The upcoming Giant-Size X-Men: Magneto one-shot had its artist switched and its release date changed, X-Men writer Jonathan Hickman revealed.
In an interview posted on Adventures in Poor Taste, Hickman noted that they swapped the release order of Giant-Size X-Men: Magneto and Giant-Size X-Men: Nightcrawler because original Magneto artist Ben Oliver is no longer available and Nightcrawler artist Alan Davis is very far ahead with his work. Due to the swap, Ramon Perez will be doing the art for Magneto.
This means that Giant-Size X-Men: Nightcrawler will now be coming out on March 25 instead of the original solicitation date of April 14. Meanwhile, Giant-Size X-Men: Magneto will now be released on April 29. Perez is the new artist for Magneto while Davis will remain on Nightcrawler.
Although Hickman is delighted to have an opportunity to work with Ramon for the first time, he remarked that he will also miss the chance to have worked with Oliver. "So Ramon comes off the list of awesome people I’ll haven’t worked with yet and, unfortunately, Ben goes back on," Hickman lamented.
According to Marvel's solicitations, Giant-Size X-Men: Magneto #1 will show Magneto having to bargain "with his former sworn enemy - humanity!"
Giant-Size X-Men, named for the seminal 1975 special issue that kicked off Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum's franchise-defining run, is a five-issue series of one-shots, with each issue highlighting a different character from the X-Men roster. Jean Grey & Emma Frost, Magneto, Nightcrawler, Fantomex, and Storm will all be published under the Giant-Size X-Men banner.
The first Giant-Size X-Men one-shot, Jean Grey & Emma Frost #1, will go on sale Feb. 26, 2020.