Young X-Men #1
Title: “Final Genesis”
Medium: comic book
Publication date: June 2008
Publisher: Marvel
Written by: Mark Guggenheim
Art by: Yanick Paquette, Ray Snyder
29 characters in this story:
BELOW: Blindfold has a precognitive dream about the Young X-Men (an as-yet-unformed team).
Source: Young X-Men #1 (June 2008): "Final Genesis", pg. 2-6. Written by Mark Guggenheim. Art by Yanick Paquette, Ray Snyder. See also: precognition; Blindfold (Ruth Aldine)
BELOW: Wolf Cub threatens Maximus Lobo (a now de-powered former mutant), who once led a group of lupine mutant supremacists.
Source: Young X-Men #1 (June 2008): "Final Genesis", pg. 8, panels 1-2. Written by Mark Guggenheim. Art by Yanick Paquette, Ray Snyder. See also: hate; exclusivism; prejudice; mutant supremacist; Maximus Lobo
BELOW: Radical Muslim "soldiers" of the Taliban attack a village in Afghanistan, but are rebuffed by the Muslim super-hero known as Dust.
Source: Young X-Men #1 (June 2008): "Final Genesis", pg. 9-11. Written by Mark Guggenheim. Art by Yanick Paquette, Ray Snyder. See also: violence in the name of religion; Muslim; Dust (Sooraya Qadir); Taliban soldiers
BELOW: Radical Muslim "soldiers" invading an Afghani village are overtly identified as members of the fundamentalist Islamic militia group known as the "Taliban.":
Source: Young X-Men #1 (June 2008): "Final Genesis", pg. 9, panels 1-4. Written by Mark Guggenheim. Art by Yanick Paquette, Ray Snyder. See also: religion identified by name; Muslim; Taliban soldiers
BELOW: Muslim villagers chant "Alla Hu Akbar" after the Muslim super-heroine Dust repels Taliban invaders from their town. Usually transliterated as "Allahu Akbar," this Arabic phrase means "God is great." This expression is commonly known as the "takbir".
Source: Young X-Men #1 (June 2008): "Final Genesis", pg. 11, panels 2-4. Written by Mark Guggenheim. Art by Yanick Paquette, Ray Snyder. See also: God; chant; gratitude to God; Muslim; Dust (Sooraya Qadir); Bakwa townspeople
BELOW: When the fledgling superhero Eric Gitter ("Ink") is first introduced, his foul language, unprovoked attack on police, and theft of a woman's car all demonstrate his manifestly non-religious nature.
Source: Young X-Men #1 (June 2008): "Final Genesis", pg. 14-15. Written by Mark Guggenheim. Art by Yanick Paquette, Ray Snyder. See also: vulgar language; stealing; manifestly non-religious; Ink (Eric Gitter)
BELOW: Rockslide starts to say that being struck by teammate Dust in her sandstorm form feels almost "sexual." But Dust, a devout Muslim with a clear sense of morality and propriety, firmly warns him not to say finish the sentence.
Source: Young X-Men #1 (June 2008): "Final Genesis", pg. 3, panels 3-4. Written by Mark Guggenheim. Art by Yanick Paquette, Ray Snyder. See also: purity of thought; sexual morality; Muslim; Dust (Sooraya Qadir); Rockslide (Santo Vaccarro)
