Editing Xorn (section)

==Publication history==
Xorn first appeared in ''[[New X-Men (2001 series)|New X-Men Annual 2001]]'' (September 2001), Xorn was created by [[Grant Morrison]] and [[Frank Quitely]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=DeFalco |first1=Tom |last2=Sanderson |first2=Peter |last3=Brevoort |first3=Tom |last4=Teitelbaum |first4=Michael |last5=Wallace |first5=Daniel |last6=Darling |first6=Andrew |last7=Forbeck |first7=Matt |last8=Cowsill |first8=Alan |last9=Bray |first9=Adam |title=The Marvel Encyclopedia |date=2019 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-7890-0 |page=431}}</ref> Originally depicted as a [[China|Chinese]] [[Mutant (Marvel Comics)|mutant]] with a "star for a brain," he is eventually revealed to be the X-Men's nemesis [[Magneto (Marvel Comics)|Magneto]] in disguise at the climax of Morrison's run. After Magneto is apparently killed during the "[[Planet X (comics)|Planet X]]" story arc, he appears alive in 2004's ''[[Excalibur (comics)|Excalibur]]'' (vol. 3) #1, which established that Xorn never was Magneto. Marvel has presented several partial explanations, both in the comics pages and in the press as to the true nature, identity, and motives of Xorn.