Dark X-Men
| Dark X-Men | |
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The Dark X-Men
Art by Simone Bianchi |
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| Group publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Uncanny X-Men #513 (September 2009) |
| Created by |
Matt Fraction Terry Dodson |
| In-story information | |
| Type of organization | Team |
| Leader(s) | Norman Osborn |
| Agent(s) |
Black Queen Cloak Dagger Dark Beast Mimic Mystique Namor the Sub-Mariner Weapon Omega Wolverine |
| Dark X-Men | |
| Series publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Limited series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date |
(Dark X-Men: The Beginning) September – October 2009 (Dark X-Men) January – May 2010 |
| Number of issues |
Dark X-Men: The Beginning 3 Dark X-Men 5 |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) |
Dark X-Men: The Beginning Paul Cornell James Asmus Shane McCarthy Marc Bernardin Adam Freeman Rob Williams Jason Aaron Simon Spurrier Dark X-Men Paul Cornell |
| Artist(s) |
Dark X-Men: The Beginning Ibraim Roberson Michel LaCombe Paco Diaz Jock Paul Davidson |
| Penciller(s) |
Dark X-Men: The Beginning Leonard Kirk Jesse Delperdang Dark X-Men Leonard Kirk |
| Inker(s) |
Dark X-Men: The Beginning Jay Leisten Andy Lanning Dark X-Men Jay Leisten |
| Letterer(s) | Rob Steen |
| Colorist(s) |
Dark X-Men: The Beginning Brian Reber Ranier Beredo Matt Milla John Rauch Edgar Delgado Dave Stewart Dark X-Men Brian Reber |
| Creator(s) |
Matt Fraction Terry Dodson |
| Editor(s) |
Daniel Ketchum Nick Lowe Joe Quesada |
| Collected editions | |
| Dark X-Men: The Beginning | ISBN |
| Dark X-Men | ISBN |
The Dark X-Men are a fictional team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They made their debut during the crossover between Dark Avengers and Uncanny X-Men written by Matt Fraction, as part of the broader Dark Reign storyline. Each member but Namor has been handpicked by then–H.A.M.M.E.R. director Norman Osborn for his own criminal agenda.
The team was never officially called the "Dark X-Men" (which was the name of the comics series, not the team). Instead, they were simply called the "X-Men" and were a government-sponsored team trying to take advantage of the name recognition of Charles Xavier's X-Men, to which they had no official connection (much like Osborn's Avengers team was pretending to be the real Avengers).
At the 2009 Emerald City ComiCon, writer Matt Fraction confirmed that the Dark X-Men would not be featured in a title of their own, but would rather be featured in Uncanny X-Men during the crossover with Dark Avengers.
In an April 16 interview with Comic Book Resources, Fraction explained the whole idea behind the Dark X-Men was to create three teams; Norman Osborn's Dark Avengers, Scott Summers's X-Men, and Emma Frost's new "Dark" X-Men.
Comic book writer Jason Aaron stated recently that Mystique will have a short story in the Dark X-Men: The Beginning mini-series, but did not confirm whether or not she would join the team; it was later shown that Mystique was impersonating Professor X to make the media believe Charles Xavier supported Norman Osborn's decisions. Similarly, Dark Beast was mentioned as featured in the first two issues of Dark X-Men: The Beginning, but was not confirmed as member of the Dark X-Men. However, both of them were actually revealed as members of the team (with Mystique impersonating Professor X) in Uncanny X-Men #513, released on July 1, 2009.
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