X-Men: Legacy is a Marvel Comics series featuring the eponymous group of mutant superhero.
The title began its publication in October 1991 as X-Men. From 2001 until 2004 it was published as New X-Men. It had reverted (as of issue #157) to its original title, but changed again (from issue #208) to X-Men: Legacy. It is usually referred to as "X-Men Volume 2" because the first series, currently Uncanny X-Men, was titled The X-Men prior to 1981.
X-Men is the second monthly series to portray the adventures of the mutant team. Colloquially, it is sometimes known as "Adjectiveless X-Men", in comparison to Uncanny X-Men, Astonishing X-Men, and other X-Men series that have modifiers.
When the book launched in 1991, it focused on a squad led by Cyclops. Over the next several years, the two-squad format faded, and the book's stories took place around those in Uncanny. The team divided again into two, then three squads in 2000, and has remained so since.
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