Finally .... Storm is being acknowledged as a true Omega level mutant like she's always been

I want the X-men to be popular again as they used to be back in the 90’s.

One of the greatest superhero teams in comics history. X-Men forever.

X-men comics are easily my favorite kind of comics solely because of how they can tackle very complex real world themes with ease while still giving a compelling superhero narrative

Just like Grant Morrison said in the Wizard Magazine years ago....... The Avengers are a Football team, The Justice League are a world leaders group and the X-Men are a school.

The X-Men deserve a decent movie featuring more mutants. Hopefully Marvel will deliver.

The perfect team: Cyclops, Wolverine, Storm, Jean Grey, Nightcrawler, Iceman, Angel, Beast, Kitty, Colossus, Rogue, Gambit, Psylocke, Jubilee.

The Clarmont and Jim Lee X-men were amazing. Such good stories and art. That was my golden age of comics.

Basically all ik about comics I've learned from variant, thanks everyone behind variant. Keep up all the awesome work

As a kid in the 80’s I don’t know why but I mostly collected X-Men titles. To find out as an adult that the X-Men were patterned after the civil rights struggles of African Americans (looked down upon/shunned/but posses extraordinary resiliency) Professor X is modeled after M.L.K. & Magneto is modeled after Malcolm X makes all of the sense in the world.

FINALLY. IVE BEEN WAITING FOR YEARS! MY LIFE LONG DREAM HAS COME TRUE!! HISTORY OF X-MEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am with you! 90s X-Men is my X-Men. Such a great era.

Just one thing, "THE BROOD" . That whole story line set up a lot of Marvel's greatest history of back stories. The New Mutants, Carol Danvers, Rouge, Professor X walking again, and Wolverine's full potential of his powers.

Thanks Arris! X Men is one of my favourite comic book teams of all time!

It sucks how the only live-action X-Men movie that had all six members of the original team in it (Professor X, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Beast, Angel, and Iceman) in it was The Last Stand, and they didn't have a scene that had all of them together. Talk about a wasted opportunity, especially since Angel was barely even in it.

"You, miss grey, like the other four students at this most exclusive school, are a MUTANT! You possess an EXTRA power... one which ordinary humans do NOT!! That is why I call my students ... X-MEN, for EX-tra power!" -Professor X X-MEN #1 pg.8 panel 4

Rogue & Psylocke were so hot in the 90s

How did mutant massacre not make the reading list?!? It’s one of the best stories ever and helped shaped comics for the next decade.

"Omega level mutant, Storm." DAMN THAT'S MUSIC TO MY EARS

Great cover of a great comic team. You forgot that the X-men are a representation of the civil rights movement with Professor X being Martin Luther King and magneto being Malcolm X.

Its funny how times have changed things avengers use to be a C list team at best now they're just as popular as the Xmen

They are definitely in my top 3 superhero teams of all time 1 Justice League 2 X-men 3 fantastic four

the first issue of x men was the first marvel comic i ever read 🤧

I will like to see a different villain to fight the x men in the MCU besides magneto , apocalypse and dark Phoenix , I will like to see Mr sinister or mojo to become the first villain in the first movie in the MCU

*I was certain that this video was a re-upload.* It’s shocking to see how there’s never been a History of X-Men lol

1999: avengers will be bigger than xmen one day Me: LOL yeah right! Me (2019): ok....

Love this channel. Thanks for all you do Arris, it is much appreciated

Man, I'm glad I found your channel a few years ago. You really do make quality content!

Speaking of mutants, can you do the history of Namor?

8:49 We also were introduced to Rob Liefield's excess as far as his character design went...

Great episode once again Variant! Keep em coming. I would love to see you guys do a history of episode on Cyclops, Vulcan, and Icarus.

Extremely professional. Not too serious about the nerdy stuff, but passionate and honest. Good job. Approved and not the just the video but the channel as a whole!!

I was shocked that you haven't done a history of X-men video, that's crazy

The biggest tragedy and disservice that happened with the X-men is when marvel chose to severely underpay JIM LEE... $125 per page.... ugh🤔

Excellent title recommendations! Some of my favorites some that I actually own in trades like New X-Men! I was waiting for AoA mention and you came through!

Brotherman I just watched a video you done like 8 years ago and I'm always impressed by your commentment and experience with comics especially your own comic keep it up yo!!!

Read Uncanny X Force if you haven’t. Best comic of all time.

I really liked x-men blue especially 31-38 it's really good

Love the videos been watching for years and the quality has only gone up

BROOOO THAT PRODUCT PLACEMENT WAS GLORIOUS!!!!!!!! and great vid I've been trying to get into the X-Men comic but tbh until now I had absolutely no idea what was going on in any of the aspects of the universe and now I know where to start

Great video. I'm surprised you guys never made an X-Men video before though.

Keep up your vidoes dude you rock can you makke a vidoe about dc lucifer plz

I didn't actually read Giant-Size X-Men #1 until about a year or two ago. I was amazed to find though, that Thunderbird's origin was only a few miles from where I went to high school. It's really odd because back when the issue was written, there were perhaps only 2,000-3000 people there and I know the real-life Native American reservation his was based on.

Been waiting for this. Can't wait to get your thoughts on the new Hickman series.

Common misconception about the X-Men that you didn't mention the X stands for eXtra power because the x-gene it's something that normal people lack

I have no idea how in 6 years, you guys STILL have a stunning lack of Darkseid content 🤦🏽‍♂️ Cmon guys... DARKSEID

Arris you rock💜... I loved the tshirt.. great point of view of our beloved xmen💜

My Favorite X-Men Character of all time is and always will be Nightcrawler, I remember going to Hurricane Harbor every summer in the 90's just to go play the X-Men Arcade game always choosing Nightcrawler. Parents were pissed but I had a good time

Cyclops is my favorite X-Man

Where is the update on all the Disney plus shows @VariantComics, Podcast?? 😀😀

Could you get more into detail of the Blue and Gold X-Men teams plz? Also some good reads for both teams cuz they're really starting to grab my attention

I love your channel! Keep on the good work!

The Jim Lee designs are my favorite.

My favourite X-Men story is Age of Apocalypse..

Really Awesome Episode. I love it :) and can't wait to see the new X-Men Videos that you'll post. Which is soon I hope, and with the summary story of Avengers VS X-Men I hope :)

You could say Spider-Man and the xmen are the best marvel stories of all time

Cyclops is my favourite comic book character

X-2 :X-Men United isn't just one of the best X-Men movies, it`s one of the best comic book movies of all time.

Nice video. I always figured that Stan WAS sort of running out of ideas for power origins, and the mutant concept was a nice solution. I also imagined that because he and Jack were SO busy with their other tiles that the X-Men were written almost as an afterthought. Like, it seems like the first 15 issues were a mix of introducing some cool villains (Magneto, Juggernaut, and the Sentinels) and then something like "Cebrebro found a mutant-- go find him and see if he'll join us!" which, he didn't. (Though Blob, who was part of that trope, is cool, too). But then you get into things like Factor Three and the story arcs were just not very compelling. I can see why sales lagged. It goes without saying that the reboot with Giant Size #1 was amazing. Slightly off-topic, but as I have said on other KZfaq videos about the X-Men, I loathe the whole "omega-level" trope that is now handed out like candy on Halloween by any writer who wants make their favorite character super cool. It was introduced as a throw-away concept in the late 80s, and not really brought up again. But by the early 2000s, virtually any new character was "Omega" and on some videos (usually titled something like "The 20 most power Omega-level mutants ever!) you hear a description that often includes things like "can destroy a planet with a thought" or "can destroy an entire solar system with a thought" and it is all stupid. I get it-- like this guy, the people making these videos were kids when all of this was just accepted and so of course it's talked about. But if you're about 15 years olderand grew up reading Bronze age and early Iron Age stuff (and buying back issues of Silver Age comics with your lawn mowing money), this concept is rather foreign. I quit collecting ca. 1992 and every time I take a minute to see what went on after that, I don't regret my choice.

Another trio of good stories for Xmen was the first Proteus story, the mutant massacre and the fall of the mutants.

This video should have been called History Of X-Men Comics

Cyclops is the best superhero that ever existed. A true selfless being

Awesome stuff thank you!!!

Thank you!!!! Incredible how I never noticed You never made this before but enjoyed to know more of the X-Men history. Oh and ......That panda shirt.......EPICALLY AMAZING! 🤔🙌😎. Shout out to the 90's kids/teens everywhere!!

I was born in the 2000s and i must say some how i grew up on 90s x men it's the best

Stan Lee & Jack Kirby: In Memoriam. Please do the origin of Azazel (NightCrawler’s Father). Gracias.

My favorite storyline was the conflict with the Brood. The issue, which I have but can't remember the number of, in which Wolvie overcame a Brood queen implant through his adamantium skeleton, healing factor and force of will still stiffens my spine.:)

My X-Men recommendations: The Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix, Age of Apocalypse, Age of X, Nightcrawler miniseries by Dave Cockrum, Magik miniseries, and Phoenix Endsong.

Marvel, give us a flying rogue and cajun Gambit movie. Make it Rated R😍

Could you do a history of the justice society of America

This is great thank you. Reliving my X-men days

Days of Future Past was an excellent Xmen Story. I think Days of Future Past might be my favorite Xmen film. The 90’s run of The Xmen was also a huge part of my childhood and how can you not love the 90’s Xmen cartoon series. I also have to agree that The Xmen have one of the richest lore and history in all of comics.

I love your video do a History of Angel.

Please do a history of doctor doom I'm surprised you haven't done that

You & I grew up in comics “hey-day”! One may say we are also currently experiencing that again, only in cinemas this time instead!

Your favorite storylines are great, and truely your opinion. Although you forgot to mention a couple key lines. X-tinction Agenda was a great storyline and crossover in the 90's.

Arris, do a list of worst comic book stories for DC and Marvel respectively.

Great vid keep up the amazing work 👍

I remember watching reruns of the 90s cartoon in the mid-last 2000s were Jubilee automatically became my favorite character. Sucks I don’t see much people talking about her

I’m actually surprised you haven’t done a history of the X-Men for a long while. These were my first superheroes and easily the ones that I got into comics and the 90’s cartoon

Wait so this channel has been going on for so long and there’s never been a history of the X-men before Awesome, answer in the first minute even he was surprised

Woo never been this fast at looking at a vid

New sub. Love your channel. Just got back into comics! Been gone since new 52 and NOW.....

I have been an intermediate comic fan for a while , quick question... when there is multiple runs of the same characters simultaneously are they usually somewhat canon to one another

Listen y'all I know patience is a virtue but I've been waiting for this video for five years and unless you're a new suscriber so have you

Id prefer if the X-men first introduced in the MCU was the classic 60s lineup

You didn't mention the X-Tinction Agenda; to me, it's the most underrated of the classic 90's storylines.

I'm digging this new X-Men series too! Digging a hole to throw the first issues of HOX/POX in so I can get rid of the regret of buying them!

X men. Hope they are in the MCU now

He doesn't mention one of the most important aspects of the xmen that it was created as an alagory of the Civil rights movement with prof x representing mlk and magneto representing Malcom x

Could you make a video with the top 10 most powerful Dc super villains?

Awesome job! My kids watched this before reading the giant size X-men 1 arc/age!!!

GREAT VIDEO. But Gold and Blue teams are now different from the 90's teams

Jim Lee's XMEN art is untouchable, the best...

A few months ago, Sideshow Collectibles released a Sixth Scale Cyclops based on the Jim Design. This is going to be the first figure I get when I start a Sideshow collection.

Been waiting

My dreams come true

Oooooooooo me love some men and woman with powers that involve the 24th letter

Most people have no idea about the original group of X-men. Beast, before becoming blue, Angel, Jean Grey and Psyclops and Bobby/Iceman.

Nightcrawler, Iceman, Beast and Wolverine are my favorite members of the X Men