X-Position: Kieron Gillen

CBR: In his final X-Position before moving on from the X-Universe to Marvel NOW!, Kieron Gillen answered a number of fan questions about his time with "Uncanny X-Men," including his favorite single issue, the aftermath of "Avengers Vs. X-Men," the exploration of the Marvel Universe in "Consequences," characters he hopes to bring in for "Young Avengers" and his opinions on fan fiction.

One of the gems of your series was the surprisingly amazing double act that was Magneto and Psylocke. I would never had put those character together. What was it about you those two together that interested you?


Kieron Gillen: That grew out of the secret of Tabula Rasa in "X-Force." Magneto was the only person to know about X-Force. So when they go into Tabula Rasa, it made a lot of sense to pair them together, and the rest of history.

As I've said before, Psylocke, Magneto and Storm really were the Greek chorus to the run. I was trying to get the three of them together in "Consequences" one last time, but it didn't quite line up. But there is one last dance of Storm and Magneto, which ties it off in a way that makes me smile.

Uncanny X-Men #17 Art

Uncanny X-Men #17 Spoilers

Spoilers: In Sinister London, Magneto, Storm, Psylocke and Danger are attacked by Sabretooth clones. Betsy mentally tricks the clones into gorging themselves. Meanwhile, Sinister has The Phoenix Five captive with their Phoenix portions possessing the Madelyne clones. Unit doesn’t like the idea of someone like Sinister having a fundamental power of the universe, so he commands Danger to get into the castle. As they need a stealth specialist for this, Psylocke wears Danger and heads to the castle, while Magneto and Storm provide distraction for Sinister’s army. One of the Madelynes defeats Storm and Magneto by herself and tracks Psylocke’s localization by taking the information from Erik’s mind. Psylocke orders Danger to head to the castle, while she poisons Magneto, freeing him from Madelyne’s control. Unit realizes there’s nothing they can do to stop Sinister, so he tells Danger to run away. While Sinister is distracted, Emma talks to the Phoenix and convinces it to return to the Phoenix Five. The Phoenix then burns away each and every version Sinister alive. The Phoenix Five meet the others and tell them the war is over and so is Sinister’s species.

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Uncanny X-Men #17

Written by: Kieron Gillen

Art by: Daniel Acuña, Mike Del Mundo

Cover by: Mike Del Mundo

The Story:

AVX TIE-IN!

• The climactic end to the X-Men’s greatest stand against Sinister!

• The culmination of everything Sinister has planned since Uncanny #1!

In Stores: August 22, 2012

Uncanny X-Men #17 Cover

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Uncanny X-Men #16 Art

Uncanny X-Men #16 Spoilers

Spoilers: Magneto, Storm, Psylocke and Danger decide to follow the Phoenix Five in Sinister London. Cyclops decides to take the city starting with the creation engines, so no more Sinister are created. Sinister awakens a clone of Krakoa under his castle, while his minions take Namor down by using a laser cannon. Colossus grows in size to take on Kraoke, but Sinister drops living “Gambit” bombs on him. Magik teleports the Gambits within the Ruby Converger, destroying the laser cannon. Sinisters then drop Cannonballs on Magik and Colossus and take them down. Namor disobeys Cyclops and attacks the castle. Namor is ambushed and teleported to elsewhere. Meanwhile, Emma is attacked by exploding cows and knocked out. Three Madelynes approach Cyclops, who ends up unconscious after blasting them. Sinister approaches Cyclops, while Magneto, Storm, Psylocke and Danger arrive in Sinister London and witness all the destruction.

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Uncanny X-Men #16

Written by: Kieron Gillen

Pencils and Cover by: Daniel Acuña

The Story:

AvX Tie-In!

• We can’t say much or we spoil the event of the summer!

• The X-Men move against the forces of Sinister!

In Stores: July 18, 2012

 

X-Solicits for October 2012

Uncanny X-Force #32
Writer: Rick Remender
Art: Phil Noto
Cover by: Jerome Opeña
• FINAL EXECUTION nears its brutal finish!
• X-Force finally faces the new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants all together!

Uncanny X-Men #20
Writer: Kieron Gillen
Art and Cover by: Carlos Pacheco
Susan G. Komen Variant Cover by Dave Marquez
Final Issue Variant Also Available
• The fallout of AVX is here!
• We can’t tell you anything without spoiling AVX!

X-Men #37
Writer: Brian Wood
Art and Cover by: David Lopez
• Meet the last living Proto-Mutant!
• The Storm-Cyclops divide widens as the team starts to unravel
• Colossus has his own agenda… will he leave the team to pursue it?

X-Men Legacy #275
Writer: Christos Gage
Art: David Baldeon
Cover by: Mark Brooks
Final Issue Variant Also Available
THE END OF AN ERA!
• Last issue, Magneto made Rogue a daunting offer. In this FINAL ISSUE of X-MEN: LEGACY, Rogue faces the repercussions of her decision!

Uncanny Avengers #1
Writer: Rick Remender
Art and Cover by: John Cassaday
Variant Covers by: Adi Granov, Daniel Acuña, Skottie Young & two more to be announced!
Sketch Variant Cover by: John Cassaday & TBA
Deadpool Call Me Maybe Variant by: TBA
Uncanny & Avengers Variants also available
Blank Cover also available
All new ongoing!
• THIS IS IT! The greatest era of the Marvel Universe starts here! From the ashes of AvX an all-new, all-different Avengers assemble!
• Captain America begins his quest to create a sanctioned Avengers unit comprised of Avengers and X-Men, humans and mutants working together – so why is Professor Xavier’s dream more at risk than ever?
• The first attack of the most loathsome villain in history will quake the Marvel Universe forever!
• The funeral of one of Marvel’s greatest heroes!

Uncanny X-Men #15 Spoilers & Art

Spoilers: In Utopia, Psylocke and Magneto talk about The Phoenix Five and their actions, while growing suspicious of Danger. At the Crimson Cosmos, Colossus wants to be excommunicated by The Cyttorak. The Demon Lord rejects his offer saying the Phoenix is also a spirit of destruction, which serves him right. The Extinction Team gather at the meeting room and decide they must stop Sinister as they find out he was the one who told Hope about the Phoenix and sense Sinister is a threat to Hope. The Phoenix Five head to Sinister London, deep beneath the Earth’s surface. Sinister Prime declares war on them and so the battle begins.

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Uncanny X-Men #15

Written by: Kieron Gillen

Pencils by: Daniel Acuna

Covery by: Daniel Acuna

The Story:

AvX Tie-in! We can’t say much or we spoil the event of the summer!

The X-Men move against the forces of SINISTER!

Sinister Forces Plague the Phoenix Five in Gillen's "Uncanny X-Men"

CBR: Mister Sinister, a longtime X-Men foe, holds yet another point of view regarding the Phoenix Force. In "Uncanny X-Men" #14, on sale June 20, writer Kieron Gillen and artist Dustin Weaver kick off a story that puts the cunning villain in conflict with the titular team and their newly cosmic empowered members, the Phoenix Five. CBR News spoke with Gillen about his plans for the series.

"In issue #13 I wanted to create this weird mood where we had Storm, Magneto, and Psylocke, three of the most powerful individuals on Earth, sitting there in a cellar drinking bottled water and they're all exhausted. They don't talk about who they've beaten. They talk about how they've been hurt and how they've lost. They're all exhausted because the last 25 hours of their life have been complete chaos," Gillen continued. "They haven't really had a chance to stop and process it all. Now's the time for conversation, but when there was so much at stake Storm and the others had to follow Scott. For me, the low key-ness of the moment makes the epic superhero conflicts more real."

Speaking with Scott Summers the next time Storm sees him will be a very different experience, because at the end of "Avengers X-Men" #5 the Phoenix selected Cyclops and four other members of the Extinction team -- Emma Frost, Namor, Colossus, and Magik -- to be its avatars. When this cosmically powered quintet, dubbed the Phoenix Five, returns to Earth their non god-like team mates will each have their own opinion on what they have become.

"In issue #13 I deliberately put Storm, Magneto, and Psylocke together. They're almost like our Greek Chorus. They'll comment about what's going on. Storm leans one way. Magneto leans another, and Psylocke is conflicted. So they provide interesting commentary and in their own ways they're all voices of reason," Gillen explained. "They're there when the Phoenix Five do what they're doing and they're our view point characters in a lot of way. I wanted to try to keep the Phoenix Five at a slight distance because I wanted to convey a sense of the otherworldly and their immense powerful. It's quite uncanny when you see some of the images of what the Phoenix Five get up to. So Magneto, Storm, and Psylocke end up walking into this room with the Five and they're all sort of glancing at each other. In a 'Er... worried now!' way.

X-Solicits for September 2012

	Uncanny X-Force #31 Writer: Rick Remender Art: Phil Noto Cover by: Jerome Opeña • The Final Exectution kicks into high gear • What is left of X-Force go up against the new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants for the last time.
	X-Men #35 & 36 Writer: Brian Wood Art: Roland Boschi (#35) & David Lopez (#36) Cover by: Jorge Molina Issue (#35) & David Lopez (#36) Issue #35 • The X-Men must make a choice... the destruction of a life, or the survival of a weapon. • Domino versus Psylocke! Issue #36 • Jumping on point! • In the aftermath of the “Mutant Scare”, Storm’s leadership is called into question. • Will there be a new team-member – and what side are they really on?
	Avengers vs. X-Men #11 Writer: Brian Bendis Art: Olivier Coipel Cover by: Jim Cheung Avengers Team Variant Also Aviable Kubert Variant Also Avaiable Pichelli Sketch Variant Also Avaiable Pichelli Variant Variant Also Avaiable Promo Variant Variant Also Avaiable X-Men Team Variant Also Avaiable The final month of AVX opens with the first of two extra-sized issues! • Fatality!
	Avengers vs. X-Men #12 Writer: Jason Aaron Art: Adam Kubert Cover by: Jim Cheung Variant cover by: Jerome Opeña Avengers Team Variant Also Aviable Kubert Variant Also Avaiable Opeña Sketch Variant Also Avaiable Opeña Variant Variant Also Avaiable Promo Variant Variant Also Avaiable X-Men Team Variant Also Avaiable Extra-sized final issue! • It’s all come down to this! The final battle—as the world burns!
	Uncanny X-Men #18 & 19 Writer: Kieron Gillen Art and Cover by: Ron Garney Issue #18 - AvX #11 Tie-in! •Cyclops and Emma have supreme power and it threatens to tear them apart. Issue #19 - AvX #12 Tie-in •An unmissable issue for X-Men fans.