Originally Posted by
alanyoung909
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.
[I] The books that we know will be there (based on interviews, social media, etc.)
(a) EVENT BOOKS
X Lives of Wolverine by Benjamin Percy, Joshua Cassara, Federico Vicentini - 5 or 6 issue miniseries
Wolverine
X Deaths of Wolverine by Benjamin Percy, Joshua Cassara, Federico Vicentini - 5 or 6 issue miniseries
Wolverine
(b) KRAKOA BOOKS
X-Men by Gerry Duggan, Pepe Larraz (flagship title) - ongoing series
Jean Grey, Cyclops, Polaris, Rogue, Sunfire, Synch and Wolverine; based out of the Treehouse
(untitled S.W.O.R.D. sequel) by Al Ewing - ongoing series
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
The Legionaries by Si Spurrier - probably a mini-series
Nightcrawler, Blindfold, Doctor Nemesis, Dust, ForgetMeNot, Juggernaut, Legion and Pixie; based out of the Altar
Cortez, Lost, Xorn and Zorn as supporting characters
Wolverine by Benjamin Percy - ongoing series
Wolverine
Solem, Death and Maverick as supporting characters
Sabretooth by Victor LaValle, Leonard Kirk - 5 issue miniseries
Sabretooth
(untitled X-Men book) by Kieron Gillen
This could be a Hellions sequel, or something new altogether.
(c) NON-KRAKOA BOOKS
The X-Cellent by Peter Milligan
(Untitled Gambit book) by Chris Claremont
This is either another volume of X-Men Legends or a Gambit miniseries.
[II] The books that are quite likely to be there in some form
Marauders 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
Excalibur 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
New Mutants 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
X-Force sequel by Benjamin Percy
Beast, Sage, Colossus, Wolverine, Domino, Kid Omega and Black Tom Cassidy; based out of the Pointe
[III] The books that are a possibility but unlikely to be there
X-Corp relaunch or sequel
X-Factor relaunch or sequel
[IV] The books that were considered but never made it to production (based on interviews)
Moira X solo book
This was probably meant to launch out of X-Men 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 Inferno and X Lives of Wolverine / X Deaths of Wolverine.
Children of the Vault
This was probably meant to launch out of the cliffhanger ending of X-Men 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 X-Men 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.
The Imperial Guard
This was probably meant to launch out of the new Shi'ar Imperium status quo established at the end of New Mutants 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 X-Men 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.