Comics Are you ready for the SECOND COMING of the Mutant Messiah?

[Havok83]

The last time I read a comic with Hope, Cable had passed out from dehydration, and she found a tank buried in the sand with some old recycled water in it. I liked that issue. It showed that Cable was raising a little trooper.

I don't know what she's like as a teen, though.

She can actually fight and kick ass. She picked up some skills after all these years of being hunted

 

[Manic]

Being raised by Cable, she had damn well better be able to kick some ass!

So what's the problem with her?

 

[OutcryX]

she's who she is and what she represents. then she may not be who she is and still represent the same thing...all tying back to one firebird

 

[Specter313]

 

[javi1024]

^ nice-looking team there. pretty much all my favorite X-Men (minus Illyana and Laura).

 

[Manic]

You know what they should've titled this story? Phoenix: Messiahsong. Because as long as that Phoenix ___song trilogy remains unfinished, some idiot could come by later on and complicate things more than Second Coming inevitably will.

 

[UraniaChang]

:heart: I love the art style so much~

 

[Havok83]

me too. Finch and Silverstri can replace Dodson and Land on UXM. There styles ar simialr enough

 

[javi1024]

i dont think they draw as much as they used to. besides doing covers i think Silvestri has only been doing one-shots and Finch just signed over the DC.

 

[Specter313]

 

[The Englishman]

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WTF!!???!

 

[The Englishman]

^ nice-looking team there. pretty much all my favorite X-Men (minus Illyana and Laura).

Yeah what annoys me about these event teams is the lack of Iceman in them.....

 

[UraniaChang]

Wow, none of the cars swayed even a bit when being attacked.

 

[Jake Cassidy]

Wolverine stabbed Jason!

I wish this could be a permanent team (new X-Force?).

 

[Specter313]

Kiel Phegley: On the flip side of the Heroic Age stuff that will follow on the heels of "Siege," we've got some X-Men questions coming up. First off, marvell2100 asked about the connection between the mutants and the new branding, saying, "What will the Heroic Age do for mutantkind? Will there be more tolerance towards them? Are they going a little more mainstream? Having a few on teams outside the X-books would be nice."

Joe Quesada: Two big events in the Marvel Universe are going to shape the X-Men's universe, marvell2100. "Siege" and the upcoming X-Men event, "Second Coming." More than anything, these are the stories that will rock your X-Men lovin' tuchas from here to the Savage Land!

In "Second Coming" several years' worth of X-Men stories are coming to a climax when Hope, the so-called "Messiah Child," finally returns to the present, triggering the biggest threat that the mutant race has ever faced.

For real.

But here's the thing... is Hope mutantkind's salvation, their ruin, or both?

No seriously, I'm askin' ‘cause I don't know, Axel Alonso won't tell me.

Ever since he and Tom Brevoort got promoted to Editorial VPs, they walk around the halls of Marvel referring to themselves in the third person.

Anyway, I guess we'll all find out together. That said, I hear it's an epic story that will present the X-Men - particularly Cyclops - with some of the toughest choices they've ever had to make, and not everyone will make it out alive. [Cue dramatic music accents].

Kiel Phegley: Beyond that, we know that a lot of what the future holds in store for all mutants will come with the "Second Coming" family event. But Marvel released a pretty oblique teaser ad for what was on tap in July, simply stating "We Are The X-Men" and having some blood spattered on the logo. I know you don't want to do anything to spoil the upcoming stories, but at the same time, what exactly are fans supposed to get or infer out of that image? Can we expect a shakeup to the team? A change in the publishing slate similar to what's going on in Avengers? Some more death and decimation?

Joe Quesada: I love the tone of that question! You sound upset that we're teasing you. It's called a "teaser"! You're supposed to have a lot of questions. But since I like you, here are some answers. The blood splatter actually has two meanings. The first can be found in "Second Coming" - a story that will strengthen the bond that unites them. Well, those who survive it, anyway. The second, well, it has to do with the X-Books post-"Second Coming," and we'll be announcing more very soon. Blood factors heavily into the X-Men's future.

Boo-yahh! See what I just did there? I answered your teaser question with another teaser... ah, never mind. This is wasted on you.

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=25113

 

[Brainiac 8]

Yay, more death and blood.

And if this direction continues I guess it means more team stabby.

 

[Manic]

Has this damn crossover started and ended yet? I want closure as much as the next guy, but they've been hyping the hell out of this thing. At this point, Second Coming had damn well better be the best thing to happen to the X-Men since Giant Size #1.

 

[OutcryX]

i dunno..it looks like this could be the x-men lineup and NOT X-force....

 

[Brainiac 8]

So instead of a secret team stabby, now the main team becomes Team stabby?

That sounds fun.

 

[Manic]

I don't see Nightcrawler condoning that. I know he's Catholic and all, but he's not exactly a killer.

 

[Snikt8]

Okay, so from the free comic is shows someone on the table.....I am guessing that is the character that has died? If so - it looks like a female....maybe. I hope it's not Nightcrawler........

Wolverine states the character is a "friend".......that kind of narrows it down, but I am guessing it would be Nightcrawler or Cable.

 

[Specter313]

X-MEN: HELLBOUND #2 (of 3)
Written by CHRIS YOST
Penciled by HARVEY TOLIBAO
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
SECOND COMING Tie-In!
It’s the X-Men vs. DEATH—literally! With Bastion and his forces cutting through their teammates back on Earth, Cannonball and his team of X-Men know that they need to complete their mission and get back to the front fast. But that’s easier said than done; a trip to Hell never quite goes as planned. With Magik still nowhere in sight, the X-Men’s mission to retrieve her only becomes more complicated when one of their own is corrupted by Limbo’s influence.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

 

[Brainiac 8]

Ack! I have no desire to read this story, yet this is where they continue the Gambit/Death story!?!

Arrgh!

 

[javi1024]

i still fail to see the point of having the Gambit/Death and Angel/Archangel plots going on. they still havent givin much weight to the Warren thing, and i really dont care to revisit Gambit's time as Death.

 

[UraniaChang]

Didn't even know this story existed in the first place...