X-Men

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X-Men
Developer Stan Lee, Jack Kirby
Publisher Marvel Comics, various
Platforms Various
Released 1963-present
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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 Notes
Pryde of the X-Men Marvel Productions 1989 Pilot that was not picked up for a full series.

Video games

Title Developer System Released Notes
X-Men: Madness in Murderworld Paragon Software Amiga 1989
The Uncanny X-Men Pixel NES 1990
X-Men Konami Arcade 1992

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 Notes
X-Men Saban Entertainment 1992-1997
X-Men '97 Marvel Studios Animation 2024 Revival of X-Men.

Video games

Title Developer System Released Notes
X-Men: Children of the Atom Konami Arcade 1994
X-Men Cartoon Maker Knowledge Adventure Windows 1996

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 Notes
X-Men Evolution Marvel Studios 2000-2003

20th Century Studios X-Men series

The 20th Century Studios X-Men series began with the release of the first X-Men film produced by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation 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 Notes
X-Men Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation 2000
X2: X-Men United Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation 2003
X-Men: The Last Stand Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation 2006
X-Men Origins: Wolverine Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation 2009
X-Men: First Class Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation 2011
The Wolverine Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation 2013
X-Men: Days of Future Past Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation 2014
Deadpool Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation 2016
X-Men: Apocalypse Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation 2016
Logan Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation 2017
Deadpool 2 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation 2018
Dark Phoenix Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation 2019
The New Mutants Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation 2020
Deadpool & Wolverine Marvel Studios 2024 Sequel to Deadpool 2 set in the MCU.

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 Notes
Wolverine and the X-Men Marvel Studios 2009

Marvel Cinematic Universe

In 2022, a variant of Professor X that was an amalgam of the version from the 20th Century Studios X-Men series and the version from the X-Men animated series, voiced by Patrick Stewart, appeared in Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness. He was the first X-Men character to appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

In 2023, a variant of Beast appeared in The Marvels. He was portrayed by the first actor to play beast in the 20th Century Studios X-Men series, Kelsey Grammar.

In 2024, Deadpool was featured in Deadpool and Wolverine. This was the first character directly from the 20th Century Studios X-Men series that appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Films

Title Studio Released Notes
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Marvel Studios 2022 Included a variant of Professor X.
The Marvels Marvel Studios 2023 Included a variant of Beast.
Deadpool & Wolverine Marvel Studios 2024 Featured variants of Deadpool, Wolverine, and villains.