The full roster of Marvel's new X-Men team has finally been revealed.
After previously announcing that Polaris won the fan vote for the final roster spot on X-Men, Marvel has released the remaining lineup. Joining Cyclops, Marvel Girl and Polaris are Sunfire, Rogue, Wolverine and Synch. The Wolverine on this X-Men team is Laura Kinney, aka X-23, instead of Logan. Marvel is also relaunching X-Men with the new creative team of writer Gerry Duggan, artist Pepe Larraz and colorist Marte Gracia.
"It's my privilege and honor to be reteamed with Pepe Larraz as we throw beautiful and deadly threats at the X-Men beginning in July," Duggan said. "Mutants have saved themselves, and are now going to save the world. Krakoa will grow roots in the capitol of the world, New York City, and the inaugural year will star Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Rogue, Wolverine, Synch, Sunfire and Polaris. The threats to Earth will come fast and hit hard, and every page from Pepe and Marte will blow your hair back. See you in July."
The new X-Men team is featured on the main cover by Pepe Larraz, along with a special series of variant covers by Marvel's Stormbreaker artists. The four connecting covers are an homage to Chris Claremont and Jim Lee's X-Men #1, which is dubbed as "the all-time best-selling comic book that ushered in the franchise's nineties blockbuster era." The Stormbreaker artists and X-Men members are paired below:
- Juann Cabal - Professor X
- Carmen Carnero - Marvel Girl
- Peach Momoko - Sunfire
- Iban Coello - Synch
- R.B. Silva - Cyclops
- Natacha Bustos - Wolverine
- Patrick Gleason - Rogue
- Joshua Cassara – Polaris
X-MEN #1
- Written by GERRY DUGGAN
- Art and Cover by PEPE LARRAZ
- Colors by MARTE GRACIA
- Stormbreakers Variant Covers BY JUANN CABAL, CARMEN CARNERO, PEACH MOMOKO, IBAN COELLO, RB SILVA, NATACHA BUSTOS, PATRICK GLEASON, & JOSHUA CASSARA with colors by ALEJANDRO SANCHEZ
- On Sale 7/7
- The current era of X-Men has evolved mutant storytelling like never before. No longer protecting a world that hates and fears them, the X-Men said goodbye to their dream of coexistence and founded a thriving mutant homeland. But in the aftermath of X of Swords, original X-Men Cyclops and Marvel Girl realized that the world needed its premiere team of mutant super heroes. Things might be complicated between the nation of Krakoa and the rest of the Marvel Universe, but to the X-Men, things are simple—you do what’s right, you protect those who need protecting and you save the world we all share. This new team are the chosen champions of mutantkind, and they’re up for any battle to protect their people and their home planet.
X-Men #1 goes on sale July 7 from Marvel Comics.
Source: Marvel