X-Men

X-Men
Developer	Stan Lee, Jack Kirby
Publisher	Marvel Comics, various
Platforms	Various
Released	1963-present
Added to Museum	See X-Men category

X-Men is a group that is part of an American multimedia series consisting of comics, television shows, films, music, books, and video games.

X-Men is a superhero team created in September 1963 by the Marvel Comics writer Stan Lee and the writer and artist Jack Kirby.

Some members of the X-Men also were in some entries in the The Avengers series, some entries in the Marvel Super Heroes series, and in some games in the Capcom vs. series.

Fictional character biography

The X-Men are a group of mutants, humans with a mutant X gene that gives them superpowers. They are led by Charles Xavier, also known as Professor X, who is a powerful telepath who can read and control minds.

Marvel comics

In the comics, the original roster was comprised of Professor X, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Beast, Angel, and Iceman. They fought the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, which was comprised of Magneto, Mastermind, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, and Toad.

Pryde of the X-Men

This version of the X-Men debuted in 1989. The first roster was composed of Professor X, Cyclops, Storm, Nightcrawler, Colossus, Wolverine, Kitty Pryde, and The Dazzler.

Television series

Title	Studio	Released	Added to the Museum	Notes
Pryde of the X-Men	Marvel Productions	1989	March 21, 2020	Pilot that was not picked up for a full series.

Video games

Title	Developer	System	Released	Added to the Museum	Notes
X-Men: Madness in Murderworld	Paragon Software	Amiga	1989	Not yet
The Uncanny X-Men	Pixel	NES	1990	Not yet
X-Men	Konami	Arcade	1992	Not yet

X-Men animated series

This version of the X-Men debuted in 1992. The first roster consisted of Professor X, Cyclops, Wolverine, Rogue, Storm, Beast, Gambit, Jubilee, and Jean Grey.

Television series

Title	Studio	Released	Added to the Museum	Notes
X-Men	Saban Entertainment	1992-1997	Not yet

X-Men Evolution

The X-Men Evolution version of the X-Men debuted in 2000. The roster consisted of Professor X, Wolverine, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Nightcrawler, Spyke, Storm, Rogue, Kitty Pryde, and Beast.

Television series

Title	Studio	Released	Added to the Museum	Notes
X-Men Evolution	Marvel Studios	2000-2003	Not yet

Fox X-Men series

The Fox X-Men series began with the release of the first 20th Century Fox-produced X-Men film in 2000. The original X-Men roster was comprised of Professor X, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Rogue, Storm, and Wolverine. They fought the Brotherhood of Mutants, which was comprised of Magneto, Toad, Mystique, and Sabretooth.

Films

Title	Studio	Released	Added to the Museum	Notes
X-Men	Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation	2000	October 7, 2014
X2: X-Men United	Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation	2003	October 7, 2014
X-Men: The Last Stand	Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation	2006	October 7, 2014
X-Men Origins: Wolverine	Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation	2009	Not yet
X-Men: First Class	Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation	2011	October 7, 2014
The Wolverine	Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation	2013	Not yet
X-Men: Days of Future Past	Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation	2014	Not yet
Deadpool	Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation	2016	August 2, 2020
X-Men: Apocalypse	Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation	2016	December 29, 2018
Logan	Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation	2017	Not yet
Deadpool 2	Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation	2018	August 2, 2020
Dark Phoenix	Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation	2019	Not yet
The New Mutants	Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation	2020	Not yet

Wolverine and the X-Men

This version of the X-Men debuted in 2009. The roster consisted of Wolverine, Cyclops, Emma Frost, Beast, Storm, Nightcrawler, Angel, Kitty Pryde, Iceman, Rogue, Colossus, Jean Grey, and Forge.

Television series

Title	Studio	Released	Added to the Museum	Notes
Wolverine and the X-Men	Marvel Studios	2009	Not yet

Marvel Cinematic Universe

In 2022, a variant of Professor X that was an amalgam of the version from Fox's X-Men universe and the version from the X-Men animated series was the first X-Men character to appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Films

Title	Studio	Released	Added to the Museum	Notes
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness	Marvel Studios	2022	Not yet	Featured a variant of Professor X.