you think you know everything there is
to know about the x-men well test your
knowledge with these astonishing facts I
don’t want to miss anything
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
10 x-men facts
number ten mutant hatred is an allegory
for racial tensions in the United States
I think the American people deserve the
right to decide whether they want their
children to be in school with Nugent to
be taught by militant one of the major
themes of the x-men franchise is the
relationship between mutants and humans
even these super-powered ones to put it
briefly many of the public see mutants
as dangerous and want to restrict their
freedom while some mutants often led by
magneto wish to subjugate or eliminate
the human race completely co-creator
Stan Lee and Jack Kirby didn’t need to
look far to come up with this theme they
wrote the comic book in the 1960s during
the civil rights movement when racial
tensions in the United States were
nearing a boiling point skin color
prejudice that’s so pathetic it’s almost
quaint hey wait
as such racism and Prejudice have been
cornerstones of the x-men
ever since Frey they want action they
want protection they want revenge number
nine Wolverines first appearance was
actually in the Incredible Hulk
arguably the most famous hero in the
franchise Wolverines first comic book
appearance wasn’t actually in the x-men
comics instead he first appeared in The
Incredible Hulk number 180 play man
idiot in this story the Hulk finds
himself in Quebec Canada where he
wanders into a small cave and engages in
a fight with a Wendigo
because Canada totally has those as the
pair trade blows and nearly destroy an
entire forest a costumed creature with
metal claws appears the Wolverine in the
next issue
Wolverine defeats the wendi-go and then
briefly battles the Hulk now that’s how
you introduce a character a breaked the
x-men tax credit so let me say it again
I expect you’ll reconsider our mutants
humans or non-human creatures this is
one of the main issues in the series but
it also became an issue in the United
States Court of international trade when
it comes to action figures US law makes
an important distinction between what
constitutes a doll and what constitutes
a toy simply dolls are human while toys
are non-human this is important for toy
companies because there are higher
tariffs on dolls than toys okay kid
thank you an x-man if it’s the place to
prove it toy biz which is part of Marvel
Comics argued that their action figures
were not human and ended up winning the
case in court while the comic books
would have you believe that mutants are
people too the tax man sees things
differently oh yeah get an axe man
headquarters
number seven who else could have
directed the x-men films let them pass
that law and they’ll have you in Chains
with a number burned into your forehead
be that way then kill me and find out
lately it seems as though a new
superhero film comes out every week back
in the early 2000s however superhero
films were not the cash cows they are
today Bryan Singer who has now directed
four of the five x-men films initially
turned down the offer to direct the
first film but reconsidered after
reading the comics
things could have been drastically
different if he hadn’t changed his mind
especially since 20th Century Fox were
considering several other prominent
directors for the job including Robert
Rodriguez Tim Burton and brace yourself
comic book fans Joel Schumacher the
architect of Batman and Robin talked
about dodging a bullet whatever I touch
turns to snow in crotch come on sing
loud oh come on sing
number six mystique and destinies
lesbian relationship was bad what
happened
I left the girl in what I thought was
your safekeeping as members of the
second Brotherhood of Evil Mutants
mystique and destiny spent a lot of time
together their relationship went way
beyond just being Co members of the
Brotherhood however she possesses the
potential for limitless power although
it’s never mentioned specifically it is
pretty clear that the pair were in fact
lovers in Marvel fanfare number forty
they danced together as mystique takes
the form of a man it was later revealed
that the 1954 comics code Authority
forbade their gay relationship but when
Marvel dropped the code in 2001 their
relationship was finally officially
revealed they’re just guys being stupid
number five sex men issue number 118
that daddio you get a private dance
comic book illustrator Ethan Van Sciver
isn’t the first person to sneak a hidden
message into a comic book but what he
did in new x-men number 118 took comic
book Easter eggs to a whole new level
amen
she’s good no idea cyber attempted to
put the word sex on each page of the
issue he at least maintains some form of
subtlety inserting the word into Jean
Grey’s flowing hair or Emma Frost’s
diamond skin while cyber was clearly
just trying to have a little bit of fun
it upset some readers and some attempts
appear to have been edited out kind of
dirty in here too what you say that’s
the idea velcro number four they were
originally called the merry mutants
whether you’re a fan of the franchise or
not it would be difficult to find
someone who doesn’t know what the name
x-men refers to what are you things
could have been drastically different
however if Stanley had initially gotten
his way Lee wanted to call the series
the merry mutants but was rejected by
Marvel publisher Martin Goodman who
claimed that readers wouldn’t know what
a mutant was instead they went with a
name x-men with the axe referring to the
mutants extra power number 3 Bryan
Singer banned the cast of x-men from
reading the comic books how would I want
a director to treat my favorite universe
something I’ve loved for decades and I
would simply want he or she to take it
seriously like him or hate him
Bryan Singer helped pave the way for the
current success of superhero films
hardcore comic book fans however have
criticized singer for failing to stay
faithful to the comics this is a
stupidest thing I’ve ever heard singer
didn’t seem to express much interest in
following the comic-book plot lines and
even banned comic books from the set
because you wanted the actors to focus
entirely on the script according to Hugh
Jackman however several actors traded
comic books secretly without singers
knowledge no matter how outrageous the
costumes get or the powers you still
have to sit there and explain to Ian
McKellen while he’s hanging from cables
and others hat helm and cape ok I need
it real number two the first gate
wedding in comics he do and want us to
help you
such I still don’t know me real well
Julian or star considering that x-men
revolves around prejudice and the desire
to be treated equally it’s no surprise
that the series featured the first gay
marriage in comic book history the
wedding occurred in 2012 astonishing
x-men number 51 and it was between North
Star and his partner Kyle Vereen my gosh
easy
peanuts force us to do North Star
sexuality had actually been revealed
nearly 20 years earlier when he became
Marvel’s first openly gay character the
publisher was praised by critics and
fans alike for its progressive take on
marriage this is a moment a moment to
repeat the mistakes of the past or to
work together for a better future we’re
here to stay mr. president before we
unveil our number one pick here are a
few honorable mentions I did was
number one x-men number one is the
best-selling comic book of all time
honestly Charles I don’t know how you
survived living in such hardship there
have been hundreds of thousands of comic
books released over the years but only
one can claim to be the best-selling
book of all time that title goes to
x-men vol 2 number 1 which was published
in 1991
hey you you know how much that game cost
yeah a quarter according to the Guinness
Book of World Records it has sold over 7
million copies part of the reason for
its success is because the comic book
industry boomed in the 1990s with the
x-men series in particular increasing
significantly in popularity the best
part may be the comic support of Billy
you can find this collector’s item for
under 10 bucks on Amazon
do you agree with our list is it just me
or is anyone else like seriously freaked
by all this what’s your favorite x-men
fact for more great top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com well I had a promise to
keep you and I have a lot of catching up
to do
to know about the x-men well test your
knowledge with these astonishing facts I
don’t want to miss anything
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
10 x-men facts
number ten mutant hatred is an allegory
for racial tensions in the United States
I think the American people deserve the
right to decide whether they want their
children to be in school with Nugent to
be taught by militant one of the major
themes of the x-men franchise is the
relationship between mutants and humans
even these super-powered ones to put it
briefly many of the public see mutants
as dangerous and want to restrict their
freedom while some mutants often led by
magneto wish to subjugate or eliminate
the human race completely co-creator
Stan Lee and Jack Kirby didn’t need to
look far to come up with this theme they
wrote the comic book in the 1960s during
the civil rights movement when racial
tensions in the United States were
nearing a boiling point skin color
prejudice that’s so pathetic it’s almost
quaint hey wait
as such racism and Prejudice have been
cornerstones of the x-men
ever since Frey they want action they
want protection they want revenge number
nine Wolverines first appearance was
actually in the Incredible Hulk
arguably the most famous hero in the
franchise Wolverines first comic book
appearance wasn’t actually in the x-men
comics instead he first appeared in The
Incredible Hulk number 180 play man
idiot in this story the Hulk finds
himself in Quebec Canada where he
wanders into a small cave and engages in
a fight with a Wendigo
because Canada totally has those as the
pair trade blows and nearly destroy an
entire forest a costumed creature with
metal claws appears the Wolverine in the
next issue
Wolverine defeats the wendi-go and then
briefly battles the Hulk now that’s how
you introduce a character a breaked the
x-men tax credit so let me say it again
I expect you’ll reconsider our mutants
humans or non-human creatures this is
one of the main issues in the series but
it also became an issue in the United
States Court of international trade when
it comes to action figures US law makes
an important distinction between what
constitutes a doll and what constitutes
a toy simply dolls are human while toys
are non-human this is important for toy
companies because there are higher
tariffs on dolls than toys okay kid
thank you an x-man if it’s the place to
prove it toy biz which is part of Marvel
Comics argued that their action figures
were not human and ended up winning the
case in court while the comic books
would have you believe that mutants are
people too the tax man sees things
differently oh yeah get an axe man
headquarters
number seven who else could have
directed the x-men films let them pass
that law and they’ll have you in Chains
with a number burned into your forehead
be that way then kill me and find out
lately it seems as though a new
superhero film comes out every week back
in the early 2000s however superhero
films were not the cash cows they are
today Bryan Singer who has now directed
four of the five x-men films initially
turned down the offer to direct the
first film but reconsidered after
reading the comics
things could have been drastically
different if he hadn’t changed his mind
especially since 20th Century Fox were
considering several other prominent
directors for the job including Robert
Rodriguez Tim Burton and brace yourself
comic book fans Joel Schumacher the
architect of Batman and Robin talked
about dodging a bullet whatever I touch
turns to snow in crotch come on sing
loud oh come on sing
number six mystique and destinies
lesbian relationship was bad what
happened
I left the girl in what I thought was
your safekeeping as members of the
second Brotherhood of Evil Mutants
mystique and destiny spent a lot of time
together their relationship went way
beyond just being Co members of the
Brotherhood however she possesses the
potential for limitless power although
it’s never mentioned specifically it is
pretty clear that the pair were in fact
lovers in Marvel fanfare number forty
they danced together as mystique takes
the form of a man it was later revealed
that the 1954 comics code Authority
forbade their gay relationship but when
Marvel dropped the code in 2001 their
relationship was finally officially
revealed they’re just guys being stupid
number five sex men issue number 118
that daddio you get a private dance
comic book illustrator Ethan Van Sciver
isn’t the first person to sneak a hidden
message into a comic book but what he
did in new x-men number 118 took comic
book Easter eggs to a whole new level
amen
she’s good no idea cyber attempted to
put the word sex on each page of the
issue he at least maintains some form of
subtlety inserting the word into Jean
Grey’s flowing hair or Emma Frost’s
diamond skin while cyber was clearly
just trying to have a little bit of fun
it upset some readers and some attempts
appear to have been edited out kind of
dirty in here too what you say that’s
the idea velcro number four they were
originally called the merry mutants
whether you’re a fan of the franchise or
not it would be difficult to find
someone who doesn’t know what the name
x-men refers to what are you things
could have been drastically different
however if Stanley had initially gotten
his way Lee wanted to call the series
the merry mutants but was rejected by
Marvel publisher Martin Goodman who
claimed that readers wouldn’t know what
a mutant was instead they went with a
name x-men with the axe referring to the
mutants extra power number 3 Bryan
Singer banned the cast of x-men from
reading the comic books how would I want
a director to treat my favorite universe
something I’ve loved for decades and I
would simply want he or she to take it
seriously like him or hate him
Bryan Singer helped pave the way for the
current success of superhero films
hardcore comic book fans however have
criticized singer for failing to stay
faithful to the comics this is a
stupidest thing I’ve ever heard singer
didn’t seem to express much interest in
following the comic-book plot lines and
even banned comic books from the set
because you wanted the actors to focus
entirely on the script according to Hugh
Jackman however several actors traded
comic books secretly without singers
knowledge no matter how outrageous the
costumes get or the powers you still
have to sit there and explain to Ian
McKellen while he’s hanging from cables
and others hat helm and cape ok I need
it real number two the first gate
wedding in comics he do and want us to
help you
such I still don’t know me real well
Julian or star considering that x-men
revolves around prejudice and the desire
to be treated equally it’s no surprise
that the series featured the first gay
marriage in comic book history the
wedding occurred in 2012 astonishing
x-men number 51 and it was between North
Star and his partner Kyle Vereen my gosh
easy
peanuts force us to do North Star
sexuality had actually been revealed
nearly 20 years earlier when he became
Marvel’s first openly gay character the
publisher was praised by critics and
fans alike for its progressive take on
marriage this is a moment a moment to
repeat the mistakes of the past or to
work together for a better future we’re
here to stay mr. president before we
unveil our number one pick here are a
few honorable mentions I did was
number one x-men number one is the
best-selling comic book of all time
honestly Charles I don’t know how you
survived living in such hardship there
have been hundreds of thousands of comic
books released over the years but only
one can claim to be the best-selling
book of all time that title goes to
x-men vol 2 number 1 which was published
in 1991
hey you you know how much that game cost
yeah a quarter according to the Guinness
Book of World Records it has sold over 7
million copies part of the reason for
its success is because the comic book
industry boomed in the 1990s with the
x-men series in particular increasing
significantly in popularity the best
part may be the comic support of Billy
you can find this collector’s item for
under 10 bucks on Amazon
do you agree with our list is it just me
or is anyone else like seriously freaked
by all this what’s your favorite x-men
fact for more great top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com well I had a promise to
keep you and I have a lot of catching up
to do
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