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X-Men: Days of Future Past

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Inspired X-Men: Days of Future Past: in a future ruled by Sentinels, an X-Man sends her mind into the past; collects issues #138–143

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Quick recap

In the future of 2013, Sentinels rule the U.S. and the last mutants live in internment camps. An adult Kate Pryde sends her mind back into the body of 1980's Kitty, newly arrived at the X-Men. In the present, Mystique's Brotherhood of Mutants plans to kill Senator Robert Kelly in Congress, and that killing is what sets the nightmare in motion. The X-Men race to stop it, while in the future the last heroes stage a desperate attack. The killing is stopped, Kitty is herself again, and no one knows if the future changed. The other issues feature Alpha Flight and Kitty alone against a demon in the mansion.

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  1. ReferenceKitty traveled, not Logan

    In the comics, the one who sends her mind back is Kate Pryde, the grown-up Kitty. The film swapped in Wolverine, but Bryan Singer kept Kitty as the one who makes the trip possible.

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  2. Behind the scenesJust two issues

    The original story runs only in Uncanny X-Men #141 and #142 from 1981. The collection adds the surrounding issues, featuring Alpha Flight and the Wendigo.

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  3. ChangeThe target is a senator

    In both versions the mission is to stop a killing that sets off anti-mutant hysteria. In the comic, the target is Senator Robert Kelly; in the film, it's Bolivar Trask.

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