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Yep. Well, more like an unholy union of cat and goat, but that was evidently just how the SWORD artist drew cats, since Beast looked basically the same.
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Marvel's last week was explosive with the announcement of "Avengers vs. X-Men" and their first-ever live webcast on the event. Now, Marvel kicks this week off this week in style with their Next Big Thing press conference call on a new run of "Astonishing X-Men" beginning with Issue #48 with writer Marjorie Liu and artist Mike Perkins. X-Book editor Nick Lowe and Assistant Editor Jeanine Schaeffer were also on hand to answer questions.
Viscardi kicked off the call by revealing the new project is a new "Astonishing X-Men" creative team.
"Marjorie's been aching to get some X-Men team action," said Lowe, referencing that Liu had been a fan of the old "X-Men" cartoon.
This will be the first time that Liu had been writing a team book. "My solo series in some ways have been rarely truly solo," she said, mentioning that her characters, such as X-23 and Black Widow, also revolve around other secondary characters.
"I've actually been on the X-Men before very briefly," said Perkins, referring to his time inking "Deadly Genesis." "The X-Men, their whole basis is setting a team feeling to the book. It's definitely a different approach as in the amount of characters per panel and the interaction of those characters."
The conversation then turned to the team lineup. "The first thing that people should know, whereas the previous arc of 'Astonishing,' this run of undecided end, this is on Wolverine's side of 'Regenesis,'" said Lowe. "The team will feature Wolverine as leader, but Lowe said that he is "far from being the heart of the book." The team consists of Warbird, who Liu was super-psyched about. Northstar, Gambit, Iceman, Cecelia Reyes and Karma will also be featured on Wolverine's "Astonishing" team.
"Originally, I wanted to keep the team really small, but as brainstorming continued … there were certain characters that I really wanted to write and that I thought would balance well with each other," said Liu.
"I'm particularly looking forward to tackling Iceman, because he's such a visual character that we can utilize," said Perkins, mentioning that he had been enjoying how Jason Aaron was being used in "Wolverine and the X-Men."
Liu spoke briefly on the first issue, saying that there was a theme of moving and movement. "We've got Northstar moving back to New York and he's going to be living with his boyfriend, Kyle," she said. "Another side of it, we've got characters like Cecelia and Gambit circling each other and [Gambit] moving into his own apartment in Westchester." The first issue will settle in the team and introduce the villains, the Marauders.
Liu has added the Vanisher and Chimera to the team. "Chimera's a villainous who [uses] telekinetic dragons," she said.
"The opening section is definitely a James Bond balls-to-the wall action sort of thing," said Perkins. "You've got these relationship parts … but it's sandwiched by these amazing action sequences. In separate ways, they blow the Astonishing X-Men's world apart."
"We want to let people know that this is a new era of Astonishing X-Men that we're kicking off here. There are shocks and surprises coming," said Lowe.
Liu and Perkins spoke a bit more on the selection of the Marauders as the series' big bad. "Mike and I have been talking about the Marauders forever," said Liu. "They have a history of wreaking havok in the Marvel Universe. … From my point of view, I thought this was the perfect time to bring them on. Nothing is going to be exactly what it seems, but the Marauders are going to be a big part of it."
"It comes down to visual aspect for me, " said Perkins. "To get let loose upon these action scenes is just fantastic. The Marauders bring such a visual dynamite to the piece. I'm really looking forward to this."
As for the "Schism" status quo, Liu said that her run of "Astonishing" will keep the status quo off to the side. "You won't see a big Cyclops vs. Wolverine fight here. That's not what this book is for," said Lowe. "This is very much tied into Wolverine's side of the X-Men and the roles that [they] play at the school." Lowe elaborated, saying that "Wolverine and the X-Men" centered more around the student/teacher dynamic. "This is the book that's on Wolverine's side that doesn't give you the classes. That's the role that this book plays. It gives you the non-school-centric team on Wolverine's side." The book will also feature much more adult content, but is by no means a MAX title.
The two also spoke to their collaborative process, mentioning how easy it was to work with each other. "When you're telling a story like this, it's really important to get along and to brainstorm," said Liu.
"Marjorie knows so much about the characters and interactions and you can see that in her novels as well," said Perkins. "You can just tell that she knows how a team works."
Liu and Perkins said that Mr. Sinister won't be involved and Gambit's Marauders ties won't be mentioned. "I don't plan on spending a lot of time on it. That's not the focus of the story."
Unfortunately, the X-Office was pretty tight lipped on where the book would be going. "Some of the stuff that's going to happen in the first arc is really going to inform what happens next. It's really going to affect it in a big way."
"From an artistic point of view, I'm looking forward to the long run and developing these characters and screwing around with them," said Perkins.
As for X-23, Liu wasn't able to bring her onto the book for a variety of reasons, which she detailed. "Originally, I did want to bring X-23 onto the book but because Wolverine has his ideology, his mandate is that underage children are not able to fight," she said. "X-23 is still technically a child. Having her on the team would be a violation of his new mandate. Also, she's going to be a member of Avengers Academy and they're on the west coast."
With that the call ended.
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=35880
Viscardi kicked off the call by revealing the new project is a new "Astonishing X-Men" creative team.
"Marjorie's been aching to get some X-Men team action," said Lowe, referencing that Liu had been a fan of the old "X-Men" cartoon.
This will be the first time that Liu had been writing a team book. "My solo series in some ways have been rarely truly solo," she said, mentioning that her characters, such as X-23 and Black Widow, also revolve around other secondary characters.
"I've actually been on the X-Men before very briefly," said Perkins, referring to his time inking "Deadly Genesis." "The X-Men, their whole basis is setting a team feeling to the book. It's definitely a different approach as in the amount of characters per panel and the interaction of those characters."
The conversation then turned to the team lineup. "The first thing that people should know, whereas the previous arc of 'Astonishing,' this run of undecided end, this is on Wolverine's side of 'Regenesis,'" said Lowe. "The team will feature Wolverine as leader, but Lowe said that he is "far from being the heart of the book." The team consists of Warbird, who Liu was super-psyched about. Northstar, Gambit, Iceman, Cecelia Reyes and Karma will also be featured on Wolverine's "Astonishing" team.
"Originally, I wanted to keep the team really small, but as brainstorming continued … there were certain characters that I really wanted to write and that I thought would balance well with each other," said Liu.
"I'm particularly looking forward to tackling Iceman, because he's such a visual character that we can utilize," said Perkins, mentioning that he had been enjoying how Jason Aaron was being used in "Wolverine and the X-Men."
Liu spoke briefly on the first issue, saying that there was a theme of moving and movement. "We've got Northstar moving back to New York and he's going to be living with his boyfriend, Kyle," she said. "Another side of it, we've got characters like Cecelia and Gambit circling each other and [Gambit] moving into his own apartment in Westchester." The first issue will settle in the team and introduce the villains, the Marauders.
Liu has added the Vanisher and Chimera to the team. "Chimera's a villainous who [uses] telekinetic dragons," she said.
"The opening section is definitely a James Bond balls-to-the wall action sort of thing," said Perkins. "You've got these relationship parts … but it's sandwiched by these amazing action sequences. In separate ways, they blow the Astonishing X-Men's world apart."
"We want to let people know that this is a new era of Astonishing X-Men that we're kicking off here. There are shocks and surprises coming," said Lowe.
Liu and Perkins spoke a bit more on the selection of the Marauders as the series' big bad. "Mike and I have been talking about the Marauders forever," said Liu. "They have a history of wreaking havok in the Marvel Universe. … From my point of view, I thought this was the perfect time to bring them on. Nothing is going to be exactly what it seems, but the Marauders are going to be a big part of it."
"It comes down to visual aspect for me, " said Perkins. "To get let loose upon these action scenes is just fantastic. The Marauders bring such a visual dynamite to the piece. I'm really looking forward to this."
As for the "Schism" status quo, Liu said that her run of "Astonishing" will keep the status quo off to the side. "You won't see a big Cyclops vs. Wolverine fight here. That's not what this book is for," said Lowe. "This is very much tied into Wolverine's side of the X-Men and the roles that [they] play at the school." Lowe elaborated, saying that "Wolverine and the X-Men" centered more around the student/teacher dynamic. "This is the book that's on Wolverine's side that doesn't give you the classes. That's the role that this book plays. It gives you the non-school-centric team on Wolverine's side." The book will also feature much more adult content, but is by no means a MAX title.
The two also spoke to their collaborative process, mentioning how easy it was to work with each other. "When you're telling a story like this, it's really important to get along and to brainstorm," said Liu.
"Marjorie knows so much about the characters and interactions and you can see that in her novels as well," said Perkins. "You can just tell that she knows how a team works."
Liu and Perkins said that Mr. Sinister won't be involved and Gambit's Marauders ties won't be mentioned. "I don't plan on spending a lot of time on it. That's not the focus of the story."
Unfortunately, the X-Office was pretty tight lipped on where the book would be going. "Some of the stuff that's going to happen in the first arc is really going to inform what happens next. It's really going to affect it in a big way."
"From an artistic point of view, I'm looking forward to the long run and developing these characters and screwing around with them," said Perkins.
As for X-23, Liu wasn't able to bring her onto the book for a variety of reasons, which she detailed. "Originally, I did want to bring X-23 onto the book but because Wolverine has his ideology, his mandate is that underage children are not able to fight," she said. "X-23 is still technically a child. Having her on the team would be a violation of his new mandate. Also, she's going to be a member of Avengers Academy and they're on the west coast."
With that the call ended.
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=35880
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Man... the ONE X-title I felt comfortable dropping and they put Liu on it, who I always enjoy. I like this cast and I LOVED how she wrote Gambit in X-23 so I hate to say it but I'll be back on this book when her run starts. I'm curious if she'll play with the whole Vanisher/X-Force thing?
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Why isn't Astonishing X-Men cancelled yet?
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Lui's good but I have no interest in this. Cancel Astonishing X-Men for all I care, it served it's purpose when Whedon signed with Marvel.
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no its not. Thats Warbird
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Deathbird, Warbird, Green Jacket, Gold Jacket, who gives a s**t.
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This will be the first time I've ever read Astonishing X-Men.
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Yay! The best thing to ever happen to X-factor is about to come true. Havok and Polaris are taking over the book
X-FACTOR #233
WRITER: Peter David
ARTIST: Leonard Kirk
Cover By David Yardin
• Havok And Polaris Take The Reins Of X-Factor Investigations!
• Featuring The Return Of X-Factor Foe The Isolationist
32 Pgs./Rated T+ …$2.99
More on Marvel.com: http://marvel.com/news/story/17839/f...#ixzz1gR9WLtbb
X-FACTOR #233
WRITER: Peter David
ARTIST: Leonard Kirk
Cover By David Yardin
• Havok And Polaris Take The Reins Of X-Factor Investigations!
• Featuring The Return Of X-Factor Foe The Isolationist
32 Pgs./Rated T+ …$2.99
More on Marvel.com: http://marvel.com/news/story/17839/f...#ixzz1gR9WLtbb
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Same here. When does #48 come out? I'll be jumping right back on.
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So is Jamie Madrox dead dead or is he going to another a title or something?
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He better not be dead. 
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Rictor and Wolfsbane aren't on the cover either.
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Longshot for sure. His ass should of go back to 80s limbo where it belongs
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The cast REALLY does need trimmed but I hope Madrox isn't one of them. Covers don't mean much but Wolfesbane, Rictor, and Layla are also missing from 223's cover. I'd suggest Longshot since he doesn't really fit in my opinion but then I'm curious about how David is hinting with tackling the long forgotten idea of Shatterstar being the child of Longshot and Dazzler. I'd also be cool if Layla left. She's lost coolness factor after her powers reveal.
And I thought Darwin was supposed to be only temporarilly gone. What happened to him?
And I thought Darwin was supposed to be only temporarilly gone. What happened to him?
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I remember the Shatterstar being the son of Longshot Dazzler thing. I remember the rumor M being Bishops or mother/grandmother as well.
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Yeah, I was real curious about the M/Bishop thing but it was only hinted at in one issue of Generation X and wasn't followed through with.
Since then it's been confirmed, if I'm not mistaken, that Gateway is Bishop's grandfather. Thus, M would have to be Mother at best (being that she does have a somewhat unexplained link to Gateway)
Since then it's been confirmed, if I'm not mistaken, that Gateway is Bishop's grandfather. Thus, M would have to be Mother at best (being that she does have a somewhat unexplained link to Gateway)
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