X-Men: Children of the Atom
Marvel · 1999–2000 · 6 issues
About the series
In 1999, Marvel revisited the X-Men's formative years with this six-issue miniseries, focusing on the original team—Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Beast, and Iceman—during their earliest days as students. Written primarily by Joe Casey, Glenn Herdling, and Chris Giarrusso, with art by Gregg Schigiel, Esad Ribić, and Paul Smith, it explores the awkwardness and growing pains of teenage mutants before they became legendary heroes. A nostalgic, character-driven prequel, it matters for its intimate look at the bonds and tensions that defined the X-Men's foundation.