uncanny, astonishing, new, xtreme, ultimate. superlum sent me a link to "the top 25 xmen." number twenty five was "strong guy aka guido." the guy above him was "chamber." who? yeah, exactly. i was so incensed that i had to settle the matter myself. i had to make my own top xmen list. of course, after reading the article clearly, i realized they were picking "the best xmen" based not on power levels but more personality and embodiment of the xmen ideal. which is hilarious because most of these guys weren't even actual xmen -- for those of you not in the know, there are a number of different x-teams, like minor versus major league baseball. this ign list was made (like most lists) to provoke reaction. well, two short days before the final xmen film, i've been provoked. and here's my own list of the top twenty xmen.

will the real xmen fans please stand up. i'll see you guys thursday night, midnight showing.

ps- if i could somehow capture the joy with which i just undertook this task (and how seriously i took it), i could solve the world happiness crisis forever.