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X-Men: Reload
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<h2 id="publication-history">Publication history</h2> <p>The "post-Morrison" period that was known as the ReLoad event began when Grant Morrison's run for writing <i>New X-Men</i> ended and <i>X-Treme X-Men</i> was canceled. Chris Claremont who was writing <i>X-Treme</i> at that time was then returned to writing <i>Uncanny X-Men</i>, the title that he was famous for penning throughout the majority of the 1970s and 1980s. After Grant Morrison stepped down from writing <i>New X-Men</i>, the title was changed back to simply <i>X-Men</i> and continued with its numbering instead of restarting as issue #1. The three main X-Men team books consisted of the aforementioned X-Men, Astonishing X-Men, and Uncanny X-Men with the three main teams being led by <a href="/facts/Havok_(character)/HIUkEhkw">Havok</a>, <a href="/facts/Cyclops_(Marvel_Comics)/NB9tEXjX">Cyclops</a>, and <a href="/facts/Storm_(Marvel_Comics)/X6vMxoru">Storm</a> respectively. Many individual X-Men characters received their own solo series as part of this event, but few lasted beyond twelve issues and many of the solo titles were cancelled after only a few issues due to poor sales. Astonishing X-Men quickly proved to be the most popular and highest selling X-Men title at that time and received strong reviews from fans and critics alike for its artwork, pacing, and writing. Astonishing X-Men became so popular that it was the only X-book at that time to receive <a href="/facts/Spin-off_(media)/guqnLDLG">spin-off</a> series like <i><a href="/facts/X-Men%3a_Phoenix_-_Endsong/u73d7TQ5">X-Men: Phoenix - Endsong</a></i> and an origin series for <a href="/facts/Colossus_(character)/3NSahp7C">Colossus</a>. </p><p>Many then-current titles were changed to fit with the revamp and along with that many titles were also cancelled to make way for new x-books. Some of the titles that were cancelled included volume 2 of <i><a href="/facts/New_Mutants/syWR7AgR">New Mutants</a></i> to make room for a new series focused on the newest generation of X-Men students called <i><a href="/facts/New_X-Men_(2004_series)/Ijb8mTXR">New X-Men</a></i>. <i><a href="/facts/X-Treme_X-Men/JkFWbbyz">X-Treme X-Men</a></i> was also cancelled and saw Storm bringing her team to work as the X.S.E. under a <a href="/facts/United_Nations/fgXLnmgT">United Nations</a> charter. <i><a href="/facts/X-Statix/Q4UNBf0d">X-Statix</a></i> was cancelled to make room for <i><a href="/facts/District_X/Um1Tl5jp">District X</a></i>, which saw <a href="/facts/Bishop_(Marvel_Comics)/ttJdA9DY">Bishop</a> policing a troubled mutant community in <a href="/facts/New_York_City/YlyvFmVC">New York City</a>. The series <i><a href="/facts/Agent_X_(Marvel_Comics)/EnbVw06a">Agent X</a></i> and <i><a href="/facts/Cable_(comics)/vAk4K28u">Soldier X</a></i> were both cancelled to provide room for the new series <i><a href="/facts/Cable_%2526_Deadpool/vUxnpKh5">Cable & Deadpool</a></i>. <i>District X</i>, <i><a href="/facts/Jamie_Madrox/8HRSKvEW">Madrox</a></i>, and new issues of <i><a href="/facts/Wolverine_(comic_book)/21QMWGvH">Wolverine</a></i> were re-branded as part of the <a href="/facts/Marvel_Knights/ShXtLgwu">Marvel Knights</a> collection.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> The status-quo that was established in this event remained for a year until the <i><a href="/facts/House_of_M/c4wHTJ9Q">House of M</a></i> crossover event in 2005 drastically changed the tone of all X-books by having the majority of the world's <a href="/facts/Mutants_(Marvel_Comics)/lyqPWNgy">mutants</a> de-powered. </p> <h2 id="notable-changes">Notable changes</h2> <p>Many characters and story arcs entered a new direction as part of the ReLoad event. Some of the most notable changes that had the most impact were the <a href="/facts/X-Treme_Sanctions_Executive/w7uCylGb">X-Treme Sanctions Executive</a> moving to the newly rebuilt <a href="/facts/X-Mansion/jrYH6GEt">X-Mansion</a> as their main headquarters,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> the <a href="/facts/Danger_Room/qTPoS0Wy">Danger Room</a> gaining sentience, <a href="/facts/Rogue_(Marvel_Comics)/uzR4xus4">Rogue</a> learning her real name, <a href="/facts/Kitty_Pryde/YTrkfC91">Kitty Pryde</a> returning to the X-Men full-time, <a href="/facts/Cyclops_(Marvel_Comics)/NB9tEXjX">Cyclops</a> and <a href="/facts/Emma_Frost/TEs0WAtA">Emma Frost</a> becoming co-headmasters of the Xavier Institute,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> <a href="/facts/Colossus_(character)/3NSahp7C">Colossus</a> and <a href="/facts/Betsy_Braddock/r28Kk0HN">Psylocke</a> being resurrected,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> <a href="/facts/Professor_X/bEN8Y3eq">Professor X</a> leaving the X-Men in hopes of rebuilding <a href="/facts/Genosha/z2ShLrjc">Genosha</a> alongside <a href="/facts/Magneto_(Marvel_Comics)/1aeH0P9I">Magneto</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> the real <a href="/facts/Xorn/CB2v5813">Xorn</a> resurfacing, <a href="/facts/S.W.O.R.D._(comics)/BksPzGk4">S.W.O.R.D.</a>being introduced, and <a href="/facts/X-23/9qhzSbJX">X-23</a> joining the X-Men. </p> <h2 id="titles-involved">Titles involved</h2> <p><i><a href="/facts/Astonishing_X-Men/Pnq31XST">Astonishing X-Men</a></i>: volume 3, #1<i><a href="/facts/District_X/Um1Tl5jp">District X</a></i>: volume 1, #1<i><a href="/facts/Excalibur_(comics)/SxUTKngI">Excalibur</a></i>: volume 3, #1<i><a href="/facts/Gambit_(Marvel_Comics)/jg9dc9bn">Gambit</a></i>: volume 2, #1<i><a href="/facts/Jamie_Madrox/8HRSKvEW">Madrox</a></i>: volume 1, #1<i><a href="/facts/Jubilee_(character)/j2LMX0hI">Jubilee</a></i>: volume 1, #1<i><a href="/facts/New_X-Men_(2004_series)/Ijb8mTXR">New X-Men</a></i>: volume 2, #1<i><a href="/facts/Nightcrawler_(character)/v180oXf7">Nightcrawler</a></i>: volume 3: #1<i><a href="/facts/Rogue_(Marvel_Comics)/uzR4xus4">Rogue</a></i>: volume 3, #1<i><a href="/facts/Uncanny_X-Men/rCfWRlV3">Uncanny X-Men</a></i>: volume 1, #444<i><a href="/facts/Wolverine_(comic_book)/21QMWGvH">Wolverine</a></i>: volume 3, #20<i><a href="/facts/X-Force_(comic_book)/2r6IPkIL">X-Force</a></i>: volume 2, #1<i><a href="/facts/X-Men%3a_Legacy/xvgal7F0">X-Men</a></i>: volume 1, #157 </p> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Marvel Comics Solicitations for product shipping May, 2004 - Comic Book Resources". Comic Book Resources. February 25, 2004. <a href="http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=3201" target="_blank">http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=3201</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Sime, James (June 21, 2004). "The Comic Pimp". Comic Book Resources. <a href="http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=14714" target="_blank">http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=14714</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"X-Men Reload". comicvine.gamespot.com. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2017. <a href="https://comicvine.gamespot.com/xmen-reload/4015-57010/" target="_blank">https://comicvine.gamespot.com/xmen-reload/4015-57010/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Uncanny X-Men #444 <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Astonishing X-Men #1 <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Astonishing X-Men #4 <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Uncanny X-Men #455 <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Excalibur #1 <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>