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X of Swords: Creation - X of Swords - Part 1
Importance Rating: 1.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Pepe Larraz Writer(s): Jonathan hickman, Tini Howard Release Date: October 2020 Variant Covers: A. Mico Suayan Virgin Variant B. Mico Suayan Black and White Variant C. Walmart Exclusive Variant Trade Prints: X Of Swords, X Of Swords Hardcover -
Comic Summary: X of Swords: Creation is the first chapter of a 22-part Marvel X-Men crossover event. In Creation #1, Apocalypse creates a permanent gate to the Otherworld that's powered by the essences of ancient mutants. The gate is always open and doesn't exclude non-mutants, and mutants of Arakko and the living island must cross through it to reach Krakoa. The Quiet Council debates closing the gate, but Krakoa refuses, and the stakes of the crossover could be the mutant island and the nation that lives there. Comic Notes: Variant Only: Gambit does not appear in the comic itself, only on the variant cover shown here.

X of Swords: Destruction - X of Swords - X of Swords, Part 22
Importance Rating: 1.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Pepe Larraz Writer(s): Jonathan hickman, Tini Howard Release Date: November 2020 Variant Covers: A. Mico Suayan Virgin Variant B. Mico Suayan Black and White Variant Trade Prints: X Of Swords, X Of Swords Hardcover -
Comic Summary: X of Swords: Destruction is the finale of the Marvel Comics X of Swords event, which involves a tournament between the ancient mutant nation of Arakko and Krakoa. The sorceress Opal Luna Saturnyne forces the two nations to compete after an extra-dimensional monster horde overruns Arakko and threatens life on Earth and Krakoa. The X-Men ultimately win the tournament. Comic Notes: Variant Only: Gambit does not appear in the comic itself, only on the variant cover shown here.

X of Swords: Handbook - X of Swords
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Ron Lim, Israel Silva Writer(s): Mike O'Sullivan, The Ohotmu Team Release Date: October 2020 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: The dramatic new era for mutantkind takes center stage in the official handbook! This all-new collection of X-Men-related profiles will bring you up-to-date on Apocalypse, Wolverine (Logan), Magik (Rasputin) and Meggan just in time for X of Swords! This issue includes profiles for Cypher, Moira MacTaggert, two Captains Britain (Brian and Betsy Braddock) and Krakoa itself! Plus: the young Cable (Nathan Summers) and the X-Men! Comic Notes: None.

X.S.E. #4 - Conflagration
Importance Rating: 3.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Mozart Cuto, Deodato Studios Writer(s): John Ostrander Release Date: February 1997 Variant Covers: A. Newsstand Edition Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: Bishop narrates how Shard was processed into a holomatrix. Since she had been turned into an Emplate the X.S.E. usually would have killed her, but Bishop couldn't accept this. Instead he captured her and brought her to the Witness’s lab, where she was processed into a wrist holoprojetor. In exchange Bishop was forced to serve the Witness for one year. Upon hearing how much Bishop sacrificed for her, Shard offers to follow his wish and stay among the X-Men, but actually her earlier argument convinced Bishop that she needs to build her own life among X-Factor. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Fun Fact: This comic is set in the future. Gambit is known as the Witness.

X-Babies, Vol. 2 #3 - X-Babies: Stars Reborn
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Jacob Chabot Writer(s): Gregg Schigiel Release Date: December 2009 Variant Covers: A. Jacob Chabot Star Comic Variant Trade Prints: X-Babies Stars Reborn -
Comic Summary: Top Dog arrives on the scene as the X-Babies continue their quest to take down the new bosses of Mojoworld. And if that’s not enough, the X-Babies come face-to-face with their adorable replacements! Plus a last page that’ll...well, we don’t want to spoil it. Comic Notes: None.

X-Babies, Vol. 2 #4 - What Happened Was...
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Jacob Chabot Writer(s): Gregg Schigiel Release Date: January 2010 Variant Covers: A. Jacob Chabot Star Comics Variant Trade Prints: X-Babies Stars Reborn -
Comic Summary: The gloves come off! The X-Babies are in way over their heads as they're overwhelmed by adorable-ness. Can they, even with the help of the Star Heroes, survive? And when the dust settles, control of the Mojoverse goes to...?????? The X-Babies status quo changes forever in this issue! Comic Notes: None.

X-Cons vs. X-Farce: X-Tinction #1 - Bottoms Up: The Final Chapter - Part One
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Bill Maus Writer(s): Bill Maus Release Date: 1993 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: X-tinction, Part 1. Story, art and cover by Bill Maus. Another superhero spoof by Parody Press, this one a parody of Marvels rapidly multiplying X-Men and X-Force titles. Dumbkophs, Tangerine, and Professor Baldy join forces to stop a fiendish plan by Judge Dooom to take over all of the X-Books, sending up comics trends of the 1990s at the same time, including multiple variant covers and oddly numbered issues. Comic Notes: Fun Fact: In this parody comic, Gambit is known as Rabbit.

X-Cons vs. X-Farce: X-Tinction #2 - Bottoms Up: The Final Chapter - Part Two
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Bill Maus Writer(s): Bill Maus Release Date: 1993 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: X-tinction, Part 2. Story, art and cover by Bill Maus. Another superhero spoof by Parody Press, this one a parody of Marvels rapidly multiplying X-Men and X-Force titles. Dumbkophs, Tangerine, and Professor Baldy join forces to stop a fiendish plan by Judge Dooom to take over all of the X-Books, sending up comics trends of the 1990s at the same time, including multiple variant covers and oddly numbered issues. Comic Notes: Fun Fact: In this parody comic, Gambit is known as Rabbit.

X-Men: The 198 Files - Decimation
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Various Writer(s): Marc-Oliver Frisch, Brian E. Wilkinson, Eric J. Moreels Release Date: January 2006 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: Who are the 198? Find out here! Steal a sneak peek into the secret mutant files of the government's new Office of National Emergency in this one-shot companion to X-MEN: THE 198. Providing an essential overview of the X-Men's dangerous new status quo, this keepsake volume features bios on more than 100 mutants and reveals startling new details of Sentinel Squad O*N*E! Comic Notes: None.

X-Men Age of Apocalypse #1 - Like Father...Like Daughter
Importance Rating: 3.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Chris Bachalo Writer(s): Akira Yoshida Release Date: May 2005 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: X-Men: The New Age of Apocalypse -
Comic Summary: Washington D.C., President Kelly is holding a press conference on mutant affairs. He wants to bolster the public’s trust in mutants. After fielding a few questions from reporters Magneto takes the stage and unveils his plan to capture mutants that were associated with Apocalypse. Via live video-feed the audience watches as Magneto’s X-Men take down the entire team of Hellions. Afterwards at the Xavier Institute, Magneto arrives and is greeted by Rogue and Charles. He heads to the dining area and congratulates his X-Men on a job well done. The Silver Samurai questions Magneto about the ethics of hunting down all these mutants. After a bit of a philosophical debate and a few X-Men getting upset, Magneto asks the Samurai to continue the conversation later. He asserts that anyone associated with Apocalypse will be brought to justice. Up in the snowy mountains of Canada, four thieves set upon a stranger cloaked in green. The stranger easily dispatches them and continues with the mission. The stranger comes to a house set in the woods and confronts the person inside. It’s Weapon X and Magneto wants his help. Logan doesn’t want to hear it, but the stranger won’t leave. They come to blows and the stranger’s hood opens up. It’s Logan’s daughter?! (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Crossover/Event: Part of the Age of Apocalypse 10th Anniversary event.

X-Men Age of Apocalypse #2 - Coming Up For Air
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Chris Bachalo Writer(s): Akira Yoshida Release Date: May 2005 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: X-Men: The New Age of Apocalypse -
Comic Summary: The X-Men extend their goodwill tour beneath the streets and into the sewers. There they run into the Morlocks. Magneto offers them a chance to live above, but they don’t want it. A fight breaks out and both sides take casualties. After Storm takes out Leech victory is ensured. Later, Magneto and Xorn are being treated at the hospital in D.C. Magneto thinks the dream is dead, but with the assurance of his wife his hope is renewed. Meanwhile, Xorn gets a visit from her best friends Wolfsbane and Beak. All is not as it seems, however, when the two leave and Xorn is left alone. In Canada Weapon X and X-23 discuss their possible family ties. After much cajoling X-23 is able to convince Logan to join her in hunting down Apocalypse’s former elite. A few days later they find their first targets, Northstar and Aurora. It gets pretty gruesome but the father/daughter combo can’t be beat. In an unspecified location an unidentified person is stroking the glowing window of an elongated container. He calls whatever resides inside “his angel”. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Crossover/Event: Part of the Age of Apocalypse 10th Anniversary event.

X-Men Age of Apocalypse #4 - Betrayal
Importance Rating: 3.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Chris Bachalo Writer(s): Akira Yoshida Release Date: May 2005 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: X-Men: The New Age of Apocalypse -
Comic Summary: The X-Men and the Guthries are at a standoff. Rogue and Charles are in the hands of the Guthries and nobody on the X-side wants to chance either of them getting killed if a fight breaks out. So they try to reason with Paige, but it only manages to make her even angrier. She recounts what happened to her in the Core and how she was abandoned until her family came to rescue her. She tells them she wants revenge. Weapon X wants to fight, but is cautioned against it by Silver Samurai who spots someone hiding amongst the shadows. It’s Psylocke and she frees Charles instantly with her psychic blades. Nightcrawler quickly teleports Charles out and the fighting begins. Magneto and Sunfire arrive at that very moment and proceed to kill Amazon, Cannonball and Jay. All that’s left is Paige and the now-conscious Rogue wants to deal with her. Rogue chastises Paige for a bit, spits in her face and tells her she’ll rot in prison. Paige, in a fit of rage, morphs her hand and prepares to impale Rogue from behind. However, Kirika reacts quickly and guts Paige from the back. Before Paige dies, she informs Magneto that they came for Charles under orders from Sinister. He wanted Charles so he could use him as bait for Magneto to hold up his end of the bargain. Everyone is shocked to hear that Sinister is alive and that Magneto has known about it. They all want to know what’s going on. Magneto tells them his big lie. It was not him who saved the world from the atomic bombs, but Jean Grey, who is alive and well and under the care of Sinister. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Crossover/Event: Part of the Age of Apocalypse 10th Anniversary event.

X-Men Age of Apocalypse #5 - Sinister
Importance Rating: 3.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Chris Bachalo Writer(s): Akira Yoshida Release Date: May 2005 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: X-Men: The New Age of Apocalypse -
Comic Summary: Logan takes out his anger on Magneto, but holds back on killing him. He knows he needs Magneto alive to find Jean. He demands answers, as does everyone else, so Magneto relates the story of his meeting with Sinister and the deal they made with each other. He gives the details of how Jean saved the country and not him. The X-Men are upset, but that doesn’t stop them from doing what they have to do: find Sinister and rescue Jean. Through an unusual method Wolverine figures out where Sinister is hiding and off they go. The X-Men find Sinister’s lab in New York and Logan starts trashing the place looking for Jean. Suddenly, they’re teleported outside by Cloak and are face to face with Sinister and his crew, the Sinister Six. Logan’s prayers are answered as he finds Jean. She is the final member of Sinister’s henchmen. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Crossover/Event: Part of the Age of Apocalypse 10th Anniversary event.

X-Men Age of Apocalypse #6 - Chrysalis
Importance Rating: 3.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Chris Bachalo Writer(s): Akira Yoshida Release Date: June 2005 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: X-Men: The New Age of Apocalypse -
Comic Summary: The X-Men are face to face with the Sinister Six. Logan tries talking to Jean, but she’s not quite herself. She attacks, but before things turn real juicy, Sinister breaks up the action to explain his motives to Magneto. Sinister describes his early days searching for Mutant Alpha, who it turns out was Jean Grey. The blackmail and the attacks were to serve as a distraction for Magneto and his X-Men so he could finish his work. Sinister monologues a bit more before the action restarts. The Sinister Six are eventually defeated after Logan manages to break Jean free of Sinister’s influence. The X-Men are not without losses of their own, though, as both Quicksilver and Gambit are dead. Sinister, barely alive, is kept hovering above the ground by Magneto and Jean. Magneto gives Logan and Kirika the honors of killing him. With the whole ordeal over Kirika asks Psylocke to unlock her memories. It turns out that Logan really is her father and Mariko her mother. Several days later, Magneto tells the world the truth and turns himself in to the authorities. While in jail Magneto gets a visit from Jean who tells him she will take over as headmaster of the X-Men. Later that day, Kirika says her goodbyes to Logan as she and Silver Samurai are heading to New Japan. She asks him to go, but he says his place is with Jean. Some more X-Men gather in the hallway to discuss their future. Jean tells them that although things are safe now, they won’t be for long and they’ll just have to wait. For now, though, they should begin to dream again. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Crossover/Event: Part of the Age of Apocalypse 10th Anniversary event.

X-Men Age of Apocalypse One-Shot - Talking About My Generation
Importance Rating: 3.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Alvin Lee, Paco Medina, Talent Caldwell, and Mark Brooks Writer(s): Scott Lobdell, Tony Bedard, Larry Hama, and Akira Yoshida Release Date: May 2005 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: X-Men: The New Age of Apocalypse -
Comic Summary: This Age of Apocalypse One-Shot features four different short stories. The X-Men are battling some sentinel prototypes in southern Africa. Colossus stops fighting in the middle of it all leaving his teammates to do all the work. They’re upset, but they keep fighting. When they get back to their headquarters Colossus explains to Magneto that his will to fight is gone and that he can no longer be part of the team. He goes to his room and tells his wife, Shadowcat, that he’s done fighting. She backs his decision and wants to start a family. Magneto interrupts them with a proposition. He wants them to be the teachers for a new batch of mutants. Sabretooth recounts the turning point of his life. Two years earlier he got into some trouble. Holocaust caught him trying to hide some school kids from an LA culling. He defeats Sabretooth in battle and has him sent to prison. Sabretooth is thrown in a cell with Wild Child where they fight tooth and nail for three days. Eventually, Sabretooth gives in to his animal side and defeats Wild Child. With Sabretooth asserting his role as Alpha male Wild Child obeys him. They bust out of prison together killing all Infinites that get in their way. In Neo Tokyo, some Yakuza thugs are holding Mariko captive. She was busted sabotaging their arcade games. In comes Weapon X who cuts her loose and threatens her captors. Realizing who they’re dealing with they take off. With everyone gone Mariko wants to continue her sabotage. Logan advises her to choose a better path and make something of herself. In teleports the Silver Samurai, Mariko’s half-brother. He’s mad at Logan for interfering with his family. He attacks Logan, but gets his butt handed to him. He teleports away in shame. Mariko wonders why Logan didn’t kill him. Logan tells her it that the easiest choice usually isn’t the right one. Lastly, the bombs are dropping onto New York City and all everyone can do is watch. Their lives are saved however, when the bombs stop midair and disassemble themselves. Rogue and Quicksilver both question Magneto if he was responsible for saving everyone. He tries denying this several times, but finally lets them believe what they want to believe. Motivated by Illyana’s words, Magneto reconstructs the Statue of Liberty as a symbol of hope. When he finishes he runs into Weapon X who hands over Jean Grey’s body. He wants Magneto to bury her. He also tells Magneto that now’s his chance to make his dream come true. Months later in his office, Magneto gets a visit from Sinister who wants to know what really happened on the day the bombs didn’t fall. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Crossover/Event: Part of the Age of Apocalypse 10th Anniversary event. Extras: In the comic there is a pin-up featuring the cast of the X-Ternals by Tony Daniel and Morry Hollowell. Title Logic: "Talking About My Generation" are lyrics from 'My Generation', a song by the British rock group The Who.

X-Men Alpha - ...Beginnings
Importance Rating: 3.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Roger Cruz, Steve Epting Writer(s): Scott Lobdell, Mark Waid Release Date: February 1995 Variant Covers: A. Newsstand Edition B. Gold Hologram Variant C. 2nd Printing Variant Trade Prints: X-Men Dawn of the Age of Apocalypse and X-Men: The Complete Age of Apocalypse Epic, Book 2 -
Comic Summary: While Holocaust and Apocalypse enjoy torturing the captive Magneto, they are informed of the Eurasian Human High Council having unleashed their bombs on Apocalypse’s strongholds. Apocalypse commands to expand the sea wall defense grid across the Atlantic. The Angel approaches the stronghold, searching for his missing partner Karma. After finding her turned into one of the Infinites, he decides to make a stand and he sacrifices his own life to destroy the shielding generator of Apocalypse’s base. Thanks to Blink’s teleportation powers, the X-Men and their friends secretly enter the pens and find them empty. They proceed to the chamber where Apocalypse has placed the M’Kraan crystal in and prepare to send a team into it to correct the timeline. Destiny reveals that only she, Illyana and Bishop can enter, as they no longer have a counterpart in the true reality. Meanwhile Nate Grey has entered the palace, seeking vengeance for his mentor Forge’s death. Outside in the streets, Jean Grey and Cyclops are leading the people they freed from the pens towards New Jersey. They are unaware of themselves being stalked by Havok, and when Jean senses the death of the many people in the midwestern bombing, she knows that they are about to share the same fate. Sensing the bombs approach, she erects a telekinetic shield over New York. Yet to torture his brother, Havok fires a fatal plasma blast in her back and then kills Cyclops. Although he has only a few seconds to enjoy his victory, as Weapon X stabs him from behind with his claws. Who despite the bombing he returned to be together with Jean, who now dies in his arms. In the remains of the stronghold, Nate Grey is fighting Holocaust and intending to damage his armor he rams a crystal shard into his chest, with unexpected results – both vanish without a trace. Magneto seemingly looses his final battle with Apocalypse, but he was only faking and taking time to concentrate. In the end he manages to charge enough magnetic energy to rip Apocalypse in half. As the bombs hit the ground a few minutes later, Magneto holds his wife and son close to him and he thanks Charles Xavier for giving him such a great dream. In the past Bishop manages to prevent Legion from accidentally killing Xavier. Instead he rams the psi-knife intended for Erik into his own chest, so that Legion sees the nightmarish images of the Age of Apocalypse. Seeing the horror he would cause, Legion dies of the energy feedback, and the old Bishop too fades out as reality reboots. Without Legion to anchor them, the four X-Men who went into the past after him get sucked back to the present. In Israel Charles Xavier, Erik Magnus Lehnsherr and Gabrielle Haller are left behind wondering what happened. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Crossover/Event: Part of the original Age of Apocalypse crossover event.

X-Men Archives Sketchbook - Various
Importance Rating: 4.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Various Writer(s): Rob Liefeld, Leinil Yu, Alan Davis, Paul Neary, Bob McLeod, Carlos Pacheco, Marc Silvestri, John Romita Jr., Adam Pollina, Barry Windsor-Smith, and Michael Golden Release Date: December 2000 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: A comic sized gallery and guide of the lost sketches from various X-men creators and artists. The earliest designs of many X-men, villians, uniforms and more. This features beginning sketches of Gambit for Uncanny X-Men #266 and sketches of his uniform for Magneto War that was scrapped. Comic Notes: None.

X-Men: Ashcan Edition #1 - Age of Apocolypse Preview
Importance Rating: 3.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Various Writer(s): Various Release Date: January 1994 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: In the mid-90s ashcan comics were very popular. They are very small (about the size of TV-guide) and are very short (roughly 4-5 pages long). Most were given away or placed inside comic related magazines. Some, like this one, were sold for a very low price (75 cents) as collector's items. The low price gave the comic shops the option of giving them away with purchase without hurting there profit line as giving away a regular priced item would have. This is a small and short advertisement like comic that features varius comic shot from the different series in the X-Universe. More of a gallery for each series that was running at the time. Comic Notes: Fun Fact: The title "ashcan" was an old comic term for cheap comics thrown together for a quick read/look and the comic would most likely be thrown away after read, not collected like other main titles.

X-Men: Ashcan Edition #2 - In Dreams Begin Responsibilities
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Bill Sienkiewicz and Various Writer(s): Various Release Date: July 1994 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: In the mid-90s ashcan comics were very popular. They are very small (about the size of TV-guide) and are very short (roughly 4-5 pages long). Most were given away or placed inside comic related magazines. Some, like this one, were sold for a very low price (75 cents) as collector's items. The low price gave the comic shops the option of giving them away with purchase without hurting there profit line as giving away a regular priced item would have. This is a small and short advertisement like comic that features various comic shots from the different series in the X-Universe. More of a gallery for each series that was running at the time. Comic Notes: Fun Fact: The title "ashcan" was an old comic term for cheap comics thrown together for a quick read/look and the comic would most likely be thrown away after read, not collected like other main titles.

X-Men Black: Emma Frost - Hunger is Productive
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Chris Bachalo Writer(s): Leah Williams Release Date: November 2018 Variant Covers: A. Salvador Larroca Mugshot Variant B. Terry Dodson Variant C. J Scott Campbell Virgin Cover D. Adam Hughes Variant E. Adam Hughes Virgin Variant Trade Prints: X-Men Black -
Comic Summary: THE DIAMOND DIVA STRIKES BACK! Before she was an X-Man, Emma Frost was White Queen of the Hellfire Club where she labored under the yolk of Sebastian Shaw, the Black King. Now she sets her sights on the club, determined to tear down the organization that wronged her...if she can convince the X-Men to help out. PLUS: Part 5 of X-MEN BLACK: APOCALYPSE! Comic Notes: None.

X-Men Black: Juggernaut - Stoppable
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Shawn Crystal, Geraldo Borges Writer(s): Robbie Thompson, Zac Thompson, Lonnie Nadler Release Date: November 2018 Variant Covers: A. Salvador Larroca Mugshot Variant B. Retailer Incentive Virgin Variant C. 2nd Printing Variant Trade Prints: X-Men Black -
Comic Summary: Nothing can stop the Juggernaut, until now. What has finally stopped Cain Marko in his tracks? You'll have to see to believe, but we can promise you it's gonna involve nothing but punching for the Juggernaut! PLUS: Part 4 of X-MEN BLACK: APOCALYPSE! Comic Notes: None.

X-Men and Captain Universe #1 - Sleeping Giants
Importance Rating: 3.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Jim Craig Writer(s): Bob Budiansky Release Date: December 1994 Variant Covers: A. Female Captain Universe Variant. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: While boarding a bus a Mutant named Roger Fieldston accidentally bumps into a woman while making his way towards a seat and causes her to transform into a grotesque monster. At that exact same time a man named Jeff Christiansen was transformed by The Uni-Power into Captain Universe and began fighting the mutated woman. The X-Men arrived shortly after Professor Xavier gave them all the details on Roger and his abilities in an attempt to help subdue the woman but she escaped. Upon seeing the X-Men, Roger fled the scene and tried to lose himself in the crow at S & A Plaza but as he did so he bumped into a man causing him to transform as well. Both The X-Men and Captain Universe arrived on the scene in order to subdue the man, as they did both Rogue and Captain Universe saw Fieldston take off into the shadows and pursued him. Thinking she was protected by her gloves Rouge grabbed Roger but still ended up mutating into a monster. While The X-Men tried to contain Rogue, Captain Universe calmed Roger down and used his powers to reverse the nature of Roger's mutant abilities. Captain Universe then had Roger touch Rogue so that she would revert back to normal. As The Uni-Power began to depart Christiansen, he took his leave of The X-Men and told them that Roger would now be able to cure those who had been affected by his powers, then after finding a spot to hide The Uni-Power left Christiansen for good and set off to find its next host. Comic Notes: Charged Item: Rock Extras: Gambit is featured in a Hildebrandt pinup in the back of the comic. Fun Fact: This was a special mail-in promotion by Marvel, where you had to send off for the comic, with details of your name, city, etc. The comic was then lettered throughout with your own name, where you became Captain Universe (male or female version). There were two versions, male Captain Universe and female Captain Universe. Each issue also came with a Captain Universe trading card, which of course featured yourself as Captain Universe.

X-Men and ClanDestine #1 - Dreams of the Darkest Destiny
Importance Rating: 2.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Mark Farmer Writer(s): Alan Davis Release Date: October 1996 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: ClanDestine Classic and ClanDestine vs. the X-Men -
Comic Summary: In a dream, Xavier recalls a memory of how, during the days when he travelled the world, he helped two mysterious women repel an invasion by the demon Synraith. While the original X-Men head into town Xavier remains at home, deeply disturbed by the memory. One of the two women, Gracie Gamble, in the meantime unearths a Venezuelan temple and learns of Synraith’s imminent return. She casts a spell to prevent it, but manages to achieve the opposite. The results manifest in two places, Ravenscroft and the Xavier Institute. In Ravenscroft live several of Gracie’s superpowered siblings, as well as their father Adam, the Clan Destine. They are discussing whether to allow their youngest siblings, Pandora and Rory, to embark on a crime-fighting career. During the discussion, Kay is acting uncommonly nasty towards Walter, the twins’ guardian, leading to a fight between the two of them. Suddenly she gets caught in a trance and tentacles appear form a rift in space to grab Kay. The others try to save her, but Walter can’t as he chooses to save Rory and only the indestructible Adam is drawn into the rift along with Kay. The Destines call their genius brother Newton for help, who manages to pinpoint the teleportation signal, enabling them to follow. However, they have no idea where they will end up. In the meantime at the Xavier Institute, during a training session between Cannonball and Storm the Room seems to malfunction and Wolverine has noticed something odd in the Danger Room. The X-Men call in Forge and Colossus to help examine the Danger Room. Here too a rift appears and tentacles draw in Xavier and Colossus. Wolverine intends to go in and help Xavier and Colossus but is stopped by Cyclops. The original five returned after Jean sensed something wrong with the Professor. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: None.

X-Men and ClanDestine #2 - Destine's Darkest Dreams
Importance Rating: 5.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Alan Davis Writer(s): Alan Davis Release Date: November 1996 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: ClanDestine Classic and ClanDestine vs. the X-Men -
Comic Summary: Having entered through the strange portal they found, the Clan Destine ended up in the X-Men’s Danger Room and soon a full-fledged battle rages until Rory and Pandora stop it. The X-Men and the Clan compare notes, realizing that both of them are missing team members due to that portal and decide to work together. Hex, however, acts strangely, causing Wolverine to flip and gut him, which in turn causes Walter to go ballistic and injure Wolverine. Elsewhere, Xavier Colossus, Cuckoo, Adam and Gracie find themselves on what seems to be Synraith’s homeworld. Apparently, they are to witness the demon’s return to Earth. The three telepaths decide to fight Synraith, drawing him to this side of the portal and keep him here. In the Danger Room, the Clan members have realize that the increasingly erratic behaviour of the X-Men is meant to keep them apart and they begin to fight again. Colossus tries to attack Synraith to help the telepaths and fails, seemingly being horribly injured, but he manages to throw the indestructible Adam at the demon and the portal. Adam finds himself thrown through the Danger Room and lands in front of Wolverine, Storm, Forge and the original five who’ve been waiting for hours for something to happen. Wolverine recognizes Adam as an old friend whereas Cyclops considers him a threat. Wolverine finally realizes that it’s Cyclops that’s been driving him on edge. He attacks him and it is revealed that all the X-Men save for Wolverine, Forge and Storm are danger room drones controlled by Synraith. Synraith sends more drones at them, but Storm manages to disrupt the systems by throwing a focused lightning bolt. The illusion passes an all the X-Men and Clan members including the ones seemingly on Synraith’s world are actually in the Danger Room. In fact, the telepaths had been drawing Synraith towards Earth rather than stopping him. Armed with that knowledge, they capture the demon in the portal till it collapses and he is destroyed. Later, good-byes are said and Adam doubts that he and his family will be seen again. Wolverine hopes he’s wrong. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: None.

X-Men Chronicles #1 - Origins
Importance Rating: 1.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Terry Dodson Writer(s): Howard Mackie Release Date: March 1995 Variant Covers: A. Newsstand Edition B. 2nd Printing Variant Trade Prints: X-Men: The Complete Age of Apocalypse Epic: Book 1 -
Comic Summary: Because of the ever growing hatred towards mutants, Magneto has isolated himself from the world and built a school for mutants atop Wundagore Mountain. His X-Men consists of his children, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch, along with Storm, Colossus, Iceman and Jean Grey. Today, one more mutant joins the team: Weapon X, who might be the most dangerous of them all, because of his adamantium claws and his berserker rages. Additionally, Mystique brings Rogue to the school. The young girl was targeted by Apocalypse and after being attacked by Polaris she retained half her magnetic might. Meanwhile, Apocalypse's giant Celestial ship appears over New York City, and his five Horsemen Candra, Gideon, Death, War and Sabretooth attack Cape Citadel, the command center for America's nuclear missiles. When Magneto learns about this, he and the X-Men depart in their jet. Wanda and Rogue stay behind to take care of the school and the many children should anything happen to Magneto. Arriving at Cape Citadel, the X-men find the Horsemen at odds with each other. Candra and Gideon program all missiles to launch, but Sabretooth doesn't want to commit mass murder. Against the X-Men, however, they put aside their differences and work together. In direct battle, the X-Men manage to defeat the Horsemen, while Magneto stops Gideon from finishing the countdown by causing the entire complex to explode. Apocalypse himself appears out of his ship and tells the X-Men they have impressed him, though they still need to die. As the ship departs, the weapons charge to blast the entire area, but a magnetic pulse of Magneto disables them. Magneto is proud of his students, but when they return to Wundagore they find that in their absence it was attacked by Apocalypse's son Nemesis. Rogue did her best and the many children are safe, but the Scarlet Witch was killed. Right before she died in Rogue's arms, she made her promise to always be there for Magneto as a friend. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Crossover/Event: Part of the original Age of Apocalypse crossover event. Fun Fact: Gambit does not appear in the storyline itself, he is in two of the art pinups in the back of the comic.

X-Men Chronicles #2 - Shattered Dreams
Importance Rating: 7.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Ian Churchill Writer(s): Howard Mackie Release Date: June 1995 Variant Covers: A. Newsstand Edition Trade Prints: X-Men: The Complete Age of Apocalypse Epic: Book 1 -
Comic Summary: Having freed Jean Grey from Sinister’s clutches, Weapon X angrily leaves the X-Men with Jean. Seeing two of the team’s mainstays leave the team shatters Magneto. In the meantime, Holocaust orders his servant Wolverine to make Magneto suffer even more, by killing the one closest to him before his eyes. Wolverine spies on the overconfident X-Men, led by the rather distraught Magneto, while they save some humans from a group of bandits. He notices - as Magneto suffers an injury - that quite possibly his second-in-command Rogue and his friend Gambit are closer to the X-Men’s leader than his son Quicksilver. Changing some of the bandits, giving them powers, he sets out to find the team’s headquarters. Back in their base, Magneto cannot find it in himself to relax. Gambit in the meantime wants a commitment from Rogue, who is feeling more and more attracted to Magneto. The triangle enters an explosive phase as Magneto finds a way for Rogue to be touched, but only by him. Spying on the two, Gambit finally realizes their feelings for each other, and feeling betrayed angrily lashes out at them. At that moment, the base is attacked. The X-Men are diverted by Wolverine’s henchmen, while Wolverine himself attacks Magneto. When Rogue has to make a split-decision between saving Magneto and Gambit, she decides to save Magneto. Meanwhile the other X-Men have realized the extent of the threat and attack Wolverine - to no avail. He offers Rogue to spare Magneto’s life, if she lets herself be killed, but at that moment Gambit sneaks a charged-up rock into his belt – with explosive results. Rogue tries to apologize to Gambit, but he brushes her off and leaves the X-Men, broken-hearted. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Crossover/Event: Part of the original Age of Apocalypse crossover event.

X-Men: Collectors' Preview: Year of the Mutants -
Importance Rating: 3.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Fred Hembeck and Various Writer(s): Michael Marts, Randy Meredith, Ben Raab, Darren Dean, Tom Rosso, Bill Rosemann, Anya Martin, Sholly Fisch, Paul Grant, Brian David-Marshall Release Date: February 1995 Variant Covers: A. Newsstand Edition Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: This guide features articles all about the past years events. 12 separate articles covering the Age of Apocolypse Saga, the aftermath and much more. Comic Notes: None.

X-Men Creators' Choice #1 - One Good Mutant, Part One
Importance Rating: 5.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Alex Saviuk Writer(s): Scott Lobdell Release Date: 1993 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: The X-Men arrive at t a panicked crowd running from a teenager that mutants powers have become active. In the frenzy of attempting to calm the young teen, they become weakened and distracted. Mr. Sinister takes his chance and attack the X-Men. They finally realize that it was all a trap from the beginning. Comic Notes: Fun Fact: This mini-comic was only available through a promotion at Pizza Hut. There was also a trading card and VHS copy of an episode of the FOX cartoon with the comic.

X-Men Creators' Choice #2 - One Good Mutant
Importance Rating: 4.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Alex Saviuk Writer(s): Scott Lobdell Release Date: 1993 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: With all the X-Men captured by Beacon and Mr. Sinister it is up to Jubilee to save the day. Jubilee tries to convince the young mutant that Sinister is the bad guy and Beacon belongs with the X-Men and Professor X. Comic Notes: Fun Fact: This mini-comic was only available through a promotion at Pizza Hut. There was also a trading card and VHS copy of an episode of the FOX cartoon with the comic.

X-Men: Curse of the Mutants Saga - X-Men A Go-Go
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Michael Kronenberg and Various Writer(s): John Rhett Thomas Release Date: August 2010 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: X-Men: Curse of the Mutants Hardcover -
Comic Summary: Find out what’s in store for the X-Men post-SECOND COMING, and get a glimpse of how the mutants fit into Marvel’s Heroic Age – if they even fit in at all! Featuring an all-new original story by top X-talent with preview pages of UNCANNY X-MEN, NEW MUTANTS, X-MEN: LEGACY and the rest of your favorite X-titles. Comic Notes: Fun Fact: This comic was free through licensed comic shops.

X-Men: Curse of the Mutants Spotlight -
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Various Writer(s): John Rhett Thomas Release Date: November 2010 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: X-Men: Curse of the Mutants Hardcover -
Comic Summary: As Curse of the Mutants reaches its exciting climax, this special issue of Spotlight takes a look at what's next for the X-Men: Who survived the bloody onslaught, and which mutants are cursed for good? With special preview art and insider information from the creative types behind Curse of the Mutants and its many tie-ins as well as looks back to other classic clashes between mutants and vampires it's going to be a blood-sucking good time! Also, Spotlight delivers a post-game report on Shadowland: what's next for Daredevil and the rest of the events' combatants? Finally, we make room for a look ahead to the Chaos War, an event even bigger than Annihilation and the Infinity Gauntlet combined! How's that? Because Hercules is starring in it, that's how! Comic Notes: None.

X-Men: Curse Of The Mutants: Storm & Gambit #1 - Curse of the Mutants
Importance Rating: 8.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Chris Bachalo Writer(s): Chuck Kim Release Date: October 2010 Variant Covers: A. Chris Bachalo Variant Trade Prints: X-Men Curse of the Mutants Mutants vs. Vampire HardCover -
Comic Summary: The X-Men have learned of a vampire island in the Mediterranean where Dracula’s body is kept, however they cannot teleport in or scan it due to some sort of shield. Which means that the two resident thieves, Storm and Gambit, volunteer to steal Dracula’s body. However, their jet is shot down above the island and they only escape due to a mysterious telepathic warning. It becomes quickly clear who is behind the warning: Janus, Dracula’s loyal son who suggests they team up. Within the cavern, they are attacked and Storm is split from the others who discover the body but are attacked by more vampires. Storm finds a vampire circle in a trance, keeping up the shield while automatically feeding on humans. Janus informs her that the only way to drop the shield is kill the vampires which will kill the humans too. Out of options and time, Storm apologizes to the victims and does it. The X-Men teleport in and help their friends take the body while Storm has to deal with the guilt about what she did. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Character Interaction: Storm, Janus

X-Men: Curse Of the Mutants: X-Men vs. Vampires #2 - Flesh, Fangs, and Burnt Rubber / Call Me Santo / Skin Deep / Voices
Importance Rating: 5.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Howard Chaykin, Mark Texeira, Agustin Padilla, Gabriel Hernandez Walta Writer(s): Howard Chaykin, Simon Spurrier, Mike Benson, Mike W. Barr Release Date: October 2010 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: X-Men Curse of the Mutants Mutants vs. Vampire HardCover -
Comic Summary: Gambit finds himself fighting off a gang of vampires on a high-speed motorcycle chase. As he defeats them one by one, he compares the battle to the woes of a relationship. (2nd story) On their way back from a supply run, Rockslide and Armor find their boat attacked by a giant vampire whale. After fighting it, Rockslide is forced to reconstitute his body using the food supply and, upon noticing that he consists of garlic, a vampire’s kryptonite, Hisako throws her teammate into the whale. After defeating the vampire from within, Rockslide awakens from his bizarre dream to find himself relaxing on the boat with Hisako and suddenly remembers that he forgot to get an extra crate of garlic. (3rd story) Noticing she’s gained a few extra pounds, Karma attends a “Waist Watchers” meeting and discovers that the girls who attend are having their blood trained by a female vampire. Karma manages to defeat the vampire by pushing her out the window and exposing her to sunlight. (4th story) The San Francisco police call in Angel to track down a vampire who’s on a murdering spree. Angel manages to find the vampire, who defends himself by saying all of his victims are wanted killers. When Angel doesn’t buy his act of innocence, the vampire attacks him. During the battle, Angel struggles to control his Archangel persona, which takes over for a short while. Regaining control, Angel slays the vampire himself but tries to tell his other personality that he took no joy doing so. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Charged Item: Choker

X-Men Danger Room Protocols - Untitled
Importance Rating: 3.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Joel Furtado Writer(s): Joel Furtado Release Date: 2017 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: X-Men Danger Room Protocols was an animated web series created entirely Joel Furtado in 2015. It featured a roster of the ’90s era X-Men and centered around Professor X putting characters through various training exercises in the Danger room. This is an artbook based on the animation series. Comic Notes: Fun Fact: Originally, released through the Nerd Block subscription mystery box as an exclusive content item. Once Nerd Block went bankrupt the book became available through all sources that sell books and Joel Furtado's website.

X-Men: Days of Future Past - Doomsday #1 - Untitled
Importance Rating: 3.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Manuel Garcia Writer(s): Marc Guggenheim Release Date: July 2023 Variant Covers: A. Erica D'Urso Variant B. Sean Galloway Saturday Morning Variant C. Chris Allen Stormbreakers Variant D. Rob Liefeld Variant E. Mico Suayan Variant F. Mico Suayan SDCC Exclusive Sketch Variant Trade Prints: X-Men: Days of Future Past - Doomsday -
Comic Summary: THE CATACLYSM THAT LEADS TO THE X-MEN'S DYSTOPIC FUTURE! Return to the future in a tale that reveals the events leading up to the timeless original DAYS OF FUTURE PAST story that's inspired spin-offs, films and more! In a world where mutants are more than simply hated and feared, but not yet SLAIN and APPREHENDED, the assassination of Senator Kelly comes to pass, bringing with it the Mutant Control Act and SENTINELS on every corner. But with mutantkind on the back foot, what lengths will KATE PRYDE, WOLVERINE, COLOSSUS, STORM, BANSHEE, ANGEL, CYCLOPS, PROFESSOR X and the rest of the X-MEN go to in order to find some way to survive? And what scheme of MAGNETO will bring about their ultimate DOOMSDAY? Witness the thirty-year descent into the dystopic future, replete with the previously untold deaths of key mutant characters, as we flesh out one of the most celebrated X-MEN timelines in its own series for the first time! Comic Notes: None.

X-Men: Declassified #1 - Declassified
Importance Rating: 6.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Pacual Ferry Writer(s): Karl Bollers Release Date: October 2000 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: Shadowcat, Gambit and Wolverine are on a mission to retrieve information that was stolen from the X-Men some time back. They head to a military installation in the desert and enter it after taking out several guards. To locate what they want, they split up. Each of them encounters several holographic scenarios, which have them question the truth about some of the X-Men’s history. Gambit sees an alien called Rogue grab the woman he knows to be Rogue and take on her appearance. He then sees Psylocke aboard a shuttle, utilizing the Phoenix Force. He then sees a young Neal Sharra as a mutant-hating youth in Calcutta. Finally, he sees Emma Frost looking after Generation X, but in collusion with Sebastian Shaw and the Hellfire Club. Wolverine’s first scenario shows Beast testing the Legacy Virus on himself in order to find a cure. He next sees Mystique kidnapping a baby that turns out to be a young Kurt Wagner. He moves on to find Mister Sinister creating a clone of Jean Grey, which he intends to place in a cocoon in Jamaica Bay. He moves on to see Kitty Pryde as a baby, being taken in by a member of the Neo. Finally, he witnesses X-Force in Genosha in confrontation with Magneto. Meanwhile, Shadowcat first witnesses Colossus taking part in some nasty business with the Acolytes in outer space. She then watches Gambit making a deal with the Hand on behalf of the Thieves Guild. She then sees a possible link between Onslaught and an old enemy of Professor Xavier’s, Lucifer. After seeing a young Ororo Munroe about to be used as a puppet by the Shadow King, she sees Wolverine in his Weapon X tank, only with Apocalypse as the one who first put adamantium into his body. Eventually, Kitty manages to retrieve the data she came for and, after a run in with several hard light holograms of themselves, the trio depart before the feds arrive. They realize that the scenarios were probably just an attempt by Bastion to mess with their minds, but it’s made them wonder. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: None.

X-Men: Earth's Mutant Heroes #1 -
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Various Writer(s): Various Release Date: May 25, 2011 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: A guide to the mutants that have been left out of previous character guides, have new information to be added or are new to the X-Men universe. Comic Notes: Fun Fact: Gambit is not pictured in the comic, but there are a lot of characters that have strong connections with him and he is mentioned often in their information.

X-Men: The End Book 1: Dreamers and Demons #1 - The Gathering Storm
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Sean Chen Writer(s): Chris Claremont Release Date: October 2004 Variant Covers: A. Newsstand Edition Trade Prints: X-Men: The End - Book 1: Dreamers and Demons and X-Men: The End Trilogy -
Comic Summary: Aliyah Bishop, daughter of Deathbird and the X-Man Bishop, lives on the Starjammer, alone with her mentor, a non-corporeal Carol Danvers. Accidentally, Aliyah observes a clandestine meeting between Kree rebels and inter-dimensional slavers taking place on a Shi’ar world. She is discovered and a fight breaks out, which becomes even more desperate, as a Skrull spy and Brood warriors join the fray, all of them seemingly after the object the slavers brought for the Kree – a strange cocoon. As Aliyah is about to be killed by the Warskrull, she is saved by a woman, who emerges from the cocoon: a reborn Jean Grey – Phoenix. Before they flee from the Brood, Jean has Aliyah also grab one of the slavers’ Hounds – T.J. Wagner aka Nocturne. To get them all out in time, Aliyah makes a fatal decision by having the ship go to warp speed within the atmosphere. The ensuing destabilization also reaches the star, which goes nova. They are saved by Phoenix, who absorbs the star’s energy and, while she’s all powered up, also teleports Nightcrawler on board, figuring he’s the only one who has a chance of helping Nocturne. Back on Earth, the people to whom Jean was important sense Phoenix’s re-emergence with mixed feelings. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Crossover/Event: Part of The End event.

X-Men: The End Book 1: Dreamers and Demons #2 - Omens and Portents
Importance Rating: 5.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Sean Chen Writer(s): Chris Claremont Release Date: Alternate Universe Storyline Variant Covers: A. Newsstand Edition Trade Prints: X-Men: The End - Book 1: Dreamers and Demons and X-Men: The End Trilogy -
Comic Summary: On Earth, the X-Men, former and present, react to the psychic impression Phoenix left with them. Cyclops and Emma wonder what it means for them, as Scott, with the help of the Stepford Cuckoos, contacts all people whom Jean reached and asks them for help. Jean’s daughter from an alternate future – Rachel – turns him down, apparently angry at him and telling him he can call her and Kitty Pryde when he has some concrete means of reaching Jean and helping her. Scott next contacts Cable, who is busy fighting terrorists in the Hindu Kush with his partner, Irene Merriwether. Cable is reluctant to help at first, but finally decides to return to the States, much to Irene’s secret glee. Next, he contacts Wolverine, who lives with Ororo in Africa. Wolverine doesn’t tell him that Ororo, who is lying in an iron lung, will die soon. He is still holding on to hope, unlike Ororo. Afterwards, Emma and Scott are contacted by Vargas, a member or possibly head of the X.S.E., who informs him that some of his members are on Sinister’s trails. Said members –the now happily married Rogue and Gambit – break into one of Sinister’s labs to find what appears to be a dead Domina and Sinister. Rogue remains suspicious, though – correctly, as Sinister faked his death. Elsewhere, the real Sinister takes cruel revenge on one of the extra-dimensional slaver, who broke their deal with him, as they were supposed to bring Phoenix to him first instead of the Kree. Back in space on the Starjammer, Nightcrawler and Phoenix catch up, before discussing the situation with Aliyah and Carol Danvers. What with the Shi’ar stargate system having collapsed, several races are vying for the slavers’ teleportation portals – including the Brood. The Shi’Ar have to be warned. Back on the Shi’ar homeworld, Lilandra’s chancellor – Khan – informs her of the destruction of the Shi’ar world (where Aliyah found Phoenix) and shows her telemetry, proving the return of the Phoenix. Lilandra orders him to destroy the Phoenix and any standing beside “it.” Khan orders one of his servants to make sure the X-Men are destroyed. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Crossover/Event: Part of The End event. Kisses/Lovers: Gambit shares a kiss with his wife, Rogue.

X-Men: The End Book 1: Dreamers and Demons #5 - Triumph
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Sean Chen Writer(s): Chris Claremont Release Date: Alternate Universe Storyline Variant Covers: A. Newsstand Edition Trade Prints: X-Men: The End - Book 1: Dreamers and Demons and X-Men: The End Trilogy -
Comic Summary: Still imprisoned in Neverland, Dani is visited by Hela in her dreams, who tells her that her nature as a valkrie might prove her salvation. At Xavier’s, Rahne visits Carter Ghazikanian in his make-belief crystal palace. In the meantime, the mansion is about to be attacked by three foes, who appear to be Madelyne Pryor, Genesis and Stryfe. The XSE try to question Sage in Washington when they are attacked by a Warskrull in the shape of Val Cooper. They are saved by Sage, who tells them to make a global alert call. Simultaneously, Storm and Wolverine are attacked by a Yukio look-alike in Africa. Storm barely avoids being murdered by freezing the pool and the Warskrull, who turns out to be Yukio. In Chicago, Rachel Grey and Kitty Pryde are attacked by Ahab, the mutant hunter. It is only thanks to the intervention of Lockheed that they survive. In the meantime, things in Valle Soleada also take a turn for the worse. Rogue, Emma Frost and Sunspot are attacked by another Warskrull. They dispatch of him, only to find both Rogue’s and Emma’s children gone. They learn from an injured Thais that Gambit betrayed them. Sinister called in a debt and now Gambit is bringing him the children… (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Crossover/Event: Part of The End event.

X-Men: The End Book 2: Heroes and Martyrs #1 - Blown Away
Importance Rating: 7.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Sean Chen Writer(s): Chris Claremont Release Date: Alternate Universe Storyline Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: X-Men: The End - Book 2: Heroes and Martyrs and X-Men: The End Trilogy -
Comic Summary: At the remnants of the Xavier Institute, the survivors are joined by Beast, who brings medical personnel and equipment with him. He comes too late to help Northstar, though, who dies after having valiantly saved Cyclops’ life. The shell-shocked Cyclops has a conversation with the very caring Dust, wondering how to tell all the parents of his students that so many children have died. Nearby, a grieving Karma, Shadowcat and Marvel Girl are joined by Wolverine and Storm. They inform the women and Cyclops that they were attacked by a War-Skrull. They may be at war with the Shi’Ar. In Washington, the National Security Council is informed of the attacks on the X-Men and their allies. Fearing a possible race war, the president orders the Nimrod Sentinels to be placed on alert. In Valle Soleada, Rogue and Emma learn that their children have been abducted by Gambit. Emma fears the worst, but Rogue remains calms and takes Emma with her to find them. The captured children are told by Mr. Sinister that they will thank him soon, as they will survive what is to come, unlike the X-Men. In Afghanistan, Domino, Feral and Rictor are murdered by a War-Skrull. In Genosha, Xavier has a telepathic conversation with Phoenix aboard the Starjammer and they appraise each other of what has happened to each side respectively. The rapport is broken when Domino, actually a War-Skrull, joins Xavier and Callisto. Cal fights him but loses, and Xavier learns that the War-Skrulls are now immune to his telepathy. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Crossover/Event: Part of The End event. Character Interaction: Sinister, Oliver, Bekka

X-Men: The End Book 2: Heroes and Martyrs #2 - Code Red
Importance Rating: 1.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Sean Chen Writer(s): Chris Claremont Release Date: Alternate Universe Storyline Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: X-Men: The End - Book 2: Heroes and Martyrs and X-Men: The End Trilogy -
Comic Summary: With his telepathy not working on the attacking Warskrull, Xavier is almost killed, but is saved at the last moment by Psylocke, who kills the Skrull. They find that Callisto is badly injured and Xavier contacts Cyclops. Emma and Rogue arrive at what’s left of the Xavier Institute, where Cyclops sends a field team consisting of Wolverine, M, X-23, Marvel Girl and Hub after Sinister’s Marauders. Kitty is informed by her campaign manager, Marie D’Ancanto, that unless she returns to Chicago she is bound to lose the election to her enemy, Alice Tremain. A little later, the survivors are attacked by another determined group of Warskrulls. They barely manage to beat them, though they have many injured and possibly one dead – Banshee – as a result. Sage afterwards informs Cyclops of her belief that Sinister is gathering their children because he believes they are doomed. According to Juggernaut’s suitcam, the bomb is of Shi’ar origin. Cyclops suspects the Shi’ar are attacking because Phoenix is back. Kitty joins Scott and he asks her to return to Chicago and win the election. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Crossover/Event: Part of The End event. Character Interaction: Sinister

X-Men: The End Book 2: Heroes and Martyrs #4 - Dance with the Devil
Importance Rating: 5.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Sean Chen Writer(s): Chris Claremont Release Date: Alternate Universe Storyline Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: X-Men: The End - Book 2: Heroes and Martyrs and X-Men: The End Trilogy -
Comic Summary: The away team led by Wolverine learns how the X-Forcers died. Following Slipstream’s trail, they end up prisoners of Mr. Sinister, and are held in check by the illusions of the two Ladies Mastermind. While the imprisoned LeBeau and Summers children plan, Sinister leads Gambit around his complex and makes heavy-handed hints towards a terrible future. Gambit has to watch his friends be imprisoned and Sinister giving orders to have the troublesome Moonstar put down. Eventually, Sinister shows him his real human form and claims he is Gambit’s father. Back at the remnants of the Xavier Institute, Cyclops is calling parents of dead students and then reminisces how much he wronged his first wife, Madelyne Pryor. The inured Emma Frost asks Rogue to be her champion and allows her to borrow her telepathic powers and knowledge. Led by Emma’s knowledge, Rogue rifles through the offices of European Prime Minister Courtney Ross and makes a startling discovery about Sinister. In Chicago, mayoral candidate Kitty Pryde is injured by a brick hurled at her by a mutant hater, but nevertheless manages to give a rousing speech about integration and the American dream. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Crossover/Event: Part of The End event.

X-Men: The End Book 2: Heroes and Martyrs #5 - Secret Origins
Importance Rating: 9.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Sean Chen Writer(s): Chris Claremont Release Date: Alternate Universe Storyline Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: X-Men: The End - Book 2: Heroes and Martyrs and X-Men: The End Trilogy -
Comic Summary: Gambit learns the secret of his origin from Sinister. To stay immortal, Sinister kept on creating clones of himself and transferred his consciousness into their bodies. To break free of Apocalypse, he eventually created a modified clone, into which he spliced modified DNA of Scott Summers. However, Apocalypse had the infant clone stolen by the New Orleans Guilds and the child was raised as Remy LeBeau, adopted son of the Thieves Guild’s leader. The Summers and LeBeau kids are trying to break free and are helped by Gambit, who finally shows his true colors. While they try to escape, they are separated by a teleportation gate. Gambit and Bekka end up in the Blue Area of the Moon, where the Neverland concentration camp is situated. The other kids end up in a Western ghost town. With Meggan’s telepathy working again, she contacts Rogue, who flies to get them. Wolverine, X-23, Marvel Girl and Monet are all trapped in dreams, courtesy of the Ladies Mastermind, but, with the intervention of Phoenix, Wolverine manages to break free and help the others. They vow to take the fight to Sinister. In Neverland, Danielle Moonstar has been reborn and intends to do the same. In Chicago, Kitty Pryde and Alice Tremaine meet for a live debate that may well decide the election. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Crossover/Event: Part of The End event. Character Interaction: Sinister. Oliver, Bekka Fun Fact: Gambit finally finds out his origins in this universe's storyline.

X-Men: The End Book 2: Heroes and Martyrs #6 - Godrise
Importance Rating: 8.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Sean Chen Writer(s): Chris Claremont Release Date: Alternate Universe Storyline Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: X-Men: The End - Book 2: Heroes and Martyrs and X-Men: The End Trilogy -
Comic Summary: Rogue is reunited with her son and Scott and Emma’s children in the X-Men’s former Outback HQ. From there, a transmat field leads her to Sinister’s HQ, where Wolverine’s squad is fighting Sinister’s people. Gambit and Bekka face the Neverland director in the moon’s Blue Area and are helped by Dani Moonstar, now transformed into a fully-fledged Valkyrie. They too teleport back to Sinister’s HQ, where Rachel and Cable are busy taking care of the Technarx virus, while Rogue has beaten and killed Shaitan. Sinister, disguised as Gambit, uses her exhaustion to wound her fatally in front of her horrified foster mother, Mystique, who had been disguised as the Dark Beast the whole time. The true Gambit arrives too late to do anything but kiss his wife good-bye, while Mystique takes revenge and kills Sinister. Gambit decides to take Sinister’s place and meet the alien traders, a plan he telepathically shares with Xavier, who now knows that Sinister’s headquarters had been in Genosha all along. Rachel and Cable decide to accompany him and Gambit asks Mystique to take care of his and Rogue’s children, as their grandmother. In the meantime, Kitty Pryde has been in a debate with her rival, Alice Tremaine, in the race for the position of mayor of Chicago and her role as a mutant. Rachel telepathically contacts her to say good-bye – most likely forever – leaving Kitty in tears. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Crossover/Event: Part of The End event. Character Interaction: Rogue, Sinister Kisses/Lovers: Gambit kisses Rogue for teh last time in this universe.

X-Men: The End Book 3: Men and X-Men #1 - The Grand Alliance
Importance Rating: 6.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Sean Chen Writer(s): Chris Claremont Release Date: Alternate Universe Storyline Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: X-Men: The End - Book 3: Men and X-Men and X-Men: The End Trilogy -
Comic Summary: Xavier informs his X-Men that he will travel to Chandilar with Magneto in a last-ditch attempt to solve this mess diplomatically. He especially tells Kitty good-bye, believing she is the one most important to the future. Kitty’s election campaign, in the meantime, is in danger with anti-mutant sentiments growing stronger. The kidnapped Summers and LeBeau children are returned to the X-Men. In the meantime, Gambit, posing with Mr. Sinister, along with Marvel Girl and Cable, has traveled to Chandilar to meet Lilandra’s Lord Chancellor. The Starjammer is also nearing Shi’ar space, the ship’s passengers willing to follow Aliyah Bishop’s plan. None of them are aware that the girl isn’t quite herself anymore. One of the Starjammer’s passengers, Phoenix, has a passionate encounter with the injured Wolverine on the astral plane. They discuss her dual nature as Phoenix, and Jean and he promises to stay alive for her to keep her grounded. At the Xavier Institute, Magneto and Polaris combine their powers to create a wormhole that takes Magneto and Xavier to Chandilar. There, the Lord Chancellor awaits them and orders the Imperial Guard to kill them. Before a battle can begin, though, Lilandra intervenes. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Crossover/Event: Part of The End event.

X-Men: The End Book 3: Men and X-Men #2 - Closing the Ring
Importance Rating: 8.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Sean Chen Writer(s): Chris Claremont Release Date: Alternate Universe Storyline Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: X-Men: The End - Book 3: Men and X-Men and X-Men: The End Trilogy -
Comic Summary: Lilandra orders that Xavier and Magneto are not to be harmed and then criticizes her Lord Chancellor for his presumptuous behavior. While the man outwardly asks her forgiveness, he actually plots her downfall and Gambit realizes that the chancellor is actually the conqueror, Khan, who several X-Men once fought. Lilandra and Xavier later discuss matters privately, a discussion tinged by bitterness, and Xavier is shocked to learn that Lilandra has a son by him. Suddenly, he finds himself under mental attack by Cassandra Nova. At the same time, the Superguardian Plutonia, also controlled by Cassandra Nova, injures Magneto fatally, causing him to blow up things around him. Plutonia then uses the wormhole to travel to Earth, where she kills Polaris as well. Before she explodes, possibly destroying Earth, Hub sacrifices her life by teleporting herself and Plutonia into space. Magneto keeps himself and Polaris by alive by sheer force of will. Polaris keeps up her part of the wormhole long enough to allow Cyclops to lead one team of X-Men through. After telling Iceman goodbye, she dies in his arms. On Chandilar, the X-Men and Magneto begin the battle against the Imperial Guard. On the border of Shi’ar space, the heroes inside the Starjammer learn that Cassandra Nova has also taken control of Aliyah, as the girl leads them into a Brood trap. In Chicago, it’s election day and mutant haters kill a teenager working for Kitty’s campaign. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Crossover/Event: Part of The End event.

X-Men: The End Book 3: Men and X-Men #3 - Hinge of Fate
Importance Rating: 7.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Sean Chen Writer(s): Chris Claremont Release Date: Alternate Universe Storyline Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: X-Men: The End - Book 3: Men and X-Men and X-Men: The End Trilogy -
Comic Summary: Cyclops’ team of X-Men as well as a Magneto now consisting only of energy are joined in a brutal battle with the Shi’ar Superguardians. While they are holding their own, they nevertheless suffer another loss as Archangel is killed, much to Cyclops’ shock. Gambit and Rachel, in the meantime, leave the battle. Gambit follows the Lord Chancellor, who seems to plan to move into power himself and reveals himself as the dimension-conquering warlord Khan. Gambit manages to kill him, but dies in the process as well. In the meantime, Cassandra Nova has trapped Xavier in the mind o the Superguardian Stuff (just as she once was) and is bleeding him of his intellect and memories. Rachel (whom both Xavier and Cassandra mistake for Jean) joins them on the astral plane and is captured by Cassandra as well. Before Xavier’s horrified eyes, Cassandra kills either Rachel or Lilandra. Back on Earth, the Chicago mayoral race is still impossibly tight. Following the murder of one of her campaign workers, Kitty Pryde holds an impassioned speech, telling the people they must be better than that. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Crossover/Event: Part of The End event.

X-Men: The End Book 3: Men and X-Men #6 - Come the New Dawn
Importance Rating: 1.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Sean Chen Writer(s): Chris Claremont Release Date: Alternate Universe Storyline Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: X-Men: The End - Book 3: Men and X-Men and X-Men: The End Trilogy -
Comic Summary: Cassandra Nova has been reborn as Phoenix – and the Superguardians and X-Men’s attempts to fight her are met with slaughter. Eventually, she even causes the Shi’ar sun to go supernova. Finally, only Madelyne Pryor is able to stand. against her. While Psylocke surprisingly attacks Casandra from behind and keeps her busy with her psychic katana, Madelyne admits that she and Jean should always have been one and uses her psychic essence to restore Jean and Scott, before (one assumes) merging with Jean. Also calling in the psychic essences of Kitty and Wolverine, Jean and Scott tell the X-Men that aren’t needed to leave. After managing to get Xavier and Cassandra to admit both their faults together, those left form the Tree of Life. Twenty years later, Kitty Pryde is president of the United States and tells her story to Manoli Wetherell. Her greatest triumph comes when her long-time foe Alice Tremaine (now speaker of the House of Representatives) admits that Kitty has shown her that she was wrong about mutants and asks to be allowed to join the ceremony at the Xavier Institute. Kitty holds a speech in front of the remaining X-Men and their children, explaining that, in order for their society to evolve, it was necessary for the X-Men to end. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Crossover/Event: Part of The End event.

X-Men: Fairy Tales #4 - Restless Souls
Importance Rating: 7.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Kei Kobayashi Writer(s): C.B. Cebulski Release Date: October 2006 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: X-Men Fairy Tales -
Comic Summary: Our storytellers turn their attention to the American South and tap the terrifying traditions of New Orleans in a retelling of the romance of Rogue and Gambit. When a voodoo priestess named the White Queen meets a young girl who can speak with the spirits of the recently deceased, she tries to bend the girl's will and use her abilities for evil. They soon learn it's unwise to upset the ghosts and ghouls of the South, and it's up to a mysterious Cajun stranger to set things right! Mystique and Gambit team up to save the young girl. Comic Notes: Character Interaction: Rogue, Mystique, Bishop Fun Fact: Originally this was suppose to be issue #3 of the Fairy Tales mini-series. Due to unknown reasons, it was pushed back and released as #4 instead.

X-Men/Fantastic Four X4 #1 - First Contact
Importance Rating: 4.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Pat Lee Writer(s): Akira Yoshida Release Date: February 2005 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: X-Men Fantastic Four X4 Hardcover -
Comic Summary: There is an explosion in space. The astronauts sent to see to the destruction disappear. In Westchester, Wolverine is woken by the front door bell, the visitors are the Fantastic Four. Wolverine and Grimm began brawling in which the Human Torch jumps in on. Storm takes the innocent horseplay as a true fight and begins to attack the Human Torch in defense. The White Queen stops the fighting with a psychic blast to the minds of those in the fight. The Fantastic Four explain that the Space Station Simulacra has been attacked and they need the help of the X-men to see if there are survivors of the station. Gambit, Nightcrawler, Emma Frost, Wolverine and the Fantastic Four take the X-men's modified plane to the station. Comic Notes: Character Interaction: Fantastic Four

X-Men/Fantastic Four X4 #2 - Untitled
Importance Rating: 5.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Pat Lee Writer(s): Akira Yoshida Release Date: March 2005 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: X-Men Fantastic Four X4 Hardcover -
Comic Summary: The group arrives at the space station to find that it has become a breeding ground for the Brood. They manage to fight off the brood and find the survivors. They find that Brood eggs have been lay inside of the survivors. The Queen attacks to defend her young. Emma is injuried by the Invisible Woman when The White Queen suggest that they kill the survivors because of the infestation. They are warned that they must leave immediatly and leave the suvivors behind, against Invisible Woman's protest. On the way back from space they are hit by a cosmic storm. Going through the storm causes the Fantastic Four's powers to jump from them to the X-men. Comic Notes: Character Interaction: Fantastic Four

X-Men/Fantastic Four X4 #3 - Untitled
Importance Rating: 5.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Pat Lee Writer(s): Akira Yoshida Release Date: April 2005 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: X-Men Fantastic Four X4 Hardcover -
Comic Summary: Cyclops and Storm race to the landing of the ship to check on their teammates. They find that the X-men that went into space are not only acting aggressivly but they have also been transformed into powerful versions of the Fantastic Four, Gambit as Human Torch, Wolverine as Mr. Fantastic, Emma Frost as the Thing, and Nighcrawler as the Invisible Woman. They attack their own teammates and the Fantasitic Four. They manage to knock out all of them, minus Wolverine, and take them to the lab so they can attempt to return them to themsleves. During the investigation they find that they are not safe from the Brood. The Brood are returning to Earth in the shuttle left behind at the station. Comic Notes: Character Interaction: Fantastic Four Power Shift: Gambit takes on the powers of the Human Torch in this issue.

X-Men/Fantastic Four X4 #4 - Untitled
Importance Rating: 3.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Pat Lee Writer(s): Akira Yoshida Release Date: May 2005 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: X-Men Fantastic Four X4 Hardcover -
Comic Summary: The remaining X-men and Fantastic Four battle the Brood who arrive into the Earth's atmosphere. In the lab, Beast and Mr. Fantastic fined a way to change the X-men back, but there may only be one chance and they need Wolverine to complete the transformation. Elsewhere, Cyclops and The Thing attempt to trap Wolverine. They finally grab him and return him to the lab. Outside they see the signal from the Human Torch that trouble has arrived in the form of the Brood. Comic Notes: Character Interaction: Fantastic Four

X-Men/Fantastic Four X4 #5 - Untitled
Importance Rating: 3.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Pat Lee Writer(s): Akira Yoshida Release Date: June 2005 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: X-Men Fantastic Four X4 Hardcover -
Comic Summary: The remaining X-men and the Fantastic Four fight the Brood now attacking the city. Beast fights to reverse the effects of the, finally doing so, bringing Gambit, Nightcrawler, Emma, and Wolverine back to their trueselves. Shortly after Nightcrawler transports them all, minus Emma, to the fight taking place against the Brood. They defeat the Brood by making them believe that The Phoenix and Galactus are attacking Earth. Believing they will be devoured in the process, the Brood quickly retreats, leaving Earth. They all return to the mansion to play a quick game of baseball before going their seperate ways. Comic Notes: Character Interaction: Fantastic Four Charged Item: Car

X-Men Firsts #1 - By Friends Betrayed, Gambit Out of the Frying Pan, Death By Drowning, And Now the Wolverine
Importance Rating: 9.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Michael Golden, Mike Collins, Marc Silvestri, Herb Trimpe Writer(s): Chris Claremont, Len Wein Release Date: February 1996 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: In her attempt to steal back some stolen paintings, Ororo has run right into the Shadow King’s trap. She desperately struggles against the attacks of his Hounds and, after hurting the King with her haphazard weather power, she falls into a pool, from which she is rescued by a charismatic young thief who calls himself Gambit and has mutant powers himself. Gambit almost manages to mesmerize the King’s aide Lian with his charm, but is attacked by the King himself. Together, though, the two thieves manage to trick their attackers and flee via the roof and Storm’s parachute. Later, at the junkyard where Storm is staying, she admits that the Shadow King won’t give up and Gambit is now likely part of his vendetta. Nanny and the Orphan-Maker have finally almost located Storm again. Nanny is determined to “rescue” her, before the Shadow King gets Ororo. In Washington D.C., Val Cooper is sent by the Shadow King to assassinate Mystique, who, courtesy of a letter by Destiny, is already expecting her. However, Mystique doesn’t act to stop Val. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Reprints: Uncanny X-Men #266, Uncanny X-Men #221, Avengers Annual 10 and Incredible Hulk #181.

X-Men Forever, Vol. 1 #1 - The Destiny Pact
Importance Rating: 3.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Kevin Maguire Writer(s): Fabian Nicieza Release Date: January 2001 Variant Covers: A. Dynamic Forces Exclusive Variant Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: Prosh comes back to Earth after escaping from a Celestial. He gathers Phoenix, Mystique, Iceman, Toad, and Juggernaut. He tells them the future of the universe depends on them. He plans to send their psychic engrams into their past bodies to experience key events. Only by doing that can they understand the future. The first place he sends them back is only a few months back, to the day Graydon Creed was assasinated. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: None.

X-Men Forever, Vol. 3 #1 - A Ghost
Importance Rating: 1.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Luca Maresca Writer(s): Kieron Gillen Release Date: March 2024 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: Immortal X-Men Vol. 5: X-Men Forever -
Comic Summary: ow can you kill a digital god? What do you do when the Phoenix is bleeding out into nothing? There's been questions that have haunted you since the end of IMMORTAL X-MEN. Finally, some answers. There's also been some questions that have haunted you since the START of IMMORTAL X-MEN. Finally, some answers too. Comic Notes: Variant Only: Gambit does not appear in the comic itself, only on the variant cover shown here.

X-Men: From the Ashes Spotlight - Untitled
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Various Writer(s): Various Release Date: 2024 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: X-MEN: FROM THE ASHES SAMPLER is the prime ordering tool in advance of the biggest relaunch of the comics industry starting this summer! Krakoa is gone, ORCHIS has fallen...but the X-Men remain, always! This promotional comic includes lettered preview pages of X-MEN #1, X-FORCE #1, NYX #1, and more! Also included are interviews with the new superstar creative teams, a full new series checklist, and fantastic new character designs! Readers can learn about all of the new X-MEN series launching FROM THE ASHES starting here in this sampler. Comic Notes: Fun Fact: A Give-away comic sampler released in comic book stores.

X-Men Giant Size #1 - First to Last - Part One
Importance Rating: 1.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Paco Medina, Dakbor Talajic Writer(s): Christopher Yost Release Date: July 2011 Variant Covers: A. Simone Bianchi 50 Years Variant B. Blank Variant C. Paco Medina Variant D. Newsstand Edition Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: Think you know everything there is to know about the original X-Men? Think again! Something happened to Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Beast, Angel, Iceman and Professor X years ago, a secret so horrible that it has been locked away in the dark corner of Cyclops' mind until today. What crisis strikes in the present that calls upon memories of the past? Witness the astonishing debut of the Evolutionaries! Comic Notes: None.

X-Men Gold, Vol. 1 #1 - Untitled
Importance Rating: 1.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Salvador Larroca, Jorge Molina Writer(s): Various Release Date: November 2013 Variant Covers: A. John Cassaday Variant Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: It's the 50th Anniversary of the X-Men, ring it in with some of the greatest creators to ever work on the X-Men! - CHRIS CLAREMONT is joined by classic X-Artist BOB MCLEOD to bring you an untold story of the X-Men starring Cyclops, Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Colossus, Kitty Pryde and Rogue! Comic Notes: None.

X-Men: Grand Design: X-Tinction #2 - Untitled
Importance Rating: 2.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Ed Piskor Writer(s): Ed Piskor Release Date: June 2019 Variant Covers: A. Ed Piskor Variant Trade Prints: X-Men: Grand Design - X-Tinction -
Comic Summary: It's here...the final chapter of Marvel's best-selling prestige series X-MEN: GRAND DESIGN! Out with the old and in with the blue and gold as the X-Men enter the radical '90s! Revisit innumerous classic storylines like the return of Jean Grey! The trial of Magneto! X-Tinction Agenda!!! And many, many more! With appearances by Jubilee, Gambit and the Reavers! Brought to life by the multi-hyphenate master of graphic fiction himself, Ed Piskor! Comic Notes: None.

X-Men Halloween Special Edition #1 - What's Wrong With This Picture?
Importance Rating: 2.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Joe Madureira Writer(s): Dan Slott Release Date: October 1993 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None -
Comic Summary: Mojo wants a new show for the Mojoverse, so a new "nature" show is pitched. All the X-Men in their natural habitat. The show bores Mojo and he decides to spice it up a bit. Comic Notes: Fun Fact: This comic was a free giveaway issue.

X-Men: Hellfire Gala 2022 - Time Flies When You're a Mutant
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Carlos Villa, C.F. Villa, Matteo Lolli, Russell Dauterman, Kris Anka Writer(s): Gerry Duggan Release Date: July 2022 Variant Covers: A. David Nakayama Unknown Comics Exclusive Virgin Variant Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: NEW TEAM REVEALED! At last year's gala, mutants changed the face of the solar system, terraforming Mars and claiming it for mutantkind. Do you think you can afford to miss this year's gala, all contained in this one over-sized issue!? Comic Notes: Variant Only: Gambit does not appear in the comic itself, only on the variant cover shown here.

X-Men: Hellfire Gala 2023 - Hellfire Gala
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Kris Anka, Pepe Larraz, Luciano Vecchio, Adam Kubert, Russell Dauterman, Javier Pina, R.B. Silva, Matteo Lolli, Valerio Schiti, Joshua Cassara Writer(s): Gerry Duggan Release Date: July 2023 Variant Covers: A. G.O.D.S. Valerio Schiti Variant B. J Scott Campbell Retro Variant C. J Scott Campbell Retro Virgin Variant D. Dan Veesenmeyer Variant E. Francesco Manna Variant F. George Perez Variant G. George Perez Virgin Variant H. Mashal Ahmed Variant I. Gustavo Duarte Howard the Duck Variant J. Lucas Werneck Stormbreakers Variant K. David Nakayama Unknown Comics Exclusive Variant L. David Nakayama Unknown Comics Exclusive Virgin Variant M. J Campbell Sketch Incentive Variant N. 2nd Printing Variant Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: The Hellfire Gala is always the biggest event of the season...but this year's will change everything for Krakoa. What is meant to be mutantkind's biggest night becomes their biggest nightmare as the Fall of X begins! All your favorite X-Men are going to be left reeling after this one - shocking revelations, stunning betrayals, horrifying tragedy, impossible deaths...and of course the most glamorous looks of the year, all in one CANNOT-MISS package! Comic Notes: None.

X-Men: Interactive Comic Book #1 - Rise of the Phoenix
Importance Rating: 3.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): John Herbert Writer(s): Ralph Macchio Release Date: 1996 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: Lilandra seeks to protect the M'Kraan Crystal from her wicked brother, the Emperor D'Ken. But the interstellar pirates known as the Starjammers capture it, and Cyclops, in an effort to enact their own revenge scheme on the emperor. Based on the Fox cartoon, Season 3 Episode 6. Also, has activities in the back of the comic. Comic Notes: Fun Fact: This is a reprint of the X-Men Adventures comic, only parts of the panels are left uncolored so that the reader can color and ink the comic themselves.

X-Men x Kith: 60th Anniversary - Untitled
Importance Rating: 6.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Mike Bowden Writer(s): Paul Allor Release Date: July 2023 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: The X-Men having a nice day off until they end up on Arcade's Puzzle Train! Now they must survive all their greatest battles from Magneto to Danger Room battles all while saving the innocent people trapped on the train with them! Comic Notes: Fun Fact: This promotional comic was released only through KITH clothing purchases.

X-Men Legacy, Vol. 2 #6 - Prodigal
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Jorge Molina Writer(s): Simon Spurrier Release Date: March 2013 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: Whilst the X-Men battle the Cure Wraith on the front lawn, Karasu hold a knife to David’s throat in the garden shed. Blindfold is about to be stabbed by her brother, who has killed and taken the place of Sojobo, but David uses a personality to teleport to Blindfold and save her. David then chases Luca through the school but is thwarted at every step by Luca’s knowledge of the future. Eventually, they come out on the back lawn, where David is about to kill Luca but is stopped by Karasu. Inside his mind, David is powerful but the yellow rat-like personality makes him realize what he’s about to do and causes him to feel shame. With David momentarily weakened, the creature possesses David and strikes Karasu down but doesn’t hurt Luca. The Dire Wraith are teleported away again and Luca screams for help, bringing all the X-Men to the front lawn. They confront David, thinking he has hurt the kids, but before they do anything Blindfold comes from behind and stabs Luca. He leaves Sojobo’s body, which disintegrates. Afterwards, Blindfold explains to the X-Men what happened and Wolverine lets David leave. He meets with Blindfold, who tells him to be careful as something bad was coming in the future. As he walks away, the yellow rat-like creature in his mind turns into a version of his father. It tells him the big threat that is going to wipe out mutant-kind is in fact David and Blindfold will have to kill him to stop him. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: None.

X-Men Legacy, Vol. 2 #11 - Invasive Exotic, Part Two
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Tan Eng Huat, Paul Davidson Writer(s): Simon Spurrier Release Date: July 2013 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: Fated to destroy mutantkind, Legion is desperate to learn if the predictions are true, so he makes a deal with the devil in his own mind to find answers. - But what terrifying truth would drive David to take extreme measures…and undergo a procedure that would remove his mutant powers? Comic Notes: None.

X-Men Legacy, Vol. 2 #300 - ForgetMeNot
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Steve Kurth, Tan Eng Huat, Rafael Sandoval Writer(s): Christos N. Gage, Mike Carey, Simon Spurrier Release Date: May 2014 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: X-Force, Vol. 4 #2 -
Comic Summary: In observance of the title's 300th issue, iconic X-MEN: LEGACY writers Mike Carey, Christos Gage and Simon Spurrier return to tell an all-new tale of the X-Men! - Mike Carey brings us a story featuring Professor Xavi-oh wait, he's dead. - Well, Christos Gage has penned a tale involving Rog-nope. She's dead too. - And Simon! There's Simon Spurrier with a story led by Legion, who-oops. Can't spoil the ending of X-MEN: LEGACY #24. - Well...erm…just read it! Comic Notes: None.

X-Men Legends, Vol. 1 #10 - ...The Eighth Circle!
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Dan Jurgens Writer(s): Fabian Nicieza Release Date: January 2022 Variant Covers: A. Creees Lee Variant Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: Some of the greatest minds and experts on mutantkind are assembled by MR. SINISTER to discuss the evolution of Homo superior... but to what devious end?! Rest assured, there'll be at least one dead body before dessert at this meeting of the Eighth Circle! Dan Jurgens joins Fabian Nicieza as he returns to his original X-MEN run with an all-new tale set to startle and upend what you thought you knew about Sinister's machinations! Comic Notes: None.

X-Men Legends Poster Book - Untitled
Importance Rating: 3.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Various Writer(s): Various Release Date: 2003 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: A comic book sized poster book featuring art of the characters in the Marvel Legends toy line. Most of the art are recycled from original comic art of the characters. This book was originally part of the Marvel Legends X-Men Action Figure Boxset. Comic Notes: None.

X-Men: Liberators #4 - Gifted Youngsters
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Phil Jimenez, John Stokes Writer(s): Joe Harris Release Date: April 1999 Variant Covers: A. Newsstand Edition Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: Having survived being buried alive, Wolverine resurfaces in time to join Colossus and Nightcrawler in infiltrating Province 13. Province 13 is in chaos, as the staff tries to shut down the facility while setting a trap for the escaped mutant Nikolas using his mother as bait. Omega Red engages the X-Men in battle as they try to free the children held in Province 13. Their battle is interrupted by Nikolas who takes on Omega Red and uses his death touch on the tentacled mutant menace. Nikolas is confronted by his mother who kills her son rather than see him continue to menace others and live in misery. General Sergei destroys his files and takes his own life rather than face the disgrace of his failures. The X-Men rescue the children of Province 13, which is shut down for good. Colossus returns to the X-Men having realized the value of his friends and the true home he now has with them. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: None.

X-Men: Magneto War #1 - Magneto War - Prelude : Savior Complex
Importance Rating: 5.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Lee Weeks Writer(s): Alan Davis, Fabian Nicieza Release Date: March 1999 Variant Covers: A. Nelson DeCastro Variant Trade Prints: Magneto: Rogue Nation -
Comic Summary: Fabian Cortez leads a group of Acolytes to Xavier’s Institute to learn a secret that only Xavier can answer. The newest Acolyte, Rem-Ram, uses his powers to sneak into Xavier’s head and begins to nudge the man’s dreams towards thinking of Magneto. Eventually, the strain is too much for Xavier, so Rem-Ram links to the minds of Rogue, Gambit and Wolverine and pits them against Magneto, while Xavier watches in hopes that this will prompt some reaction. However, a vicious nightmare in Wolverine’s mind wakes up Xavier, who immediately senses the Acolytes on the school grounds. The X-Men attack, but find themselves taken by surprise by the two new Acolytes, Barnacle and Static. Eventually, the X-Men defeat the Acolytes, though Cortez amplifies Rem-Ram’s powers too much to learn the secret from Xavier, almost killing Rem-Ram. When Xavier and Rogue save Rem-Ram, the Acolytes see this and ask for asylum in the mansion, while Cortez runs away defeated. Xavier turns down the Acolytes and, after they leave, he explains that, while in Rem-Ram’s head, he learned that the Acolytes learned that Magneto returned and wished to know if Joseph was Magneto or not. He sent away the Acolytes so they can follow them on their quest to find Magneto, so the X-Men can learn as well if the master of magnetism is back. Meanwhile, Magneto gathers Amelia Voght and his other loyal Acolytes, to whom he promises action soon. However, he sends Amelia on a special mission to safeguard Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch from the upcoming inferno. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Character Interaction: Magneto

X-Men: Messiah Complex - Mutant Files #1 - Messiah Complex - Mutant Files
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Scott Kolins and Various Writer(s): Jeff Christiansen, Sean McQuaid, Michael Hoskin, Ronald Byrd, Stuart Vandal, Mike Fichera, Chris Biggs, Madison Carter, Chad Anderson, David Wiltfong, Eric J. Moreels Release Date: February 2008 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: A guide to the characters in the Messiah Complex crossover that falls throughout the X-titles. This gives detailed information on all the characters you may not know about before this crossover. Comic Notes: None.

X-Men: Messiah Complex #1 - Messiah Complex - Part One
Importance Rating: 5.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Marc Silvestri Writer(s): Ed Brubaker Release Date: Main Storyline Variant Covers: A. Standard Release Variant. B. Previews Exclusive Edition Variant. C. Top Cow Standard Release Variant. D. Wizard World Tour Texas 2007. E. 2nd Print Variant. Trade Prints: X-Men Messiah Complex -
Comic Summary: The X-Men are shocked by the emergence of a new mutant in Alaska… the first new manifestation since M-Day. They race to the scene only to find the small town ablaze. At first, they think this may have been caused by the new mutant but they quickly realize it was an attack by the Purifiers. This attack was halted by the arrival of the Marauders who were also after the new mutant. The X-Men trace the carnage to a nearby hospital where they realize that this was not a teenage manifestation but a mutant birth. They leave the site of the battle unsure of which group ultimately secured the child. As they depart, Predator X arrives after tracking the child’s mutant energies across the country. He is deprived of his intended meal but devours the fallen Marauders! (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: None.

X-Men: Millennial Visions #1 - Untitled
Importance Rating: 3.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): J.H. Williams, Gary Frank, Mat Broome, Art Thibert, Bill Sienkiewicz, Adam Pollina, John Paul Leon, Kilian Plunkett, Sean Chen, Kevin Maguire Writer(s): J.H. Williams, Gary Frank, Mat Broome, Art Thibert, Bill Sienkiewicz, Adam Pollina, John Paul Leon, Kilian Plunkett, Sean Chen, Kevin Maguire Release Date: August 2000 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: Millennial Vision takes 21 artists and allows them to recreate the X-men for a new future. Each artist creates a pinup of their "future" and adds a short story of what they would like to see happen to the team. Though most of the visions never come to life, some have been used to create some of the future arcs. Comic Notes: None.

X-Men: Millennial Visions #2 - Untitled
Importance Rating: 4.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Ariel Olivetti, Alex Maleev, Ethan Van Sciver, Lee Ferguson, John McCrea Writer(s): Ariel Olivetti, Alex Maleev, Ethan Van Sciver, Lee Ferguson, John McCrea Release Date: January 2002 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: Millennial Vision takes 21 artists and allows them to recreate the X-men for a new future. Each artist creates a pinup of their "future" and adds a short story of what they would like to see happen to the team. Though most of the visions never come to life, some have been used to create some of the future arcs. Comic Notes: None.

X-Men Misfits #1 - Untitled
Importance Rating: 4.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Anzu Writer(s): Raina Telgemeier and Dave Roman Release Date: October 2009 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: High school student Kitty Pryde has always been the odd girl out. A mutant, she was born with strange superpowers, magical talents that make her the class freak. But Kitty’s world is changed when she’s invited to study at Professor Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters, a special home for mutant teens. There’s just one catch: Kitty’s the only girl at the all-boy school, and she ends up just feeling like a freak all over again. Comic Notes: Fun Fact: Published by Del Rey in traditional Japanese Manga size and art style. 192 pages long.

X-Men: The Movie: Special Edition - Call To Arms
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Anthony Williams Writer(s): Jay Faerber Release Date: 2000 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: The story of what happened immediately after the events of the X-Men movie. Full-size comic book created for and available only in the Wizards of the Coast X-Men Trading Card Game. Comic Notes: Fun Fact: Gambit does not appear in the storyline, but in the center of the comic which features the storyline and sketches of characters that did not make the movie.

X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse - Prelude to Perdition
Importance Rating: 6.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Karl Kerschl Writer(s): Jim Krueger Release Date: 1995 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: The X-men bust into the lab of Genosha, stopping Apocalypse from experimenting on the kidnapped victims. Without warning a Sentinal attacks allowing Apocalypse time t escape. He runs to collect his subjects only to find them invested with the Brood. Psylocke advances on Apocalypse only to find he has also been captured by Brood himself. Meanwhile the others continue their fight against the lone Sentinel, finally bringing it down. Psylocke returns to their side telling them that Apocalypse is now with the Brood. Above them in space, Magneto monitors the X-men's battle. He waits until they have returned home and lures them into the Danger Room that he has hacked into and is now in control of. He locks the X-men in the room and forces them to battle Juggernaut and Omega Red within the Mojo Universe. Comic Notes: Fun Fact: This was originally released by Capcom as a promotional comic. It was given to people who purchased the Super Nintendo X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse game.

X-Men Noir #1 - X-Men Noir
Importance Rating: 4.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Dennis Calero Writer(s): Fred van Lente Release Date: February 2009 Variant Covers: A. Dennis Calero Variant B. 2nd Printing Variant C. Dynamic Forces Variant Trade Prints: X-Men: Noir and X-Men: Noir Hardcover -
Comic Summary: The mutilated corpse of a young woman named Jean Grey has been found on Welfare Island and rookie detective Peter Magnus finds his colleagues don’t much care, as Jean belonged to a group of criminals called the X-Men. The cops are eavesdropped on though by a mysterious man called Tom Halloway aka the Angel. Halloway asks nightclub owner Remy LeBeau about Jean and learns that she was a grifter, costing LeBeau lots of money. Outside the casino, Tom helps another troublemaker, Wanda Magnus, Peter’s sister and daughter of the chef commissioner. Next, he visits the X-Men’s former teacher, Xavier, in jail. Xavier believed that sociopaths were the next stage in social evolution and, instead of treating them at his reform school, he helped them become better criminals. Xavier gives him the hint to look for his former student Marie Anne Rankin. The Angel breaks into the abandoned reform school and finds the files on Rankin. He in turn is found and attacked by three X-Men. Peter Magnus, in the meantime, finds that his father and colleagues as members of the Brotherhood use criminal methods to deal with criminals. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Fun Fact: In X-Men Noir, Gambit is known as Remy LeBeau a crooked club owner. Bishop is his muscle, who makes people pay their debts. Fun Fact: Remy LeBeau character is modeled after the actor Adrien Brody of 'The Pianist', 'The Village', and 'King Kong' fame.

X-Men Noir #2 - X-Men Noir
Importance Rating: 1.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Dennis Calero Writer(s): Fred van Lente Release Date: March 2009 Variant Covers: A. Dennis Calero Variant B. 2nd Printing Variant Trade Prints: X-Men: Noir and X-Men: Noir Hardcover -
Comic Summary: The Angel confronts the three male X-Men: Cyclops, Beast and Iceman. After a brief battle, he convinces them that, like them, he is trying to find the murderer of Jean Grey. After agreeing to work together, Angel shows them his HQ on Welfare Island. Listening to Xavier’s files, he realizes Marie Rankin may be the key and figures out where she is hiding, namely in the Worthingtons’ flat. Magnus, in the meantime, is ordered by Sebastian Shaw to stop the X-Men. He too figures out where Marie is staying, but the Angel is faster and rescues her. Peter Magnus is disgusted with his father’s criminal dealings, and even more so when he finds his sister Wanda roughed up by Remy Le Beau’s people. Following Marie’s hints, the X-Men and Angel are led to Captain Logan, another lover of Jean’s. Believing him to be the killer, Cyclops intends to kill him. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Fun Fact: In X-Men Noir, Gambit is known as Remy LeBeau a crooked club owner. Bishop is his muscle, who makes people pay their debts. Fun Fact: Remy LeBeau character is modeled after the actor Adrien Brody of 'The Pianist', 'The Village', and 'King Kong' fame.

X-Men Noir #3 - X-Men Noir
Importance Rating: 5.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Dennis Calero Writer(s): Fred van Lente Release Date: April 2009 Variant Covers: A. Dennis Calero Variant Trade Prints: X-Men: Noir and X-Men: Noir Hardcover -
Comic Summary: Angel keeps Cyclops from killing Captain Logan, Jean’s other lover, and becomes quickly convinced that Logan isn’t the killer either. They decide to save Unus the Untouchable from the police and use him to stop Magnus. Peter Magnus, in the meantime, goes to LeBeau’s club and shoots Remy in a room full of witnesses. His father offers him a deal: Shaw’s help to get out of the country, if he kills Unus. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Fun Fact: In X-Men Noir, Gambit is known as Remy LeBeau a crooked club owner. Bishop is his muscle, who makes people pay their debts. Fun Fact: Remy LeBeau character is modeled after the actor Adrien Brody of 'The Pianist', 'The Village', and 'King Kong' fame.

X-Men Noir #4 - X-Men Noir
Importance Rating: 1.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Dennis Calero Writer(s): Fred van Lente Release Date: May 2009 Variant Covers: None Trade Prints: X-Men: Noir and X-Men: Noir Hardcover -
Comic Summary: The airship with Peter Magnus aboard explodes and only the Angel manages to save himself. During the ensuing shooting, the X-Men and Angel manage to get away with Unus, but Beast is shot. They return to the Angel’s hideout on Welfare Island. Magnus decides to takes matters in his own hands with the death of his son. He kills Shaw, then surprises Marie in Tom’s home and forces her to show him the tunnel to Welfare Island. He and his men get through the tunnel to surprise and kill Angel and the X-Men, but they are warned by Marie. In the following shooting, however, Unus and Iceman are killed. Meanwhile, Marie flees to the roof and is followed by Magnus, whom she kills in an enraged fever. When Angel comes up, she claims that she absorbed Magnus’ murderous tendencies. He confronts her with the knowledge that she is really Jean Grey, a true psychopath, who killed Marie Rankin and took her place to get her trust fund. Jean doesn’t even deny it, leading to a fight in which Angel throttles her and they both fall to their deaths. It turns out that the Angel identity was shared by twins, and the less fortunate one, Robert, died. Cyclops and the remaining twin, Tom, join Captain Logan on his ship en route to Madripoor. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Variant Only: Gambit does not appear in the comic itself, only on the variant cover shown here.

X-Men: Odd Men Out #1 - Odd Men Out
Importance Rating: 2.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): David Cockrum Writer(s): Roger Stern Release Date: September 2008 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: X-Men Legacy: Sins of the Father and X-Men Legacy: Sins of the Father Hardcover -
Comic Summary: (first story) Xavier meets up with his long-time friend and ally, former FBI agent Fred Duncan. They discuss recent events in their life, and the history of the X-Men, and Xavier’s adventures in space. Fred also reveals that he is writing a book on the way the government has mishandled anti-mutant hysteria. (second story) The New Mutants - Cannonball, Sunspot, Rusty, Skids, Boom-Boom, Rictor and Wolfsbane - are out enjoying themselves at an ice skating rink in Central Park, unaware that the Mad Thinker had uncovered an abandoned laboratory in the subway tunnels, where he constructs an android, thinking he can use the android to seek revenge, only for the android to turn on him, and reveal that he has a true master. The android goes to Central Park, and begins to absorb the New Mutants’ powers one-by-one, until the team pulls themselves together to take down their foe as a cohesive unit - except during their grand attack, the android is shut down, then scorned by its unseen master, before departing to parts unknown to report for analysis and modification. The New Mutants are pleased that it has gone, and go to get something to eat. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: None.

X-Men Omega - Age of Apocalypse - ...Endings
Importance Rating: 3.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Roger Cruz Writer(s): Scott Lobdell, Mark Waid Release Date: June 1995 Variant Covers: A. Gold Edition Variant B. Newsstand Edition Trade Prints: X-Men: The Complete Age of Apocalypse Epic, Book 4 -
Comic Summary: After Xavier: The Age of Apocalypse concludes! Who survives after the Human High Council drops the bomb? Can the alternate reality X-Men save Professor X, or will Apocalypse rule forever? Will the "reality" be restored? And if it is, what time anomalies will remain? No X-fan will miss this 48-page, mind blowing final chapter of the ultimate X-Men saga! Comic Notes: Crossover/Event: Part of the original Age of Apocalypse crossover event.

X-Men Origins: Gambit - Random Acts of Redemption
Importance Rating: 10.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): David Yardin Writer(s): Mike Carey Release Date: August 2009 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: X-Men Origins and X-Men Origins Hardcover -
Comic Summary: This is origin story beautifully tells about Remy’s relationship with his first love Bella Donna Boudreaux. Their Romeo and Juliet pairing is evident since Remy comes from the notorious New Orleans Thieves Guild and Bella Donna comes from the infamous Assassins’ Guild and never the twain shall meet. However the leaders of the guilds take a page from history and realize that a marriage between them would undoubtedly force a declaration of peace between their people. Naturally not everyone is happy. Bella Donna’s brother Julien causes a scene at the wedding which leads to a proper dual against Remy. The Thieves are not necessarily violent though they are criminals and Remy is enlightened to the dangers of anyone who would be associated with the Assassins; his actions against Julien require punishment and he faces exile from his beloved New Orleans and his bride. Also a quick, adventure following Remy’s other pre-Gambit years when he is forced into the Marauders. He’s a character that struggles with making decisions that put him in compromising situations. He wants redemption and freedom but he has to pay the price. Comic Notes: Character Interaction: Bella Donna Boudreaux, Jean Luc LeBeau, Julien Boudreaux, Sinister, The Marauders, Marrow Charged Item: Knife

X-Men: Phoenix - Endsong #5 - Phoenix End Song, Part Five
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Greg Land Writer(s): Greg Pak Release Date: June 2005 Variant Covers: A. Greg Land Variant Trade Prints: X-Men: Phoenix - Endsong and X-Men: Phoenix - Endsong Hardcover -
Comic Summary: Wolverine engages Quentin Quire in battle while Beast and Shadowcat defend the egg housing the Phoenix, Cyclops and Emma, however Quire manages to crack it, at the same time as Emma gives in to the Phoenix’s power which she cannot handle. The X-Men turn their attention to stopping the Phoenix, but Quire manages to intrigue her, and they protect themselves from the others. The Shi’ar learn that Quire has claimed the Phoenix and begin the Endsong as they prepare for an Event Horizon, to destroy both the Phoenix and Quire, which Storm does not object to. Storm and Nightcrawler leave the Shi’ar to be with their friends, and watch as the Phoenix resurrects Sophie, who learns that Quentin expects her to be his girlfriend. Sophie is disgusted and kills herself, causing her sisters who are watching telepathically to jibe Quire, who goes insane. The Phoenix proceeds to leave in Emma’s body, until Storm stops her temporarily. Cyclops and Wolverine agree that they need Jean’s help, and as Scott blasts the ice where Jean is frozen, she emerges, firstly freeing Emma from the Phoenix’s hold, before she once again bonds with the Phoenix, to her friends’ protests. Cyclops informs a cosmic Jean that he knows why she came back, and with the help of the Stepford Cuckoos Emma uses her powers to telepathically “bring” the other X-Men to Jean, including Polaris, Rachel and Xavier. Various images of Jean’s time with her friends are seen, before Jean creates a new white and gold outfit for herself, just as the Shi’ar launch their Event Horizon, killing everyone. Cyclops finds himself elsewhere with Jean, and Cyclops fills Jean with assurance of who she is, and optic power. The X-Men wake, knowing that Jean saved them, and they saved her. Quentin dissipates and returns to his tank at the Institute, while later, a firefly lands at the window of the Stepford Cuckoos. One of the Cuckoos wakes up and asks the firefly what took it so long. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: None.

X-Men: Pizza Hut Special Edition #1 - Slice of Danger
Importance Rating: 8.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Andrew Wildman Writer(s): Scott Lobdell Release Date: October 1993 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: Rogue decides that Sauron would be the answer to her prayers. If she could make contact with him she could have him take her powers away forever. There is a risk that she does not take into consideration. Gambit follows her to the Savage Lands to stop her just in time. After fighting off Sauron and other dinosaurs the escape and return to the mansion. Comic Notes: Character Interaction: Rogue Fun Fact: This comic was part of a promotion with Pizza Hut. There were several issues of Pizza Hut comics, along with kid meals cups, limited edition VHS copies of the animated series, and posters that were given away with promotional packs sold with kid's meals. Fun Fact: This comic originally came poly-bagged.

X-Men: Pizza Hut Special Edition #2 - Through the Roof
Importance Rating: 4.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): John Hebert Writer(s): Scott Lodell Release Date: October 1993 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: Wolverine and Jubilee go on a trip to the Savage Land to visit Ka-Zar. After their visit they fly home in the Blackbird only to be attacked by a stow away, Sabretooth and Sauron, bith angry at Wolverine for abandoning them in the Savage Lands on their last encounter. Wolverine fights them both, leaving Jubilee to land the malfunctioning Blackbird into the X-men hanger. Comic Notes: Fun Fact: This comic was part of a promotion with Pizza Hut. There were several issues of Pizza Hut comics, along with kid meals cups, limited edition VHS copies of the animated series, and posters that were given away with promotional packs sold with kid's meals. Fun Fact: This comic originally came poly-bagged.

X-Men: Pizza Hut Special Edition #3 - Perilous Pick-Up
Importance Rating: 3.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Jim Craig Writer(s): Scott Lobdell Release Date: October 1993 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: Beast and Storm go to Muir Isle to borrow part of the the research center to remove a viruse that has infected the Cerebro at the Mansion. Back at the mansion the rest of the X-men clean up the hanger from the crash of the Blackbird. Back in Scotland Magneto attacks the research center. The X-men win the battle and return to the mansion with the cure. Comic Notes: Fun Fact: This comic was part of a promotion with Pizza Hut. There were several issues of Pizza Hut comics, along with kid meals cups, limited edition VHS copies of the animated series, and posters that were given away with promotional packs sold with kid's meals. Fun Fact: This comic originally came poly-bagged.

X-Men: Pizza Hut Special Edition #4 - One to Go
Importance Rating: 3.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Mike Harris Writer(s): Scott Lobdell Release Date: October 1993 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: Bishop, Jean and Cyclops enter into the heart of the Cerebro computer to attempt to kill the virus within it's system. Upon entering the computer attacks with it's own mind, computer verions of the X-men. They find it is not a virus, it is Arcade controling the computer. Cyclops and Bishop defeat Arcade. Comic Notes: Fun Fact: This comic was part of a promotion with Pizza Hut. There were several issues of Pizza Hut comics, along with kid meals cups, limited edition VHS copies of the animated series, and posters that were given away with promotional packs sold with kid's meals. Fun Fact: This comic originally came poly-bagged.

X-Men Poster Book - Untitled
Importance Rating: 4.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): John Cassaday, Alan Davis, Dave Cockrum, John Byrne, Alex Ross, Frank Cho, Mike Deodato, Jr., Paul Smith, Jim Lee, John Romita, Jr., Greg Land, Salvador Larroca, Joe Quesada, Darick Robertson, Paolo Rivera, Adam Kubert, Rodolfo Migliari, Chris Bachalo, Arthur Suydam, John Watson, Billy Tan, Bob McLeod, Mark Brooks, Jim Calafiore Writer(s): John Cassaday, Alan Davis, Dave Cockrum, John Byrne, Alex Ross, Frank Cho, Mike Deodato, Jr., Paul Smith, Jim Lee, John Romita, Jr., Greg Land, Salvador Larroca, Joe Quesada, Darick Robertson, Paolo Rivera, Adam Kubert, Rodolfo Migliari, Chris Bachalo, Arthur Suydam, John Watson, Billy Tan, Bob McLeod, Mark Brooks, Jim Calafiore Release Date: 2006 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: A magazine sized book that features 36 double sided posters. All posters feature popular covers for the X-men throught out the decade. The posters are removed by taking out the staples from it's center and removing the 2 page sized posters from the spine. Gambit appears in 3 of the group posters inside this magazine sized poster book. Comic Notes: None.

X-Men Poster Magazine #1 - Untitled
Importance Rating: 4.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Rob Liefeld, Tom Palmer Sr., Adam Hughes, Scott Williams, Jimmy Palmiotti, Alan Davis, Neal Adams, Chic Stone, Paul Neary, Larry Stroman, Paul Smith, Mark Pennington, Dave Cockrum, Harry Candelario, Jim Steranko, Whilce Portacio, Mark Farmer, John Byrne, Dan Green, Jack Kirby, Jim Lee, Joe Quesada, Terry Austin, Andy Kubert, Art Thibert, Bill Sienkiewicz, Marc Silvestri, Joe Rubinstein, John Romita Jr., Joe Madureira, Mike Mignola, Barry Windsor-Smith, Arthur Adams Writer(s): Rob Liefeld, Tom Palmer Sr., Adam Hughes, Scott Williams, Jimmy Palmiotti, Alan Davis, Neal Adams, Chic Stone, Paul Neary, Larry Stroman, Paul Smith, Mark Pennington, Dave Cockrum, Harry Candelario, Jim Steranko, Whilce Portacio, Mark Farmer, John Byrne, Dan Green, Jack Kirby, Jim Lee, Joe Quesada, Terry Austin, Andy Kubert, Art Thibert, Bill Sienkiewicz, Marc Silvestri, Joe Rubinstein, John Romita Jr., Joe Madureira, Mike Mignola, Barry Windsor-Smith, Arthur Adams Release Date: 1992 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: Magazine sized book full of 30 double and single page posters from over 25 different artists. The posters are removed by taking out the staples from it's center and removing the 2 page sized posters from the spine. Comic Notes: None.

X-Men Poster Magazine #2 - Untitled
Importance Rating: 4.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): John Romita, Jr., Andy Kubert, Mark Pennington, Adam Hughes, Art Thibert, Bill Sienkiewicz, Harry Candelario, Jim Lee, Jimmy Palmiotti, Joe Madureira, Joe Quesada, Larry Stroman, Mark Farmer, Mark Texeira, Scott Williams, Whilce Portacio Writer(s): John Romita, Jr., Andy Kubert, Mark Pennington, Adam Hughes, Art Thibert, Bill Sienkiewicz, Harry Candelario, Jim Lee, Jimmy Palmiotti, Joe Madureira, Joe Quesada, Larry Stroman, Mark Farmer, Mark Texeira, Scott Williams, Whilce Portacio Release Date: 1993 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: Magazine sized book full of 30 double and single page posters from over 25 different artists. The posters are removed by taking out the staples from it's center and removing the 2 page sized posters from the spine. Gambit appears in 3 of the posters inside this magazine sized poster book. Comic Notes: None.

X-Men Poster Magazine #3 - Untitled
Importance Rating: 4.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Chris Bachalo, Hilary Barta, John Bolton, Mark Buckingham, W.C. Carani, Ian Churchill, Steve Epting, Tom Grummett, Scott Hanna, Phil Hester, Adam Hughes, Klaus Janson, Adam Kubert, Andy Kubert, Ken Lashley, Jae Lee, Joe Madureira Writer(s): Chris Bachalo, Hilary Barta, John Bolton, Mark Buckingham, W.C. Carani, Ian Churchill, Steve Epting, Tom Grummett, Scott Hanna, Phil Hester, Adam Hughes, Klaus Janson, Adam Kubert, Andy Kubert, Ken Lashley, Jae Lee, Joe Madureira Release Date: 1994 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: Magazine sized book full of 30 double and single page posters from over 25 different artists. The posters are removed by taking out the staples from it's center and removing the 2 page sized posters from the spine. Gambit appears in 5 of the posters inside this magazine sized poster book. Comic Notes: None.

X-Men Poster Magazine #4 - Untitled
Importance Rating: 4.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Klaus Janson, Mark Buckingham, Ian Churchill, Cam Smith, Scott Hanna, Tom Grummett, Carlos Pacheco, Hilary Barta, Larry Stroman, Matt Ryan, Adam Pollina, Mark Farmer, Dan Green, Andy Kubert, Chris Bachalo, Tim Townsend, Bill Sienkiewicz, John Romita Jr., Joe Madureira, W.C. Carani, James Dean Pascoe Writer(s): Klaus Janson, Mark Buckingham, Ian Churchill, Cam Smith, Scott Hanna, Tom Grummett, Carlos Pacheco, Hilary Barta, Larry Stroman, Matt Ryan, Adam Pollina, Mark Farmer, Dan Green, Andy Kubert, Chris Bachalo, Tim Townsend, Bill Sienkiewicz, John Romita Jr., Joe Madureira, W.C. Carani, James Dean Pascoe Release Date: 1995 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: Magazine sized book full of 30 double and single page posters from over 25 different artists. The posters are removed by taking out the staples from it's center and removing the 2 page sized posters from the spine. Comic Notes: None.

X-Men: Prelude to Schism #3 - Untitled
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Will Conrad Writer(s): Paul Jenkins Release Date: August 2011 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: X-Men: Prelude to Schism Hardcover -
Comic Summary: Already, he has listened to the seasoned words of both Professor Charles Xavier and Magneto. Already, he has felt the prying eyes on his back and the hushed murmurs of doubt from those he leads. Now, it is his turn to reflect inward, to find the resolve to either forge ahead against the unknown, or fall back and lose the foothold he has gained on the future. Cyclops must make a decision that only true leaders can make, one of sacrifice and stoic resolve. But he still wishes he could talk to her, the one woman that could always take away the fear. But she is gone and he must stand alone amongst the masses. Comic Notes: None.

X-Men: Premium Edition #1 - The Psi-Ber Scenario
Importance Rating: 6.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Craig Brasfield Writer(s): Eric Fein Release Date: 1993 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: "The Psi-Ber Scenario" The X-Men must rescue Xavier, Jean Grey, and Psylocke while fighting off the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and the new Psi-Ber Sentinel. Comic Notes: Fun Fact: This comic was originally given away at Toys R Us as a promotion from various toys and games sold in the store.

X-Men Prime - Racing The Night
Importance Rating: 4.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Brian Hitch, Jeff Matsuda, Gary Frank, Mike McKone, Terry Dodson, Ben Herrera, Paul Pelletier Writer(s): Scott Lobdell and Fabian Nicieza Release Date: July 1995 Variant Covers: A. Newsstand Edition Trade Prints: X-Men: The Complete Age of Apocalypse Epic, Book 4 -
Comic Summary: Two weeks have passed since reality briefly ended and got rebooted again. Gambit is in a coma since he and Rogue shared a kiss. Rogue leaves and Iceman goes after her to make sure that things don’t get out of hand. At the Xavier estate, Jean is concerned over Wolverine, who refuses to live in the mansion as long as Sabretooth is inside. Bishop finds himself troubles by nightmares of what seems to be another world. On the same day, Trish Tilby breaks the news about the Legacy Virus and reports it to the public. She says the Legacy Virus is a disease of mutants and one human has already contracted it, Moira MacTaggert. Dennis Hogan, a boy with lizard-like mutation, arrives in New York on a search for the X-Men. He wants their help in controlling his mutant power. Before he gets to the mansion an angry mob starts to beat him up with a baseball bat. Xavier senses the attack. He calls out for his X-Men to help. The professor sends his astral form out to Dennis and realizes the X-Men won’t make it in time. Shortly after the X-Men show up to witness the young mutant die. Professor Xavier’s explains to his X-Men that what just happened is proof they need to fight for a better world. Meanwhile X-Factor is hot on the trail of Mystique. She’s planted a bomb on a dam in hopes of flooding a sentinel processing plant. Forge disarms the bomb before it goes off. Unfortunately for Mystique, who’s still there and running, a shadowy figure takes a swipe at her and knocks her out. Val and Forge tend to Mystique’s wounds and mention to have some plans for Mystique. When Forge radios in to see if Havok and Polaris are ready to go the dam explodes. It was not another bomb, but Havok being unable to control his powers. In the Morlock tunnels, Marrow performs the ceremony of light, hoping to make her fellow brethren come to join her, without success. Instead the Dark Beast shows up. He recognizes her as his own work, one or two generations removed, and is extremely pleased when Marrow tells him of more like her, all ready to wreak havoc on humanity. In Switzerland, Nate Grey who arrives from the Age of Apocalypse. In England, Emplate shows up at the Edgerton estate. In Murderworld, latest home of X-Force, Sunspot has been freed of the Reignfire persona and once more is part of the team. Arcade is alerted to their presence and self-destructs the building, but the team makes it out just in time. Surprisingly, Cyclops is waiting for them outside with a special offer from Xavier. In Genosha, Excalibur is searching for clues as to what kind of weapon is being used to kill the mutates. The Sugar Man, who turns out to be the mastermind behind the mutate bonding process, is watching from his monitors. Fearing they’re getting to close, he vaporizes Mr. Edgerton, the mutate who’s been helping them. Out in space, Colossus and a team of Acolytes investigate an object that has appeared near Avalon. It turns out to be a huge block of ice. Rusty uses his power to melt it down. As it melts they see there is a person inside the ice. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Crossover/Event: Part of the original Age of Apocalypse crossover event.

X-Men: Pro Action #1 - My Enemy--My Friend!
Importance Rating: 1.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Chris Marrnin Writer(s): Ralph Macchio Release Date: 1994 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: After a Danger Room session taking on football players, the X-Men take on the Morlocks who have been attacking subway passangers in the tunnels below New York. Comic Notes: Fun Fact: This comic was packaged with the magazine Pro-Action, which was a sports and fitness magazine geared towards children and teens made by Marvel.

X-Men: Pro Action #2 - Savage Embrace!
Importance Rating: 8.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Mark Pacella Writer(s): Jim Krueger Release Date: 1994 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: The X-Men fight in the Danger Room. Storm is attacked by Sauron, but saved by Rogue who takes interest in the power sapping mutant. Rogue travels to the Savage Land to find the real Sauron to remove her powers so that she can touch other people. Gambit follows her so that he can stop her before it is too late. Comic Notes: Character Interaction: Rogue, Sauron Charged Item: Coconut Fun Fact: This comic was packaged with the magazine Pro-Action, which was a sports and fitness magazine geared towards children and teens made by Marvel.

X-Men: Regenesis - Untitled
Importance Rating: 2.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Billy Tan Writer(s): Kieron Gillen Release Date: November 16, 2011 Variant Covers: A. Morry Hollowell Variant B. 2nd Printing: Cyclops Variant C. 2nd Printing: Wolverine Variant D. New York Comic Con Exclusive Variant Trade Prints: X-Men: Schism -
Comic Summary: When the dust settles from the X-Men's Schism, a line has been drawn, and every mutant must choose. Who will they follow - Cyclops or Wolverine? Either way, with mutantkind cut in two, things will never be the same. We go through the ranks of the X-Men as they choose their destiny. Comic Notes: None.

X-Men Revolution: Genesis Edition - Untitled
Importance Rating: 3.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Steve Pugh, Ariel Olivetti, Whilce Portacio, Leinil Francis Yu, Adam Kubert Writer(s): Michael Raicht Release Date: May 2000 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: Comic full of preview sketches for the future X-titles during the revolutions storyline. It featured art by Leinil Francis Yu, Adam Kubert, Whilce Portacio, Ariel Olivetti, Steve Pugh and more. Comic Notes: Fun Fact: This comic was originally polybagged with Uncanny X-Men #380.

X-Men: Road to Onslaught - Onslaught
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Various Writer(s): Scott Lobdell Release Date: October 1996 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: X-Men: The Complete Onslaught Epic Volume 4 -
Comic Summary: Past events leading to the creation of Onslaught are represented. Comic Notes: None.

X-Men: Schism #2 - Schism - Schism, Part Two
Importance Rating: 1.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Frank Cho Writer(s): Jason Aaron Release Date: September 2011 Variant Covers: A. X Printing Variant Trade Prints: X-Men: Schism and X-Men: Schism Hardcover -
Comic Summary: In Iran the nation’s leader spouts anti-mutant hate speech, before his Sentinel begins to malfunction and wreck havoc. On Utopia, several of the young mutants are following media reports about the chaos spreading across the world, before Wolverine orders them to their rooms, and young mutant Oya reveals to Wolverine that she has made peace with what she is. Cyclops and the White Queen monitor the re-appearance of various Sentinel designs around the world, while the Stepford Cuckoos co-ordinate various X-Men and their allies around the world. At the Hellfire Club, the new twelve year old Black King, Kade Kilgore, hints at how he has orchestrated this anti-mutant hysteria and the re-appearance of the Sentinels, while several of his young friends meet with an alien race as they acquire a Badoon brain slug. The exchange of slug and cash does not go well - and ends with the aliens being killed by the youngsters. Rogue and Shadowcat take down the Sentinel in the far off country and rescue its leader, while other pairings of mutants battle Sentinels in other parts of the world. Wolverine wants to go out into the field, but Cyclops wants him to remain on Utopia, which is when Kid Omega arrives. Wolverine and Cyclops argue about how to deal with Kid Omega, when Commander Rogers contacts them, informing Cyclops that the Avengers are doing what they can to assist, Cyclops tells him that there has been no sign of Kid Omega. Wolverine then takes off, and Cyclops gives Kid Omega a stern warning. The White Queen informs Cyclops that the Mayor has moved the opening of the Mutant History Museum to tonight, and wants some of the X-Men to attend. The event is televised, and Wolverine watches it from a pub somewhere, while the White Queen, Magneto, Colossus, Iceman, Sub-Mariner and several of the young mutants, including Oya, attend. Kade Kilgore and his friends have the Badoon brain slug in their possession, and arrive at the loading dock of the museum, and with some Hellfire Club guards, they burst forth to bring about the new age of Hellfire! Comic Notes: Variant Only: Gambit does not appear in the comic itself, only on the variant cover shown here.

X-Men: Schism #5 - Schism - Schism, Part Five
Importance Rating: 3.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Adam Kubert Writer(s): Jason Aaron Release Date: December 2011 Variant Covers: A. Frank Cho Variant B. X Printing Variant Trade Prints: X-Men: Schism and X-Men: Schism Hardcover, and Avengers vs. X-Men It's Coming -
Comic Summary: Wolverine and Cyclops continue to battle each other, before they are separated by the blast of the super Sentinel who looms over Utopia. Wolverine is ready to press the detonator which will blow up Utopia, when the Sentinel grabs him. The Sentinel also grabs Cyclops, before both men break free from it, and continue to fight each other, neither willing to give up, both thinking they know what is right for the X-Men students. Suddenly, Hope, the Lights, Anole and several other young mutants arrive, and battle the Sentinel. Cyclops joins them, before Wolverine discards the detonator and joins them also. With everyone working together, the Sentinel is eventually taken down. Kade Kilgore and his friends watch the battle from a hill at San Francisco, while the X-Men prepare to return home, only no one can reach a contact at Utopia. The White Queen has been freed from the Badoon Brain Slug and finds Cyclops on the ravaged shore of Utopia, where the X-Men students are feeling pleased with their victory. Later, Wolverine and Oya watch the sun rise, and Oya reveals that she is glad she killed the Hellfire Club soldiers, as she can accept she is a monster, and now knows what it means to be an X-Man. Wolverine finds Cyclops and after another lengthy discussion, neither is willing to back down from their position. Wolverine announces that he is leaving Utopia and that whoever wants to come with him is welcome. Cyclops thinks Wolverine is making a huge mistake. Wolverine assures him that he will not try to stop what Cyclops is doing on Utopia, while Cyclops tells Wolverine that they will still be here on Utopia protecting a world that hates and fears them. Cyclops sends some of his team to investigate the Hellfire Club, only they find them all dead. At some sort of beach resort, Kade Kilgore and his young friends celebrate their victory, while Wolverine and some of his supporters, including Oya, arrive at their new home - the ruins of the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters. Comic Notes: None.

X-Men: Second Coming Prepare - Second Coming - Where Were You?
Importance Rating: 1.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Stuart Immonen Writer(s): Mike Carey Release Date: April 2010 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: A guide of the Second Coming crossover that hit the X-Men storyline in 2010. The guide covers character information, exclusive art and history of the Phoenix Force. Comic Notes: None.

X-Men: Second Coming Revolutions: Hellbound #1 - Second Coming - Revelations, Part 1
Importance Rating: 8.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Harvey Tolibao Writer(s): Christopher Yost Release Date: June 2010 Variant Covers: A. Harvey Tolibao 2nd Printing Variant Trade Prints: X-Men Second Coming Revelations Hardcover -
Comic Summary: In Limbo, Cannonball, Anole, Northstar, Dazzler and Gambit are all separated from each other in their search for Magik, while Pixie and Trance’s astral form remain together. Some demons go in search of Gambit - but instead they find Death - as Gambit in his transformed Death form takes command of the demons. Dazzler is overwhelmed by demons - but Northstar comes to her rescue - though the two are soon confronted by Gambit - who attacks them, and uses his death-power on them, transforming them so that they are like him. Anole battles a flying demon - which almost drops him in a pit of lava, until Cannonball rescues him - but soon they are attacked by Gambit also. Pixie and Trance soon come into contact with N’astirh and S’ym. N’astirh informs Pixie that if she retrieves Magik’s Soulsword, he will give her back the piece of her missing soul. Trance protests, but her astral form fades, and she wakes back on Utopia, while N’astirh tells Pixie that to get the Soulsword, she will need to kill Magik! Comic Notes: Power Shift: After going to Limbo to rescue Magik, Gambit is taken over by Death, a persona thought gone.

X-Men: Second Coming Revelations: Hellbound #2 - Second Coming - Revelations, Part 2
Importance Rating: 8.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Harvey Tolibao Writer(s): Christopher Yost Release Date: July 2010 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: X-Men Second Coming Revelations Hardcover -
Comic Summary: Cannonball and Anole confront Gambit, who is overcome by his Death persona, and their two teammates, Dazzler and Northstar, whom he has already converted. Massively outmatched, Sam grabs Anole and then flees. Meanwhile, N’astirh and Pixie confront the captive Magik. N’astirh offers Pixie her soul back if she brings him Magik’s Soulsword. Illyana spells out this will mean she will die, but figures that won’t bother Pixie. However, Megan surprises them both by attacking N’astirh with her souldagger instead. In turn, N’astirh then turns on her but, at that moment, Gambit and his servants join them and take N’astirh and Pixie captive. When Pixie refuses to join, Gambit plans to kill her, but Cannonball and Anole arrive. Cannonball amazingly holds himself against his teammates while Anole saves Pixie, who in turn tries to help Magik. Illyana tells her she isn’t worth it; she should save herself rather and admits that she hates the New X-Men because she envies their goodness. Pixie nevertheless chooses to help her and, once freed, Magik frees the others, including Gambit, from whom the darkness has receded. Illyana apologizes to Pixie and they prepare to return to Utopia… if there still is a Utopia to return to. Comic Notes: Power Shift: After going to Limbo to rescue Magik, Gambit is taken over by Death, he then starts taking over his teammates and turning them into Death personas too.

X-Men: Second Coming Revelations: Hellbound #3 - Second Coming - Revelations, Part 3
Importance Rating: 8.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Harvey Tolibao Writer(s): Christopher Yost Release Date: August 2010 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: X-Men Second Coming Revelations Hardcover -
Comic Summary: When Magik was to teleport Hope to safety, the Purifiers were prepared for her and fired a weaponized spell that caused her to be kidnapped to Limbo. Learning of this, Colossus demands to be sent after her but Cyclops refuses, informing him that someone else is already going to her rescue, namely Cannonball. Sam Guthrie recruits Dazzler, Gambit and Northstar (who criticizes Sam’s leadership skills), drafts an unwilling Trance and asks Anole and Pixie, both of whom are unwilling which is a problem as Pixie is the only other teleporter able to go to Limbo. However, Anole manages to talk Pixie into going as he shows her that she is a better person than Magik. Reluctantly, Pixie agrees. In theory, the mission is to teleport to Limbo, grab Magik and get out. What actually happens is that they immediately are surrounded by hostile demons and get separated and Gambit succumbs to his Death persona. And elsewhere in Limbo, N’astirh and S’ym are plotting Magik’s destruction. Comic Notes: None.

X-Men: Seeds of Tomorrow - Hickman's X-Men Revealed
Importance Rating: 1.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Various Writer(s): Various Release Date: July 2019 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: Sneak peak at Hickman's House of X and Powers of X. Comic Notes: Fun Fact: This issue was given away free at licensed comic shops along with actual seed packets.

X-Men / Shadowland Variant Edition #1 -
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Various Writer(s): None Release Date: June 2010 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: A fold-out flyer like comic that features the variant cover art of the current X-Men storyline and Daredevil's Shadowland series. There are 5 pages dedicated to each series. Comic Notes: Fun Fact: This issue was given away free at licensed comic shops.

X-Men: Siege and Destroy: Drake's Cakes Vol. 2 #5 - Siege and Destroy
Importance Rating: 3.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Sndrew Wildman Writer(s): Eric Fein Release Date: 1994 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: The X-Men arrive on Hala to assist Lilandra with a recent Kree prisoner uprising. The Imperial Palace has been taken over by Galen-Kor, Thunder, Quarrel and Falkon. Tensions rise as the escaped Kree prisoners quarrel among themselves. Only to be interrupted by the attacking X-Men and the Silver Surfer. The Kree revolution is quickly subdued by the super-heroes. Lilandra offers a hero's feast in the X-Men's honor after Wolverine say's he is hungry after the battle. Comic Notes: Fun Fact: This comic is a mini sized, 16 page, comic that was given away with Drake's Cakes snacks.

X-Men Spotlight - Untitled
Importance Rating: 3.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Mike McKone Writer(s): John Rhett Thomas Release Date: July 2011 Variant Covers: A. Newsstand Edition Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: The X-Men head to the front of the class in May with a SPOTLIGHT all their own! First up is an in-depth account with writer Jeff Parker of X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, the much-?beloved series that happens to share a name with the?blockbuster movie! Then, we investigate the four-color pasts of Magneto and Emma Frost - two Marvel characters?who've straddled the line between good and evil. We also catch up with Kieron Gillen, newly ensconced as writer of UNCANNY X-MEN, Marvel's flagship mutant title for almost fifty years! And speaking of those classic days, we'll take a look at some of Chris Claremont's greatest hits during the?X-Men's '80s heyday! Comic Notes: Fun Fact: The newsstand edition of this comic has the title "Squadron Supreme" as the title. Not sure if it was just an overall error on the printer or a barcode error.

X-Men: Survival Guide to the Mansion - Untitled
Importance Rating: 3.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Steve Alexandrov, Richard Bennett, Brandon Peterson, Whilce Portacio, Flint Henry, Eliot R. Brown Writer(s): Scott Lobdell Release Date: August 1993 Variant Covers: A. Pressman Variant Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: A complete in depth guide to the complete Xavier Institute and it's sister complexes. It includes maps and the internal breakdowns of it's machines and room. Comic Notes: Fun Fact: Original direct edition release is in a spiral notebook format, where the Pressman edition is a smaller verstion in standard stapled spine style that was rleased within the board game 'Under Seige'.

X-Men: The Times & Lives of Lucas Bishop #1 - The Times and Life of Lucas Bishop, Part 1: Born To Die
Importance Rating: 5.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Larry Stroman Writer(s): Duane Swierczynski Release Date: April 2009 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: Fifty years from now, Lucas Bishop’s parents Burnum and Kadee flee Australia because of imminent nuclear destruction. They arrive in New Jersey but are placed in an internment camp for mutants. While there, Kadee gives birth to her first child, Lucas. Kadee resents her family and spends most of her time elsewhere, leaving Burnum to raise their son. Despite their distance, they have another child named Shard. Later, the camp guards decide to brand all the prisoners with an “M” over their right eye. The family meets a woman claiming to be Lucas’s grandmother, who tells Lucas stories about mutant heroes of the past. When Lucas asks about Hope, the supposed monster that led them to imprisonment, his grandmother explains how the real monster was a scarlet witch, while Hope was the first mutant baby in years. Eventually, a rebellion breaks out in the camp. Both of Lucas’s parents are killed in the riot and he loses track of his grandmother and sister. He flees to Manhattan all by himself and lives on the streets, where he meets a Cajun man who offers him help. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Character Interaction: Bishop Fun Fact: This comic is set in the future. Gambit is known as the Witness.

X-Men: The Times & Lives of Lucas Bishop #2 - Part Two: Police State
Importance Rating: 5.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Larry Stroman Writer(s): Duane Swierczynski Release Date: Main Storyline Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: The Witness trains young Lucas Bishop in the art of thievery and regales him with stories of the X-Men and Hope Summers. On their way across the country to a haven for mutants, however, the Witness abandons his young charge. Luckily, Lucas finds his grandmother and sister in a mutant camp in Las Vegas. Later, the U.S. government stops funding mutant relief projects, leaving the mutants to fend for themselves. Lucas’s elderly grandmother falls ill and dies, but with her dying words, has Lucas promise to watch over Shard. Lucas and Shard connect with a family friend named Hancock who stands guard while they commit robberies. During a routine job, a gang of rival mutant thieves ambushes them, kills Hancock and prepares to kill Lucas and Shard—but Lucas’s mutant powers manifest in time to save his sister and himself. The X.S.E. recruits Lucas as a cadet, and Lucas agrees but only under the condition Shard can join too. In the X.S.E., they meet a hostile officer named Trevor Fitzroy. Fitzroy later gets into trouble and offers a false lead about a renegade mutant hideout to redeem himself. The information proves faulty, however, and Lucas, Shard and their fellow X.S.E. officers come under attack by a nest of Emplates. Shard is terminally infected. To save her life, Lucas makes a deal with the Witness, who transfers Shard’s mind into a living hologram in exchange for a year of Lucas Bishop’s servitude. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Character Interaction: Bishop Fun Fact: This comic is set in the future. Gambit is known as the Witness.

X-Men: The Times & Lives of Lucas Bishop #3 - Part Three: His Name Is Bishop, and Nothing Will Ever Be the Same
Importance Rating: 5.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Larry Stroman Writer(s): Duane Swierczynski Release Date: June 2009 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: Bishop and the X.S.E. track Fitzroy to a system of caves beneath upstate New York. After capturing Fitzroy, Bishop discovers an ancient digital recording left by the X-Men years earlier that recounts the horrors committed by the treacherous Hope. Later, Fitzroy escapes from his prison, incites a riot, and flees to the past with an army of criminals. Bishop, Malcolm and Randall follow. They arrive in New York City in the 1990’s. Malcolm and Randall are slain by Fitzroy’s men, while the X-Men apprehend Bishop before he can get revenge. Professor X invites Bishop to join the team. They become like family to him. Professor X introduces Bishop to Cable, a fellow time-traveler who tells Bishop he must have been drawn to this era for a reason. After spending a significant span of time with the X-Men, M-Day strikes and depowers most of the world’s mutants. When a mutant baby is finally born, Bishop realizes it must be the monster Hope who ruins the future and ruined his past. He betrays the X-Men and Cable and sets out to assassinate the infant. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Character Interaction: Bishop Fun Fact: This comic is set in the future. Gambit is known as the Witness.

X-Men: To Serve and Protect #4 - X-Dudes
Importance Rating: 8.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Derec Donovan, Sheldon Vella, Eric Koda Writer(s): Chris Yost, Jed MacKay, James Asmus Release Date: February 2, 2011 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: X-Men: To Serve and Protect -
Comic Summary: 1st story: Mr. Negative has possessed Rockslide, who is trying to kill Anole. Victor cleverly uses Rockslide to attack Mr. Negative, however, and the two boys beat their foe. The X-Men show up and, instead of being read the riot act, they are congratulated. The boys decide to continue their crime fighting career. 2nd story: Emma Frost has set up Gambit and Hellcat on a date which turns out somewhat strange, due to Hellcat’s flakiness and a wish-fulfilling Fiji mermaid on the loose. Nevertheless, the two decide to go on another date. 3rd story: Dazzler and her body guards, Misty Knight and Colleen Wing, have been abducted by the Cosmic Grandmaster and forced to take part in a roller derby race against several supervillains. The ladies win, only to learn that the Grandmaster was trying to woo Dazzler that way. Enraged, the three heroines beat him up. 4th story: Psylocke and Hercules finish off a villain together. When Hercules comes on to her afterward, Psylocke becomes furious because he used the same pickup lines to seduce her into a one night stand years earlier and now doesn’t even remember. Pissed off, she slugs him and leaves. Comic Notes: Character Interaction: Hellcat Charged Item: Table

X-Men: The Trial of Magneto #4 - Untitled
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): David Messina | Lucas Werneck Writer(s): Leah Williams Release Date: December 2021 Variant Covers: A. Paco Medina Variant B. W Scott Forbes Variant Trade Prints: X-Men: Trial of Magneto, The -
Comic Summary: A Wanda divided cannot stand...but there are many other things she can do. Chaos comes to Krakoa. Comic Notes: None.

X-Men: Ultra III Preview - Untitled
Importance Rating: 3.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Adam Kubert, Andy Kubert Writer(s): Adam Kubert, Andy Kubert Release Date: 1995 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: A comic book sized pinup gallery featuring images from the 1995 X-men Ultra III Card Collection. This issue features 25 images from the standard card set featuring art from the Kubert brothers. Gambit is featured in one stand alone pinup. Comic Notes: None.

X-Men: The Ultra Collection #1 - Untitled
Importance Rating: 4.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Julie Bell, Bob Larkin, Dave Dorman, Scott Hampton, Kent Williams, Jim Steranko, Dave DeVries, Lou Harrison, Bob Hall, John Romita Jr., Glenn Fabry, Dan Brerelon, Trish Schane Writer(s): Julie Bell, Bob Larkin, Dave Dorman, Scott Hampton, Kent Williams, Jim Steranko, Dave DeVries, Lou Harrison, Bob Hall, John Romita Jr., Glenn Fabry, Dan Brerelon, Trish Schane Release Date: 1994 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: A comic book sized pinup gallery featuring images from the 1994 X-men Ultra Card Collection. This iisue features 32 images of standard and chase cards from the set. Gambit is featured in two of the pinups. One as a cameo in a group shot and one stand alone image. Comic Notes: None.

X-Men: The Ultra Collection #3 - Untitled
Importance Rating: 3.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Julie Bell, Bob Larkin, Dave Dorman, Scott Hampton, Kent Williams, Jim Steranko, Dave DeVries, Lou Harrison, Bob Hall, John Romita Jr., Glenn Fabry, Dan Brerelon, Trish Schane Writer(s): Julie Bell, Bob Larkin, Dave Dorman, Scott Hampton, Kent Williams, Jim Steranko, Dave DeVries, Lou Harrison, Bob Hall, John Romita Jr., Glenn Fabry, Dan Brerelon, Trish Schane Release Date: 1994 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: A comic book sized pinup gallery featuring images from the 1994 X-men Ultra Card Collection. This iisue features 32 images of standard and chase cards from the set. Gambit is featured in one pinup. It is a fight scene of Gambit vs. Bishop. Comic Notes: None.

X-Men: The Ultra Collection #4 - Untitled
Importance Rating: 3.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Julie Bell, Bob Larkin, Dave Dorman, Scott Hampton, Kent Williams, Jim Steranko, Dave DeVries, Lou Harrison, Bob Hall, John Romita Jr., Glenn Fabry, Dan Brerelon, Trish Schane Writer(s): Julie Bell, Bob Larkin, Dave Dorman, Scott Hampton, Kent Williams, Jim Steranko, Dave DeVries, Lou Harrison, Bob Hall, John Romita Jr., Glenn Fabry, Dan Brerelon, Trish Schane Release Date: 1994 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: A comic book sized pinup gallery featuring images from the 1994 X-men Ultra Card Collection. This iisue features 32 images of standard and chase cards from the set. Gambit is featured in one pinup. It is a fight scene of Gambit vs. Mystique. Comic Notes: None.

X-Men: The Ultra Collection #5 - Untitled
Importance Rating: 3.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Julie Bell, Bob Larkin, Dave Dorman, Scott Hampton, Kent Williams, Jim Steranko, Dave DeVries, Lou Harrison, Bob Hall, John Romita Jr., Glenn Fabry, Dan Brerelon, Trish Schane Writer(s): Julie Bell, Bob Larkin, Dave Dorman, Scott Hampton, Kent Williams, Jim Steranko, Dave DeVries, Lou Harrison, Bob Hall, John Romita Jr., Glenn Fabry, Dan Brerelon, Trish Schane Release Date: 1994 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: A comic book sized pinup gallery featuring images from the 1994 X-men Ultra Card Collection. This iisue features 32 images of standard and chase cards from the set. Gambit is featured on the cover, a group shot and a group shot poster in the middle. Comic Notes: None.

X-Men Universe #3 - I Am Not Now, Nor Have I Ever Been..., In The Shadow Of Death, Game
Importance Rating: 7.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Brandon Peterson, Adam Kubert, Mark Texeira Writer(s): Howard Mackie, Alan Davis, Doug Moench Release Date: February 2000 Variant Covers: A. Newsstand Edition Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: Returning from Boston, Piotr and Marrow are asked to return to the mansion immediately. Kitty, Kurt and Rogue are also given the same order and, as Professor Xavier speaks with two members of X-Force, Storm receives a similar call. Once they are all back at the mansion, they discover Wolverine lying dead in the medilab. They follow Charles to the command center, where he immediately becomes involved in a shouting match with Cyclops. Scott blames him for losing it; telling him that there are two factions in the room, one of which will blindly follow him and his dream, and the other which can think for themselves. As Kurt attempts to mediate, Charles accuses Jean Grey of controlling Scott’s mind. He attacks her mentally, and Cyclops unleashes an optic blast at his old mentor. Kitty manages to phase the Professor, but the blast hits Storm hard. Jean then attacks Charles in response and, before long, the two factions are separated as the walls come down between them. Cable smashes through the barricade and attacks Jean - killing Marrow, who comes to her defense. He then takes down Rogue also. Nate, meanwhile, blasts Colossus and then vaporizes Nightcrawler, before Piotr kills Nate with a desperate final attempt at stopping him. Kitty is horrified, as is Gambit, and they hold their respective loved ones as they breathe their final breaths. They then see images of those they think are responsible - Onslaught in Kitty’s case, and Dark Phoenix in Remy’s. As they fight back, everything suddenly reverts to how it was before all this fighting began. Charles apologizes to the X-Men, but explains that, in order to discover who had infiltrated the team, he had to put them through hell recently. Everyone present has passed his tests and appear to be who they say they are. Charles takes them to the medilab where Hank explains that the Wolverine on the bed is an impostor. He injects him with a liquid that Remy brought back with him and Wolverine turns into a Skrull. With the mystery over, Storm asks the obvious question. If this isn’t Logan, where is he? (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Reprints: Uncanny X-Men #375, X-Men Unlimited #25 and Astonishing X-Men #3.

X-Men Universe #4 - Do Unto Others, On The Edge Of Darkness, Crying Wolf
Importance Rating: 3.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Tom Raney, Leinil Francis Yu, Massimihano Frezzato Writer(s): Alan Davis, Erik Larsen, Mark Andreyko Release Date: March 2000 Variant Covers: A. Newsstand Edition Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: Beast, Moira, and Professor X try to figure out the mysteries of the Skrull. On the other side of the universe, the Skrull watch as their captive, Wolverine, battle with warriors of their kind for experiments. Back at the mansion the rest of the team prepare for battle in the Danger Room. Elsewhere, Polaris is amazed by the sudden appearance of Havok. The Skrull shapeshifter takes advantage of her shock and abducts her. The X-men are aware of the kidnapping and uses the chance to follow the Skrull to were Polaris and Wolverine are now captive. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Reprints: X-Men #95, Wolverine #145 and Wolverine Annual 1999.

X-Men Universe #5 - Filling In The Blanks,The Gathering, Who Is Worthy To Break The Seals?
Importance Rating: 4.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Roger Cruz, Rob Liefeld, Alan Davis Writer(s): Alan Davis, Joe Pruett, Release Date: April 2000 Variant Covers: A. Newsstand Edition Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: Scott wants to quit the X-Men and start a family but there never seems to be a good time. Gambit tries to work out some relationship issues with Rogue. Neither gets accomplished when Xavier summons them all to the Briefing Room. They go over the contents of Destiny’s diary. During this discussion the Professor discovers a mutant Skrull by the name of Fiz. Chaos ensues, but the problem is resolved quickly as Fiz is friendly. He warns the team of the plans of the Skrulls and that something’s going on with “the Twelve”. Professor has the Twelve listed in Destiny’s diary and tells everyone who they are. The last name on that list is Magneto. In Egypt an ancient cult resurrects the living Monolith. Sinister is there as well and puts him under his control. He is vital to his mission. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Reprints: Uncanny X-Men 376, X-Men #96 and Cable #75.

X-Men Universe #6 - The End Of The World As We Know It 1, The End Of The World As We Know It 2, In My Eyes
Importance Rating: 5.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Tom Raney, Bernard Chang, Alan Davis Writer(s): Alan Davis, Joe Pruett Release Date: May 2000 Variant Covers: A. Newsstand Edition Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: The X-Men, including Magneto and Fiz, make their way to Egypt to rescue their friends. Right away they are hit with an earthquake that damages their jets. A large group of Skrulls and cultists come out of nowhere and engage them in battle. A lot of the Skrulls change their image to appear like X-Men allies. One by one, the Twelve are teleported away by either Skrulls or Horsemen. They all end up in Apocalypse’s chamber. Bishop is retrieved from his timeline and brought to the present. He ends up being the final member of the Twelve caught. Once Apocalypse has everyone he needs, the Skrulls and cultists become more fierce with the remaining X-Men above. Apocalypse reveals his plan to everyone and is ready to initiate it. He wants to bundle the Twelve’s energies through the Living Monolith and send them into Nate Gtrey, who shall become his new host body. Meanwhile back at the mansion, someone is stealing computer files on all the X-Men from their own mainframe. Shadowcat traces the hacker, who is nearby. The teams heads out to find this person. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Reprints: Uncanny X-Men #377, X-Men #97 and Cable #76.

X-Men Universe #7 - First And Last 1, First And Last 2, Falsehoods
Importance Rating: 5.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Adam Kubert, Graham Nolan, Bernard Chang, Alan Davis Writer(s): Alan Davis, Joe Pruett Release Date: June 2000 Variant Covers: A. Newsstand Edition Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: Jean Grey arrives at Xavier’s School For Gifted Youngsters. She’s greeted by Professor Charles Xavier and his students: Beast, Gambit, Iceman and Storm. The whole time Jean knows something is not right. Later, Cerebro alerts them to a mutant presence. It’s Magneto and Polaris and they’re up to no good. Later on Asteroid M, Magneto and his Brotherhood discuss their future plans. Sunfire comes in and reports a mutant presence on Earth that they should check out. Back with the X-Men, Cerebro alerts them to another mutant presence nearby. The team heads out to a circus and finds an extremely strong metallic man. While they try to convince him to join the X-Men, Magneto and his Brotherhood show up. Before they can battle, a stranger nearby yells out to Jean. It’s Scott, but after not too long he turns into Cyclopalypse. Everyone attacks him and they start to realize that this reality isn’t right. They start remembering everything that actually happened. Cyclopalypse disappears from the battle and everything returns to normal. They find themselves back in the chamber of the Twelve. Phoenix tries to convince them that Scott is still alive, but Professor X doesn’t believe her. She storms off in anger. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Reprints: Uncanny X-Men #378, Cable #77, and X-Men #98.

X-Men Universe #8 - What Dreams May Come, Oh, the Humanity!, Folding City
Importance Rating: 8.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Tom Raney, Brett Booth, Tom Raney Writer(s): Alan Davis Release Date: July 2000 Variant Covers: A. Newsstand Edition Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: Professor Xavier holds a Shi’ar holoempathic matrix crystal in his hand that contains the essence of his fallen student Scott Summers, and remembers both he and X-Men past. It is a farewell gift from Shadowcat and Colossus. Having decided to help the mutant Skrulls in their new life, Xavier boards a ship with them and departs. As Xavier leaves Kitty decides it is time to follow her dreams. Later, as the rest of the X-Men are playing baseball, Storm cannot concentrate, convinced a new evil is going to come. Meanwhile on Genosha, Magneto and Polaris stop an open human rebellion and prevents a burgeoning one by Cortez, who is trying to take over the Acolytes. Witnessing this, Polaris is unsure of her place with Magneto. Nearby, the Beast and Iceman secretly reach the Genoshan Coast so Hank can study the Legacy Virus. In America, Mystique sneaks into the NRO offices to cover up some of her aliases that have recently been compromised. Elsewhere in a hideout, the Blob gathers some villains to pull a heist. Phoenix and X-Man meet in Alaska to discuss what happened to Cyclops and what Nate should do with his future. Back at the mansion, the High Evolutionary contacts the X-Men in New York to tell them that he has created a device to reverse the mutant genome, making them human. The Evolutionary triggers this device and mutants around the world revert to humans. As a result, the authorities capture Mystique while the Blob and his partners have their plan nipped in the bud. On Genosha, Magneto realizes that his enemies will soon strike now that he has a new handicap. Beast, analyzing what has happened, realizes that this is the work of the Evolutionary, who may have a secret beneficiary helping him. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Reprints: Uncanny X-Men #379, X-Men #99 and Gambit On-Going Series I #15.

X-Men Universe #9 - Night of Masques, Lost Souls, Hello, Old Friend
Importance Rating: 7.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Adam Kubert, Tom Raney, Georges Jeanty Writer(s): Chris Claremont, Joseph Harris Release Date: August 2000 Variant Covers: A. Newsstand Edition Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: Six months have passed since the High Evolutionary tried to eliminate mutant kind. In the catacombs beneath a building in Venice, Italy, Phoenix shows Cable a room full of treasure that she always meant to show her deceased husband, Cyclops. She tells Cable that his war with Apocalypse is over and, before he starts a new one, he should see the world he strives to protect. The two go outside into the streets to celebrate the Carnival when the Beast, who set up an elaborate stunt to sweep Jean off her feet, comes and scoops the woman up. After Beast’s little show, the two talk and discover that both have been summoned to Venice by Gambit. A group of men called the Shockwave Riders, members of the Neo, attack the X-Men. Storm comes in and saves Jean, but the Riders use their powers to send Cable’s techno-organic virus out of control. As Jean protects him, another Rider uses his powers to steal some memories of Cyclops from Jean. Gambit arrives, as the Neo are defeated. The Neo escape, except for one, who wills himself to death. Jean creates a mind link with him to get her memories back but, if she does not return to her body before he dies, she will die with him. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Reprints: Uncanny X-Men #381, Uncanny X-Men #382 and Bishop: The Last X-Man #8.

X-Men Universe #12 - Moscow Knights, Gimme Shelter
Importance Rating: 6.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Adam Kubert, Georges Jeanty Writer(s): Chris Claremont, Joseph Harris Release Date: November 2000 Variant Covers: A. Newsstand Edition Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: In Russia, Storm kidnaps an old ally named Simyon Borisovitch Kurasov from his home and enlists him in helping her free the other X-Men, who have been captured. Storm tells Simyon her story, how the X-Men came to Russia to help Gambit pay off an old debt to Colonel Alexei Mikhailovitch Vazhin. Their goal was to sneak into a club named “the Slash!” and free Major Debra Levin, who went missing while investigating. The X-Men snuck in, but were ambushed by Manacle, Bludgeon, Cudgel, and Revenant, who were sent by the club owner, Ransome Sole. Sole had his slave, Sketch, encase the four captured X-Men in shells but Storm escaped. Simyon agrees to help. He takes a S.H.I.E.L.D. like model decoy, programmed to mimic Storm, and pretends to hand the real Storm to Sole. The real Storm sneaks in and frees Levin and attacks Bludgeon and Cudgel. Meanwhile, Sole is trying to sell the captured X-Men to his guests: some Shockwave Riders and the slaver known as Tullamore Voge. Sketch transforms the fake Storm into a machine gun to help out the X-Men. She frees the X-Men and they take down Ransome Sole, Big Casino and the other mutant guards. Some Shockwave Riders escape with Sole and his associates as Revenant teleports away. In the end, the X-Men free Levin, free a slave, and capture Voge, but realize more is going on that meets the eye and that their trip to Moscow will be prolonged. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Reprints: Uncanny X-Men #383 and Bishop: The Last X-Man #10.

X-Men Universe #14 - Crimson Pirates, Painted Ladies, Shell Game
Importance Rating: 7.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Adam Kubert, Leinil Francis Yu, German Garcia, Michael Ryan, Randy Green Writer(s): Chris Claremont Release Date: January 2001 Variant Covers: A. Newsstand Edition Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: In Hong Kong, the five remaining X-Men attack the local Hellfire Club branch in search of another lead to find the Crimson Pirates and the Goth. Phoenix mentally finds their next lead, who is a waitress spying on the Hellfire Club. Wolverine stalks the women to her meeting point with the Goth. The others return to their villa and discuss how their reputation is being hurt by their hit and run tactics on major crime families. They decide that they must do everything in their power to stop this new slave trade, no matter how bad they look. Elsewhere, the captured X-Men make an escape attempt, thanks to Gambit and Storm, but find themselves neck-deep in a giant slave-processing center, where hundreds of kidnapped people are being packaged for transport. They encounter the leader of the Goth, who is appropriately also called the Goth. To evade being recaptured, Gambit proposes a deal to the Goth. Rogue absorbs Phoenix’s telepathy and attacks Killian and the Crimson Pirates at their Hong Kong headquarters. There, she meets Kymri, a friend of Nightcrawler’s who has been converted into a personal Hound for Killian. Rogue escapes and the X-Men head out to face the Pirates and the Goth in final confrontation. In Hollywood, after learning more about Senator Kelly’s plan to use mutants as his presidential campaign topic, Mystique vows to stop Kelly, no matter what. With volume 7 of 13 of Destiny’s diaries, she may very well be able to do so. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Reprints: Uncanny X-Men #384, Uncanny X-Men #385, and X-Men #104.

X-Men Universe #15 - For Those in Peril, Killing Angels!
Importance Rating: 5.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Tom Derenick, Leinil Francis Yu, Michael Ryan Writer(s): Chris Claremont, Robert Weinberg Release Date: February 2001 Variant Covers: A. Newsstand Edition Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: Gambit takes Rogue and his team of X-Men down to New Orleans for some rest after their ordeals during the last few days. Cable has a hard time fitting in with the team and relaxing, even though Rogue tries to help him. Gambit and Rogue discuss how weird Cable has been acting lately and wonder what is wrong with him. Jean follows Cable to the docks, but their conversation about Cyclops is interrupted when Jean picks up a mayday call from Lee Forrester, whose ship is trapped in Hurricane Sam. Storm, Cable and Rogue fly out to the Arcadia, Lee’s ship, and try to help, but Storm is knocked out when pieces of the plane Hercules fall on her. Cable and Rogue try to help Lee and her crew, but to no avail. Lee decides to try to help the crew of the Hercules. Rogue and Cable succeed in saving the airmen. Storm wakes up and rallies the team together to make a run for the eye of the hurricane. Rogue pushes the ship from behind, Storm bends the wind and Cable cuts down the waves. When they reach the eye, Rogue is swept away in the undertow, but follows a vision of Cyclops back to the Arcadia. Cable also has a vision of Cyclops, which leads him to Rogue. As Rogue wonders what this revelation means, Storm comes out and says that they still have a long way to go before they are safe. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Reprints: Uncanny X-Men #386, X-Men #105 and Cable #85.

X-Men Universe: Past, Present and Future #1 - Untitled
Importance Rating: 3.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Various Writer(s): Various Release Date: February 1999 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: An overview of all the Marvel series in the X-Universe at the time of print. Includes the mainstream comics; X-men, Uncanny, etc. and also the outerline series and the mini-series taht were running at the time. Comic Notes: None.

X-Men Unlimited, Vol. 1 #1 - Follow the Leader
Importance Rating: 1.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Chris Bachalo Writer(s): Scott Lobdell Release Date: June 1993 Variant Covers: A. Newsstand Edition Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: Returning from the Savage Land, Storm, Xavier and Cyclops are shot down inn their Blackbird over Antarctica by the incredibly neophyte Upstart and psychopathic Siena Blaze, who has the power to manipulate the EM field. For the three injured X-Men, a struggle for survival begins while Siena is looking for them to finish them off. While looking for help Xavier is saved by a mystery Samaritan and rejoins the two X-Men just as they are about to face off against Siena. They use the young woman’s last attack to propel them out of the disaster area, shortly after which they are luckily found by their teammates. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Fun Fact: Gambit does not appear in the comic itself, he is in a pinup by Joe Quesada and Jimmy Palmiotti in the back of the comic.

X-Men Unlimited, Vol. 1 #3 - The Whispers Scream
Importance Rating: 6.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Mike McKone Writer(s): Fabian Nicieza Release Date: December 1993 Variant Covers: A. Newsstand Edition Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: Kurt Geinstach meets with Garabed Bashur of the Executive Elite; he wants him to help protect himself from Sabretooth so he suggests Wolverine or Maverick. In New York, Rogue and Gambit drive toward the mansion, while Maverick secretly watches them enter the school and are met by Bishop. Maverick attacks, quickly taking out Gambit and Rogue. He surveys the scene and comes to Bishop. Bishop grabs him but passes out as well. Beast and Professor Xavier then surprise Maverick. When Maverick tells them that he needs Logan, they agree to help, as Wolverine is currently not with the X-Men. Meanwhile, Creed meets with Bashur; he wants information, specifically a telepath. Bashur knows of one, an old man in Japan at the Yashida estate. After Creed leaves, Bashur contacts the X-Men, for Geinstach, specifically looking for Maverick. He tells them were Sabretooth is heading and whom he was killing. The team splits up; Rogue, Gambit and Bishop go to Frankfurt, while Beast and Maverick head to Japan. When they land in Frankfurt they find dead guards and eventually they also find Geinstach, dead. Sabretooth then attacks. Creed touches Rogue's face with his ungloved hand, resulting in her absorbing his memories. As Bishop prepares to take down Creed, he grabs Rogue as a hostage; Bishop lets him go. Beast and Maverick arrive in Japan and are greeted by Keniuchio Narada. Later that night, Sabretooth arrives. He finds out that he was set up, the telepath hasn’t spoken sense the bombing in Hiroshima. He grabs the telepath anyway, but his thoughts overload the psychic’s mind, and he sends all of them into Creed’s mind. There, they witness him killing a couple in Japan and then their child. As they awake they find Sabretooth gone, but Beast knows were he’s going: to see Xavier. Sabretooth arrives at the school, sneaking into the school he finds Xavier in the library. He attacks, but Charles stops him with a telepathic assault, stunning him. Creed grabs Charles but Bishop shoots him in the head. He sees that Creed as a child, was chained in a cellar. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Character Interaction: Bishop, Rogue, Maverick, Sabretooth Charged Item: Bottle, Coin

X-Men Unlimited, Vol. 1 #7 - Memories
Importance Rating: 7.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): John Romita Jr. Writer(s): Howard Mackie Release Date: December 1994 Variant Covers: A. Newsstand Edition Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: Storm, Jean Grey, and Gambit arrive in Cairo, Egypt. Storm has returned because her mentor, Achmed is dying. She tells Jean and Remy her story of being a theif on the streets of Cairo after her family was killed. Elsewhere, Candra's plane lands on a small strip outside Cairo. She has arrived to create a bond with the new leader of the theives group after Achmed's death. Storm, Jean, and Gambit arrive only to be confronted by Jamil, a young theif under Achmed. He is defeated and the three continue on to see Achmed. Angry, Jamil leaves only to run into Candra. Candra and the X-men battle it out over the power of the theives group forcing Candra to retreat, taking one of the young thief, Karima, with her as a hostage. The X-men follow and battle with Candra once more to rescue Karima. The X-men win, getting Karima, but losing Jamil to Candra's promises of wealth and power. They return to Achmed to witcness his death. Storm passes on teh leadership of the theives group to Karima. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Character Interaction: Storm, Jean Grey, Candra Extras: Gambit also appears in pinups in the back of the comic as well.

X-Men Unlimited, Vol. 1 #8 - First Contact
Importance Rating: 5.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Dan Lawlis Writer(s): Howard Mackie Release Date: October 1995 Variant Covers: A. Newsstand Edition Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: Teenager Chris Bradley manifests his mutant ability one day before school. His power, which gives Chris control over electrical charges, attracts the attention of the X-Men. While Chris tries to go about his daily life, which includes building up the nerve to ask out his crush Donna, the X-Men track him down and try to recruit him to come to the Xavier Institute. Chris initially resists, but when his friend Jeff rejects him for being a mutant, he decides to give the school a try. He becomes good friends with the X-Men, learns to control his powers with the help of Charles Xavier, and develops an especially strong relationship with his mentor, Iceman. However, after conducting some blood tests, Beast discovers that Chris has the Legacy Virus, and the X-Men break the bad news. Chris freaks out and runs away, but Iceman tracks him down. The two friends have a poignant heart-to-heart, which leads to Chris accepting himself and his fate. Chris realizes that the X-Men are truly his best friends and promises to keep in touch. He decides to return to his home in New York and live his life as best he can. His friend Jeff rejects him once again, but surprisingly enough, Donna approaches Chris and tells him that she doesn’t care if he’s a mutant and wants to go out on a date with him. Donna accepts Chris even after he reveals his terminal illness, and the two decide they want to be together. Chris returns home and makes an excited phone call to his true friend, Iceman. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Character Interaction: Jean Grey

X-Men Unlimited, Vol. 1 #12 - Onslaught - The Once And Future Juggernaut
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Steve Epting, Ariel Olivetti Writer(s): John Francis Moore Release Date: September 1996 Variant Covers: A. Newsstand Edition Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: Dr. Strange visits Xavier’s mansion in his astral form and discovers the Juggernaut, trapped within the Crimson Gem of Cyttorak. Onslaught had imprisoned him there. One of Tar’s neon spiders appears to recover the ruby, but Gomurr also appears and stops it. He tells Dr. Strange that he’s going in to get Cain, and Strange can guard the ruby until he’s finished his task. He enters the gem, and finds the Juggernaut being psychologically tortured. He is made to think his life has been a dream, and he is actually in a wheelchair in place of his hated stepbrother, Charles Xavier. Gomurr steps in to stop the illusion, which is revealed to have been caused by Spite, the sister of D’Spayre. Gomurr takes Cain on a journey of his youth, to teach him lessons he should already have learned. He sees his father taking to Charles more than he took to himself, and then the crucial moment when his father died. Cain blamed Charles for everything. Gomurr explains that his anger is misdirected, and his hatred will ultimately consume him. Cain is finally persuaded that he should forget all about Xavier, but before he can leave this dimension, Spite steps in to turn him, by offering him undreamt of power. Despite Gomurr’s efforts, Cain believes her, and vanishes in a puff of smoke. She takes him to Cyttorak’s throne room, where she wakes the age-old deity, and informs him that his vessel has arrived. Cain realizes he’s been played. Spite only wants him to be Cyttorak’s earthly vessel so he can return to Earth, and he promised her he would take her with him. She has been imprisoned there by her brother for far too long. Cain is furious and throws Spite at the giant Cyttorak statue, which has come to life. It swallows her and proceeds to pound on Cain, who no longer has his Juggernaut powers. As they fight, Tar and Gomurr appear and Tar releases a neon scorpion, which imbues Cain with the power he lost. He then shatters Cyttorak into a thousand pieces. The arcane energy that is released proceeds to destroy the dimension, and so Tar and Gomurr take refuge in the Crimson Dawn. Cain, meanwhile, appears in Xavier’s mansion, where he delivers a monologue to himself about how, as the Juggernaut, he’s never going to be stopped again. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Fun Fact: Gambit does not appear in the actual storyline. He appears in the back of the book in a Q/A section.

X-Men Unlimited, Vol. 1 #14 - Innocence Lost
Importance Rating: 7.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Jim Cheung Writer(s): Terry Kavanagh Release Date: March 1997 Variant Covers: A. Newsstand Edition Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: Franklin Richards, the powerful son of Reed Richards and the Invisible Woman, both believed dead at the hands of Onslaught, is having a nightmare in which he sees his family disappear, only to be replaced by the face of the man he believes is responsible, Joseph. He wakes, and is comforted by his friends, the young mutants Artie and Leech who have joined him on a trip to Hank McCoy’s parents in Dunfee, Illinois, along with Storm and Gambit. Norton, Beast’s father, invites the kids on a tractor ride and Remy decides to join them. In a bar in Dunfee, a group of men including Buck and Grange Janssen discuss the mutant situation, Graydon Creed’s assassination and the influx of mutants into their town, such as Hank McCoy. Grange Janssen intends to do something about it. During the tractor adventure, Franklin decides he wants to even the score with Joseph and disables the tractor, enabling himself and his two friends to lose themselves in the forest. Gambit sends a kinetic energy flare to warn Storm and the others that something’s wrong but Storm is shot as she flies to help. Artie and Leech are captured and tied to a tree by Janssen and his friends who then capture Beast when he appears. Luckily the police arrive after Buck told them what was occurring to stop Janssen’s nonsense which allows Beast to get Leech to Franklin, cutting off his power. Janssen and his mob are taken away. Franklin meanwhile teleports Joseph into the fields nearby and attacks him for killing his parents. Joseph is confused and tries defending himself but isn’t powerful, or malicious enough to take on Franklin. Remy tries helping Joseph but he too is caught in Franklin’s mental attack. When Gambit finally gets through to him, Franklin is unable to stop his assault, but is brought under control with Leech’s power negating effect. Franklin appears to lose interest in Joseph, instead wanting to play ball with his friends. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: None.

X-Men Unlimited, Vol. 1 #15 - Second Contact
Importance Rating: 1.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Duncan Rouleau Writer(s): Howard Mackie Release Date: June 1997 Variant Covers: A. Newsstand Edition Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: Chris Bradley’s home has been torched by mutant-haters and he angrily goes roaming the streets. His parents turn to Iceman for help, as for the brief time Chris was at Xavier’s mansion, he and Chris seemed really close. Chris however searches out Maverick, whom he first met when He and his parents were attacked while trying to get into the only clinic that treats Legacy infected patients. Iceman finds Maverick and Chris in a hotel room, but they are also discovered by some anti-mutant militia, who throw a grenade in the room. In the confusion, Maverick and Chris give Iceman the slip, who then enlists Wolverine’s help in tracking them down. Wolverine tells Bobby that this was the right decision, as he never would have been able to find Maverick alone. He also tells him about how years ago, Maverick killed his own brother just to save his teammates Creed and Logan, to show what kind of person Maverick is. All the while, Chris fills in Maverick about his experiences with the X-Men, how they openly welcomed him and taught him control of his powers, how they offered support when he was diagnosed with the Legacy Virus and how they forgot all about him when they were too busy battling Onslaught and other menaces. Maverick is rather unimpressed and tells Chris to stop blaming others for his own problems. Right then they are again attacked by the anti-mutant group, and hopelessly outnumbered, but the two X-Men arrive in time and defeat them with ease. Afterwards Iceman offers once more to help Chris, but he refuses, having been let down by Bobby and the X-Men before. Bobby even considers to force Chris to accept his help, but Maverick points his weapon at Iceman and tells him to let go. He then realizes that he can offer the boy what he really needs – friendship. Logan understands that Maverick is telling the truth, as the X-Men are always kept busy by one menace or the other, and tells Bobby that this is the right thing to do. While Logan gets back to the X-Men and Iceman returns home to take care of his injured father, Maverick uses his contacts to relocate Chris’s family and get them new identities. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: None.

X-Men Unlimited, Vol. 1 #16 - Primal
Importance Rating: 1.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Mel Rubi Writer(s): Ben Raab Release Date: September 1997 Variant Covers: A. Newsstand Edition Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: Sean Cassidy and Emma Frost decide to allow a non-mutant student into the Xavier Institute for an exclusive summer-research program. They debate over two candidates, both of whom are highly qualified. However, they both turn out to be bad choices: one of them, Adam Berman, is secretly a mutant, while the other, Ginny Mahoney, was recently transformed into a Prime Sentinel in order to infiltrate the school. Emma decides on Ginny, and sends out Adam’s rejection letter. The next day at school, Ginny the undercover Prime Sentinel picks up Adam’s mutant signal and invites him to a party. When she leaves, she reports Adam’s mutant status to Bastion. When Adam gets home, he receives his rejection letter from the Xavier Institute. He sulks in his room before Ginny shows up and surprisingly makes out with him. After she leaves, she reports to Bastion that she catalogued the new mutant’s DNA, and dispersed a catalyst into his blood. After Ginny leaves, Adam rushes over to meet with Sean and plead for entry into the school. While he’s there, Emma detects that he is in fact a mutant. His secret discovered, Adam lashes out at Sean and runs away. Sean goes to Adam’s high school the next day to find him. During an assembly, Ginny begrudgingly activates the catalyst in Adam’s blood in order to generate positive publicity for Bastion’s Operation: Zero Tolerance. Adam transforms into his mutant alter-ego, while Ginny reveals herself as Prime Sentinel. She tries to dispatch the mutant, but Banshee intervenes and saves Adam. Adam regains control of himself and asks Ginny what she’s doing. He reaches through to her, and she overcomes her Prime Sentinel programming. She kisses Adam and runs away, only to meet up with Bastion, who executes her for failing her mission. After the fight, Adam talks to Emma and Sean and turns down their offer to attend the Xavier Institute as a mutant instead of a human. He believes he can do more to build unity between mutants and humans by living amongst humans. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Fun Fact: Gambit is not a part of the storyline, but he does appear in a game in the back of the comic.

X-Men Unlimited, Vol. 1 #17 - Alone in His Head
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Tom Lyle Writer(s): Terry Kavanagh Release Date: December 1997 Variant Covers: A. Newsstand Edition Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: Sabretooth ambushes Wolverine while he’s skiing in Aspen, Colorado and uses a mutant called Mrs. Hoo to swap his mind into Wolverine’s body in order to get close to Warren Worthington. He leaves Wolverine’s mind in his own body, but makes sure it’s severely injured, while he visits Warren Worthington at his business address. He informs Worthington that his company in North Carolina has found a way to reverse-engineer Forge’s neutralizer, which means bad news for mutants. Warren is sceptical but agrees to check it out for himself. They arrive at the plastics application facility and make their way into the complex, but they arrive at a dead end. Warrington is furious that he’s been led on a wild goose chase but Creed, still in Wolverine’s body, destroys a partition wall and reveals another part of the building behind it, hidden from even Warren himself. They take out a group of armed guards before Creed turns on Worthington, attempting to slash him. Suddenly, Logan appears, in Creed’s own body, and they begin to fight, but Creed gives him the slip and heads to find his prize, the neutralizer. Everyone is surprised to find it in a laboratory, almost finished, and Warren destroys it without even wanting to consider all the options. Creed and Logan continue their fight but Warren breaks them apart, only to somehow act as a conductor for their minds to revert to their original bodies. With the neutralizer destroyed, Mrs. Hoo reports to Sebastian Shaw that Creed has failed in his mission. Nevertheless, Shaw is optimistic, knowing that this incident might sow a little discord amongst the outer circles, so their inner circle will continue to tighten. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Fun Fact: Gambit does not appear in the actual storyline. He appears in the back of the book in a Q/A section.

X-Men Unlimited, Vol. 1 #18 - Once an X-Men, Guiding Light
Importance Rating: 9.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Marcello Frusin Writer(s): Tom Defalco Release Date: April 1997 Variant Covers: A. Newsstand Edition Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: Gambit is haunted in his dreams by the X-Men and Mister Sinister. Since he was left in the Antarctic by the X-Men following the revelations that he was the one who brought the Marauders together, he has had a tough time living with himself. He feels a constant chill and wakes up most mornings screaming. As he begins his day, he is visited by visions of the X-Men, some critical, some supportive but who are all a constant reminder of the family he lost and his own weakness. Working for a minor criminal fixer called Oscar, Remy gets involved in a local gang war and comes across some gunmen who have been drowned while out on a job. Because of this he fails to complete his mission of stealing items from their safe. Oscar instead provides him with another job, and on this one he comes across the Hydro-Man who is busy dispatching more gunmen. Gambit realizes he is still a hero at heart and takes on Hydro-Man but only just manages to escape being drowned by him before his opponent is driven away by the gunmen. Gambit realizes Oscar is behind the gang war and Oscar has to provide him with information about Hydro-Man’s activities to keep him off his back. Remy meets up with the villain again and this time manages to blow him up using a kinetically-charged speed boat. Though he has stopped the gang war, and saved a few lives, Remy returns to find Oscar dead, killed by Mister Sinister. He knows his time with the X-Men hasn’t been wasted. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Character Interaction: Hydroman Charged Item: Lamp, Boat

X-Men Unlimited, Vol. 1 #22 - Cat and Mouse
Importance Rating: 6.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Patrick Gleason Writer(s): Brian K. Vaughan Release Date: January 1999 Variant Covers: A. Newsstand Edition Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: After teasing the beautiful Kitty Pryde with a dead rat, Marrow lets slip that she has seen some terrorists in the subways underneath New York City. The X-Men question her before deciding they can’t sit back and do nothing, especially after Logan theorizes that Flag-Smasher and Ultimatum are probably to blame. Storm splits the X-Men into teams, one team will head for the tracks whilst the other goes and checks the underground. While Storm and Rogue fly to New York carrying Gambit and Colossus, Marrow, Kitty, Wolverine and Nightcrawler head into the city on an old garbage sweeper train, using Marrow’s stolen radios to communicate with each other. Marrow has a chip on her shoulder about humans and taunts Kitty about her beauty and being able to fit in with ‘the fleshbags’. Kitty hates this accusation and tries arguing her point in return. Reaching the place where Marrow saw the terrorists, Marrow is paired with Kurt before Kitty asks if she can go with her instead, which more than surprises her after their earlier confrontation. They check one track while Kurt and Logan check the other, where they run into some Ultimatum, troops and engage in a short fight. They escape the battle but Logan has wounds that need time to recover from. Colossus and Rogue meanwhile split up from the others in their team and followed a suspicious group of men aboard a train. Indeed they too are part of Ultimatum, but the two X-Men easily win the fight, being bulletproof and all. Kitty and Marrow finally arrive on the train where the bomb they are searching for is located but are taken captive by some Ultimatum goons. Luckily, they are saved by Storm and Gambit who help them rout their captors. The others arrive shortly after and have to decide what to do about the bomb which is set to blow up beneath the United Nations. Marrow realizes something is wrong with the situation and heads off, followed by Shadowcat. They discover that Flag-Smasher, Ultimatum’s leader has another bomb beneath Wall Street, the financial center of New York, the other simply being a decoy and so Marrow decides to attack him, helped by Kitty who smashes him in the face. Kitty is ready to sacrifice her life and phase the bomb underground but Marrow isn’t going to allow that and knocks her unconscious. She then stabs Flag-Smasher and tells him that he can defuse the bomb or die with it. She takes Kitty away who wakes up soon after, angry at Marrow’s behavior. The bomb doesn’t blow up though, proving Marrow’s ideas about humans to be correct, even if her methods are a little unorthodox. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Charged Item: Metro Card

X-Men Unlimited, Vol. 1 #23 - Lessons
Importance Rating: 4.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Al Rio Writer(s): Ben Raab Release Date: June 1999 Variant Covers: A. Newsstand Edition Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: Professor Charles Xavier believes his dream has failed and is having trouble communicating his feelings to his present crop of students. After a run-in with Marrow, Charles moves to his study to contemplate matters, thinking that there is a time in every life when one must look backward in order to move forward. Xavier watches videotape recordings of some of the X-Men’s most important battles in order to find some answers. Remy meanwhile returns to the mansion and almost crashes his bike, only for Colossus to save both him, and his bike. Charles reprimands Remy for not having trained for so long but Remy isn't in the mood and following a heated exchange, Charles decides to take a look at his other charges in his astral form. Using Cerebro to amplify his mental powers, he visits Generation X in Massachusetts, X-Force in San Francisco and Cable in New York, thinking about the dark days that lay ahead of them. Meanwhile in the mansion, Kitty Pryde is shocked by the discovery that her father is currently staying in Hammer Bay, Genosha. She is then alerted by Rogue about how the Professor appears to be pushing a little hard of late. Kitty decides to speak to Charles in person. Their conversation appears to reinforce Rogue's views that something is wrong with Charles and Kitty later joins Nightcrawler and Colossus to discuss what they might do about it. Kurt tells them to meet him in the Danger Room in ten minutes before he himself goes for a chat with the Professor. Kurt appears to finally get through to Charles, reminding him that Charles once told him never to look back to see what lies ahead of you and he goes to the Danger Room as Charles enters the control booth. The team then take on a Sentinel robot there, and show the Professor exactly what they can do with assured confidence and teamwork. Charles smiles as he realizes what is important, the mansion is more than a school and the X-Men are more than just students. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Fun Fact: Dusty from GI Joe appears walking in front of the diner that Cable is having diner.

X-Men Unlimited, Vol. 1 #24 - Search and Destroy / Aftermath
Importance Rating: 1.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Pascal Alixe, Tom Raney Writer(s): Joe Pruett Release Date: September 1999 Variant Covers: A. Newsstand Edition Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: Two men bring a young Japanese girl called Tamika to Dr. Cecelia Reyes’ surgery for treatment. Wolverine discovers that she had been involved in a plane crash and there are others in need of help, including her father. The two X-Men head out into the woods to search for the plane and discover it, with Tamika’s father, Inazo, and his business partner, Tokitoshi, still inside, both needing treatment. Unfortunately, the Silver Samurai also wants Inazo on espionage charges and he’s brought backup with him in the shape of some armed soldiers. Cecelia manages to distract them in order to make her escape with the two Japanese men and Wolverine catches up with her after taking a few more out of the fight. As they head for safety, an attack helicopter fires at them and Wolverine is forced to put it out of commission. Taking the fight to the Samurai, everyone is surprised when Tokitoshi shoots the Samurai, though not fatally. He is the real spy and downed the plane on purpose, after overhearing the pilot talking to the Samurai by radio. Cecelia shows real guts in removing the weapon from him and ensures that everyone receives medical treatment who needs it. The Samurai himself is impressed by her actions. Inazo thanks them for their help in catching the real criminal but uses the experience to tell the X-Men that he has learned that family is more important to him than his work. Wolverine and Cecelia share a moment, and Cecelia finally gets the message that the X-Men are now her family. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: None.

X-Men Unlimited, Vol. 1 #25 - In Remembrance / Game
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Brett Booth Writer(s): Joe Pruett Release Date: December 1999 Variant Covers: A. Newsstand Edition Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: First Story: After discovering their once thought-lost teammate, Wolverine, is alive but one of Apocalypse’s Horsemen, several of the X-Men – Professor Charles Xavier, Nightcrawler, Jean Grey, Rogue, and Banshee – all recall past dealings with Logan in their past, some privately, others publicly. All of them share the same goal though: save Wolverine and bring him back into the X-Men. Even though many of them share stories, Jubilee takes it extremely hard and, after some help from Marrow, writes him a heart-felt letter that he can read once he returns. Second Story: In Canada, Logan learns about some unscrupulous hunters who don’t hunt for food, but purely for sport and trophies. Logan is enraged by this and, the next day, systematically takes the men down a notch without resorting to any bloodshed. Once he sends the men away, scared out of their minds, Logan holds his own private ceremony for the animals killed that day and laments their passing. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: None.

X-Men Unlimited, Vol. 1 #26 - Ages of Apocalypse - Part 4: Day Of Judgement
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Brett Booth Writer(s): Brett Booth, Joe Pruett Release Date: March 2000 Variant Covers: A. Newsstand Edition Trade Prints: X-Men vs. Apocalypse Vol. 2 -
Comic Summary: First Story : Several years in a future, the X-Men are on Earth’s moon fighting a battle against the Shi’ar Empire. The Shi’ar want to take over the Earth. Hundreds outnumber the X-Men. After battling for a short while, all four of Apocalypse’s Horsemen show up. Ahab and Caliban stumble upon the infirmary while Deathbird and Eric the Red attack the standing X-Men. The people in the infirmary are about to buy the farm when Excalibur shows up. They are able to protect everyone and some of the members leave to help the other X-Men. Eventually everyone is pushed back into the infirmary area. The enemy surrounds the X-Men and Excalibur. Suddenly, Professor X and a horde of Skrulls drop in from space. Xavier attacks Deathbird and Wolverine skewers Eric the Red. After Ahab shoots Kitty, Caliban attacks him. Deathbird recovers and puts down Caliban’s insurrection. With things looking bleak, Jean with the aid of Mastermind, pulls a daring stunt and they create the illusion of Dark Phoenix returning. It works and all of the Shi’ar flee. Deathbird decides with two Horsemen out that they should retreat as well. The X-Men and Excalibur are left alone knowing that there will be many more battles like this to come. Second Story : To atone for the many ugly things he did in his life, Logan spends a night feeding homeless people and listening to their problems. He becomes aware of a young woman whose son has been kidnapped. Logan tracks the boy by his scent and finds that he has been kidnapped by a mad scientist who wants to use his new invention on both him and his captive, intending to enter cyberspace forever. Logan fights the weirdo and returns little Charlie to his mother. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: None.

X-Men Unlimited, Vol. 1 #27 - New Dawn Rising
Importance Rating: 1.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Brett Booth, Ron Lim Writer(s): Joe Pruett, Chris Claremont Release Date: June 2000 Variant Covers: A. Newsstand Edition Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: In India, Neal Shaara returns home to discover that his brother, Sanjit, has gone missing, while investing the disappearances of some poor people in the streets of Calcutta. Neal investigates against his father’s will and finds himself surrounded by a group of thugs, but is saved by Karima, a woman sent by Neal’s father to protect Neal. Neal and Karima work together to find Sanjit and fall in love. However, they are kidnapped by Bastion and discover that he has been kidnapping the poor and is turning them into Prime Sentinels to make a comeback for Operation: Zero Tolerance. Sanjit has been turned into a Sentinel. Bastion turns Karima into a Sentinel and is about to do the same to Neal, but discovers that he is a mutant and activates his latent powers. Sanjit and Karima rebel against Bastion and the installation is destroyed. However, Sanjit dies and Neal is forced to part with his lover Karima, who is now a Sentinel. Seven months later, Neal comes to Muir Isle to see Moira MacTaggart, a family friend, and also meets the X-Men. Neal is at first scared by his mutant powers but, after a talk with Jean Grey, he considers learning how to control his powers and accepts Jean’s invitation to join the X-Men. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Fun Fact: Gambit does not appear in the storyline, but in the artbook in the back of the comic.

X-Men Unlimited, Vol. 1 #28 - A Plague Among Us
Importance Rating: 6.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Brett Booth, Ron Lim Writer(s): Joe Pruett Release Date: September 2000 Variant Covers: A. Newsstand Edition Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: After attending to some business in Moscow, Phoenix, Beast, Storm, Cable and Gambit are attacked by a mind-controlled Darkstar, their friend from the Winter Guard. After freeing Laynia from the control cast upon her, they learn that she was investigating some strange occurrences on Rebirth Island at the request of some of the locals. Gambit flirts with Darkstar as the X-Men offer their help. Laynia teleports everyone to Rebirth Island where they note the desolateness of the abandoned research station, until they are attacked by some droids. With the droids easily destroyed, the Black Death introduces himself and reveals his predicament, that the Russian authorities deemed his mutant power of influence too powerful, so they experimented on him with this virus. He is the one who mind controlled Darkstar into attacking the X-Men because he wants the Beast to help cure him of his condition. The Beast has no choice but to help him when the Black Death puts the others under his control. Beast begins his work while trying to call out to Phoenix, who is finally woken from her dream, and starts about setting the others free. The X-Men and Darkstar attack the Black Death and the “cure” that Beast was working on turns out to be stun gun, which knocks him out. Darkstar prepares to take him to the authorities so he can be helped and so they can all make amends for their wrong-doings, while the X-Men return home, everyone safe. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Character Interaction: Darkstar

X-Men Unlimited, Vol. 1 #30 - Banshee's Angels in Mother Knows Best / Covenant with the Devil / Wild and Free / Seeds of War
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Jim Mahfood, John Czop, Mike Lilly Writer(s): Andi Watson, Joe Pruett, John Czop, John Ostrander, Release Date: January 2001 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: 1st story: After their spaceship breaks down on an interstellar trip, Husk and M send Jubilee outside to repair its ignition while they prepare for a cosmic disco party. Jubilee gets attacked by a gremlin, which she defeats with the eventual aid of her teammates. The unmanned ship crashes into the disco party and the girls shirk their responsibilities and enjoy themselves. 2nd story: Nightcrawler, in despair over the recent death of Colossus, goes into Salem Center to contemplate the unfair role of mutants in the world. He lashes out at a group of innocent humans, inadvertently drawing the attention of Mr. Sinister, who offers to resurrect Colossus using his cloning technology. Nightcrawler rejects the offer, calling it a mockery of life, and returns home. He formally quits the X-Men so he can find inner peace. 3rd story: Rogue spends a night out dancing at a country bar and finds herself embroiled in a conflict between some locals and the Friends of Humanity. To her surprise, several of the locals stand up the anti-mutant group, and after the fight, she shares an unexpectedly tender moment with a sensitive, open-minded human man. 4th story: Quicksilver meets with Wolverine to warn him that with the Legacy Virus gone, no obstacles remain in Magneto’s path for global domination. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: None.

X-Men Unlimited, Vol. 1 #50 - The Swordsmith
Importance Rating: 1.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Paul Smith Writer(s): Kazuo Koike, Kengo Kaji Release Date: September 2003 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: Wolverine is once again in Tokyo, wandering the city streets, when he comes across a beautiful, young woman, being attacked by three men. She manages to take out two of them but the third, an elderly man called Azuma, bests her and, if not for the timely intervention of Wolverine, would have killed her. Approaching police force them to flee the scene but only after Wolverine receives a wound to the gut for his deeds. The woman, Renge, takes him to her house and explains that Azuma is after her sword, which is called Mikage. It was the finest sword ever crafted and her father knew Azuma wanted it. One day, Azuma murdered her father and Renge fled with the sword, which her father entrusted to her. Azuma has been chasing her ever since. While Renge sleeps, Wolverine takes the sword and heads into the night to see just what all the fuss is about. Surely enough, he is attacked by Azuma’s minions and, during their fight, he encounters the spirits of the people the sword has killed, who try to possess him. He manages to retain his own will but knows a weaker man may not be able to resist their pull. He returns to Renge’s house to find her gone, but discovers a note from Azuma, telling him to deliver the sword, or she dies. Wolverine meets him on a beach. He has Renge held captive and fights Wolverine, who gives him the sword. As they fight, the spirits show themselves again but, this time, Azuma is unable to combat them and has a heart attack when one of the spirits thrusts a sword into his chest. Renge’s guards flee, as Wolverine takes the sword and cuts Renge’s binds. Later, she gives him Mikage and he performs a ritual before dropping it into a vat of molten steel, freeing the spirits and ending their torment. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Gambit does not appear in the storyline, but in the pin-up gallery in the back of the comic.

X-Men Unlimited, Vol. 2 #3 - I'm Just A Poor Boy
Importance Rating: 8.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Staz Johnson, Georges Jeanty Writer(s): Jai Nitz, Michael Raicht Release Date: August 2004 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: In New Orleans, Gambit visits Mr. Green, who has a job for him. A government accountant has cleaned out a dummy corporation’s funds and headed to the Bahamas. He has two million plus some discs. Remy can keep the cash and Mr. Green will take the discs. Remy heads to Paradise Island in the Bahamas and locates the accountant, Tyler Wynn, in a casino. He also spots a CIA assassin and takes him out as he heads to set up his kill zone. He then checks out Wynn’s safe and all he finds is seventy grand and the discs. Wynn appears and, as they discuss his future, more CIA agents attack the suite. Despite having no cards on him, Remy manages to take on the armed agents by charging chips, each valued at ten thousand dollars. He takes the fight outside and finds more agents waiting for him. Handling them, he goes back inside but finds the original assassin has a gun to Wynn’s head. After Wynn explains what the discs are actually for, helping third world countries balance their budgets better, Remy figures he deserves a chance to live and takes out the assassin with his last remaining chip. He tells Wynn that a headmaster in Westchester will take care of the discs for him. Returning to New Orleans, Remy tells Mr. Green that there’s no cash and no discs. What he does have, though, is an accountant who needs a job. Mr. Green asks Remy what he got out of all this. Remy replies that he simply got a good time for his money. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net) Comic Notes: Stolen Item: Poker Chip Charged Item: Poker Chip

X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic #35 - Eany Come Home
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Julian Shaw Writer(s): Alex Paknadel Release Date: May 2022 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: Maggott dreams of joining the main X-Men team, but when the opportunity to join them on a mission comes along, things go terribly awry! Maggott and his techno-organic slugs, Eany and Meany, are left reeling in the aftermath. Meanwhile, the repercussions of this mission keep unfolding as Maggott finds himself on the run from Emma Frost and the fate of Krakoa hangs in the balance! Comic Notes: Digital Only: This is a digital comic, exclusive to Marvel Unlimited.

X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic #82 - Eany Come Home
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Alberto Alburquerque Writer(s): Grace Freud Release Date: April 2023 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: The "unofficial X-Men" have caught the attention of Jubilee...and Mojo! Comic Notes: Digital Only: This is a digital comic, exclusive to Marvel Unlimited.

X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic #130 - Untitled
Importance Rating: 7.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Phillip Sevy Writer(s): Steve Foxe, Steve Orlando Release Date: 2024 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: The mutant resistance building under the guidance of Dani Moonstar has discovered that the Externals has been kidnapping mutant children under the direction of Selene. In an effort to get information, Gambit and Feint go in serch of Candra. Comic Notes: Digital Only: This is a digital comic, exclusive to Marvel Unlimited. Character Interaction: Candra, Feint Charged Item: Knife

X-Men: The Wedding Album - Untitled
Importance Rating: 3.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Various Writer(s): Various Release Date: 1994 Variant Covers: A. Newsstand Edition Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: An oversized guide to the event of 1994, Jean Grey and Scott Summers wedding. Features a pre-wedding comic with Jean and Jubilee. Shadowcat's video journal of the wedding and pin-up from the wedding reception. Comic Notes: None.

X-Men: Wedding Special, The, Vol 1 #1 - The Dream Before / Boys' Night Out / Something Old
Importance Rating: out of 10
Penciler(s): Greg Land, Todd Nauck Writer(s): Marc Guggenheim, Chris Claremont Release Date: May 16, 2018 Variant Covers: A. Terry Dodson Variant B. Mike Mayhew Variant C. Mike Mayhew Variant B D. Mike Mayhew Variant C E. 2nd Printing Variant Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: One of the biggest milestone events in X-Men history is almost here! Kitty Pryde and Colossus are finally about the tie the knot...but what's a wedding without the respective bachelor and bachelorette parties? Join Marc Guggenheim and Kelly Thompson for two parties that can only be celebrated Marvel style! All this, plus, a Kitty and Colossus story by legendary X-Men scribe, Chris Claremont!!! Comic Notes: None.

X-Men: Worst X-Man Ever #1 - Untitled
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Michael Walsh Writer(s): Max Bemis Release Date: 2016 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: X-Men: Worst X-Man Ever -
Comic Summary: Bailey Hoskins has just discovered he's a mutant. For someone who's never been special, never stood out, discovering he's 'gifted' is truly a gift-entry into the halls of Xavier's School for Gifted Children and into the ranks of the world-famous X-Men! Unfortunately...Bailey might just be the worst X-Man ever. Max Bemis, frontman of the band Say Anything, kicks off his first Marvel miniseries by teaming with stellar artist Michael Walsh (SECRET AVENGERS, HANK JOHNSON) to bring us the story of a misfit among misfits. Comic Notes: None.

X-Men: Worst X-Man Ever #2 - Untitled
Importance Rating: 4.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Michael Walsh Writer(s): Max Bemis Release Date: 2016 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: X-Men: Worst X-Man Ever -
Comic Summary: Bailey may be the worst X-Man ever...but Mystique sees something in him! - Meanwhile...he tries to fit into every part of the X-Universe! - The new X-Mini by Say Anything frontman Max Bemis continues here! Comic Notes: Character Interaction: Bailey Hoskins

X-Men: Worst X-Man Ever #5 - Untitled
Importance Rating: 5.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Michael Walsh Writer(s): Max Bemis Release Date: 2016 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: X-Men: Worst X-Man Ever -
Comic Summary: What becomes of the worst X-Man ever? - Journey decades into the future and find out! - Is it possible for things to actually get worse for Bailey? Comic Notes: Kisses/Lovers: In this universe Gambit ends up with a girl named Rags, previously his student at the Xavier Institute.

X-Men: Xavier, Magneto and Stan - The Unlikely Saga of Xavier, Magneto and Stan
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Ron Frenz, Sean Chen, Ron Lim, John Romita Jr Writer(s): Stan Lee Release Date: September 2006 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: The Unlikely Saga of Xavier, Magneto and Stan -
Comic Summary: An all-new story by Stan Lee. This book was originally only available in the 2006 X-Men: The Last Stand Collectors Edition DVD, but has been reprinted in regular release trade-paperback since it’s original release. Comic Notes: Fun Fact: This book was originally only available in the 2006 X-Men: The Last Stand Collectors Edition DVD, but has been reprinted in regular release trade-paperback since it’s original release.

X-Men: Yearbook 1999 #1 - X-Men Class of '99 - "Bridging the Gap Between Humanity and Mutantkind"
Importance Rating: 3.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Various Writer(s): Michael Raicht Release Date: February 2000 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: X-Men: The Shattering -
Comic Summary: A guide covering the best of 1999. A list and summary over each Uncanny and X-Men comics that featured a key point in that years storyline. Also coverage about the Twelve. Comic Notes: None.

X-Termination #1 - Unlimited
Importance Rating: 2.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): David López Writer(s): Dave Lapham Release Date: March 2013 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: X-Termination -
Comic Summary: Wolverine and the astonishing X-Men are tracking AoA Nightcrawler. They soon find his hideaway and discover that he is working with Dark Beast. In San Francisco the two meet and McCoy gives Kurt a special pair of goggles they will use to enter the Dreaming Celestial. After they successfully teleport inside, McCoy operates a machine that creates a portal to the AoA universe. However, before it stabilizes, the machine explodes, just before the X-Men attack. Kurt escapes their clutches and teleports himself and McCoy through the portal. Arriving on New Apocalypse, they find the portal won’t close, which worries McCoy. Kurt is shocked when he learns the X-Men in his world are dead and he teleports away to investigate. He soon runs into Prophet and takes him back to McCoy, whom they find eing arrested by the X-terminators. However, McCoy seems more concerned that the portal won’t close. At that moment, the X-Men come through and grab Kurt. They tell Jean Grey they are taking him back to their world and start to argue, but are interrupted by the arrival of Dazzler and her X-treme X-Men. They too seem very worried about the portal and the fact they saw something inside it when they travelled through. Sage and Xavier work on closing it but it’s too late, as three huge monsters exit the portal. Xavier tries to show them they mean no harm but it’s no use, as one of the monsters vaporizes Xavier and absorbs the energy off him. The monster grows bigger and the three teams brace themselves for a fight. Comic Notes: Crossover/Event: Part of the X-Termination crossover event.

X-Termination #2 - Unlimted
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): David López Writer(s): Dave Lapham Release Date: April 2013 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: X-Termination -
Comic Summary: As Jean continues to fight the monsters in New Apocalypse, Prophet orders everyone to evacuate to the 616 reality. Dazzler objects to leaving, but Prophet tells her sacrificing the AoA reality is the only way. Nightcrawler begins to teleport everyone back, first taking Harper Simmons and then Sage. However, when he goes to take Iceman, the Dark Beast breaks free of his shackles and goes with them. He is quickly knocked out by Gambit on the other side, but not before jamming a nugget of the Apocalypse seed within Iceman to keep it safe. As Nightcrawler next takes Howlett and Cyclops, Dazzler begs Prophet to come with her but he refuses, saying a captain goes down with the ship. However, the decision is made for him when Jean Grey knocks him out and instructs Dazzler to take him back to her world. Jean goes off to continue her fight as Nightcrawler teleports Dazzler and Prophet away. In the 616 reality, Nightcrawler realizes that if he grabs onto the black swirls in the portal, he can teleport the opening back in on itself. Sage confirms he could close the portal and, before anyone can stop him, he goes. He manages to close it at the cost of his own life. Afterwards, Howlett and Cyclops decide to travel to Greece to collect Hercules from the underworld. Wolverine offers Dazzler a job at the school but she declines, as she needs a bit of time to herself. A few weeks later, Harper meets Prophet on a beach, where they have a drink to remember their old team. Elsewhere, Dazzler creates a holographic image to make sure everyone remembers her fallen teammates. Comic Notes: Crossover/Event: Part of the X-Termination crossover event.

X-Tinction Agenda #2 - Secret Wars
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Carmine Di Giandomenico Writer(s): Marc Guggenheim Release Date: July 2015 Variant Covers: A. Kris Anka Variant Trade Prints: X-Men: X-Tinction Agenda -
Comic Summary: The Secret Wars sequel to the landmark inaugural X-Crossover continues! In desperate need of a cure for their people, Havok, Wolfsbane and the Press Gang have invaded X-City. As old friends become new enemies, the war to save Genosha from extinction is on! Comic Notes: Crossover/Event: Part of the Secret Wars crossover event.

X-Tinction Agenda #3 - Secret Wars
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Carmine Di Giandomenico Writer(s): Marc Guggenheim Release Date: August 2015 Variant Covers: A. Standard Release Variant Trade Prints: X-Men: X-Tinction Agenda -
Comic Summary: It's all-out war as the X-Men invade Genosha to retrieve their captured allies! But a shadow from their past may pose a far greater threat than they realize. And be prepared for the rise of...WarLocke!!! Comic Notes: Crossover/Event: Part of the Secret Wars crossover event.

Xavier Institute Alumni Yearbook - Untitled
Importance Rating: 3.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Sam Liu, Leonard Kirk Writer(s): Peter Sanderson Release Date: December 1996 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. -
Comic Summary: A guide to the characters throught the years of X-men. The guide is put together like a yearbook with writing from Professor Xavier. Also has "photos" of the characters as they first appeared in the comic. Comic Notes: None.

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