Civil War: X-Men

In the midst of Marvel's Civil War, David Hine and Yanick Paquette spotlighted the X-Men's unique, complicated stance on superhero registration. This 2007 one-shot from Marvel explores how mutantkind—already a persecuted minority—navigates the government's demand for unmasking, forcing a tense, philosophical standoff that sets the X-Men apart from the wider Marvel Universe. A concise but essential chapter, it captures the team's defining ethos of protecting their own while questioning authority.