Fabian Nicieza worked on X-men in the 1990s.
Later in 1996 Nicieza joined Acclaim Comics as senior vice-president and editor-in-chief
 The revamp was unsuccessful, and in 2004 the original version of the team was resurrected, initially in an Avengers/Thunderbolts miniseries, then later in the  New Thunderbolts series with Nicieza again as writer

