1. They Grow, Change, Die and Move On
Although X-Men comics have been going for almost 50 years, surprisingly little has changed over that time. Many of the developments in the run from 122 to 201 have been retconned or otherwise reversed. Chris Claremont had a plan for how the X-Men would grow and change, but it was refused by the executives. Claremont made this comment in relation to Cyclops: Scott was going to move on...It was to create the impression that maybe if you came back in ten years, other X-Men would have grown up and out, too. Would Kitty stay with the team forever? Would Nightcrawler? Would any of them? Because that way we could evolve them into new directions, we could bring in new characters. There would be an ongoing sense of renewal, and growth and change in a positive sense. It is sad that we never got to see Claremonts vision fully realised. In the run from 122 to 201 we get a great glimpse at that vision. What is your favourite X-Men run?