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Looks like Ewing and Percy will still be writing my favorites. I’m good with that.
My assumption is Ewing keeps Cable plus Storm and much of the SWORD cast intact in whatever he’s doing next (hopefully a book with “X-men” in the title and a badass artist so it sells); and Percy keeps Wolverine, writing both his solo and X-Force. Seems likely.
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[QUOTE=DragonPiece;5746317]Zeb got the amazing spider-man gig, I imagine that's a pretty good reason to leave these books.[/QUOTE]
Yeah. He deserves it and I am glad for him. Just will miss him on X books.
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Alright, in light of recent news, time for a bit of an update.
This should really have been called the post-Inferno X-Books line-up, since some of these books (Sabretooth, etc.) are launching simultaneously with XLoW/XDoW.
[U][B][I] The books that we know will be there (based on interviews, social media, etc.)[/B][/U]
[B](a) EVENT BOOKS[/B]
[B]X Lives of Wolverine[/B] by Benjamin Percy, Joshua Cassara, Federico Vicentini - [I]5 or 6 issue miniseries[/I]
Wolverine
[B]X Deaths of Wolverine[/B] by Benjamin Percy, Joshua Cassara, Federico Vicentini - [I]5 or 6 issue miniseries[/I]
Wolverine
[B](b) KRAKOA BOOKS[/B]
[B]X-Men[/B] by Gerry Duggan, Pepe Larraz (flagship title) - [I]ongoing series[/I]
Jean Grey, Cyclops, Polaris, Rogue, Sunfire, Synch and Wolverine; based out of the Treehouse
[B](untitled S.W.O.R.D. sequel)[/B] by Al Ewing - [I]ongoing series[/I]
Abigail Brand, Cable, The Six (Armor, Khora, Manifold, Peeper, Risque, Wiz-Kid) and other S.W.O.R.D. members; based out of the Peak and the Keep
Storm, the Great Ring of Arakko and the other Arakkii; based out of Planet Arakko
[B]The Legionaries[/B] by Si Spurrier - [I]probably a mini-series[/I]
Nightcrawler, Blindfold, Doctor Nemesis, Dust, ForgetMeNot, Juggernaut, Legion and Pixie; based out of the Altar
Cortez, Lost, Xorn and Zorn as supporting characters
[B]Wolverine[/B] by Benjamin Percy - [I]ongoing series[/I]
Wolverine
Solem, Death and Maverick as supporting characters
[B]Sabretooth[/B] by Victor LaValle, Leonard Kirk - [I]5 issue miniseries[/I]
Sabretooth
This is part 1 of the Victor LaValle triptych.
[B](untitled X-Men book A)[/B] by Victor LaValle
This is part 2 of the Victor LaValle triptych.
[B](untitled X-Men book B)[/B] by Victor LaValle
This is part 3 of the Victor LaValle triptych.
[B](untitled X-Men book)[/B] by Kieron Gillen
This could be a Hellions sequel, or something new altogether.
[B](c) NON-KRAKOA BOOKS[/B]
[B]The X-Cellent[/B] by Peter Milligan
[B](Untitled Gambit book)[/B] by Chris Claremont
This is either another volume of X-Men Legends or a Gambit miniseries.
[B](d) DIGITAL-ONLY BOOKS[/B]
[B]X-Men Unlimited[/B] by various writers, various artists
This title might still be around next year.
[U][B][II] The books that are quite likely to be there in some form[/B][/U]
[B]Marauders[/B] sequel by Gerry Duggan / new writer
Red Queen, Lockheed, Red Bishop, Iceman and Pyro; based out of the Marauder
White Queen, White Bishop, White Knight, the Five-in-One, Black King, Black Bishop, the Black Knights, Jumbo Carnation, Saucier, Tempo and Banshee as supporting characters
[B]Excalibur[/B] sequel by Tini Howard / new writer
Captain Britain, Gloriana, Rictor, Gambit, Jubilee and Shogo; based out of the Lighthouse
Captain Avalon, Monarch and Opal Luna Saturnyne as supporting characters
Rachel might join this book, this has been hinted at in [I]Excalibur[/I] 21
[B]New Mutants[/B] sequel by Vita Ayala
Mirage, Karma, Magik, Wolfsbane, Cypher, Warlock, Warpath and Scout; based out of the Akademos Habitat
The Lost Club (No-Girl, Anole, Cosmar and Rain Boy) as supporting characters
[B]X-Force[/B] sequel by Benjamin Percy
Beast, Sage, Colossus, Wolverine, Domino, Kid Omega and Black Tom Cassidy; based out of the Pointe
Deadpool might join this book, this has been hinted at in [I]X-Force[/I] 21, [I]Wolverine[/I] 13 and [I]Cable[/I] 11
[U][B][III] The books that are a possibility but unlikely to be there[/B][/U]
[B]X-Corp[/B] relaunch or sequel
[B]X-Factor[/B] relaunch or sequel
[U][B][IV] The books that were considered but never made it to production (based on interviews)[/B][/U]
[B]Moira X[/B] solo book
This was probably meant to launch out of [I]X-Men[/I] 6.
I think that Hickman mentioned that they had a writer who agreed to come on this book way back in September 2019, but plans must have changed because we have not heard anything about this book since.
This book is probably not going to happen anymore.
The ideas that were going to be explored in this have probably been divided up between [I]Inferno[/I] and [I]X Lives of Wolverine[/I] / [I]X Deaths of Wolverine[/I].
[B]Children of the Vault[/B]
This was probably meant to launch out of the cliffhanger ending of [I]X-Men[/I] 5.
I think this was the book that was offered to Mike Carey but he declined because he couldn't commit to doing a monthly title.
No one else was interested so Hickman came back and folded whatever ideas he had for this book into [I]X-Men[/I] 18 and 19.
This book probably would have had Synch, Wolverine and Darwin as the protagonists and chronicled their centuries-long cat-and-mouse game with the Children of the Vault.
I think that it is very unlikely for this book to happen now since the mutants have already left the Vault and doing a book with the COTV as the sole focus characters would be a very non-commercial undertaking.
[B]The Imperial Guard[/B]
This was probably meant to launch out of the new Shi'ar Imperium status quo established at the end of [I]New Mutants[/I] 7.
If I were to guess, Cannonball, Smasher and Sunspot would probably have been the main X-Men characters and a new Superguardian recruit would have been the audience viewpoint protagonist.
Hickman probably folded whatever ideas he might have had for this book into [I]X-Men[/I] 17.
Out of the three, I think this one probably has the highest chances of still happening, as the new Shi'ar status quo is still unexplored. All they need to do is to find a writer who is interested.
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[QUOTE=Luckystar.;5746185]Apparently, Kieron Gillen attended the "three-day, nine-hour, top secret X-Men summit this week".
Also attending: Tini, Leah, Hickman, Percy, Duggan, Spurrier, Jordan D White, Vita, Ewing, Mark Basso (Wolverine Editor) & another mystery writer
[IMG]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FAIJaC1XoAE3O5u?format=jpg&name=medium[/IMG]
[IMG]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FAIJaAdWYAEN6UY?format=jpg&name=small[/IMG][/QUOTE]
Green smile is probably just Victor LaValle who is writing a Sabretooth mini.
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[QUOTE=alanyoung909;5746546]Alright, in light of recent news, time for a bit of an update.
This should really have been called the post-Inferno X-Books line-up, since some of these books (Sabretooth, etc.) are launching simultaneously with XLoW/XDoW.
[U][B][I] The books that we know will be there (based on interviews, social media, etc.)[/B][/U]
[B](a) EVENT BOOKS[/B]
[B]X Lives of Wolverine[/B] by Benjamin Percy, Joshua Cassara, Federico Vicentini - [I]5 or 6 issue miniseries[/I]
Wolverine
[B]X Deaths of Wolverine[/B] by Benjamin Percy, Joshua Cassara, Federico Vicentini - [I]5 or 6 issue miniseries[/I]
Wolverine
[B](b) KRAKOA BOOKS[/B]
[B]X-Men[/B] by Gerry Duggan, Pepe Larraz (flagship title) - [I]ongoing series[/I]
Jean Grey, Cyclops, Polaris, Rogue, Sunfire, Synch and Wolverine; based out of the Treehouse
[B](untitled S.W.O.R.D. sequel)[/B] by Al Ewing - [I]ongoing series[/I]
Abigail Brand, Cable, The Six (Armor, Khora, Manifold, Peeper, Risque, Wiz-Kid) and other S.W.O.R.D. members; based out of the Peak and the Keep
Storm, the Great Ring of Arakko and the other Arakkii; based out of Planet Arakko
[B]The Legionaries[/B] by Si Spurrier - [I]probably a mini-series[/I]
Nightcrawler, Blindfold, Doctor Nemesis, Dust, ForgetMeNot, Juggernaut, Legion and Pixie; based out of the Altar
Cortez, Lost, Xorn and Zorn as supporting characters
[B]Wolverine[/B] by Benjamin Percy - [I]ongoing series[/I]
Wolverine
Solem, Death and Maverick as supporting characters
[B]Sabretooth[/B] by Victor LaValle, Leonard Kirk - [I]5 issue miniseries[/I]
Sabretooth
[B](untitled X-Men book)[/B] by Kieron Gillen
This could be a Hellions sequel, or something new altogether.
[B](c) NON-KRAKOA BOOKS[/B]
[B]The X-Cellent[/B] by Peter Milligan
[B](Untitled Gambit book)[/B] by Chris Claremont
This is either another volume of X-Men Legends or a Gambit miniseries.
[U][B][II] The books that are quite likely to be there in some form[/B][/U]
[B]Marauders[/B] sequel by Gerry Duggan / new writer
Red Queen, Lockheed, Red Bishop, Iceman and Pyro; based out of the Marauder
White Queen, White Bishop, White Knight, the Five-in-One, Black King, Black Bishop, the Black Knights, Jumbo Carnation, Saucier, Tempo and Banshee as supporting characters
[B]Excalibur[/B] sequel by Tini Howard / new writer
Captain Britain, Gloriana, Rictor, Gambit, Jubilee and Shogo; based out of the Lighthouse
Captain Avalon, Monarch and Opal Luna Saturnyne as supporting characters
[B]New Mutants[/B] sequel by Vita Ayala
Mirage, Karma, Magik, Wolfsbane, Cypher, Warlock, Warpath and Scout; based out of the Akademos Habitat
The Lost Club (No-Girl, Anole, Cosmar and Rain Boy) as supporting characters
[B]X-Force[/B] sequel by Benjamin Percy
Beast, Sage, Colossus, Wolverine, Domino, Kid Omega and Black Tom Cassidy; based out of the Pointe
[U][B][III] The books that are a possibility but unlikely to be there[/B][/U]
[B]X-Corp[/B] relaunch or sequel
[B]X-Factor[/B] relaunch or sequel
[U][B][IV] The books that were considered but never made it to production (based on interviews)[/B][/U]
[B]Moira X[/B] solo book
This was probably meant to launch out of [I]X-Men[/I] 6.
I think that Hickman mentioned that they had a writer who agreed to come on this book way back in September 2019, but plans must have changed because we have not heard anything about this book since.
This book is probably not going to happen anymore.
The ideas that were going to be explored in this have probably been divided up between [I]Inferno[/I] and [I]X Lives of Wolverine[/I] / [I]X Deaths of Wolverine[/I].
[B]Children of the Vault[/B]
This was probably meant to launch out of the cliffhanger ending of [I]X-Men[/I] 5.
I think this was the book that was offered to Mike Carey but he declined because he couldn't commit to doing a monthly title.
No one else was interested so Hickman came back and folded whatever ideas he had for this book into [I]X-Men[/I] 18 and 19.
This book probably would have had Synch, Wolverine and Darwin as the protagonists and chronicled their centuries-long cat-and-mouse game with the Children of the Vault.
I think that it is very unlikely for this book to happen now since the mutants have already left the Vault and doing a book with the COTV as the sole focus characters would be a very non-commercial undertaking.
[B]The Imperial Guard[/B]
This was probably meant to launch out of the new Shi'ar Imperium status quo established at the end of [I]New Mutants[/I] 7.
If I were to guess, Cannonball, Smasher and Sunspot would probably have been the main X-Men characters and a new Superguardian recruit would have been the audience viewpoint protagonist.
Hickman probably folded whatever ideas he might have had for this book into [I]X-Men[/I] 17.
Out of the three, I think this one probably has the highest chances of still happening, as the new Shi'ar status quo is still unexplored. All they need to do is to find a writer who is interested.[/QUOTE]
Don't forget that Hickman in his exit interview said that LaValle's Sabertooth book is the first of a triptych, so there are two other X-Books that will be coming from him
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To summarise, if everything pans out as I've speculated, we'll have around 12 books a month (10 Krakoa, 2 non-Krakoa) starting from March.
Which means an average of about 3 issues a week.
[B]10 Krakoa X-Books:[/B]
X-Men, (S.W.O.R.D. sequel), The Legionaries, Wolverine, Sabretooth, (Kieron Gillen book), (Marauders sequel), (Excalibur sequel), (New Mutants sequel), (X-Force sequel)
[B]2 Non-Krakoa X-Books:[/B]
The X-Cellent, (Gambit / X-Men Legends)
[B]1 Digital X-Book:[/B]
X-Men Unlimited
This seems like a fairly reasonable and robust line-up of books to me. Thoughts?
[QUOTE=charliehustle415;5746749]Don't forget that Hickman in his exit interview said that LaValle's Sabertooth book is the first of a triptych, so there are two other X-Books that will be coming from him[/QUOTE]
Yeah, you're right, I've edited that in. Do let me know if there is more news that I've missed.
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That many books seems a tad excessive but I'll still be buying only those that interest me. So far, speculatively, that's only three to five titles.
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I missed having 3 books almost every week. That almost guaranteed that there would at least be one book I'm interested in.
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[QUOTE=Devaishwarya;5747284]That many books seems a tad excessive but I'll still be buying only those that interest me. So far, speculatively, that's only three to five titles.[/QUOTE]
The rumor was that the line would be tighter going forward, but not looking like it from that shot of the virtual writer’s room and the list above. Having said that, some of those are limited series I’m sure (e.g., Sabretooth, Legionairies). And, as usual, I’ll probably be buying 3-4 of them… X-men, X-Force (or its sequel), SWORD sequel, Wolverine. And I’ll get Sabretooth and [i]possibly[/i] the Marauders sequel. That’s it, though.
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Yupp. Definitely X-Men, SWORD, Marauders... anything else is wait-and-see.
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Same page. Except I’ll continue to get Percy’s Wolverine (which I think has been quite good) and his X-Force (which has not been as good and hopefully gets better) because Logan is a favorite of mine. So assuming Duggan is still on Marauders, or whatever its replacement is, as well as X-men; and Percy is on Wolverine and X-Force, of whatever its replacement is, then not much is changing for me. Buying Percy’s books, Duggan’s books and Ewing’s book.
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My guess is that Marauders is over; it's last solicited issue is 40 pages, like Hellions'.
Excalibur, I bet, continues on with the same creative team. It's last solicited issue is just a normal 32 pages. Doesn't feel like a goodbye.
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[QUOTE=H-E-D;5747569]My guess is that Marauders is over; it's last solicited issue is 40 pages, like Hellions'.
Excalibur, I bet, continues on with the same creative team. It's last solicited issue is just a normal 32 pages. Doesn't feel like a goodbye.[/QUOTE]
I’d believe that. Marauders doesn’t really have a unique place or something that needs to go on.
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Another round of updates, for anyone who is interested in this.
[B][U][I] The books that we know will be there (based on press releases, interviews and social media)[/U][/B]
[B](a) KRAKOA EVENT BOOKS[/B]
[B]X Lives of Wolverine[/B] by Benjamin Percy, Joshua Cassara, Federico Vicentini - 5 issue miniseries
[B]X Deaths of Wolverine[/B] by Benjamin Percy, Joshua Cassara, Federico Vicentini - 5 issue miniseries
Main Character: Wolverine
Supporting Characters: Jean Grey, Mystique, Moira X (?)
[B](b) KRAKOA TEAM BOOKS[/B]
[B]X-Men[/B] by Gerry Duggan, Pepe Larraz, Javier Pina - ongoing series (flagship title)
Team Leaders: Jean Grey, Cyclops
Team Members: Polaris, Rogue, Sunfire, Synch, Wolverine
Team Headquarters: The Treehouse
[B](untitled S.W.O.R.D. sequel)[/B] by Al Ewing - ongoing series
S.W.O.R.D.: Abigail Brand, Cable, The Six (Armor, Khora, Manifold, Peeper, Risque, Wiz-Kid) and other S.W.O.R.D. members; based out of the Peak and the Keep
Arakko: Storm, the Great Ring of Arakko and the other Arakkii; based out of Planet Arakko
[B]Marauders[/B] by Steve Orlando - ongoing series
Team Leaders: Red Bishop, Red Queen
Team Members: Aurora, Daken, Lockheed, Psylocke, Somnus, Tempo
Team Headquarters: (unnamed new boat)
[B]New Mutants[/B] by Vita Ayala, Rod Reis - ongoing series
Team Members: Karma, Magik, Mirage, Warlock, Warpath, Wolfsbane, Scout
Supporting Characters: The Lost Club (Anole, Cosmar, No-Girl, Rain Boy), Jonathan the Wolverine
Team Headquarters: The Akademos Habitat
[B]The Legionaries[/B] by Si Spurrier - probably a mini-series
Team Leaders: Nightcrawler, Legion
Team Members: Blindfold, Doctor Nemesis, Dust, ForgetMeNot, Juggernaut, Pixie
Supporting Characters: Cortez, Lost, Xorn, Zorn
Team Headquarters: The Altar
[B](untitled X-Men book)[/B] by Kieron Gillen
This could be something related to Mister Sinister and the Chimaeras, the Hellions team would have been disbanded by this time
[B](c) KRAKOA SOLO BOOKS[/B]
[B]Wolverine[/B] by Benjamin Percy, Adam Kubert - ongoing series
Main Character: Wolverine
Supporting Characters: Agent Jeff Bannister, Maverick, Solem, Death, Louise of the Nightguard
[B]Sabretooth[/B] by Victor LaValle, Leonard Kirk - 5 issue miniseries
Main Character: Sabretooth
This is Part 1 of the Victor LaValle triptych. It will be followed by Part 2 and Part 3, which are probably 5-issue miniseries as well.
[B](d) KRAKOA DIGITAL-ONLY BOOKS[/B]
[B]X-Men Unlimited[/B] by various writers, various artists
This title might still be around next year.
[B](e) NON-KRAKOA BOOKS[/B]
[B]The X-Cellent[/B] by Peter Milligan
[B](Untitled Gambit book)[/B] by Chris Claremont
This is either another volume of X-Men Legends or a Gambit miniseries.
[B][U][II] The books that might be there in some form (based on speculation)[/U][/B]
[B]Excalibur[/B] sequel by Tini Howard / new writer
Team Leader: Captain Britain
Team Members: Gambit, Gloriana, Jubilee, Rictor, Shatterstar, Shogo
Supporting Characters: Opal Luna Saturnyne, Captain Avalon, Monarch, Apocalypse (maybe)
Team Headquarters: The Lighthouse
Rachel might join this book, this has been hinted at in Excalibur 21.
[B]X-Force[/B] sequel by Benjamin Percy / new writer
Team Leaders: Beast, Wolverine
Team Members: Black Tom Cassidy, Colossus, Domino, Kid Omega, Sage
Team Headquarters: The Pointe
Deadpool might join this book, this has been hinted at in X-Force 21, Wolverine 13 and Cable 11.
[B]X-Corp[/B] sequel by Leah Williams / new writer
Hellfire Trading Company: White Queen, White Bishop, White Knight, Black King, Black Bishop, Black Knights
X-Corp Board of Directors: Archangel, Black Priestess, Penance, Mastermind, Trinary
Supporting Characters: Multiple Man, Wind Dancer, Iceman (?)
Headquarters: Hellfire Bay, X-Corp Island
[B][U][III] The books that were considered but never made it to production (based on interviews)[/U][/B]
[B]Moira X[/B] solo book
[B]Children of the Vault[/B]
[B]The Imperial Guard[/B]
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Thanks for the summary. I'll likely be geting Legionaries, SWORD and whatever Kieron Gillen is writing.
I'm very curious about LaValle triple pitch.