X men are a team of fictional mutant superheroes appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. The x men 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. Read uncanny xmen 1963 comic online free and high quality. A cultural history of american comic books university of. X men is a 2000 american superhero film directed by bryan singer and written by david hayter from a story by singer and tom desanto. In the 1980s the x men must defeat an ancient allpowerful mutant, en sabah nur, who intends to thrive through bringing destruction to the world.
So much so that i felt it was high time that we checked back in on wheelchair ch. Jean grey begins to develop incredible powers that corrupt and turn her into a dark phoenix, causing the x men to decide if her life is worth more than all of humanity. Fandom may earn an affiliate commission on sales made from links on this page. The complicated comic book family tree of xmen villain magneto.
X men is an american superhero film series based on the fictional superhero team of the same name, who originally appeared in a series of comic books created by stan lee and jack kirby and published by marvel comics. Learn more about the history of the xmen in this article. With james mcavoy, michael fassbender, jennifer lawrence, nicholas hoult. Browse certified xmen comic books for sale at auction. Brian singer and marvel took a huge risk retelling the chris claremontjohn byrne era comic hall of fame stories, and clearly the high risk high reward philosophy paid off. Xmen, script by stan lee, pencils by jack kirby, inks by paul reinman. The group that came to be known as the x men was founded in 1962 by a young charles xavier and raven darkholme, working in conjunction with a secret department of the u. Fighting for the forces of virtue with the x men are famke janssen as jean grey, halle berry as storm, and james marsden as cyclops. One character development that isnt a secret in the upcoming xmen.
Weve been selling comics since 1961 our first sale. Another difficult issue to find in fine shape because of its allwhite cover. Created in 1963 by writer stan lee and artist jack kirby, the team became one of marvel comicss most successful properties. First class was released a little over a year after kickass arrived in theaters, and screenwriter jane goldman has now shed some light on just how rushed the production ended up being. The complicated comic book family tree of xmen villain. Xmen 3 1964 cgc 8 5 signature series signed stan lee 1st app.
For the first 66 issues, the series starred the team of cyclops, marvel girl, angel, beast, iceman and professor xavier, with havok and polaris joining. With patrick stewart, hugh jackman, ian mckellen, famke janssen. X men members come from all over the world in all shapes and sizes with the likes of wolverine. Uncanny xmen 1963 1st series comic books mycomicshop. They invite the blob into the school so that professor xavier can test his powers. This is a collection of xmen comic books nos 110 compiled into 1 graphic novel with an introduction by stan lee. The final issue of the british girls comics magazine girl is.
This is the issue with the first appearance of the blob. Hated and feared for powers given to them by an x gene in their chromosomes, the x men were assembled by charles xavier, with the dream that one day mutants and humans could live together in peace. Learn where to read it, and check out the comics cover art, variants, writers. Rebecca romjinstamos as mystique, ray park as the toad, and. With mutantkind in extinctions crosshairs once more, magneto leads a team of the deadliest xmen to fight for the fate of their species. His goal to protect and educate the next generation of homo superior, while pursuing a dream of harmony. Xmen, american comic strip team consisting of a rotating ensemble cast of mutants born with superhuman powers. Theres no doubt about it, x men is not a stereotypical comicbook film. The film is based on the marvel comics superhero team of the same name and features an ensemble cast consisting of patrick stewart, hugh jackman, ian mckellen, halle berry, famke janssen, james marsden, bruce davison, rebecca romijnstamos, ray park, and anna paquin.
Xmen comics values and price guide heritage auctions. Browse issues from the comic book series, the xmen, from marvel comics. The xmen find the mutant known as the blob working at a carnival. The x men comic series became the cornerstone of marvels success in the late 70s and 80s and ultimately their crown jewel as viewed today. Xmen comic link the online vintage comic book and comic. 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.
Conceived by stan lee and jack kirby, this first issue will always remain one of the core books within the marvel comics mythos. X men realizing mutants were the next step in human evolution, professor charles xavier gathered gifted teenagers to be his first class of students. Xmen 3 1964 first print cgc 8 5 signature series comic book from marvel comics which has been signed by stan lee the late marvel comics legend. Whenever a movie is made that is based on comic books, there is always a fear that it can and will be typically pigeonholed into the comic book film genre and that the movie is basically made for the fans of that comic book. In a world where mutants evolved superpowered humans exist and are discriminated against, two groups form for an inevitable clash. This book has never been pressed or cleaned in its raw state. Xmen 1963 comic book by marvel 141 issues, 237 covers sep 1963 to jan 1981. If text is red you are high bidder, if green the bid reserve has not been met.