X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills

X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills is a 1982 American superhero graphic novel published by Marvel Comics. It was written by Christopher Claremont and illustrated by Brent Eric Anderson and Steve Oliff, and it was released as the fifth entry in the Marvel Graphic Novel series. It stars the superhero team the X-Men as they come into conflict with William Stryker, a televangelist leading an ideological movement describing super-powered mutants like the X-Men as ungodly and seeking to eradicate them, which forces the X-Men to team-up with their nemesis Magneto to stop him.

Claremont wrote God Loves, Man Kills to be accessible as a stand-alone story that conveys the themes behind the X-Men in a more mature tone. The graphic novel was written at the height of televangelism and takes a critical approach to the practice, presenting Stryker as an example for the danger of its abuse. It examines the nature of discrimination, using mutants as an allegory for persecuted groups while invoking racial discrimination and antisemitism. The central ideological debate takes place between the X-Men, who believe that humans and mutants can coexist, versus Magneto, who believes that mutants must subjugate humans before peace can be attained.

God Loves, Man Kills received critical praise and become one of the most popular stories featuring the X-Men. Critics highlighted its tone and thematic elements, while retrospective reviews have described its long-term relevance to societal issues. It was followed by a sequel in X-Treme X-Men #25–30 (2003) and was adapted into the film X2: X-Men United (2003).