X-Men: Manifest Destiny

Michael Turner's cover art anchors this single-issue Marvel one-shot from 2009, a bridge chapter in the X-Men saga as the team establishes a new headquarters in San Francisco. The story explores the mutant community's fragile hope for acceptance amid mounting anti-mutant sentiment, capturing a pivotal moment of transition for the franchise. This concise installment matters for its snapshot of the X-Men's "manifest destiny" era, a period defined by relocation and reinvention.