11 Facts About X-Treme X-Men

X-Treme X-Men is the name of two comic book series published by Marvel Comics, the first from 2001 through 2004, and the second from 2012 through 2013.

Volume 2 of X-Treme X-Men featured a cast of X-Men characters from alternate dimensions, but led by Dazzler from the main Earth-616 universe.

X-Treme X-Men was removed from both core X-titles by Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada when his storylines fell apart due to editorial interference by the previous editor-in-chief in a failed attempt to capitalize on the first X-Men movie.

In May 2004, prompted by Grant Morrison's departure from New X-Treme X-Men, Marvel felt that another revamp of the X-Treme X-Men titles was required.

X-Treme X-Men was cancelled, with most of its cast and running plotlines being transferred to Uncanny X-Men.

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X-Treme X-Men contained Storm, Rogue, Gambit, Bishop, Sage, Thunderbird, Psylocke and Beast as original line up.

X-Treme X-Men heavily injured Beast, which leads to the character's transition to New X-Men.

Ororo's X-Treme X-Men oppose and defeat the invaders, but not before Ororo is seriously injured by Madripoor's ruling crime lord Viper and by Khan's harem.

X-Treme X-Men is possessed by Elias Bogan, an old acquaintance from the Hellfire Club that she and Sage have met before.

Issue 46 shows Kitty Pryde returning to the X-Men fold and the X-Treme team deciding what to do next: return to the Xavier Institute or find a different path.

X-Treme X-Men was relaunched as a new series in 2012 with no connection to the previous volume and a concept similar to Exiles, featuring Dazzler, Sage, and alternate dimensional versions of familiar X-Men characters, such as Howlett, an alternate Wolverine, Kurt Waggoner, a younger version of Nightcrawler, and Corporal Scott Summers, a Civil War-era African-American version of Cyclops.