New X-Men (2001 series)

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New X-Men is an American comic book ongoing series, written by Grant Morrison and published by Marvel Comics, featuring the X-Men. It was a retitling of the then-ongoing second volume of the main X-Men series, and shares the series' numbering, as opposed to creating a different ongoing series with a new number one issue. During a revamp of the entire X-Men franchise, newly appointed Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada spoke of his idea for flagship titles like X-Men to regain some of their "former glory," as well as regaining critical acclaim. To that end, Quesada recruited Morrison, at that point best known for their high-profile works at DC Comics, both in their mature Vertigo Comics title The Invisibles, as well as their long-running stint on the JLA title featuring the Justice League of America. Morrison's run was defined by an objective to modernize the pathos of the X-Men due to what the writer perceived as a creative stagnation during the mid-late 1990s. His tenure on the book...

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