Source: multiversity.com

8. X-Men: Gold

I wanted to throw at least one current X-book team on this list, because the present-day X-books are pretty fun. I thought about adding X-Men Red, because the team’s composition is really interesting. But the book is only four issues in at present, and I wanted to give credit to a team that’s more tested and true.

The most recent incarnation of the Uncanny X-Men brand, X-Men Gold is a spiritual successor of the original All New All Different X-Men. Led by Kitty Pryde, the team includes Storm, Colossus, Logan, Rachel Grey, and Nightcrawler.

This is a real fun blend of ’70s and ’80s X-Recruits, most of whom have changed dramatically over time. It's cool to see Kitty leading an X-Men team at last. And seeing Rachel with something to do for the first time in a while is really nice.

I do wish she was still Phoenix, but Prestige is still a good code name, and the costume is great.