In 2023, the X-Men celebrate 60 years of existence, with hundreds of comics published in Brazil
This year, the X-Men complete 60 years of trajectory with hundreds of comics published in Brazil, several characters, many plots and a legion of passionate fans. Despite being a story so present in the lives of nerds, even in the most recent films, such as “X-Men: Days of Future Past” and “Logan”, the creation of the group of mutants took place in 1963 by the hands of Jack Kirby It is Stan Lee. According to the authors, the comic told the story of “the strangest superheroes of all”.
In 1975, a comic book issue was published that transformed the Marvel Universe forever, setting the stage for the mutant team of X-Men to become what they are today and for the epic phase of Chris Claremont.
Already in the 90s, the group of heroes met its golden times. At the time, Marvel was dividing its heroes among the company’s top designers, such as Rob Liefeld, was the professional responsible for X-Force, the secret and military division of the X-Men. In that time, the launch issue sold around 4 million comics in the United States, reaching a new mark in the market.
X-Men was in the care of the comic artist Jim Leealso known for his work “Batman: Hush”, and “Justice League of the New 52”, considered one of the greatest cartoonists of the generation — it is no wonder that the first comic book he made with the history of mutant heroes sold 8 million of copies, a milestone never before achieved in the entire history of comics.
Required Characters
Most of the X-Men characters we know and love today were created by John Byrne It is Chris Claremont. It was only in 1980 that claremont began to adopt necessary discourses in their stories, such as the issue of racism and segregation. Unlike other heroes, your characters were born with their powers, they weren’t victims of some experiment or chose to be that way, they just are.
Today, many characters show the similarities of the speeches of the martyrs in the fight against racial segregation in the United States, Martin Luther King Jr. It is Malcolm Xwith the great spokesmen of the mutant movement in comics: Professor Xavier and Magneto.
Malcolm X he advocated war against those who denied his existence and believed in defending himself with any means, just like Magneto in the struggle of mutants in fiction. Already Martin Luther King Jr. believed in equality and sought to achieve their rights through peaceful means, just like Professor Xavier.
In its hundreds of editions published in these 60 years of history, many characters have appeared and many moments have marked the lives of fans. For example, Wolverine first appeared as a villain — and not in an X-Men story — but in a Hulk comic.
The HQ “Inferno” managed to unite the three most important titles of the X-Men at the time: “X-Factor”, “X-Men” and “New Mutants”. The comic “God Loves, Man Kills” was able to unite the X-Men and Magneto against a common enemy, Stryker, a charismatic pastor who preached the end of mutants.
Source: Recreio
