The ship of the xmen explode and the xmen fell into the earth, in some part of china, there was a darkhole, that was eating all. The two different crews fight on board the asteroid until magneto stops them. He brings the characterdriven focus of an indie film to what would otherwise be a goofy scifi flick. Its a tale of friendship lost and a rivalry established, a tragedy that affects the future of human and mutantkind for generations to come. The xmen send wolverine to the past in a desperate effort to change history and prevent an event that results in doom for both humans and mutants. Issue 1 is still the mostly sold comic book to date. A new era of exitement started in 1991 with the second xmen series by chris claremont and jim lee. Created in 1963 by writer stan lee and artist jack kirby, the team became one of marvel comics s most successful properties.
The upcoming xmen relaunch has the potential to move them back to the center of the marvel comics universe. The xmen just became marvels most exciting franchise. This comic book had four different covers that when lined up formed a single image of the xmen. The title began its publication in october 1991 as xmen vol.
The first issue of the xmen, also known as the uncanny xmen, was published on september 10, 1963. Rare avengers, xmen first issues sell for record prices. The xmen fight for peace and equality between normal humans and mutants in a world where antimutant bigotry is fierce and widespread. A group of mutants have stolen a shuttle and are being pursued by some agents. They split into two teams, but only wolverine, with psylockes help, is able to breach them. Xmen nails this as well thanks to director bryan singer. Most of the xmen are mutants, a subspecies of humans who are born with superhuman abilities activated by the xgene. The human government develops a cure for mutations, and jean gray becomes a darker uncontrollable persona called the phoenix who allies with magneto, causing escalation into an allout battle for the x men. The xmen confront him, but after a brief battle he flies off with the nuclear. This page contains a list of all the comics included in xmen vol 2.
At the mansion the xmen are testing the buildings defenses. Browse the latest deals and special offers on digital comics and graphic novels from. Enjoy reading xmen the dark phoenix saga 1991 001 in the best quality scans available on the internet. The xmens oldest enemy is back and its going to take everyone in the xmen have to bring him down.
Under grant morrisons guidance, new xmen has become the comic book equivalent of. Avengers alliance and is one of the comic book covers required in. Job number x401 first line of dialogue or text in the main study of an exclusive private school in new yorks westchester county, a strange silent man sits motionless, brooding. Back in the 1990s, marvels biggest brand was undoubtedly the xmen. In 1991, marvel launched this series, the second comic book with the title xmen.
Iceman and juggernaut start fighting, offending them. We accept returns within 14 days except for any professionally graded comic book. Magneto arrives and tears their ships apart before bringing them on board asteroid m. The modern marvel universe essentially revolves around the avengers, but that wasnt always the case. Psychic professor xavier patrick stewart leads a school of skilled mutants called xmen, a peacekeeping force to safeguard the world against a race of genetically mutated humans known as homo. Hated and feared for powers given to them by an xgene in their chromosomes, the xmen were assembled by charles xavier, with the dream that one day mutants and humans could live together in peace. Can the xmens founder be saved or will jean and emma be consumed by his nightmares. A newly crippled charles xavier is contemplating establishing a school for young mutants, while his best friend, erik magnus lehnsherr, is about to become the worst mutant menace of all time.
This includes cgc, pgx and cbcs graded comic books. Xmen xmen, american comic strip team consisting of a rotating ensemble cast of mutants born with superhuman powers. At the end of each issue i find myself truly shocked, wondering what will happen next and dreading the wait. The original series was known as xmen 1963 series and then uncanny xmen 1981 series. Comic came in 5 different editions, 4 with different covers and interior pinups at. Copper age comics are those published between 1984 and 1991, and on the timeline of comic book history, are bracketed between bronze age comics published before 1984 and modern age comics published after 1991. The xmen were a team of mutants created to protect the world as well as maintain peaceful human mutant relations. Xmen members come from all over the world in all shapes and sizes with the likes of wolverine.
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 end result is a comic book that for lack of a better description is without any real joy or fun. Mutant super team xmen charles xavier s team of merry mutants is charged with the mission of protecting a world that hates and fears them for their unusual appearances and abilities. One of them, fabian cortez, has a suggestion for magneto. If you have found something that is not seen on this page, please add it. I was kinda skeptical about the price but let me tell you it was worth it. You can curently reading xmen the dark phoenix saga 1991 001 online with free online comicbook reader. 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. With the hindsight of all the superhero films that have followed in the decades since, this is, dare i say it, an important film.