History ComicBook / XCellent

* CreatorProvincialism: While the series takes place in America, writer Peter Milligan's British background occasionally shows, as in the designs of Rick Ragger and Fluff, and the decision to have a character named Toodle Pip.

* PhlebotinumProofRobot: Dox is immune to most of the abuse that Axel Cluney heaps on his teammates, because Axel relies heavily on intimidation and bullying to make others obey him, and as a robot, Dox's feelings aren't so easily manipulated.

* AIIsACrapshoot: Axel struggles to control Dox, because Dox's programming makes him immune to Axel's usual strategies of bullying and gaslighting. On the other hand, Dox is unable to personally kill him because he was programmed to follow any sufficiently authoritative voice

* AngerBornOfWorry: In issue 2 of the relaunch, Myles gets an earful from his husband for faking his death.

* DeadArtistsAreBetter: In the wake of Myles' supposed death, sales of his book suddenly shoot up.

* VillainProtagonist: The X-Cellent, not the more heroic X-Statix, are at the centre of the book. Although some team members are conflicted or less villainous, the team are definitely acting as bad guys.

* BackFromTheDead: Axel Cluney was believed to be dead after the Boyz 'R' US incident ''way'' back in ''ComicBook/XForce'' 116, but is now back, his body restored by a combination of heavy cybernetics and plastic surgery.

* RedRightHand: Axel used to be a reasonably attractive man with a very ugly soul, but now he's got a horribly mangled midsection and a large X sliced into his face. [[spoiler:The final issue of the first season leaves one of his eyes red and blind as well]].

''X-Cellent'' (titled ''The X-Cellent'' on covers, and subtitled ''New Blood, New World'' for the collected edition) is a 2022 comic-book series from Creator/MarvelComics, created by Creator/PeterMilligan and Creator/MikeAllred, and published by Creator/MarvelComics. It is a sequel to Milligan and Allred's ''ComicBook/XStatix''.

''X-Cellent'' (titled ''The X-Cellent'' on covers, and subtitled ''New Blood, New World'' for the collected edition) is a comic-book series from Creator/MarvelComics, created by Creator/PeterMilligan and Creator/MikeAllred, and published by Creator/MarvelComics. It is a sequel to Milligan and Allred's ''ComicBook/XStatix''.

''X-Cellent'' (titled ''The X-Cellent'' on covers) is a comic-book series from Creator/MarvelComics, created by Creator/PeterMilligan and Creator/MikeAllred, and published by Creator/MarvelComics. It is a sequel to Milligan and Allred's ''ComicBook/XStatix''.

The series paused with issue #5, ending with an announcement that it would return for 'Season 2', later revealed to be a five-issue series debuting in March 2023, officially titled ''The X-Cellent''.

The series paused with issue #5, ending with an announcement that it would return for 'Season 2'. As of October 2022, it's unclear if this will be presented in a new series, or if the initial ''X-Cellent'' run will resume after a hiatus.

* BadInfluencer: Axel's X-Cellent carries the same CelebritySuperhero goals, but is much sleazier with focus on manipulating their social media image while viciously taking out competition.

''X-Cellent'' is a comic-book series from Creator/MarvelComics, created by Creator/PeterMilligan and Creator/MikeAllred, and published by Creator/MarvelComics. It is a sequel to Milligan and Allred's ''ComicBook/XStatix''.

* RedRightHand: Axel used to be a reasonably attractive man with a very ugly soul, but now he's got a horribly mangled midsection and a large X sliced into his face. [[spoiler:The final issue of the first season leaves him one eye red and blind as well]].

* RedRightHand: Axel used to be a reasonably attractive man with a very ugly soul, but now he's got a horribly mangled midsection and a large X sliced into his face.

* SequelSeries: The series is a sequel to ''ComicBook/XStatix''.

''X-Cellent'' is a comic-book series created by Creator/PeterMilligan and Creator/MikeAllred, and published by Creator/MarvelComics. It is a sequel to Milligan and Allred's ''ComicBook/XStatix''.

* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: Fluff's ability to generate hair-follicle clouds seems like an utterly useless power up until Zeitgeist tries to use his corrosive vomit against him, and discovers that all that fluff absorbs his vomit easily.

** Whoosh is a powerful teleporter, but while he can get other people ''away'' easily enough, he has a much tougher time with specific destinations.

''X-Cellent'' is a comic-book series created by Creator/PeterMilligan and Creator/MikeAllred, and published by Creator/MarvelComics. It is a sequel to Milligan and Allred's fan-favorite ''ComicBook/XStatix''.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: In the first issue, Rick Ragger, the dead celebrity whose holographic concert X-Cellent crashes, appears to be an expy of Music/FreddieMercury, with some elements of Music/DavidBowie thrown in. Apparently, the creative team has learned their lesson after the controversy that happened when they tried to bring back Princess Di as a mutant in the old series.

* PowerIncontinence: Joe Bomb has the power to create explosions out of thin air. The slightest fluctuations in his metabolism or blood-alcohol levels can cause him to go off involuntarily.

Years ago, the world watched in horror as Axel Cluney, the Zeigeist, was viciously gunned down by terrorists during a failed attempt to rescue a boy band. What the world doesn't know is that Cluney was a massive jerk, and his death was the result of a failed attempt to kill his teammates.

Fast forward to the modern day, Cluney has returned, his badly-damaged body having been restored by the latest in cybernetics and plastic surgery, and he's formed a new, media-friendly team, X-Cellent, that that is wreaking havoc on celebrities but posturing themselves as activists, forcing Guy Smith, the only person who still knows about his criminal misdeeds, to reform the X-Statix to try and investigate him. Of course, first he has to get his new teammates to work together, which, considering that they ''are'' X-Statix, is a tall order.

* AnArmAndALeg: The A lost his right arm in the team's first adventure, when he got sprayed by Zeitgeist's acidic puke.

* StrongFamilyResemblance: Mike Alicar and Katie Jones look a lot like Tike Alicar and Edie Sawyer, respectively, but their personalities are very different; Where Tike was arrogant but also GenreSavvy, Mike is just plain reckless, and where Edie was self-absorbed but also brave, Katie is well-adjusted but also unsure of herself.