50 Greatest X-Men and X-Men Spinoff Stories Master List

In honor of the fiftieth anniversary of the X-Men, we did polls of the greatest X-Men stories of all-time as well as the greatest X-Men Spinoff stories of all-time! You all voted, now here are the results of what you chose as the 50 Greatest X-Men Stories and the 50 Greatest X-Family (spinoffs) Stories!

Click on any story for a write-up on that story.

50 GREATEST X-MEN STORIES

50. The Phalanx Covenant (Generation Next: Uncanny X-Men #316-317, X-Men #36-37, Life Signs: X-Factor #106, X-Force #38 and Excalibur #82 and Final Sanction: Wolverine #85 and Cable #16)

46. “I, Magneto” Uncanny X-Men #150

45. “In the Shadow of…Sauron” X-Men #60-63

41. “Rise and Fall of the Shi’Ar Empire” Uncanny X-Men #475-486

40. “Professor Xavier is a Jerk!” Uncanny X-Men #168

36. “He’ll Never Make Me Cry” Uncanny X-Men #183

35. “Blood Feud!” Uncanny X-Men #159/X-Men Annual #6

31. “Second Coming” X-Men: Second Coming #1-2, Uncanny X-Men #523-525, New Mutants #12-14, X-Men: Legacy #235-237 and X-Force #26-28

30. “X-Tinction Agenda” New Mutants #95-97, Uncanny X-Men #270-272 and X-Factor #60-62

26. “Torn” Astonishing X-Men #13-18

25. “Mutant Genesis” X-Men #1-3

21. “LifeDeath” Uncanny X-Men #186, 198

20. “Planet X” New X-Men #146-150

16. “The Brood Saga” Uncanny X-Men #156-157, 162-167

15. “Fatal Attractions” X-Factor #92, X-Force #25, Uncanny X-Men #304, X-Men #25, Wolverine #75 and Excalibur #71

11. “Inferno” New Mutants #71-73, Uncanny X-Men #239-243, X-Factor #35-39 and a ton of other issues

10. “The Proteus Saga” X-Men #125-128

7. “Mutant Massacre” Uncanny X-Men #210-213, X-Factor #9-11, Thor #373-374, New Mutants #46 and Power Pack #27

6. “Gifted” Astonishing X-Men #1-6

4. “God Loves, Man Kills” Marvel Graphic Novel #5

3. “The Age of Apocalypse” X-Men: Alpha #1, Amazing X-Men #1-4, Astonishing X-Men #1-4, X-Men: Omega #1 plus a bunch of tie-ins

1. “Dark Phoenix Saga” X-Men #129-137

50 GREATEST X-FAMILY STORIES

50. “The Good and the Famous” X-Statix #21-25

46. “Renewal” Marvel Graphic Novel #4

45. “Good Omens” X-Statix #1-5

41. “Angels and Demons” X-Force #1-6

40. “Judgement War” X-Factor #43-50

36. “The Shiva Scenario” Wolverine #48-50

35. “Slumber Party!” New Mutants #21

31. “The Quest for Magik” New X-Men #38-41

30. “The Sword is Drawn” Excalibur: The Sword is Drawn, Excalibur #1-2

26. Generation Next #1-4

25. “24 Hours” Wolverine #10

21. “Third Genesis” Generation X #1-3

20. “Why Do We Do the Things We Do?” New Mutants Annual #2/X-Men Annual #10

16. “Final Chapter” X-Force #125-129

15. “Enemy of the State” Wolverine #20-31

13. “Chilhood’s End” New X-Men #20-31

12. Kitty Pryde and Wolverine #1-6

10. “New Beginning” X-Force #116-120

9 “Fall of the Mutants” X-Factor #24-26

7 “The Apocalypse Solution” Uncanny X-Force #1-4

6. “Home is Where the Heart Is” New Mutants Special Edition #1/X-Men Annual #9

4. “The Dark Angel Saga” Uncanny X-Force #8, 10-18

3. “The Demon Bear Saga” New Mutants #18-20

1. Wolverine mini-series #1-4

50 Greatest X-Family Stories: 3-1

In honor of the fiftieth anniversary of the X-Men, we’re doing a poll of the greatest X-Family (spin-offs of the X-Men) stories of all-time (Here is our previous list of the 50 Greatest X-Men Stories)! You all voted, now here are the results of what you chose as the 50 Greatest X-Family stories! Here is a master list of every story featured so far.

Here are the final three!

Enjoy!
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50 Greatest X-Family Stories: 6-4

In honor of the fiftieth anniversary of the X-Men, we’re doing a poll of the greatest X-Family (spin-offs of the X-Men) stories of all-time (Here is our previous list of the 50 Greatest X-Men Stories)! You all voted, now here are the results of what you chose as the 50 Greatest X-Family stories! Here is a master list of every story featured so far.

We’ll do three each day from here on out.

Enjoy!
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50 Greatest X-Family Stories: 9-7

In honor of the fiftieth anniversary of the X-Men, we’re doing a poll of the greatest X-Family (spin-offs of the X-Men) stories of all-time (Here is our previous list of the 50 Greatest X-Men Stories)! You all voted, now here are the results of what you chose as the 50 Greatest X-Family stories! Here is a master list of every story featured so far.

We’ll do three each day from here on out.

Enjoy!
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50 Greatest X-Family Stories: 12-10

In honor of the fiftieth anniversary of the X-Men, we’re doing a poll of the greatest X-Family (spin-offs of the X-Men) stories of all-time (Here is our previous list of the 50 Greatest X-Men Stories)! You all voted, now here are the results of what you chose as the 50 Greatest X-Family stories! Here is a master list of every story featured so far.

We’ll do five each day from here on out (until we get towards the end, when it’ll probably get down to 3 a day).

Enjoy!
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50 Greatest X-Family Stories: 15-13

In honor of the fiftieth anniversary of the X-Men, we’re doing a poll of the greatest X-Family (spin-offs of the X-Men) stories of all-time (Here is our previous list of the 50 Greatest X-Men Stories)! You all voted, now here are the results of what you chose as the 50 Greatest X-Family stories! Here is a master list of every story featured so far.

We’ll do five each day from here on out (until we get towards the end, when it’ll probably get down to 3 a day).

Enjoy!
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50 Greatest X-Family Stories: 20-16

In honor of the fiftieth anniversary of the X-Men, we’re doing a poll of the greatest X-Family (spin-offs of the X-Men) stories of all-time (Here is our previous list of the 50 Greatest X-Men Stories)! You all voted, now here are the results of what you chose as the 50 Greatest X-Family stories! Here is a master list of every story featured so far.

We’ll do five each day from here on out (until we get towards the end, when it’ll probably get down to 3 a day).

Enjoy!
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50 Greatest X-Family Stories: 25-21

In honor of the fiftieth anniversary of the X-Men, we’re doing a poll of the greatest X-Family (spin-offs of the X-Men) stories of all-time (Here is our previous list of the 50 Greatest X-Men Stories)! You all voted, now here are the results of what you chose as the 50 Greatest X-Family stories! Here is a master list of every story featured so far.

We’ll do five each day from here on out (until we get towards the end, when it’ll probably get down to 3 a day).

Enjoy!
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50 Greatest X-Family Stories: 30-26

In honor of the fiftieth anniversary of the X-Men, we’re doing a poll of the greatest X-Family (spin-offs of the X-Men) stories of all-time (Here is our previous list of the 50 Greatest X-Men Stories)! You all voted, now here are the results of what you chose as the 50 Greatest X-Family stories! Here is a master list of every story featured so far.

We’ll do five each day from here on out (until we get towards the end, when it’ll probably get down to 3 a day).

Enjoy!

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50 Greatest X-Family Stories: 35-31

In honor of the fiftieth anniversary of the X-Men, we’re doing a poll of the greatest X-Family (spin-offs of the X-Men) stories of all-time (Here is our previous list of the 50 Greatest X-Men Stories)! You all voted, now here are the results of what you chose as the 50 Greatest X-Family stories! Here is a master list of every story featured so far.

We’ll do five each day from here on out (until we get towards the end, when it’ll probably get down to 3 a day).

Enjoy!

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50 Greatest X-Family Stories: 40-36

In honor of the fiftieth anniversary of the X-Men, we’re doing a poll of the greatest X-Family (spin-offs of the X-Men) stories of all-time (Here is our previous list of the 50 Greatest X-Men Stories)! You all voted, now here are the results of what you chose as the 50 Greatest X-Family stories!

We’ll do five each day from here on out (until we get towards the end, when it’ll probably get down to 3 a day). Here is a master list of every story featured so far.

Enjoy!

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50 Greatest X-Family Stories: 50-41

In honor of the fiftieth anniversary of the X-Men, we’re doing a poll of the greatest X-Family (spin-offs of the X-Men) stories of all-time (Here is our previous list of the 50 Greatest X-Men Stories)! You all voted, now here are the results of what you chose as the 50 Greatest X-Family stories!

We’ll do 10 this first day and then go to five each day from here on out (until we get towards the end, when it’ll probably get down to 3 a day). Here is a master list of every story featured so far.

Enjoy!

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50 Greatest X-Family Stories Master List

In honor of the fiftieth anniversary of the X-Men, we’re doing a poll of the greatest X-Family (spinoffs of X-Men) stories of all-time! You all voted, now here are the results of what you chose as the 50 Greatest X-Family Stories! Here were your picks for the 50 Greatest X-Men Stories.

Click on any story for a write-up on that story.

50. “The Good and the Famous” X-Statix #21-25

46. “Renewal” Marvel Graphic Novel #4

45. “Good Omens” X-Statix #1-5

41. “Angels and Demons” X-Force #1-6

40. “Judgement War” X-Factor #43-50

36. “The Shiva Scenario” Wolverine #48-50

35. “Slumber Party!” New Mutants #21

31. “The Quest for Magik” New X-Men #38-41

30. “The Sword is Drawn” Excalibur: The Sword is Drawn, Excalibur #1-2

26. Generation Next #1-4

25. “24 Hours” Wolverine #10

21. “Third Genesis” Generation X #1-3

20. “Why Do We Do the Things We Do?” New Mutants Annual #2/X-Men Annual #10

16. “Final Chapter” X-Force #125-129

15. “Enemy of the State” Wolverine #20-31

13. “Chilhood’s End” New X-Men #20-31

12. Kitty Pryde and Wolverine #1-6

10. “New Beginning” X-Force #116-120

9 “Fall of the Mutants” X-Factor #24-26

7 “The Apocalypse Solution” Uncanny X-Force #1-4

6. “Home is Where the Heart Is” New Mutants Special Edition #1/X-Men Annual #9

4. “The Dark Angel Saga” Uncanny X-Force #8, 10-18

3. “The Demon Bear Saga” New Mutants #18-20

1. Wolverine #1-4

Vote for the 50 Greatest X-Family Stories!

Last month, in honor of the X-Men’s 50th anniversary, we did a poll for the greatest X-Men stories of all-time. Enough of you, though, requested that we do a second poll for X-Men spinoffs like New Mutants, Wolverine, X-Factor, X-Force, etc. that I figured we might as well.

X-Men has been such a significant title that over the years its SPIN-OFFS have given us many great stories over the years, from one-shot issues to multi-issue stories to, well, sagas. So here you will be casting your vote for who you feel are the greatest X-Family stories!

You folks all vote in the comments section here up until 11:59 Pacific time, August 18th. I’ll tabulate all the votes and I’ll begin a countdown of the top 50 beginning August 21st.

Okay, here are the guidelines!

1. Vote in the comments section below, making sure to include that classic word “ACBC” somewhere in your comment so your vote will be marked invisible.

2. Vote for your TEN favorite X-Family stories.

3. Rank your ten stories from #1 (what you think is the greatest story) to #10 (what you think is the 10th greatest). I’d prefer it if you actually numbered your entry, #1-10. It’s easier for me to count. On that note, please also avoid listing them like this “1) 2) 3) 4),” because 8 with a ) after it transforms into a smiley face in the comments section (this one 8) ). Just plain ol’ “1. 2. 3.” works best. Really, just use this template:

ACBC
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

4. Your top choice will be given 10 points, your second choice 9, etc.

5. What is the definition of a particular story? First off, runs are not stories. To wit, you can’t pick, say, Peter David’s first run on X-Factor and call it a story. It is not. That is a run made up of a bunch of different stories. Just like you can’t vote for Larry Hama and Marc Silvestri’s Wolverine run or Peter Milligan’s X-Statix run or Rick Remender’s Uncanny X-Force run. You have to vote for the individual stories that made up the run. When it comes to modern single stories, which are often collected in larger trades, try to vote for the single story first (like Re-X-Aminations in X-Factor #13) as best as you can.

6. Here is the trickiest part of the countdown. How do we count crossovers that involve the X-Men? Here’s how we will do it – you can’t vote for crossovers just by themselves if they include the X-Men. So no Age of Apocalypse or Mutant Massacre or Inferno, etc. However, you CAN vote for the individualized aspects of each of those crossovers, provided that they are not X-Men issues. Do you want to vote for the X-Factor issues of Fall of the Mutants? Go for it. Do you want to vote for the New Mutants issues of Mutant Massacre? Go for it. Do you want to vote for the X-Force issue of Fatal Attractions? Go for it. Do you want to vote for the X-Factor/Excalibur/X-Force Phalanx Covenant crossover? Go for it. Do you want to vote for Generation Next from Age of Apocaylpse? Go for it. The exceptions to this rule are crossovers that were too intertwined to be broken down. These crossovers include: X-Tinction Agenda, X-Cutioner’s Song, Messiah Complex and Second Coming.

7. Mini-series count as one story. Like Kitty Pryde and Wolverine or Havok and Wolverine: Meltdown.

8. Alpha Flight does not count.

9. Since none of Mike Carey’s X-Men Legacy stories made it on to the X-Men countdown, I will allow you to vote for X-Men Legacy stories on this countdown (both the Carey/Gage issues and obviously the current Si Spurrier series).

10. Special exception to the “no including X-Men issues” rule from the crossover rule above. You can vote for New Mutants Special Edition #1 and X-Men Annual #9 as one story. This only exists since I figure people will vote for New Mutants Special Edition #1 ANYways, so I might as well let them include the full story. Similarly, if you must include X-Men #160 in a vote for the Magik mini-series, so be it. The Wolverine mini-series stands on its own, though. I don’t care if Uncanny X-Men #172-173 are a direct sequel of the Wolverine mini-series. They’re separate stories.

11. Make sure to include ACBC in your ballot.

12. If you have questions and/or requests for clarification, feel free to ask them in the comments section below. If you’re unsure of something, probably better to ask BEFORE you vote. You have two weeks to vote, ya know?

13. I’ll list notable rulings in this section here as we go along:

A. Since just three people have voted for Deadpool stories, I’ll omit him from counting. For those three people who voted for Deadpool stories, just vote again (or not, it’s not a big deal, I can just eliminate your Deadpool vote).
B. Captain Britain’s solo run does not count, nor does Captain Britain and MI-13. If you already voted for Captain Britain stories, feel free to re-vote (or if you don’t feel like it, that’s fair enough. I can just eliminate the Captain Britain vote and bump everything else up on your list).
C. Excalibur does count.
D. Exiles counts
E. Sub-Mariner does not count.
F. Champions and New Defenders do not count.
G. I’ll count Dazzler.
H. Power Pack does not count.
I. A+X counts.
J. Crossovers between X-Family books and other Marvel books count, like X-Factor’s Hulk crossover or the New Mutants’ recent Journey into Mystery crossover.
K. X-23 counts
L. Daken counts
M. Runaways does not count.
N. Cloak and Dagger does not count.
O. Ka-Zar does not count.
P. No on War of Kings.
Q. X-Factor #87 (X-Aminations) is one story. If you want to vote for the follow-up issue in Peter David’s second X-Factor run, you have to vote for it separately.
R. I’ll count New X-Men #20-31 as one story “Childhood’s End.”
S. Enemy of the State is one story.
T. Longshot can count.
U. Solo stories in Marvel Comics Presents counts.

Remember, please include the following word: ACBC – on your ballot. It will make it so your ballot appears invisible to other readers, so only I can read it (and count your vote secretly).

Most importantly, have fun!

Now vote!