X-Men
1.Iceman-Iceman is a character that is sort of misused by a lot of writers, he was one of those 
lame characters in the past with a basic power that when writers like claremont and simonson realized the depths of his true power and how it can be applied sort of became a god amongst characters. as a result, most writers play up the loser and underachiever aspects to the point where he is useless as a character. Out of the original five X-men i have always really liked Iceman the most and during Mike Carey's run the creativity and use his powers were put to use intrigued me and i sort of fell in love with his character which now in the new status quo has been reverted back down to the sort of background character when he really should be like a member of the a list roster of characters up there with Cyclops, Wolverine and even freakin storm. While he's being brought more into the limelight more recently he's always the character in the background or the character who Scott or Hank turn to talk to he's never really any prominent character movement. I tend to read any book with bobby in it as long as he is an integral character and not just a guest star no matter the creator just hopping that someone gives him his due as the power house of the X-men.
lame characters in the past with a basic power that when writers like claremont and simonson realized the depths of his true power and how it can be applied sort of became a god amongst characters. as a result, most writers play up the loser and underachiever aspects to the point where he is useless as a character. Out of the original five X-men i have always really liked Iceman the most and during Mike Carey's run the creativity and use his powers were put to use intrigued me and i sort of fell in love with his character which now in the new status quo has been reverted back down to the sort of background character when he really should be like a member of the a list roster of characters up there with Cyclops, Wolverine and even freakin storm. While he's being brought more into the limelight more recently he's always the character in the background or the character who Scott or Hank turn to talk to he's never really any prominent character movement. I tend to read any book with bobby in it as long as he is an integral character and not just a guest star no matter the creator just hopping that someone gives him his due as the power house of the X-men.
2.Cyclops-I love Scott and next to Iceman he is one of my favorite Marvel heroes in general up there in the top five. Now Cyclops has always been a "stick in the mud", but from a character stand point you would be too if you had to make the tough choices and lead an entire generation of mutant heroes. Thats why it annoys me when people claim aww cyclops sucks, or he's such a pussy, or he's such a dick. You see Cyclops has an implied danger to his power that unlike Wolverine he doesn't have to prove to people every five seconds for no reasons. So when he unleashes its a gratifying effect. This push to transform him into the general of the x-men has been one of my favorite developments of the last couple of years as the writers are finally seeing what i've seen since i started reading X-men comics. Professor X has been training Cyclops for in my head nearly two decades to become the leader of the X-men and to an extension of mutant kind and seeing him take up the mantle is satisfying
3.Havok-I really like Havok, i have no idea why but i think its his relationship with Cyclops and the underlying feeling that no matter how much he tries he'll never be as good as his brother when it comes to leadership though when it comes down to hit he's always pushed into the role.
4.Surge-I have a softspot for asian characters in comics and when i was introduces to sur
ge in the relaunch of New Mutants and Academy X i was intrigued she was an asian character specifically japanese who didn't really fall into the sort of asian trap of most characters. Then New X-men happened and they threw her into the spot light as the reluctant leader of the team and the sort of pressure and moral dilemas fell on her shoulders making her one of my favorite characters. Alas like many of the New X-men characters she has been relegated to background status and when she does get a speaking role theres either no characterization or she's protrayed as a raging bitch.
4.Surge-I have a softspot for asian characters in comics and when i was introduces to sur
ge in the relaunch of New Mutants and Academy X i was intrigued she was an asian character specifically japanese who didn't really fall into the sort of asian trap of most characters. Then New X-men happened and they threw her into the spot light as the reluctant leader of the team and the sort of pressure and moral dilemas fell on her shoulders making her one of my favorite characters. Alas like many of the New X-men characters she has been relegated to background status and when she does get a speaking role theres either no characterization or she's protrayed as a raging bitch. 5.Jubilee-While i've gone on record to many people i know proclaiming how 
much i hated the 90's X-men cartoon Jubilee was one of the saving graces of that show in my opinion. It was the 90's and she sort of encapsulated that entire decades' mindset without going into dark and edgy. when i started getting back into comics however she had been relegated to a sort of absentee background role and when i began readign comics readily House of M happened and they through her own the bus. Soon she had appearences in the failed New Warriors relaunch and i was kind a jonsing for a return of Jubilee as fraction has pulled lots of characters into the X-men who really didn't need comebacks Jubes was the one i was really pulling for.
much i hated the 90's X-men cartoon Jubilee was one of the saving graces of that show in my opinion. It was the 90's and she sort of encapsulated that entire decades' mindset without going into dark and edgy. when i started getting back into comics however she had been relegated to a sort of absentee background role and when i began readign comics readily House of M happened and they through her own the bus. Soon she had appearences in the failed New Warriors relaunch and i was kind a jonsing for a return of Jubilee as fraction has pulled lots of characters into the X-men who really didn't need comebacks Jubes was the one i was really pulling for.6.Warpath-An old character, my love of Warpath started when Ed Brubaker place
d him on his Uncanny Team for no real reason and then i saw some of billy Tan's first dynamic pages of him. At that point he was on my radar and for a while he didn't really do anything impressive just kinda in the background. Then X-Force happened and he quickly became one of my favorite characters. A conflicted killer, whose angry and more then willing to lya some vengeance down but is horrified and sickend at his own actions. He's the wolverine i've always wanted
d him on his Uncanny Team for no real reason and then i saw some of billy Tan's first dynamic pages of him. At that point he was on my radar and for a while he didn't really do anything impressive just kinda in the background. Then X-Force happened and he quickly became one of my favorite characters. A conflicted killer, whose angry and more then willing to lya some vengeance down but is horrified and sickend at his own actions. He's the wolverine i've always wanted7.Cable-I
have an unbiased love of the entire Summer's bloodline and despite cable being one of the poster child for out of control 90's hardcore action he still has a special place in my heart. Cable is one of those characters desgined to be really powerful but hard to use as a result. For a long time he had the T.O. virus and they just used that as an excuse to keep him underpowered. Then i think durin Fabian Niceaza's Cable and Deadpool he explored a side of cable thati quite enjoyed and while there were still unncessary over the top action he was a more cultured charactered. Hell he took on the Silver Surfer bare handed and surived. Then Mike Carey used him in adjectiveless X-men and it was really good
have an unbiased love of the entire Summer's bloodline and despite cable being one of the poster child for out of control 90's hardcore action he still has a special place in my heart. Cable is one of those characters desgined to be really powerful but hard to use as a result. For a long time he had the T.O. virus and they just used that as an excuse to keep him underpowered. Then i think durin Fabian Niceaza's Cable and Deadpool he explored a side of cable thati quite enjoyed and while there were still unncessary over the top action he was a more cultured charactered. Hell he took on the Silver Surfer bare handed and surived. Then Mike Carey used him in adjectiveless X-men and it was really good8.Cannonball-My favorite New Mutant, Sam is in my own little world the person i believe best suited to inherit leadership of the X-men should something happen to Scott and the older members. Out of all the New Mutants he was the only one to go to active X-man status and during Carey's run of X-men he was one of my favorite characters. Sense a pattern here, now i wasn't a fan of the revival of New Mutants simply because like the Titans revival i believed all it would do was sort of regress the character but sam has come out stronger then before. I also love the in-joke in the Xmen books that everyone comments on Sam's supposed immortality when he's brutally injured
9.X-man-The opposite spectrum of Cable, Xman is what Cable should have been as a cha
racter and he sort of languished as a character for a while because no one really knew what to do with a character that powerful. My unbiased love for the summers family initally drew me to the character and i've been pining for his return to comics since his original book's cancellation and his shunting into limbo
10.Juggernaut-I really love the Juggernaut and ignoring the Randy Hayes internet parodies i've always had an affection for him. He never seemed like that bad of a villian for a long time and then when he became an active X-man i was delighted because during a period with no colossus the X-men needed a strong man. Plus it was one of those great reform stories like Rogue and the White Queen where despite a dark background the character could come out on top as a good guy. However alot of people hate me so they took the first opportunity they could get to book Juggs out of the hero buisness and while he's not returned to active villinary i'm quite angry that he's returned to being a bad guy.
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