[MARVEL] - X-TREME X-MEN v2 [ENG]

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X-Treme X-Men is the name of two comic book series published by Marvel Comics, the first from 2001 through 2004, and the second from 2012 through 2013. All 46 issues of the first series were written by Chris Claremont, and featured a globetrotting X-Men team led by Storm. The first 24 issues were drawn by Salvador Larroca, and the final 22 issues were drawn by Igor Kordey.

Volume 2 of X-Treme X-Men featured a cast of X-Men characters from alternate dimensions, but led by Dazzler from the main Earth-616 universe. The series was written by Greg Pak. The thirteenth and final issue was released in April 2013.

Volume 2

X-Treme X-Men was relaunched as a new series in 2012 with no connection to the previous volume and a concept similar to Exiles, featuring Dazzler, Sage, and alternate dimensional versions of familiar X-Men characters, such as Howlett, an alternate Wolverine, Kurt Waggoner, a younger version of Nightcrawler, and Corporal Scott Summers, a Civil War-era African-American version of Cyclops. The series is written by Greg Pak and is a spinoff of his 2011 "Exalted" storyline from Astonishing X-Men. The series' parallel universe hopping concept is similar to the previous Marvel series Exiles

The X-Termination event ended the series with issue #13. The storyline crosses over with Astonishing X-Men and the Age of Apocalypse ongoing series.

Story

The team's mission is to explore the multiverse and hunt down ten evil Xaviers after an inter-universe teleportation awakens them. So far, the team have defeated three: one on a world where mutants are gods, another in a wild-west scenario, and a giant spacewhale being controlled by a Brood Queen. After those two missions, Kurt Waggoner takes a detour to his home reality, with Dazzler and Howlett giving chase. They rescued him with some unexpected assistance from Sage, who has been ambassador of S.W.O.R.D. since she was last seen with the Exiles. Afterward, they were reunited with Xavier, who since recruited an alternate Cyclops, Dazzler, and Hercules to help. The teams merged and the alternate Dazzler died facing a Witch King Xavier in the next reality, prompting 616 Dazzler to take her costume. In the next reality, Namor fought a Nazi Xavier and Dazzler was able to kill Nazi Xavier. However, Witch King Xavier faked his death and controlled the team's Xavier while resurrecting Nazi Xavier. The three Xaviers fled into another reality, sacrificing the natives to gain more power. The X-Treme X-Men followed and freed their Xavier. Unfortunately, the power source the other Xaviers used grew and killed them, opening a rift in the multiverse that swallowed the natives. The team got away in time and followed the rift, leading into the X-Termination crossover with Astonishing X-Men and Age of Apocalypse. During the crossover, AoA Nightcrawler's trip home resulted in the release of three evil beings that destroy anyone they touch. Several casualties resulted, including the AoA's Sabretooth, Horror Show, and Fiend, as well as the X-Treme X-Men's Kurt Waggoner, Xavier and Hercules. The crossover ended with the destruction of the AoA universe. The surviving X-Treme X-Men team members, Dazzler, Sage, Howlett, and Corporal Summers all remained on Earth-616.

X-TREME X-MEN v2 [ENG]