NYCC: Hot on the heels of news of new Rogue & Gambit and
Legion titles, Marvel's X-Men creators come to New York Comic Con for a Friday
afternoon panel. Editor-In-Chief (and former X-Men line editor) Axel Alonso is
scheduled to be joined by writers Matthew Rosenberg, Ed Brison, and Charles
Soule to talk all things X.
Astonishing X-Men:
Charles Soule said he wanted Astonishing X-Men to be a story that feels like
it is grounded in the real world - even though parts of it take place in the
Astral Plane. He remarked that not everyone might make it back from the
Astral Plane.
According to Soule,
the whole point of the book is to bring Charles Xavier back as a living
character in the Marvel universe. Don’t expect him to just stay as an astral
figure as we have seen in recent issues.
The reason he comes
back is different than anything we have seen before. It is meant to happens
first in Astonishing X-Men #6 and #7.
In January,
Astonishing X-Men #7 will start a story called "A Man Called X."
The story is very much about Charles Xavier, and presenting him in a
different way.
Axel Alonso also
confirmed that Professor X will definitively return - probably in Astonishing
X-Men.
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Phoenix
Resurrection/Jean Grey: Matthew Rosenberg said that Jean Grey is the heart of
the X-Men. "Whenever Jean is there, there's hope." He explained that
the story is about Jean's relationship with the Phoenix Force.
Rosenberg said that
the Phoenix Force we've seen in every story is the same Phoenix - even though
the hosts may change.
Editor Darren Shan
spoke about Jean Grey #8, in which starts the story in which young Jean must
enter the mind of Emma Frost to find the key to the Phoenix Force. The story will revisit themes from Grant
Morrison's New X-Men. In Legacy, Young Jean will finally encounter the
Phoenix Force. Jean Grey #11 will feature new clues to the nature of the
Phoenix Force.
Axel Alonso told a
fan who asked about what would happen with the young X-Men now that some of
the older versions were returning. "That's exactly the story," he
explained. "All bets are off."
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Rogue & Gambit:
The series will be written by Kelly Thompson (Hawkeye) and drawn by Pere
Perez (Deadpool vs. The Punisher), with Kris Anka providing cover art. The
series will run for five issues beginning in January 2018. Alonso teased it
could go beyond the five planned issues.
Shan said that Gambit
& Rogue are Kelly Thompson's favorite characters. She re-read every Rogue
and Gambit story in preparation for the series.
"The goal here
is to tell a Rogue and Gambit story that has never been told before,"
said Shan. "It's a fun action/adventure comic."
Shan was coy about
whether Gambit and Rogue would get back together as a couple - an idea the
audience seemed to like.
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Legion: Written by
Peter Milligan and drawn by Wilfredo Torres. Marvel confirmed it'll also be a
five-issue miniseries rather than an ongoing book. The series will debut in
February 2018.
In the upcoming
Legion series, one of his many personalities is consuming the others, leading
him to visit a psychotherapist, who he brings into his head to help solve the
problem. Legion's many personalities will team up to fight the dark
personality.
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X-Men Gold: The
original X-Men return in X-Men Gold Annual #1 by Leah Williams and Marc
Guggenheim in January, with an Alan Davis cover.
Meggan is holding a
baby on the cover, prompting rumors that it may be her and Brian's
son/daughter and Psylocke's nephew/niece.
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X-Men Blue: Poison X.
A huge crossover between Venom and X-Men: Blue, the original time-displaced
young X-Men.
It will begin in the
X-Men: Blue Annual. And the whole of the rest of the crossover will ship in
February as the X-Men kidnap Venom.
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Rumors
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Astonishing X-Men —
it may be a maxi-series destined to end with issue 12, dealing with its own
storyline regarding the Shadow King and a possible return of Professor
Xavier, but this is now rumored to be the title that sees Wolverine return.
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Uncanny X-Men will
return as a series after Phoenix Resurrection finishes, also in 2018. This
may be the rumor most in flux. It might mark the moment that ResurrXion moves
on.
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New Mutants will
return in April or May. The X-Men: New Mutants movie makes this a bit of a
no-brainer.
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2018 Event — The next
big X-Men event will be focused on Legion. David Haller will provide the
focus for whatever big X-event is to come in 2018.
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