Generation X (comics)
| Generation X | |
|---|---|
 Cover to Generation X #67 (September 2000). Art by Art Adams. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Uncanny X-Men #318 (November 1994) |
| Created by | Scott Lobdell Chris Bachalo |
| In-story information | |
| Base(s) | Massachusetts Academy |
Generation X is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. A spin-off of the X-Men, the team was created by writer Scott Lobdell and artist Chris Bachalo. Generation X debuted during the 1994 "Phalanx Covenant" storyline, and appeared in their own monthly series in September 1994 with Generation X #1 (November 1994).[1]
Generation X consisted of teenage mutants designed to reflect the cynicism and complexity of the series' namesake demographic.[2] Unlike its predecessor the New Mutants, the team was not mentored by X-Men founder Charles Xavier at his New York estate, but by Banshee and former supervillainess Emma Frost at a splinter school in western Massachusetts.
The team
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Unlike the X-Men and New Mutants, Generation X did not attend Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters in upstate New York or learn from Professor Xavier himself. Instead, they trained at the Massachusetts Academy, located in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, and were mentored by Banshee, an Irish X-Man who possessed a "sonic scream", and the former villain White Queen, an aristocratic telepath.
Generation X consisted of:
- Chamber (Jonothon Starsmore), a British mutant who produced huge blasts of energy from his upper chest. When his powers first manifested, they destroyed the lower half of his face and chest, leaving him with only his limited telepathic powers with which to communicate, and releasing him from any necessity to eat, drink, or breathe. Because of this, he is characteristically sullen and bitter.
- Gaia, formerly the otherworldly Guardian of the Citadel of the Universal Amalgamator, which could potentially be misused to combine all sentient consciousnesses into a single entity.[3] She was freed by Synch and joined the team, but later left to explore the world.[4]
- Husk (Paige Guthrie), a Kentucky coal miner's daughter who could shed her skin, revealing a different substance each time. She is the younger sister of the New Mutants' Cannonball, and elder sister of Icarus.
- Jubilee (Jubilation Lee), a Chinese-American "mall rat" from Beverly Hills, California who could produce explosive energy. Jubilee had been a junior member of the X-Men in the early 1990s, and joined Generation X to learn more about her powers.
- M (Monet St. Croix), a "perfect" young woman born into a rich family from Monaco who could fly, possessed super strength and had telepathic abilities. Her arrogant manner was an annoyance to her teammates and her habit of going into deep trances or fugue states when deep in thought was a mystery to her teachers. Mysteries surrounding the St. Croix family would play a big part in the series.
- Mondo, a cheerful, laidback Samoan mutant who could take on the texture of objects he touched. Mondo eventually betrayed the team and was apparently killed by Bastion,[5] but it was later revealed that this was a clone. The real Mondo appeared two years later, but as a villain teamed with Juggernaut and Black Tom Cassidy.[6]
- Penance, a silent, childlike and mysterious mutant who possessed diamond hard, red skin and razor-sharp claws. Penance appeared mysteriously at the Massachusetts Academy and at first, little was known about her. According to the Generation X Ashcan, the writers originally intended her to be a girl named Yvette from Yugoslavia. A hint of this can be seen when her mind is read by Emma Frost, revealing Eastern European tanks on the march in her memories.[7] This background was later changed by the following creative team.
- Skin (Angelo Espinosa), a former reluctant teenage gang member on the streets of East Los Angeles who possessed six feet of extra skin. He could stretch his extremities, but mostly considered his mutation, which caused him to have sagging gray skin and painful headaches, a curse.
- Synch (Everett Thomas), an African-American teenager from St. Louis, known for his pleasant, supportive temperament, who could copy the powers of other mutants/superhumans within physical proximity.
| Issues | Characters |
|---|---|
| #1-#3 | Chamber, Husk, Jubilee, M, Skin, Synch. |
| #4-#5 | Chamber, Husk, Jubilee, M, Skin, Synch, Penance. |
| #6-#7 | Chamber, Husk, Jubilee, M, Skin, Synch, Penance, Artie Maddicks, Leech. |
| #8-#10 | Chamber, Husk, Jubilee, M, Skin, Synch, Penance. |
| #11-#12 | Chamber, Husk, Jubilee, M, Skin, Synch, Penance, Mondo. |
| #13 | Chamber, Husk, Jubilee, M, Skin, Synch, Penance, Artie Maddicks, Leech, Mondo. |
| #14-#17 | Chamber, Husk, Jubilee, M, Skin, Synch. |
| #18-#25 | Chamber, Husk, Jubilee, M, Skin, Synch, Penance, Artie Maddicks, Leech, Mondo, Franklin Richards. |
| #26-#31 | Chamber, Husk, Jubilee, M, Skin, Synch, Penance. |
| #32-#35 | Chamber, Husk, Jubilee, Skin, Synch, Penance, M Twins. |
| #36-#40 | Chamber, Husk, Jubilee, Skin, Synch, Penance, Artie Maddicks, Leech. |
| #41-#43 | Chamber, Husk, Jubilee, M, Skin, Synch, Penance. |
| #44-#47 | Chamber, Husk, Jubilee, M, Skin, Synch, Penance, Artie Maddicks, Leech, Gaia. |
| #48-#49 | Chamber, Husk, Jubilee, M, Skin, Synch, Penance, Gaia, Maggott. |
| #50-#51 | Chamber, Husk, Jubilee, M, Skin, Synch, Penance, Gaia. |
| #52-#56 | Chamber, Husk, Jubilee, M, Skin, Synch, Penance, Artie Maddicks, Leech. |
| #57-#58 | Chamber, Husk, Jubilee, M, Skin, Synch, Penance, Artie Maddicks, Leech, M Twins. |
| #59-#61 | Chamber, Husk, Jubilee, Skin, Synch, Penance, Artie Maddicks, Leech. |
| #62-#66 | Chamber, Husk, Jubilee, M, Skin. |
| #67-#69 | Chamber, Husk, Jubilee, M, Skin, Synch, Penance, Artie Maddicks, Leech. |
| #70 | Chamber, Husk, Jubilee, M, Skin, Synch. |
| #71-#75 | Chamber, Husk, Jubilee, M, Skin. |
Volume 2
[edit]Following the war between the mutants and Inhumans, Kitty Pryde has Magik teleport X-Haven from Limbo to Central Park and renamed it the Xavier Institute for Mutant Education and Outreach. Jubilee teaches one of the classes consisting of students who are considered liabilities during missions and with personalities ill-fitting of an ambassador.
- Bling! (Roxanne "Roxy" Washington), an openly bisexual student with body made of diamond-hard material.
- Eye-Boy (Trevor Hawkins), one of the new mutants to manifest their powers after the war between the X-Men and Avengers whose body is covered in eyeballs, which gives him expert marksman skills and the ability to see through illusions, track peoples auras, see electrical and magical waves, and spot people's weaknesses.
- Hindsight (Nathaniel Carver), a new student who can use psychometry to see someone's past through skin contact.
- Kid Omega (Quentin Quire), an Omega level mutant possessing advanced cognitive and telepathic abilities.
- Morph (Benjamin Deeds), an average college student who has the power to shapeshift and chemically induce people into liking him.
- Nature Girl (Lin Li), a quiet student with heightened affinity for the natural world.
Members
[edit]| Character | Alter ego | Joined in |
|---|---|---|
| Banshee | Sean Cassidy | Generation X #1 (1994) |
| White Queen | Emma Frost | |
| Skin | Angelo Espinosa | |
| Synch | Everett Thomas | |
| M | Monet Yvette Clarisse Maria Therese St. Croix (Claudette & Nicole) | |
| Husk | Paige Guthrie | |
| Jubilee | Jubilation Lee | |
| Chamber | Jonothon Starsmore | |
| Blink | Clarice Ferguson | Uncanny X-Men #317 (1994) |
| Penance | Monet St. Croix / Yvette | Generation X #3 (1995) |
| Mondo | Generation X Annual '95 (1995) | |
| Gaia | Generation X #43 (1998) | |
| Wards | ||
| Leech | Generation X #5 (1995) | |
| Artie Maddicks | ||
| Franklin Richards | Generation X #20 (1996) | |
| M-Twins | Claudette & Nicole St. Croix | |
| Allies | ||
| Gateway | Generation X #1 (1994) | |
| Maggott | Japheth | |
| Generation X (2017) | ||
| Jubilee | Jubilation Lee | Generation X, vol. 2 #1 (2017) |
| Bling! | Roxanne "Roxy" Washington | |
| Kid Omega | Quentin Quire | |
| Nature Girl | Lin Li | |
| Morph | Benjamin Deeds | |
| Hindsight | Nathaniel Carver | |
| Eye-Boy | Trevor Hawkins | |
Publications
[edit]List of titles
[edit]- Generation X Collector's Preview (October 1994, Marvel Comics)
- Generation X #−1 & 1–75 (July 1997 & November 1994 – June 2001, Marvel Comics)
- Generation X Annual 1995–1997, 1999 (September 1995 – November 1999, Marvel Comics)
- Generation X/Dracula Annual 1998 (October 1998, Marvel Comics)
- Generation X 1/2 (July 1998, Marvel Comics & Wizard Magazine)
- Generation X San Diego Comic Con 1/2 (July 1994, Marvel Comics, Overstreet)
- Generation X Holiday Special (February 1998, Marvel Comics)
- Generation X Underground Special (May 1998, Marvel Comics)
Novels
[edit]- Generation X (1997, Berkley) by Scott Lobdell and Elliot S. Maggin, illustrated by Tom Grummett and Doug Hazlewood (ISBN 1-57297-223-8)
- Generation X: Crossroads (1998, Berkley) by J. Steven York (ISBN 0-425-16631-7)
- Generation X: Genogoths (2000, Berkley) by J. Steven York, illustrated by Mark Buckingham (ISBN 0-425-17143-4)
Other versions
[edit]An alternate universe incarnation of Generation X from Earth-15730 appears in X-Men '92, consisting of Jubilee, Chamber, Husk, Skin, M, Synch, Leech, Artie Maddicks, Blink, Dead Girl, Doop, Orphan, U-Go Girl, and Vivisector.[8][9]
In other media
[edit]- Generation X appears in a self-titled television pilot, consisting of M, Skin, Mondo, Jubilee, and original characters Buff and Refrax.
- In 1999, Generation X was considered to be adapted into a live-action series, which went unproduced.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ DeFalco, Tom; Sanderson, Peter; Brevoort, Tom; Teitelbaum, Michael; Wallace, Daniel; Darling, Andrew; Forbeck, Matt; Cowsill, Alan; Bray, Adam (2019). The Marvel Encyclopedia. DK Publishing. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-4654-7890-0.
- ^ Brevoort, Tom; DeFalco, Tom; Manning, Matthew K.; Sanderson, Peter; Wiacek, Win (2017). Marvel Year By Year: A Visual History. DK Publishing. p. 270. ISBN 978-1465455505.
- ^ Generation X #34 (January 1998)
- ^ Generation X #45 (December 1998)
- ^ Generation X #25 (March 1997)
- ^ Generation X #60–61 (February - March 2000)
- ^ Generation X #12 (February 1996)
- ^ X-Men '92 (vol. 2) #1 (March 2016)
- ^ X-Men '92 #8 (November 2015)
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Fox Kids/Family Winter 99 Upfront". YouTube.
