Marvel.com: Top 10 Teams of 2008
The X-Men made number three as one of the top ten teams of 2008, according to Marvel.com.
3. THE X-MEN
Where They Appeared: UNCANNY X-MEN, ASTONISHING X-MEN
2008 Roster: Cyclops (team leader), Iceman, Angel, Beast, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Storm, Wolverine, Dazzler, Cannonball, Emma Frost, Armor, Karma, Pixie
Why They Make the List: “They have gone from feared and loathed to hailed and loved. The X-Men have grown more than any team this year, but at a cost. ‘Messiah CompleX’ tore apart old bonds and scattered some core members through space and time. They left New York and the Xavier Institute for San Francisco. And they lost the beloved Kitty Pryde in the ultimate act of self-sacrifice. They stand united—a family, but now also an army.” –Secret Cabal member RunawayJ
Finest Moment: As has so often been the case for the Children of the Atom, the X-Men’s greatest accomplishment of 2008 came intertwined with their darkest tragedy. While Colossus managed to save Breakworld and prevent their armies from launching an invasion on Earth, the rest of the X-Men worked to divert the extraterrestrials’ weapons of massive destruction. Sadly, in the end, Kitty Pryde would have to make the ultimate sacrifice, merging her form with a massive Breakworld “bullet” and phasing it through Earth and spiraling into the universe alone as a result. (GIANT-SIZE ASTONISHING X-MEN #1)
Spotlight Comic: X-MEN: LEGACY #208—In the aftermath of “Messiah CompleX,” Professor X lies comatose, relying on some of the X-Men’s greatest enemies to save his mind!
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