MARVEL SUPER HEROES: THE X-MEN
Here is a series dedicated to the kid in me. All things super hero. To this day I still have my comic book collection, each placed in plastic bags and boxed in my closet. With this summer being the Summer of Super Heroes in the movies, I thought this might be a fun series to put together. PLEASE NOTE: This is an industrial park and can be muggle heavy at times. Weekends would be the easiest time to gather the caches, though anytime would be fine. Parking should not be an issue and the critter factor should be low. I hope you enjoy this series.
The X-Men are a superhero team in the Marvel Comics Universe. They were created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, and first appeared in The X-Men #1 (September 1963). The basic concept of the X-Men is that under a cloud of increasing anti-mutant sentiment, Professor Xavier created a haven at his Westchester mansion to train young mutants to use their powers for the benefit of humanity, and to prove mutants can be heroes. Xavier recruited Cyclops, Iceman, Angel, Beast, and Marvel Girl, calling them "X-Men" because they possess special powers due to their possession of the "X-gene," a gene which normal humans lack and which gives mutants their abilities. Early on, however, the "X" in X-Men stood for "extra" power which normal humans lacked. It was also alluded to that mutations occurred as a result of radiation exposure.
The first issue also introduced the team's archenemy, Magneto, who would continue to battle the X-Men for decades throughout the comic's history, both on his own and with his Brotherhood of Mutants (introduced in issue #4). The X-Men universe also includes such notable heroes as Wolverine, Storm, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Rogue, and Shadowcat. Besides the Brotherhood of Mutants, other villains that the X-Men have fought include the Sentinels, Apocalypse, Mister Sinister, and the Hellfire Club.
The X-Men comics have been adapted into other media, including animated television series, video games, and a commercially successful series of films.
Partial list of the X-Men roster over the years:
Angel
Ariel
Armor
Aurora
Beast
Boom-Boom
Box
Cannonball
Chamber
Colossus
Cyclops
Cypher
Danger
Dazzler
Doctor Nemesis
Domino
E.V.A.
Fantomex
Frenzy
Emma Frost
Gambit
Hepzibah
Husk
Iceman
Jubilee
Karma
Legion
Lifeguard
Lockheed
Magik
Magma
Magneto
Marvel Girl
Mimic
Moonstar
Namor the Sub-Mariner
Northstar
Pixie
Professor X
Psylocke
Dr. Cecilia Reyes
Rogue
Shadowcat
Storm
Hope Summers
Sunspot
Warlock
Warpath
Wolverine
X-Man
Looking at this list, this would make a fine power trail. Hmms...................