X-Men: First Class (comics)
| X-Men: First Class | |
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Cover art for X-Men: First Class (vol. 1) #1.
Art by Marko Djurdjevic. |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | vol. 1: Limited series vol. 2: Ongoing series vol. 3: Limited Series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | vol. 1: Sep '06 - Apr '07 vol. 2: Jun '07 - Nov '08 vol. 3: Feb '09 - May '09 |
| Number of issues | vol. 1: 8 vol. 2: 16 vol. 3: 4 Specials: 2 |
| Main character(s) |
Cyclops Marvel Girl Beast Iceman Angel Professor X |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Jeff Parker |
| Creator(s) | Jeff Parker |
| Collected editions | |
| Tomorrow's Brightest | |
X-Men: First Class is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics starring the original X-Men.
The original series was an eight-issue limited series. It began in September 2006 and ended in April 2007. It was written by Jeff Parker and penciled by Roger Cruz. It was followed by a special issue in May 2007 and a monthly series that premiered in June 2007 with the same creative team.
Many of the series' stories are done in single issues, some are two-parters and multiple issue arcs. The original team of X-Men are wearing new costumes in the series. The series guest-stars many other characters, such as the Lizard, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Man-Thing, Gorilla-Man, Doctor Strange, Invisible Woman, and Thor.
The series has spawned a few spin-offs, titles including the ongoing series Wolverine: First Class, and the miniseries Weapon X: First Class.
The ongoing series lasted sixteen issues and it was followed by Giant-Size X-Men: First Class special issue. Starting February 2009, a four-issue miniseries titled X-Men: First Class Finals will encompass volume 3. This ends with the team going on to the Krakoa island mission.
A new volume called Uncanny X-Men: First Class premiered in an August 2009 one-shot Uncanny X-Men: First Class Giant-Sized and concentrated on the team first introduced originally back in Giant-Sized X-Men #1.
The stories are being collected into trade paperbacks:
The 2011 film X-Men: First Class acts as a prequel to the X-Men film trilogy. Though it shares the same title as the comic series, the plots share almost no resemblance..
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