Every spinoff, every limited series, every alternate reality, and every imprint was taken into account. In 2018, I decided to undertake the arduous task of finding and reading every issue of X-Men ever published, from X-Men #1 to the 90’s Pizza Hut X-Men comics and back.
There’s also some truly awful stories as well, the byproduct of nearly 60 years and thousands of issues of ongoing stories.
The stories surrounding the many branches of Xavier’s dream and those that would oppose them are some of the best you’ll find in fiction. Frankly, even the rest of the Marvel Universe combined barely manages to be comparable to the density of the 13,000 or so issues of X-Men lore.īut if you choose to spend some time with Marvel’s Merry Mutants, you’ll find hundreds of interesting, bizarre, compelling, and heroic characters and stories to fall in love with. It’s also one of the most byzantine, elaborate webs of continuity and plot to ever be put to page, rivalling that of Middle-Earth, Dr. The uniquely X-Men blend of superheroics, soap opera, science fiction, and social justice is one of the most addicting ongoing stories to ever be created.
There are very few things in my life that have remained constant, but my unabiding love for the X-Men is one of them. To preface everything to follow, this is a love letter.
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