Dark X-Men
The Dark X-Men are a fictional team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They made their debut during the crossover between Dark Avengers and Uncanny X-Men written by Matt Fraction, as part of the broader Dark Reign storyline. Each member but Namor has been handpicked by then–H.A.M.M.E.R. director Norman Osborn for his own criminal agenda.
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The Dark X-Men Art by Simone Bianchi | |
| Group publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Uncanny X-Men #513 (September 2009) |
| Created by | Matt Fraction Terry Dodson |
| In-story information | |
| Type of organization | Team |
| Leader(s) | Norman Osborn |
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| Series publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Limited series |
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| Publication date | (Dark X-Men: The Beginning) September – October 2009 (Dark X-Men) January – May 2010 |
| Number of issues | Dark X-Men: The Beginning 3 Dark X-Men 5 |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Dark X-Men: The Beginning Paul Cornell James Asmus Shane McCarthy Marc Bernardin Adam Freeman Rob Williams Jason Aaron Simon Spurrier Dark X-Men Paul Cornell |
| Artist(s) | Dark X-Men: The Beginning Ibraim Roberson Michel LaCombe Paco Diaz Jock Paul Davidson |
| Penciller(s) | Dark X-Men: The Beginning Leonard Kirk Jesse Delperdang Dark X-Men Leonard Kirk |
| Inker(s) | Dark X-Men: The Beginning Jay Leisten Andy Lanning Dark X-Men Jay Leisten |
| Letterer(s) | Rob Steen |
| Colorist(s) | Dark X-Men: The Beginning Brian Reber Ranier Beredo Matt Milla John Rauch Edgar Delgado Dave Stewart Dark X-Men Brian Reber |
| Creator(s) | Matt Fraction Terry Dodson |
| Editor(s) | Daniel Ketchum Nick Lowe Joe Quesada |
In-universe, the team was never officially called the "Dark X-Men" (which was the name of the comics series, not the team). Instead, they were simply called the "X-Men" and were a government-sponsored team trying to take advantage of the name recognition of Charles Xavier's X-Men, to which they had no official connection (much like Osborn's Avengers team was pretending to be the real Avengers).