Brian Michael Bendis is leaving the X-Men franchise but staying a Marvel exclusive so fans are waiting to see what he will do next.
Before the milestone Uncanny X-Men #600 (the final issue of the Bendis run) the mutants have to survive The Black Vortex crossover and the shocking time twists of The Last Will and Testament of Charles Xavier.
We don’t want to spoil the current issues but if you’ve been reading it seems Cyclops is paying for his actions in Avengers vs. X-Men when he killed the Professor X.
“Issue #31 is going to be the issue that rattles people before we get to #600.
There is a lot that’s going to happen the next few issues and particularly to Scott. Some people are going to like it; some people are not going to like it. But I think it is genuinely following a character that has had a massive nervous breakdown, if not a couple stacked on top of each other and how he’s going to deal with it as soon as he realizes it,” Bendis told Marvel.com.
The Bendis Saga began with Beast bringing the original X-Men into the present. He says he will address the big questions raised by McCoy’s action.
“We’re going to close some doors and open some doors and we’re going to bring it full circle. From the first few pages of my first issue, people have been saying, ‘Oh, Hank McCoy is worse than Cyclops. Look, he does whatever he wants.’ Slowly but surely, all Hank McCoys are going to realize that that is a correct analysis and our issue #600 is titled ‘The Trial of Hank McCoy.’ It is not a courtroom trial, but it is Hank McCoy dealing with the repercussions of his actions and whether or not they were right or wrong. It’s going to be something profound for the character.”
This quote makes me want to remind you of the nostalgic All-New X-Men #25 with Beast’s nightmares and a confrontation with the Watcher. You may want to re-read this issue as a clue to what’s coming up with McCoy.
Uncanny X-Men #600 arrives in May. No official word on Bendis’ next Marvel project but let the speculation begin!
By Editor