''Amazing X-Men'' is the name of two

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series from

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. The first was a

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published during the ''

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'' storyline. The subsequent ongoing series began in November 2013 in the aftermath of "

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" and was initially written by Jason Aaron with art by

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, featuring a lineup of long-time X-Men characters led by

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. The first story arc features the return of Nightcrawler, who was killed in the 2010 story arc '' X-Men: Second Coming''. The second series ended in 2015, with issue 19 being the last issue.

Publication history

Limited series (1995)

The original ''Amazing X-Men'' was a four-issue limited series that replaced ''

'' during the

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alternate universe storyline ''

,'' in which all X-titles were given new names and issue numbers. The Amazing X-Men consisted of team leader Quicksilver and

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, Dazzler,

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, Iceman, and Exodus. The team is sent to

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by Magneto to aid in the evacuation of humanity to

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. During this mission, the team fights Apocalypse's Brotherhood of Chaos, as well as the Horseman

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, who is defeated by Banshee. During their absence from the Xavier Mansion, Magneto and Bishop are attacked by Apocalypse himself, who captures them both. Fulfilling their mission, Quicksilver splits up his team to help the other X-Men: sending Iceman to rendezvous with Rogue's team (the

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) and Dazzler and Exodus to find Magneto's son, Charles. Finally, Quicksilver, Storm, and Banshee go to rescue Bishop, who is in the hands of the Madri, Apocalypse's priests.

Ongoing series (2013–2015)

Starting in 2013, Marvel began using the title ''Amazing X-Men'' for an ongoing X-Men series written by Jason Aaron and illustrated by

. The first arc of the book is a continuation of a storyline in '' Wolverine and the X-Men'' and sees a team of X-Men searching for deceased member Nightcrawler in the afterlife. With '' All-New X-Men'' featuring time-displaced original X-Men, ''

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'' featuring

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's renegade X-Men team, ''Wolverine and the X-Men'' featuring the Jean Grey School's staff and students in the school setting, and ''

'' featuring an all-female X-Men team, ''Amazing X-Men'' became the main title to feature

's X-Men team, replacing

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's ''

'', which ended a month before. The premiere issue featured Firestar in her first appearance as a member of the X-Men, though she made her Marvel Comics debut in ''

'' #193 (1985) as a member of the X-Men's rival team, the Hellions. Starting with issue #8, Aaron was replaced by former '' New X-Men'' and''

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'' writers

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and

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as series writers. Also in issue #8, Colossus rejoins the X-Men after being last seen being part of

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. This series was cancelled with issue #19.

Team roster

Collected Editions

Volume 1

Volume 2

References

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