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 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