Marc Guggenheim, producteur exécutif et scénariste de la série Arrow, remplacera Brian Wood sur le titre X-Men à partir du 18ème numéro de septembre. L’auteur décrit son premier arc comme « les X-Men rencontrent Aliens » alors que l’équipe, majoritairement féminine, sera envoyée dans l’espace pour y confronter de vieux ennemis; les Broods.
Aucun dessinateur n’a été annoncé pour le moment, mais la couverture dévoilée ci-dessous indique que Terry Dodson se chargera au moins des couvertures.
[quote]X-MEN #18
NEW CREATIVE TEAM! And a new mission for the first all-female team of X-MEN…
• S.W.O.R.D. is Earth’s premiere counterterrorism and intelligence agency when it comes to dealing with extraterrestrial threats.
• But when the ferocious Shi’Ar warrior Deathbird lands on their doorstep at the brink of death, S.W.O.R.D. calls in the X-MEN to investigate!
• But are the X-Men equipped to handle the horrific new threat that’s emerged from the edge of space?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99[/quote]
La partie graphique de la série X-Men sera assurée par le dessinateur Harvey Tolibao (Avengers: The Initiative, Danger Girl) dès l’arrivée du scénariste Marc Guggenheim au 18ème numéro.
[quote]X-Men #18
Story by Marc Guggenheim
Art by Harvey Tolibao, Ed Tadeo
Colors by Paul Mounts
Cover by Terry Dodson, Rachel Dodson
Publisher Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date Wed, August 13th, 2014
FROM THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF TV’s « ARROW »!
• NEW CREATIVE TEAM! And a new mission for the first all-female team of X-MEN…
• S.W.O.R.D. is Earth’s premiere counterterrorism and intelligence agency when it comes to dealing with extraterrestrial threats.
• But when the ferocious Shi’Ar warrior Deathbird lands on their doorstep at the brink of death, S.W.O.R.D. calls in the X-MEN to investigate!
• But are the X-Men equipped to handle the horrific new threat that’s emerged from the edge of space?[/quote]
Non c’est juste que j’ai toujours trouvé ça forcé. Ca finit toujours en cliché de femmes qui affrontent des femmes… Et rarement des menaces majeures. Ça finit par réduire l’équipe.
[quote]X-MEN #19
(W) Marc Guggenheim (A) Harvey Tolibao, Dexter Soy (CA) Terry Dodson
• With S.W.O.R.D.'s orbital headquarters, the Peak, literally hanging in the balance, the X-Men race into deep space to find the source of the new threat that’s emerged from the abyss.
• But little do they suspect that lurking in the shadows of the Acanti Skunkworks, a conspiracy is waiting to entangle them…
• And what’s worse is that it’s a conspiracy that has connections to the deaths of Rachel Grey’s family!
Rated T+
Item Code: JUL140700 In Shops: 9/3/2014 SRP: $3.99[/quote]
[quote]X-Men #20
Story by Marc Guggenheim
Art by Harvey Tolibao, Dexter Soy, Ed Tadeo, Scott Hanna , Norman Lee , Craig Yeung
Colors by Paul Mounts
Letters by VC - Joe Caramagna
Cover by Terry Dodson, Rachel Dodson
Publisher Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date Wed, October 1st, 2014
• In the depths of space, the X-Men have encountered the threat terrorizing S.W.O.R.D.: monstrosities called the “Genespliced”—creatures engineered from the fiercest alien races across the galaxy.
• But how can the X-Men hope to stop an alien horde?
• And does S.W.O.R.D.’s own leader, Abigail Brand, know more about the Genespliced than she’s letting on?[/quote]
[quote]X-Men #21
Story by Marc Guggenheim
Art by Harvey Tolibao, Dexter Soy, Ed Tadeo, Scott Hanna
Colors by Paul Mounts
Letters by VC - Joe Caramagna
Cover by Terry Dodson, Rachel Dodson
Publisher Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date Wed, November 5th, 2014
“EXOGENOUS” Part 4 of 5!
• As the X-Men race to find the origins of the threat that has emerged from deep space, they discover that there’s a larger conspiracy at work…one that may have its roots close to home!
• What are Agent Brand’s ties to the mysterious Providian order?
• How could Deathbird’s secret upset the balance of the cosmos?
• And what does the third Summers brother—and Rachel Grey’s uncle—Vulcan have to do with it all?[/quote]
STORY BY
Marc Guggenheim
ART BY
Harvey Tolibao, Dexter Soy, Norman Lee
COLORS BY
Paul Mounts
LETTERS BY
VC - Joe Caramagna
COVER BY
Terry Dodson, Rachel Dodson
PUBLISHER
Marvel Comics
COVER PRICE:
$3.99
RELEASE DATE
Wed, December 10th, 2014
“EXOGENOUS” Conclusion!
• “Arrow” executive producer Marc Guggenheim wraps up his run on this critically acclaimed arc of X-MEN!
• Time is running out as the X-Men race to save the Earth from the alien monstrosities that have emerged from the depths of space!
• But will Rachel Grey forsake her teammates to get revenge on those responsible for the death of her family?[/quote]