X-Men

The X-Men were a superhero team. Most accounts agreed that the X-Men where the eponymous team from the X-Men comic book and film series by Marvel Comics Group, (PROSE: , , ) however some accounts where unclear, depicting the X-Men team as potentially real. (PROSE: )
The Eighth Doctor was a big X-Men fan. (PROSE: )
Rick Pirelli had an X-Men movie poster in his room. (PROSE: )
Storm was a member of the X-Men. (PROSE: )
After the Great Cock Up of 2107, humanity lost most of western literature, but managed to salvage a complete run of X-Men comics. (PROSE: )
Cindy Wu mistook Cerebravore for the name of the X-Men's mutant-detection computer. (COMIC: )
== Behind the scenes ==
* The Infinity and Beyond variant cover of The Twelfth Doctor #1 is based on the cover of Cover of The Uncanny X-Men #141.
* Wolverine, Lucas Bishop and Nightcrawler are members of the X-Men.
** Additionally, the Marvel film depicts the X-Men comics as existing within the main continuity of the films. Therefore, it is plausible that the same could be said for the references to X-Men as fact and fiction in DWU sources.
* In-universe parodies of X-Men include the T-Men, (COMIC: The Fourth Wall) the Zz-Men, (COMIC: Give Free or Die) the New-OmeN, (PROSE: The Enemy of My Enemy Is My Enemy) and the Zangger Institute for the Genetically Privileged. (COMIC: Wings of the Predator)
* The Shi'ar Empire is mentioned in PROSE: The Quantum Archangel.
* The name of the mutant-detection computer from X-Men is in fact .
* Steve Lyons wrote an X-Men novel trilogy, The Legacy Quest.
* Patrick Stewart, who played Professor Charles Xavier in several X-Men movies, was considered for the roles of both the Doctor and the Master in the 1996 TV movie.http://www.shannonsullivan.com/doctorwho/serials/tvm.html
* Ian McKellen played Magneto in the original film trilogy, and Days of Future Past.
* In 2017, Alan Cumming, who played Nightcrawler in the 2003 film X2, said that he had been approached about playing the Doctor on two occasions, once by Russell T Davies and once by Mark Gatiss, but that the deal-breaker both times had been his reluctance to relocate to Cardiff.
* The mask worn by Korwin in TV: 42 was partly inspired by X-Men mutant Cyclops. http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/2007g.html 
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