''X-Men: Legacy'' is a

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series published by

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featuring the

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team the

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. The title began its publication in October 1991 as ''X-Men'' (vol. 2). From 2001 until 2004 it was published as '' New X-Men''. It had reverted from issue #157 to its original title ''X-Men'', but changed again from issue #208 to ''X-Men: Legacy''. Prior to the name change, the series is usually referred to as ''X-Men'' (vol. 2) because the first series, ''

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'', was titled ''The X-Men'' prior to 1981. In addition, a new unrelated ongoing series titled ''

'' was later released starting in 2010, and is generally referred to as ''X-Men'' (vol. 3). ''X-Men: Legacy'' was relaunched in 2012 as part of

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with a new issue #1. The new volume, written by

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, focuses on

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, son of the recently deceased

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, and his mission to preemptively help mutantkind while attempting to get his many personalities under control. The volume ended its run after 25 issues in March 2014, but not before reverting to its original numbering with the final issue, ''X-Men: Legacy'' #300.

Title history

Publication history

''X-Men'' (vol. 2)

In 1991, Marvel launched ''X-Men'' (vol. 2) as a spin-off of the parent title ''

'', with co-writers

Chris Claremont Christopher S. Claremont (; born November 25, 1950) is a British-born American comic book writer and novelist, known for his 17-year stint on ''Uncanny X-Men'' from 1975 to 1991, far longer than that of any other writer,Claremont, Chris. ''Marvel ...

and

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, previously the

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on ''Uncanny'', moving over to ''X-Men'', while studio mate

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took over penciling duties on ''Uncanny''. ''X-Men'' #1 is still the bestselling comic book of all time, with pre-order sales of over 8.1 million copies, according to

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, which presented honors to Claremont at the 2010

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It is estimated that somewhere between 3–4 million copies were actually sold. The sales figures were generated in part by publishing the issue with five different variant covers, four of which showed different characters from the book that combined into a tetraptych image, and a fifth,

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cover that combined these four, large numbers of which were purchased by retailers, who anticipated fans and

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who would buy multiple copies in order to acquire a complete collection of the covers. Chris Claremont left after three issues due to creative differences with editor Bob Harras. Writers John Byrne and

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handled dialogue to Lee's plotting after Claremont's departure, and Lee himself left the title after issue #11 to form a new company,

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with several other Marvel artists. Various creative teams contributed to the series from 1992 to 2001, with notable writers including

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, Scott Lobdell, and Joe Kelly, with Chris Claremont returning to the title for a short run ten years after his original departure. Artists included

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, and

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among many others. Initially, the book focused on the Blue team led by Cyclops, with the other members forming the Gold team led by

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. This premise has at times faded from mention, only to be resurrected, with the X-Men divided at times into two and even three separate squads. Important events and crossovers covered by the series include the wedding of Jean Grey and Cyclops,

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, the

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, Fatal Attractions,

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and Onslaught. The series was interrupted and replaced by ''

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'' for four issues in 1995 as part of the

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crossover.

''New X-Men''

In July 2001 during a revamp of the X-Men franchise, ''X-Men'' (vol. 2) was retitled to ''New X-Men'' starting with issue 114, featuring an

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logo. Along with these modifications, a new writer,

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, was assigned to the title. These changes by the newly appointed

editor-in-chief,

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, reflected his idea for flagship titles like ''X-Men'' to regain some of their former glory, as well as regaining critical acclaim.New X-Men

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Morrison's tenure on the title dealt with

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, Beast,

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and

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. While the second squad of X-Men in ''

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'' continued on as (now undercover) super heroes,

redirected these X-Men's mission to that of teachers. Additionally, ''New X-Men'' artist

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redesigned the look of the team, giving them sleek, leather / polyester outfits instead of their traditional superhero uniforms for a more contemporary look and feel. Some more of the long-lasting changes that occurred during Morrison's run were the

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of Beast to resemble a lion-like rather than his former ape-like appearance, and Emma Frost introduced as a member of the team, recreating the ties between Jean Grey and the Phoenix (retconning the retcon), and the death of Phoenix. The school expanded from simply a training center to a legitimate school with dozens of mutant students, a story idea that was first explored in the X-Men film. One of the more controversial events of ''New X-Men'' happened in issue #115 when the island of

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and its inhabitants, including

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, were completely destroyed. This set the tone that dominated the rest of Morrison's tenure on the book. In June 2004,

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, previously the writer of ''Uncanny X-Men'', moved to ''New X-Men'' with issue #155. The title of the series reverted to its original title of ''X-Men'' in July 2004 with issue #157 during the "

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" event.

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became the new writer of the series with issue #166 and was replaced by Mike Carey with issue #188.

''X-Men: Legacy''

Volume 1

The title was renamed ''X-Men: Legacy'' starting in February 2008 with issue #208. The new title reflects a shift in the series direction to focusing on solo X-Men characters versus being a team-based book as the title was previously. The re-titled series follows on from the conclusion of the ''

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'' crossover, where Professor X was accidentally shot in the head by

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. Shortly after the X-Men presumed him deceased, his body disappeared and his whereabouts were unknown. ''X-Men: Legacy'' initially followed the Professor's presumed road to recovery as well as the encounters he faced, such as a battle with the mutant

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on the psychic plane and discoveries about his past that include Mr. Sinister. Many characters have been featured in the title, including Rogue,

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, and the Acolytes. The title also featured flashbacks relevant to the ongoing present story as well as answered dangling plot lines throughout X-Men continuity. As of issue #226, Rogue replaced Professor Xavier as the central character. Having now achieved control over her absorption powers, Scott Summers (

) has repositioned Rogue as mentor to the younger mutants under the protection of the X-Men on Utopia. Rogue is in the unique position to be able to help the students, due to her abilities, allowing fresh insight to their use and control. She has so far, also, been shown to face off against notable deadly adversaries including:

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and

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. She also took part in the '' X-Men: Second Coming'' crossover, acknowledging her special link to

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. The title was one of two ongoing books to house the

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crossover. The comic briefly followed the fallout from that story and featured a team composed of Rogue,

, and

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, but now follows Rogue's team of X-Men affiliated with the

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, featuring Gambit, Frenzy,

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and Rachel Grey.

Volume 2

As part of the

relaunch event, Volume 1 of ''X-Men: Legacy'' ended with issue #275. The ''X-Men: Legacy'' title was relaunched as a new series with a new issue #1, written by

and penciled by Tan Eng Huat. The new series focused on

, the son of the recently murdered Charles Xavier, who is struggling to keep his multitude of personalities under control while trying to honor his father's legacy by preemptively fighting off threats to mutants using his many powers. The 25th issue of the volume was renumbered #300 to commemorate the longevity of the series. Issue #300 features a plot by a collaboration between the three ''X-Men: Legacy'' writers, Mike Carey, Christos Gage and Simon Spurrier. This is also the final issue of ''X-Men: Legacy''. A third volume of ''X-Men: Legacy'' was planned, to be written by

. However, that series was renamed '' Nightcrawler'' after its featured character.

Relationship with other X-Men titles

Since the introduction of ''X-Men'', the plotlines of this series and other X-Books have been interwoven to varying degrees. For most of its run, ''X-Men'' has featured a completely different team of X-Men than other titles featuring the X-Men. While it was not uncommon for characters of one book to appear in the other, any major stories concerning characters were dealt with in their own team book. ''X-Men'' and ''

'' have shared two periods of time where they were more or less treated as a single, fortnightly series. In both of these cases they shared an author: 1995 to 1996 by

and 1999 to 2000 by

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. During these times, the plotlines from ''X-Men'' and ''Uncanny X-Men'' led directly into each other. In July 2004, the cast of ''New X-Men'' was moved to the newly relaunched ''

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'', and most of the cast of the ''Uncanny X-Men'' was transferred to ''X-Men'', vol. 2. With three main X-Men series running concurrently, members from each book continue to appear in the other titles.

Team roster

is the Headmaster of Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters and mentor to the X-Men, but he is rarely a field operative of the team. In his role as mentor he has typically been present in the book, but he has notable absences, including issues #59–71 (in government custody after the Onslaught crisis) and #99–106 (educating

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in space). At many times the team roster has been the same as that appearing in ''

'' and during two periods, the two books have even been treated by their writer as a single bi-weekly title (issues #46–69 by

and issues #85–99 by

). During issues #90–93

was replaced by a

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infiltrator, leading to the storylines "The Shattering" and "The Twelve" and the ''

'' (vol. 2) limited series. Gambit's group of students appeared prominently in issues #171–174, featuring the debuts of future recurring characters

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and

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After moving to

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in issue #227, Rogue became mentor to the various X-Men-in-training, who regularly appeared in issues alongside her.

Contributors

Regular writers *

, 1991 *Plots from

and scripts by John Byrne or

, 1991–1992 *

, 1992–1995 *

, 1995–1997 * Joe Kelly, 1997–1999 *

, 1999–2000 *

, 2000–2001 *

, 2001 *

, 2001–2004 *

Chuck Austen Chuck Austen (born Chuck Beckum)
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, 2004 *

, 2005–2006 * Mike Carey, 2006–2011 *

Christos Gage Christos N. Gage is an American screenwriter and comic book writer. He is known for his work on the TV series '' Daredevil'', ''Hawaii Five-0'', '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', ''Numbers'' and the films '' The Breed'' and '' Teenage Cavema ...

, 2012 *

, 2012–2014 Regular artists *

, 1991–1992 *

, 1992–1996 *

, 1997–1998 *

Adam Kubert Adam Kubert (; born 1959) is an American comics artist known for his work for publishers such as Marvel Comics and DC Comics, including work on ''Action Comics'', '' Astonishing Spider-Man & Wolverine'', ''The Incredible Hulk'', ''Ultimate Fantas ...

, 1998–1999 *

, 1999–2000 *

Leinil Francis Yu Leinil Francis Yu (born 1977) is a People of the Philippines, Filipino comic book artist, who began working for the United States, American market through Wildstorm Productions. Career Leinil Francis Yu was first recognized after winning the ''W ...

, 2000–2001 *

, 2001–2003 **Other artists, including

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and

Ethan Van Sciver Ethan Daniel Van Sciver (No date on article; date appears in the website') (; born September 3, 1974) is an American comics artist and social media personality. He is known for illustrating or drawing covers for a number of superhero titles in the ...

, often illustrated issues because Quitely was running very far behind on deadlines. *No regular artist, 2003–2004 **Several illustrators, notably

Phil Jimenez Phil Jimenez (born July 12, 1970) is an award-winning American comics artist and writer known for his work as writer/artist on ''Wonder Woman'' from 2000 to 2003, as one of the five pencilers of the 2005–2006 miniseries ''Infinite Crisis'', his ...

and

Marc Silvestri Marc Silvestri (born March 29, 1958) is an American comic book artist, creator and publisher. He serves as CEO of both Top Cow Productions and Image Comics. Early life Marc Silvestri was born on March 29, 1958 in Palm Beach, Florida.Rosenberg, ...

, completed brief stints on the book due to deadline complications with previous art teams. *

Salvador Larroca Salvador Larroca () is a Spanish comic book artist, primarily known for his American work on various ''X-Men'' titles for Marvel Comics. Career After several years of working as a Cartography, cartographer, he began working as a comic artist at ...

, 2004–2006 *

Humberto Ramos Humberto Ramos (born 27 November 1970) is a Mexican comic book penciller, best known for his work on American comic books such as ''Impulse'', '' Runaways'', ''The Spectacular Spider-Man'', ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' and his creator-owned series ...

, 2006–2007 *

Chris Bachalo Chris Bachalo (born August 23, 1965) is a Canadian comic book illustrator known for his quirky, cartoon-like style. He became well known for stints on DC Comics' ''Shade, the Changing Man'' and Neil Gaiman's two Death (Sandman), Death series. Chr ...

, 2006–2008 *

Scot Eaton Scot Eaton is a comic book artist, best known for his work on '' Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man'', ''Thor'', '' X-Men: Endangered Species'', and '' X-Men: Messiah Complex''. Career In the early 1990s Eaton started penciling ''Doctor Fate'' an ...

, 2008–2009 **Other artists used for the flashback sequences throughout Xavier's quest include

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Greg Land Greg Land (born 1956) is an American comic book artist, best known for his work on books such as ''Uncanny X-Men'', ''Birds of Prey'', and ''Fantastic Four''. Career Greg Land first got a job with an independent publisher as the artist for ''Stor ...

Billy Tan Billy Tan Mung Khoy, commonly known as Billy Tan, is a Malaysian comic book artist. Early life Billy Tan was born in Malaysia and moved to the United States when he was 18, in 1989 to study business at the University of Kentucky. He began workin ...

, and

Mike Deodato Mike Deodato (; born May 23, 1963), sometimes credited as Mike Deodato Jr., is the professional pseudonym of Brazilian comic book artist Deodato Taumaturgo Borges Filho. Early life Mike Deodato was born on May 23, 1963 in Campina Grande, Paraíb ...

. *

Daniel Acuña Daniel Acuña (born 1974) is a Spanish comic book artist. Early life In college, Daniel Acuña studied painting and graduated with a degree in Fine Arts. He cites his early influences as Jack Kirby, the Romitas ( Senior and Junior), Will Eisner, ...

, 2009 *

Clay Mann Clay Mann is an American comic book artist who has worked for Valiant, Marvel, and DC Comics. He has a twin brother named Seth Mann who works primarily as his inker. Bibliography Interior comic work includes: *''X-Men Unlimited'' vol. 2 #13: "A ...

, 2010 *

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, 2012 * Tat Eng Huat, 2012–2014

Collected editions

Trade paperbacks

Hardcover collections

References

External links

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