EXCLUSIVE: Lemire, Ramos Launch "Extraordinary X-Men" Post-"Secret Wars"

[RCX]

You know who else will be missing along with other mutants? Me

[JustAnotherFan]

I love that Lemire knows he's bad at team books and is willing to admit it. I loved the first arc of Justice League United, but the second was just garbage, and I'm STILL not sure why it had to exist. It's why I'm not putting this on my standing order (as well as the art). I trust him to get Old Man Logan right, especially since he's working with Sorrentino again, but this? I'll give it a go, but I'm on the fence about pretty much everything about this series, from general premise to writer to artist to line-up. I hope it's good, and at the very least it seems a DIRECTION exists, unlike with Bendis' run, so who knows, maybe this is the kick the X-books need.

I agree wholeheartedly! I so wish that Lemire can breath some new life into the X-Men as a whole but I'm reserved and only cautiously optimistic at the moment.

We could've had Remender on the flag-ship X-Men book. Oh man, I'm both hyped and scared as to how THAT would've went. He would've brought back Cassandra Nova as the X-Men leader.

Wait, is this a joke or an actual thing he had planned? And if it's the latter where did you hear that?

i think lemire will have a hard time convincing some people he's not the next bendis when it comes to team books being iffy quality

Gotta admit that I'm one of those people. While I'm hopeful that Lemire will deliver I'm still a bit on the edge since Bendis also seemed to have a solid direction for the X-Men planned when we got the first interviews from him so you never know...

You know who else will be missing along with other mutants? Me

And me too, if the books end up being as directionless as Bendis books were or if they feature Inhumans too heavily. I have a long list of back issues to go through anyway and then I'll probably try to move over to DC or some other publisher if Marvel fails me again. This is their last shot to wow me with their X-Men stories.

[motherofpearl1]

You know who else will be missing along with other mutants? Me

I like that!

[motherofpearl1]

OMG, Guys, Ramos is saying that according to Lemire this comic is called "X-Men" but it really is "Magik's book"
She is essential and important to the story considering what Ramos drew so far.

And I absolutely hate her, so despite Colossus and Kurt there's nothing here for me.
I really wish they hadn't scattered the X Men the way they have..if I want Rogue I also have to get the Avengers, and now apparently Extraordinary is going to be about one of my least favourite X Men.

[Tofali]

I was soooo happy when i learned that the roster in the Amazing X-Men will be continuing here but every interview Lemire has given he seems to make it clear that only Magik is his entry point to this story and Colosus is just a device to further Magik's story along. Now Ramos is confirming this. OK then - so my fear has been realized. I'll pass on this book.

[Aetherna]

Lemire focusing a lot on Magik honestly makes me significantly more excited for this. I enjoyed his earlier work as well which helps.

[Jackraow21]

I'm really looking forward to it myself. Seeing Old Man Logan interact with old friends like Piotr, Kurt and Ororo--after what he did to them in his reality--should be interesting. And I find Magik interesting as well, so I'm all about this title.

[People Of The Earth]

It's kind of understandable: a team book that is focusing on one star-character whilst everyone plays ball around said character...Hmm, now where have we seen that before ??
It sucks doubly when you're mildly indifferent or downright dislike said star-character.
And it seems more and more like Magik is heading down this path as well...