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X-Treme X-Men was a comic book published by Marvel Comics beginning in 2001 and ending in 2004. It was written by Chris Claremont.
The book originated as part of a revamp of the X-Men line of comics in 2001. Prior to this revamp, Claremont was writing both of the main X-Men titles (Uncanny X-Men and X-Men, the latter of which became New X-Men). He was removed from both titles by editor-in-chief Joe Quesada, leading to an outcry from many fans, as well as from Claremont himself. To quell the outcry, Quesada offered Claremont the opportunity to write a third X-Men title, which became X-Treme X-Men.
Characters
The Xtreme X-men contained Storm, Rogue, Gambit, Bishop, Sage (Tessa), Thunderbird (Neal Shaara), Psylocke and Beast as original line up. Psylocke and Beast departed the title in the early goings, and new recruits Lifeguard (Heather Cameron) and Slipstream (Davis Cameron) were eventually added. Later in the series, familiar X-Men characters Cannonball, Shadowcat, Magma and Sunspot made regular appearances, with only Cannonball officially joining the team. Evangeline Whedon (a mutant possesing dragon transmorphic abilities) also made numerous appearances.
Contains
The book picked up on many plot threads from Claremont's run on the two main X-Men books, and concerned the quest on the part of Storm and a number of X-Men chosen by her to find Destiny's diaries. The book is most notable for the death of the popular character Psylocke (now resurrected) in its early issues, and it showed how Beast mutated into his lion-like form.
In May 2004, prompted by Grant Morrison's departure from New X-Men, Marvel felt that another revamp of the X-Men titles was required. As part of this revamp, called X-Men ReLoad, Chris Claremont returned to writing Uncanny X-Men. X-Treme X-Men was cancelled, with most of its cast and running plotlines being transferred to Uncanny X-Men. Joss Whedon and John Cassaday's Astonishing X-Men replaced it as the third core title.
"X-Treme X-Men"