Designs For An X-Book That Never Happened :(

[Tycon]

Kris Anka revealed these designs for an X-Book that never made it on stands. Just a little speculation thread about who might've been the writer or what the team could've been about.

[Purplevit]

X-Men White.
Mystique and Sabretooth shouldn't be on X-Men.

[Offbeat]

X-Men White.
Mystique and Sabretooth shouldn't be on X-Men.

Give me Iceman and Husk in their spots and take my money.

[PrezValentine]

Kris Anka revealed these designs for an X-Book that never made it on stands. Just a little speculation thread about who might've been the writer or what the team could've been about.

Looks like a post Secret Wars pitch. Guess it's another victim of the terrigen mists.

Writer was probably Gillen since he was still working for Marvel at the time.

[nx01a]

Everyone except Sabretooth and Mystique!

[Snoop Dogg]

"No more uniforms."

[Uncanny X-Man]

I'm always there for Anka's designs, so sleek, sexy and practical at the same time. Let him redesign everyone FFS!

[phoenixzero23]

Looks interesting. I guess this team would have played a similar role to Magneto's team on Uncanny but more focused againts the inhumans

[Star_Jammer]

Looks like a post Secret Wars pitch. Guess it's another victim of the terrigen mists.

Writer was probably Gillen since he was still working for Marvel at the time.

Gillen still works for Marvel. When did quit? He went from Uncanny to some other projects, and has primarily been on Star Wars titles since that line launched.

[PrezValentine]

Gillen still works for Marvel. When did quit? He went from Uncanny to some other projects, and has primarily been on Star Wars titles since that line launched.

Sorry, I meant Marvel's main line, not Marvel in general. He's been in Star Wars but I think his last super-hero book was SHIELD during Secret Wars and nothing since.

[sungila]

Kris Anka revealed these designs for an X-Book that never made it on stands. Just a little speculation thread about who might've been the writer or what the team could've been about.

Kris Anka is awesome.


Here's the immediate reference point this image places me in:
From PAD's X-Factor #27 Messiah Complex
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There's a desperate anti-utopian gritty Bendis UXM vibe to Anka's never-team that I like.
Bishop's stark future reality in place of Scott's desperate revolution.
Raw symmetry...with Bishop at the axis. Nice balance.

Team Winter...Team Without Hope

Dangerous and volatile unless by strength of necessity.
Thank you very much for sharing.

[Silver Fang]

Yuck to Mystique. Take her off & it's perfect.

Honestly, Monet on a team with Emma after so long would've been interesting. I get the feeling it may have been the start of planning for what eventually became Bunn's Uncanny. Because there's 3 of his cast members there. Creed, Monet, and Mystique.

Not big on Sabretooth & Bishop's outfits. Monet's looks interesting. Would've loved seeing it in full form, as it could've been one of her better ones. Much better than the Uncanny costume she had or the X-Factor reset she's gotten in Weapon X.

Damn, this has me curious for what we could've had there.

[Silver Fang]

Just saw his tweet. He mentions being able to share the designs because they're never going to be used. But the concepts he was brought on to help develop could still be used in the future, and he doesn't wanna spoil for creative teams who may bring some of this back.
https://twitter.com/kristaferanka/st...78946736078848

[Psycwave]

Not a fan of Anka's redesigns but Bishop looks nice.
More than likely would've passed on the book as a whole though. That lineup is...not the best imo but I appreciate it for trying to be different.

[Shadowcat]

I like Bishop’s look, but Monet looks more like Frenzy. I’d kill for a Hellfire Club mini series.