X-Men (vol. 2)
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- This article is about the comic book series X-Men (vol. 2). For information on volume 1 see Uncanny X-Men. For information on the X-Men team see X-Men. For other X-Men articles see X-Men (disambiguation).
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X-Men (vol 2) is a Marvel Comics series featuring the eponymous group of mutant superheroes. The title began its publication in October 1991 as X-Men. It was then published as New X-Men from 2001 until 2004, when it was reverted back to its original title. It is often simply called X-Men (sans vol 2) because the first series with that title was renamed Uncanny X-Men in 1981.[1]
X-Men is the second monthly series to portray the adventures of the mutant team. Colloquially, it is sometimes known as "Adjectiveless X-Men" [2], in comparison to Uncanny X-Men, Astonishing X-Men and other X-Men series that have modifiers.
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[edit] History
[edit] 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 [3]. 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 [4].
[edit] 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.[5]
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.[6]
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.[7]
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.[8]
[edit] 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.[9]
[edit] 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 interminglement. 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.
[edit] Cast
Current supporting cast: Cyclops, Emma Frost, Beast, New X-Men
[edit] Contributors
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[edit] Collections
[edit] Trade paperbacks
| Title | Material collected | Publication date | ISBN |
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| 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 |
[edit] Hardcover collections
| Title | Material collected | Publication date | ISBN |
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| 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 |
[edit] References
- ^ The first issue of X-Men (vol. 1) to be named Uncanny X-Men
- ^ Usage of the term Adjectiveless X-Men
- ^ The record for top-selling comic book
- ^ Creative differences
- ^ New X-Men
- ^ New X-Men
- ^ New X-Men
- ^ New X-Men
- ^ X-Men retitling
- Change of title to Uncanny X-Men
- Use of "Adjectiveless" used on Newsarama
- Comic Book Resources
- Claremont discussion from New York Metro
- Chuck Austen on X-Men title change
- New X-Men discussed by The Comics Journal #262
- X-Men at faqs.org
