Exactly 32 Years Later, One Of X-Men's Most Powerful Heroes Is Their Newest Leader

One of the most important mutants in X-Men lore right now earned their place as a leader figure just in time to celebrate thirty-two years of comic book history. The X-Men's survival often hinges on a handful of legendary figures capable of uniting mutantkind. Professor Charles Xavier laid the ideological foundation when he created his original X-Men team, and Cyclops soon transformed Xavier's philosophy into practical action, organizing the mutant population during extinction-level crises. Standout X-Men heroes like Storm have brought a different style of leadership, and even former villains like Magneto and Emma Frost have left their questionable morals behind to spearhead the mutant dream.