New X-Men (2001 series)
| New X-Men | |
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The cover to New X-Men #114, the first issue of the series.
Art by Frank Quitely. |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | May 2001 – March 2004 |
| Number of issues | 41 (#114-154 + Annual 2001) |
| Main character(s) |
Angel Beak Beast Cyclops Emma Frost Jean Grey Stepford Cuckoos Wolverine Xorn |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Grant Morrison |
| Artist(s) |
Frank Quitely Leinil Francis Yu Igor Kordey Ethan Van Sciver Phil Jimenez Chris Bachalo Marc Silvestri |
| Creator(s) |
Grant Morrison Frank Quitely |
New X-Men was an American comic book ongoing series, written by Grant Morrison and featuring the mutant superhero team, the X-Men. It was a retitling of the ongoing then-second volume of the main X-Men series, and shares the series' numbering, as opposed to creating a different ongoing series with a new number one issue. During a revamp of the entire X-Men franchise, newly appointed Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada spoke of his idea for flagship titles like X-Men to regain some of their "former glory," as well as regaining critical acclaim.
To that end, Quesada recruited writer Grant Morrison, at that point best known for his high-profile works at DC Comics, both in the Vertigo imprint of mature titles in The Invisibles, as well as a long run in the DC Universe with the company's premiere super hero team, the Justice League of America in the JLA title.
The full run of Morrison's New X-Men consisted of eight full story arcs with one issue designed to be read in between the first and second arcs, as all stories in New X-Men are largely interconnected and tell a long-form narrative.
Some of the more long-lasting changes that occurred during Morrison's run were the secondary mutation of Beast to resemble a lion-like rather than his former ape-like appearance, Emma Frost introduced as a member of the team, recreating the ties between Jean Grey and the Phoenix (retconning the retcon), and the death of Phoenix. The school expanded from simply a training center to a legitimate school with dozens of mutant students, a story idea that was first explored in the X-Men film. One of the more controversial events of New X-Men happened in issue #115 when the island of Genosha and its inhabitants, including Magneto, were completely destroyed. This set the tone that dominated the rest of Morrison's tenure on the book.
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