X-MEN #18 Review

X-Men #18 courtesy Marvel
X-Men #18 courtesy Marvel

The X-Men go into orbit as a new creative team kicks off a new arc in X-Men #18. Arrow Executive Producer Marc Guggenheim and artist Harvey Tolibao wrap the all-female mutant team into an outer space mystery featuring the return of a classic villain.

 

When Deathbird shows up floating at The Peak’s door step…or airlock may be more appropriate…S.W.O.R.D. leader Abigail Brand calls in the Children of the Atom. Continue reading X-MEN #18 Review

X-MEN In Space By MARC GUGGENHEIM

X-Men #18 courtesy Marvel
X-Men #18 courtesy Marvel

Deathbird shows up at death’s door at The Peak. Abigail Brand of S.W.O.R.D. calls in the mutants. It’s part of the new X-writer’s plan to take the women of the atom to new heights.

 

Marc Guggenheim (Arrow) takes over for Brian Wood on the series. The new X-Men writer is taking inspiration from the past for his upcoming arc starring the all-female team.

 

“The idea really came from the fact that I’d been jonesing for an ‘X-Men in space’ story as a reader,” says Guggenheim. “I’d been re-reading the ‘Brood Saga’ and it reminded me how much I love that concept of the X-Men in outer space. Continue reading X-MEN In Space By MARC GUGGENHEIM

ARROW Executive Producer Takes Over X-MEN

X-Men #18 courtesy Marvel, IGN exclusive
X-Men #18 courtesy Marvel, IGN exclusive

Arrow Executive Producer/Writer Marc Guggenheim will take over the all-female X-Men book with issue 18 according to IGN.

 

Guggenheim will pick up where Brian Wood left off. No word on a new artist yet or Wood’s next project after an acclaimed run with the all-female X-team.

 

Guggenheim tells IGN he’s not planning a radical change. The book will still focus on the women of the X-Men and take the team into space: Continue reading ARROW Executive Producer Takes Over X-MEN