Fast-forward to 2000 and the original X-Men movie comes out which, as far as I can remember, is the first Marvel movie to, you know, be any good. I don't think my fandom of these three heroes shaped my childhood as much as The Simpsons did, which I also grew up loving, but I do have very fond memories of my time spent with these heroes and their stories. I don't remember dressing up as a Spider-Man, but I may have worn a mask or two. I dressed up as Batman AND as Wolverine as a child. I think Venom and Beast were a notch below that to close out my top five as a kid. In fact, my three favorite superheroes had to have been Spider-Man, Batman and, of course, you might have guessed, Wolverine. When I was a young child, I loved the X-Men.
I think we need to talk about the X-Men, most specifically Wolverine for a bit.
