Every Monday Senior X-Men Editor Mark Paniccia answers fans questions and shares cool new art from the X-Line. We’ll be here compiling all those hints in one place so you don’t have to worry about missing a single second of it. This is #XMENMONDAY Round-Up
X-Men: Red #2
We kick off this #XMENMONDAY with our first look at the Travis Charest cover to X-MEN: RED #2. Look at the fabulous beard Kurt is now sporting
HAPPY #XMENMONDAY!!! @TomTaylorMade @MahmudAsrar pic.twitter.com/DN8Ia5KpTD
— Mark Paniccia (@MarkPaniccia) December 18, 2017
Reaction to the beard has been mixed, with some questioning how it is physically possible and others just basking in its’ greatness.
@MahmudAsrar will be happy to explain this lol but my theory is he uses rogain on his chin.
— Mark Paniccia (@MarkPaniccia) December 18, 2017
This will make nobody happier than @MahmudAsrar lol!!!
— Mark Paniccia (@MarkPaniccia) December 18, 2017
After forgetting to tag Charest in the initial post, Mark followed up with a sneak peek at the cover to #3. Considering we have been told there would be a classic X-Man joining the team soon, it looks like Gambit will be jumping on Jean’s team.
It is indeed. I tagged #travischarest on the image but in my haste missed adding him to the tweet. Here’s a snippet from #XMENRED #3 by none other than the great @TravisCharest, of course!!! #XMENMONDAY pic.twitter.com/aveFLT2OaZ
— Mark Paniccia (@MarkPaniccia) December 18, 2017
Though it might very well be Jonathon
One can only hope @TomTaylorMade
— Mark Paniccia (@MarkPaniccia) December 18, 2017
He also teased the possibility of an unexpected resurrection in the title.
Ha! You have no idea!!! #XMENMONDAY
— Mark Paniccia (@MarkPaniccia) December 18, 2017
He also showed off one of the cover box designs, featuring the best Wolverine.
Nope. This is 100% #TRAVISCHAREST but @TBonvillain did color the corner box heads that Travis drew. #XMENMONDAY pic.twitter.com/sofjdnzKEP
— Mark Paniccia (@MarkPaniccia) December 18, 2017
The title won’t explain why the book is called, Red, however.
no. ?
— Mark Paniccia (@MarkPaniccia) December 18, 2017
Upcoming X-Over?
Mark hinted at something big happening in the X-Books this fall
We don’t have anything planned right now but there could be something happening in or around August that would lead to them fighting side by side
— Mark Paniccia (@MarkPaniccia) December 18, 2017
And when pressed (by me) seemed to confirm it
#MAGICXBALL says, “You could say that” #XMENMONDAY
— Mark Paniccia (@MarkPaniccia) December 18, 2017
Weapon X Romance
Mark shared a page from an upcoming WEAPON X comic that shows love on the horizon for longtime X-Force teammates Dom & Warpath
If you A) are a fan of romance in comics and B) are digging the extreme action (i.e. violence) in #WEAPONX, this page is for you! #XMENMONDAY @gregpak @ycinar @chrisrobinson pic.twitter.com/Ze8Hg5MB5O
— Mark Paniccia (@MarkPaniccia) December 18, 2017
#MagicXBall
Mark answered some reader question about what readers might expect in upcoming months
Not in her hands.
— Mark Paniccia (@MarkPaniccia) December 18, 2017
I don’t think so. Sorry.
— Mark Paniccia (@MarkPaniccia) December 18, 2017
He also answered a question that Amalgam answered back in the 90’s
I need to think about this for a bit. It’s a hard call. inclined to go with #STORM
— Mark Paniccia (@MarkPaniccia) December 18, 2017
And that’s all for this week. Check back next time for another #XMENMONDAY Round-Up
Zachary Jenkins co-hosts the podcast Battle of the Atom and is the former editor-in-chief of ComicsXF. Shocking everyone, he has a full and vibrant life outside all this.
