The (New) X-Men

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Shane Davis?

I guess that would be possible, I was assuming Alan Davis.

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They don't exactly specify, but I'd say Alan Davis was the safe bet.

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Ahh right. Forgot about Alan Davis

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Edit: Am I the only one who thinks Daken is going to "die" during Final Execution? We've already seen Mystique pop up in solicitations, Psylocke, Eva, Wolverine of course, and Deadpool...Daken is the last major player with no home.

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Edit: Am I the only one who thinks Daken is going to "die" during Final Execution? We've already seen Mystique pop up in solicitations, Psylocke, Eva, Wolverine of course, and Deadpool...Daken is the last major player with no home.

I'm expecting him to honestly. I remember reading in an interview somewhere that the last arc in UXF will impact Wolverine's actions going forward...and that usually means someone is dying. Since we know Apocalypse is gunna show up in Uncanny Avengers at some point that leaves Daken as the most likely character to be killed off. Still if that is what actually happens well...it's that original considering Aaron did the exact same thing near the end of his run on Wolverine.

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Uncanny X-Force #34 Preview

• FINAL EXECUTION races to its thrilling conclusion!

• X-Force brings the attack to the Brotherhood, but there is dissension in the ranks.

• Genesis faces the truth about Apocalypse and his destiny!

Wolverine #316 Preview

• Wolverine and Elsa Bloodstone discover the Floating Castle!

• With the Covenant hot on their trail, can Wolverine keep the Deaming Maiden alive? Or will Elsa betray him?

• Meanwhile, Melita makes a discovery that will change Wolverine – and her – forever!

Wolverine and the X-Men #21 Preview

• STORM joins the faculty of the Jean Grey School!

• Wolverine is a clown? Iceman is a fire swallower? Rachel Grey a fortune teller?

• Frankenstein’s Murder Circus comes to town!

X-Factor #247 Preview

“HONEYMOON IN HELL”

• A newly-married X-Factor couple attempts to Honeymoon in the happiest place on Earth…

• …but instead face-off with a villain hoping to bring about HELL on Earth!

Uncanny X-Force #1 Variant Cover by Skottie Young



Cable and X-Force #2 Variant Cover by Mark Bagley



X-Men Legacy #3 Variant Cover

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All New X-Men #3 Pages by Stuart Immonen





HOPELESS MAKES VILLAINS OF "CABLE AND X-FORCE

When it was announced on CBR in September, Marvel Comics latest iteration of its X-Force brand drew attention for being one of the less sunny relaunches of the Marvel NOW! publishing initiative. While the previous black ops mandate for the franchise would be continuing in "Uncanny X-Force," the all-new "Cable And X-Force" series sees writer Dennis Hopeless and artist Salvador Larroca casting Cable and a crew that includes Colossus, Domino, Forge and Dr. Nemesis as mutant terrorists who pursue their goals outside the approval of major super teams like the Avengers

Marvel expanded on the series in their latest "Next Big Thing" conference call with the press, and CBR was on hand to get Hopeless' thoughts. The writer was joined on the call by Senior Editor Nick Lowe and master of ceremonies/Marvel Sales & Communications Coordinator James Viscardi. Before the discussion started, Lowe joked that he had spent the day filming "fireside chats" for Marvel's AR app to go along with the series first issue in December. "They get dropped, smack dab, into the middle of a pretty horrible situation," Lowe said of where the series opens. The team gets together in a factory of some sort where they encounter dead bodies and the Uncanny Avengers. "That's pretty much how this series starts...as we go through this first four-issue arc, you're going to see events unfold from there and see from the start of the story how they got there. It's a parallel story almost like 'Lost' only better."

Hopeless went on to explain that the mission they were trying to undertake was supposed to be Cable's last mission to ensure his future's stability, but as it blows up in his face, the team become public enemies on the lamb. "Everything definitely emanates out from Cable," the writer said of what drives the book. The editor added that "Hope Summers is also a HUGE part of this book...Cable's time tossed daughter." Hopeless said that the crux of the emotional story in the book is Cable and Hope both trying to live normal lives but "They're very bad at living normal lives."

Meanwhile, Forge joins the team after his appearance at the end of "Avengers X-Sanction" where after Cable was cured of the techno-organic virus, he calls on the mutant machine master to help him learn how to fight without relying on the condition he had for so long. Hopeless said that Domino and Dr. Nemesis had similar levels of expertise that they bring to the team, though for now those details would remain a secret.

On the antagonist side of the book is Rick Remender and John Cassaday's Uncanny Avenger squad, who drew comparisons to Tommy Lee Jones' squad of U.S. Marshals from "The Fugitive." "Essentially, Havok is the reason the Uncanny Avengers get pulled into this...things have gone bad for the Summers family lately. It's kind of embarrassing," Hopeless said. "Havok makes it his mission to figure out what [X-Force] is up to and bring them in."

The writer described his lead as "a superhero version of Parker" and that the series would feel like a twisted crime book. "He's an interesting and complicated sort of guy. He's a person who wants to make the world a better place. He's a father who wants to atone for [the life he gave his daughter]...but he's also really good at breaking into places and blowing things up." At the same time, there will be elements of the gusto action comics that defined the early X-Force adventures of the '90s.

"There are some inspirations from '90s X-Force here for sure," Lowe said. "But there's also influence from 'Uncanny X-Force' and so on...both this and the new 'Uncanny X-Force' came about at the same time." Lowe said both X-Force series would pick up on the broader ideas from the last run written by Rick Remender as Remender did from Craig Kyle and Chris Yost. But they'd still be differentiated...especially when it comes to the eventual reveal of the mystery big bad of "Cable And X-Force." "We've got some really good dingers we want to try and surprise you guys with."

Larroca's work on the series was described as a reinvention of his work – a mix of his early style from the '90s and the more photo realistic art he did on "Invincible Iron Man" of which Lowe said, "He's quick and amazing. People complain about how we can switch up artists on books. That's not going to happen here."

Hopeless said that Cable doesn't think of this team as a new version of X-Force so much as it's a group of people who are thrown into this situation with him – including Hope – but as their "crimes" are exposed to the public, the world labels them X-Force as they're on the run.

"Colossus is the hardest character to explain for why he's here," Hopeless said of the team's makeup. "He ends up on the team because of where he is as a person after the Phoenix Five stuff. He's not really interested in being on a team right now." Lowe described the Russian X-Man as "the muscle" – a veteran who is never shaken under pressure. Forge is the tech expert and "getaway man" in the Marvel U teleportation way. Dr. Nemesis is the mad scientist/medical expert of the crew. And Domino is the break-in expert or "safe cracker." Anchoring the team are Cable and Hope who remain stoic with the others but "share a mind" of where they want the mission to go.

Since Marvel will be having two X-Force books for the first time, Lowe stressed that the two books would remain different. This series is all about criminals on the run while "Uncanny X-Force" is about the dark underbelly of the Marvel U and the moral quagmire that heroes can get pulled into. Hopeless promised that the two books would interact once they had been developed on their own terms first. Lowe said, "You've got Cable in one book and Bishop as the villain in the other."

As for the straight up villains in "Cable And X-Force," Hopeless said that after the Uncanny Avengers clash "the situations that lead to the job...is less villain-based" but he promised that the people behind the scenes wold reveal themselves as the story develops. Lowe also said there would be some monsters and environmentally-created threats as the book approached its second arc.

Talk of Cable and Domino's relationship came up and how their romance is now far in the past. "Domino calls him on his crap a lot more than everyone else because she can get away with that...they're not going to jump right back into bed with each other," Hopeless said.

The creators discussed the shared costumes amongst the cast, and Lowe said that certain design elements were driven by story like Cable's need to have "a big mech arm" built by Forge to replace his ruined arm after the effects of the techno-organic virus had taken their toll. "For most of the characters, there's a reason why they're wearing what they are," Hopeless added, praising Larroca's designs overall.

"Cable And X-Force" #1 ships in December from Marvel Comics.

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Not even remotely interested in Cable's Xforce but Salvador's art looks to be a good fit there.

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Not even remotely interested in Cable's Xforce but Salvador's art looks to be a good fit there.

Yea, I am surprised by how much I don't hate his art.

X-POSITION: BUNN WRAPS HIS "WOLVERINE" RUN

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Now that the introductory crap is out of the way (mostly), issue 2 of All New X-Men should be pretty good. All that exposition was a bit heavy and came off as forced.

I rather liked Beast's line about not telling Xavier, and that he'd mind-wipe them and send Beast back: it's exactly the kind of thing the old-time Xavier would pull.

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Marvel Teases X-TERMINATION in 2013

SPOILERS for recent issues of UNCANNY X-FORCE ahead. If you're a trade waiter, we advise you to not read further!

"Worlds Collide. March 2013."

That's literally all the information we have so far aside from this teaser image for something Marvel Comics is calling X-Termination.

So what does the picture tell us? Well, it shows Wolverine vs. "Age of Apocalypse" Nightcrawler. That alternate Kurt Wagner recently betrayed his Uncanny X-Force teammates in his quest for revenge against his universe's Blob, before absconding from the scene with the regular universe's Mystique, his alternate-reality mom.

That sounds more confusing than it is, but it appears his betrayal will come to a head sooner than many may have thought. Given that Wolverine is in his blue and yellow, it seems this will story will be outside of the X-Force limitations. The glowing eyes may simply be an artistic license, or it could imply some sort of mind control going on. Because if there's one thing we know about mutants, it's that they're very susceptible to mind control. The artist of the teaser is Ed McGuinness, but given his only current regular gig is Nova, he likely only worked on the teaser and/or covers for the storyline.

Luckily, if it's coming in March 2013, the maximum wait we have for more information is about 2-3 weeks, when we see the solicitations for that month. More as it comes

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X-POSITION: SPURRIER CRAFTS AN "X-MEN LEGACY" FOR LEGION

X-Men Legacy #3 Pages by Tan Eng Huat

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All-New X-Men #2 Page by Stuart Immonen

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All-New X-Men #3 Preview

• The flagship X-Book marches on!
• The original 5 X-Men are back, but that’s not all that’s happening.
• What happened to the Phoenix 5 from AVENGERS VS. X-MEN?

All-New X-Men # 5 Preview

Marvel is pleased to present your first look at All-New X-Men #5, continuing the critically acclaimed new series from the blockbuster creative team of writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Stuart Immonen! What will happen when the original five X-Men come face to face with their current counterparts?! One thing is for sure, at the end of this issue, one of the original X-Men will be forever changed!

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Issue 2 was just like the first. Lots of talking, some forced comedy for Bobby and me left thinking that Bendis needs to find out what this series is going to be about FAST. I did like how happy Jean was when she discovered her new powers. It was a really small touch that goes a long way in characterizing her. For me, its young Jean and old Scott that are the only important characters here. This book should have a large cast(and it does already) but the themes should revolve around those two characters. The heart and the soul of X-men comics are those two. They need to be handled well.