The classic and controversial “Dark Phoenix Saga,” written by famed X-Men writer Chris Claremont and published by Marvel in 1980, continues to impact, not only X-Men comics but most Marvel comics to this day. What makes this storyline so timeless?

Episode 91: X-Men, “The Dream” Part 2: How Young X-Men Fans View Progress in X-Men’s Civil Rights Metaphor
A crew of young X-Men fans participates in a discussion about X-Men’s civil rights metaphor and the equality message translating to their generation.
The Women of X-Men: Making Strides For Over Fifty Years
X-MEN is best known as a metaphor for advancing different cultural groups. However, they’ve done a lot for women along the way.

Podcast: Jean Grey as Metaphor in X-MEN DARK PHOENIX SAGA
In this ComicsVerse podcast, Jean Grey and the Phoenix are in the cross-hairs as we look at her in X-Men Dark Phoenix Saga.
Dark Phoenix Lives in Us All: Why Some X-Men Fans Still Obsess over “Dark Phoenix Saga”
The classic and controversial “Dark Phoenix Saga,” written by famed X-Men writer Chris Claremont and published by Marvel in 1980, continues to impact, not only X-Men comics but most Marvel comics to this day. What makes this storyline so timeless?
Fox’s Weekend Announcement Heralds a Strong 2018 for the X-MEN Franchise
After LOGAN, there has been hesitancy over what would happen to the X-Men franchise. Fox’s announcement of next summer’s films should quiet those fears.