New X-Men

Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely kicked off this bold Marvel run from 2001 to 2004, reimagining the X-Men for a new century with a sleek, sci-fi edge. Over 43 issues, the series pushed Cyclops, Professor X, and Wolverine into uncharted territory, introducing a secondary mutation concept and a controversial new look for the team. While Morrison's tenure set the tone with high-concept ideas and sharp character work, Chuck Austen later steered the book through more personal, soap-operatic conflicts. It remains a defining, divisive era that revitalized the franchise with its willingness to break mutantkind's status quo.