| "Revolution" thematic stories | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Publication information | |||
| Publisher | Marvel Comics | ||
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| Formats | Multiple, thematically linked individual issues from multipleongoing series. | ||
| Genre | |||
| Publication date | May – June2000 | ||
| Number of issues | 9 | ||
| Creative team | |||
| Writer(s) | Warren Ellis Chris Claremont Ian Edginton | ||
| Reprints | |||
| Collected editions | |||
| Counter-X: Volume 1: X-Force | ISBN 0-7851-3304-6 | ||
| Counter-X: Volume 2: Generation X | ISBN 0-7851-3305-4 | ||
| Counter-X: Volume 3: X-Man | ISBN 0-7851-3306-2 | ||
"Revolution", known colloquially as "X-Revolution", was the title given to the May 2000 revamp ofMarvel Comics'X-Men-relatedcomic books, released at a time coinciding with the publication ofX-Men vol. 2 #100.
In each series, the "Revolution" issue represented a jump of six months after the previous issues of events. In most cases, "Revolution" also marked an attempt to send each title in a new creative direction. To this end, new creative teams were assigned to the titles. Manycostumes of the characters were redesigned, and a "Revolution" logo was printed along the right-hand side of each issue.
The most publicized of the changes was the return of writerChris Claremont to theflagship titlesX-Men vol. 2 andUncanny X-Men, after nearly a decade's absence.
The event also included nods to early-1990s marketing strategies, such as printingvariant covers[1] and includingtrading cards.[2]
The excitement of the event was dampened by Marvel Comics' timing, as most of the series involved had launched with the new creative teams a month before the real event—even though the "Revolution" logo was still printed on the May issues.Uncanny X-Men did not join the "Revolution" event until its June 2000 issue. Furthermore, Claremont stated in later interviews that he hadghostwritten several issues of various X-Men titles before the event.[citation needed]
As part of theRevolution event three X-titles,X-Man,X-Force, andGeneration X were to be show-run by a longstanding creator working with new writers and artists.Rob Liefeld was originally approached to take over the titles, but he turned down the offer when he found out he would be unable to hire his own colorists.[3]Warren Ellis was then approached, and theCounter-X line was born. Ellis plotted the general direction for each of theCounter-X books, and initially co-wrote each title withSteven Grant onX-Man,Ian Edginton onX-Force, andBrian Wood onGeneration X.
The "Revolution" event was poorly received by fans and critics, leading to Claremont leavingX-Men andUncanny X-Men after nine months. The X-Men line of books were revamped again in July 2001 withGrant Morrison writingNew X-Men,Joe Casey writingUncanny X-Men, and Claremont writing the new titleX-Treme X-Men.
The included issues, in order of publication, were:
The Revolution stories by Chris Claremont have been collected in aMarvel Omnibus
Other titles were collected astrade paperbacks
The Counter-X run was collected with its own sub-branded trade paperback:
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