District X is a fictional location in Marvel Comics. It is a neighbourhood in New York, first seen during Grant Morrison's run on the series New X-Men. The rise in Manhattan's mutant population, coupled with racism among normal humans, led to mutants forming their own community. Although humans lived in this neighbourhood as well, they were in a minority. Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... NY redirects here. ... Grant Morrison in 2006. ... New X-Men refers to two superhero comic books published by Marvel Comics within the hugely popular X-Men franchise. ... In Marvel comic books, particularly those of the X-Men mythos, a mutant is a human being who is born with genetic modifications that allow for abilities not possessed by regular humans. ... Manifestations Slavery · Racial profiling · Lynching Hate speech · Hate crime · Hate groups Genocide · Holocaust · Pogrom Ethnocide · Ethnic cleansing · Race war Religious persecution · Gay bashing Movements Discriminatory Aryanism · Neo-Nazism · Supremacism Fundamentalism · Kahanism Anti-discriminatory Abolitionism · Civil rights · Gay rights Womens/Universal suffrage · Mens rights Childrens rights · Youth rights...

However, the neighbourhood was quite poor, with a prominent crime rate and warring mutant gangs. Most of the residents regarded it as a ghetto. District X's heyday came during the House of M storyline, when it was transformed into a rich, exclusively mutant neighbourhood named Mutopia X (during the same storyline, Hell's Kitchen was transformed into a human ghetto called Sapien Town). After this story, however, the residents suffered the 'Decimation', and most of them were stripped of their mutant abilities. The remaining mutants mostly moved to a relocation camp on the grounds of the Xavier Institute. Now the former ghetto is the base of operations for X-Factor Investigations. A ghetto is an area where people from a specific racial or ethnic background are united in a given culture or religion live as a group, voluntarily or involuntarily, in milder or stricter seclusion. ... House of M was an eight-part comic book crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics in 2005. ... Ninth Avenue looking north toward Time Warner Center and Hearst Tower (New York City) Hells Kitchen, also known as Clinton and Midtown West, is a neighborhood of Manhattan that includes roughly the area between 34th Street and 57th Street, from 8th Avenue to the Hudson River. ... Decimation event logo, as shown on the covers of tie-in comics Decimation is the name of the late 2005 Marvel Comics crossover spinning out of the House of M limited series, that focuses on the ramifications of the Scarlet Witchs stripping nearly all of the mutant population of... A concentration camp is a large detention centre created for political opponents, aliens, specific ethnic or religious groups, civilians of a critical war-zone, or other groups of people, often during a war. ... The X-Men (Back row: Nightcrawler, Rachel Summers, Iceman, Rogue. ... X-Factor Investigations is a fictional detective agency in the Marvel Comics comic book series X-Factor. ...

Despite the obvious practical and logistical problems created by having an entire neighborhood of people with superhuman powers in one of the largest cities in the United States, District X is hardly ever mentioned in Marvel Comics titles not affiliated with the X-Men in some way. A superhuman is an entity with intelligence or abilities exceeding normal human standards. ... Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ...

District X (comic)

Cover to District X #5, featuring Bishop and Ismael. Art by Steve McNiven.

District X was an ongoing comic book series published by Marvel Comics which began in 2004. A police procedural, it is set in New York City's fictional Mutant Town, a de facto ghetto for mutants. Download high resolution version (550x828, 138 KB)Cover to District X #5. ... Download high resolution version (550x828, 138 KB)Cover to District X #5. ... Cover to Marvel Knights 4 #2, featuring the Thing. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The police procedural is a sub-genre of the mystery story which attempts to accurately depict the activities of a police force as they investigate crimes. ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC, City That Never Sleeps, The Concrete Jungle, The City So Nice They Named It Twice Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City... A ghetto is an area where people from a specific racial or ethnic background are united in a given culture or religion live as a group, voluntarily or involuntarily, in milder or stricter seclusion. ...

The series stars the X-Man and FBI agent Lucas Bishop, who has been assigned to the ghetto to investigate rising crime rates among the population. Bishop works with NYPD patrolman Ishmael Ortega, an ordinary human married to a mutant (Armena Ortega). The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a Federal police force which is the principal investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ... Bishop (Lucas Bishop), is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero who is a member of the X-Men. ... The New York City Police Department (NYPD) , the largest police department in the United States, has primary responsibility for law enforcement and investigation within the five boroughs of New York City. ... Ishmael Izzy Ortega is a fictional character created for Marvel Comics by David Hine and David Yardin. ... In Marvel comic books, particularly those of the X-Men mythos, a mutant is a human being who is born with genetic modifications that allow for abilities not possessed by regular humans. ... Armena Ortega is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics Universe. ...

During the House of M crossover, the series was replaced by the miniseries Mutopia X. After, Hine continued some of the series' plotpoints in X-Men: The 198 miniseries although, for the most part, the series and its arcs have been ended. This is for multiple reasons, including sagging sales as well as the premise of the series (an all mutant ghetto in the heart of New York City) no longer existing after the events of M-Day. House of M was an eight-part comic book crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics in 2005. ...

Hine also continued his take on X-verse in Son of M and its soon-to-be-released follow-up Silent War, with the more direct continuation of District X and X-Men:198 currently on sale as the Civil war: X-Men mini series To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Cast

District X's large ensemble cast includes:

• A "mysterious stranger" called Mr. M (also the title of the first story-arc), who attempted to destroy District X out of sheer world-weariness but was stopped by Bishop and Ortega.
• Two rival crimelords, "Filthy" Frankie Zapruder and "Shaky" Kaufman.
• Gregor, a mutant who puts down roots whenever he falls asleep.
• Winston Hobbes, a large worm-like mutant who inhabits the District X sewer system,
• Armena Ortega, wife of Ishmael Ortega who generates a protective bubble when she sleeps,
• A large population of mutants whose mutations and/or personalities make them unsuitable for the flashier or more dangerous "super" life. Examples include a woman who can burst into flames but is not immune to being burnt, a man whose sole power is that his skin is bright green, and a boy who has large skin flaps under his arms.

Mister M (Absolom Zebardyn Mercator) is a fictional character created for Marvel Comics by David Hine and David Yardin. ... Bishop (Lucas Bishop), is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero who is a member of the X-Men. ... Ishmael Izzy Ortega is a fictional character created for Marvel Comics by David Hine and David Yardin. ... Armena Ortega is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Ishmael Izzy Ortega is a fictional character created for Marvel Comics by David Hine and David Yardin. ...

Background

The series is written by young British writer, David Hine. Hine has previously written the Mambo series for 2000AD. The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... David Hine is an English comic book writer. ... Cover of the first issue of 2000 AD, 26 February 1977. ...

It was originally drawn by Australian artist David Yardin and most recently by Lan Medina. Both artists work with Brian Haberlin's Avalon Studios. Look up artist in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Lan Medina is a Filipino comic book artist. ... Brian Haberlin is an artist who has worked as a colorist in the comics industry. ...

The concept of District X, a.k.a. "Mutant Town", is similar to that of the "Jokertown" of the Wild Cards novels; Jokertown, too, is a near-ghetto district of New York City, wherein reside mutated and generally super-powered humans, victims of an alien virus, who were ostracised from "normal" society because of their difference. Jokertown is a fictional neighborhood in the Wild Cards anthology series. ... The cover of the first Wild Cards book, Wild Cards. ...