Confirmed: Hickman is leaving the X-Men after Inferno

[cranger]

God this is so terrible Krakoa was so great and the hope of truly giving mutants a real culture was something I was looking forward to. I swear I hope they don't just go back to that stupid mansion again.

So, you should be happy because it sounds like the reason he is leaving is they want to drag out the Krakoa thing.

The mansion never ruined any other era and mutant cultures existed long before Hickman.

But, yes, most likely no one in the X-Office had any idea for something new and exciting to follow up Hickman's original story.

[Master of Sound]

https://twitter.com/gerryduggan/stat...311379970?s=21

"Jonathan is leaving Krakoa, but his work ethic and graciousness are not. You’ll here more about the secret series to come. First, survive the flames."

I think we can all relax now.

[Devaishwarya]

Some nuggets from Duggan's substack post:

"Jonathan’s heard the stories that we propose will follow his next comic. If he didn’t like what he heard, trust me…there was a remedy for that. We make plans, we execute them. We think in years not months, and that timeline alone is why pivots are sometimes required.

I’ll always be grateful to them (Hickman and partners) for reinventing my favorite family of any superhero universe. So many wonderful comics have come from it. With many more on tap. I hope his fans all enjoy what he has in store the next four issues.

We won’t talk about what comes next, but if you’re enjoying this era of X-Men comics, my educated guess is you will like what is to come. And you won’t see these stories coming either. So whether you’re keeping your powder dry, or you’re snapping your ankles jumping off the bandwagon, please live your best life."

If the (truly) despaired can't find hope in that statement...Well, let's just hope their ankles aren't as delicate as their constitution.

As I said before, my interest is still captured and I'm staying put...(Wild Duggans and Howards can't drag me away)

On the bright side, with the number of fans "jumping off" perhaps these threads might be more tolerable...(yeah yeah wishful thinking, I know).

[Sin Nick]

The only X-books I've really been following has been Wolverine and X-Force so I doubt this affects those titles in any way. I do wonder if this means all the villains on Krakoa will now become villains again.

[OBrianTallent]

I dont really see his leaving as that much of an issue. He had pulled back from writing much at all and basically became just the "showrunner" something editors have done in the past. Not that I necessarily want the editors to go back to dictating stories, those are more times than not a trainwreck, however, if they got a writer to replace him with that kind of enthusiasm...someone with large ideas that can be passed through to other writers and make a better whole, all the better.

[FFJamie94]

Why does color of the writer matter if it isn't related to a sensitive topic being written that he/she may have a better grasp at.
I mean I want a guy who knows what they are doing, regardless of color and s*x.This is coming from a POC btw.

That was what Hickman wanted but him writing his event book means that the writers can't finish their stories.That's why he left

I... I don't... I don't get why you censored... the word... sex in this context...

[JB]

If the (truly) despaired can't find hope in that statement...Well, let's just hope their ankles aren't as delicate as their constitution.

As I said before, my interest is still captured and I'm staying put...(Wild Duggans and Howards can't drag me away)

On the bright side, with the number of fans "jumping off" perhaps these threads might be more tolerable...(yeah yeah wishful thinking, I know).

Yeah I'm still fully onboard too. I'd love to get more from Hickman so I'll bask in the flames of Inferno and enjoy it to the fullest.

[Spiderfan001]

I... I don't... I don't get why you censored... the word... sex in this context...

Sites been sensoring words in my post like I gave a link and they sensored "online" and I wrote d*mn and it was censored one time so I censor whenever possible.

And it's the internet my guy, no need to hold down on the dots to convey a question, just use a question mark.

I don't get why this is what you take from my post?See it's pretty easy to convey curiosity without so many dots.The more you know!

[FFJamie94]

Sites been sensoring words in my post like I gave a link and they sensored "online" and I wrote d*mn and it was censored one time so I censor whenever possible.

And it's the internet my guy, no need to hold down on the dots to convey a question, just use a question mark.

I don't get why this is what you take from my post?See it's pretty easy to convey curiosity without so many dots.The more you know!

I was just curious is all

[BESTXMAN]

Hoping for Ben Percy to take the helm.

If you want the stories to make no sense that sounds like a great idea.

[Spiderfan001]

I was just curious is all

I get it, I was being sarcastic as well.No Ill will meant

[Mercury]

I... I don't... I don't get why you censored... the word... sex in this context...

lmao. Spideyfan has a habit of doing that.

[Frobisher]

I don't get why this is what you take from my post?See it's pretty easy to convey curiosity without so many dots.The more you know!

Saying you don't get something is a statement, not a question. ;-)

[JB]

https://twitter.com/hellomuller/stat...04698212061188
Tom Muller:
Me watching the Twitter drama about the “Hickman is leaving the X-Men” EW article:



https://twitter.com/hellomuller/stat...56195574583298
Tom Muller:
Since X-Men are trending, here are all the logos I’ve designed so far. Maybe an update might come soon *eyes emoji*

[Handsome men don't lose fights]

Of course everyone wants to stay in the first act, Hickman. X-Men comics had been misery porn for the last twenty-five years before POX/HOX. If they don't get at least ten years of actual winning and being in a positive spotlight, then what was it all for?