X-Writers

The X-Writers were a collaborative fanfiction group, much in the vein of Marvel Volume One and Alternate Marvel, focussing primarily on the X-Men and associated mutant teams. It was created by Rhonda in September 1995X-Writers - acff googlegroups, Sep 5/1995. 
According to the Comic Fanfiction History Project, the project was launched in November 1995 with the release of Wolverine #94. The jumping off point from canon continuity was the Age of Apocalypse event, and the project continued until sometime in 1998It is unclear exactly when the group stopped operating. The last website update was March 25, 1998, however editor Andrew W was calling for writers as of June 9, 1998. His .sig, however, describes him as the outgoing editor, so it may be the group folded after he left - at the time he posted to ACFF for more writers, there were only three that were active. . Rhonda the group creator was the first editor until January 12, 1999, when she was replaced by Lady AmethystX-Writers Editorial Change - acff googlegroups, Jan 12/96. It is unclear when she stepped down, but Andrew W was editor as of November 3, 1996X-Writers - acff googlegroups, Nov 3/96. 
== Series ==
Each writer was given a "comic" to write, with stories expected on a regular monthly basis. The individual comics were, as of the last archive update, as follows:
Title 	Synopsis
Angels and Demons	Vertigo anti-hero John Constantine steps into the Marvel Universe in this cross-company story of magic and, of course, angels and demons.
Cable 	Death and betrayal and a Great Destiny infuse the stories of Nathaniel Summers, son of Scott Summers and Madelyne Prior [sic].
Darker Side 	Beyond the light lies a darker realm. Supervillians and those who walk the fine line between good and evil have their stories told here.
Excalibur 	The UK's band of superheroic mutants.
Generation X 	The fourth group of trainees take their turn at the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters, this time with a twist as they're being taught by the ever colorful Emma Frost and Sean Cassidy.
Limited Series 	Short stories about the individuals behind the teams.
Uncanny X-Men 	
Wolverine 	Wrapping up with the 100th issue finale, this wraps up a portion of the Canadian mutant's life.
X-Factor 	The currently writerless/mostly cancelled story of the government's team of mutants.
X-Force 	This is the story of Xavier's third group of trainees who've chosen to strike out on their own and leave the others behind. Welcome to their Real World ... California.
X-Man 	Tales of the dimension hopping Nate Grey and his trusty sidekick Adam X.
X-Men 	
X-Men Unlimited 	Side stories of the fringe of mutant society and those outside of the limelight.
X-Saviours 	In a desperate race to find the cure to the Legacy Virus, they have gathered in Genosha to save the world.
Initially the stories were only available via the X-Writer's mailing list on minuteman.com. A website was created at the same server by Andy Banks"X-Writers located at http://minuteman.com/xwriters/. Page by Andy Banks at an...@minuteman.com. Look at page for information on when/how they will accept stories." Where Can I Find Comic Fan-Fiction On The World Wide Web? acff gogglegroups, Sep 25/96, but went down on at least one occasion and was subsequently relocated to its final location, which was maintained by LeeX-WRITERS: Not Dead Yet. acff googlegroups, Nov 19/97. When the mailing list went down unexpectedly in November 1997, the issues were posted to alt.comic.fan-fiction while waiting for the list to be recreated.
== Writers ==
The "staff" of the X-Writers project varied over time. 
Writer 	Title 	Year 	IssuesX-Writers Webpage - Archive - via Wayback Oct 5/99
Rhonda 	X-Writers
X-Force
Uncanny X-Men	1995 	#0
#47
#326
Keanu 	X-Force 	1996 	#48-52
Lady Amethyst 	Angels and DemonsX-Writers: Coming Soons, acff google groups, Jun 22/96
Excalibur
X-Men
X-Men Unlimited	1995-1996	#4
#91-100
#52
#10
Alasdair W 	Angels and Demons
Excalibur
Limited Series - Pete Wisdom	1995-1997	#1-4
#99-100
#1
John Kozempel 	Cable 	1995 	#25(?)-26
Chris Delaney 	Cable
X-Men 	1995 	#27
#46, 50-51
Wix 	Cable 	1995-1996	#28-30
Hosun Lee 	Cable
X-FactorX-Writers: Renaissance. [PROMOTION, acff googlegroups, May 23/97]	1996
1997	#31-33
?
Starkalien 	Cable
Limited Series - Professor X	 	#34, 35?
#1
Marty Blase 	Cable
X-Men 	 	#36-37
#57-59
Andrew W. 	Uncanny X-Men
X-Men
X-Saviours	1995-1998	#327-339
#53, 55-57
#1-2
Elizabeth Celeste	X-Force 	1996 	#50-56
Vorpal Bunny 	X-Factor 	1996 	#124[X-Writers X-Factor #124 - acff googlegroups, Apr 9/98]
Andy Banks 	X-Man
Generation X	1996-1998	#9-16
#8-17
Lee 	Generation X
X-Man	1996-1998	#8-19
#19
Jessica/Jess 	Generation X 	1997 	#18
JAC Delaney 	X-Men 	1995 	#47-49,
Jon Bartley 	X-Factor 	1995? 	#116-123
Joe Helfrich 	Excalibur 	1997 	?
Phil Foster 	X-Men Unlimited	1997 	?
=== Notes ===
1) Angels and Demons issue 4, co-written by Alasdair and Lady Amethyst, was advertised but not archived.
2) Darker Side, issues 1-5; unfortunately, none of these issues were saved by the WBM and are not accessible.
3) Wolverine, issues 94-100 were produced by the X-Writers' team, however the WBM did not archive the links and for now there is no access to what was written, or by whom.
4) The issues that were posted to acff after March 1, 1998, were not archived on the website. Specifically, Uncanny X-Men #339; X-Saviours #2; Cable #37; and X-Men #59.
5) Per the X-Writers email to ACFF on March 2, 1998X-WRITERS: Talent Scout., acff googlegroups, Mar 2/98, several titles were cancelled on or around that time: X-Factor, Wolverine, X-Men Unlimited, and Angels & Demons.
6) While Joe Helfrich and Phil Foster were announced as having joined the group in 1997, it is unclear if they posted anything - nothing from them appears on the archives.
7) Chris Delaney and CJA Delaney, both credited with writing X-Men, have been assumed to be the same person. JAC Delaney, also writing X-Men, is treated as a separate individual, possibly a sibling. It is unclear what the actual situation was. Ditto with Hosun Lee and Lee - they may have been the same person, but without actual confirmation, they have been listed as separate writers.
== Archives ==
* Angels and Demons (Issues 1-3)
* Cable (Issues 26-34, 36)
* Excalibur (Issues 91-94, 96, 98-99)
* Generation X (Issues 8-19)
* Limited Series (Pete Wisdom #1, Professor X #1 and X-Writers #0 - the scene-setting piece by Rhonda)
* Uncanny X-Men (Issues 326-338; issue 339 available on ACFF[X-Writers Uncanny X-Men #339, acff googlegoups, Mar 5/98])
* X-Factor (Issues 117-121, 123; issue 124 available on ACFF)
* X-Force (Issues 47-52, 54-56)
* X-Man (Issues 9-16, 19)
* X-Men (Issues 46-53, 55-58; issue 59 available on ACFF[X-Writers X-Men #59, acff googlegroups, Apr 9/98])
* X-Men Unlimited (Issue 10)
* X-Saviours (Issue 1; issue 2 available on ACFF[X-Writers X-Saviours #2, acff googlegroups, Mar 5/98])
=== Archived Elsewhere ===
Various editions of the X-Writers' work was also archived on various archives as a testament to the quality of writing:
* Alara's Spiffy Magneto Page
* Chuck Amuck!
* 
== References ==
Category:1995 Archives
Category: 1990s Archives
Category: 2000s Archives
Category: X-Men Archives