Written by JOHN RHETT THOMAS Cover by MIKE MCKONE The X-Men head to the front of the class in May with a SPOTLIGHT all their own! First up is an in-depth account with writer Jeff Parker of X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, the much-?beloved series that happens to share a name with the?blockbuster movie! Then, we investigate the four-color pasts of Magneto and Emma Frost - two Marvel characters?who've straddled the line between good and evil. We also catch up with Kieron Gillen, newly ensconced as writer of UNCANNY X-MEN, Marvel's flagship mutant title for almost fifty years! And speaking of those classic days, we'll take a look at some of Chris Claremont's greatest hits during the?X-Men's '80s heyday! 48 PGS./Rated T+