School’s in session for Christos Gage. He’s not just a popular writer he’s kind of like the Secretary of Education for Marvel’s next generation. The writer behind Avengers Academy and now X-Men: Legacy talked about the difference between attending the Academy and Wolverine’s Jean Grey School.
“Being an Avenger is a choice, being an X-Man is almost part and parcel of being a mutant,” says Gage.
“That wasn’t always the case, but now that there are so few mutants left, that’s how it is. So for the X-Men, it’s more about ‘This is the hand we’ve been dealt—what’s the best way to approach life?’ [where] with the Avengers it’s much more the traditional super hero philosophy of ‘Let’s use our talents to serve mankind.’ Not that the X-Men don’t care about that, but it’s just one part of a whole.
“Being an Avenger is a part-time thing, and when you’re not doing that, you’re being a billionaire industrialist or whatever. Being an X-Man is a full-time job.”
While Gage will focus on the staff (Rogue, Gambit, Frenzy) of the Jean Grey School, we’ve already seen intense interaction with the students. I really loved Rogue’s lesson that helped Rockslide reach a new level of his mutant power. I’m thrilled to see Gage using the Guthries (Cannonball and Husk) in the book too.
For his complete Marvel interview click here.
X-Men: Legacy #261 arrives in stores this week.
Still leery of group Superhero movies but after X-Men:First Class and Joss Whedon ilmehng this one, its hard not to get excited. Maybe they’ll sneak in some other superhero cameos? Like Spidey?
Good idea -unfortunately Sony owns the rights to Spidey still and Fox owns the X-Men so the only cameos will be in the Avengers family. I’d love to see Ms Marvel, Ant Man or Luke Cage cameo. I think we’ll see a Dr. Henry Pym in it – he went on to be Ant-Man, Giant-Man, Goliath and Yellowjacket.