ðə bˈʊk wʌzɐ spˈɪnɔf ʌvðɪ ʌŋkˈæni ˈɛksmˈɛn fˈiːtʃɚɹɪŋ ɐn ˈɛpənˌɪmnəs tˈiːm kəmpˈoʊzd ʌvðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl fˈaɪv mˈɛmbɚz ʌvðɪ ˈɛksmˈɛn, wˌɪtʃ wʌz kənsˈiːvd baɪ hˈɑːdʒ, ðə fˈɔːɹmɚ kˈɑːlɪdʒ ɹˈuːmeɪt ʌv fˈaʊndɪŋ mˈɛmbɚ wˈɔːɹən wˈɜːðɪŋtən ɹˌoʊmən θɹˈiː ˈækɐ ˈeɪndʒəl, ænd hˌuː sˈɜːvd æz ɪts pˈʌblɪk ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənz ˈeɪdʒənt.
The book was a spinoff of The Uncanny X-Men featuring an eponymnous team composed of the original five members of the X-Men, which was conceived by Hodge, the former college roommate of founding member Warren Worthington III (aka Angel), and who served as its public relations agent.