Dark X-Men

Dark X-Men
The Dark X-Men Art by Simone Bianchi
Group publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Uncanny X-Men #513 (September 2009)
Created by	Matt Fraction Terry Dodson
In-story information
Type of organization	Team
Leader(s)	Norman Osborn
Dark X-Men
Series publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Schedule	Monthly
Format	Limited series
Genre	Superhero
Publication date	(Dark X-Men: The Beginning) September – October 2009 (Dark X-Men) January – May 2010
Number of issues	Dark X-Men: The Beginning 3 Dark X-Men 5
Creative team
Writer(s)	Dark X-Men: The Beginning Paul Cornell James Asmus Shane McCarthy Marc Bernardin Adam Freeman Rob Williams Jason Aaron Simon Spurrier Dark X-Men Paul Cornell
Artist(s)	Dark X-Men: The Beginning Ibraim Roberson Michel LaCombe Paco Diaz Jock Paul Davidson
Penciller(s)	Dark X-Men: The Beginning Leonard Kirk Jesse Delperdang Dark X-Men Leonard Kirk
Inker(s)	Dark X-Men: The Beginning Jay Leisten Andy Lanning Dark X-Men Jay Leisten
Letterer(s)	Rob Steen
Colorist(s)	Dark X-Men: The Beginning Brian Reber Ranier Beredo Matt Milla John Rauch Edgar Delgado Dave Stewart Dark X-Men Brian Reber
Creator(s)	Matt Fraction Terry Dodson
Editor(s)	Daniel Ketchum Nick Lowe Joe Quesada

The Dark X-Men are a fictional team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They made their debut during the crossover between Dark Avengers and Uncanny X-Men written by Matt Fraction, as part of the broader Dark Reign storyline.^[1] Each member but Namor has been handpicked by then–H.A.M.M.E.R. director Norman Osborn for his own criminal agenda.

In-universe, the team was never officially called the "Dark X-Men" (which was the name of the comics series, not the team). Instead, they were simply called the "X-Men" and were a government-sponsored team trying to take advantage of the name recognition of Charles Xavier's X-Men, to which they had no official connection (much like Osborn's Avengers team was pretending to be the real Avengers).