10. Gifted
Marvel ComicsIf youve read any X-Men comics in the past decade or so, there are two things that might have taken you by surprise: 1) Jean Grey is nowhere to be seen (at least in adult form) and 2) since when have Cyclops and Emma Frost been a couple? In the early 2000s, Grant Morrison was given the task of revitalizing the X-Men by Marvels editors. Whether he was successful or not continues to be a subject of much debate in the fandom. And though there were many things he introduced that were retconned or ignored, two changes have continued to have a lasting impact. One of these was the death of Jean Grey at the hands ofwell that depends who you ask. The other is laying the seeds for a relationship between Cyclops and Emma Frost, beginning with a psychic affair and culminating with the two of them getting together on the last page of Morrisons final issue. But really, the place to pick up here is Joss Whedons run on Astonishing X-Men, which began with the Gifted storyline. In this story, we see Scott and Emma taking control of the Xavier School following the death of Jean and the departure of Professor X. As a bonus, you also get the resurrection of Colossus and the return of Kitty Pryde, both of whom had been absent from the main X-books for a few years.