So, funny story. We were at New York Comic Con on Friday with the intention of attending the X-Men panel, but the line to get in was so long that we were boxed out. Y’all hungry for that X-Men tea, apparently.
But enough bitterness. After taking a look at Marvel’s “Shadows of Tomorrow” announcements, here they are ranked in terms of hype.
- Cyclops: Alex Paknadel’s Sentinels was one of the best of the From the Ashes batch, so reading his take on the X-Men’s leader is a no-brainer.
- X-Men: I remain as ever the MacKay X-Men apologist, and look forward to seeing how his story continues in a post-Age of Doug world. Also, Tony Daniel art!
- Uncanny X-Men: David Marquez is back on art as he and Gail Simone return to their Mutina plot.
- Wade Wilson: Deadpool: While it is true that Deadpool is not a mutant and not an X-man, Ben Percy has proven repeatedly he knows how to write Wade with equal parts amped-up action and sad-clown antics. This will be an enjoyable book.
- Inglorious X-Force: This one has an interesting team lineup. The people love Boom-Boom, and it’s good that Hellverine is being brought back into the fold. The real question is, can Archangel still turn into a buzzsaw?
- Magik & Colossus: Ashley Allen and German Peralta’s Magik series was pretty popular, so we’re glad it’s getting the Scarlet Witch treatment and relaunching with a new #1 that gives her double-billing with her brother, who stayed largely hidden during From the Ashes, even if that is because he disguised himself as Forge’s robot in X-Force. Maybe he’ll lighten up for the first time in 33 years!
- Storm: Earth’s Mightiest Mutant: If you liked Murewa Ayodele’s take on Storm as a proxy in a battle of cosmic forces influenced heavily by Dragonball and Ayodele’s own Akogun: Brutalizer of Gods, here’s more of that. If you’re hoping we can move on from Ororo’s OP era and bring her back down to Earth … well, fingers crossed.
- Rogue: If this is a follow-up to Declan Shalvey’s Mystique series, great. If it’s a nostalgia-lite series trading heavily on Rogue’s early days as a member of Raven’s Brotherhood … eh.
- Wolverine: Look, I haven’t read Wolverine since the first issue (barring that Daniel Warren Johnson backup in issue #400); that isn’t going to change now. Though I wonder if anyone will bring up Silver Sable’s brief dalliance with Nightcrawler at the tail end of the Krakoa era.
- Generation X-23: MORE new X-kids? We’re still developing the ones we just got! Clever naming, but it’s gonna have a bunch of fans wondering where Husk and Skin are.
Fans of Eve Ewing and Carmen Carnero’s Exceptional X-Men may have to wait a little bit before we catch up with Kitty, Emma and the kids, but given Ewing was on the panel, it’s clear they’re not going anywhere. Whatever she does will be worth the wait.
But these announcements do beg the question: Where’s Jean?
Check out Marvel’s press release and covers below, and let us know which series you’re looking forward to on socials.
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The Marvel Comics: X-Men Panel at New York Comic Con just concluded, revealing all that awaits mutantkind this January and beyond! Marvel Comics VP Executive Editor Tom Brevoort, Editor in Chief C.B. Cebulski, and a host of X-talent including current X-Men creative team, writer Jed MacKay and artist Ryan Stegman, mutant mastermind Benjamin Percy, rising star Magik writer Ashley Allen, and acclaimed writer Eve L Ewing shed light on SHADOWS OF TOMORROW, the next era of X-Men storytelling, with cover reveals for returning X-Men titles and announcements for all-new series launches.
AGE OF REVELATION, the new status quo that takes the Marvel Universe 10 years into the future, kicked off last week and takes over the X-Men line through December. In its aftermath, the X-Men are now armed with knowledge to prevent one of the darkest futures in Marvel Comics history. It’s time to embrace bold action, strengthen alliances, and empower the next generation! United, the X-Men will alter mutantkind’s fate and ensure their dream isn’t darkened by the SHADOWS OF TOMORROW!
Read on to learn about X-titles on sale in January and February.
Gail Simone and David Marquez’s UNCANNY X-MEN; Saladin Ahmed and Martín Cóccolo’s WOLVERINE; and Jed MacKay’s X-MEN, with two issues drawn by superstar artist Tony Daniel, will continue. Two recent hit solo series, Storm and Magik, will experience exciting evolutions in Murewa Ayodele and Federica Mancin’s STORM: EARTH’S MIGHTIEST MUTANT and Ashley Allen and Germán Peralta’s MAGIK & COLOSSUS. Exciting new launches including CYCLOPS, ROGUE, GENERATION X-23, INGLORIOUS X-FORCE, and WADE WILSON: DEADPOOL. A new X-project from Exceptional X-Men writer Eve. L Ewing coming next year was also teased during the panel.
X-MEN #23
Written by JED MACKAY
Art and Cover by TONY DANIEL
AGE OF REVELATION EPILOGUE!
One X-Man of the present has been stranded in the Age of Revelation, fighting against impossible odds in the world of tomorrow. But while they’ve been there, what has their future counterpart been doing in their body in the present?
X-MEN #24
Written by JED MACKAY
Art and Cover by TONY DANIEL
BRING ON THE BAD GUYS!
In the wake of the Age of Revelation, the gene-terrorist group 3K has been revitalized. But will their internal schemes undo them?
UNCANNY X-MEN #22
Written by GAIL SIMONE
Art and Cover by DAVID MARQUEZ
MEAN GIRL MUTINA!
A festive event is interrupted by the daughter of darkness herself, Mutina. And she has an unimaginable favor to ask the Uncanny X-Men and woe betide them all if they refuse! It’s murderous mutants and cake and blades and you will look very differently at one of the core X-Men after this bloody issue!
WOLVERINE #14
Written by SALADIN AHMED
Art by MARTÍN CÓCCOLO
Cover by DAN PANOSIAN
WOLVERINE ENCOUNTERS SILVER SABLE!
The flagship series returns as Wolverine crosses paths with Silver Sable in a mission to save a cadre of Morlocks. But are they on the same side? And who’s got Logan in their sights? The all-new era starts now!
CYCLOPS #1 (OF 5)
Written by ALEX PAKNADEL
Art by ROGÊ ANTÔNIO
Cover by FEDERICO VICENTINI
THE ONE-EYED X-MAN UNLEASHED!
Scott Summers is a mutant who is always in near-total control of his powers and his emotions. But what happens when he’s separated from the X-Men, lost in a mountain wilderness without the visor that keeps his devastating powers in check? And will he be able to stay alive when Donald Pierce and his cyborgs, the Reavers, are hunting him? It’s a tale of the X-Men’s leader at his most savage core!
GENERATION X-23 #1
Written by JODY HOUSER
Art by JACOPO CAMAGNI
Cover by PARTHA PRATIM SARKAR
HER NAME IS WOLVERINE. BUT THE LEGEND OF X-23 GROWS.
Laura Kinney was brainwashed and trained from birth to be the ultimate assassin as X-23. She’s long put that life behind her…but it seems she hasn’t quite outrun it yet! When Laura and Gabby encounter someone who seems to be their long lost friend, the harrowing plot they uncover will turn their worlds upside down. The next generation of X-subjects is here, and they follow in the deadly footsteps of X-23! Featuring a host of new heroes and villains, Generation X-23 have a surprise in store for the Wolverine!
INGLORIOUS X-FORCE #1
Written by TIM SEELEY
Art by MICHAEL STA. MARIA
Cover by R.B. SILVA
Variant Cover by FRANCESCO MANNA
INGLORIOUS VENGEANCE!
Cable returns from the future with a handful of clues…and gaping holes in his memory. An assassination is at hand, and it’s up to Hellverine, Archangel and his former teammate Boom-Boom to follow Cable’s lead into the fire. But who are they after, and what secret does Cable’s faulty memory hide? Be here for the ground floor of the mystery and strap in for the most extreme thrill ride in X-dom, as an all-new X-FORCE blazes into battle!
MAGIK & COLOSSUS #1 (OF 5)
Written by ASHLEY ALLEN
Art by GERMÁN PERALTA
Cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA
THE MUTANT SIBLINGS REUNITE!
Illyana Rasputin is a cynical sorceress with power harnessed from the dark realm of Limbo. Piotr Rasputin is made of metal, but with a heart much softer than his exterior. But despite being family, blood does not run thicker than water! When they return to their mother country, they discover ancient monsters from Russian folklore preying on the innocent! Can these two mutant siblings set aside their differences to save their country? The talented creative team behind Magik reunite for an X-Men story full of epic fights, mysticism, and family drama!
ROGUE #1 (OF 5)
Written by ERICA SCHULTZ
Art by LUIGI ZAGARIA
Cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA
YOU CAN’T OUTRUN THE PAST!
Rogue has an idyllic life with her sweet Remy LeBeau, but there are still skeletons in her closet…ones that come out when she least expects it. Rogue has worked so hard to leave her villainous past behind. Unfortunately, the past doesn’t stay in the past. What happens when it slams you right in the face? What past sin would make Rogue leave Haven House? Do Mystique and Destiny hold the answer?
STORM: EARTH’S MIGHTIEST MUTANT #1
Written by MUREWA AYODELE
Art by FEDERICA MANCIN
Cover by R.B SILVA
THE WAR ABOVE ALL THUNDERS LOUDER AND CLOSER.
As the cosmos braces for annihilation, Storm, unaware of the coming threat, turns her gaze inward – to her home – to Earth. The Earth’s Mightiest Mutant becomes Earth’s protector once more… in a daring new chapter of her life. In this new beginning, Storm shares a Japanese tea ceremony with an enemy and visits France for a masquerade with monsters. However, it all ends in a gut-wrenching funeral… for in this new era of Ororo Munroe, Mistress Death is never far behind.
WADE WILSON: DEADPOOL #1
Written by BENJAMIN PERCY
Art and Cover by GEOFF SHAW
DANGEROUS. UNHINGED. DEADLY.
Deadpool is a man on the brink, and that means the jobs are deadlier, the stakes are higher, and the humor is darker than ever before. But Wade Wilson isn’t laughing. A dark memory haunts Deadpool, as a mysterious client leads him down a troubling path. This way lies redemption? No, something far worse. Wade can never be forgiven for what he’s done… the new ongoing series begins!
Check out the covers along with an epic promotional image by Stefano Caselli that will be used as a cover on a yet-to-be-announced X-title and stay tuned for more news about the SHADOWS OF TOMORROW in the weeks ahead. For more information, visit Marvel.com.
Dan Grote is the editor and publisher of ComicsXF, having won the site by ritual combat. By day, he’s a newspaper editor, and by night, he’s … also an editor. He co-hosts The ComicsXF Interview Podcast with Matt Lazorwitz. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, two kids and two miniature dachshunds, and his third, fictional son, Peter Paul Winston Wisdom. Follow him @danielpgrote.bsky.social.
