X-Men (comic book) X-Men (comic book) X-Men is a comic book ongoing series a namesake team of superheroes, published in various incarnations by Marvel Comics, beginning in 1963. The first series was eventually renamed "The Uncanny X-Men" with issue #114 (October 1978). In 1991, a second, companion series debuted, marking the first time, that more than one "X-Men" series would be published. This series took the simpler, earlier name "X-Men", thought it would later be titled "". Volume 3 began publication in September 2010 and for most of its run featured team-ups between the X-Men and other Marvel characters, ended at issue #41
X-Men: Schism illustrated by Tim Seeley. A one-shot comic book, "X-Men: Regenesis", written by Gillen and illustrated by Billy Tan, served as an epilogue to the storyline. "Schism" was first announced by senior editor Nick Lowe at a press call on March 4, 2011. The event deals with a series of strong disagreements between Cyclops and Wolverine over decisions taken throughout the storyline, leading to a schism between the X-Men. "Schism" brought big repercussions towards the X-Men franchise, including the end (and later relaunching) of long-running "Uncanny X-Men" comic book and a "definite split" among the X-Men, leading to a new status