A new creative team takes over Amazing X-Men and bring a prodigal son home this week.
Chris Yost and Craig Kyle (New Mutants/New X-Men, X-Force) return to writing the Children of the Atom with Amazing X-Men #8.
This marks a second major homecoming in the series. After the Quest for Nightcrawler brought the Fuzzy Elf back now Colossus returns.
It’s been a rough ride for the big man. Colossus let himself become possessed by the demon Cyttorak in Fear Itself (in which Peter became Juggernaut) then the Phoenix Force in Avengers vs. X-Men. Those unholy alliances led to a break up with Kitty Pryde and betrayal by his sister. A distraught and disillusioned Rasputin left the X-Men but fought with Cable in the now cancelled Cable and X-Force.
“We love the all the classic X-characters and yes! They will absolutely be the core of our team moving forward,” Kyle told Marvel.com. “That said, we’ve had a chance to work will a lot of the up and coming X-Men and we love them too. It’s too early to discuss specifics as to who will or won’t be on the team I can tell you Chris and I both love Colossus and he’s someone we both feel needs to be on this journey with us.”
Kyle and Yost’s first storyline is World War Wendigo, which brings back a classic monster and Wolverine’s old team, Alpha Flight.
Colossus returns to find Kurt Wagner back from the dead and the team faces not one but an outbreak of man eating monsters from the Great North. Alpha Flight guest stars as Wolverine and the X-Men must fight this army of Wendigo.
Yost and Kyle co-created X-23 in the X-Men: Evolution animated series. No word on if their creation will join the cast. The writing team is known for their New X-Men, X-Force runs.
Amazing X-Men #8 from Yost, Kyle and artist Ed McGuinness arrives Wednesday. Here’s more preview art below courtesyMarvel:
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