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.]] ''X-Men, vol. 2'' published as ''''' New X-Men ''''' from 2001 until 2004 , is a Marvel Comics Series featuring an Eponymous Group of Mutant Superhero es, published from 1991 to present day. It is often simply called '''''X-Men''''' because the first series with that name has been called '' Uncanny X-Men '' since 1981 Although not the first Spin-off of ''Uncanny X-Men,'' ''X-Men'' is the second monthly series to portray the adventures of the mutant team. HISTORY In 1991 , the launch of ''X-Men,'' made a huge splash in the comic book industry. During this time A Huge Speculator’s Market developed with the enormous demand for first issues and collectors’ items fans thought (falsely) would gain value. Assisted by four, collectable variant covers and the superstar status of artist Jim Lee , ''X-Men'' #1 became the best-selling comic book of all-time, a record it still holds. Afterwards, comic book companies frequently used variant covers to boost sales. However, when the speculator market crashed and comics like ''X-Men'' #1 did not become valuable (after all, they were very common), the covers became a symbol for that dark period in the industry. . ]] Since this incident, ''X-Men'' has remained a very popular series, as have other “X-books” but it never experienced a peak in sales and publicity as it did upon its launch. In issue #114 ( 2001 ), the series changed its title to '' New X-Men '' and took a bold new direction. Writer Grant Morrison redirected the X-Men’s mission to that of Teacher s and introduced off-beat humor and several high-minded Science Fiction concepts into the series. Meanwhile, artist Frank Quitely redesigned the team, giving them sleek Leather / Polyester outfits instead of the traditional superhero uniforms (see New X-Men for more information). These changes had wide effects on the entire X-Men family of series and many still resonate today. With issue #157 (July, 2004 ), the series retained the name ''X-Men,'' ceding ''New X-Men'' to a series about the X-Men’s students. LINE-UPS # 001-045- Wolverine, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Storm, Rogue, Psylocke, Gambit, Iceman, Archangel, Gambit, Jubilee, Colossus # 046-079- Wolverine, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Gambit, Rogue, Bishop, Storm, Iceman, Beast, Angel # 080-113- Wolverine, Storm, Rogue, Nightcrawler, Shadowcat, Colossus, Marrow, Gambit # 114-156- Wolverine, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Xorn, Emma Frost, Professor X, Beast # 157- present- Wolverine, Rogue, Iceman, Gambit, Havok, Polaris ISSUE TITLES #Rubicon #Firestorm #Fallout ! #The Resurrection and the Flesh #Blowback #Farther Still #Inside ... Out ! #Tooth And Claw #The Not So Big Easy #Where Happy Little Bluebirds Fly ...(1st story) Last Stand (2nd story) #The X-Men vs The X-Men ! {Link without Title} (1st story) Over ... Again (2nd story) #Broken Mirrors #Hazardous Territory #Fingers on the Trigger #The Camel's Back #Conflicting Cathexes #A Skinning Of Souls - part 1: Waiting For The Ripening #A Skinning Of Souls - part 2: The Crops Mature #A Skinning Of Souls - part 3: Harvest Of The Innocent #Digging In The Dirt #The Puzzle Box #The Mask Behind The Facade #Leaning Towards Oneself #Digging Deeper Between Hope And Sorrow #Fatal Attractions - part 4: Dreams Fade #Bloodties - part 2: Civil Disobedience #A Song of Mourning a Cry of Joy #Devil in the House #Return to Hellfire! #“The Ties That Bind” The Wedding of Jean Grey and Scott Summers #Soul Possessions - part 1: The Butterfly and the Hawk #Soul Possessions - part 2: The Leopards and the Cats #The Hearts of Thieves #Life and Consequences #Sunset Grace #Phalanx Covenant, book one: Generation Next, part 2 of 4: Drop the Leash #Phalanx Covenant, book one: Generation Next, part 4 of 4: The Currents Shift #Smoke and Mirrors #Birds of a Feather #The Killing Time #Dreams Die #Heaven Can Wait #Falling From Grace #Lost and Found #The Enemy of My Enemy… #They’re Baaack #Big Trouble in Little Italy! #Five Card Studs #Eyes of a New York Woman #Full Court Press #Deathbound Train #Collector's Item #False Fronts #Inquiring Minds #Invasion, part 1 #Invasion, part 2 #Man #Testament #Touched #Night #Bolt #Games of Deceit & Death - part 1 #Games of Deceit & Death - part 2 #Games of Deceit & Death - part 3 #First Blood #Operation: Zero Tolerance - Start Spreadin' the News... #Operation: Zero Tolerance - The End of Days #Operation: Zero Tolerance - Heart of the Matter #Operation: Zero Tolerance - Last Exit #Homecoming #A House in Order #Life Lessons #The Elements Within Us #Rituals #Anatomy of a Monster #A Boykie and His Dinges #Psi-War: Storm Front - part 1 #Psi-War: Storm Front - part 2 #Little Morlock Lost #Children Of The Atom - part 2 #Jack of Hearts, Queen of Death ! #The Hunt for Xavier! - part 2: Charly #The Hunt for Xavier! - part 4 #The Hunt for Xavier! - conclusion #A Tale of Two Mutants #? #? #? #? #? #? #? #? #? #? #The Gathering #The End Of The World As We Know It - part 2 #First And Last - part 2 #Oh, the Humanity! #End of Days #Hard Landing #The Cruelest Cut #The Goth #Painted Ladies #Killing Angels! #Search and Rescue #On the Yard! #Dream’s End - part 4: The Future is Now! #Ceremonies #One Tin Soldier Rides Away… #Prelude to Destruction - Tick, Tick, Tick... #Eve of Destruction - part 2: A Call to Arms #Eve of Destruction - conclusion #E is for Extinction - part 1 #E is for Extinction - part 2 #E is for Extinction - part 3 #Danger Rooms #Germ Free Generation - part 1 #Germ Free Generation - part 2 #Germ Free Generation - part 3 #Silence: Psychic Rescue In Progress #Imperial #Testament #Superdestroyer #Losers #All Hell #Of Living and Dying #New Worlds #Fantomex #Weapon Twelve #Some Angels Falling #Ambient Magnetic Fields #Dust #Kid Ω #Teaching Children about Fractals #When X is not X #Riot at Xavier's #The Prime of Miss Emma Frost #Shattered #Murder at the Mansion #Whodunit? #Assault on Weapon Plus - part 1: Brimstone & Whiskey #Assault on Weapon Plus - part 2: The World #Assault on Weapon Plus - part 3: The Flesh #Assault on Weapon Plus - part 4: The Devil #Planet X - part 1 #Planet X - part 2: Magneto Superior #Planet X - part 3: Survivor Type #Planet X - part 4: Phoenix in Darkness #Planet X - part 5: Phoenix Invictus #Here Comes Tomorrow - part 1 #Here Comes Tomorrow - part 2 #Here Comes Tomorrow - part 3: We All Have to Die Sometime #Here Comes Tomorrow - part 4: Rescue… and Emergency #Bright New Mourning - part 1 #Bright New Mourning - part 2 #Day of the Atom - part 1: Black Holes #Day of the Atom - part 2: Immortals #Day of the Atom - part 3 #Day of the Atom - conclusion: Forces of Nature #Heroes and Villains - part 1 #Heroes and Villains - part 2: Treachery #Heroes and Villains - part 3: Foreshadowing #Heroes and Villains - conclusion: Full Circle #Hark, How the Bells! #Golgotha - part 1: And What Dark Beast… #Golgotha - part 2: The Night of the Mutant #Golgotha - part 3: The Crazy Gang #Golgotha - part 4: Quarantine #Golgotha - conclusion: Fall-Out #Bizarre Love Triangle - part 1: Dangerous Liaisons #Bizarre Love Triangle - part 2: Temptation #Bizarre Love Triangle - part 3: The Foxx in the Attic #Bizarre Love Triangle - conclusion: Election Day #Wild Kingdom - part 1 #Wild Kingdom - part 3: The Apes of Wrath #House Arrest, part 1: Losing It #House Arrest, part 2: The Transmogrification of Robert Drake #House Arrest, part 3, conclusion: Togetherness #What Lorna Saw, part 1: Sign of the Times #What Lorna Saw, part 2: The Leper Queen #The Blood Of Apocalypse, part 1: The Messiah #The Blood Of Apocalypse, part 2: The Hunger #The Blood Of Apocalypse, part 3: War- What Is It Good For? #The Blood Of Apocalypse, part 4: Love and Death RELATIONSHIP WITH ''UNCANNY X-MEN'' Since the introduction of ''X-Men,'' the plotlines of this series and ''Uncanny X-Men'' have had varying degrees of interminglement. From 1991 until 1995 , briefly in 1997 and from 2000 until present, ''Uncanny X-Men'' and ''X-Men'' featured different battalions of X-Men. Appearances of an ''Uncanny X-Men'' character in ''X-Men'' or vise versa was common but major stories concerning ''Uncanny X-Men'' characters almost always featured in ''Uncanny X-Men.'' From 1995 until 1996 , when Scott Lobdell was writing both series and from 1998 until 2000 , when Alan Davis was writing both, ''Uncanny X-Men'' and ''X-Men'' were more-or-less treated as a single bi-monthly series by the writers with plotlines from ''Uncanny X-Men'' leading directly into the next issue of ''X-Men.'' With issue #157 (July, 2004 ), as the series returned to the title ''X-Men'' and its cast moved to the newly launched '' Astonishing X-Men ,'' most of the cast of ''Uncanny X-Men'' moved to ''X-Men'' along with the former series’ illustrator and writer. CAST The current Cast of this book is revolving and most members of other squads as well as students have been apering in this book recently including Colossus, Psylocke, Cyclops, Emma Frost Cannonball, Beast, Hellion, Rockslide and Bling. However the Official Squad members are Havok (leader), Rogue, Iceman, Polaris, and Gambit. The last of which recently joined Apocalypse as the Horseman Death. However Mystique has recently joined the team and has brought her associate Pulse with her. Soon the rosters will change and include Rogue (leader) Iceman, Cannonball, Mystique, Cable, Sabretooth and one last yet to be known member. It is suspected to be coninuing from the book's current storyline. Havok will join Nightcrawlers team in Uncanny X-Men . CONTRIBUTORS Regular writers
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