X-Men Comic Books FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions about X-Men comic books
This FAQ about X-Men Comic Books was compiled and written by Kate
the Short (racmx@yahoo.com) with numerous contributions by others.
01 Purpose/Intro
- 02 The current list of X-Titles and Teams (+)
- 03 Hints for picking up back issues and older storylines
- 04 X-Books Philosophical Meanderings and Inspirations
- 05 What is a mutant?
- 06 Can you explain Paul O'Brien's review grading system?
- 07 Why do all these annoying dinos keep on complaining about the X-titles here? If they don't like the books, why do they read them?
- 08 What is this Kid Dynamo thing? Where can I find it?
- 09 Where can I get scans of comic art? Why doesn't anybody post pictures on the newsgroup?
- 10 Commonly Used Abbreviations And Terms
- 11 Other Racmxers Who May Be Of Assistance
- 12 A Brief History Of The X-Teams And X-Titles
- 13 History: The 1960s and 1970s
- 14 History: The 1980s: An explosion of new titles
- 15 History: The 1990s: Claremont's exit, mega-crossovers
- 16 History: 2000 and beyond
- 17 Who were the original X-Men? Who was the first X-Man? Who have been X-Men?
- 18 How come Professor X has so much money?
- 19 What classes does the Professor offer at his schools, anyway?
- 20 Wasn't there a title released in 1963 about a team of super-powered misfits who banded together under some smart guy in a wheelchair to fight against prejudice and the right to just be yourself ... by DC Comics?
- 21 When did Professor X start walking? Isn't he supposed to be in a wheelchair?
- 22 Are there any gay X-Men?
- 23 Why do people hate the X-Men when they love the Avengers and the Fantastic Four?
- 24 Why can't Cyclops just wear contact lenses?
- 25 Why doesn't Forge invent something that would neutralize powers so mutants like Cyclops and Rogue can live normal lives? And how can Rogue cut her hair, if she's invulnerable?
- 26 Did Psylocke dye her hair? What about Rogue's stripe?
- 27 I've got an idea! Why don't Rogue and Gambit just use Leech so they can have sex? Have they already had sex?
- 28 Is Rogue's inability to control her powers psychological in nature?
- 29 Why does Rogue have claws? When did that happen?
- 30 Was Rogue raped by the guards in the first Genosha storyline?
- 31 What is the relationship between Mystique and Nightcrawler? Why is Rogue involved in it, if she isn't blue?
- 32 Why do so many people hate Scott Summers?
- 33 How many Summerses are there, anyways?
- 34 What's the relationship between the Phoenix, Jean Grey, Madelyne Pryor, and Rachel Summers?
- 35 What's the relationship between Cable, Stryfe, Ahab, and Nate Grey?
- 36 How old is Kitty Pryde? Jubilee? The rest of the X-Men?
- 37 What are the names and ages of the Guthrie siblings? How many of them are mutants?
- 38 What happened to the New Mutants and X-Force kids?
- 39 What happened to Excalibur?
- 40 What happened to X-Factor?
- 41 What happened to Generation X?
- 42 What about everyone else?
- 43 Is Magneto Jewish or Gypsy? Was Joseph Magneto?
- 44 What is the Hellfire Club? Who are its members?
- 45 What is the relationship between Wolverine and Sabretooth supposed to be?
- 46 Does Wolverine have any real memories, anyway? How about real bones?
- 47 Who was Wolverine before he was Wolverine? Does he even have a real name?
- 48 Wolverine can regularly regenerate himself from a drop of blood, right?
- 49 Which X-Men haven't been mutants?
- 50 What is the Siege Perilous?
- 51 Why did the X-Men lose their invisibility to electronic scanners?
- 52 Psylocke, Revanche, Kwannon, Betsy Braddock ... help?
- 53 When did Psylocke and Phoenix switch powers? Wasn't Psylocke telepathically holding the Shadow King captive?
- 54 When did the Beast turn blue and furry? Wasn't he unfurry again for a while? When did he become a lion?
- 55 How come other mutants seem to be changing their powers and appearances?
- 56 Is Longshot Shatterstar's father?
- 57 There's an External at my door. What does that mean? Should I be concerned? Is it contagious?
- 58 Who are the Twelve? Why are they important?
- 59 Is Apocalypse dead?
- 60 What is the Legacy Virus? Who's had it? Hasn't there been a cure for a while?
- 61 What is the Soulsword? Who has Magik's Soulsword now?
- 62 Is the Malice who worked with the Marauders the same one that appears in the Fantastic Four now and then?
- 63 Do you lose your mutant powers in the Savage Land? Where is the Savage Land, anyway?
- 64 What happens when the Blob meets the Juggernaut?
- 65 Why did Chris Claremont leave the X-titles? Why did Peter David leave X-Factor?
- 66 Are any Marvel staff reading racmx?
- 67 What's a dangler? Is it related to a six month gap?
- 68 What's a Claremontism?
- 69 How is X-Men: The Movie different from the comics?
- 70 What cameos are there in X-Men: The Movie?
- 71 What's new in X-Men 2?
- 72 What other movies or cartoons are there?
- 73 History Of This FAQ
- 74 Credits
