Amazing X-Men
| Amazing X-Men | |
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Cover art for Amazing X-Men #1.
Art by Ed McGuinness. |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Format |
(vol. 1) Limited series (vol. 2) Ongoing series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date |
(vol. 1) 1995 (vol. 2) 2013-2015 |
| Number of issues |
(vol. 1) 4 (vol. 2) 19 |
| Main character(s) |
Beast Colossus Firestar Iceman Nightcrawler Northstar Storm Wolverine |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) |
(vol. 2) Jason Aaron (issues 1–6) Kathryn Immonen (issue 7) Chris Yost & Craig Kyle (issues 8-present) |
| Artist(s) |
(vol. 2) Ed McGuinness (issues 1–) |
Amazing X-Men is the name of two X-Men comic book series from Marvel Comics. The first was a limited series published during the Age of Apocalypse storyline. The subsequent ongoing series began in November 2013 in the aftermath of Battle of the Atom and was initially written by Jason Aaron with art by Ed McGuinness, featuring a lineup of long-time X-Men characters led by Wolverine. The first story arc features the return of Nightcrawler, who had been dead since the 2010 story line, X-Men Second Coming.
The original Amazing X-Men was a four-issue limited series that replaced X-Men during the 1995 alternate universe storyline Age of Apocalypse, in which all X-titles were given new names and issue numbers. The Amazing X-Men consisted of team leader Quicksilver and Storm, Dazzler, Banshee, Iceman, and Exodus. The team is sent to Maine by Magneto to aid in the evacuation of humanity to Europe. During this mission, the team fights Apocalypse's Brotherhood of Chaos, as well as the Horseman Abyss, who is defeated (but not killed) by Banshee. During their absence from the Xavier Mansion, Magneto and Bishop are attacked by Apocalypse himself, who captures them both. Fulfilling their mission, Quicksilver splits up his team to help the other X-Men: sending Iceman to rendezvous with Rogue's team (the Astonishing X-Men) and Dazzler and Exodus to find Magneto's son, Charles. Finally, Quicksilver, Storm, and Banshee go to rescue Bishop, who is in the hands of the Madri, Apocalypse's priests.
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