| X-Men | |
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Cover of X-Men (vol. 3) #1 (Sep 2010). Art by Adi Granov. |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Publication date | September 2010 – present |
| Number of issues | 20 (to date) 1 Giant-Size |
| Main character(s) | Angel Colossus Cyclops Emma Frost Jubilee Pixie Storm Wolverine |
| Creative team as of November 2011 | |
| Writer(s) | Victor Gischler |
| Artist(s) | Will Conrad |
| Letterer(s) | VC's Joe Caramagna |
| Colorist(s) | Chris Sotomayor |
| Editor(s) | Axel Alonso Nick Lowe |
X-Men is a Marvel Comics comic book ongoing series that began in July 2010. It is written by Victor Gischler with art by Paco Medina, [1] among others.
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The series is the third ongoing series to launch with the X-Men name following the first volume in 1963 and the second volume in 1991. To establish itself from the other core X-Men titles, X-Men will focus on the mutants' role in the wider Marvel Universe and ". . . firmly integrate the X-Men in the Marvel Universe."[1] As a result, each story arc of the title has featured a guest appearance from characters from the Marvel Universe ranging from Spider-Man to Blade.
Promotional material for the title showed the characters Nate Grey, Elektra, Blade, Spider-Man, and She-Hulk as being part of future storylines.[2]
The first story arc, "Curse of the Mutants," comprising issues #1–6, involves the X-Men battling the vampire nations and teaming up with Blade.[3]
The second story arc, "To Serve and Protect," comprising issues #7–10, involves the team of Storm, Gambit, Emma Frost, and Wolverine returning to New York where they team up with Spider-Man to battle the Lizard and Dark Beast in the sewers of Manhattan.[4]
An interlude story then followed with Professor X telling Jubilee of an earlier encounter he had with vampires. This was followed by the "First to Last" storyline, which began with X-Men Giant-Size #1 and saw the original X-Men appear in flashback scenes of a previously untold adventure.
Another one-shot story saw a team of X-Men team up with the new female Ghost Rider to battle a mystical enemy. The most recent storyline featured the Future Foundation teaming up with the X-Men, where they also encountered Skull the Slayer. Following on from the 2011 "Regenesis" event among the X-titles, Marvel have announced that X-Men will be among the titles aligned with Cyclops's vision of the X-Men and feature a more covert group of characters, with Psylocke, Jubilee, Domino, Storm, and Warpath being the initial lineup. The team-up aspect of the title will still remain, with the first arc featuring War Machine.
| Issues | Characters | Guest Star |
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| #1–5 | Curse of the Mutants Crossover | Blade |
| #6–10 | Emma Frost, Gambit, Storm, Wolverine | Spider-Man |
| #11 | Jubilee, Professor X | Raizo Kodo |
| Giant-Size #1, #12–15 | Archangel, Colossus, Cyclops, Emma Frost, Iceman, Magneto, Namor, Pixie, Psylocke, Storm, Wolverine | The original X-Men |
| #15.1 | Colossus, Cyclops, Gambit, Danielle Moonstar, Pixie, Storm | Ghost Rider |
| #16–19 | Cyclops, Doctor Nemesis, Emma Frost, Magneto, Pixie, Wolverine | The FF, Skull the Slayer |
| #20–present | Colossus, Domino, Jubilee, Psylocke, Storm, Warpath | War Machine |
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