STORM, CYCLOPS And FUTURE Of X-MEN

Extraordinary X-Men #1 courtesy Marvel
Extraordinary X-Men #1 courtesy Marvel

A shakeup among the X-Men as one leader vanishes and one rises as the mutant race faces a new crisis.

Cyclops and Storm have been the core leaders of the X-Men teams. Wolverine and Emma Frost have been co-leaders and co-headmasters but it’s always Scott and Ororo that are the ultimate commanders of Xavier’s legacy.

When Extraordinary X-Men #1 arrives, a new enemy is striking mutants. The Children of the Atom have been targets of hate, prejudice and extremism but this enemy is genetic. The Terrigenesis Cloud creating new Inhumans is sterilizing and wiping out mutants. Continue reading STORM, CYCLOPS And FUTURE Of X-MEN

X-MEN FUTURE Updates NYCC

Extraordinary X-Men #1 courtesy Marvel
Extraordinary X-Men #1 courtesy Marvel

Marvel shared new updates on the future of the X-Men at the Marvel All-New, All-Different Panel at NYCC and the boss made one thing clear.

“Contrary to popular opinion, we are NOT canceling the X-Men.” Editor-In-Chief Axel Alonso declared. There have been conspiracy theories and rumors the X-line is getting cut and the Inhumans are expanding because a rival studio controls the X-Men film rights.

Inhumans are on the rise and as we’ve reported before, the Terrigenesis that is causing a spike in NuHumans is killing mutants.

Storm leads the Extraordinary X-Men (by Jeff Lemire and Humberto Ramos) on a global mission to protect mutants from the threat of the Terrigen Cloud. Beast is joining Uncanny Inhumans but it looks like a possible genetic war on the horizon. Continue reading X-MEN FUTURE Updates NYCC

X-MEN FUTURE MOVIES Update

X-Men: Days of Future Past courtesy Fox
X-Men: Days of Future Past courtesy Fox

We’ve seen the Days of Future Past but what about the near future for the cinematic X-Men?

Producer Simon Kinberg is enjoying the blockbuster success of The Martian now an  Star Wars: The Force Awakens on the horizon while working a series of X-Men movies. Three X-films are coming out in 2016.

X-Men: Apocalypse is the third film with the First Class cast. From the 1960’s to the 70’s and the 80’s – we’ve seen the cinematic back story of the mutant heroes and villains but is this the big finish? Continue reading X-MEN FUTURE MOVIES Update

OUT ICEMEN in X-MEN

All-New X-Men #31 courtesy Marvel
All-New X-Men #31 courtesy Marvel

Iceman is out and in two big new X-books this month.

Earlier this year, young Bobby Drake came out to young Jean Grey. Young Iceman stars in All-New X-Men while the adult Drake is part of Jeff Lemire’s Extraordinary X-Men team.

The genetic crisis affecting the mutant race is priority but Bobby’s personal life is still on top o of readers minds. While answering fan questions on X-Position, Lemire confirmed Drake’s sexuality will be part of the story and another gay hero will join the cast. Continue reading OUT ICEMEN in X-MEN

X-MEN No More As INHUMANS Rise?

Extraordinary X-Men #1 courtesy Marvel
Extraordinary X-Men #1 courtesy Marvel

Big changes for the X-Men and the teams behind the scenes.

Daniel Ketchum is the new X-Men editor with Jeff Lemire, Cullen Bunn and Dennis Hopeless writing the three major X-books.

The big threat is Terrigenesis. The cosmic cloud that is triggering new Inhumans is killing and sterilizing mutants.

One burning question about the upcoming next chapter of the X-Men is what happened to Cyclops, Emma Frost and other missing mutants. Are they mutant victims of Terrigen Cloud’s effects?

As the Inhumans rise, are the X-Men threatened with a extinction? Continue reading X-MEN No More As INHUMANS Rise?

X-MEN NO MORE?

Uncanny X-Men #1 promo art courtesy Marvel
Uncanny X-Men #1 promo art courtesy Marvel

Marvel dropped even more news about the fate of mutants after Secret Wars.

After teasing a conflict between Inhumans and X-Men after the big event, Marvel revealed the Terrigen Bomb that triggered the creation of new Inhumans is killing and sterilizing mutants.

Beast will join Uncanny Inhumans, Storm will lead Extraordinary X-Men to save mutants from the new genetic threat. Magneto is leading a very different version of Uncanny X-Menincluding Mystique, Sabretooth, Psylocke and Fantomex.

New Uncanny X-Men writer Cullen Bunn revealed more about the status of mutants and his team’s mission: Continue reading X-MEN NO MORE?

ALL-NEW X-MEN Rebels On the Road

All-New X-Men #1 courtesy Marvel
All-New X-Men #1 courtesy Marvel

The youngest X-Men are breaking away from the old guard when the All-New, All-Different Marvel Now begins.

While Storm’s Extraordinary X-Men are fighting a new threat that’s killing mutants, the All-New X-Men are on the road trying to be heroes.

The “new” All-New X-Men by Dennis Hopeless and Mark Bagley are the time-lost young Cyclops, Beast, Angel, Iceman with Oya, Evan Genesis and Laura Kinney (the former X-23 and new Wolverine.)

As the cover shows, the kids literally are on the road in a VW. The writer explains why the rookies are breaking away from the other teams. Continue reading ALL-NEW X-MEN Rebels On the Road

EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN BURNING QUESTIONS

Extraordinary X-Men #1 courtesy Marvel
Extraordinary X-Men #1 courtesy Marvel

Extraordinary X-Men by Jeff Lemire and Humberto Ramos is the new flagship X-book as the All-New, All-Different Marvel launches November 3rd. The cover and teaser raise a ton of burning questions about the new status of mutants after Secret Wars.

Lemire teased Extraordinary X-Men forms as a result of a conflict with the Inhumans. The Terrigenesis that transformed humans into new Inhumans is now a deadly affecting on mutant DNA.

As Storm says in the preview “The Terrigen Mists aren’t just killing us…they’ve sterilized us as well.”

While a ton of answers will likely come with Uncanny X-Men #600 in October, here are our top burning questions: Continue reading EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN BURNING QUESTIONS