House of X / Powers of X reveal

[RachelGrey]

I don't know about that. Hickman said everyone shown was there for a reason. He is very particular about what he does

I think House of X and Powers of X is laying the foundation for the next year or two of X-books. It may even be flashes of what's going to happen over the next year or two of stories. So the people in the portrait may simply be the characters who are going to have significant impact to what has been, what is, and what will be. Two 6 issue miniseries over 6 weeks seems like a lot, but there are a lot of characters to cover, and I think they are going to cover time periods from X-Men history, so I think the story is going to be spread out over years. I'll give a simple example, Firestar is one of the characters and she hasn't gotten a lot of emphasis in the X-comics prior to this, but Absolute Carnage is coming up right after HoX and PoX, and Firestar was a big part of Maximum Carnage, so I think if HoX/PoX is a layout of the history of the x-franchise and hints about the future, they may be hinting at Firestar's upcoming appearance in Absolute Carnage. They may lay hints down about the future and past of a lot of the characters in the picture to give a hint of where things are going to go with the relaunch in September.

[MYCMTSC]

I like Silva, but I’m surprised he was handpicked for this. Stil waiting on my Dauterman!

[Havok83]

I like Silva, but I’m surprised he was handpicked for this. Stil waiting on my Dauterman!

he's becoming the new IT guy and keeps getting more and more high profile books. Im not quite sure how. He's not top tier and his art is just serviceable for me.

[Harpsikord]

he's becoming the new IT guy and keeps getting more and more high profile books. Im not quite sure how. He's not top tier and his art is just serviceable for me.

I think the reason he keeps getting picked for stuff like this is because his art is good if not top tier and he's reliable. Now, Pepe Larraz, though...

[The Man With The Stick]

Two 6 issue miniseries over 6 weeks seems like a lot

It'll take 12 weeks for all the issues to come out (they're alternating between both series from week to week).

[Knives]

More conversion of alternative realities and characters from other realities. And just after Age of X-man .

At least the art is beautiful but I would kill for something creative from time to time.

[Snoop Dogg]

Silva may not be able to get emotion and warmth across as effectively as Larraz, but on a technical level he's exceptional and with Gracia is a good pick for your fancy schmancy prestige series or whatever.

[salarta]

Me when I go out for McDonald's and someone cuts me in line.

To everyone worried about their favorite characters not showing up in the promotional image...relax

Would be easy to do if Marvel didn't have several decades of treating Lorna poorly, as well as the past few years of limbo, used as a prop to promote Havok at her expense, and idea lifted from her to make another character (another man) the lead in Age of X-Man.

[Master of Sound]

Wondering what the heck these tears have anything to do with the 2 species teaser. This seems to be only mutant related....!

[Beetle]

Wondering what the heck these tears have anything to do with the 2 species teaser. This seems to be only mutant related....!

Mutants vs Humans? Same as always.

[PrezValentine]

Silva may not be able to get emotion and warmth across as effectively as Larraz, but on a technical level he's exceptional and with Gracia is a good pick for your fancy schmancy prestige series or whatever.

Immonen was on beast mode during Slott's Spider, but Gracia's colors really complemented it in the best way possible. I'm sure he can bring out the best with Silva's art.

[Arfguy]

Stopped reading Marvel Comics due to a lot of incompetent moves, IMO.

Jonathan Hickman on the X-Men has me excited to come back.

[BitParallel]

Who’s that chick next to Professor X?

[Uncanny X-Man]

Silva may not be able to get emotion and warmth across as effectively as Larraz, but on a technical level he's exceptional and with Gracia is a good pick for your fancy schmancy prestige series or whatever.

R.B. Silva is definitely one of the aces the X-office has at the moment. Another one is Jorge Molina, who I hope will stick around. I think Tom Breevort's office still has the edge in terms of artists who are good and higher-profile (McGuinness, Marques, Pichelli), but White has a lot of solid mid-rangers (Perez, Cinar) who given time can turn into superstars.

[Can'tHexTheX]

Who’s that chick next to Professor X?

We don't know yet, but most people have said it's Moira Mactaggart.