Comic book collecting the popularity of superhero characters Superman, Batman, and Captain Marvel. Since the 1960s, two publishers have dominated the American comic book industry: Marvel Comics, publisher of such comics as "Spider-Man", "X-Men", and "Fantastic Four", and DC Comics, which publishes titles such as "Superman", "Batman", and "Wonder Woman". Other large non-manga publishers include Image Comics, IDW, and Dark Horse Comics. As comic books regained their popularity in the 1960s during the boom of the Silver Age, fans organized comic book conventions, where they could meet to discuss their favorite comics with each other and eventually with the creators themselves. , numerous
X-Men Blue a reference to storylines from the early 1990s when various comics in the X-Men franchise were best-sellers. The first issue was released April 12, 2017 and subsequent issues were released twice monthly. The storyline in "X-Men Blue" is a continuation of the 2012 series "All New X-Men". In February 2018, the spin-off sister book "X-Men Red" was released. The main cast of the book departed to a space mission, narrated in the "Poison-X" arc of the "Venom" comic book, which set up the "Venomized" crossover. Their absence was used to establish a new line-up. In September 2018, the series ended