Marvel Comics offered Jim Lee a chance to helm X-Men post-Krakoa. Jim Lee opted to stay with DC Comics as publisher and CCO. Lee passed on drawing for X-Men, valuing family time over intense ...

Lee's original X-Men #1 cover was published as 4 connecting images, each of which was a different variant cover for that issue. Marvel also publsiehd a deluxe edition version of X-Men #1 that ...

Jim Lee Is One of the All-Time Great X-Men Artists Jim Lee returning to draw the X-Men in an official capacity is a big deal, considering the artist became a superstar when drawing the title in ...

Jim Lee declined due to intense workload, preferring his executive role at DC Comics for more family time. Lee considered Marvel largely due to the upcoming Deadpool and Wolverine movie and X-Men ...

DC Versus Marvel Omnibus collects crossovers between the core DC and Marvel characters, from 1976’s Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man to 2000’s Batman/Daredevil.

According to Liefeld, Marvel approached Jim Lee about leaving DC in spring 2023 to come back and draw the X-Men and help guide the franchise moving forward.

Ironically, Lee would also quit a year later to form Image Comics. So for much of the next decade, Marvel tried to mimic what Claremont and Lee brought to X-Men #1, only without either creator.

For any number of reasons, Lee chose to remain with DC. Still, we can't help thinking about how exciting the legendary artist's Marvel return would have been for both the X-Men and fans.