Comics New X-Men: Academy X

[OutcryX]

Who is the black girl/guy?

ugh....his name is David..and he has ALWAYS been in the book....who is the black guy/girl..i outta smack you

 

[Manic]

ugh....his name is David..and he has ALWAYS been in the book....who is the black guy/girl..i outta smack you

I've been reading this book since it was Academy X, and I barely recognized David.

 

[Charlie No-One]

ugh....his name is David..and he has ALWAYS been in the book....who is the black guy/girl..i outta smack you

Sorry, I have only a few issues and not to sure who each person is. I didn't recognize his redesign. Isn't he depowered?

 

[OutcryX]

I've been reading this book since it was Academy X, and I barely recognized David.

is that a complaint about the art? I personally don't have a problem with Bachelo or Ramos....but then again..I love Manga and Anime as well....I wonder if Elixir rebuilt David with powers....

 

[bengan]

Heres the story of #41:
SPOILER!

Spoiler

• The issue starts with the outcast team trying to save the others by making Pixie some sort of witch
• Outside Belasco´s castle the team of the O.N.E robot and hellion and surge are fighting.
• Inside the caste the other part of rthe team is trying to survive. Hellion and Surge attack Belesco...hard.
• But Belasco strikes back with all his powers. He says that they have to tell him where magic is. In that moment a pink light appears behind him. Thats the team of the B-listers. The Darkchild tries to attack Belasco, but anole tells her to wait. She attack him anyway, but Santo stand in the middle, saying that she should stay put, becuse Victor said so.
• Belasco then tells Sym (the pink demon) to kill them all
• Darkchild then says that she need more power and looks over at Pixie. Belesco interrups and says that he shoudl correct his mistake and tries to kill Magic. But X-23 cut bElasco and say thet Magic wasnt his only mistake.
• The Cookos are free and they are pissed. They strike at Belasco with all of their power and makes him remember what he have done. They said that Belasco didnt do this becuse he wanted Illyanas power or midn, but that he loved her. Belesco breaks free and all of hell breaks loose. He takes Limbo to our world.
• Pixie stabs Belasco and the Astonishing team is free. Belasco says that he will find Illyana, but Magic replies " No you wont" and kills him
• She then tells the X-men that she is the new leader of Limbo and that she wants her bloodstones. She says that Pixies sould belongs to her.
• Peter then interupts calling her Snowflake and Illyana changes. He ask ifthat really is Illyana, but she gets upset and sends all the X-men away.
• In our world everything is back to normal, except Victors new arm is itching and Santos is still made of Limborocks. Santos then enter and says taht he told Scott that is there wasnt room for pixie and Anole he would quit.
• back in Limbo, Sym asks Illyana what to do next. She replies that she wants her soul back....

THATS ALL FOLKS!! Any questions?

 

[Hotaru]

Can't wait to read it myself...

 

[OutcryX]

damn...that was QUITE an arc.....i WILL be buying the trade paperback! Illyana is BACK! that and she will be whole again by next year since they said 616 Majik will be making a comeback....

 

[The Comedian]

I'm confused. Is Rockslide in his jagged rock form, or is he now glowing molten rock? at the end of the latest issue, he's glwing molten rock and he's changed shape a bit from his jagged form to one closer to his original one, but the preview cover shows his jagged form. I understand why they changed him originally, I'm assuming it was to avoid confusion with the thing as they were designed very simalrly, but the molten form is a bit much.

 

[OutcryX]

i'm so certain that the Molten form is just a power up...he'll, uh..cool off...and take his second form back

 

[The Comedian]

i'm so certain that the Molten form is just a power up...he'll, uh..cool off...and take his second form back

Yeah, but shouldn't the cooling off leave him in something closer to or the same as his original form as his molten form didn't have the jagged extremeties and has a more normal-shaped rounded head?

 

[Havok83]

I hate the new design on Pixie. I really dont like her much. Wish she'd go away.

I am glad though that Illyana isnt gone. Looking forward to more of her in the future

 

[gothicFLAVOURS]

I don't like her new design either, but I'd rather have a redesign than her dead body in the X-Graveyard (It seems Kyle and Yost have changed deaths for redesigns lol)

I loved this arc, it was the best since the old writers left the book and I'm really looking forward to the second part where Illyana looks for her soul.

 

[Specter313]

If you went to your local comic book shop yesterday, you found “New X-Men” #41 on the shelves. This issue brought a resolution to the “Quest for Magik” arc and answered lots of lingering questions about Belasco and Illyana. As such, it only made sense to have one of the “New X-Men” writers join us for X-POSITION this week – Craig Kyle.

Kyle makes up half of the writing team that brings us the tales of Marvel's youngest mutants. The other half is Christopher Yost. It's obvious the pair enjoys working together -- so much so, as a matter of fact, that Yost jumped into this week's column to assist his partner on a few of the questions.

Look at that – two X-writers to answer your emails for the price of one. At X-POSITION, we aim to please, and I think the remarks below will be pleasing to many. So without further ado, let's get started!

Welcome to X-POSITION, Craig. It seems there are lots of readers enjoying your book, because we received loads of email from appreciative fans. In addition, many of these e-mails contained long lists of questions. We've tried to pull the best questions from each mail, but that still left us with some lengthy sets of queries from individuals.

I know Elixir95 would appreciate it if you (and Chris) could answer the following:

1) From the cover of “New X-Men” #43, it looks like Pixie will be joining the team. Can you confirm this? I'm Welsh and am glad to see a Welsh X-character.

CHRISTOPHER YOST: Yep. She's in, and don't be surprised if bigger things are coming for Ms. Gwynn.

CRAIG KYLE: Just like Rockslide, Chris and I have loved Pixie from the start. Now that we've kicked off the next chapter in her story, she'll be given more than one chance to prove what a kick-@$$ X-Man she can be.

2) Will we be seeing Kevin and Selene soon?

KYLE: Yes, but it will take some time. As we explore the lives of these kids, new stories open up to us, which cause the pieces of this massive X-puzzle to shift. So stories we didn't have in mind when we started end up needing to be resolved sooner, and the ones we planned on from the beginning end up getting pushed back. Bottom line, we put that story in a place for a reason and we'll be damned if it's going away unresolved.

3) Will there be any new characters introduced anytime soon?

KYLE: No. We still have a ton of kids to work with, and as anyone who has read our book can tell you, we've been in the business of thinning down the roster not fattening it.

As mentioned, yesterday saw the conclusion of the New X-Men's latest adventure. Cmbmool had a question about that, as well as a few others…

1) Concerning the “Quest for Magik” arc, will this be the last time that we see Magik?

YOST: She's back. Keep watching.

KYLE: Magik is too awesome to lose again.

2) With the series being involved with the “Messiah CompleX,” should we expect a roster change by the end of that event?

YOST: Everything changes after “Messiah CompleX.”

KYLE: Yeah, you know what sucks? Having to buy lots of books for no reason. The plan from the beginning was to shake up the X-universe and refocus all the titles. That plan began with the editors, and once the writers came on board, everyone worked their asses off to ensure that would be the end result. This event is going to be huge and the changes afterwards will improve all the X-books, in my opinion. That said, if you end up hating the changes, Chris was the one who said you would like them – I was just quoting him .

3) I am also a huge fan of X-23 and I was wondering if we are going to get another miniseries about her, and if so, when will it be coming out?

KYLE: Hey, me too. Chris and I have been incredibly lucky to work with talented people like Billy Tan, Mike Choi, and Sonia Oback on those first two series. Those experiences alone make me want to do another mini, but X-23's origin has been told and the rest of her life should be expressed in ongoings. People ask me all the time if X-23 will get her own monthly, and I think she could carry a solo title one day, but right now she needs to be around other mutants. Laura is trying to find out what it means to be a person and she can't do that alone. Unfortunately, she hasn't been given many moments of normalcy with all the attacks and horrors that the Next X-Men have faced over the last two years. But that's the life of a Marvel hero, I guess.

1) This seems like a silly question, but could you have the colorists get X-23's eyes colored right? She seems to shift between green and brown eyes all the time. Since Wolverine has blue eyes (and X-23 is Wolvie's clone), there's no way X-23 could have either green or brown eyes (is there?).

KYLE: Laura's mother had green eyes, and although she was created by the cloned genetics of Wolverine, there were modifications made to the DNA. She is Logan's genetic sister, not his exact copy. And although she should have his eye color given the process of her creation, I made the conscious choice to give her the same eyes as her mother. So for the record, X-23's true eye color is green.

2) Will the Grant Morrison students (Stepford Cuckoos, Ernst, Martha) be taking on a greater role in the book?

YOST: Dust is Grant's character. The Cuckoos have been used throughout the book.

KYLE: We've got our hands full with the core New X-Men kids. We'd love to do more with Grant's other creations, but they need to be in stories for a reason.

3) Which member of the cast did you dislike the most when you were given the book?

YOST: Icarus. Never cared for him. Although I liked Melodie ‘Aero' Guthrie, for no particular reason.

KYLE: Tag! People can go on all day about how much potential that kid had, but I'll never buy it. Plus, we needed to make room for Hopscotch.


4) Any chance of seeing any of these random characters soon: Sanctity, Neophyte, Lois London, Threnody, Fontanelle, Kiden Nixon, or Catiana?

YOST: No. No. Who? No. No. Yes. Yes.

KYLE: I'd have to Google most of the names on this list, but I do love Kiden. Her powers make for tough storytelling, but she's super-sweet.

5) Any chance of Bling or Karma reappearing in the book?

YOST: One of them, at least.

KYLE: What Yost said.

6) The storylines involving the New X-Men have been very dark lately. Will there be any lighter plotlines soon?

YOST: Issues #42-43 are fun. “Messiah CompleX” is heavy.

KYLE: Yeah, the last two issues before the crossover are our “cool down” issues. We'll let the kids catch their breaths before the mayhem picks up again.

7) How would you describe the relationship between Emma Frost and X-23? Off-panel, she seemed to accept her as a student after what she did to Kimura – or am I reading too much into it?

KYLE: Emma was wrong in the way she handled X-23. She didn't give her a chance to prove she could fight against her training. When faced with the truth, Emma apologized the best way she could – by mind-@!#$ing that b!+{# Kimura. Sometimes, actions speak louder than words. So yes, you are correct in your observations.

Next up, we have samhalliwell who was curious about several of her favorite mutants.

1) We've recently been seeing Sofia Mantega (Wind Dancer) in “New Warriors,” but as she's important to the past of the “New X-Men” cast, I wondered, is there any possibility we might see or hear from her in the book, even if it's post-Messiah?

YOST: Man, I don't know after seeing that latest “New Warriors” cover.

KYLE: Chris and I have no plans for Sofia in “New X-Men,” although I did want to have a scene where she came back to the school after the Purifier attack to check on her friends. It would have gone something like this: when Sofia meets up with Hellion, they have a tender moment that is suddenly interrupted by a sucker punch from X-23. Laura was hit with a flash of jealousy and reacted in the only way she knew how. So Sofia gets a broken nose and X-23 gets a broken heart. But unfortunately, there just wasn't time to fit this B-story in.

2) It's been mentioned a lot of times that Hellion will be playing a somewhat important part in the whole story. Is there anything you could say about how is that going to happen?

KYLE: Hellion has been an important part of our stories and hopefully will continue to play an important role in the series. I really like this character.

3) We saw Northstar and Aurora in the “X-Men Annual” back in January, and they haven't been seen again since, even though they were supposedly going to the mansion after all was done. Is there any possibility you'll be using them, or even just Northstar, to sort out the issues Anole might have with him after what the Children made them do?

YOST: Anole will talk out his issues with Rockslide.

KYLE: Agreed. Plus, Anole doesn't need Northstar now that he's got a big badass monster arm.

Following up on this query, Yana-Fan was wondering, “Will Anole's sexuality be explored or brought up at all in future ‘New X-Men' stories?”

YOST: Anole will talk out his issues with Rockslide.

KYLE: I'm sure his sexuality will be explored more in the future, but we have no plans to cover those stories before or during the crossover.

So what's coming up after the big crossover? Well, that's what msierra185 wants to know:

1) So after “Messiah CompleX,” what kind of story arcs do you and Chris plan on doing? Got any new characters and/or bad guys that'll make an appearance? Is the New X-Men team going to go out and see the world and fight some bad guys or are they going to stay close to home?

YOST: We're planning some low-key stories, with a lot of talking. No villains. And it all takes place in one room. A lot of hugging – that's the kind of story that interests us.

KYLE: What? You never told me that! I passed on ‘Astonishing' for this crap?!? Dammit!

2) I know Humberto Ramos is going to do pencils for “New X-Men” during the “Messiah CompleX” crossover, but who will be doing pencils afterwards? I really want to see Skottie Young doing some more “New X-Men” issues.

YOST: Craig and I will be drawing it. You haven't seen “New X-Men” until you've seen it done in stick figures.

KYLE: Humberto and Skottie both kick @$$…but yes, Chris and I will blow your minds with our artistic skill. Writing is really just a hobby. Look out Alex Ross, here we come!

A limited edition crayon variant of this issue will be available here on CBR – watch for it! In the meantime, Ice Cold Emma Frost has a question about her namesake.

1) Will we be seeing Emma guide the students more, or have they grown out of the need for an adult considering how well they take care of themselves? By the way, thank you for mentioning that Emma shot her sister Adrienne, since no one else has seemed to bring it up!

KYLE: Love Emma, but sadly, Chris and I have very little planned for her in the near future. But she is awesome! Thank you, Grant Morrison!

2) I love Blindfold - she's so cute! How do you find her voice since she speaks so...“Yes thank you, oddly, please”? Do you just imagine we're hearing one side of a conversation she's having with someone else?

YOST: We imagine she's talking to Joss Whedon.

KYLE: That's all Chris. Both of us have characters we channel better than others. I like *****y telepaths and religious madmen, where Chris, on the other hand, likes rocky morons, blind chicks, and fairies – Chris loves him some fairies.

Intriguing. If you are, indeed, able to channel, I guess SGuthrie would hope you hear the voices of some former X-students:

1) Are there any plans to bring in any former members of Generation X in some sort of advisory or just guest starring role to these kids, considering they're probably the closest in age to them, and would probably relate even better than the original New Mutants? I know that Husk has been seen in somewhat close proximity, and several of the others are busy elsewhere (or dead), but I thought it would just be cool to show them as a bit more interested in what's going on with the latest generation of mutants.

YOST: I like the Generation X team, but they've had just as hard a time, if not harder, than our kids. Skin – dead. Chamber – depowered then Apocalypse-ified. Jubilee – depowered. M – Madrox-ified. Penance – Loner-ed. Husk – Angel-fied. Pixie could ask Paige for advice on bagging an X-Man, I suppose.

KYLE: Not me.

2) With so many large-scale threats against the kids of “New X-Men,” will we see them, at some point, encountering villains their own age? Wouldn't one of the major villains, or maybe one we haven't met, be gathering some of the younger mutants that are not affiliated with the X-Men, like Selene did with Wither?

YOST: Hmmmm…

KYLE: All good questions and not ones we can answer. Thanks for letting Chris and I tackle all these!

Thank you both! Lots of great questions, and tons of terrific answers – that's what X-POSITION is all about! This week is over, but we'll be back in seven days with X-editor Nick Lowe. So send those queries my way as soon as you can. Also, please be sure to put “X-Position” in the subject line – I have a very mean spam filter, and I don't want to lose your emails! Till then, vaya con X-Men.

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[Manic]

"Anole will talk out his issues with Rockslide."

I'm calling it right now. Rockslide is gay.

 

[OutcryX]

which explains his fascination with Hulking and Wiccan from Young Avengers..or did I imagine that

 

[ProfeZZor X]

Here is the color version of New X-Men #44, and the November solicit:

NEW X-MEN #44
Written by CHRISTOPHER YOST & CRAIG KYLE
Penciled by HUMBERTO RAMOS
Cover by DAVID FINCH
Variant Cover by J.SCOTT CAMPBELL
MESSIAH COMLPEX – PART 4 of 13

The New X-Men have been ordered to remain at the mansion while the more experienced teams search for the abducted mutant baby. But the last generation of mutants isn’t content on the sidelines, launching a sneak attack on the Purifiers instead. But have they confronted an enemy that’s out of their league?

I have been told that the character in the background is called "Gentle", and he's one of the students that was trained under Storm's squad.

Here is his bio: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentle_(comics)

 

[El Bastardo]

I'm pretty sure that we who read the title already knew who he was.

 

[OutcryX]

thanks. but yeah, we all know about nezhno...aka 'gentle'...i'm really liking the look of this new lineup....and anole looks bad-ass....ramos is a good fit for this title...going on that pic alone that is...is blindfold really dead..also...david gets his powers back? otherwise he is about as useful as Cypher(Doug Ramsey) was in battle

 

[El Bastardo]

Yeah, wow, Ramos really does fit this title. Here's to hoping his interiors look as top-notch as that.

Then again, I think that he fits X-Men too, so.

 

[AndThePickles]

Nezhno looks pretty badass on that cover.

 

[Havok83]

Great cover but Im not sure I like the idea of them getting the original New Mutants colors. It looks like New Mutants meets Gen X. Do they really need those huge gauntlets on their hands. It looks ridiculous on all of them especially X-23

 

[El Bastardo]

I don't think that's the cover, actually.

Read the solicit. Cover by Finch, variant cover by Campbell. Neither of those did that image. Looks more like some promo work by Ramos. And yes, the signature does say Ramos.

 

[Havok83]

I don't think that's the cover, actually.

Read the solicit. Cover by Finch, variant cover by Campbell. Neither of those did that image. Looks more like some promo work by Ramos. And yes, the signature does say Ramos.

or it could the the name of the artist in the solicits that is inorrect. That seems more logical to me

 

[bengan]

Woow, I mean simply..woow. This is art from ramos that I actually like...no wait LOVE. Thats Amazing.

 

[El Bastardo]

or it could the the name of the artist in the solicits that is inorrect. That seems more logical to me

It's been stated that Finch is doing all the covers during Messiah Complex. So I'd have to say that it seems less logical the solicity would be incorrect.

X-Men: Messiah Complex was up next, showing a David Finch cover, with the announcement that Finch will be doing all the covers for the crossover.

- http://www.newsarama.com/Chicago_07/Marvel/X-Men/panel.html