X-Men Fan Art Gives '90s Readers the Reunion They Actually Want
One of the X-Men's most beloved team of mutants, the first iteration of Generation X, is finally being reunited on the nation of Krakoa in gorgeous fan art by a talented artist on Tumblr. Lucy, who goes by littleststarfighter on Tumblr, has released a drawing depicting the six original members of the '90s Generation X team, finally back together again on Krakoa, a reunion that has not yet happened on page in the comics.
The original '90s Generation X team was created by writer Scott Lobdell and artist Chris Bachalo for the 1994 crossover event Phalanx Covenant, before spinning off into their own Generation X series, which lasted for 75 issues before being cancelled in 2001. This team consisted of Jubilee, Husk, Chamber, Synch, Monet, and Skin, and instead of prior generations of young mutants who were trained by Charles Xavier at his Xavier Institute, these students were trained by Emma Frost and Banshee at the Massachusetts Academy. The Generation X team was created specifically to reflect its more cynical and grounded namesake generation, and the series quickly became a critic and fan favorite, especially for Lobdell's realistic portrayal of teenage angst, struggle, and love.
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One of the most tragic events in the original Generation X was the sacrifice and death of their teammate Synch, Everett Thomas, who was not seen alive again (besides various temporary appearances) until Jonathan Hickman's House of X #6 on the island of Krakoa. In the new Krakoan Era of mutants where all mutants can be resurrected, former Generation X teammates Skin and Chamber have also been resurrected after their earlier deaths, marking the first time that all six original
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