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| Publisher | Marvel Comics | ||
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| Formats | Multiple, thematically linked individual issues from multiple ongoing series. | ||
| Genre | Superhero | ||
| Publication date | May – June 2000 | ||
| Number of issues | 9 | ||
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| Writer(s) | Warren Ellis Chris Claremont Ian Edginton |
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| Collected editions | |||
| Counter-X: Volume 1: X-Force | ISBN 0-7851-3304-6 | ||
| Counter-X: Volume 2: Generation X | ISBN 0-7851-3305-4 | ||
| Counter-X: Volume 3: X-Man | ISBN 0-7851-3306-2 | ||
"Revolution" was the title given to the May 2000 revamp of Marvel Comics' X-Men-related comic books, timed to coincide with the publication of X-Men vol. 2 #100.
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In each series, the "Revolution" issue represented a jump of six months after the previous issue's events. In most cases, "Revolution" also marked an attempt to send each title in a new creative direction, and to this end new creative teams were assigned to the titles. Many characters' costumes were redesigned, and a "Revolution" logo was printed along the right-hand side of each issue.
The most publicized of the changes was the return of writer Chris Claremont to the flagship titles X-Men vol. 2 and Uncanny X-Men, after nearly a decade's absence.
The event also included nods to early-1990s marketing strategies such as printing variant covers[1] and including trading cards.[2]
The excitement of the event was dampened by Marvel Comics' timing, as most of the series involved had launched with all or part of their new creative teams a month before the event, even though the "Revolution" logo was still printed on the May issues, and Uncanny X-Men did not join the "Revolution" event until its June 2000 issue. Furthermore, Claremont stated in later interviews that he had ghostwritten several issues of various X-Men titles before the event.
Furthermore, three of the titles involved in the event, (X-Man, X-Force, and Generation X), were rebranded to Counter-X. Writer Warren Ellis plotted the general direction for each of the Counter-X books, and co-wrote each title with Steven Grant on X-Man, Ian Edginton on X-Force, and Brian Wood on Generation X.
The "Revolution" event was poorly received by fans and critics, leading to Claremont leaving X-Men and Uncanny X-Men after nine months. The X-Men line of books were revamped again in July 2001 with Grant Morrison writing New X-Men, Joe Casey writing Uncanny X-Men, and Claremont writing the new title X-Treme X-Men.
The included issues, in order of publication, were:
The Counter-X run has been collected as trade paperbacks: