It was then relaunched as Adventures of the X-Men, a series that continued telling stories in the style of the animated series without the shackles of continuity. X-Reads Podcast Episode 95: 'X-Men #8' (2021) - M.O.D.O.K. Also, dont be discouraged if your first job isnt in comics. So, what is your take on this guys? AIPT: Welcome to X-Men Monday, Erica! Wait, I want to change my answer to most romantic moment. AIPT: Finally, what can readers look forward to in the visuals department from your collaborator, artist Edgar Salazar? Issues of X-Men Adventures acted as expanded adaptations of the shows episodes until it ended after a few short years. Steve Orlando: For fun it would be hard for me not to say Fang and Aurora. What, in your opinion, is the most romantic moment in X-Men history? Is honesty with herself and others a way that Laura asserts herself as herself? I will explain none of my choices as they are all painfully obvious. I feel like someone needs to commission David Talaski or Kris Anka or someone to draw him looking as hot as possible to see if this is feasible. The X-Mens animated adventures come to an end in this ambitious collection. So early Spider-Man, the bulk of the comic is going to be fighting. And hes always so unhappy whenever anything bad happens to the Punisher. Press J to jump to the feed. Steve Orlando: Lets say Magneto and Kira Nerys from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. This is really a fantastic honor. Welcome, X-Fans, to another uncanny edition of X-Men Monday at AIPT! Jean stans, back me up! Jason Loo: This might sound super boring and conventional but Scott and Jeans wedding issue (X-Men #30) read like a must-see episode of a prime time drama to me when I was 11. I went on to work in the editorial department at Tor Books for three years. Want to take our relationship to the next level? Mark: Read a lot of comics (and other things!) Until next time, X-Fans, stay exceptional! Anita Okoye: My name is Anita Okoye. Al Ewing: Most fun Fang and Somnus tick a lot of boxes. Sarah Brunstad: Im Sarah Brunstad, an editor, and Ive been full-time at Marvel for 8 years now. My wife went to medical school in New York specifically so I could apply at Marvel. Hahaha! 103k members in the xmen community. Tini Howard: Exodus always feels like he got lost wandering in from an Anne Rice book and Im a noted Interview With the Vampire fangirl, so uh. Anthony Oliveira: It has to be Scott and Jean atop the mesa, doesnt it? The home of all things X-Men on reddit, be it Ill admit that Im not 100% up to date on the Krakoa storyline (though I know the basics), and with so many moving pieces, it would be really tough to try and fit a story into whats going on (especially with the several X-books, crossovers, etc.). David Lopez, David Navarrot, Nik Virella the list goes on and on. 01:04:52. LOL XD XP, @pyrofn: i still say jean had a fling with Cap during x-men red what the heck was this about VV. AIPT: Stop it, that was great! This is the quote from the interview Also, additional thanks to X-Men Senior Editor Jordan D. White for these eXclusive preview images from upcoming Excalibur adventures. Mark: No two days are exactly the same, but it generally involves logging on and sinking into whichever pieces of the process need my input with the most urgency a script that needs reading and feedback back to the writer so we can finalize it for the artist to draw, inked pages of a comic that need the final thumbs up so the colorist can work on it, noting up a pass of an issue with lettering and balancing that with future planning thinking who would be best to write some new series, or locking down a cover artist, or assembling a plan for a future project. X-Men Forever (Earth-161) Age of Apocalypse (Earth-295) War of the Worlds (Earth-691) Days of Future Past (Earth-811) Mr. Sinister's X-Men (Earth-956) Blink of Generation X Lived (Earth-957) MC2 (Earth-982) Gambit Condemned (Earth-983) Last Man Standing (Earth-1004) Freedom Force (Earth-1013) Mutant X (Earth-1298) Ultimate Universe (Earth-1610) If you say soap opera, its often viewed as an insult, which, OK, thats fine. But the bulk of the comic is devoted to the action premise, which is ostensibly the hook of the comic. Focusing on every character, cycling through every other character as a romantic partner, as they tend to do on soap opera showsat least back when I experienced them through watching them with my grandmother when she was babysitting me as a child. Thanks, Kevin! Jordan Blum: Cyclops and Madelyne Pryor during their marriage just seemed like a terrible hang. Whats my first X-Men experience hmm Well, my older brother was my gateway into comics. Stay tuned, True Believers! The home of all things X-Men on reddit, be it comic books, film, television, gaming or any other medium that Marvel's mutants have inspired people over the last half-century. But also I dont think I could have anticipated conversations like, What color is Frost Giant poo and the debates they would produce. Lestat I guess. They both seem very caring to a fault. Ditto Maddie and Havok. Anthony Oliveira: GOLDBALLS!! Always love a chaos couple. Welcome to the official X-Men subreddit. Alternately, if you already know the ending of the story, thats an advantage. AIPT: Finally, so many X-Characters have become sex symbols among X-Fans. What a time to be a fan of Laura Kinney. This story has a lot of healing in it. And while I want my favorite fictional characters to be happy I also realize thats not how serial storytelling involving decades-old characters works. X-Men: The Animated Series The Further Adventures TPB review: Dreaming big, X-Men: The Animated Series The Further Adventures. Erica: I met Laura like so many people did with her introduction in X-Men: Evolution. What makes Laura interesting is that she has a very different path from Logan. But as the readership has changed to mostly being made up of people who read all of the issues and who want to read it on an ongoing basis, that focus has shifted. In another, Magneto is goaded into kickstarting World War III in a story that plays out like a more emotionally fraught version of the very first issue of X-Men. Steve Foxe: I dont know what it says about me, but my first reaction was Logan mercy-killing Jean near the end of New X-Men. I like All-New Wolverine as it introduces Gabby, Zelda, and Bellona. Basically, though he doesnt think its his place to tell people what they really want, he does think that attracting an audience is based around good storytelling, even if it wasnt what they wanted exactly. That turned into a part-time job, then a full-time gig in Special Projects where I edited prose novels and art books, unique licensing-adjacent sort of stuff. And lots of them , Drew: Everyone else has summed it up so nicely, but theyve left out all of the cackling with glee we do when some bonkers art comes in and melts our faces clean off. AIPT: OK, so which X-Couple would be the most fun to hang out with? In another, Spider-Man and a few of the X-Men rescue a child from an orphanage after a mutant-hating group threatens to burn the building down with every kid inside. Tom Taylor was the writer, but there was a revolving door of incredible talent on that book. It all gets pretty silly at times -- but that's also part of the charm. If you look at old Spider-Man comics from the 60s and 70s, what you will see is that the bulk of the comic, if you say they were 20 pages, like 17 of those pages would be about Spider-Man punching Electro. AIPT: Youre welcome, Hellion fans. Jason Loo: I think Fred Dukes and Rita Farr (TVs Doom Patrol) would make a sweet, happy couple. Quoted straight from X-Men Monday #79, in an interview with Jordan D. White. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. It would be great if they would, so maybe they would prove me wrong. I told you Im the worst at this. And so our focus is never on, Lets find out what people want and do it. Our focus is always Lets use our best judgment to tell the best story possible, given all the pieces we have in play. And we have to believe that making a good story is the most important thing over all other concerns. This edit will also create new pages on Comic Vine for: Until you earn 1000 points all your submissions need to be vetted by other Theyve been drawing him more and more pear-shaped and it would be very beneficial to me if that body type caught on to sex symbol status. All hormones. Theyre radically different in many ways, but both books have these very poignant approaches to highlighting the importance and gravity of familial bonds (whether through blood or friendship). All hormones. Comic Books It helped me gain a wider understanding of the role an editor plays, and realizing editorial is the hands-on player at every step of the comic process, and the level of creativity and fun that goes into the job made it a goal from day one. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. I thought it was a really interesting way to introduce a new character that was linked to one of Marvels most popular characters: Wolverine. AIPT: Is there one thing you find yourself doing as a comic editor you never would have eXpected? ), you never really do the same thing twice. OK, this question is nutty and its inspiring nuttiness. As its Thanksgiving week, this is the perfect time to give thanks to X-Men Senior Editor Jordan D. White and his team of X-Editors Lauren Amaro, Mark Basso, Drew Baumgartner, Sarah Brunstad and Anita Okoye with an eXtra-sized X-Men Monday interview! Youll learn so much about the thought processes that go into creating comics if you do a bit of it yourself. The closest thing she had to family was Dr. Kinney, and even her love is sometimes written as conditional. Marvel Comics just tweeted out the teaser "Destiny of X. Delve into Lauras past as she confronts old enemies and tries to heal wounds both physical and emotional. Xorn. Mark Basso: Im Mark Basso. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. Because it seems like a lot of readers just want to read about characters relationships. Ive always been a big Juggernaut fan, but working on X-Force has stoked a newfound passion for Forge. . Internet loves a daddy joke. Mark: I mean Im incredibly proud to be a part of X-Men history, in general, so Ill have to cheat and list a few: Launching Wolverine: Black White & Blood was incredibly creatively and artistically satisfying, while diving into some old favorite time periods with the teams on X-Men Legends allowed me to step back in with some of the creators that drew me into the world in the first place. check out the FAQ by clicking the
Jean Grey/Phoenix removing Cyclops goggles and allowing him to see with her telekinetic powers. Its a definite career goal of mine to build complex stories about women heroes and villains and all the women in between. Erica: Ive read all her solo series, so I dont know if I have a favorite. I mean, how many times have Rogue and Gambit broken up and gotten back together? And I think part of the reason for that is not because theres no audience for those things, but because the audience for those things doesnt look to Marvel because the audience, in general, goes to Marvel to read superhero comics. Valentines Day. But lets shift over to Ultimate Spider-Man, which very famously has a six-issue opening arc, where he only becomes Spider-Man at the very end. Finally someone whod been around longer than Logan! Erica: Hi Larisa, so Haymaker is an interesting villain. Things might be complicated between the nation of Krakoa and the rest of the world, but to the X-MEN, things are . But yeah, mostly its staying on top of the 100+ emails we get every day and making sure that all of my talent has gotten a little piece of my attention that day, no ones waiting on me to move forward to the next step. During this time, Julian is an important part of Lauras life, but hes only really in a flashback panel or two, if Im being honest. They feel to me like theyd be at the heart of a vibrant queer party on Krakoa, late nights and dancing, and thats close to my heart, too. Sarah: Yep, read a lot. The fact is, I dont want to say that readers dont know what they want because wanting is not something that I can control. As it's Thanksgiving week, this is the perfect time to give thanks to X-Men Senior Editor Jordan D. White and his team of X-Editors Lauren Amaro, Mark Basso, Drew Baumgartner, Sarah Brunstad and Anita Okoye with an eXtra-sized X-Men Monday interview! She was basically a feral animal. To learn a bit more about what we can expect from this upcoming mini-series, we invited writer Erica Schultz to discuss and answer a few X-Fan questions. Comics X-Books X-Men Monday #192 - Stephanie Phillips Talks 'Rogue & Gambit' All users, both new and returning, are expected to follow THE CBR COMMUNITY STANDARDS & RULES. You know Gerry Duggan, Vita Ayala, Phil Noto and all the other talented creators writing and illustrating your favorite X-Books. The artwork is bright and colorful, and the action scenes are breezy and fun. I think they are still on the books. People always accidentally calling her Jean, having to deal with baby Cable crawling around, again the whole Jean thing. And who can forget Jonathan! Win a copy of the 4K Steelbook collectors edition of the original The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Marvel Legends: Hasbro reveals classic Luke Cage figure, Marvel Comics teases Contest of Chaos coming in 2023. But the soap opera plot has, if not been made the main plot, at the very least has taken much more of the percentage than it was taking in the original. That time Thanos wanted to impress Death so he killed half the universe including Cyclops by putting his head in an invisible box. Summary: The next question was asking if romance comics would work today. They strike me as that couple that really works when its just the two of them and is probably unbearable whenever anyone else is around. Valentine's Day. AIPT: For readers who are learning about X-23: Deadly Regenesis for the first time, whats your elevator pitch for the series? And if youre a writer or an artist, finding a group to share work with and get practice both giving and receiving constructive criticism is huge! Manage Settings Lauren: Oof its tough to narrow it down! We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. We got (and get) a lot of questions about Hellion. She never postures, blusters, or plays the cynic; she simply watches, waits to trust you (or not), and however you feel about that while she watches and waits is not her problem. Im sure well continue to try to expand and grow. I fell into comics in college and after interning in some more traditional publishing routes, I managed to get an internship at Marvel where my job was reading Fantastic Four and helping create a digital archive where we marked things like first appearances, new costumes, new gizmos and such. Who do you ship and why? Chris Cantwell: The hottest X-Couple ever was U-Go Girl and Mister Sensitive. Who am I kidding?! If any reader picks up one of our books and finds themselves in between the pages, like I felt like I did, that would mean the world to me. CRACK ME OPEN, CLAW DADDY. Hows that? Its a cataclysmic finale to say the least, and its not exactly a crowdpleaser, but its also bursting at the seams with hope and ingenuity. Its so much fun and knows exactly how to do what it wants to do. Its perfect. Laura doesnt look happy. For both questions, really. For fun it would be hard for me not to say Fang and Aurora. I read Fantastic Four #1 through something like #300 that summer, and it was like this huge download to the Marvel Universe. Since we took this week off, the next ones sure to be packed with interesting discussion as X-Men Senior Editor Jordan D. White reflects not just on this weeks Excalibur #13 and X-Men #13 but Hellions #5, New Mutants #13 and Cable #5 as well! If anyone has half as much fun reading a Marvel comic I put out that I did reading Maximum Carnage or The Dark Phoenix Saga that would be extremely gratifying. And they were thought of as a disposable genre, so you would pick up an issue, read it, and hopefully, they want you to read the next one. Okay lemme think Hmm Theres a mantra Laura has in the book: I must do what others cannot, and that mantra takes on a different meaning in every issue. One of them dies. Ive rambled on a lot here, but Ill end with this: I really hope that fans have half as much fun with X-23: Deadly Regenesis as I did working on it with Edgar, Brian, and our editors Mark [Basso] and Drew [Baumgartner]. I assist on Marks books: Wolverine, X-Force, X-Men Legends, and X Lives of Wolverine/X Deaths of Wolverine(and some fun upcoming projects that Mark probably knew better than to tease). And when it comes to the specific details of, I want Jean and Scott to be happy or the opposite, I want Jean and Scott to never speak to each other again. Those are the opinions of what they want. The series introduces more characters that might have been too dark for Saturday mornings, like Man-Thing and the Dweller-In-Darkness, but it also manages to add an astonishing new wrinkle to the X-Men mythology. Welcome, X-Fans, to another uncanny and dare I say, romantic edition of X-Men Monday at AIPT! Jordan: I have a good friend who is a huge Punisher fan. Erica: Hi Quid, I know Laura has had a relationship with Synch when they were trapped (and theres the whole Old Woman Laura thing where young Laura doesnt remember, but Old Woman Laura does, blah, blah, blah, comics, comics, comics, haha!). WHATCHA GOT UNDER THERE, SAURON? Its just a mix of current and former X-creators, as well as friends of X-Men Monday, united in a desire to talk about their favorite mutants messy personal lives. Ditto Maddie and Havok. Prepare yourself though. This was on display when the original X-Men came back from the past and Laura and Warren started a relationship. It inspired a ton of imitators, but the distinct voice and look of that series really changed my expectations of what a superhero comic could be. Its perfect. 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