The X-Men Comic Marvel Fans Are Ignoring (And Why They Shouldn't)

Plenty of brilliant X-Men runs have come and gone over the years, with the likes of the legendary Grant Morrison and Chris Claremont having created tales held among the highest regard by Marvel fans all over the globe.

With this in mind, any new run is sure to be met with some apprehension from X-Men readers. Today, it's somewhat expected that an ongoing X-Men comic falls short of the attention it deserves, but this current run - written by Punisher scribe Matthew Rosenberg and Salvador Larroca - seems to be receiving even less attention than usual.

The book is already fifteen excellent issues in, but barely anyone is talking about it, despite the quality story being woven by Rosenberg, Larroca et al.

The situation hasn't been helped by the announcement of Jonathan Hickman's new X-books, which has distracted from the current series, simply due to the fact that the former Avengers and Fantastic Four scribe is a fan-favourite writer.

Now there's every reason to be excited for Hickman's upcoming books - that is not in dispute - but that doesn't mean fans should ignore the current incarnation of Uncanny X-Men.

While every X-group features a diverse range of characters, you'd be hard pressed to find a version of the team with a more varied roster than the one in this run.

As always, the original five members are present, along with fan-favourite heroes from the seventies incarnation, such as Wolverine, Storm and Nightcrawler. Along with these, you have members such as Psylocke and Jubilee, who joined the team when the X-titles were arguably at their peak in the nineties.

Though, if you prefer the more recent versions of the X-Men, then have no fear, because the entire roster of Tom Taylor's excellent Red team are front and centre to a lot of Rosenberg's stories - even Nightcrawler's beard remains intact!

With all of these characters in play, every fan will likely have at least one hero they enjoy reading about appear frequently. It creates a dynamic similar to that of an Avengers book, while still maintaining what makes the X-Men so unique.