Buzzfeed.com Ranks X-Men #1 Marvel Comics Franchise, out of 41.

[AcesX1X]

"The X-Men are the best superheroes of all time. They just are. The central premise of mutants being hated and feared by the world isolates one of the most resonant elements of the Spider-Man mythos and expands it into a powerful metaphor for anyone who feels marginalized and unfairly maligned by society. The franchise features a majority of the very best characters in the Marvel cannon — Wolverine, Jean Grey, Cyclops, Storm, Magneto, Nightcrawler, Rogue, Beast, Colossus, Kitty Pryde, Mystique, Charles Xavier, and Emma Frost, just to name a few — and their stories have been told by the very best creators in the history of superhero comics. Chris Claremont, John Byrne, Paul Smith, Arthur Adams, Barry Windsor-Smith, Alan Davis, Marc Silvestri, Jim Lee, Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely, Joss Whedon, John Cassaday, Matt Fraction, Terry Dodson, Kieron Gillen, Brian Michael Bendis, Stuart Immonen, Chris Bachalo — again, that’s just to name a few. The franchise has always been progressive, and Claremont in particular was waaaay ahead of the curve in terms of promoting diversity and developing a deep bench of strong, nuanced female cast members. Also, unlike a lot of other superhero franchises, the X-Men franchise is built to constantly change and evolve, so it’s always taking on interesting new forms while other characters feel old-fashioned or stagnant."

they also ranked inhumans super-low and had this hilarious comment to say about them to boot:

"This has essentially transformed Inhumans into an off-brand version of mutants, but weighed down with the baggage of a complicated royal family and a bunch of ultra-bland new characters. It’s hard to imagine that Marvel can ever “replace” the X-Men with this bunch of randos, but it looks like they’ll keep trying to make “fetch” happen for at least another five or six years."

http://www.buzzfeed.com/perpetua/mar...est#.ugWZ9lAw8

[Tazirai]

Too bad Marvel doesn't feel the same way, Heh.

[Shadowbrat]

Looks like Buzzfeed won't be getting any Marvel exclusives any time soon.

[AcesX1X]

the write-up for avengers is pretty funny as well.

other x-book rankings:

38. exiles
34. gambit
27. alpha flight
25. excalibur
20. cable
16. x-factor
13. deadpool
12. x-force
11. new mutant
7. wolverine

sadly, generation x did not make the list.

[Jackraow21]

"Cable should not work, but he does." QFT.

And they've got all my favorite franchises in their Top 20. Cable, Deadpool, X-Force, Wolverine and the X-men.

[Olslick]

Damn straight

[Omega Alpha]

"Cable should not work, but he does." QFT.

Yeah, that's the character in a nutshell. He's everything that is wrong with the 90's, but still works somehow.

Also, great definition for the Inhumans:

"The Inhumans are great on a conceptual level — they’re basically a secret society of half-alien weirdos who became their “true selves” when exposed to a special mutagenic mist as teenagers. (...) Unfortunately, the current iteration of the Inhumans is a lot less interesting — the ritualistic application of the mist has been ditched in favor of the mist just floating around the world, turning random people with secret Inhuman lineage into superpowered freaks. This has essentially transformed Inhumans into an off-brand version of mutants, but weighed down with the baggage of a complicated royal family and a bunch of ultra-bland new characters. It’s hard to imagine that Marvel can ever “replace” the X-Men with this bunch of randos, but it looks like they’ll keep trying to make “fetch” happen for at least another five or six years."

[AJpyro]

Yeah, that's the character in a nutshell. He's everything that is wrong with the 90's, but still works somehow.

Also, great definition for the Inhumans:

"The Inhumans are great on a conceptual level — they’re basically a secret society of half-alien weirdos who became their “true selves” when exposed to a special mutagenic mist as teenagers. (...) Unfortunately, the current iteration of the Inhumans is a lot less interesting — the ritualistic application of the mist has been ditched in favor of the mist just floating around the world, turning random people with secret Inhuman lineage into superpowered freaks. This has essentially transformed Inhumans into an off-brand version of mutants, but weighed down with the baggage of a complicated royal family and a bunch of ultra-bland new characters. It’s hard to imagine that Marvel can ever “replace” the X-Men with this bunch of randos, but it looks like they’ll keep trying to make “fetch” happen for at least another five or six years."

Good luck with that.

But booyah to the X-men. No.1 and never forgotten.

[Sardorim]

I wonder how much Buzz feed actually knows about the X-Men.

Bet most never read a comic and none even know who Rachel is.

[Grey]

That's pretty cool, and true.

[banky]

cool image. It's missing Magik though.

Say what you will about buzzfeed , at least they aren't letting bad corporate decisions or fleeting popularity drive their opinions about them.

[MYCMTSC]

Probably one of the most on-point Buzzfeed articles about comics I've seen and not just because X-Men are #1.

The writer seems to have read some comics in his/her day and not just skimmed Wikipedia before making a rando list.

[Omega Alpha]

I wonder how much Buzz feed actually knows about the X-Men.

Bet most never read a comic and none even know who Rachel is.

Did you actually read the article?

[AcesX1X]

considering the author references CC's work on bringing several females to the x-men canon in the 80s, i'm pretty sure he knows who rachel is. why it matters in the slightest is beyond me however.

[RoguishGurl]

considering the author references CC's work on bringing several females to the x-men canon in the 80s, i'm pretty sure he knows who rachel is. why it matters in the slightest is beyond me however.

And Excailibur made the list with a picture of Rachel in it.