NEWS & RUMORS ARCHIVE
NEWS & RUMORS ARCHIVE
Cable # 68
Joe Casey/Ladronn/Juan Vlasco
Guest-starring the Avengers! The combined might of the Chosen One and the Earth's Mightiest Heroes has not been enough to defeat Apocalypse's Harbinger. Now, with the destruction of New York City and its millions of inhabitants at hand, the Askani'son must attempt one final gamble - one that could cost him any real chance at defeating Apocalypse himself!
Uncanny X-Men # 369
Alan Davis/Adam Kubert/Tim Townsend
Trapped on a bizarre mystical plane, their powers warped by alien
physics, the X-Men face one of their most dangerous foes: the
unstoppable Juggernaut! And to make matters even worse, thanks to the
astounding arcane powers of the Cytorrok Gem, he's 60 feet tall and is
crashing through dimensional walls! The X-Men's only glimer of hope lies
with the two members who are totally at odds following "The Magneto
War" - Professor X and Wolverine!
Generation X # 52
Jay Faerber/Terry Dodson/Rachel Dodson
Beginning a chain of events that will drastically alter the team's dynamic as friends and heroes! They've fought the Phalanx and taken down Emplate, but how do the kids of Generation X deal with... a blackmailer? Find out when someone close to the team discovers their secret - and decides to use that knowledge for their own personal gain! Meanwhile, Artie and Leech get "mainstreamed" into the general student body! Plus: Husk pushes her powers to a shocking new limit as Banshee gets some devastating news about Siryn!
Magneto Rex # 2 (Of 3)
Joe Pruett/Brandon Peterson/Matt Banning
In the aftermath of "The Magneto War" the Master of Magnetism has
risen to new heights of power - and that's only the beginning of his ultimate
ascendence! But now, Magnus is opposed by a new adversary whose
cruelty and cunning may rival his own - and who now holds the life of
Quicksilver in his grasp! Magneto's only ally in his quest to seize complete
control is one who ultimately will have to oppose him - the X-Man known
as Rogue!
Mutant X # 9
Howard Mackie/Cary Nord/Andrew Pepoy
The tide has turned against mutantkind as the now Sentinels patrol the streets! No longer hailed as a hero, Havok joins the Mutant Underground - literally - when he takes to the subways and allies himself with the Moleman and Callisto! But their rebellion may be short-lived, as a spacecraft lands in Westchester, bringing with it either a new hope - or a new threat!
X-Man # 52
Terry Kavanagh/Luke Ross/Bud Larosa
Shocking series changing issue! One cast member dies! Another person leaves - possibly forever! The Psi-Ops initiate their final attack on Nate Grey! And last but certainly not least, the X-Man finally comes face-to-face with his deadly legacy! Readers won't want to miss this sacrifice-filled episode, which literally changes Nate forever!
X-Men # 89
Alan Davis/Alan Davis/Mark Farmer
Kicking off a brand-new saga! Following their brutal battle with the Juggernaut on a mystical dimension, the X-Men rocket back to to Earth - and find themselves in the past - with a chance to avert the tragedies incurred durring "The Magneto War" - specifically, a death! But do the Children of the Atom have the right to change history?! What is the sinister secret behind their true location? And can they uncover it in time to save their critically injured teammate?!
Gambit # 5
Fabian Nicieza/Steve Skroce/Rob Hunter
You asked for it, you got it: Rogue's back! They're young. They're in love.
They're Gambit and Rogue, comicdom's hottest couple. But, as always,
there are obstacles in their way - like the mysterious entity the Southern
super hero glimpsed inside Remy's mind a few months back... not to
mention the X-Cutioner! The ragin' Cajun won round one back in the first
issue, but now the armored soldier is back, and he's not only determined
to gain vengeance, but to also make Gambit pay for the sins of his past!
Wolverine # 139
Erik Larsen/Leinel Francis Yu
Leinel Francis Yu returns - with guest-star Cable! There's a lot of bad blood between the Canadian X-Man and the enigmatic Askani'son - you think they can put it all aside to deal with a brand-new threat?! Especially when that threat is connected to a bigger villain whose sights are set squarely on both of them? Plus: cameo appearances by some of Logan's old scrapping partners not seen in quite a while! Wolverine and Cable will be deeply involved with the approaching explosive X-events - and the fuse is lit here!
X-Force # 91
John Francis Moore/Jim Cheung/Mark Morales
Starting the countdown to issue #100! X-Force, still reeling from their cataclysmic confrontation with the new Hellions and the Armegeddon Man, return home to San Francisco - only to have the team ripped asunder! Who will stay and who will go?! Get in on the ground floor as the big build-up begins!
X-Men Unlimited # 23
Ben Raab/Al Rio
The X-Men, Cable, X-Force and Generation X all guest-star in a special story focusing on Professor X! Having been reunited with his team, Charles Xavier re-examines his relationships with the various X-teams. With each encounter, the Professor will be forced to question his role as teacher and leader. After the events in "The Magneto War," is there even a point in carrying on the fight? The answers Charles seeks will take him on a journey through the X-Universe, meeting - in some cases for the first time - the mutants who both fear and respect him.
* In a move that will complete a total creator turnaround on the core X-MEN titles beginning early next year, UNCANNY X-MEN penciler CHRIS BACHALO this week confirmed rumors that issue #365 (Dec) will be his last as the series' regular artist. According to Bachalo, his exit is "amiable" and the artist expressed a desire to "head in a different direction on another project."
Artist BRANDON PETERSON will be adjectiveless X-MEN's next regular penciler, the title's first since the departure of Carlos Pacheco. He will take over following the conclusion of ALAN DAVIS' 6-issue run. And while Peterson waits for June, he reports that he will be working on a 3-issue MAGNETO mini-series, written by Joe (Image's Dusty Starr) Pruett and inked by Batt, that will follow-up the WAR OF MAGNETO storyline running through Uncanny #366-367 and X-Men #85-86.
As for Pruett, he says the mini will feature "the return of the REAL Magneto, not the wimpy Joseph that's been strolling around in the X-titles the past few years. I guarantee by series end, the world will know the true name of fear and that name is Magneto!"
X-MEN MOVIE NEWS
* According to a recent interview, the movie will have a budget exceeding $100 million, much special effects and such likely stars as Russell Crowe (Wolverine), Julianne Moore (Jean Grey) and Patrick Stewart (Professor Xavier), who are all currently in negotiations.
Wolverine No. 134
(Creator) Erik Larsen, Jeff Matsuda, Jonathan Sibal
The all-new, all-wacked-out creative team of Erik
Larsen (The Savage Dragon) and Jeff Matsuda
(X-Factor) throws Wolverine into a battle royal
with the heroes of New York City! Logan's been
possessed by an alien fugitive and she's determined
to test just how good he is at what he does! The biggest
problem with
that? He's going to have to go through most of the Big
Apple's heroes,
and punches are not going to be pulled! On the fight
card: the Human
Torch, Warbird, Elektra, Moon Knight, Justice, Black
Cat, Falcon,
Firebird, U.S. Agent, Black Widow and the Vision! And
best of all, the
action continues in just two short weeks!
Wolverine No. 135
(Creator) Erik Larsen, Jeff Marsuda, Jonathan Sibal
Continuing Logan's mind-blowing romp through the outer
reaches of the
Marvel Universe! Convinced to travel to a prison planet
in deep space,
Wolverine joins the Starjammers and the alien woman
known as Aria in a
desperate attempt to liberate the thousands of beings
held captive on the
hellish surface! But they didn't count on Urok, Torgo
and the Space
Parasite!
Wolverine Winter Special
(Creator) Max Frezzato, Mark Waid, Lovern Kinderski,
Marc
Andreyko, Claudio Castellini, Doug Wheatly, Max Frezzato
Take a lush
look at Wolverine in this upscale, black and white
one-shot! First, Logan
and his buds (Captain America, Nick Fury, the Thing and
She-Hulk) are
having a good of' poker game, until they run out of
suds, that is.
Wolverine volunteers to replenish supplies, but thanks
to his "luck," a
simple beer run soon turns into confrontations with the
Hand, a dragon
and a certain pesky flying car! Next up is a tale from
Logan's days as
Patch. And our trio of tales is completed by a World War
II adventures
starring Wolverine's pals Captain America and Nick Fury,
by Mark Waid
and Claudio Castellini! Plus: pin-ups by Bart Sears,
Richard Bennett,
Brandon Peterson and more!
X-Force No. 87
(Creator) John Francis Moore, Jim Cheung, Mark Morales
The all new Hellious vs. X-Force! Familar faces return
to cause some
serious damage as not all the members of the team escape
this battle
unscathed.
X-Men No. 84: "The Hunt for Xavier" Part 6
(Creator) Joe Kelly, Adam Kubert, Mark Farmer
What is the terrible decision that Professor X must make
to stop
Cerebro?! The two teams of X-Men race to Cerebro Prime's
base of
operations as the sentient computer readies to launch
global chaos! But
how does the young Manite, Nina (last seen in Onslaught:
EPILOGUE)
play into Cerebro's plans? And before they have their
final showdown, the
Children of the Atom must blast their way thorough
Cerebro's deadly
units and thanks to the Xavier Protocols, they've
attuned to destroy each
individual X-Man!
X-Men No. 85
(Creator) Joe Kelly, Alan Davis, Mark Farmer
As "The Hunt for Xavier" concludes, a new saga begins
here! Ever since
Uncanny X-Men #350, you've wondered, speculated and
argued, and
now, the man known as Magneto makes his triumphant
return? Where
has he been? What does he want with Joseph? And what is
his harrowing
vision on the planet's future?
X-Men Universe: Past, Present and Future?
(Creator) Adam Kuber, Leinil Yu, Jimmy Cheung, Ladronn,
TerryDodson, Brandon Peterson
Will Wolverine finally get his adamantium back? Who are
"The Twelve"?
What will be the final outcome of the Legacy Virus? What
horrific plan
will Apocalypse unfold at the end of the millennium, and
how can the
X-Men stop it? The "X" franchise is constantly on the
move forward, and
we're on the eve of a whole new year of X-citement! Now,
in one all
encompassing, 32 page X-travaganza, relieve the X-ploits
of the past
year, dive into crucial background history and take a
look toward the
future with an advance sneak preview of upcoming
storylines and new
character designs.
X-Men: Liberators No. 4 (of 4)
(Creator) Joeseph Harris, Phil Jimenez, Keith Aiken
The cataclysmic conclusion! A weakened Wolverine, a
fugitive Colossus
and a desperate Nightcrawler make a last ditch effort to
free the captive
mutant children form the Soviet "detainment center,"
Province 13. But
Omega Red, determined to carry out his directive, stands
in their way
giving the corrupt General Sergei time enough to carry
out his malicious
master plan!
Rumors abound as word flies that Kelly and Seagle have quit the X-Books due to problems with the editors changing and forcing them to drop their story lines. The first example of this was the Psi-War which was cut short for the 35th anniversary issues to make it out on time, and then the cut-backs on the team members which forced them to drop several building plots with characters who were cut. I found this message on the BB:
On AOL's Tom Brevort Board on the 12th, Tom was asked if Joe Kelly and Steven Seagle had quit the X-Men books.
His reply was a simple, "Yes."
This, according to Brandon Peterson on the BB just tonight:
"Sorry, but Joe Kelly and Steve Seagle are leaving their X-Men duties as of December. They are leaving the titles, not Marvel, and my impression is that it isn't exactly a huge, messy parting. Joe and Steve were trying to keep it quiet for as long as they could (It actually was kept quiet for a couple of weeks), but leaks and other Marvel pros confirming it (Leinil Yu, Tom Brevort, and Chris Bachalo today) have pretty much made it public at this point. I wish the both of them the best of luck. As to replacements, none have been decided and many are being considered. Remember, they aren't leaving today, but after December, so there is time for Marvel to integrate the new writers when they are decided."
So it seems that the word is definite at this point.
X-Men: 'VoyeurX' heard the Sarah Michelle Gellar rumour the other day and has some new bits to add to it:
"I just want to write in with a juicy rumor that I believe is at least 90% accurate. It deals with the female casting of a female character in the upcoming X-Men movie. Now, I work in the entertaionment business, and have been hanging around with some friends of Bryan Singer. They told me that he was hoping to cast Buffy the Vampire Slayer tv star Sara Michelle Gellar in the movie. Most people have speculated that she would play the role of Jubilee. While I can see why people would think this, it is untrue. Jubilee is not even a character in the movie. However, the X-Man Rogue is in the movie. And this is the role Sara has been asked to play. Recently, she has done some test screenings, and is said to be in final negotiations. Futher proof came tonight during the MTV Videos Music awards where Sara was a presenter. Her hair was two different colors: Light brown in back and white in the front, just like Rogue! In my opinion, she isn't a bad choice for the role, although Rogue is supposed to be a little older than Sara. But I can live with it."
Mutant X No. 4
(Creator) Howard Mackie, Tom Raney, Andrew Pepoy
Realizing that any attempt to return to his own world is futile, Havok decides to make the most of his new life. But the darkness that possesses his wife Madelyne is driving her towards evil as the Goblin Queen! Will this prevent Havok from knowing happiness, or safety as a member of the Six? Plus: more on the secret of Bloodstorm!
Uncanny X-Men No. 363: "The Hunt for Xavier" Part 3
(Creator) Steve Seagle, Chris Bachalo, Tim Townsend
At last, the return of the true Professor X! But where has he been? Who kidnapped him from under the government's nose,a nd why? And while Wolverine, Shadowcat, Colossus and Marrow find themselves in a battle for survival with the Brotherhood, Cerebro furthers his infiltration of government security files, biohazard facilities and worldwide missile systems!
X-Men No. 83: "The Hunt for Xavier" Part 4
(Creator) Joe Kelly, Adam Kubert, Mark Farmer
Rogue, Gambit, Storm and Nightcrawler venture to a remote, desolate corner of the world following Professor X's bio-signature. One problem: it's not Xavier! But who is the strange being who holds the key to returning his powers, and to destroying Cerebro?
Uncanny X-Men No. 364: "The Hunt for Xavier" Part 5
(Creator) Steve Seagle, Chris Bachalo, Tim Townsend
Just when things seem like they can't get any worse. Cerebro kicks his program into high gear! Reunited at long last with their beloved Professor X, Wolverine, Shadowcat, Colossus and Marrow must join forces with the Brotherhood to battle an enemy that can manipulate computer and weapons systems across the globe! And if that wasn't enough, Cerebro has cracked open the Xavier protocols, a doomsday strategy on how to destroy the X-Men!
Wolverine No. 133
(Creator) Erik Larsen, Jeff Matsuda, Jonathan Sibal
The all-new, all wacked-out creative team of Erik Larsen and Jeff Matsuda jump onboard the Wolverine express! Deep in space, millions of light years from Earth, there exists a planet that serves no other purpose but that of a prison! Now, against all odds, one of those unfortunate prisoners has escaped to Earth in search of a hero to liberate the thousands of suffering captives. And we'll give you just one chance to guess who nominated! Co-starring Warbird! Variant cover by Eric Larsen available
X-Men: Liberators No. 3 (of 4)
(Creator) Joseph Harris, Phil Jimenez, Keith Aiken
The hunt is on as Omega Red pursues Nikolas, the mutant child with the touch of death! But the boy is chasing down his mother, who is under the protection of Colossus, bringing Omega Red and the steel X-Man on a collision course! Meanwhile, Nightcrawler desperately attempts to rescue Wolverine who, weakened by Nikolas, has been taken captive by Russian soldiers and is awaiting a deadly fate!
X-MEN aficionados on the internet are some of the most diligent continuity buffs in all of fandom. And "danglers", those long unresolved subplots that have become a trademark of Marvel's X-Universe (like the cure for the legacy virus, who the third Summers brother is, and of course, everything and anything about Wolverine's past) are often the topic of endless message forum discussions between readers, and sometimes the subject of whole websites. Well, one fearless X-universe writer has plans to satisfy fans with the answers to one of the longest-standing danglers as CABLE's JOE CASEY is preparing to the question - who are the infamous TWELVE?
"Let's get it straight right now...I know who THE TWELVE are...each and every one of them," teased Casey. "And at the moment, I'm probably one of two or three people in the world that knows WHO they are, WHY they are, and WHAT they'll be doing. This will be a HUGE revelation, and one that readers will only be able to witness in the pages of Cable. Longtime readers will be amazed at some of the characters that comprise the Twelve. Beyond that, all I can say is... Cable vs. Apocalypse... one wins, one dies!"
Casey plans should see fruition sometime next year and as he and artist Jose Ladronn are in the midst of planning the next 12 months of the title. He reports that they're both fully committed to series until at least issue #76.
