C2E2 2017: Marvel's RESURRXION Panel

In July, “Astonishing X-Men” arrives from Charles Soule and artist Jim Cheung for issue #1, though the panel said that each new issue will have a different artist including ACO, Phil Noto, Greg Land, Ramon Rosanas and Ron Garney on tap for the future.

Soule revealed that an upcoming issue will feature the return of TV star Amahl Farouk AKA the Shadow King as drawn by Dale Keown. The writer said he was enticed by the idea that the human form of the character was the first evil mutant Charles Xavier encountered and therefore his inspiration for the formation of the X-Men. “He’s this incredibly ancient force of darkness – kind of a dream demon,” the writer said of the Shadow King entity, which will attack the X-Men during their London-based adventure. “The book is a puzzle box, and you’re not supposed to know where everything is going.”

But before that story arrives, fans will get to meet the new team consisting of the likes of Old Man Logan, Mystique, Fantomex and Psylocke. “I can run the soap opera of the X-Men in different ways by looking at each of them as their archetype,” said Soule. He used the example of Bishop as a man who’s lived through several apocalypses. Guggenheim praised his fellow writer for introducing each of the characters by their core personalities in this new series. Soule said that his goal was to make this a book for people who didn’t want to know anything else about who these characters are before they meet them on the page.

• "The story open in London. Something really intense happens and the X-Men show up and try to fix it."

• The series will kick off with an issue of intense action before opening up.

• The mysterious returning villain is Shadow King.

• Soule talked about Shadow King's history as one of the first evil mutants Charles Xavier encountered.

• He called the character's inclusion in FX's Legion a "happy accident."

• Soule called the title a "puzzle box," saying the ever changing nature of the Shadow King's home realm of the Astral Plane means that reality will always be in question.

• "I think the best X-Men stories are the ones where they're not only saving the world, but trying to convince everyone that they ARE saving the world."

• Soule talked about Fantomex's role in the story, saying "it gets really weird," with Fantomex constantly questioning his reality.

• "It's super hard to write, I'm not gonna lie," Soule confessed.

• The story will visit many points in X-Men history via the Astral Plane. Soule called it "weaponized nostalgia," using the mechanic to convey emotions and ideas.

• Soule called the line up "incredibly badass," and "incredibly different."

• Soule talked about Bishop, with Guggenheim calling Soule's take on the character "incredibly poetic."

• Bishop is constantly looking for the signs of his future coming to pass, trying to prevent it.

• "I want it to feel like a big, massive X-book. We're swinging for the fences."

• Soule said Gambit and Fantomex will have a "buddy thieves" dynamic.

• "The last page is gonna break the internet," said Chris D'Lando from Marvel's marketing department.

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Psylocke and Gambit Spring Into Action #ResurrXtion

Rogue and Mystique Join the Team #ResurrXtion

Marvel Announces 'ResurXtion' Mystery Series

Newsamara: Marvel has teased another X-Men title launching this summer as part of its "ResurrXion" relaunch. Announced on Twitter, the promo art by Jim Cheung features Old Man Logan, Archangel, and an unknown number of silhouetted characters. It was tweeted with the caption "The comic series fans have been demanding! Coming June 2017."

Though no title or creative team was revealed, the line-up seems to strongly imply that the new series will be a variation on the more recent iterations of X-Force. Both Logan (albeit a different version) and Archangel were key characters in Rick Remender and Jerome Opena's popular volume of Uncanny X-Force from a few years ago.

Expect more teasers that will reveal this apparent team's roster in the coming days before the inevitable full details of the mystery title are finally announced.

ResurrXion: Where Is Psylocke?

After a week full of announcements, X-Men fans now know the scope of what lies ahead for Marvel’s mutants in 2017. A whole new slate of titles will arrive in April 2017 under the ResurrXion banner, including “X-Men Gold,” “X-Men Blue,” “Generation X,” “Weapon X,” “Iceman”, “Jean Grey” and “Cable.” As if that’s not enough, “All-New Wolverine” will continue as it is.

“Uncanny X-Men,” a series starring some of the X-Men’s toughest heroes, has seemingly been hit hard by the ResurrXion revamp. M, Psylocke, Archangel, Mystique and Fantomex are all nowhere to be seen in the initially announced lineup. That’s especially surprising for Psylocke, a character that has maintained a consistently prominent role in the line for the last 10 years. And while the adult Archangel has had his ups and downs over the past few years when it comes to his own sense of self, he’s been a mainstay on X-Teams for even longer than that.

X-Men Gold

Writer: Marc Guggenheim & Artist: Ardian Syaf

Lineup: Kitty Pryde, Storm, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Old Man Logan and Rachel Grey.

Focus on more hopeful storylines and tapping into some of the nostalgia of older titles.

X-Men Blue

Writer: Cullen Bunn & Artist: Jorge Molina

Lineup: Jean Grey, Cyclops, Iceman, Beast, and Angel, with Magneto

Dealing with the original five being stranded in the present day, but also be aligning with Magneto, one of their greatest former foes.

Generation X

Writer: Christina Strain & Artist: Amilcar Pinna

Lineup: Jubilee, Nature Girl, Eye Boy, Bling, and Quentin Quire

You’re going to see these kids go through all the growing pains of finding their way, finding out who you love, trust, or don’t,

Weapon X

Writer: Greg Pak & Artist: Greg Land

Lineup: Old Man Logan, Sabretooth, Warpath, Lady Deathstrike, and Domino.

As part of Weapon X's bid to extinguish mutants forever, they’ll primarily be going after the mutants they know are going to “fight dirty.”

Jean Grey

Writer: Dennis Hopeless & Artist: Victor Ibanez

Jean’ll get a premonition that the future she feared is actually a lot closer than she thought. The Phoenix is a very real threat.

Iceman

Writer: Sina Grace & Artist: Alessandro Vitti

The book is primarily focused on older Iceman, because it’s really his journey, informed by the younger Iceman’s journey,

Cable

Writer: James Robinson & Artist: Carlos Pacheco

Focus on Cable traveling back and forth through different time periods in order to fix time itself.

All-New Wolverine

Writer: Tom Taylor & Artist: Leonard Kirk

The new story arc is a science fiction story about an alien contagion spreading throughout a US city, which is connected to Wolverine in some way that she doesn’t understand.

Additionaly, "Uncanny Avengers" writer, Gerry Duggan said he had no plans for Psylocke: "I’ve never had the opportunity to write her, but I hope to someday."