X-World: The 50th Anniversary of The X-Men

X-World

The 50th Anniversary of The X-Men 

 

There the most exciting and dramatic comic book superheroes, heck they aren't even individual superheroes, they aren't even a team or a race, THEY are a species that is ready to take over. Yes, I am talking of our off-shoot brethren; Homo Sapien Superior AKA The Mutants. The mutants are famously or should I say infamously tagged with the heroic fighting force the X-Men.

The X-Men. Where to begin on a comic book I can proudly say has stood tall through both the best and worst of the Comic book industry. I would advice any interested comic reader that if they wish to read a complete set of comics on one superhero/team then the books they should read would be the X-Men, through it's worst times (Rob Liefield's New Mutants and X-Force) or even to it's dazzling best (Chris Claremont's Uncanny X-Men) these bunch of merry mutants never disappoint.

It's just Uncanny (mind the pun) to see even after a dozen X-Books released monthly for at least 5 different teams with at least 5 members have enough time and scope to give each individual team member their own unique voice and dramatic dilemma or characteristic change that relates to the themes X-Men books always tackle. Thus in turn quantifying the mutant problem to show that every individual no matter what species, color, religion, caste, gender or sexual preference has a right to be a part of this world, this problems then in turn making each member of the X-men (and spin-off teams) individually identifiable yet bringing them all together and bonding them as one great family. 

 

The Astonishing X-Men written by Joss Whedon (director: The Avengers) and drawn by John Cassady (Uncanny Avengers). One of the few teams pertaining to the X-Books family of comics.

I can go on about the moral blocks these mutants go through as readers witness that in these comics there is genuinely no hero or villain, instead just individuals and believers fighting for their personal dreams. I could say that there is no black and white in this world rather just grey areas, but it would be cliché. So I say that the X-Men at least within the world of comics are the creators of this grey area and the builders of these moral blocks as steps with which they climb towards their individual and unified dreams. I could say all that but I would rather tell you, beg you (my faithful readers) to check out at least enough X-Books to see a slice of poignant and interesting literature from a belittled medium.

What will I do till then…well, I will give you a view into this X-World. So in lieu of 50 years of X-Men (New Mutants, X-Factor, X-Force, Wolverine, Generation X, New X-Men, Wolverine, X-Statix, Wolverine and the X-Men…oh!...and did I mention Wolverine) I present you my over-reaching Blog Post plan. Through out the year I will release Tin-tin's Top Ten countdowns on all things X. I will be writing posts on the deeper themes the X-Men delve in (which one day you might hopefully see published by Universities or Newspapers). I will give a view on what I would want my X-Men film universe to look like. But first I will provide a five post countdown on my 50 favorite X-Men!!! So stay tuned, cause even though I recently got promoted I'm still hanging with my lower class (just kidding!!!) faithful readers.

PS: I have tagged this under Comic-Con Panel; This is to define it under those articles for comic book conversations.  

'Nuff Said Bub!!

Aneesh Raikundalia