Riot at Xavier's

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"Riot at Xavier's"
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Publisher Marvel Comics
Publication date January – May 2003
Genre
Title(s) New X-Men #135-138
Main character(s) List of X-Men members
Creative team
Writer(s) Grant Morrison
Penciller(s) Frank Quitely
Keron Grant
Inker(s) Tim Townsend
Norm Rapmund
Avalon Studios
Letterer(s) Richard Starkings
Comicraft
Colorist(s) Chris Chuckry
Riot at Xavier's ISBN   0-7851-1067-4

"Riot At Xavier's" is a four-part storyline that ran from New X-Men #135-138 (2003). It was written by Grant Morrison and features artist Frank Quitely's last work on the title. The story centers on an original character of Morrison's, the teenage mutant Quentin Quire. According to Morrison, the storyline was inspired by a playground riot he witnessed in his youth. [1]

<i>New X-Men</i>

New X-Men is a superhero comic book series published by Marvel Comics within the X-Men franchise.

Grant Morrison Scottish comic book writer, and playwright

Grant Morrison, MBE is a Scottish comic book writer and playwright. He is known for his nonlinear narratives and countercultural leanings in his runs on titles including DC Comics's Animal Man, Batman, JLA, Action Comics, All-Star Superman, Vertigo's The Invisibles, and Fleetway's 2000 AD. He is the current editor-in-chief of Heavy Metal. He is also the co-creator of the Syfy TV series Happy! starring Christopher Meloni and Patton Oswalt.

Quintavius "Quentin" Quirinius Quire, also known as Kid Omega, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually in those featuring the X-Men. A green-skinned character resembling Quire appeared in one panel of New X-Men #122, and appeared colored pink on the cover of New X-Men #126. Quire appeared in his now-familiar, canonical form in New X-Men #134. He was created by writer Grant Morrison and artist Frank Quitely.

Contents

Plot synopsis

The story centers on Quentin Quire, who had appeared at first in issue #122. Quire is fleshed out as a super-intelligent young teenager, who is a pupil of Professor X's mutant school at the X-Mansion. When he finds out he is adopted, and a mutant celebrity called Jumbo Carnation is killed by anti-mutant racists, Quire begins to mock Xavier's pacifistic teachings, hero-worships the mutant supremacist Magneto, and assembles a gang of militant classmates to kill humans in retaliation. Their rage is fueled by consumption of the fictional drug "Kick", which supercharges their mutant abilities.

Professor X comic book character

Professor Charles Xavier is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted as the founder and sometimes leader of the X-Men. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in The X-Men #1.

X-Mansion fictional location

The X-Mansion is the common name for a fictional mansion appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The mansion is depicted as the private estate of Charles Francis Xavier, a character in X-Men comics. It serves as the base of operations and training site of the X-Men. It is also the location of an accredited private school for mutant teenagers, and sometimes older aged mutants, the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning, formerly the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters. The X-Mansion is also the worldwide headquarters of the X-Corporation.

Magneto (comics) fictional character appearing in Marvel Comics publications and related media

Magneto is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appears in The X-Men #1 as an adversary of the X-Men.

Side-plots are the workings of mysterious mutant teacher Xorn, Quire's crush on Sophie of the Stepford Cuckoos, the relationship between flirty Angel Salvadore and the ugly Beak and the growing estrangement of Cyclops from his wife Jean Grey, causing Emma Frost to start a psychic affair with him.

Xorn

Xorn is the alias of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Stepford Cuckoos characters from Marvel Comics

The Stepford Cuckoos are a set of fictional mutant psychically linked quintuplets appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The alphabetical order of the Cuckoos' first names corresponds with their ages, with Celeste being the firstborn and Sophie being the youngest. Originally calling themselves the Five-in-One, with the deaths of Esme and Sophie the remaining sisters are now known as the Three-in-One.

Angel Salvadore comic book character

Angel Salvadore, also known by her codename Tempest, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

When "Open House" Day at Xavier's arrives, Quire's so-called "Omega Gang", made strong and volatile by repeated consumption of "Kick", capture Professor X and spew anti-human sentiment against the school's human visitors, stating they are avenging Jumbo Carnation. However, Beast tells them Carnation killed himself by an overdose of Kick. Helped by the Stepford Cuckoos, who collectively inhale Kick to match Quire's power, the X-Men subdue the Omega Gang, but Sophie Cuckoo—Quire's crush—is killed. Breaking down emotionally and because of Kick's side-effects, Quentin collapses and turns into a disembodied state. As a consequence, Professor X resigns.

Beast (comics) comic book character

Beast is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics and is a founding member of the X-Men. Originally called "The Beast", the character was introduced as a mutant possessing ape-like superhuman physical strength and agility, oversized hands and feet, a genius-level intellect, and otherwise normal appearance and speech. Eventually being referred to simply as "Beast", Hank McCoy underwent progressive physiological transformations, permanently gaining animalistic physical characteristics. These include blue fur, both simian and feline facial features, pointed ears, fangs, and claws. Beast's physical strength and senses increased to even greater levels.

Aftermath

In the following arcs up to issue #154 (the last issue of the Morrison run), Xorn was originally revealed by Morrison to be Magneto, harboring a genocidal hate against mankind in the following "Planet X" arc, and also the supplier of the Kick drug, although this Magneto was later retconned to be an imposter, with the real Magneto having nothing to do with the plot. [2] [3] The arc also set up the Scott Summers / Emma Frost relationship, a staple of the Astonishing X-Men comics by Joss Whedon. The events of this story were mentioned in Wolverine and the X-Men #1 by Kid Omega, the man who started it and the divide among the X-Men.

Planet X (comics)

"Planet X" is 2004 storyline published by Marvel Comics that ran from New X-Men #146–150. The story is the penultimate arc of Grant Morrison's run as writer on the X-Men, and features the return of Magneto and the death of Jean Grey again.

Emma Frost comic book character

Emma Grace Frost is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, most commonly in association with the X-Men. The character first appeared in The Uncanny X-Men #129, and was created by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer John Byrne. Emma Frost, also known as the White Queen, has evolved from a supervillain and foe of the X-Men, to becoming a superhero and one of the X-Men's most central members and leaders until the events of Inhumans vs. X-Men.

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Collected editions

The series has been collected into the following trade paperbacks:

In comics, a trade paperback is a collection of stories originally published in comic books, reprinted in book format, usually capturing one story arc from a single title or a series of stories with a connected story arc or common theme, or an earlier mini-series.

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References

  1. ↑ "Interviews with Grant Morrison". Barbelith Interviews. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  2. ↑ PopImage Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine .
  3. ↑ Pop Thought - Alex Ness Archived 2005-12-21 at the Wayback Machine .
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