Marvel advances her new era for X-Men before even putting an end to the age of revelation
Shadows of tomorrow
The first track that Marvel gives us is that Incredible X-Men, X-Men y Glutton They will continue with their current number. It may seem a minor detail, but in a market accustomed to constant relaunch with a new number 1, it is a declaration of intentions: continuity against restoration. The publisher wants to note that the future is built on what already exists.
But the great surprise is the Two new titles They expand the mutant family. The first is a long return: Cyclops You will have your series again. Years have passed since their last attempt, which has had a springboard for artists today consecrated such as Russell Dauterman or Javier Garrón. Now, the X-Men leader will face a path full of dilemmas, loading with the weight of having literally seen the future that awaits them.
The second premiere is even more surprising: Wade Wilson: Deadpool. If he left seems to be unleashed cramps and humor without brake. This head will be completely integrated into the mutant line and everything aims at a more serious and almost dramatic tone, in which we will see the mercenary Bocazas as never before.
Echoes of a conquered future
Tom Brevoort himself, editor of the line, explained that the key to this phase is in reflection. Age of apocalisse He will show a future in which the revelation – the former Doug Ramsey, now heir to Apocalypse – presented the planet. And although the heroes manage to solve that threat, the echo of what they have seen will continue to chase them.
“We are not talking about a What if…?“Says Brevoort.” They are a legitimate future. For the characters, these visions exist and what we have seen ten years later will influence the way they act now. “In other words: everything they do from January will be marked by those Shadows of tomorrow.
And the rest of the mutant titles?
The great stranger is what will happen with the series that have not been mentioned in progress. You will remain alive collections like X-Force or Marauders? Are new springs to explore the darkest corners of this alternative future? Marvel saves the most juicy letters for the next panel of Comic with New Yorkwhere he promises to give more clues on how the card will be configured.
Parallels with the phase of the 90s are evident. At the moment, Age of apocalypse He has completely replaced regular series for months, offering a world in which Apocalypse dominated. After the event, the titles returned with their classical numbering, but nothing was the same. Now Marvel repeats the game, adapted to a very different market and readers, but with the same idea: that the future can model the present.
The importance of Cicope and Deadpool
That those chosen to act in new series are Cyclops y Dead Pool It is no coincidence. The first embodies responsibility and leadership, always forced to make impossible decisions. The second, traditionally seen as a jester, seems destined to show a darker and more conscious side. In a sense, both represent two sides of the same currency: tomorrow’s burden and the need to face it, each in his own way.
Mutant fans face intense months: first they will discover how it is resolved Age of apocalissethen they will participate at the beginning of Shadows of tomorrow. Marvel knows that X-Men work better when they are placed in front of existential dilemmas and everything indicates that this will be one of those times that define generations of readers.
The hype is served and the Shadows of the future They already start projecting on Krakoa and beyond. We will have to be careful in New York next month to find out which surprises Marvel prepares.
