Auf der
"SDCC 2019" kündigte Marvel
den Ausbau seines "X-Men" Franchises an.
Insgesamt
sechs brandneue Ongoing Serien (also "fortlaufend, keine Mini-Serien!) werden starten. Sie gehen aus Storylines hervor, die in den aktuellen zwei Mini-Serien
"House of X" und
"Powers of X" laufen, deren gemeinsamer Autor
Jonathan Hickman ist.
Hickman werde
“redefine the X-Men and their place in the Marvel universe,” so Marvel
editor-in-chief
C.B. Cebulski.
Kurz vor dem Verkaufsstart von
"House of X" hat
Marvel nun in San Diego seine Planungen für den Ausbau der neuen "X-Men"-Heft-Reihen etwas detaillierter vorgestellt.
Alle sechs neuen Serien starten unter dem gemeinsamen Motto
"Dawn of X".
Hier die
offiziellen Beschreibungen der neuen Serien laut offizieller Marvel PR-Maschine:
X-Men # 1,
written by
Jonathan Hickman with pencils and cover
by
Leinil Francis Yu, starts a new era for the X-Men with the story of
Cyclops, the first X-Man, and his team of mutants. (October 2019)
Excalibur
#1,
written by
Tini Howard, penciled by
Marcus To, with a cover by
Mahmud Asrar, will explore the relationship between the mutants and the
magic of the Otherworld. This series will feature the new Captain
Britain, accompanied by Rogue, Gambit, Jubilee, Rictor, and Apocalypse.
(October 2019)
Marauders
#1,
written by
Gerry Duggan, penciled by
Matteo Lolli, with a cover by
Russell Dauterman, follows the adventures of the seafaring Marauders:
Storm, Pyro, Bishop, and Iceman, who sail under Captain Kate Pryde and
are bankrolled by Emma Frost and the Hellfire Trading Company. (October
2019)
New Mutants
#1,
written by
Jonathan Hickman and
Ed Brisson, with pencils and cover
by
Rod Reis, features the classic New Mutants team of Sunspot,
Wolfsbane, Mirage, Karma, Magik, and Cypher plus two new members,
Chamber and Mondo, as they travel to space to find a missing teammate.
Hickman will be the sole writer of issue #2. (November 2019)
Fallen Angels
#1,
written by
Bryan Edward Hill, penciled by
Szymon Kudranski, with a
cover by
Ashley Witter, stars Psylocke, who is still trying to gain a
foothold in the mutant world when someone from her past shows up and is
killed; she recruits other mutants to help her avenge the murder, while
Cable and X-23 team up with Kwannon for a new mission that could put all
the mutants in jeopardy. (November 2019)
X-Force #1, written by
Benjamin Percy and penciled
by
Joshua Cassara, with a cover by
Dustin Weaver, tracks the adventures
of the mutant world’s spy agency, with Beast, Jean Grey, and Sage
handling intelligence and Wolverine, Kid Omega, and Domino assigned to
special ops. (November 2019).