Astonishing Iceman by Steve Orlando and Vincenzo Carratù

[Mercury]

'Fall of X' Forces Iceman to Push His Omega-Level Powers to Their Limit in 'Astonishing Iceman'
Steve Orlando and Vincenzo Carratù launch a new Iceman solo series this August.
BY MARVEL
Since 2019’s revolutionary HOUSE OF X and POWERS OF X series, mutantkind has experienced unparalleled growth and prosperity on the island nation Krakoa—but can it really last forever?

Following July’s X-MEN: HELLFIRE GALA #1, mutantkind will enter a thrilling new era of uncertainty, danger, and mystery known as FALL OF X! But as the X-Men recover from this brutal defeat, one member will strike out on their own as Earth’s new protector in ASTONISHING ICEMAN!

Just in time for the X-Men’s 60th anniversary, readers will witness one of the X-Men’s founding members embark on his most extraordinary chapter yet in a new ongoing series written by Steve Orlando (MARAUDERS, SCARLET WITCH) and drawn by Vincenzo Carratù (MARY JANE & BLACK CAT). Launching in August, ASTONISHING ICEMAN will elevate Bobby Drake to Super Hero greatness, complete with a new base of operations, never-before-seen uses of his abilities, and fierce new enemies. Iceman’s newfound purpose will position him amongst Marvel’s most powerful beings, but a dark side effect of his new mission could cause it all to shatter…

After the events of this year’s can’t-miss Hellfire Gala, Bobby Drake, AKA Iceman, sets his sights on heroic deeds like never before. But as a new situation develops that links Iceman to his Antarctic ice palace, he’ll have to be slicker than ever to accomplish his mission before Orchis knows what hit them! See the Omega-level mutant as you’ve never seen him before in a new saga that’ll push Iceman to the limits of his powers…and beyond!

"Have I not been saying my next Marvel project was cool as hell?" Orlando said. "ASTONISHING ICEMAN has been not just a joy, but a challenge, and the best possible kind....because the FALL OF X means Iceman's life is more dangerous and harrowing than ever. But Bobby is a hero to the core, and there's no danger he's met in whose face he won't laugh. When it's more dangerous than ever to be a hero, that's when Iceman's at his most heroic! And with Jesus Saiz and Vincenzo Carratù joining me on this—Iceman's going to look cooler than ever. See what I did there?"

On Sale 8/2

See Iceman ice-slide his way into his next era on Jesús Saiz’s ASTONISHING ICEMAN #1 cover, and stay tuned throughout the day for more FALL OF X news!

[Diammandis]

Since 2019’s revolutionary HOUSE OF X and POWERS OF X series, mutantkind has experienced unparalleled growth and prosperity on the island nation Krakoa—but can it really last forever?

Following July’s X-MEN: HELLFIRE GALA #1, mutantkind will enter a thrilling new era of uncertainty, danger, and mystery known as FALL OF X! But as the X-Men recover from this brutal defeat, one member will strike out on their own as Earth’s new protector in ASTONISHING ICEMAN!

Just in time for the X-Men’s 60th anniversary, readers will witness one of the X-Men’s founding members embark on his most extraordinary chapter yet in a new ongoing series written by Steve Orlando (MARAUDERS, SCARLET WITCH) and drawn by Vincenzo Carratù (MARY JANE & BLACK CAT). Launching in August, ASTONISHING ICEMAN will elevate Bobby Drake to Super Hero greatness, complete with a new base of operations, never-before-seen uses of his abilities, and fierce new enemies. Iceman’s newfound purpose will position him amongst Marvel’s most powerful beings, but a dark side effect of his new mission could cause it all to shatter…

After the events of this year’s can’t-miss Hellfire Gala, Bobby Drake, AKA Iceman, sets his sights on heroic deeds like never before. But as a new situation develops that links Iceman to his Antarctic ice palace, he’ll have to be slicker than ever to accomplish his mission before Orchis knows what hit them! See the Omega-level mutant as you’ve never seen him before in a new saga that’ll push Iceman to the limits of his powers…and beyond!

"Have I not been saying my next Marvel project was cool as hell?" Orlando said. "ASTONISHING ICEMAN has been not just a joy, but a challenge, and the best possible kind....because the FALL OF X means Iceman's life is more dangerous and harrowing than ever. But Bobby is a hero to the core, and there's no danger he's met in whose face he won't laugh. When it's more dangerous than ever to be a hero, that's when Iceman's at his most heroic! And with Jesus Saiz and Vincenzo Carratù joining me on this—Iceman's going to look cooler than ever. See what I did there?"

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[Taurean Sun]

Since 2019’s revolutionary HOUSE OF X and POWERS OF X series, mutantkind has experienced unparalleled growth and prosperity on the island nation Krakoa—but can it really last forever?

Following July’s X-MEN: HELLFIRE GALA #1, mutantkind will enter a thrilling new era of uncertainty, danger, and mystery known as FALL OF X! But as the X-Men recover from this brutal defeat, one member will strike out on their own as Earth’s new protector in ASTONISHING ICEMAN!

Just in time for the X-Men’s 60th anniversary, readers will witness one of the X-Men’s founding members embark on his most extraordinary chapter yet in a new ongoing series written by Steve Orlando (MARAUDERS, SCARLET WITCH) and drawn by Vincenzo Carratù (MARY JANE & BLACK CAT). Launching in August, ASTONISHING ICEMAN will elevate Bobby Drake to Super Hero greatness, complete with a new base of operations, never-before-seen uses of his abilities, and fierce new enemies. Iceman’s newfound purpose will position him amongst Marvel’s most powerful beings, but a dark side effect of his new mission could cause it all to shatter…

After the events of this year’s can’t-miss Hellfire Gala, Bobby Drake, AKA Iceman, sets his sights on heroic deeds like never before. But as a new situation develops that links Iceman to his Antarctic ice palace, he’ll have to be slicker than ever to accomplish his mission before Orchis knows what hit them! See the Omega-level mutant as you’ve never seen him before in a new saga that’ll push Iceman to the limits of his powers…and beyond!

"Have I not been saying my next Marvel project was cool as hell?" Orlando said. "ASTONISHING ICEMAN has been not just a joy, but a challenge, and the best possible kind....because the FALL OF X means Iceman's life is more dangerous and harrowing than ever. But Bobby is a hero to the core, and there's no danger he's met in whose face he won't laugh. When it's more dangerous than ever to be a hero, that's when Iceman's at his most heroic! And with Jesus Saiz and Vincenzo Carratù joining me on this—Iceman's going to look cooler than ever. See what I did there?"

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Hopefully it's better than whatever was happening in marauders. His scarlet with os good so this might be just as good. Bobby deserves better.

[Krakoa]

Hope we get something closer to Scarlet Witch Orlando than Marauders Orlando because I really want to love this book.

[JB]

Congrats to Bobby for the ongoing! Yes, it seems Orlando is stronger with solo characters than teams at this point. I love that Bobby is about to have his own base of operations. "Antarctic ice palace." So he's not living on Krakoa nor in SF which is really interesting.

[Steroid]

Orlando should do a great job on this series, but I hope it's not all about flexing the Omega muscles and we get some real character work.

[BobbysWorld]

I think character work is Orlando's strength and he's much better with solos than ensembles, so I'm VERY hopeful about this!!

[Jackraow21]

Congrats to Bobby for the ongoing! Yes, it seems Orlando is stronger with solo characters than teams at this point. I love that Bobby is about to have his own base of operations. "Antarctic ice palace." So he's not living on Krakoa nor in SF which is really interesting.

Agreed. Congrats to Iceman and his fans. Interested to find out his new status quo.

Now hoping next week we get more on Alpha Flight and Dark X-men!

[Steroid]

Agreed. Congrats to Iceman and his fans. Interested to find out his new status quo.

Now hoping next week we get more on Alpha Flight and Dark X-men!

We'll get info on Dark X-Men in about 40 minutes!!

[Jackraow21]

We'll get info on Dark X-Men in about 40 minutes!!

Sweet! Fingers crossed…

[Malachi]

Good for Bobby and his fans. I hope it does well.

[JB]

I think character work is Orlando's strength and he's much better with solos than ensembles, so I'm VERY hopeful about this!!

Yeah I'm feeling good about this. I'm not necessarily a SW fan but I've been enjoying what Orlando is doing with her. This is very interesting in that whatever happens at the gala pushes Bobby to take on being a solo hero and just that bit alone has me very intrigued. And this pretty much tells us he won't be on the X-Men year 3. Although who knows if the X-Men will still be able to operate out of NYC.

[Frontier]

I think Orlando can do wonders for Bobby, so I'm pretty cool with this.

Sounds like the Fall of X stuff makes Bobby double-down on being a hero because of how big a hit to their reputation the X-Men take?

[BobbysWorld]

Yeah I'm feeling good about this. I'm not necessarily a SW fan but I've been enjoying what Orlando is doing with her. This is very interesting in that whatever happens at the gala pushes Bobby to take on being a solo hero and just that bit alone has me very intrigued. And this pretty much tells us he won't be on the X-Men year 3. Although who knows if the X-Men will still be able to operate out of NYC.

There's some very interesting wording that has me intrigued on a few different fronts. The bit about "a new situation develops that links Bobby to his Antarctic ice palace" is very curious and I'm not sure what to make of it. The only implications I can come up with is there's something that ties him to that location or some vulnerability there that he doesn't want Orchis to find out about, maybe?

And then there's the line about a dark side-effect of his new mission. Side-effect is a pretty specific choice of words, and suggests that something Bobby does to protect the Earth or something about his visibility sets some negative consequences in motion.

[Uncanny X-Man]

Orlando on a Bobby solo works well for me as I think it's a scenario where he can do his best work after he made a bit of a mess with Marauders.