100 Things X-Men Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die (100 Things...Fans Should Know)

100 Things X-Men Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die (100 Things...Fans Should Know)

Whether you've read the earliest X-Men comics from the silver age or never miss a big screen release, these are the 100 things all X-Men fans need to know and do in their lifetime. Comic Book Resources' Brian Cronin has collected every essential piece of mutants knowledge and trivia, as well as must-do activities, and ranks them all from 1 to 100, providing an entertaining and easy-to-follow checklist as you progress on your way to fan superstardom! Brian Cronin writes about comic books every day at Comic Book Resources. He also writes about urban legends from the worlds of sports and entertainment at his website, Legends Revealed. His work has appeared in the LA Times and on ESPN.com. He has written two books, Was Superman a Spy? And Other Comic Book Legends Revealed , and Why Does Batman Carry Shark Repellent? And Other Amazing Comic Book Trivia . He lives with his wife in Astoria, NY. 100 Things X-Men Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die By Brian Cronin Triumph Books LLC Copyright © 2018 Brian Cronin All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-1-62937-566-3 Contents Introduction, 1. The X-Men, 2. Chris Claremont, 3. Wolverine, 4. The Original Five, 5. Stan Lee, 6. Jack Kirby, 7. All-New, All-Different X-Men, 8. Dave Cockrum, 9. Len Wein, 10. John Byrne, 11. Must Read: "The Dark Phoenix Saga", 12. Roy Thomas, 13. Professor X, 14. Magneto, 15. The Original X-Men Film Trilogy, 16. Mutants as a Metaphor for Prejudice, 17. Hugh Jackman, 18. Bob Harras, 19. Jim Lee, 20. The X-Men Animated Series, 21. Jean Grey/The Phoenix, 22. Cyclops, 23. Fabian Nicieza/ Scott Lobdell, 24. Must Read: "Days of Future Past", 25. X-Men Reboot Film Series, 26. Kitty Pryde, 27. Storm, 28. Rogue, 29. Must Read: "God Loves, Man Kills", 30. Grant Morrison, 31. Gambit, 32. Nightcrawler, 33. X-Men Action Figures, 34. Colossus, 35. New Mutants, 36. Joss Whedon/John Cassaday, 37. Apocalypse, 38. The X-Over, 39. Deadpool, 40. The Original X-Factor, 41. Sabretooth, 42. Beast, 43. Must Read: "Age of Apocalypse", 44. The Danger Room, 45. Cable, 46. Psylocke, 47. X-Force, 48. X-Men Redemption, 49. The Byrne/Claremont Feud, 50. Mister Sinister, 51. Rob Liefeld, 52. Emma Frost, 53. Must Read: "Wolverine", 54. X-23, 55. Neal Adams, 56. X-Men Video Games, 57. Paul Smith, 58. The Death of Thunderbird, 59. Wolverin's Healing Factor, 60. Must Read: "E is for Extinction", 61. Claremontisms, 62. Death Is Not the End, 63. Wolverine's Adamantium Claws, 64. X-Men Time Travel, 65. Jim Shooter and the X-Men, 66. "Legion" the TV Show, 67. Wolverine's False Memories, 68. Plot Danglers, 69. Must Read: "Weapon X", 70. Mystique, 71. M-Day, 72. The Kubert Brothers, 73. Attend a Comic Book Convention, 74. Utopia, 75. Weapon X, 76. Arthur Adams, 77. Must Read: "To Have and Have Not", 78. Excalibur, 79. Schism, 80. Visit Uncannyxmen.net, 81. Generation X, 82. Marc Silvestri, 83. Avengers vs. X-Men, 84. Ultimate X-Men, 85. Iceman, 86. Madrox and the Second X-Factor Team, 87. Must Read: "Old Man Logan", 88. Angel/Archangel, 89. X-Statix, 90. Shi'ar Empire, 91. All-New X-Men, 92. John Romita Jr., 93. Listen to "Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-Men", 94. Joe Madureira, 95. Northstar, 96. Inhumans vs. X-Men, 97. Chuck Austen, 98. Must Read: "Gifted", 99. X-Men Licensing, 100. Visit the X-Mansion, Acknowledgments, CHAPTER 1 The X-Men In the late 1970s, Stan Lee was less and less involved in the day-to-day managing of Marvel Comics. He would ultimately move to California in 1980 to devote his time solely to adapting Marvel Comics into other media. With Lee's presence on the actual books lessening, Marvel began to do a sort of ceremonial introduction at the start of each issue to make it seem like Lee was still a part of the company (since even back then, Lee was one of the most famous names in comics). It would give a basic description of the comic book and end with Stan Lee presenting it. For the X-Men, after noting the individual team member names, it stated "Children of the atom, students of Charles Xavier, MUTANTS — feared and hated by the world they have sworn to protect. These are the strangest heroes of all! Stan Lee presents: the Uncanny X-Men!" That's really the X-Men in a nutshell — feared and hated by the world they have sworn to protect. They are the strangest heroes of them all. However, a funny thing happened along the way. For the first decade of their existence (the series debuted in 1963), the X-Men were very much not only outcasts within the Marvel Universe, but they were outcasts to comic book readers as well. X-Men was one of Marvel's lowest-selling ongoing titles, and in the early 1970s, the series was canceled. A few months later, it was revived as a reprint-only series, spotlighting Lee and Kirby's original '60s stories. Yes, amazingly enough, the X-Men were actually canceled after less than a decade of existence! Then, in 19