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The protest T-shirt slogan in Grant Morrison's New X-Men (2003), later a fan rallying cry
Magneto was right.
— New X-Men · 2001
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
On a shirt it is a provocation: a teenager says the villain had a point, to enrage the adults. That sums up the X-Men's central tension, the persecuted minority and the man who answers with force. Fans adopted it as a shared in-joke and an argument in one breath, and later X-Men stories keep answering it.
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In context
Spoilers for New X-MenShow the scene
The slogan first appears as a T-shirt in New X-Men #135 (cover date February 2003; released December 2002), the "Riot at Xavier's" issue by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely. It is worn by Quentin Quire, the rebellious telepath known as Kid Omega, who wears the shirt as a provocation aimed at the school's teachers. The shirt became one of the comic's most recognisable images.
Sources (2)
- Marvel Database: New X-Men Vol 1 135Release data and Trivia sectionReference checked
- Marvel Database: Mutant CultureArts and Popular Culture, ClothingReference checked
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