History
X-Men
In 1991, X-Men (vol. 2) made its premiere. With the help of the speculator's market of the time and Jim Lee's popularity, X-Men #1, selling over seven million copies, became the best-selling comic book of all time, and still holds the record today.[2] Its first issues were written by long-time X-Men writer Chris Claremont, who left after a few issues due to creative differences with editor Bob Harras.[3]
New X-Men
X-Men ran for 10 years, with various creative teams. In July 2001 during a revamp of the X-Men franchise, its title changed to New X-Men featuring an ambigram logo. Along with these modifications, a new writer, Grant Morrison, was assigned to the title. These changes by the newly appointed Marvel Comics editor-in-chief, Joe Quesada, reflected his idea for flagship titles like X-Men to regain some of their former glory, as well as regaining critical acclaim.[4]
Morrison added fresh and original concepts during his time writing New X-Men. His tenure on the title dealt with Cyclops, Wolverine, Jean Grey, Beast, Emma Frost and Xorn. Grant Morrison redirected the X-Men’s mission to that of teachers, and introduced off-beat humor as well as several high-minded, science fiction concepts into the series. Additionally, New X-Men artist Frank Quitely redesigned the look of team, giving them sleek, leather / polyester outfits instead of their traditional superhero uniforms for a more contemporary look and feel.[5]
Some more of the long-lasting changes that occurred during Morrison's run were the Secondary Mutation of Beast to resemble a feline rather than his former ape-like appearance, and the reintroduction of Emma Frost as a member of the team. One of the more controversial events of New X-Men happened in issue #115 when the island of Genosha and its inhabitants, including Magneto, were completely destroyed. This set the tone that dominated the rest of Morrison's tenure on the book.[6]
Morrison's New X-Men was met initially with mixed reviews. Long-time, continuity-concerned fans regarded Morrison's initial issues as hype to pick up sagging sales. Newer readers, saw Morrison as a breath of fresh air in the world of the X-Books. Sales increased, and much of the negative reactions by the long-term fans changed to praise for revamping the title. Morrison's run proved to be one of the most successful runs on any X-Men title, and managed to become the critically acclaimed flagship title that Quesada had desired.[7]
X-Men again
In June 2004, Chuck Austen, previously the writer of Uncanny X-Men, moved to X-Men with issue #155. The title of the series reverted to its original title of X-Men in July 2004 with issue #157 during the X-Men Reload event. The series has since continued under the X-Men banner.[8]
Relationship with other X-Men titles
Since the introduction of X-Men, the plotlines of this series and other X-Books have had varying degrees of intermingling. For most of its run, X-Men has featured a completely different battalion of X-Men than other titles featuring the X-Men. While it was not uncommon for characters of one book to appear in the other, any major stories concerning characters were dealt with in their own team book.
X-Men and Uncanny X-Men have shared two periods of time where they were more-or-less treated as a single, fortnightly series. In both of these cases they shared an author: 1995 to 1996 by Scott Lobdell and 1998 to 2000 by Alan Davis. During these times, the plotlines from X-Men and Uncanny X-Men led directly into each other.
In July of 2004, the cast of X-Men was moved to the newly relaunched Astonishing X-Men, and most of the cast of the Uncanny X-Men was transferred to the X-Men title. With three main X-Men series running concurrently, members from each book continue to appear in the other titles.
Cast
Issues | Line-up |
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#1-3 |
Wolverine, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Beast, Storm, Rogue, Psylocke, Gambit, Iceman, Archangel, W:C:marvel:Jubilation Lee (Earth-616)Jubilee, Colossus |
#4-45 |
Cyclops, Beast, Wolverine, Rogue, Gambit, Psylocke, W:C:marvel:Jubilation Lee (Earth-616)Jubilee |
#46-61 |
Cyclops, Wolverine, Jean Grey, Gambit, Rogue, Bishop, Storm, Iceman, Beast, Angel |
#62-69 |
Cyclops, Jean Grey, Wolverine, Storm, W:C:marvel:Samuel Guthrie (Earth-616)Cannonball, Iceman, Cecilia Reyes, Marrow |
#70-79 |
Beast, Storm, Wolverine, Rogue, W:C:marvel:Samuel Guthrie (Earth-616)Cannonball, Marrow, Cecilia Reyes, Maggott |
#80-99 |
Storm, Wolverine, Rogue, Nightcrawler, Shadowcat, Colossus, Marrow, Gambit |
#100-113 |
Rogue, Psylocke, Nightcrawler, Colossus, Wolverine, Shadowcat, Thunderbird, Archangel, Cecilia Reyes |
#114-156 |
Cyclops, Wolverine, Beast, Jean Grey, Emma Frost, Professor X, Xorn |
#157-165 |
Wolverine, Rogue, Iceman, Gambit, Havok, Polaris, Juggernaut, Xorn II |
#166-187 |
Rogue, Iceman, Gambit, Havok, Polaris, Wolverine, Emma Frost |
#188-199 |
Rogue, Iceman, W:C:marvel:Samuel Guthrie (Earth-616)Cannonball, Cable, Sabretooth, Mystique, Lady Mastermind, Karima Shapandar |
#200 |
Rogue, Iceman, W:C:marvel:Samuel Guthrie (Earth-616)Cannonball, Cable, Mystique, Lady Mastermind, Karima Shapandar |
#201-207 |
Rogue, Iceman, W:C:marvel:Samuel Guthrie (Earth-616)Cannonball |
Most recent Supporting Cast
Contributors
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Regular artists
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Collections
Trade paperbacks
Title | Material collected | Publication date | ISBN |
X-Men Legends Vol. 1: Mutant Genesis |
X-Men #1-7 |
April 2002 |
ISBN 0-7851-0895-5 |
X-Men/Ghost Rider: Brood Trouble in the Big Easy |
X-Men #8-9, Ghost Rider Vol. 3 #26-27 |
December 1993 |
ISBN 0-87135-974-X |
X-Men: X-Cutioner's Song |
Uncanny X-Men #294-296, X-Men #14-16, X-Factor #84-86, X-Force #16-18 |
May 1994 |
ISBN 0-7851-0025-3 |
X-Men: Fatal Attractions |
X-Men #25, X-Factor #92, X-Force #25, Uncanny X-Men #304, Wolverine #75, and Excalibur #71 |
October 1994 |
ISBN 0-7851-0065-2 |
Avengers/X-Men: Bloodties |
Uncanny X-Men #305, X-Men #26, Avengers #368-369, West Coast Avengers #101 |
April 1995 |
ISBN 0-7851-0103-9 |
Origin of Generation X: Tales of the Phalanx Covenant |
Uncanny X-Men #316-317, X-Men #36-37, X-Factor #106, X-Force #38,
Excalibur Vol.1 #82, Wolverine Vol. 2 #85, Cable #16, Generation X #1 |
June 2001 |
ISBN 0-7851-0216-7 |
X-Men: Legion Quest |
X-Men #40-41, X-Factor #109, and Uncanny X-Men #320-321 |
March 1996 |
ISBN 0-7851-0179-9 |
X-Men: Zero Tolerance |
Wolverine Vol. 2 #115-118, Generation X #27, Cable #45-47, X-Force #67-69, X-Men #65-70 |
March 2001 |
ISBN 0-7851-0738-X |
Magneto: Rogue Nation |
Magneto Rex #1-3, X-Men: The Magneto War #1, Uncanny X-Men #366-367, X-Men #85-87 |
March 2002 |
ISBN 0-7851-0834-3 |
Astonishing X-Men: Deathwish |
X-Men #92 and #95, Astonishing X-Men Vol. 2 #1-3, Uncanny X-Men #375 |
October 2000 |
ISBN 0-7851-0754-1 |
X-Men: Dream's End |
X-Men #108-110, Uncanny X-Men #388-390, Cable #87, and Bishop #16 |
February 2005 |
ISBN 0-7851-1551-X |
X-Men: Eve of Destruction |
X-Men #111-113 and Uncanny X-Men #391-393 |
December 2004 |
ISBN 0-7851-1552-8 |
New X-Men Vol. 1: E Is For Extinction |
New X-Men #114-117 |
December 2001 |
ISBN 0-7851-0811-4 |
New X-Men Vol. 2: Imperial |
New X-Men #118-126 |
July 2002 |
ISBN 0-7851-0887-4 |
New X-Men Vol. 3: New Worlds |
New X-Men #127-133 |
December 2002 |
ISBN 0-7851-0976-5 |
New X-Men Vol. 4: Riot At Xavier's |
New X-Men #134-138 |
July 2003 |
ISBN 0-7851-1067-4 |
New X-Men Vol. 5: Assault on Weapon Plus |
New X-Men #139-145 |
December 2003 |
ISBN 0-7851-1119-0 |
New X-Men Vol. 6: Planet X |
New X-Men #146-150 |
April 2004 |
ISBN 0-7851-1201-4 |
New X-Men Vol. 7: Here Comes Tomorrow |
New X-Men #151-154 |
July 2004 |
ISBN 0-7851-1345-2 |
Uncanny X-Men Volume 6: Bright New Mourning |
New X-Men #155-156 and Uncanny X-Men #435-436 and #442-443 |
August 2004 |
ISBN 0-7851-1406-8 |
X-Men: Day of the Atom |
X-Men #157-165 |
March 2005 |
ISBN 0-7851-1534-X |
X-Men: Golgotha |
X-Men #166-170 |
July 2005 |
ISBN 0-7851-1650-8 |
X-Men: Bizarre Love Triangle |
X-Men #171-174 |
October 2005 |
ISBN 0-7851-1665-6 |
X-Men/Black Panther: Wild Kingdom |
X-Men #175-176 and Black Panther #8-9 |
February 2006 |
ISBN 0-7851-1789-X |
Decimation: X-Men - The Day After |
X-Men #177-181 and House of M: Decimation - The Day After |
May 2006 |
ISBN 0-7851-1984-1 |
X-Men: Blood of Apocalypse |
X-Men #182-187 |
August 2006 |
ISBN 0-7851-1985-X |
Hardcover collections
Title | Material collected | Publication date | ISBN |
New X-Men Vol. 1 |
New X-Men #114-126 and New X-Men Annual 2001 |
November 2002 |
ISBN 0-7851-0964-1 |
New X-Men Vol. 2 |
New X-Men #127-141 |
November 2003 |
ISBN 0-7851-1118-2 |
New X-Men Vol. 3 |
New X-Men #142-154 |
September 2004 |
ISBN 0-7851-1200-6 |
New X-Men Omnibus |
New X-Men #114-154 and New X-Men Annual 2001 |
December 2006 |
ISBN 0-7851-2326-1 |
X-Men: Blood of Apocalypse (Premiere Hardcover) |
X-Men #182-187 and Cable & Deadpool #26-27 |
August 2006 |
ISBN 0-7851-2334-2 |
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