The 80 s were an odd time for the xmen as professor x decided to stay in space with his main squeeze, lilandra, and left magneto in charge of the xavier. The former featured the gold team while the latter featured the blue team. Just gotta get a time machine, and we could have the ultimate roster of. The saga of the marvel xmen movie that almost happened in. Anatomy of a monster, script by joe kelly, pencils by german garcia, inks by art thibert, dan panosian, scott hanna, and jon holdredge. Functioning under the uncanny xmen book, this team is widely known as the. Secondary titles started to be published in the 80s. May 21, 2014 i grew up reading comic books in the 90s. Xmen legends cheats, codes, and secrets for gamecube gamefaqs. I read all of grant morrison s 2000s xmen run and have only occasionally kept up since then. In issue 96, wolverine takes the place of thunderbird in the xmen roster as the hotheaded and aggressive member of the team.
This new team replaced the previous members with the exception of cyclops, who. X men 1991 2001 a second x men title was published in 1991. And then there were so many xmen teams blue, gold, xtreme and. This collection of stories celebrates five decades of x men adventures. The xmen are a superhero team of mutants founded by professor charles xavier. Feb 10, 2016 80s x men characters come to life in rocking music video. After watching dofp, i started thinking about what new mutants could turn up in the sequel, so here is my take on it. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful children s books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your first box. A lot of chris claremont s pet characters during his early 00s xmen work were nonstarters, but sage wasnt that bad. Take a second and look at the by line up top jr jr, rick leonardi, walt simonson, art adams, alan davis. Sinister enlists the aid of kraven the hunter to steal xmen dna in order to engineer his own mutanthunting slaves. Xmen are a team of fictional mutant superheroes appearing in american comic books.
The xmen s inquiry into who assaulted and autopsied wolverine leads to a ngarai cairn and another race of earth conquering alien demons. Search the world s most comprehensive index of fulltext books. The xmen are a team of mutant superheroes, published in comic books by marvel. You can either choose from seven alltime classic xmen teams from the comics one of which has two distinct teams, or choose other and make your own roll call by mixing and matching a mutant roster youd like to see on the big screen in the mcu. Cover pencils by carlos pacheco, inks by art thibert. There s a lot of xmen comics and most of them are very confusing, but here are some great starting points, depending on what youre looking for. The new mutants is a group of fictional teenaged mutant superheroesintraining appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. The home of all things xmen on reddit, be it comic books, film, television, gaming or any other medium that marvel s mutants. First class hitting theaters everywhere this weekend, interest in the mutant heroes has rarely been so strong. Dive into our video timeline infographic detailing everyone who ever joined professor xavier s team of xmen.
Green arrow moved up on comic book characters who would definitely vote. It s also the decade that the xmen were at the peak of their popularity. Dont get me wrong, i love the 80s, too, and it s almost tied in my mind, but part of my love for the 90s is just nostalgia because the 90s is when i started reading comics. For xmen legends on the gamecube, gamefaqs has 22 cheat codes and secrets. But if marvel had its way, the first xmen movie would have premiered three decades ago courtesy of chris claremont, gerry. Internal friction soon split the xbooks creative teams. The 80 s were an odd time for the xmen as professor x decided to stay in space with his main squeeze, lilandra, and left. Chris claremont is a writer of american comic books, best known for his 16year 19751991 stint on uncanny xmen, during which the series became one of the comic book industry s most successful properties. Xforce 1 xmen 1 uncanny 281 xfactor 71 generation x 1 this is really the start of the 90 s era xmen books and would need it s own thread. May 25, 2014 80s xmen with prejapanese bodied psylocke. Wolverine from when he fought the hulk in his debutwolverine as a new xmanwolverine in his brown and orange costume from the 80 s bone claws wolverinenew xmen era wolverine with the depressing all black costumex23, so the team isnt a complete sausage fest.
The xmen are a team of mutant superheroes, published in comic books by marvel comics. Here are the top 10 xmen teams in marvel comics history. An allstar cast of x men supervillains are set against a backdrop of some of the most. There are books within marvel s current lineup that could fall under this category. First of all magneto, mystique and wolverine should only have minor or cameo roles, since the previous 5 movies revolved always around them, it s time to see some fresh faces. At the time, this change was seen a controversial use of wolverine s character making this a collector favorite. Every kid worth his polybag and backing board just had to have one, and the resulting frenzy sent the book to the top of wizard s top ten hottest books list for a thenrecord four months. Fandom may earn an affiliate commission on sales made from links on this page. The animated series were all the reasons why during the early 90s, i loved comic book superhero cartoon shows. I tried to consider every comic book iteration futuristic and age of.
But if marvel had its way, the first x men movie would have premiered three decades ago courtesy of chris claremont, gerry conway, and roy thomas, and terminator. Beast, grew a layer of blue fur and gained a more beastly look, and in the 80s. Having just spent the past few months reading all the xuniverse titles from the mid 80 s through to just past the age of apocalypse the world of xmen 92 is very fresh in my mind. Jan 16, 2015 dive into our video timeline infographic detailing everyone who ever joined professor xavier s team of xmen. The xmen have had innumerable team lineups over the years. We wanted xmen to be special and by itself, but shooter told us that if we didnt come up with a new mutant book, someone else would.
Watch as kraven the hunter and the blob attack the world s strangest teens while deep in the background an even greater threat watches. Despite the 80s launching a handful of ripeforfranchising blockbusters and the next comic book event film, 1989 s batman, marvel couldnt sell hollywood on its niche roster. Buy a cheap copy of five decades of the x men book. It s the reason why i grew to deeply appreciate marvel comics more than any other comic book publisher in the industry. Weve been selling comics since 1961 our first sale. Marvels top 10 xmen teams of all time bounding into comics. Claremont has written many stories for other publishers including the star trek debt of honor graphic novel, his creatorowned sovereign seven for dc comics and aliens vs predator for dark. The xmen franchise has been known for decades as the home of some of the most dynamic and wellrounded female characters in the medium, starting with chris claremont s 70 s 80 s revamp of. So in honor of feeling all mutanty, i thought i would do a list of five of my favorite xmen of the 80s. Oct 31, 2017 15 things marvel did right in the 80s that theyre doing wrong today the 80s was a lot of things, but these 15 things prove that marvel had much greater success back then than they do today. Xmen editor louise simonson recalled neither chris claremont or i really wanted to do it.
In the 80 s thanks to writer chris claremont, the xmen became very popular. May 19, 2014 there s a lot of xmen comics and most of them are very confusing, but here are some great starting points, depending on what youre looking for. Given the absurd popularity of early 80s xmen, it was inevitable that the team. After a few years, both teams merged and x men members appeared in both titles.
Things marvel did right in the 80s that theyre doing wrong. The animated series, you had something you could talk about with even casual fans. Finally, the essentials line gets into the truly modern age of the 80 s with this sixth installment of the xmen franchise, and it s a doozy. Things marvel did right in the 80s that theyre doing. In the 80s thanks to writer chris claremont, the xmen became very popular. Mar 17, 2017 and of course my own failed post about some of the xmen s more bizarre power explanations i swear i read that about colossus back in the day, i swear. For the first decade they were around, though, the xmens roster was. Once here, read the two xmen titles together as there is a ton of crossover and often times you see characters shared with each book. Cyclops s blue team chronicled in xmen and storm s gold team in the uncanny xmen. The name was a modification of stan lee s original name for the xmen, the mutants. The xmen have long been a central focus of marvel s publishing line. Xmen legends cheats, codes, and secrets for gamecube. With the return of xavier and the original xmen to the team, the roster was split into two strike forces. Oddly heavy and grim for a teenage book, new mutants nevertheless became.
In 1991, marvel revised the entire lineup of xmen comic book titles, centered on the launch of a second xmen series, simply titled xmen. The x men are a team of mutant superheroes, published in comic books by marvel comics. While the xline grew considerably in the 80s, the books themselves. With that said, what team do you hope the mcu s xmen will go with in its first outing and adventures. Jan 10, 2020 and while the xmen have continuously welcomed teen heroes into their ranks, in the 80 s, a new class of mutant heroes, appropriately called the new mutants, were brought together at xavier s. The home of all things xmen on reddit, be it comic books, film, television, gaming or any other medium that marvel s mutants have inspired people over the last halfcentury. The members of xfactor rejoined xmen following a battle with the shadow king. And while the xmen have continuously welcomed teen heroes into their ranks, in the 80 s, a new class of mutant heroes, appropriately called the new mutants, were brought together at xavier s.
She was the 70s, even if she finally appeared in the 80s. Over the decades, the x men have featured a rotating line up composed of many characters. While the plot may sound like pretty standard comic book fare, the way the story is told is brilliant. Xmen roster book by staff of tsr, incorporated, tsr inc. My 5 favorite xmen of the 80s my side of the laundry room. The dark phoenix saga by chris claremont, allnew xmen, volume 1. When this book was first released it was a national sensation. They have been the main characters of three successive comic book series, which were spinoffs of the x men franchise. By the early 1980s, xmen was marvels topselling comic title.
Your list will be much different if you are slightly. This books seems more of an adaption of the television cartoon than any of the actual xmen comic books from 1992. Jun 24, 2006 the story features what i believe to be the greatest x men roster of alltime cyclops, wolverine, storm, colossus, nightcrawler, phoenix, with professor x supporting them, and banshee recently departed and featured in a subplot, along with guest appearances by original x men beast and angel. There have been hundreds of xmen since the teams inception in 1963.