The Brotherhood of Mutants (originally known as the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants , sometimes referred to as the BoEM or B.O.E.M. ) is a fictional group of mutants appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The Brotherhood are among the chief adversaries of the X-Men .
195-682: The X-Men are a superhero team in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Created by writer/editor Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby , the team first appeared in The X-Men #1 (September 1963). Although initially cancelled in 1970 due to low sales, following its 1975 revival and subsequent direction under writer Chris Claremont , it became one of Marvel's most recognizable and successful franchises. They have appeared in numerous books, television shows , 20th Century Fox 's X-Men films , and video games . The X-Men title may refer to
390-575: A successful franchise which pioneered the Kyodai Hero subgenre where the superheroes would be as big as giant monsters ( kaiju ) that they fought. The kaiju monster Godzilla , originally a villain, began being portrayed as a radioactive superhero in the Godzilla films , starting with Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964). By the 1970s, Godzilla came to be viewed as a superhero, with
585-799: A "mutant" was. Within the Marvel Universe , the X-Men are widely regarded to have been named after Professor Xavier himself. The original explanation for the name, as provided by Xavier in The X-Men #1 (1963), is that mutants "possess an extra power ... one which ordinary humans do not!! That is why I call my students ... X-Men, for EX-tra power!" Early X-Men issues introduced the original team composed of Cyclops , Marvel Girl , Beast , Angel , and Iceman , along with their archenemy Magneto and his Brotherhood of Evil Mutants featuring Mastermind , Quicksilver , Scarlet Witch , and Toad . The comic focused on
780-481: A Hero (featuring Magneto and Joseph). Notable additions to the X-Men have been Warbird and Blink . The " Avengers vs. X-Men " storyline also took place during this period. In 2012, as part of the Marvel NOW! relaunch, all X-Men titles (except Astonishing X-Men & Wolverine and the X-Men ) were canceled, including Uncanny X-Men , X-Men: Legacy , X-Men and New Mutants . New flagship title All-New X-Men
975-399: A Horseman of Salvation, Elixir and Marrow were seen on Earth and members of Emma Frost's new Hellfire Club, while Exodus had established a new team of Acolytes, with Unuscione as one of its members. Taking the opportunity of Magneto disappearance, Joseph disguised himself as Magneto and appears to disband the former Brotherhood, only to sway Avalanche, Juggernaut, Pyro, Random and Toad to form
1170-557: A Jew in the ghetto of Venice, but he was taken away from his parents and raised within the Catholic Church. At some point Enrique befriended Carlos Javier, that world's Professor X , who crafted a helmet to protect Enrique from his psychic powers. After Toad, their spy at the Vatican, betrays the fact that they have been sheltering any 'Witchbreed' (1602 word for Mutants) that can hide their powers, he and his children escape being burnt at
1365-689: A book entitled Business Zero to Superhero . In 2014, he received a cease and desist from DC and Marvel who claimed that his use of the term superhero would cause confusion and dilute their brands. He was offered a few thousand dollars in settlement to change the name of his book, but he did not concede. A few days prior to the scheduled hearing at the Intellectual Property Office in London, the companies backed down. A similar scenario occurred when comic book creator Ray Felix attempted to register his comic book series A World Without Superheroes with
1560-446: A common human theme of good versus evil and later included storylines and themes about prejudice and racism , all of which have persisted throughout the series in one form or another. The evil side in the fight was shown in human form and under some sympathetic beginnings via Magneto, a character who was later revealed to have survived Nazi concentration camps only to pursue a hatred for normal humanity. His key followers, Quicksilver and
1755-662: A decorated officer in the United States Air Force who would become a costumed superheroine herself years later. In 1975 Shotaro Ishinomori 's Himitsu Sentai Gorenger debuted on what is now TV Asahi, it brought the concepts of multi-colored teams and supporting vehicles that debuted in Gatchaman into live-action, and began the Super Sentai franchise (later adapted into the American Power Rangers series in
1950-565: A dispute over plotting. Claremont left after only three issues of X-Men , ending his 16-year run as X-Men writer. Marvel replaced Claremont briefly with John Byrne , who scripted both books for a few issues. Byrne was then replaced by Nicieza and Scott Lobdell , who would take over the majority of writing duties for the X-Men until Lee's own departure months later when he and several other popular artists (including former X-title artists Liefeld, Portacio, and Marc Silvestri ) would leave Marvel to form Image Comics . Jim Lee's X-Men designs would be
2145-525: A larger one. Another important event was the debut of Mazinger Z by Go Nagai, creating the Super Robot genre. Go Nagai also wrote the manga Cutey Honey in 1973; although the Magical Girl genre already existed, Nagai's manga introduced Transformation sequences that would become a staple of Magical Girl media. The 1970s would see more anti-heroes introduced into Superhero fiction such examples included
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#17330847467902340-449: A letter column of the pulp magazine Thrilling Wonder Stories , the word superhero was used to define the title character of the comic strip Zarnak , by Max Plaisted. In the 1930s, the trends converged in some of the earliest superpowered costumed heroes, such as Japan's Ōgon Bat (1931) and Prince of Gamma (early 1930s), who first appeared in kamishibai (a kind of hybrid media combining pictures with live storytelling), Mandrake
2535-457: A medieval costume, and Mastermind , with the power to create illusions of sight, smell, taste, touch and sound. Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch had joined after Magneto saved Scarlet Witch from a mob who believed she was a witch after she accidentally made a house burst into flame. She joined to repay the debt, and Quicksilver joined to keep her safe. Time and again, the Brotherhood clashed with
2730-518: A multimedia franchise that used footage from Super Sentai . Internationally, the Japanese comic book character , Sailor Moon , is recognized as one of the most important and popular female superheroes ever created. The first use of the word "super hero" dates back to 1917. At the time, the word was merely used to describe a "public figure of great accomplishments." However, in 1967, Ben Cooper, Inc., an American Halloween costume manufacturer, became
2925-463: A new Brotherhood in the wake of the death of the X-Men. The Brotherhood went to an Air Force base in East Transia to put the fear in humans, but were confronted by a new group of X-Men led by a resurrected Cyclops. After the battle, Joseph's identity is revealed as the real Master of Magnetism was actually kidnapped by Nate Grey and mind-controlled to become one of his Horsemen of Salvation. Following
3120-507: A new Sisterhood. Lady Deathstrike survived the destruction of Arkea. Following the war with the Inhumans and the destruction of the remaining Terrigen cloud, a new group claiming to be the new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants appears, consisting of a new Avalanche, a new Pyro, Masque, Magma and a new reptile-looking member named Kologoth. They are led by a somehow-repowered Mesmero and secretly funded by an anti-mutant activist named Lydia Nance. It
3315-414: A new series for Sentinels . Notable addition to the X-Men have been Kid Omega and Temper . Notable story arc of this era is "Raid on Graymalkin" (2024). The X-Men were also involved in the " Blood Hunt " and "One World Under Doom" storylines. Superhero A superhero or superheroine is a fictional character who typically possesses superpowers or abilities beyond those of ordinary people,
3510-457: A plan to create a safe haven for mutants in a city within the Savage Land, but Magneto had other plans to make the mutants more dominant over the humans. The original Brotherhood first seen consisted of Blob , Mastermind , Magneto's twins Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch ; Toad , and Wolverine . Soon after their first appearance, Wolverine was planted in the X-Men as a mole and later defected to
3705-423: A profound effect on Japanese television . 1958 saw the debut of superhero Moonlight Mask on Japanese television. It was the first of numerous televised superhero dramas that would make up the tokusatsu superhero genre. Created by Kōhan Kawauchi , he followed up its success with the tokusatsu superhero shows Seven Color Mask (1959) and Messenger of Allah (1960), both starring a young Sonny Chiba . It
3900-499: A promiscuous manner. Through the overdeveloped bodies of the heroes or the seductive mannerisms of the villains, women in comic books are used as subordinates to their male counterparts, regardless of their strength or power. Wonder Woman has been subject to a long history of suppression as a result of her strength and power, including American culture's undoing of the Lynda Carter television series. In 2017's Wonder Woman , she had
4095-571: A publishing agreement with DC Comics that allowed them to introduce a line of comics that included characters of many ethnic minorities. Milestone's initial run lasted four years, during which it introduced Static , a character adapted into the WB Network animated series Static Shock . In addition to the creation of new minority heroes, publishers have filled the identities and roles of once-Caucasian heroes with new characters from minority backgrounds. The African-American John Stewart appeared in
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#17330847467904290-499: A revival of The X-Men , beginning with issue #94 . This new team replaced the previous members with the exception of Cyclops , who remained. This team differed greatly from the original. Unlike in the early issues of the original series, the new team was not made up of teenagers and they also had a more diverse background. Marvel's corporate owners, Cadence Industries , had suggested the new team should be international, feeling it needed characters with "foreign appeal". So each character
4485-699: A secondary character of the Green Hornet media franchise series since its inception in the 1930s. ). Kitty Pryde , a member of the X-Men, was an openly Jewish superhero in mainstream American comic books as early as 1978. Comic-book companies were in the early stages of cultural expansion and many of these characters played to specific stereotypes ; Cage and many of his contemporaries often employed lingo similar to that of blaxploitation films, Native Americans were often associated with shamanism and wild animals , and Asian Americans were often portrayed as kung fu martial artists . Subsequent minority heroes, such as
4680-427: A short-lived Marvel series called The Brotherhood featured a large group of mutant terrorists, unrelated to any other version of the Brotherhood. The group was founded by the mutants Hoffman, Orwell and Marshal, but Marshal left the group and became a government agent. Hoffman hid his identity under the alias "X". Marshal had the orders to take down the Brotherhood, but was really planning on killing Hoffman and becoming
4875-406: A single source." DC and Marvel have continued to expand their commercialization of the "superhero" mark to categories beyond comic books. Now, the two publishers jointly own numerous trademarks for figurines (see Spider-Man, Batman), movies, TV shows, magazines, merchandise, cardboard stand-up figures, playing cards , erasers , pencils , notebooks , cartoons , and many more. For instance,
5070-506: A skull-faced creature with superpowers to fight evil; she debuted in Fiction House 's Jungle Comic #2 (Feb. 1940), credited to the pseudonymous "Barclay Flagg". The Invisible Scarlet O'Neil , a non-costumed character who fought crime and wartime saboteurs using the superpower of invisibility created by Russell Stamm, would debut in the eponymous syndicated newspaper comic strip a few months later on June 3, 1940. In 1940, Maximo
5265-406: A suit not unlike the swimsuits in the T.V. show Baywatch . The sexualization of women in comic books can be explained mainly by the fact that the majority of writers are male. Not only are the writers mostly male, but the audience is mostly male as well. Therefore, writers are designing characters to appeal to a mostly male audience. The super hero characters illustrate a sociological idea called
5460-580: A team that was later alternately called Mutant Force and the Resistants . Following a battle with the Defenders , the members of the Brotherhood were all transformed into infants by Alpha . The babies were brought to Muir Island , where they were placed under the care of Moira MacTaggert . Magneto was later restored to adulthood by Erik the Red , and quickly escaped MacTaggert's research facility. During this incident,
5655-472: A wide array of different backgrounds and origins. Some superheroes (such as Spider-Man and Superman ) possess non-human or superhuman biology or use and practice magic to achieve their abilities (such as Doctor Strange and Captain Marvel ) while others (for example, Iron Man and Batman ) derive their status from advanced technology they create and use. The Dictionary.com definition of "superhero"
5850-611: Is Nick Fury , who is reinterpreted as African-American both in the Ultimate Marvel as well as the Marvel Cinematic Universe continuities. Brotherhood of Mutants While the group's roster and ideology have varied from incarnation to incarnation, most versions of the Brotherhood are generally founded and led by the mutant Magneto as a supervillain team or organization that believes in mutant superiority over humans at any costs. They are almost always at odds with
6045-505: Is "a figure, especially in a comic strip or cartoon , endowed with superhuman powers and usually portrayed as fighting evil or crime", and the Merriam-Webster dictionary gives the definition as "a fictional hero having extraordinary or superhuman powers; also: an exceptionally skillful or successful person." Terms such as masked crime fighters, costumed adventurers or masked vigilantes are sometimes used to refer to characters such as
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6240-421: Is a motorcycle-riding hero in an insect-like costume, who shouts Henshin (Metamorphosis) to don his costume and gain superhuman powers. The ideas of second-wave feminism , which spread through the 1960s into the 1970s, greatly influenced the way comic book companies would depict as well as market their female characters: Wonder Woman was for a time revamped as a mod-dressing martial artist directly inspired by
6435-474: Is a series that explores the crossroads between heroism and being a celebrity, and how being a mutant is only acceptable as a medium of disposable entertainment. It was known best for being a series that killed most of the introduced cast and having one of the highest team turnover rates for a superhero comic. The most prominent member to come out of X-Statix was Doop who is a green glob reminiscent of Slimer from Ghost Busters. Another series, Exiles , started at
6630-533: Is a website satirizing the sexualized portrayal of women in comics by recreating the same poses using male superheroes, especially Marvel's Hawkeye . In 1966, Marvel introduced the Black Panther , an African monarch who became the first non- caricatured black superhero. The first African-American superhero, the Falcon , followed in 1969, and three years later, Luke Cage , a self-styled "hero-for-hire" , became
6825-520: Is arguable that the Marvel Comics teams of the early 1960s brought the biggest assortment of superheroes ever at one time into permanent publication, the likes of Spider-Man (1962), The Hulk , Iron Man , Daredevil , Nick Fury , The Mighty Thor , The Avengers (featuring a rebooted Captain America , Thor, Hulk, Ant-Man , Quicksilver ), and many others were given their own monthly titles. Typically
7020-454: Is beneficial, may create mutants that'll save us instead of doing us harm. I felt that if we train the mutants our way, they'll help us – and not only help us, but achieve a measure of growth in their own sense. And so, we could all live together. Lee devised the series title after Marvel publisher Martin Goodman turned down the initial name, "The Mutants," stating that readers would not know what
7215-478: Is featured. This group consists of Magneta , Impact (a superstrong mutant able to increase the size of any part of her body), Pirouette (who can rotate at high speeds), and Headcase (a powerful psychic). In the alternate reality depicted in the 2005 House of M storyline, the Brotherhood was created as an NYPD strikeforce team to take down organized crime. Members included John Proudstar (leader), Frank Castle (only human member who left due to seeing how
7410-601: Is free. In The Ultimates 3 , Magneto leads Sabertooth, Blob, Unus, Multiple Man, Mystique, Pyro , Mastermind, and Lorelei in a fight against the Ultimates after the death of his daughter Scarlet Witch at the hands of Ultron . The battle results in the seeming death of Quicksilver as well (though he is later revealed to be alive), Unus being killed by Thor , and Mastermind being killed by Valkyrie who also dismembered Pyro's hands. Magneto, Blob, Detonator, Forge, Hard-Drive, Longshot, Lorelei, and Multiple Man are killed during
7605-676: Is frequently costumed concealing their identity, and fits the role of the hero ; typically using their powers to help the world become a better place , or dedicating themselves to protecting the public and fighting crime . Superhero fiction is the genre of fiction that is centered on such characters, especially, since the 1930s, in American comic books (and later in Hollywood films , film serials, television and video games ), as well as in Japanese media (including kamishibai , tokusatsu , manga , anime and video games). Superheroes come from
7800-401: Is necessary for mutants to survive. His trip to the future assured him of that. Donning his classic red and purple costume, he steps onto his restored base, New Asteroid M, and calls upon his new Brotherhood of Mutants which consists of Briar Raleigh, Toad, Exodus, Unuscione, Marrow, and Elixir. This new Brotherhood was short-lived though, as Magneto was soon afterwards captured and turned into
7995-517: Is the most prominent character and the main protagonist. Additions to the X-Men during this time were Kitty Pryde/Shadowcat , Rogue , Jean Grey /Phoenix, Psylocke , Dazzler , Longshot , Jubilee , Forge and Gambit . In a controversial move, Professor X relocated to outer space to be with Lilandra Neramani , Majestrix of the Shi'ar Empire, in 1986. Magneto then joined the X-Men in Xavier's place and became
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8190-498: Is uncommon, the USPTO will grant joint ownership in a mark. For example, in the case Arrow Trading Co., Inc. v. Victorinox A.G. and Wegner S.A. , Opposition No. 103315 (TTAB June 27, 2003), the TTAB held that when "two entities have a long-standing relationship and rely on each other for quality control, it may be found, in appropriate circumstances, that the parties, as joint owners, do represent
8385-404: Is unknown, but Enrique had promised to punish him for his betrayal, a punishment which was ultimately left unseen. In the reality of Marvel Noir , this Brotherhood, led by Chief Detective Eric Magnus, is a cabal of corrupt and violent policemen, doing the bidding of Sebastian Shaw . It is formed by Magnus, Dukes, Toynbee, and Wyngarde. In Amazing Spider-Girl #22, a Sisterhood of Mutants
8580-609: The Battle of the Atom event, first posing as a future X-Men team who wanted to send the past X-Men to their own time. Their true reasons, to prevent the past X-Men from suffering and dying in the future, were revealed, and they were soon at war against the present X-Men, the Uncanny X-Men, and the true Future X-Men. Their members include Xorn (the past Jean Grey, who had to wear a Xorn mask to limit her power), Charles Xavier II (the alleged son of
8775-546: The Ultimatum storyline, during which Magneto tries to destroy the human race with Thor's hammer before being killed by Cyclops. Quicksilver turned up alive and was the one who shot Cyclops as he meets up with Mystique and Sabretooth. Quicksilver later reforms the Brotherhood of Mutants with Mystique, Sabretooth, Blob II/Teddy Allan. In the alternate future of the 2005 miniseries Weapon X: Days of Future Now , Malcolm Colcord convinced people to hate mutants. In issue 4, most of
8970-645: The Black Canary , introduced in Flash Comics #86 (Aug. 1947) as a supporting character. The most iconic comic book superheroine, who debuted during the Golden Age, is Wonder Woman . Modeled from the myth of the Amazons of Greek mythology , she was created by psychologist William Moulton Marston , with help and inspiration from his wife Elizabeth and their mutual lover Olive Byrne. Wonder Woman's first appearance
9165-525: The Emma Peel character from the British television series The Avengers (no relation to the superhero team of the same name), but later reverted to Marston's original concept after the editors of Ms. magazine publicly disapproved of the character being depowered and without her traditional costume; Supergirl was moved from being a secondary feature on Action Comics to headline Adventure Comics in 1969;
9360-535: The Extermination event. Notable additions to the X-Men have been Pyro , Gentle , Scout, Trinary, Wolfsbane and Multiple Man . Notable story arcs of this decade are "Weapons of Mutant Destruction" (2017), "Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey" (2017–2018), "Poison X" (2018), "Extermination" (2018), " Hunt for Wolverine " (2018), " Return of Wolverine " (2018–2019), "X-Men: Disassembled" (2018–2019) and " Age of X-Man " (2019). The X-Men were also involved in
9555-513: The Lady Liberators appeared in an issue of The Avengers as a group of mind-controlled superheroines led by Valkyrie (actually a disguised supervillainess ) and were meant to be a caricatured parody of feminist activists; and Jean Grey became the embodiment of a cosmic being known as the Phoenix Force with seemingly unlimited power in the late 1970s, a stark contrast from her depiction as
9750-546: The Mimic and Post as well as Blob and Toad. They freed Charles Xavier from prison and helped the X-Men against the animated Cerebro , who had created a team of fake X-Men . They later cooperated with Mystique in an attempt to capture the Machine Man . The team disbanded shortly afterwards. During this time period, it was revealed that the teleporter named Astra had been a member of the original Brotherhood, providing Magneto with
9945-641: The New York Times and The Colbert Report , and embraced by anti- Islamophobia campaigners in San Francisco who plastered over anti-Muslim bus adverts with Kamala stickers. Other such successor-heroes of color include James "Rhodey" Rhodes as Iron Man and to a lesser extent Riri "Ironheart" Williams , Ryan Choi as the Atom , Jaime Reyes as Blue Beetle and Amadeus Cho as Hulk . Certain established characters have had their ethnicity changed when adapted to another continuity or media. A notable example
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#173308474679010140-756: The Stranger , who they at first believed was a powerful mutant, but he revealed himself to be an alien. Mastermind had been turned to a block of solid matter by the Stranger, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch left the team and later joined the Avengers . Later, back on Earth, Magneto reorganized the team three times, including such mutants as Blob and Unus the Untouchable , as well as the Savage Land mutate Lorelei , and creating
10335-655: The X-Men 's Storm and the Teen Titans ' Cyborg avoided such conventions; they were both part of ensemble teams, which became increasingly diverse in subsequent years. The X-Men, in particular, were revived in 1975 with a line-up of characters drawn from several nations, including the Kenyan Storm, German Nightcrawler , Soviet / Russian Colossus , Irish Banshee , and Japanese Sunfire . In 1993, Milestone Comics , an African-American-owned media/publishing company entered into
10530-549: The breakout character on the team and, in terms of comic sales and appearances, the most popular X-Men character, even getting his own solo title . However, this team would not remain whole for long; Sunfire, who never really accepted the other members, quit shortly after their first mission, and Thunderbird died on the next. Filling in the vacancy, a revamped Jean Grey soon rejoined the X-Men under her new persona of "Phoenix". Angel, Beast , Iceman , Havok , and Polaris also made significant guest appearances. The revived series
10725-567: The " Civil War II " and " Monsters Unleashed " storylines. In 2017, the ResurrXion lineup was launched with X-Men: Prime . It introduced new titles; X-Men Blue , X-Men Gold , Weapon X , new volumes of Astonishing X-Men and Generation X , new solo series for Cable , Jean Grey , and Iceman , and continuation of the Old Man Logan and All-New Wolverine run. With the Terrigen gone,
10920-665: The " Empyre ", "The Last Annihilation", " King in Black ", " Devil's Reign ", " Contest of Chaos " storylines. During the panel at SXSW 2024, a new era of mutant mythos is announced with the X-Men scattered across the planet as they attempt to rebuild themselves in the wake of the acclaimed Krakoan Age. It introduced flagship titles for X-Men , Uncanny X-Men and Exceptional X-Me n, new volumes for X-Force , NYX, X-Factor and Weapon X-Men , solo series for Jean Grey , Wolverine (Logan), Storm , Dazzler , Mystique , Psylocke , Wolverine (Laura Kinney) and Magik , and
11115-721: The " Messiah Complex " storyline saw the destruction of the Xavier Institute and the disbanding of the X-Men. It spun the new volumes of X-Force , following the team led by Wolverine, and Cable , following Cable's attempts at protecting Hope Summers . X-Men was renamed into X-Men: Legacy which focused on Professor X, Rogue and Gambit. Under Cyclops's leadership, the X-Men later reformed in Uncanny X-Men #500, with their new base located in San Francisco. In 2009, " Messiah War ," written by Craig Kyle and Chris Yost to serve as
11310-532: The " Secret Invasion ", " War of Kings ", " Siege ", " Chaos War " and " Fear Itself " storylines. In 2011, the aftermath of the " X-Men: Schism " storyline led to the fallout between Wolverine and Cyclops. During the " Regenesis " storyline, Wolverine's team was featured in a new flagship series titled Wolverine and the X-Men , Wolverine rebuilt the original X-Mansion and named it the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning . Meanwhile, Uncanny X-Men relaunched for
11505-399: The " male gaze " which is media created from the viewpoint of a normative heterosexual male. The female characters in comic books are used to satisfy male desire for the "ideal" woman (small waist, large breasts, toned, athletic body). These characters have god-like power, but the most easily identifiable feature is their hyper sexualized bodies: they are designed to be sexually pleasing to
11700-487: The "Evil" from its name. Despite Jean Grey's proclamation that Havok was acting of his own free will as well as the plot point of Dark Beast brainwashing Havok, it was ultimately revealed that Havok formed the team as part of a sting operation designed to find out the illegal experiments the Dark Beast was performing and fell apart when Havok and the Dark Beast finally clashed. The following incarnation included new members
11895-425: The "Heroes and Villains" arc that concluded Chuck Austen 's run on X-Men , a new version of the Brotherhood appeared. The team was led by the powerful mutant Exodus , who had once been Magneto's herald, and its other members included Avalanche, Sabretooth (who had simply been hired by Exodus), and new members Black Tom Cassidy , Mammomax , Nocturne (who was revealed to be spying on the team), and Juggernaut (who
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#173308474679012090-518: The "Venomized", " Secret Empire " and " War of the Realms " storylines. On May 14, 2019, Marvel announced they would cancel all the X-Men titles and relaunch the entire lineup. Jonathan Hickman will have full creative control and will start with two rotating bi-weekly six-issue limited series called House of X and Powers of X . After the 12 issues are released, Hickman will pen the flagship title and several new and traditional titles will be released. It
12285-400: The 1960s. The original Brotherhood was ultimately disbanded, with Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch going on to become members of the Avengers . In 1981, the Brotherhood of Mutants was revived under the leadership of Mastermind, while the group's most visible incarnation during the early 1990s was led by Toad. The Brotherhood of Mutants has also appeared on several animated series featuring
12480-552: The 1970s as an alternate for Earth's Green Lantern Hal Jordan , and would become a regular member of the Green Lantern Corps from the 1980s onward. The creators of the 2000s-era Justice League animated series selected Stewart as the show's Green Lantern. In the Ultimate Marvel universe, Miles Morales , a youth of Puerto Rican and African-American ancestry who was also bitten by a genetically-altered spider, debuted as
12675-458: The 1980s, superhero fiction centered on cultural, ethnic, national, racial and language minority groups (from the perspective of US demographics ) began to be produced. This began with depiction of black superheroes in the 1960s, followed in the 1970s with a number of other ethnic-minority superheroes. In keeping with the political mood of the time, cultural diversity and inclusivism would be an important part of superhero groups starting from
12870-409: The 1980s. In the 1990s, this was further augmented by the first depictions of superheroes as homosexual. In 2017, Sign Gene emerged, the first group of deaf superheroes with superpowers through the use of sign language . Female super heroes—and villains—have been around since the early years of comic books dating back to the 1940s. The representation of women in comic books has been questioned in
13065-561: The 1990s). In 1978, Toei adapted Spider-Man into a live-action Japanese television series . In this continuity, Spider-Man had a vehicle called Marveller that could transform into a giant and powerful robot called Leopardon, this idea would be carried over to Toei's Battle Fever J (also co-produced with Marvel) and now multi-colored teams not only had support vehicles but giant robots to fight giant monsters with. In subsequent decades, popular characters like Dazzler , She-Hulk , Elektra , Catwoman , Witchblade , Spider-Girl , Batgirl and
13260-510: The Acolytes) to split off and attempt to continue Magneto's genocidal techniques. During this short-lived less violent phase, several mutant animal recruits rescued from laboratories were added (one of which was the mutated ape Prosimian), but Magneto rejected them upon his return seeing them as lower species like Homo sapiens and wiped out the mutant animals. In the Ultimate War and "Return of
13455-584: The Amazing Superman debut in Big Little Book series , by Russell R. Winterbotham (text), Henry E. Vallely and Erwin L. Hess (art). Captain America also appeared for the first time in print in December 1940, a year prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese government, when America was still in isolationism . Created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby , the superhero was the physical embodiment of
13650-782: The American spirit during World War II. One superpowered character was portrayed as an antiheroine , a rarity for its time: the Black Widow , a costumed emissary of Satan who killed evildoers in order to send them to Hell —debuted in Mystic Comics #4 (Aug. 1940), from Timely Comics , the 1940s predecessor of Marvel Comics . Most of the other female costumed crime fighters during this era lacked superpowers. Notable characters include The Woman in Red , introduced in Standard Comics ' Thrilling Comics #2 (March 1940); Lady Luck , debuting in
13845-473: The Avengers) with her brother, Quicksilver. In 1963, Astro Boy was adapted into a highly influential anime television series. Phantom Agents in 1964 focused on ninjas working for the Japanese government and would be the foundation for Sentai -type series. 1966 saw the debut of the sci-fi/horror series Ultra Q created by Eiji Tsuburaya this would eventually lead to the sequel Ultraman , spawning
14040-570: The Birds of Prey became stars of long-running eponymous titles. Female characters began assuming leadership roles in many ensemble superhero teams; the Uncanny X-Men series and its related spin-off titles in particular have included many female characters in pivotal roles since the 1970s. Volume 4 of the X-Men comic book series featured an all-female team as part of the Marvel NOW! branding initiative in 2013. Superpowered female characters like Buffy
14235-557: The Brotherhood are mistreating the human criminals ), Blob , Feral , Taskmaster , Avalanche , Boom Boom and Misty Knight (who had secretly infiltrated the "Avengers", and would later defect from the Brotherhood). In Ultimate X-Men , the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants is called the Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy , headed by a far more violent and genocidal version of Magneto . It was originally formed by Professor X and Magneto in
14430-431: The Brotherhood members had survived when they infiltrated Cyclops' new school, after the Brotherhood were defeated by the past-Jean Grey's mind powers, it is revealed that Xorn/Jean had been killed in their first appearance in the past, while all of the Brotherhood's other members- except for Raze Logan- were only working with the team due to the telepathic influence of Charles Xavier II. With Xavier II and Raze both subdued,
14625-496: The Brotherhood. In Earth-X, Uatu explained that Magneto chose it so that, as the opposing side, Charles would be forced to assume the role of "Good," and that Magneto believed that by locking Charles into absolutes of morality, he could manipulate him. Many of the group's members have been shown to be past victims of anti-mutant prejudice, which has made the group a haven for many mutants who feel they are outcasts and pariahs. While many of these outcast mutants have willingly embraced
14820-597: The Crimson Commando was crippled and the Blob and Pyro were abandoned on a mission in Iraq. The Toad also organized a Brotherhood of Evil Mutants of his own at one point, including the Blob and Pyro, a woman named Phantazia who could disrupt electronics and superhuman powers, and the vampiric humanoid Pteranodon called Sauron , who is not an actual mutant. Toad's Brotherhood was concerned mostly with hatching revenge schemes against
15015-465: The DNA of the original Omega Red ) with the apparent goal of exacting revenge on X-Force. The group was seen recruiting Genesis as their next member, in order to turn him into the new Apocalypse . Mystique has since gathered a new Brotherhood which consists of herself, Sabretooth, Blob, Silver Samurai II, and Lady Mastermind. By using Lady Mastermind's illusions, they commit numerous heists to incriminate
15210-641: The King" storylines, Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch defected to the Ultimates to help stop the resurfaced Magneto. Unus , Detonator, Juggernaut , Longshot , Hard-Drive , Rogue , Sabretooth , Vanisher , Forge , and Multiple Man join the Brotherhood. After being defeated by the X-Men, the Brotherhood receded for a time. Mystique and Forge free Magneto from his plastic prison cell in the Triskelion, with Mystique taking his place to prevent anyone from realizing that Magneto
15405-518: The Magician (1934), Olga Mesmer (1937) and then Superman (1938) and Captain Marvel (1939) at the beginning of the Golden Age of Comic Books , whose span, though disputed, is generally agreed to have started with Superman's launch. Superman has remained one of the most recognizable superheroes, and his success spawned a new archetype of characters with secret identities and superhuman powers. At
15600-539: The NYPD, the Brotherhood of Mutants retreated to their hideout where Mesmero revealed that they were still under Lydia Nance's paycheck and she was the one who facilitated their escape from the Box and that she still has plans for the Brotherhood of Mutants. While Pyro walked away upon not wanting to work for an anti-mutant activist, Avalanche remained with Mesmero and asked for Pyro's cut as well. When Magneto time-traveled 20 years into
15795-625: The Phoenix Force returning to earth and mysteriously resurrecting the original Jean Grey. A new series featuring the original Jean leading a team of X-Men called X-Men Red was released later that same month. Rogue and Gambit's relationship became a focal point during the Rogue & Gambit miniseries and again in the Till Death Do Us Part story arc in X-Men Gold , which saw the two finally tie
15990-521: The Scarlet Witch, were Romani . Only one new member of the X-Men was added, Mimic /Calvin Rankin, but soon left due to his temporary loss of power. The title lagged in sales behind Marvel's other comic franchises. In 1969, writer Roy Thomas and illustrator Neal Adams rejuvenated the comic book and gave regular roles to two recently introduced characters: Alex " Havok " Summers (Cyclops' brother, who had been introduced by Roy Thomas before Adams began work on
16185-530: The Sisterhood's location. She committed suicide. Arkea placed Lady Deathstrike's consciousness in the same body Arkea used for a host, Reiko. Arkea then took the Jean Grey genetic material she purchased and modified Ana Cortes corpse so that it could host Madelyne Pryor. Amora completed the resurrection of Madelyne Pryor. The X-Men assaulted the Sisterhood's hideout. They cut the hideout off the grid. The X-Men assaulted
16380-413: The Sisterhood. As most members of the Sisterhood did not particularly care for Arkea, they did not defend her to the fullest of their capabilities. Karima killed Arkea with a bullet specifically designed to destroy hive mind bacteria. As Arkea Prime was the queen bee of Arkea, once she was killed all Arkea bacteria everywhere died. As Madelyne and Selene left, Madelyne informed the group of her plan to create
16575-510: The Spirit , who may not be explicitly referred to as superheroes but nevertheless share similar traits. Some superheroes use their powers to help fight daily crime while also combating threats against humanity from supervillains , who are their criminal counterparts. Often at least one of these supervillains will be the superhero's archenemy or nemesis . Some popular supervillains become recurring characters in their own right. Antecedents of
16770-784: The Sunday- newspaper comic-book insert The Spirit Section June 2, 1940; the comedic character Red Tornado , debuting in All-American Comics #20 (Nov 1940); Miss Fury , debuting in the eponymous comic strip by female cartoonist Tarpé Mills on April 6, 1941; the Phantom Lady , introduced in Quality Comics Police Comics #1 (Aug. 1941); the Black Cat , introduced in Harvey Comics ' Pocket Comics #1 (also Aug. 1941); and
16965-408: The USPTO. Felix is one of many who argue that the term "superhero" has become generic (see discussion below). Felix's mark is currently abandoned, but he has stated that he intends to fight against DC and Marvel for use of the term. In 2024, Superbabies Limited managed to obtain a default judgement and cancel the "super heroes" trademarks as genericized, except for the animation pictures mark. This
17160-526: The Vampire Slayer and Darna have a tremendous influence on popular culture in their respective countries of origin. With more and more anime , manga and tokusatsu being translated or adapted, Western audiences were beginning to experience the Japanese styles of superhero fiction more than they were able to before. Saban 's Mighty Morphin Power Rangers , an adaptation of Zyuranger , created
17355-687: The Vault (featuring Cable and Bishop), Uncanny Spider-Man (featuring Nightcrawler), Jean Grey , Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant and Ms. Marvel: Mutant Menace. Notable addition to the X-Men have been Synch , Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan) , and Rasputin IV . Notable story arcs of this era are " X of Swords " (2020), " Hellfire Gala " (2021), " Trial of Magneto " (2021)," Inferno " (2021), " X Lives of Wolverine/X Deaths of Wolverine " (2022), " Judgment Day " (2022), " Dark Web " (2022–2023), " Sins of Sinister " (2023) and "Weapons of Vengeance" (2023). The X-Men were also involved in
17550-519: The West as Astro Boy , was published. The series focused upon a robot boy built by a scientist to replace his deceased son. Being built from an incomplete robot originally intended for military purposes, Astro Boy possessed amazing powers such as flight through thrusters in his feet and the incredible mechanical strength of his limbs. The 1950s saw the Silver Age of Comics . During this era DC introduced
17745-517: The X-Mansion at the time when Spider-Man and his family are visiting. Spider-Man and his family join the fight against the Brotherhood of Mutants who are also shown to have Emma Frost in their group. Magneto wanted Emma Frost to operate Cerebro for the group. With help from Spider-Man's family, the X-Men defeat the Brotherhood of Mutants who are remanded to the Raft. This version of the Brotherhood appeared in
17940-455: The X-Men and has been Magneto’s group in the recent X-Men film series . The original Brotherhood of Evil Mutants was created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby and first appeared in X-Men #4 (March 1964). While later incarnations of the Brotherhood promoted the group's existence as a political and ideological rival to Professor Charles Xavier 's dream of peace with humans,
18135-423: The X-Men have been Armor , Pixie and Warpath , while former villains such as Lady Mastermind , Mystique , and Sabretooth became members of the X-Men. Notable story arcs of this decade are " Gifted " (2004), " House of M " (2005), " Deadly Genesis " (2005–2006), " Decimation " (2006) and " Endangered Species " (2007). The X-Men were also involved in the " Civil War " and " World War Hulk " storylines. In 2007,
18330-417: The X-Men have been Firestar and M . Notable story arcs of this era are " Battle of the Atom " (2013), " X-Termination " (2013), " Death of Wolverine " (2014), " AXIS " (2014) and " The Black Vortex " (2015). In 2015, as part of " All-New, All-Different Marvel ", three team books were launched: the second volume of All-New X-Men , the fourth volume of Uncanny X-Men and Extraordinary X-Men . X-23 took on
18525-452: The X-Men have been Pixie , Karma , Sunspot , Magma , Magik , Namor , Domino , Boom Boom , Fantomex and X-23 . Other notable story arcs of this era are " Divided We Stand " (2008), " Manifest Destiny " (2008–2009), " X-Infernus ", " Utopia " (2009), " Nation X " (2009–2010), " Necrosha " (2009), " Curse of the Mutants " (2010–2011), and " Age of X " (2011). The X-Men were also involved in
18720-409: The X-Men to declare war against the Inhumans, but this conflict ended when the Inhumans learned what was happening, with Medusa sacrificing the Terrigen cloud to save the mutants. Notable additions to the X-Men have been Old Man Logan and Cerebra . Notable story arcs of this era are "Apocalypse Wars" (2016), " Death of X " (2016) and " Inhumans vs. X-Men " (2016–2017). The X-Men were also involved in
18915-473: The X-Men vacated Limbo and moved to Central Park where they returned to their heroic roots instead of constantly living in fear for their survival. Other notable changes include Kitty Pryde as the new leader of the X-Men, the time-displaced X-Men working with Magneto, Old Man Logan turning Weapon X into a black ops team, and mutant characters crossing over from Earth-1610 to the Earth-616 universe. Early 2018 saw
19110-633: The X-Men) later became the core membership of the government-sponsored team called Freedom Force . As Freedom Force, their membership briefly included Spiral and the second Spider-Woman , and later included Super Sabre , the Crimson Commando , and Stonewall . This group both fought and teamed up with several heroic groups, including the Avengers , but ultimately disbanded after Destiny, Super Sabre and Stonewall were killed in action, Mystique faked her death,
19305-409: The X-Men, as well as helping each one of them to achieve their individual goals. They have recently added the newly resurrected Selene to their ranks with the aid of the sentient virus, Arkea, and intend to bring back Madelyne Pryor herself as well. After Lady Deathstrike's host, Ana Cortes had a change of heart about being a supervillain and serving Arkea, she contacted the X-Men and informed them of
19500-466: The X-Men. Cyclops once sided with the Brotherhood during Wolverine's infiltration only to turn against the Brotherhood and assist the X-Men in fighting the Brotherhood of Mutants. When Magneto was seemingly killed by Professor X, Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch tried to use the Brotherhood in more positive ways of gaining mutant rights such as proceeding with talks to the UN. This caused many splinter groups (such as
19695-425: The X-Men. The other Sisterhood members all escape. In the miniseries "Magneto: Not a Hero", Joseph is resurrected under unknown circumstances and forms a new Brotherhood of Mutants with Astra and mutated deformed versions of Blob, Mastermind, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, and Toad. It is soon revealed that the mutated versions of Blob, Mastermind, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, and Toad are clones created by Astra. All
19890-521: The X-teams, but was repeatedly defeated by X-Force , X-Factor , Darkhawk , Spider-Man , and Sleepwalker . After being captured and subjected to intensive brainwashing by the Dark Beast , Havok formed his own short-lived Brotherhood of Mutants whose membership included himself, the Dark Beast, Fatale , and, briefly, Aurora , Random , Ever, and X-Man . This incarnation was the first Brotherhood to omit
20085-508: The archetype include mythological characters such as Gilgamesh , Hanuman , Perseus , Odysseus , David , and demigods like Heracles , all of whom were blessed with extraordinary abilities, which later inspired the superpowers that became a fundamental aspect of modern-day superheroes. The distinct clothing and costumes of individuals from English folklore , like Robin Hood and Spring-Heeled Jack , also became inspirations. The dark costume of
20280-475: The archetypical hero stock character in 1930s American comics, superheroes are predominantly depicted as White American middle- or upper-class young adult males and females who are typically tall, athletic, educated, physically attractive and in perfect health. Beginning in the 1960s with the civil rights movement in the United States, and increasingly with the rising concern over political correctness in
20475-449: The art. Finally, Joss Whedon entered as the writer of the new title Astonishing X-Men , with John Cassaday as artist. X-Treme X-Men was cancelled. X-Statix ended in October 2004. Also, the X-Men returned to more traditional (if not slightly revised) costumes, as opposed to the black leather uniforms from the movies. New X-Men: Academy X was also launched focusing on the lives of
20670-707: The basis for much of the X-Men animated series and action figure line as well as several Capcom video games. The 1990s saw an even greater number of X-books with numerous ongoing series and miniseries running concurrently. X-book crossovers continued to run annually, with " The X-Tinction Agenda " in 1990, " The Muir Island Saga " in 1991, " X-Cutioner's Song " in 1992, " Fatal Attractions " in 1993, " Phalanx Covenant " in 1994, " Legion Quest "/" Age of Apocalypse " in 1995, " Onslaught " in 1996, " Operation: Zero Tolerance " in 1997, " Hunt for Xavier " in 1998, "The Magneto War" in 1999, " Apocalypse: The Twelve " / " Ages of Apocalypse " in 2000 and "Eve of Destruction" in 2001. Though
20865-533: The best-selling comic book of all-time. Guinness presented honors to Claremont at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con . Another new X-book released at the time was X-Force , featuring the characters from The New Mutants , led by Cable ; it was written by Rob Liefeld and Fabian Nicieza . Internal friction soon split the X-books' creative teams. In a controversial move, X-Men editor Bob Harras sided with Lee (and Uncanny X-Men artist Whilce Portacio ) over Claremont in
21060-527: The clones were killed by Magneto. Joseph is defeated by Magneto and remanded to Utopia 's X-Brig. In Uncanny X-Force, Wolverine 's son Daken forms a new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants with Mystique, Sabretooth, Shadow King (back in Amahl Farouk's body), Blob ( AoA version), Skinless Man (Weapon III of Weapon Plus ) and the Omega Clan (consisting of Omega Red II, Omega Black and Omega White who each share
21255-669: The comic's best-known story arc, the Dark Phoenix Saga , which saw Phoenix manipulated by the illusionist Mastermind and becoming corrupted with an overwhelming lust for power and destruction as the evil Dark Phoenix. Other important storylines included Days of Future Past , the saga of Deathbird and the Brood , the discovery of the Morlocks, the invasion of the Dire Wraiths and The Trial of Magneto! , as well as X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills ,
21450-410: The comic) and Lorna Dane, later called Polaris (created by Arnold Drake and Jim Steranko ). However, these later X-Men issues failed to attract sales and Marvel stopped producing new stories with issue #66 (March 1970), later reprinting a number of the older comics as issues #67–93. In Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1975), writer Len Wein and artist Dave Cockrum introduced a new team that starred in
21645-413: The comic-strip characters Patoruzú (1928) and Popeye (1929) and novelist Philip Wylie 's character Hugo Danner (1930). Another early example was Sarutobi Sasuke , a Japanese superhero ninja from children's novels in the 1910s; by 1914, he had a number of superhuman powers and abilities. The French character L'Oiselle , created in 1909, can be classed as a superheroine. In August 1937, in
21840-534: The companies filed a trademark application as joint owners for the mark "SUPER HEROES" for a series of animated motion pictures in 2009 (Reg. No. 5613972). Both DC and Marvel also individually owned trademarks involving the "super hero" mark. Notably, DC owns the mark " Legion of Super-Heroes " for comic magazines and Marvel owns the mark "Marvel Super Hero Island" for story books, fiction books, and children’s activity books. DC and Marvel have become known for aggressively protecting their registered marks. In 2019,
22035-552: The companies pursued a British law student named Graham Jules who was attempting to publish a self-help book titled Business Zero to Superhero . Much academic debate exists about whether the "super hero" mark has become generic and whether DC and Marvel have created a duopoly over the "super hero" mark. Conversely, DC and Marvel hold that they are merely exercising their right and duty to protect their registered marks. The following trademarks were or are registered jointly with MARVEL CHARACTERS, INC. and DC COMICS: As mentioned,
22230-464: The consequences of their presence in the 616 timeline, and the return of Cyclops. 2019 saw a new volume of Uncanny X-Men released beginning with a 10-part weekly story arc. Several solo series were launched, including Legion , Multiple Man, Domino, Shatterstar and X-23 , before the revamp of the entire X-Men lineup. Mainly Charles Xavier, Cyclops, Wolverine and Jean were resurrected and time-displaced X-Men returned to their original timeline during
22425-471: The debut of Shotaro Ishinomori 's Skull Man (the basis for his later Kamen Rider ) in 1970, Go Nagai's Devilman in 1972 and Gerry Conway and John Romita's Punisher in 1974. The dark Skull Man manga would later get a television adaptation and underwent drastic changes. The character was redesigned to resemble a grasshopper, becoming the renowned first masked hero of the Kamen Rider series. Kamen Rider
22620-527: The director of the New Mutants. This period also included the emergence of the Hellfire Club , the arrival of the mysterious Madelyne Pryor , and the villains Apocalypse , Mister Sinister , Mojo , and Sabretooth . In 1991, Marvel revised the entire lineup of X-Men comic book titles, centered on the launch of a second X-Men series, simply titled X-Men . With the return of Xavier and the original X-Men to
22815-539: The dismay of other members of the X-Men, such as Beast, who left the team. Magneto began to work with Namor to transform Utopia into a homeland for both mutants and Atlanteans. After the conclusion of Utopia , Rogue became the main character of X-Men: Legacy . In 2010, " Second Coming " concluded the plot threads on Messiah Complex and Messiah War . Several short-lived miniseries started featuring several X-Men in solo series, such as Daken , Cable , Psylocke , Namor: The First Mutant and X-23 . Notable additions to
23010-401: The end of the decade, in 1939, Batman was created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger . During the 1940s there were many superheroes: The Flash , Green Lantern and Blue Beetle debuted in this era. This era saw the debut of one of the earliest female superheroes, writer-artist Fletcher Hanks 's character Fantomah , an ageless ancient Egyptian woman in the modern day who could transform into
23205-508: The first black superhero to star in his own series . In 1989, the Monica Rambeau incarnation of Captain Marvel was the first female black superhero from a major publisher to get her own title in a special one-shot issue. In 1971, Red Wolf became the first Native American in the superheroic tradition to headline a series. In 1973, Shang-Chi became the first prominent Asian superhero to star in an American comic book ( Kato had been
23400-454: The first entity to commercialize the phrase "super hero" when it registered the mark in connection with Halloween costumes. In 1972, Mego Corporation , an American toy company, attempted to register the mark "World's Greatest Superheroes" in connection with its line of action figures. Mego Corporation’s attempted registration led Ben Cooper, Inc. to sue Mego Corporation for trademark infringement. Due to its financial struggles, Mego Corporation
23595-408: The first time ever and served as the flagship title for Cyclops' Team. In 2012 " Avengers vs. X-Men " served as a closure to the "House of M" and "Decimation" storylines. It featured the death of Professor X and the reappearance of new mutants after the return of the Phoenix Force. Several short-lived miniseries started featuring several X-Men in solo series, such as Storm , Gambit and Magneto: Not
23790-580: The former Brotherhood were freed and returned to their home future while Charles Xavier II and Raze Logan are left in the present, locked in the prison's Cage. In Neil Gaiman 's Marvel 1602 series, Magneto is Enrique, the Grand Inquisitor of the Spanish Inquisition during the year 1602, with Brother Petros and Sister Wanda (Pietro and Wanda Maximoff respectively) serving under him as messenger and assistant, respectively. Enrique had been born
23985-517: The frequent crossovers were criticized by fans as well as editorial and creative staff for being artificially regular, disruptive to the direction of the individual series, and having far less lasting impact than promised, they continued to be financially successful. There were many additions to the X-Men in the 1990s, including Gambit , Cable , and Bishop . Gambit became one of the most popular X-Men, rivaling even Wolverine in size of fanbase after his debut in Uncanny X-Men #266 (Aug. 1990). Many of
24180-455: The future to escape an attack, he found a city in ruins and statues of himself all around. He was greeted by mutants who saw him as a savior. He was also greeted by the time-displaced X-Men, who say Magneto is beyond redemption and that they should have stopped him when they had the chance. When Magneto returns to his own time, he decides it's time to stop pretending. He knows who he is, what he is, and he feels that being that person, that monster,
24375-411: The group was brought up in an interview, Stan Lee simply said "We were kind of corny in those days." Since the early 1990s, writers have attempted to explain this away by having Toad describe it as irony, based upon the perceived notion that all mutants are "evil." Later writers have opted instead to simply drop "Evil" from the group's name and refer to the group as "The Brotherhood of Mutants" or simply
24570-453: The group was originally conceived as simply a small, but powerful army of minions gathered by Magneto to aid in his schemes for world domination. But since the group's second incarnation, the group has become a much more politically motivated group designed for use of violence to provide justice and lead a 'mutant revolution' against mankind. One of the greater ironies of the group has been its use of "Evil" in its name. When his decision to name
24765-436: The group, before it was defeated by the X-Men and Mystique sucked into another dimension by X-Corps recruit Abyss (ironically landing the two into the arms of Azazel , who was the father of both Abyss and Mystique's biological son Nightcrawler). Following her being rescued from her former lover's realm, Mystique would become a reluctant agent of Professor X, doing black ops missions for him. While employed, Mystique claimed that
24960-479: The hypothetical heteronormative male audience. Villains, such as Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy , use their sexuality to take advantage of their male victims. In the film versions of these characters, their sexuality and seductive methods are highlighted. Poison Ivy uses seduction through poison to take over the minds of her victims as seen in the 1997 film Batman and Robin . Harley Quinn in 2016's Suicide Squad uses her sexuality to her advantage, acting in
25155-465: The idea of a masked avenger and the superhero trope of a secret identity . Over the next few decades, masked and costumed pulp fiction characters such as Jimmie Dale/The Grey Seal (1914), Zorro (1919), Buck Rogers (1928), The Shadow (1930), and Flash Gordon (1934), and comic strip heroes such as the Phantom (1936), began appearing, as did non-costumed characters with super strength , including
25350-719: The island nation Krakoa was threatened during the Fall of X by the human supremicist organization Orchis . Marvel teased the X-Men's final battle for Krakoa's future in the two interconnected titles Fall of the House of X and Rise of the Powers of X . Several miniseries and one-shots started featuring several X-Men in team-up and solo series such as Giant-Size X-Men (featuring Jean Grey, Emma Frost, Magneto, Nightcrawler, Fantomex, Storm and Thunderbird), Wolverine , Cable , Juggernaut , Sabretooth , Rogue and Gambit , Astonishing Iceman , Children of
25545-462: The knot, and once more during the Mr. & Mrs. X miniseries, which saw the new couple attempt to take their honeymoon but end up involved in an intergalactic conspiracy. Other noteworthy plot points included Wolverine's return coinciding with the arrival of a mysterious new villain named Persephone, Psylocke's return to her original body, Magneto's steady return to villainy, and the time-displaced X-Men facing
25740-432: The later additions to the team came and went, such as Joseph , Maggott , Marrow , Cecilia Reyes , and a new Thunderbird . Xavier's New Mutants grew up and became X-Force , and the next generation of students began with Generation X , featuring Jubilee and other teenage mutants led and schooled by Banshee and ex-villainess Emma Frost at her Massachusetts Academy. In 1998, Excalibur and X-Factor ended and
25935-406: The latter was replaced with Mutant X , starring Havok stranded in a parallel universe . Marvel launched a number of solo series, including Deadpool , Cable , Bishop , X-Man , Gambit , Maverick , Rogue, Storm, Magneto, Beast, Domino, Warlock, Magik, Iceman and Sabretooth, but few of the series would survive the decade. In 2000, Claremont returned to Marvel and was put back on
26130-459: The latter, complete with a domino mask and a cape, became influential for the myriad of masked rogues in penny dreadfuls and dime novels . The vigilantes of the American Old West also became an influence to the superhero. Several vigilantes during this time period hid their identities using masks. In frontier communities where de jure law was not yet matured, people sometimes took
26325-590: The law into their own hands with makeshift masks made out of sacks . Vigilante mobs and gangs like the San Diego Vigilantes and the Bald Knobbers became infamous throughout that Old West era. Such masked vigilantism later inspired fictional masked crimefighters in American story-telling, beginning with the character Deadwood Dick in 1877. The word superhero dates back to 1899. The 1903 British play The Scarlet Pimpernel and its spinoffs popularized
26520-457: The leadership of Sunspot , Lord Imperial of the Hellfire Club . However, this was just a manipulative ruse, and these four New Mutants were neither a team at the time nor conducting villainous activity. An all-female incarnation called the Sisterhood was formed by the "Red Queen"—revealed to be Madelyne Pryor —who recruited Martinique Jason , Lady Mastermind , Chimera , and the non-mutants Spiral and Lady Deathstrike . The Sisterhood
26715-472: The likes of Batwoman in 1956, Supergirl , Miss Arrowette , and Bat-Girl ; all female derivatives of established male superheroes. In 1957 Japan, Shintoho produced the first film serial featuring the superhero character Super Giant , signaling a shift in Japanese popular culture towards tokusatsu masked superheroes over kaiju giant monsters. Along with Astro Boy , the Super Giant serials had
26910-461: The lineup. A training session also showed a new Super Sabre and Crimson Commando , but they were not included on the mission. This Brotherhood attempted to kill Senator Robert Kelly . This plot was thwarted by Cable , Gambit , Beast, Colossus , and Pyro (who died from the Legacy Virus saving Senator Kelly from Post), but managed to assassinate Moira MacTaggert before they were disbanded. Later,
27105-739: The magazine King of the Monsters in 1977 describing Godzilla as "Superhero of the '70s." In 1971, Kamen Rider launched the "Henshin Boom" on Japanese television in the early 1970s, greatly impacting the tokusatsu superhero genre in Japan. In 1972, the Science Ninja Team Gatchaman anime debuted, which built upon the superhero team idea of the live-action Phantom Agents as well as introducing different colors for team members and special vehicles to support them, said vehicles could also combine into
27300-521: The mantle of Wolverine and got a new solo series and Old Man Logan also received a new ongoing series when the character found himself in (from his perspective) an alternate past. During this period, the mutants dealt with the threat of the Terrigen cloud that circulated the world and appeared to be toxic to them, placing the X-Men at odds with the Inhumans . The X-Men also dealt with Apocalypse resurfacing, and
27495-461: The mark in connection with comic books, and were granted the mark by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in 1981. In the years leading up to the assignment of the mark, both DC and Marvel battled to register various trademarks involving the phrase “superhero.” However, DC and Marvel quickly discovered that they could only register marks involving the phrase "superhero" if
27690-421: The more peaceful X-Men, though on rare occasions, the two sides have allied against a common threat, most notably Apocalypse . Among the Mutants who are frequently depicted as members of the Brotherhood are Mystique , Toad , Blob , Pyro , Mastermind , Quicksilver , and Scarlet Witch . The original Brotherhood was depicted as Magneto's primary allies in his early battles with the X-Men in comics published in
27885-402: The natural thing there. What would you do with mutants who were just plain boys and girls and certainly not dangerous? You school them. You develop their skills. So I gave them a teacher, Professor X. Of course, it was the natural thing to do, instead of disorienting or alienating people who were different from us, I made the X-Men part of the human race, which they were. Possibly, radiation, if it
28080-517: The new "Brotherhood of Arakko" alongside Magneto, Sunspot, and the Fisher King. After Storm brings an end to the bloody "Genesis War" by destroying the staff that has kept Genesis trapped beneath Annihilation's whispering and corruption as punishment for the civil war, Arakko's Great Ring chooses to exile Genesis. But even in exile, Genesis is hardly ready to give up on battle. She announces her new Brotherhood, along with her children, War and Famine. As
28275-475: The new "X". This series was cancelled after nine issues, at which point all members had either been killed in the power struggle between Hoffman and Marshal or by the publicity-driven X-Force (later renamed X-Statix ). The next incarnation of the Brotherhood was led by Mystique again and included Avalanche, Blob, Mastermind, and new member Fever Pitch . This Brotherhood had infiltrated the X-Corps and took over
28470-432: The new Spider-Man after the apparent death of the original Spider-Man, Peter Parker . Kamala Khan , a Pakistani-American Muslim teenager who is revealed to have Inhuman lineage after her shapeshifting powers manifested, takes on the identity of Ms. Marvel in 2014 after Carol Danvers had become Captain Marvel. Her self-titled comic book series became a cultural phenomenon, with extensive media coverage by CNN ,
28665-780: The new young mutants at the institute. This period included the resurrections of Colossus and Psylocke , a new death for Jean Grey , who later returned temporarily in the X-Men: Phoenix - Endsong , as well as Emma Frost becoming the new headmistress of the institute. The institute, formerly run as a school (until the depowering of 98% of the mutant population), served as a safe haven to mutants who are still powered. Several short-lived spin-offs and miniseries started featuring several X-Men in solo series, such as Nightcrawler , Jubilee , Madrox , X-23 , Gambit and Rogue . Cable and Deadpool 's books were merged into one book, Cable & Deadpool . Notable additions to
28860-467: The original Professor X and Mystique), Beast, Ice Thing (a semi-sentient ice construct created by the future Iceman), Molly Hayes , Deadpool , and Raze Logan (the son of Wolverine and Mystique, who first arrived disguised as Shadowcat). Some of the members of the Future Brotherhood died during the event, while some of them survived and remain living in the present. Although it appeared that all of
29055-532: The original X-Men team (consisting of Cyclops , Angel , Beast , Iceman and Marvel Girl ), in their first appearance taking control of a small country with the aid of Mastermind creating an illusion of an army. They captured Angel and took him to their base, known as Asteroid M , but he was rescued. They tried to recruit the Sub-Mariner, and then the Blob, but the X-Men succeeded against them. Finally Magneto and Toad were captured by an extraterrestrial being called
29250-410: The original X-Men, who had recently been brought through time to the present by Beast. With the money the Brotherhood of Mutants robbed in the heists, Mystique acquired Madripoor from HYDRA and attempted to turn it into a mutant sanctuary. Posing as Dazzler, Mystique attracted Magneto to the island and showed him her plans. However, Magneto reacted violently to the plan, believing that Mystique and
29445-672: The other members of the Brotherhood also regained their adult forms, but discovered that Magneto had abandoned them. Without their leader, the Brotherhood soon teamed up with the Vanisher as part of a plot to get revenge on the X-Men, but were beaten by the Champions . After this defeat, the Brotherhood was disbanded, and its remaining members were imprisoned. The shapeshifting mutant Mystique later organized her own Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. Members included Pyro , Blob, Avalanche , Destiny and Rogue . This team (minus Rogue, who had defected to
29640-452: The others were traitors to their species in part due to allowing the use of Mutant Growth Hormone to run rampant in the streets to fund their operations. He heavily injured Mystique and the Brotherhood and left after making their base collapse. Inspired by Madelyne's attempt of defeating the X-Men, Lady Deathstrike has recruited the likes of Typhoid Mary and Enchantress and put together an all new Sisterhood, her own illuminati to take down
29835-600: The pages of several popular superhero titles from the late 1950s onward: Hal Jordan 's love interest Carol Ferris was introduced as the Vice-President of Ferris Aircraft and later took over the company from her father; Medusa , who was first introduced in the Fantastic Four series, is a member of the Inhuman Royal Family and a prominent statesperson within her people's quasi-feudal society; and Carol Danvers ,
30030-418: The partial inspiration for 20th Century Fox 's movie X2: X-Men United , which was released on May 2, 2003. By the early 1980s, X-Men was Marvel's top-selling comic title. Its sales were such that distributors and retailers began using an "X-Men index", rating each comic book publication by how many orders it garnered compared to that month's issue of X-Men . The growing popularity of Uncanny X-Men and
30225-420: The past decade following the rise of comic book characters in the film industry (Marvel/DC movies). Women are presented differently than their male counterparts, typically wearing revealing clothing that showcases their curves and cleavage and showing a lot of skin in some cases. Heroes like Power Girl and Wonder Woman are portrayed wearing little clothing and showing cleavage. Power Girl is portrayed as wearing
30420-406: The phrase referenced their own company or a character associated with their company. As a result, DC and Marvel decided to become joint owners of the "superhero" trademark. Although many consumers likely see DC and Marvel as competitors, the two comic book publishing giants are allies when it comes to protecting the trademark "superhero" and variants thereof. Although joint ownership in a trademark
30615-419: The power of a god, but was still drawn to a much weaker, mortal male character. This can be explained by the sociological concept "feminine apologetic," which reinforces a woman's femininity to account for her masculine attributes (strength, individualism, toughness, aggressiveness, bravery). Women in comic books are considered to be misrepresented due to being created by men, for men. The Hawkeye Initiative
30810-439: The primary X-Men team, and opened the doors of the school by having Xavier "out" himself to the public about being a mutant. The bright spandex costumes that had become iconic over the previous decades were replaced by black leather street clothes reminiscent of the uniforms of the X-Men films. Morrison also introduced Xorn , who would figure prominently in the climax of his run. Ultimate X-Men set in Marvel's revised imprint
31005-679: The primary X-Men titles during the Revolution revamp. He was later removed from the titles in 2001 and created his spin-off series, X-Treme X-Men . X-Men had its title changed to New X-Men and writer Grant Morrison took over. The book is often referred to as the Morrison-era, due to the drastic changes they made, beginning with " E Is For Extinction ", where a new villain, Cassandra Nova , destroys Genosha , killing sixteen million mutants. Morrison also brought reformed ex-villain Emma Frost into
31200-520: The public, and policing unauthorized uses. However, misuse by the public alone does not necessarily cause a trademark to become generic if the primary significance of the term is still to indicate a particular source. Some legal experts argue that, like the once-trademarked terms "aspirin" and "yo-yo," the term "superhero" now primarily refers to a general type of character with extraordinary abilities, rather than characters originating from specific publishers. In keeping with their origins as representing
31395-516: The rise of comic book specialty stores led to the introduction of a number of ongoing spin-off series nicknamed "X-Books." The first of these was The New Mutants , soon followed by Alpha Flight , X-Factor , Excalibur , and a solo Wolverine title. When Claremont conceived a story arc, the Mutant Massacre , which was too long to run in the monthly X-Men , editor Louise Simonson decided to have it overlap into several X-Books. The story
31590-500: The same time and concluded in December 2007 which led to New Exiles in January 2008 written by Claremont. Notable additions to the X-Men have been Emma Frost , Danielle Moonstar , Husk and Northstar while former villain Juggernaut became member of the X-Men. Notable story arcs of this era are " E Is For Extinction " (2001), " Planet X " and " Here Comes Tomorrow ". X-Men ReLoad
31785-541: The second Xorn , who sucked them into the " black hole " within his head; Nocturne was sucked in as well, and Juggernaut followed her. They eventually landed in Mojoworld, where the others sold Nocturne and Juggernaut to Mojo , for their freedom. In Young X-Men , Donald Pierce , in disguise as Cyclops , deceives several X-Men in training into attacking what he dubs a new incarnation of the Brotherhood, which consists of Cannonball , Danielle Moonstar and Magma , all under
31980-629: The second and third Brotherhood formed by her were actually formed by someone trying to frame her, something Xavier dismissed as lies designed by Mystique to gain sympathy from Xavier. Another Brotherhood was formed by former X-Man Xorn , who thought he was Magneto. His Brotherhood were his former students Beak , Angel Salvadore , Martha Johansson , Basilisk II, Ernst, Esme of the Stepford Cuckoos , and old Brotherhood member Toad. Most members rebelled against Xorn after he accidentally killed Basilisk and his insanity became too obvious to ignore. In
32175-471: The second part in the trilogy that began with "Messiah Complex," was released. Utopia , written by Matt Fraction, was a crossover of Dark Avengers and Uncanny X-Men that served as a part of the " Dark Reign " storyline. A new New Mutants volume written by Zeb Wells, which featured the more prominent members of the original team reunited, was launched. Magneto joined the X-Men during the Nation X storyline to
32370-648: The stake, capture Toad, and sail to the Americas; as Gaiman's reinterpretation of Magneto is more rooted in religion than morality, here his group is named 'The Brotherhood of Those Who Will Inherit The Earth'. After a brief encounter with Carlos Javier in which Roberto Trefusis freezes their ship in the middle of the ocean, Enrique agrees to work with the other heroes. When the world is saved, Enrique departs, entrusting Wanda and Petros to Javier, and instructing him to take care of them until he returns, and never to tell them that they are his children. The fate of Toad in this world
32565-468: The success of the Fantastic Four , co-creator Stan Lee wanted to create another group of superheroes. Unlike Lee's earlier creations such as Spider-Man who acquired their powers through scientific means, Lee decided that this new group of heroes were " mutants ", born with powers as he had grown weary of creating separate origins for each superhero. In a 1987 interview, Kirby said: The X-Men, I did
32760-435: The superhero supergroups featured at least one (and often the only) female member, much like DC's flagship superhero team the Justice League of America (whose initial roster included Wonder Woman as the token female ); examples include the Fantastic Four 's Invisible Girl , the X-Men 's Jean Grey (originally known as Marvel Girl ), the Avengers ' Wasp , and the Brotherhood of Mutants ' Scarlet Witch (who later joined
32955-765: The superhero team itself, the eponymous comic series , or the broader franchise, which includes various solo titles and team books , such as the New Mutants , Excalibur , and X-Force . In the Marvel Universe , mutants are humans born with a genetic trait called the X-gene, which grants them natural superhuman abilities, generally manifesting during puberty . Due to their differences from most humanity, mutants are subject to prejudice and discrimination; many X-Men stories feature social commentary on bigotry, justice, and other political themes. The X-Men have fought against various enemies , including villainous mutants, human bigots, supervillains, mystical threats, extraterrestrials, and evil artificial intelligence. In most iterations of
33150-480: The team, the roster was split into two strike forces: Cyclops's "Blue Team" (chronicled in X-Men ) and Storm's "Gold Team" (in The Uncanny X-Men ). The first issues of the second X-Men series were written by Claremont and drawn and co-plotted by Jim Lee . Retailers pre-ordered over 8.1 million copies of issue #1, generating and selling nearly $ 7 million (though retailers probably sold closer to 3 million copies), making it, according to Guinness Book of World Records ,
33345-442: The team, they are led by their founder, Charles "Professor X" Xavier , a powerful telepath who runs a school for mutant children out of his mansion in Westchester, New York , which secretly is also the headquarters of the X-Men. Their stories have frequently involved Magneto , a powerful mutant with control over magnetic fields , who is depicted as an old friend of and foil to Xavier, acting as an adversary or ally. In 1963, with
33540-499: The technology used to create Asteroid M and locating potential recruits, including Nightcrawler . Though she was in love with Magneto, he did not love her. This rejection led to her quitting the team and served as the motivation behind her creation of the Magneto clone Joseph . During the threat of the Legacy Virus , Mystique organized another Brotherhood, drawing members from nearly every incarnation like Avalanche, Blob, Toad, and Post and adding Sabretooth and Martinique Jason to
33735-410: The term "SUPER HERO" trademark is at risk of becoming generic. Courts have noted that determining whether a term has become generic is a highly factual inquiry not suitable for resolution without considering evidence like dictionary definitions, media usage, and consumer surveys. Trademark owners can take steps to prevent genericide , such as using the trademark with the generic product name, educating
33930-444: The terraformation of Mars and the relocation of the mutant nation of Arakko to the newly verdant planet, Storm claimed a seat on the Great Ring of Arakko. While Storm attempted to navigate the complicated politics of the warlike Arakki, she found herself at odds with Abigail Brand and S.W.O.R.D.'s plans for the planet. When Brand proposed an X-Men team as a controlling influence for the Arakki, Storm declined her offer and instead formed
34125-485: The three of them prepare to face Orchis , who "aimed [them] like a weapon". In the Age of Apocalypse reality, Apocalypse is served by a strikeforce of mutant fanatics calling itself the Brotherhood of Chaos. Its members are Copycat , Box , Spyne , Yeti and Arclight . In Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows , the Brotherhood of Mutants consists of Magneto, Blob, Toad, Mist Mistress, Jubilee, and an unnamed mutant that resembles Crucible . They appear to attack
34320-443: The truth of what happened between Cyclops and the Inhumans that led to his death. Storm's team resided in Limbo and worked to bring mutants to safety away from the Terrigen. Magneto's team took on a more militant approach. Beast worked alongside the Inhumans to attempt to find a way to alter the state of the Terrigen, but later discovered that it couldn't be altered and would have rendered Earth toxic for mutants. This revelation caused
34515-421: The two companies also own a variety of other superhero-related marks. For instance, DC owns "Legion of Super-Heroes" and " DC Super Hero Girls " and Marvel owns “Marvel Super Hero Island" and "Marvel Super Hero Adventures." DC and Marvel have garnered a reputation for zealously protecting their superhero marks. As noted above, one of these instances included a man by the name of Graham Jules, who sought to publish
34710-478: The violent aspects of the Brotherhood's ideology, several have ultimately rejected it and left the group because of it. Most notably, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch left the group due to their disillusionment with Magneto's ideology to join the Avengers, a group of heroes dedicated to protecting the world as opposed to ruling it. The original leader of the team was Magneto , a mutant with the ability to control magnetic fields. It would later be revealed that Magneto
34905-498: The weakest member of her team a decade ago. Both major American publishers began introducing new superheroines with a more distinct feminist theme as part of their origin stories or character development. Examples include Big Barda , Power Girl , and the Huntress by DC comics; and from Marvel, the second Black Widow , Shanna the She-Devil , and The Cat . Female supporting characters who were successful professionals or hold positions of authority in their own right also debuted in
35100-422: Was a Holocaust survivor, explaining his distrust of humanity because of the actions done by the Nazi Party and its inability to accept those who are different. The other members of the original team were Quicksilver , who can move and think at incredible speeds, his twin sister, the Scarlet Witch , who has the power to affect probability fields, the Toad , a sniveling villain with incredible jumping ability and
35295-417: Was a major financial success, and when the later Fall of the Mutants was similarly successful, the marketing department declared that the X-Men lineup would hold such crossovers annually. Throughout the decade, Uncanny X-Men was written solely by Chris Claremont, and illustrated for long runs by John Byrne, Dave Cockrum, Paul Smith , John Romita Jr. , and Marc Silvestri . In the Claremont era, Storm
35490-403: Was able to capture and brainwash the former X-Man Psylocke , making her a member also. Although being neither female nor a recruited member, former Hellions member Empath was revealed to be helping the team in their attack against the X-Men. The Red Queen is later lured into a trap set by Cyclops (Madelyne's former husband) and defeated. Psylocke broke free from her brainwashing and rejoined
35685-405: Was also discovered by the X-Men that Mesmero had used his powers to brainwash the members of his Brotherhood to join the team and force them to carry out those attacks. Once his control was broken, the Brotherhood was dissolved and Mesmero was arrested. Mesmero eventually escape from the Box and persuades Pyro and Avalanche to help him get revenge on Lydia Nance. After the fight with the X-Men and
35880-507: Was also launched, while Chuck Austen began his controversial run on Uncanny X-Men . Several short-lived spin-offs and miniseries started featuring several X-Men in solo series, such as Emma Frost , Mystique, Cyclops, Iceman, Blink, Chamber, Mekanix ( featuring Kitty Pryde ), and Nightcrawler . Many of the second-tier X-books were relaunched with new titles: Cable became Soldier X and Deadpool became Agent X . A new series titled X-Statix spawns from and replaces X-Force ; it
36075-406: Was also launched. During All-New Marvel Now! , Astonishing X-Men was cancelled and in its place another flagship title Amazing X-Men was launched which featured the return of Nightcrawler and became the flagship title of Wolverine's team. Also, Wolverine and the X-Men was relaunched and turned into mutants-in-training book. In 2013, for the 50th anniversary of the X-Men, " Battle of the Atom "
36270-615: Was from a different country with varying cultural and philosophical beliefs, and all were already well-versed in using their mutant powers, several being experienced in combat. The "all-new, all-different X-Men" were led by Cyclops, from the original team, and consisted of the newly created Colossus (from the Soviet Union/Russia), Nightcrawler (from West Germany/Germany), Storm (from Kenya), and Thunderbird (a Native American of Apache descent), and three previously introduced characters: Banshee (from Ireland), Sunfire (from Japan), and Wolverine (from Canada). Wolverine eventually became
36465-571: Was illustrated by Cockrum, and later by John Byrne , and written by Chris Claremont . Claremont became the series' longest-running contributor. The run met with critical acclaim and produced such landmark storylines as the death of Thunderbird, the emergence of Phoenix , the saga of the Starjammers and the M'Kraan Crystal, the introduction of Alpha Flight and the Proteus saga. Other characters introduced during this time include Amanda Sefton , Mystique , and Moira MacTaggert , with her genetic research facility on Muir Island . The 1980s began with
36660-494: Was in All Star Comics #8 (Dec. 1941), published by All-American Publications , one of two companies that would merge to form DC Comics in 1944. Pérák was an urban legend originating from the city of Prague during the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in the midst of World War II . In the decades following the war, Pérák has also been portrayed as the only Czech superhero in film and comics. In 1952, Osamu Tezuka 's manga Tetsuwan Atom , more popularly known in
36855-414: Was later revealed to be a mole). After Black Tom killed Juggernaut's friend Squid-Boy (who was attacking Juggernaut for his "apparent betrayal"), Juggernaut lashes out and tried to destroy the Brotherhood. After knocking Juggernaut and several other Brotherhood members unconscious, Exodus led his team to the Xavier Institute to claim revenge for the apparent death of Magneto. The entire team was defeated by
37050-409: Was launched which featured the original five X-Men members who were brought to the present day by Beast and were made a separate team led eventually by Kitty. The relaunched Uncanny X-Men featured Cyclops, his team and the new mutants, taking up residency in the Weapon X facility, which they have rebuilt into a school — the New Charles Xavier School for Mutants. An all female book titled simply X-Men
37245-642: Was published which involved members of both X-Men schools trying to decide what to do about the time-displaced original X-Men, culminating in a confrontation with a version of the Brotherhood and the X-Men from an unspecified future date. In 2014, Wolverine was killed off in the " Death of Wolverine " story arc, as the conclusion of a storyline that saw him lose his healing factor after he was infected by an intelligent virus. Several short-lived miniseries started featuring several X-Men in solo series, such as X-Men Legacy ( featuring Legion ) , Cyclops, Magneto, Nightcrawler, Storm and All-New Doop. Notable additions to
37440-467: Was subsequently announced in July 2019 at San Diego Comic-Con that there would be six new X-titles as part of Marvel's Dawn of X campaign. Following the end of the X of Swords crossover, the sequel relaunch Reign of X will encompass a new era in the X-titles. Destiny of X featured the Second Krakoan Age of X-Men after the events of Inferno and X Lives of Wolverine/X Deaths of Wolverine . Mutantkind's unparalleled growth and prosperity on
37635-533: Was the name given by Marvel Comics to their May 2004 revamp of the X-Men titles, including new visual designs for the characters. The revamp was prompted by Grant Morrison's departure from New X-Men . As a result of the revamp, Chris Claremont moved from writing X-Treme X-Men to writing Uncanny X-Men , with Alan Davis doing the art. Chuck Austen moved from writing Uncanny X-Men to New X-Men , which returned to its old name of simply X-Men , with Salvador Larroca, who had been working with him on Uncanny X-Men doing
37830-404: Was unexpected as Marvel and DC had filed a motion to extend time to answer. There is an ongoing debate among legal scholars and in the courts about whether the term "superhero" has become genericized due to its widespread use in popular culture, similar to terms like "aspirin" or "escalator" which lost their trademark protection and became generic terms for their respective products. Some argue
38025-467: Was unwilling to defend itself against Ben Cooper Inc.'s suit. As a result, in 1977, Mego Corporation jointly assigned its interest in the trademark to DC Comics , Inc. ("DC") and Marvel Comics ("Marvel"). Due to the financial prowess of DC and Marvel, Ben Cooper, Inc. decided to withdraw its trademark opposition and jointly assigned its interest in the "World's Greatest Super Heroes" mark to DC and Marvel. Two years later in 1979, DC and Marvel applied for
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