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Generation X is a Marvel comic book series that began running in 1994. It was a part of the X-Men family of titles and as such, featured a large cast of mutant heroes. What made GenX stand out, however, was that it focused on young mutants learning to use their powers and function as a team. They were attending a school, and they had to learn as much about history and science as they did about combat and survival. Their teachers were Sean Cassidy (Banshee, a former member of the X-Men) and Emma Frost (the White Queen, a former enemy of the X-Men).

When GenX debuted, it was completely different from the rest of the X-titles. It was unique in that the story could spend several issues with the characters just goofing off and going on crazy but fun adventures, without things getting dull or convoluted. They didn't have to constantly have huge, epic battles. But when they did, it seemed so much more powerful because it didn't happen often. The characters seemed so much more real to me than the serious, adult members of the X-Men. As all of the GenX kids came from vastly different backgrounds, there were plenty of personality clashes. They would argue, bicker, and display a general lack of maturity. But they were learning and growing as mutants and as characters.

Sadly, Generation X ended at issue number seventy-five after the series was canceled. The characters went their separate ways and I've only recently discovered that a few of them are now dead. ;.; Ah well, that's Marvel for you. But GenX will live on in the minds of fans, as it was when it first began. Before Bachalo and Lobdell left. And there are enough side-stories, one-shots, and back issues to keep fans busy for years to come.

My own personal history with GenX began in 1994, when I first began seeing ads for it. I read that Jubilee would be involved, and since she's still my all-time favorite mutant, I was very eager to try this new series. I read through the Phalanx Covenant story, getting more excited with each issue (I was ten at the time XD). And then issue one of Generation X was released, and I was instantly hooked. Of all the comics I read when I was younger (and I was in to a lot of different titles at different points), GenX is the one I was most obsessive about. It's the one I felt a connection to, the one that drove me to race home after school to see if my new issue had arrived. For me, the series was more than just a comic book. It was an amazing story full of characters I related to and understood. They were kids, like me.

As an adult, I still very much enjoy the earlier issues and would love to see the series return (but only as it originally began). All we can do is hope. :D