New X-Men (2004 series)

New X-Men is a superhero comic book published by Marvel Comics, a spinoff of the hugely popular X-Men franchise.

Volume One

New X-Men, formerly known as X-Men volume 2, changed its name when writer Grant Morrison stepped in with issue #114. Morrison's run really lived up to the "new" in the name, adding many fresh and original ideas to his X-Men run, and placing the team of Cyclops, Wolverine, Jean Grey, Beast, Emma Frost and Xorn into the role of teachers. Morrison's run ended at issue 154, after which Chuck Austen took over for two issues. As of issue 157, the "New" adjective was dropped from the title for the "X-Men Reload" event, reverting back to X-Men volume 2.

Morrison's 40 issues on New X-Men were met with mixed reviews. Many long time, continuity concerned X-Men fans regarded Morrison's initial issues as nothing more than hype to pick up sagging sales. Others (mostly new readers) saw Morrison as a breath of fresh air in the very convoluted world of "X-Books". Some of his most notable changes were the "secondary mutation" of Beast to resemble a feline rather than his usual ape like appearance, and the reintroduction of Emma Frost as a member of the team. However, fans would get the biggest shock in issue 115 when the island of Genosha (and its most notable inhabitant Magneto) was completely destroyed; setting into motion a tone that would dominate the rest of Morrison's tenure on the book.

X-Men is now written by Peter Milligan, a colleague of Morrison's. Milligan is the former writer of X-Statix, a rather off-beat team of X-Men.

New X-Men Volume 1: Story Lines

1. "E is for Extinction" Issues: 114-116 2. "Imperial" Issues: 118-126 3. "New Worlds" Issues: 127-133 4. "Riot At Xavier's" Issues: 134-138 5. "Murder at the Mansion" Issues: 139-141 6. "Assault on Weapon Plus" Issues: 142-145 7. "Planet X" Issues: 146-150 8. "Here Comes Tomorrow" Issues: 151-154

Volume Two

New X-Men (also New X-Men: Academy X), formerly known as New Mutants volume 2, was launched during the "X-Men Reload" event. It resumes directly where the most recent New Mutants series ending, with the same writers, artists and cast of characters.