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God Loves, Man Kills
was printed in 1982, and is officially listed as
Marvel Graphic Novel #5
. It is been out of print for about 19 years. It is a
graphic novel
featuring the
X-men
,
Marvel Comics
famous team of mutant superheroes.
Rumored to be the
basis
of the new
X-men movie sequel
, this
graphic novel
is hailed as one of
Chris Claremont
's definitive works as a comic book writer.
Overview
The plot deals with the anti-mutant crusade of televangelist
William Stryker
, whose followers back up his
sermon
s with murderous
violence
. Stryker is an
extremist
who believes
with all his heart
that
Charles Xavier
is the
anti-Christ
, and his sermons are eerily similar to those actually heard in the
real world
. The opening pages of the book feature scenes in which
two mutant children
are ruthlessly gunned down by Stryker's
zealots
. Far from glorifying
violence
, the murders give a
haunting tone
to the book. It is far too realistic and sadly,
plausible
, to be dismissed as a simple comic book. Under
attack
, both politically and physically, the
X-Men
face a
difficult choice
: stay true to Xavier's vision of
peaceful co-existence
with humans, or join forces with their usual
nemesis
,
Magneto
, and give credit to his call for
violent revolution
.
As the
murderous villain
presented himself as a
man of God
, many incorrectly saw this graphic novel as being an attack on
religion
. It is instead an
indictment
of those who use religion as a
justification
for
hatred
. The
grimness
of this book provides a thinly veiled commentary on
intolerance
in all its forms, genetic, religious or racist. The villains that faced the X-men in "God Loves, Man Kills" are far too common in the real world. The uncomfortable parallels that it draws make the reader think about the same
prejudice
s that exist between men. In dealing with these topics, the story transcends its
medium
and serves as both a commentary and a
criticism
on how we treat one another.
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