Uncanny X-Men 2000

When the X-Men franchise returned to its flagship numbering in 2000, this Marvel series kicked off with a single issue that bridged the late-1990s era into a new decade. Written by Fiona Avery and Scott Lobdell, with striking art from Esad Ribić, the issue served as a crisp, self-contained story that reestablished the team's core tensions and mutant-world stakes. While brief, it marked an early high-profile American comics assignment for Ribić, whose moody, detailed style would later become a defining visual voice for Marvel's mutant line.