X-Men and Inhumans Have Finally Made Peace After Their Historic Battle
Warning: contains spoilers for She-Hulk #4!
The X-Men and the Inhumans have finally made peace in Marvel Comics after a long, protracted war — both within the pages of the comics and in the real world between their two parent companies Fox and Disney. For over a decade, the Inhumans were heavily promoted by Marvel while the X-Men were quietly shoved aside in many tie-ins and crossover events. But She-Hulk #4 finally shows that the two groups have made peace thanks to an unlikely partner: She-Hulk and the power of lawyers.
The Inhumans were created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, and made their debut just before the famous Galactus Trilogy in the pages of Fantastic Four. Over time, the society of the Inhumans would receive more detail: the group obtains fantastic superhumans abilities when exposed to the Terrigen Mists. The Mists are harmless to other beings — until the Inhumans vs X-Men event, in which a massive world-threatening Terrigen cloud becomes fatal to to the mutant population of Earth. This triggers a bitter war between the Inhumans and X-Men.
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But years later in She-Hulk #4, written by Rainbow Rowell with art by Luca Maresca, two key members of both groups can be seen in the lawyer She-Hulk's office. Nightcrawler and Karnac stand close to each other, apparently both watching content on Kurt's phone. Just a few years ago, this would be a nigh-impossibility — but when the Thing sends dozens of clients She-Hulk's way, the lawyer has no choice but to see them all.
The conflict between the X-Men and Inhumans was also perhaps motivated by a real-world incident: the success of 21st Century Fox's X-Men film franchise. Reluctant to promote the films
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