X-Men
The X-Men Art by Salvador Larroca. Publisher Marvel Comics First appearance (Uncanny) X-Men #1 ( September 1963) Created by Stan Lee Jack Kirby Team status Active Base(s) of operations X-Mansion or Xavier Institute for Higher Learning (formerly Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters) Roster Current roster Astonishing X-Men Beast Colossus Cyclops Shadowcat White Queen Wolverine
Uncanny X-Men Bishop Cannonball Marvel Girl Nightcrawler Psylocke
X-Men Gambit Iceman Mystique Rogue Sabretooth
Notable former members Professor X Magneto Jean Grey Storm Archangel Havok Polaris Banshee (See also List of X-Men) (See also Ultimate X-Men)
The X-Men are a team of comic book superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, they debuted in X-Men #1 from September 1963, the same month as the premiere of The Avengers.
The X-Men franchise, with its original stories of youthful alienation in which teens literally are the freaks they often figuratively feel like, has grown to become one of the most popular comic books producing dozens of spin-off series over the years and turning some of its writers and artists into industry stars.
Since the 1980s, the X-Men universe has branched into both television and film including one of the most successful Saturday morning programs, X-Men: The Animated Series. The year 2000 saw the debut of following series X-Men: Evolution and the long-awaited X-Men movie directed by Bryan Singer. Its sequel X2 was released in 2003 and became the sixth highest grossing film of the year. A third X-Men movie is scheduled for release in May 2006.