Original artwork, not a still
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
In Grant Morrison’s New X-Men, Quentin Quire wears “Magneto was right” on a protest T-shirt. The slogan is part of the “Riot at Xavier’s” story, including New X-Men #135, and provokes the school’s teachers. It is text on his clothing, rather than a line spoken by Magneto. This page does not claim a settled first appearance between the adjacent issues.
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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