X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men pilot effectively marked the end of the Marvel animated universe created by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises/Marvel Productions, which began with "Fantastic Four" (1978) and continued with "Spider-Woman" (1979), "Spider-Man" (1981), "Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends" (1981) and "The Incredible Hulk" (1982). The X-Men themselves had previously guest starred in several episodes of "Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends", although that particular series isn't necessarily in the same continuity as "Pryde of the X-Men". Narrated by X-Men co-creator Stan Lee, "Pryde of the X-Men" stars Professor X and the X-Men who were known as Cyclops, Storm, Nightcrawler, Colossus, Wolverine, Kitty Pryde, and Dazzler saving
X-Men: The End series progresses, several characters who have died in "X-Men: The End" are revealed to still be alive, such as Cyclops and Gambit. "GeNext" was planned as a five-issue miniseries, with a sequel mini-series published in 2009. The story line was originally conceived with the idea of the X-Men aging in real-time. In an early 2006 interview with IGN, Chris Claremont summarized the concept as followed: Some 1990s characters appeared, such as Stryfe and Cecilia Reyes, both of whom appeared in "X-Men: The End". In the February 2006 IGN interview, Claremont also mentioned that Xavier and Magneto were both alive, contrary