During the X-Men panel at C2E2, Children of the Atom writer, Vita Ayala, went into more detail about their upcoming Dawn of X book.
Ayala said, "Do you like my children? Clearly it is a teen book, and I'm not sure I'm allowed to say what their names are. It is a book that's near and dear to my heart. I was asked what would you do if you could be an X-Men? I said 'I'm in my 30s, so really bad on my back.' They're youngins though, their knees still work."
According to Ayala, the story is about diehard X-Men fans who get the change to become X-Men, "the Ultimate X-Men," in fact.
The team was described as "mouthy, sarcastic zoomers." Aspects of current culture will be explored through these characters. For example, one has a Tik Tok and another is a Twitch streamer. Ayala said they wanted to explore "contemporary fandom" and to show readers what it would be like if children today could actually be in the X-Men.
A cover and some interior panels were shown at the panel as well.
Children of the Atom, by writer Vita Ayala and artist R.B. Silva, debuts in April from Marvel Comics.
(via Newsarama)