X-Men: First Class (comics)

*X-Men: First Class*
X-Men: First Class
	Cover art for X-Men: First Class (vol. 1) #1.; Art by Marko Djurdjevic.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Schedule	Monthly
Format	vol. 1: Limited series; vol. 2: Ongoing series; vol. 3: Limited Series
Genre	Superhero;
Publication date	vol. 1: Sep '06 - Apr '07; vol. 2: Jun '07 - Nov '08; vol. 3: Feb '09 - May '09
No. of issues	vol. 1: 8; vol. 2: 16; vol. 3: 4; Specials: 2
Main character(s)	Cyclops; Marvel Girl; Beast; Iceman; Angel; Professor X
Creative team
Created by	Jeff Parker
Written by	Jeff Parker
Collected editions
Tomorrow's Brightest	ISBN 0-7851-2427-6

X-Men: First Class is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics starring the X-Men.

The concept has been optioned as a film of the same name.

Publication history

The original series was an eight-issue limited series. It began in September 2006 and ended in April 2007. It was written by Jeff Parker and penciled by Roger Cruz. It was followed by a special issue in May 2007 and a monthly series that premiered in June 2007 with the same creative team.

Many of the series' stories are done in single issues, some are two-parters and multiple issue arcs. The original team of X-Men are wearing new costumes in the series. The series guest-stars many other characters, such as Lizard, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Man-Thing, Gorilla-Man, Doctor Strange, Invisible Woman and Thor.

The series has spawned a few spin-offs, titles including the ongoing series Wolverine: First Class, and the miniseries Weapon X: First Class.

The ongoing series lasted sixteen issues and it was followed by Giant-Size X-Men: First Class special issue. Starting February 2009, a four issue miniseries titled X-Men: First Class Finals will encompass volume 3. This ends with the team going on to the Krakoa island mission.

A new volume called Uncanny X-Men: First Class premiered in the August 2009 one-shot Uncanny X-Men: First Class Giant-Sized. The new series will concentrate on the team first introduced originally back in Giant-Sized X-Men #1.

Lineups

1-8: Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Iceman, Jean Grey, Professor X
Special: Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Dragon Man, Iceman, Jean Grey, Professor X
1-12: Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Iceman, Jean Grey, Professor X
13-14: Beast, Cyclops, Iceman, Jean Grey, Machine Man, Professor X
15: Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Iceman, Jean Grey, Medusa, Professor X
16: Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Iceman, Jean Grey, Professor X

Creative teams

X-Men: First Class (vol. 1)
- Writer: Jeff Parker
- Pencils: Roger Cruz
- Inks: Victor Olazaba
- Colored by: Val Staples
- Lettered by: Nate Piekos
- Cover by: Marko Djurdjevic

X-Men: First Class Special
- Writer: Jeff Parker
- Pencils: Kevin Nowlan, Paul Smith, Mike Allred, Nick Dragotta
- Inks: Kevin Nowlan
- Colored by: Kevin Nowlan
- Lettered by: Nate Piekos

X-Men: First Class (vol. 2)
- Writer: Jeff Parker
- Pencils and Inks: Roger Cruz
- Colored by: Val Staples
- Lettered by: Nate Piekos
- Cover by: Eric Nguyen

Film

Publications

X-Men: First Class (vol. 1) (8-issue limited series, September 2006 - April 2007)
X-Men: First Class Special (one-shot, May 2007)
X-Men: First Class (vol. 2) #1-16 (ongoing series, June 2007 - November 2008)
Giant Size X-Men: First Class #1 (one-shot, November 2008)
X-Men: First Class Finals #1-4 (February - May 2009)
Giant Size Uncanny X-Men: First Class #1 (one-shot, August 2009)
Uncanny X-Men: First Class #1-8 (September 2009 - April 2010)
Wolverine: First Class #1-21 (ongoing series, May 2008 - January 2010)
Weapon X: First Class #1-3 (January - March 2009)

Collected editions

The stories are being collected into trade paperbacks:

Title	Material collected	Pages	ISBN#
Tomorrow's Brightest	X-Men: First Class Vol. 1 #1-8	184	ISBN 0-7851-2427-6
Mutant Mayhem	X-Men: First Class Vol. 2 #1-5 and Special	152	ISBN 0-7851-2781-X
Band of Brothers	X-Men: First Class Vol. 2 #6-10	192	ISBN 0-7851-2599-X
The Wonder Years	X-Men: First Class Vol. 2 #11-16 and Giant-Size X-Men: First Class #1	168	ISBN 0-7851-3347-X
Finals	X-Men: First Class Finals #1-4 and Giant-Size X-Men (Volume 1) #1	136	ISBN 0-7851-3348-8
Hated And Feared	Giant-Size Uncanny X-Men: First Class and Uncanny X-Men: First Class #1-4	136	ISBN 0-7851-4104-9
Knights Of Hykon	Uncanny X-Men: First Class #5-8	136	ISBN 0-7851-4237-1
The Rookie	Wolverine: First Class #1-4, plus a classic Wolverine reprint	120	ISBN 0-7851-3316-X
To Russia, With Love	Wolverine: First Class #5-8, and Uncanny X-Men #139-140	160	ISBN 0-7851-3317-8
Wolverine-By-Night	Wolverine: First Class #9-12	120	ISBN 0-7851-3534-0
Ninjas, Gods And Divas	Wolverine: First Class #13-16, and FCBD 2009	120	ISBN 0-7851-3535-9
Class Actions	Wolverine: First Class #17-21	120	ISBN 0-7851-3678-9

References

X-Men: First Class vol. 1 at the Grand Comics Database
X-Men: First Class vol. 1 at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
X-Men: First Class vol. 2 at the Grand Comics Database
X-Men: First Class vol. 2 at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
X-Men: First Class vol. 3 at the Grand Comics Database
X-Men: First Class vol. 3 at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)

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