I am not going to lie. I totally thought this was a prank, a joke, some cruel form of teasing that Marvel was doing… but it looks to be absolutely true!
Breaking from the folks at AIPT (click the link to see the original article) – here’s the scoop:
Legendary X-writers return to classic eras of the mutant super heroes in all-new, in-continuity stories set during their groundbreaking runs! Featuring greats like Chris Claremont, Louise Simonson, Fabian Nicieza, Larry Hama, Peter David, and more, X-MEN LEGENDS will deliver startling tales month after month that dive into the rich history of the X-Men to tie up loose ends, resolve long-standing plot danglers, and reveal shocking truths that will change the past and future of the X-Men!
Fabian Nicieza, known for his explosive work on the X-Men in their nineties heyday, kicks off the series with a special saga of Cyclops and Havok that will solve one of the greatest X-Men mysteries of all time: Adam-X and his startling connection to the Summers bloodline!
“It’s incredibly exciting to finally tell the story of the infamous “third” Summers brother. Twenty-five years in the making, to see the truth about Adam-X revealed – and drawn so magnificently by Brett Booth – is one of the most surreal experiences of my career!” Nicieza said. “Getting the opportunity to tell this tale while kicking off the new X-Men Legends series is a x-tremely x-citing!”
Don’t miss this revelatory tale that will leave X-Men fans speechless when X-MEN LEGENDS #1 takes the comic book industry by storm this February! And stay tuned for news about the other decades-in-the-making stories coming your way in this one-of-a-kind title.
X-MEN LEGENDS #1
Written by FABIAN NICIEZA
Art and Cover by BRETT BOOTH
Fabian took to Twitter to clarify some things…
Mr. Sinister never said three, he said “brothers.” Whatever anyone did after that makes no difference since this story takes place at the time of its original revelation.
based on how linear time works, vulcan would be the fourth brother. adam would be the third. 😉
the story answers any questions you might have. and the story is pretty much EXACTLY what I wanted to tell in 94/95 (except it’s 50 pages instead of the 88 originally planned).
Fabian also took to Facebook:
And so it’s official. A story I wanted to tell since 1994/95 is being told in February! Working on it the last few months has felt very surreal, but I thank C.B. Cebulski, X-Group boss Jordan White, and editor Mark Basso for letting me tell it — and for having the confidence to make us the story that launches the X-MEN LEGENDS series.The incoming art from Brett Booth has been fantastic, crunchy, hoo-hah fun!
It will take place over 2 issues. #1 is “extra-sized” with 30 pages of story, issue #2 is the regular 20 pages, so 5p pages total. The original limited series outline was 4 issues at 22 pages each for 88 pages, so with a little judicious space management, I was able to tell the story in almost exactly the manner I’d always intended.
Continuity wise…
My understanding is the stories will all take place within moments of continuity. This issue takes place — and it is clearly footnoted that way — a few months after Captain Marvel Vol 3 #3 (which I wrote with Ed Benes art).
