I’ve always loved those “things to come” splash pages in the X-books! Marvel is taking the teaser tradition and putting the dark prediction on the cover! Take at look at the variant cover for this week’s Wolverine and the X-Men #25! In this issue Wolverine takes the students on a field trip to the Savage Land where they’ll encounter Logan’s brother, Dog! This variant shows the rogues gallery and a blast from the future past:
That sure looks like Old Man Logan from the (well) Old Man Logan arc from Mark Millar’s Wolverine run. As for the Old Man Logan’s sidekick? Its looks like a hybrid of Anole covered in Mercury aka Cesily Kincaid. Here’s a weird thought that popped in my brain: what if it’s a sentient part of Wolverine’s adamantium?
Mystique is the teacher from hell! Or is Raven the new instructor for those twisted kids – the Hellfire Club?
Sauron is back! What does the Savage Land mutate, Weapon X refugee have planned for Logan and the kids?
Kid Gladiator grows up? The Shi’ar heir apparent looks polished in military threads! Is the arrogant former student back on Earth for a reunion or conquest?
Azazel! Nightcrawler’s demonic old dad recently turned up in the finale of the Frankenstein’s Murder Circus arc! If anyone can make this forgotten villain seem cool it’s Jason Aaron!
Stay tuned!
By Editor