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The 2000s · 2004–2005

Astonishing X-Men Modern Era Epic Collection: Gifted

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Inspired X-Men: The Last Stand: a scientist announces a mutant "cure"; collects Joss Whedon's issues #1–12

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Do you need to read it?

Yes. It's in the Main story, the list of only what moves the plot forward to the end of the saga.

Where it falls in the order

  • Main story4 of 35
  • Everything4 of 47
  • Inspired the movies4 of 35
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Quick recap

Cyclops and Emma Frost reopen Xavier's school and put the X-Men back in costume and in the public eye. Scientist Kavita Rao announces a "cure" for mutation, and the world splits. Beast, growing more animal by the day, is tempted. Digging into the lab, the X-Men find the drug came from illegal experiments, and they find Colossus, long thought dead. Behind it all is Ord, an alien from another world. In the second half, the Danger Room becomes sentient, turns into an enemy called Danger and exposes a dark secret of Xavier's. The volume ends with the team's trust in the professor badly shaken.

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Trivia

  1. ReferenceThe film's political half

    The mutant "cure" in X-Men: The Last Stand comes from here. Simon Kinberg used Gifted as the film's political side.

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  2. Behind the scenesJoss Whedon before The Avengers

    Eight years before directing The Avengers, Joss Whedon wrote these 12 issues, with art by John Cassaday.

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  3. Behind the scenesColossus is back

    Whedon brought Colossus back four years after the character's death in the comics in 2001.

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