Who was your favorite generation of the X-Men?

Original 5: Cyclops, Jean Grey, Beast, Angel and Iceman

2nd Generation: Wolverine, Colossus, Shadowcat, Banshee, Nightcrawler, Sunfire, and Storm

Generation X - Husk, Skin, Angeles, M, Jubilee, Chamber, Synch, Mondo, Penance

New X-Men - Pixie, Elixir, Surge, Prodigy, Icarus, Hellion, Dust, Mercury, Rockslide, Anole, etc.

New Mutants - Magik, Sunspot, Karma, Dani Moonstar, Cannonball, Wolfsbane

There's more but I can't think of anymore right now, so feel free to add your favorite generation.

My favorite generation is the second generation because I love Wolverine, Colossus, Shadowcat, Nightcrawler and Storm and the relationships between them was brilliantly done.

From those options, the first, because Cyclops is better than every character of every other generation combined lol  
 
But otherwise, I like the early 2000s generation, from New X-Men to Astonishing. 

@Kairan1979: Going to put that up right now.

The secound generation suited me best. I liked the idea of a multi-cultural superhero team. I didn't remember if there were other of those teams at that time (except for the Super Friends featuring Apache etc).

@krilling said:

The secound generation suited me best. I liked the idea of a multi-cultural superhero team. I didn't remember if there were other of those teams at that time (except for the Super Friends featuring Apache etc).

Yeah, that's what I loved so much about the second generation X-Men was that it had many diverse characters and I always love reading about diverse characters.

David, Sofia and Laurie AKA The New X-Men FTW.

Though I haven't read much Gen X, I think they represent a much wider range of diversity than an African woman, a Japanese man who only sticks around for a handful of issues, and a bunch of white people with different accents. Also, Gen X's powers tended to be more disfiguring, which is important I think.

^ Um..-_-

the one with wolverine and t-bird.

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@spiderbat87 said:

@AgeofHurricane said:

^ Um..-_-

yea hmmm... anyway I'll go with 2nd gen and New X-Men

Second Generation is awesome!!

From those options, the first, because Cyclops is better than every character of every other generation combined lol   But otherwise, I like the early 2000s generation, from New X-Men to Astonishing. 

Nobody is mentioning the New Mutants: Karma, Cannonball, Moonstar, Wolfsbane and Sunspot.

@PrinceIMC said:

Nobody is mentioning the New Mutants: Karma, Cannonball, Moonstar, Wolfsbane and Sunspot.

Adding.

Second Generation and New X-Men definitely

@Ahmed Sherif said:

Second Generation and New X-Men definitely

I've always found the New X-Men to be really interesting.

Second gen for me. Followed by new x-men and new mutants( just cause of Magik)

Definitely the 90's generation (what got me into reading comics).

Cyclops, Jean Grey, Beast (before he became feline), Archangel, Wolverine, Storm, Gambit (the best comic book character to come out of the 90's), Rogue and Psylocke. Plus, Xavier was pimpin out in his hover chair.

I'm quite surprised Marvel hasn't resurrected Banshee yet. Most of the time I forget that Sunfire was even an X-man, seeing how short his tenure was and his most recent appearance (not counting AoA encounter) as one of Sinister's Marauders.

@yumyumbubblegum said:

Definitely the 90's generation (what got me into reading comics).

Cyclops, Jean Grey, Beast (before he became feline), Archangel, Wolverine, Storm, Gambit (the best comic book character to come out of the 90's), Rogue and Psylocke. Plus, Xavier was pimpin out in his hover chair.

I'm quite surprised Marvel hasn't resurrected Banshee yet. Most of the time I forget that Sunfire was even an X-man, seeing how short his tenure was and his most recent appearance (not counting AoA encounter) as one of Sinister's Marauders.

I wondered about Banshee too. I wish they would bring him back.

A combination of the original five and the second generation. The New Mutants are great as well. I have no opinion on Generation X and frankly, I couldn't care less about the New X-Men.

I can't decide... each generation brought something new and different to the X-Men's history!!

@papad1992 said:

I can't decide... each generation brought something new and different to the X-Men's history!!

I agree! All of the generations were unique in their own ways!

@Rabbitearsblog said:

@papad1992 said:

I can't decide... each generation brought something new and different to the X-Men's history!!

I agree! All of the generations were unique in their own ways!

I mean am I right? The original team set the basis and the beginning for the X-Men and the entire mutant population, the 2nd generation gave a more international taste to the original and brought new readers of all kinds, the new mutants generation brought a younger and fresher feel to the grown-up X-Men, The generation X group brought a school atmosphere to the crazy and chaotic mutant lifestyle, and the New X-Men students brought an edgier teenage modern relatable drama and made the earlier members of the X-Men teachers and guardians! So yeah, all the generations are important and I really couldn't choose one because they each brought something new to keep up with the ever-evolving taste of OUR younger generation!!!

@papad1992 said:

@Rabbitearsblog said:

@papad1992 said:

I can't decide... each generation brought something new and different to the X-Men's history!!

I agree! All of the generations were unique in their own ways!

I mean am I right? The original team set the basis and the beginning for the X-Men and the entire mutant population, the 2nd generation gave a more international taste to the original and brought new readers of all kinds, the new mutants generation brought a younger and fresher feel to the grown-up X-Men, The generation X group brought a school atmosphere to the crazy and chaotic mutant lifestyle, and the New X-Men students brought an edgier teenage modern relatable drama and made the earlier members of the X-Men teachers and guardians! So yeah, all the generations are important and I really couldn't choose one because they each brought something new to keep up with the ever-evolving taste of OUR younger generation!!!

Yeah! I just loved the way that all the generations were diverse and brought something new to the X-Men universe!

@Rabbitearsblog said:

@papad1992 said:

@Rabbitearsblog said:

@papad1992 said:

I can't decide... each generation brought something new and different to the X-Men's history!!

I agree! All of the generations were unique in their own ways!

I mean am I right? The original team set the basis and the beginning for the X-Men and the entire mutant population, the 2nd generation gave a more international taste to the original and brought new readers of all kinds, the new mutants generation brought a younger and fresher feel to the grown-up X-Men, The generation X group brought a school atmosphere to the crazy and chaotic mutant lifestyle, and the New X-Men students brought an edgier teenage modern relatable drama and made the earlier members of the X-Men teachers and guardians! So yeah, all the generations are important and I really couldn't choose one because they each brought something new to keep up with the ever-evolving taste of OUR younger generation!!!

Yeah! I just loved the way that all the generations were diverse and brought something new to the X-Men universe!

Correct... Man it feels good to be understood!!

*opens door and yells "U here that parents... someone does understand me!!" closes door and feels satisfied*

@papad1992 said:

@Rabbitearsblog said:

@papad1992 said:

@Rabbitearsblog said:

@papad1992 said:

I can't decide... each generation brought something new and different to the X-Men's history!!

I agree! All of the generations were unique in their own ways!

I mean am I right? The original team set the basis and the beginning for the X-Men and the entire mutant population, the 2nd generation gave a more international taste to the original and brought new readers of all kinds, the new mutants generation brought a younger and fresher feel to the grown-up X-Men, The generation X group brought a school atmosphere to the crazy and chaotic mutant lifestyle, and the New X-Men students brought an edgier teenage modern relatable drama and made the earlier members of the X-Men teachers and guardians! So yeah, all the generations are important and I really couldn't choose one because they each brought something new to keep up with the ever-evolving taste of OUR younger generation!!!

Yeah! I just loved the way that all the generations were diverse and brought something new to the X-Men universe!

Correct... Man it feels good to be understood!!

*opens door and yells "U here that parents... someone does understand me!!" closes door and feels satisfied*

LOL! I'm happy for the both of us! :D

@Rabbitearsblog said:

@papad1992 said:

@Rabbitearsblog said:

@papad1992 said:

@Rabbitearsblog said:

@papad1992 said:

I can't decide... each generation brought something new and different to the X-Men's history!!

I agree! All of the generations were unique in their own ways!

I mean am I right? The original team set the basis and the beginning for the X-Men and the entire mutant population, the 2nd generation gave a more international taste to the original and brought new readers of all kinds, the new mutants generation brought a younger and fresher feel to the grown-up X-Men, The generation X group brought a school atmosphere to the crazy and chaotic mutant lifestyle, and the New X-Men students brought an edgier teenage modern relatable drama and made the earlier members of the X-Men teachers and guardians! So yeah, all the generations are important and I really couldn't choose one because they each brought something new to keep up with the ever-evolving taste of OUR younger generation!!!

Yeah! I just loved the way that all the generations were diverse and brought something new to the X-Men universe!

Correct... Man it feels good to be understood!!

*opens door and yells "U here that parents... someone does understand me!!" closes door and feels satisfied*

LOL! I'm happy for the both of us! :D

Well me too...

bump.

I think everyone is always going to love the team that got them into comics. Personally, I always consider the original blue and gold teams classic, but also loved the Xmen legacy team that had lady mastermind, sabretooth, mystique and cable.

alot of people would say second generation

@yumyumbubblegum said:

Definitely the 90's generation (what got me into reading comics).

Cyclops, Jean Grey, Beast (before he became feline), Archangel, Wolverine, Storm, Gambit (the best comic book character to come out of the 90's), Rogue and Psylocke. Plus, Xavier was pimpin out in his hover chair.

I'm quite surprised Marvel hasn't resurrected Banshee yet. Most of the time I forget that Sunfire was even an X-man, seeing how short his tenure was and his most recent appearance (not counting AoA encounter) as one of Sinister's Marauders.

This. The 90s generation really got me into Marvel.Everyone in that x-men team from Cyclops to Psylocke were all interesting characters. Back then Gambit was the best character in Marvel and Xavier chair was awesome.

I liked the second generation the best

2nd generation: Storm and Wolverine have flourished the most. Colossus, Shadowcat and Nightcrawler are still going strong.

3rd Generation - New Mutants

Because it's the team that I grew up with. I think out of all of the X-Men teams, this team is the most tight-knit and closest team that actually treats each other like family. I like how they're so devoted to each other and that they've stayed that way over the years.

The original team. The concept was fresh & still had that "new comic smell". It wasn't weighed down by all the angst that defined, not just the X-Men as characters, but the entire world in it's relation & regard to mutants. The original X-Men had fun, in between taking down Magneto, the Sentinels, Juggernaut, & The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. There was a great character dynamic between Beast & Ice Man, & the original team always came across as the best of friends. Sure, there were rivalries & disagreements, but at the end of the day, they were all still pals. They grew up together, just as the readers did with their friends. It was a real bittersweet moment when that first team moved out into the world, to establish themselves as individuals, & not just X-Men.  
 
All that said, Banshee was always my favorite X-Man, so it was hard not to pick the second team.

new mutants

I'll have to go with the New X-Men (Elixir, Pixie, Hellion etc..)

The 90s was great. You know, the cover of Chris Claremont's "X-men". That was cool. Gambit, Psylocke, Wolverine, Jean, Scott, Warren, Kurt, Rogue, and Colossus. The cool kids at school. I also liked the original Ultimate x-men, as well as the "Magnetic North" roster. Most UXM arcs were great. Mark Millar is a genius. Banshee's been dead soooo long. Almost forgot about him. All that remains is this marvel legends figure. UXM had the best rosters, except for the 90s teams. I like it when it's 8-13 people in the school and Xavier as headmaster. I became more detatched as more people enlisted in the academy. It took DECIMATION to get me interested again.

@Rabbitearsblog: For me, the X-Men really began to hit it's stride with the second generation. Nothing gets my motor running like some X-Men from the 70's, 80's and early 90's.

@Tigerstriper said:

@Rabbitearsblog: For me, the X-Men really began to hit it's stride with the second generation. Nothing gets my motor running like some X-Men from the 70's, 80's and early 90's.

Me too! I think that the second generation X-Men was the best!

Original 5 easy

@yumyumbubblegum said:

Definitely the 90's generation (what got me into reading comics).

Cyclops, Jean Grey, Beast (before he became feline), Archangel, Wolverine, Storm, Gambit (the best comic book character to come out of the 90's), Rogue and Psylocke. Plus, Xavier was pimpin out in his hover chair.

I'm quite surprised Marvel hasn't resurrected Banshee yet. Most of the time I forget that Sunfire was even an X-man, seeing how short his tenure was and his most recent appearance (not counting AoA encounter) as one of Sinister's Marauders.

@FadeToBlackBolt said:

From those options, the first, because Cyclops is better than every character of every other generation combined lol But otherwise, I like the early 2000s generation, from New X-Men to Astonishing.

I agree with this. But I'll also throw in that I really liked the 90's X-Men team.

GENERATION X definitely.

Wolverine and Beast are the best X-men's ever!! :D

The 2nd Generation was pretty much perfection. The X-Men have never been that good before or since.

@etragedy said:

The 2nd Generation was pretty much perfection. The X-Men have never been that good before or since.

Agreed.

@Nightcrawler23 said:

The 90s was great. You know, the cover of Chris Claremont's "X-men". That was cool. Gambit, Psylocke, Wolverine, Jean, Scott, Warren, Kurt, Rogue, and Colossus. The cool kids at school. I also liked the original Ultimate x-men, as well as the "Magnetic North" roster. Most UXM arcs were great. Mark Millar is a genius. Banshee's been dead soooo long. Almost forgot about him. All that remains is this marvel legends figure. UXM had the best rosters, except for the 90s teams. I like it when it's 8-13 people in the school and Xavier as headmaster. I became more detatched as more people enlisted in the academy. It took DECIMATION to get me interested again.

I think I like Banshee dead myself, it makes Siryn more edgy in my opinion and her trying to first not accept his death and then uphold his legacy seems to have developed her character alot.