The Intro
Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the X-Men first appeared on the pages of Marvel Comics in September of 1963 (45th Anniversary!) under the title Uncanny X-Men. The X-Men are mutants born with the X gene, granting them various powers, abilities, and/or physical mutations that usually manifest at puberty. Normal humans are generally showed to fear and/or dislike mutants, despite the scientific world holding those with the X gene to be the next step in human evolution.
The original team was brought together by Professor Charles Xavier (AKA Prof. X), a mutant himself, to train at a private academy designed to help young mutants control their abilities and come to terms with their status, and ultimately to protect the world from evil mutants and various other threats.
For 45 years the X-Men have been amongst the forefront of Marvel Comics most popular titles, spawning numerous video games, television series, movies, books, action figures, and more.
Member Information
Original Team
*Angel
*Beast
*Cyclops
*Iceman
*Marvel Girl (Jean Grey)
*Professor X
1960's additions
*Changeling
*Havok
*Mimic
*Polaris
Secret Team (through retroactive continuity)
*Darwin
*Petra
*Sway
*Vulcan
1970's additions
*Banshee
*Colossus
*Nightcrawler
*Storm
*Sunfire
*Thunderbird (John Proudstar)
*Wolverine
1980's additions
*Dazzler
*Forge
*Lockheed
*Longshot
*Magneto
*Marvel Girl (Rachel Summers)
*Psylocke
*Rogue
*Shadowcat
1990's additions
*Bishop
*Cannonball
*Cecilia Reyes
*Gambit
*Joseph
*Jubilee
*Maggot
*Marrow
*Revanche
*X-Man
2000's additions
*Armor
*Boom Boom
*Cable
*Caliban
*Chamber
*Hepzibah
*Husk
*Juggernaut
*Karma
*Kuan-Yin Xorn
*Lifegaurd
*Moonstar
*Northstar
*Omega Sentinel
*Pixie
*Sage
*Shen Xorn
*Slipstream
*Stacy X
*Thunderbird (Neal Shaara)
*Warpath
*White Queen
Allies & Honorary Members
*Candy Southern
*Deadpool
*Dragon Man
*Energizer
*Gateway
*Goblin Queen
*Korvus
*M
*Machine Man
*Magma
*Medusa
*Moira MacTaggert
*Ms. Marvel
*Multiple Man
*Pulse
*Quicksilver
*Red Lotus
*Vange Whedon
Affiliate Teams
*Excalibur
*Generation X
*New Mutants
*X-Corporation
*X-Factor
*X-Force
*X-Statix
Comic Information
Core series
*Astonishing X-Men
*Uncanny X-Men
*X-Factor
*X-Force
*X-Men: Legacy
*Young X-Men
Secondary Titles
*Cable
*Deadpool
*Wolverine
*Wolverine: First Class
*Wovlerine: Origins
*X-Men: First Class
Alternate Universe titles
*New Exiles
*Ultimate X-Men
Past Series
*Cable & Deadpool
*Excalibur
*Exiles
*Generation X
*Giant Size X-Men
*New Mutants
*New Excalibur
*New X-Men
*X-Men: The Hidden Years
*X-Men Unlimited
*X-treme X-Men
*X-Statix
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So yeah, there was no X-Men thread, surprisingly, so I made this one. Does anyone else read (any of) the comics? Just love the movies? Remember the old cartoon from the 90s? I've loved the X-Men since I was a kid and still have my vast collection of trading cards lol. I just recently got back into reading the comics, which I haven't done since I was in grade school prolly. It can be hard to get into the comics if you've never really had any prior exposure to them, or if you've been gone a while, but maybe I can help you get back into them or fill in some info you don't know! Also, the wiki and comicvine are also great sources of information.
Anyway, just wanted to share my love of one of the best superhero teams around with the other geeks. I KNOW there's gotta be some other fans out there! Post here and talk about your favorite characters, favorite stories, current X-Men affairs, and just basically ANYTHING X-MEN!!
(I'll post some real talk after some other contribute)