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X-Men:
So...rotating cast and driving the main narrative of Hickman's run forward, I assume? So I guess if Avengers and New Avengers were one book instead of two?
I'm curious how it will correlate with the other series. Like periodically check in with major plot points, or something?
Is there an official X-Men team now or is it now "everyone's an X-Man?"
Marauaders:
I'm not even sure what this is meant to be about. Their pirates? Like, old-school pirates or modern day pirates? And as good guys with Emma's backing? Just not really sure where they're going with it.
Yay! Kitty is finally back to one of her best looks. Thank goodness. Although it's weird that she's trying to go by "Kate" now. Good luck with that sticking.
The roster looks pretty fun and dynamic, with plenty of powerful personalities and characters to keep things interesting. I mean, Kitty, Emma, and Storm? With Bobby in the middle? That's just asking for juicy banter and interactions.
Excalibur:
Betsy as Captain Britain is cool, though I doubt it'll stick. I wonder what happened to Brian though.
I'm glad Rogue and Gambit are on the same team. Rogue still rocks her 90's costume.
Rictor looks really generic on that cover. On the plus side, Jubilee looks great!
Apocalypse? Okay...
X-Force:
Probably the most random roster for me, if only because only three of these characters actually seem appropriate for an X-Force team. But it sounds like they're changing up what X-Force does to where it's not a kill squad but more of a special ops team, which I guess explains why more traditional X-Men like Jean and Hank are on it when they normally would want nothing to do with X-Force.
Quire is Quire. What's there to say...
I was fine with Jean wearing that Marvel Girl outfit on some of the preview pages but it looks totally out-of-place on that cover and for this book. They should've stuck with the Red costume.
Fallen Angels:
Spinning Kwannon as Psylocke is as likely to stick as Betsy as Captain Britain. And she's even wearing the ninja leotard, if anyone thought that was going to die.
How long are they going to stick with Kid Cable?
I feel like Laura is the one who's going to carry this book, ultimately.
New Mutants:
This is probably the roster that actually makes the most sense to be honest. It's mostly the classic team plus some Generation X members.
Sam's absence sounds like it's going to be a plot point.
Also sounds like it will be majorly plot relevant if Hickman is overseeing the first few issues.