Uncanny x Men

, first published as simply , is the flagship Marvel Comics comic book series for the X-Men franchise. It features the adventures of the eponymous group of mutant superheroes as official canon. While hugely successful now, it took a number of years since the X-Men's first issue (cover dated September 1963) to become even a mild success. The series had been out of production since 1970 until interest was rekindled with 1975's and the debut of a new, international team. Under the guidance of writer Chris Claremont (whose 16-year stint began with August 1975's ), the series grew in popularity worldwide, eventually spawning a franchise with numerous spin-off "X-Books", including , the simply titled , and a number of prefixed titles such as and . All Minutemen scans.

is a comic book crossover story arc published by Marvel Comics. Taking place in Marvel's main shared universe, the Marvel Universe, the series is written by Matt Fraction with Brian Michael Bendis consulting. The first issue of the crossover, the one-shot was released in June 24, 2009. After a mutant riot in San Francisco, Norman Osborn tries to enforce peace by creating his own team of Dark X-Men to serve in much the same way the Dark Avengers did, and using both his teams to bring down the real X-Men. The main thesis of the storyline thus is the establishment of a safehaven known as Utopia for mutantkind and the struggle in realizing it. All Minutemen scans.

is an ongoing series which spun off from the original title and is considered in library terms, Volume 4 thereof. Vol. 1 of X-Men First Class was an eight-issue limited series, followed by Vol. 2, an ongoing series that lasted all of sixteen issues. Issue #16 thereof was followed by special issue. Vol. 3 consisted of the four-issue miniseries titled which was published February 2009. premiered in June 2009 with the one-shot included in this post. The new series will concentrate on the team first introduced originally back in .

This paperback graphic novel published in September of 1089 reprints and (January to February 1981). The storyline deals with a dystopian alternate future (designated as Earth-811 in the Marvel Multiverse) in which certain key events happened differently. One of those future X-Men has gone into the past to try to prevent her future from becoming a reality. Features the first appearance of Rachel Summers, and sets the groundwork for the sequel "Days of Future Present" several years later. The storyline became very popular and it, together with the earlier "The Dark Phoenix Saga" to which it serves as an epilogue--both created by the writer/artist team of Chris Claremont and John Byrne--was largely responsible for the X-Men's meteoric rise in popularity. The first issue of this storyline was voted the 25th greatest Marvel Comic of all time by the fans in 2001. It is remarkable that such a short story (only 47 pages long minus covers) could become so significant. The "TPB" tag in the filename is actually a misnomer as the trade paperback (TPB ISBN 0785115609) was published later (June 7 2006) and collects , ( is the first actual issue of ; issues 1-141 being officially - 1st series or Volume 1) and (in the latter the artwork is handled by John Romita, Jr. & Bob McLeod). Highly recommended--in fact a must-have.

, first published as simply The X-Men, is the flagship Marvel Comics comic book series for the X-Men franchise. It features the adventures of the eponymous group of mutant superheroes as official canon. While hugely successful now, it took a number of years since the X-Men's first issue (cover dated September 1963) to become even a mild success. The series had been out of production since 1970 until interest was rekindled with 1975's Giant-Size X-Men and the debut of a new, international team. Under the guidance of writer Chris Claremont (whose 16-year stint began with August 1975's Uncanny X-Men #94), the series grew in popularity worldwide, eventually spawning a franchise with numerous spin-off "X-Books", including New Mutants, X-Factor, Excalibur, Wolverine, X-Force, Generation X, the simply titled X-Men, and a number of prefixed titles such as Astonishing X-Men and New X-Men. All Minutemen scans.

After relentless persecution and a near-fatal Sentinel attack, the Uncanny X-Men and their mutant revolution are going on the offensive! Their target? The international spy organization S.H.I.E.L.D.! But as Cyclops' team fights to save their species, are they only digging themselves into a deeper and more dangerous hole? Who is the mysterious figure building S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Sentinels? What happened to Dazzler after Mystique replaced her? And is S.H.I.E.L.D. really responsible for the attacks? Then, it's an Original Sin tie-in as Charles Xavier's last will and testament is discovered…but what's concealed within its pages might be the X-Men's ultimate undoing! Could a previously unknown power now be their greatest threat? How will the Uncanny X-Men cope with the shadows of Xavier's past? Collects Uncanny X-Men (2013) #19-25.

The Dark Avengers take on the Uncanny X-Men! Kicking off the 6-part crossover event, rising star Matt Fraction (UNCANNY X-MEN, INVINCIBLE IRON MAN) is joined by X-artist supreme Marc Silvestri (X-MEN: MESSIAH COMPLEX, CIVIL WAR: THE INITIATIVE ONE-SHOT) to bring you a story that shakes the foundations of the Marvel Universe. When mutant riots break out in San Francisco, Norman Osborn declares martial law and sends the Dark Avengers in to quell the riots and take down the X-Men. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Don’t miss the first Avengers/X-Men crossover in over 15 years!