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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

"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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

*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

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

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...

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

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.

The Jim Lee designs are my favorite.

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!!

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

Cyclops is my favorite X-Man

Cyclops is my favourite comic book character

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

You could say Spider-Man and the xmen are the best marvel stories 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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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!!!

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

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 UKposts 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.

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Could you do a history of the justice society of America

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

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

Awesome stuff thank you!!!

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

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

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

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

I love your video do a History of Angel.

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

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!

I love your channel! Keep on the good work!

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

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

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!!

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 :)

X men. Hope they are in the MCU now

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

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.

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

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

My dreams come true

11 ig, great video arris, my top ten comics from the xmen would be 10.Giant sized xmen 9.God loves man kills 8.Fatal attraction 7.X-Men #1 6.Age of apocalypse 5.New X-Men 4.Days of future past 3.Astonishing X-Men (gifted) 2.Xmen first class/season 2 1.Dark phoniex saga

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

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

Woo never been this fast at looking at a vid

The definitive X-Men team for me would be: Cyclops, Wolverine, Jean Grey, Storm, Beast, Rogue, Gambit, Jubilee, Nightcrawler, Colossus, Psylocke, Kitty Pryde, Emma Frost, Iceman, Angel, Havok, Sunspot, Banshee, Thunderbird, Bishop, and Forge

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

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

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

That Phoenix saga on the '90s cartoon though. Truly a god amongst insects

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

Great vid keep up the amazing work 👍

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

Pardon me, but the Phoenix saga was NOT about "Jean Grey being possessed by the Phoenix Force." That was a later retcon. (I personally believe the original story was much, much better.) Originally the story was about Marvel Girl (Jean Grey) sacrificing herself for her team mates, and being hit by cosmic rays, (the same type of rays as affected the Fantastic Four (and the U-Foes)) (intentionally drawn the exact same way the Fantastic Fours original cosmic rays were drawn) and getting a power boost because of it. (They were answering the question, how would cosmic rays affect a mutant.) It was also a reference to the adage, "Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." (At least that's my humble opinion. Apologies, I'll get off my soap box now.) As always, thank you so very much for your marvelous video.

Stan Lee is such a genius. "X"can have so many meanings.

Not first Not last But when I say variant comics post I click fast 🚀

Imagine if Marvel decided to make a live action TV show instead of an MCU movie

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

The X-Men are my favorite superheroes in marvel comics and I heard that Disney+ is going to revive the series from the 1990's and start making new episodes. My favorite X-man is nightcrawler I just love how he can teleport from one area to another.