| X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills | |
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| Date | 1982 |
| Main characters | X-Men Magneto William Stryker |
| Series | Marvel Graphic Novel |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Creative team | |
| Writers | Christopher Claremont |
| Artists | Brent Eric Anderson |
| Colourists | Steve Oliff |
| ISBN | 0-7851-0039-3 |
X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills (Marvel Graphic Novel #5) is an original graphic novel published in 1982 by Marvel Comics, starring their popular superhero team the X-Men. It was written by Christopher Claremont and illustrated by Brent Eric Anderson. The book served as the primary inspiration for the 2003 film X2, which saw Claremont return to write the novelization. Inspired by the rise of televangelism in the 1980s, the story deals with the overall religious extremism against mutants. Throughout the novel, the X-Men attempt to rescue their leader Charles Xavier from William Stryker, a televangelist willing to abuse his telepathic powers to cleanse the world of mutantkind.