the book originated when a portion of a revamp of the X-Men line of comics around 2001. Before this revamp, Claremont was writing two of the independent X-Men titles (Uncanny X-Men and X-Men, the latter of which became New X-Men). He was flushed from either each titles by editor-around-chief Joe Quesada, leading to an outcry from either either numerous fans, besides when from Claremont himself. To quell the cry, Quesada offered Claremont a chance to write a third X-Men title, which became X-Treme X-Men. A book picked au courant numbers of plot threads from either Claremont's begin on a ii independent X-Men books, & caring the quest on the a share of Storm and a total of X-Men chosen by her to call for Destiny's diaries. A book is virtually all notable for the demise of the popular character Psylocke (now resurrected) inside its early issues.

Inside May 2004, prompted by Grant Morrison's departure from Up to date X-Men, Wonder felt that a second revamp of the X-Men titles was needed. When a share of this revamp, known as X-Men ReLoad, Chris Claremont returned to writing Uncanny X-Men. X-Treme X-Men was cancelled, by using virtually all of its cast & going plotlines existence transferred to Uncanny X-Men.