . This cover also mirror the Magneto statue of the return immediately prior , New X - Men#132,which feel like a measured line , especially once Magneto live on evil , considering Dust became a major student holdout against his sovereignty of threat at Xavier ’s school . The graphic symbol ’s strickle greenish eyes are the centrepiece of the image , but for readers who are attentive to detail , the covert ’s dainty is that Dust ’s pupils are silhoutes of Wolverine .
4New X-Men #115 (Cover by Frank Quitely)
An Iconic Wolverine Image For A New Millennium
This cover is the Platonic apotheosis of Frank Quitely ’s Wolverine and one of the defining image ofMorrison ’s run . With a unmarried chela pop , Logan is draw grin at the viewer . While not indistinguishable , this cover is clear influenced by Frank Miller and Josef Rubenstein ’s iconic top toWolverine Vol 1#1 . Instead ofWolverine#1 ’s treble lens system flares on Wolverine ’s claw , Quitely instead gives Logan only one , covering his right eye , which gives the Mutant even more of an aura of menace . Quitely’sNew X - Men#115 cover is a masterclass in how to do a cover cite a famous comic strip issuing , while put a distinct spin on it .
3New X-Men #147 (Cover by Phil Jiminez)
Reveals Magneto’s Return As The X-Men’s Greatest Antagonist
Phil Jiminez ’s image of Magneto onNew X - Men # 147’scover is a statement of intent for Morrison ’s construct of the character . He ’s not a tragic figure , but rather a despot standing over the burning wreckage of the Xavier School . It is also a direct counterpoint to Frank Quitely’sNew X - piece # 132cover . The back forNew X - Men#132features an conceive of Magneto stand in opposition to the death of Genosha , while # 147 shows a " real " Magneto reveling in destruction . Despiteretcons establishing this was n’t really Magneto , this covering fire loses none of its power as it applies Morrison ’s stunning penultimateNew X - Menarc .
2New X-Men #127 (Cover by Frank Quitely)
Encapsulates Xorn’s Story In One Image
With this cover , Frank Quitely produced the classic range of Xorn . New X - Men#127 is a one - shot , featuring Xorn tell his geographic expedition of New York City , with the ( allegedly ) Taiwanese mutant rumination on American culture . There ’s no honest symbol of that civilization than a hamburger . Quitely ’s cover is one ofNew cristal - Men’smany stand - out comedic moments , as the conventual Xorn peers at a Warren Burger . OnceXorn is revealed as Magneto , the character ’s behaviour appears , in retrospect , patently performative , with Xorn being Magneto ’s mockery of an idealistic ‘ Zen Master ’ plan to specifically shoot Professor X. In some ways perhaps , X - Men#127 ’s cover is meant to telegraph this eventual reveal with its elusive silliness .
New X - Men#127was written by Morrison , penciled by John Paul Leon , ink by Bill Sienkiewicz , colored by Hi - Fi Design and lettered by Comicraft .
