X-Treme X-Men title. The X-Treme X-Men contained Storm, Rogue, Gambit, Bishop, Sage (Tessa), Thunderbird (Neal Shaara), Psylocke and Beast as original line up. Psylocke was killed and Beast departed the title in the early goings, and new recruits Lifeguard (Heather Cameron) and Slipstream (Davis Cameron) were eventually added. Later in the series, familiar X-Men characters Cannonball, Lila Cheney, Shadowcat, Magma and Sunspot made regular appearances, with only Cannonball officially joining the team. Evangeline Whedon (a mutant possessing dragon transmorphic abilities) also made numerous appearances. The title also introduced the character of Red Lotus, who featured heavily in the Australian arc, and was
X-Men Forever began its run on June 10, 2009. It ran semimonthly as a regular title, set in an alternate continuity of the Marvel Universe. This second series is unrelated to the earlier series by the same name. The series, written by veteran "X-Men" author Chris Claremont, was originally advertised as a continuation of the storylines he intended for "Uncanny X-Men" and "X-Men" in 1991, but which never saw print because of his resignation from the title and Marvel Comics following "X-Men" #3. Despite the original billing as what "would have been written" by Claremont had he never left, the series quickly