Retro Men (X-Men, Millennial Visions) (original) (raw)
THE RETRO MEN
of Earth-1038
Membership: Beast,Cable,Gambit,Iceman,Storm,Wolverine,Xavier, numerous unnamed others (see comments)
Purpose: Presumably to fight for peace between mutants and humans
Affiliations: None known
Enemies: Magneto, Mister Sinister
Base of Operations: Presumably the Xavier Institute in Westchester, New York
First Appearance: X-Men Millennial Visions 2001 (January, 2002)
History: (X-Men Millennial Visions 2001- "X-Men: The Retro Men") - As old trends came back into fashion, the X-Men decided to hop on the bandwagon by renaming themselves the Retro Men and going back to their old trend of wearing identical uniforms.
Some other team members who were not identified by name were identified by me by recognizing their Earth-616 counterparts. The ones not mentioned by name are: Angel, Colossus, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Havok, Nightcrawler, Polaris, Rogue, and Shadowcat.
Clarifications:
The Retro Men (Millennial Visions 2001) had no known connection to
- any other "X" teams who changed their name with a passing fad
BEAST
Beast appeared to be mostly the same as his Earth-616 counterpart, aside from the change in costume.
--X-Men Millennial Visions 2001 - "X-Men: The Retro Men"
CABLE
Aside from the new uniform, Cable did not appear to be any different from his Earth-616 counterpart.
--X-Men Millennial Visions 2001 - "X-Men: The Retro Men"
GAMBIT
Gambit did not seem much different from his Earth-616 counterpart, aside from his wearing of an old X-Men uniform.
--X-Men Millennial Visions 2001 - "X-Men: The Retro Men"
ICEMAN
Iceman was ridiculously overdressed, wearing a classic X-Men uniform over his already iced-over body. Other than that, he was mostly the same as his Earth-616 counterpart.
--X-Men Millennial Visions 2001 - "X-Men: The Retro Men"
STORM
While she agreed to wear an X-Men uniform, Storm did not stop wearing her headdress. Other than that, she was the same as her Earth-616 counterpart.
--X-Men Millennial Visions 2001 - "X-Men: The Retro Men"
WOLVERINE
Wolverine was basically the same as his Earth-616 counterpart, with the exception that he always wore an X-Men uniform.
--X-Men Millennial Visions 2001 - "X-Men: The Retro Men"
XAVIER
Xavier was the same as his Earth-616 counterpart, except for the X-Men uniform that he wore.
--X-Men Millennial Visions 2001 - "X-Men: The Retro Men"
images:
X-Men Millennial Visions 2001, p36, splash page (all pics)
X-Men Millennial Visions 2001 (January, 2002) - "X-Men: The Retro Men" - Fred Hembeck (text, art)
Last updated: 12/18/05
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