Again in 2019, Jonathan Hickman gave Marvel’s mutants a delicate reboot within the type of House of X/Powers of X. Now dwelling on the sentient island of Krakoa and taking energetic steps to now not be a punching bag for people, the tales which have spun out of this have stored the X-Males books going for nearly 5 full years now. However as this period is finally winding down, it’s time for one thing new to take its place.
Earlier within the week, Marvel launched a small teaser for a post-Krakoa X-Males relaunch. At present referred to as X-Males: From the Ashes, issues are set to kick off someday in July 2024. And that gained’t be the one factor that’s altering: it feels like Tom Brevoort, a longtime editor on the Avengers line of comics, will probably be editor for the X-books beginning with this relaunch. Earlier this yr, he indicated this new line would “develop straight out of” Krakoa’s ultimate tales, although to what diploma is underneath wraps, a minimum of for now.
In current months, the Krakoa books have had some interesting turns, however total felt like they’ve been prolonging the inevitable, so it’s good to know the jogging in place will come to an finish. That stated, the brand could also be significantly telling: it’s obtained the identical font because the 90s X-Males cartoon, which is about to proceed with X-Men ‘97 someday in 2024. (What’s extra, it’s getting a prequel comic forward of the present’s premiere.) Given how a lot the MCU tends to influence the comics and vice-versa, the celebrities could also be aligning for a extra acquainted route for the X-Males as they put together for the eventual cinematic massive leagues, since each the 90s comics and the 2000s Fox movies have such a nostalgic maintain on the bigger viewers.
However that’s all hypothesis; we gained’t know for certain till Marvel reveals extra about X-Males: From the Ashes (or no matter its actual title is) till we’re nicely into 2024.
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