During the "Designing the X-Men" at San Diego Comic-Con yesterday, a tease of what's next for the mutant mythos was revealed by Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski, Senior Editor Jordan D. White, and Editor Sarah Brunstad.
Amongst the exciting teasers for the X-Men's next era was the announcement of a brand-new one-shot which promises to shed light on a historic Marvel Comics mystery: X-Men Blue: Origins #1. Written by Si Spurrier and illustrated by artist Wilton Santos, it will at long last provide the definitive origin story for Nightcrawler.
Since his earliest days with the X-Men under writer Chris Claremont, the circumstances of Nightcrawler's birth have been the subject of rumours, half-truths, and heartbreak.
Now, Spurrier, who's guided the character through the Krakoan age as well as his upcoming journey through Fall of X in Uncanny Spider-Man, clears away all the lies you've been told and delivers the truth about Mystique and Nightcrawler once and for all.
You think you know how the beloved blue devil came into this troubled world? You think you know the tale of his mendacious mamma Mystique? You don't! Mother and son reunite in what looks set to be a mould-shattering tale that exposes secrets held for decades and redefines both characters forever.
"It’s not often you get the chance to shine new light into the origins of a truly beloved character. To do so for two at once is an unprecedented privilege," Spurrier says. "With this book, we’re breaking new ground in more ways than one."
"We’re walking this path with the deepest love for Nightcrawler and Mystique, and the deepest respect for the formative stories that surround them. And yet...by shifting perspective...by wondering which parts of the standard history can be trusted and which are unreliable...by climbing into the minds and memories of mother and son alike...we’re enriching their shared tale in a way that will cast fertile shadows across everything they do from now onwards."
"This is one of those books that will be discussed for years to come," the writer concludes.
You can check out Francis Manapul's X-Men Blue: Origins #1 cover below before the issue hits comic book stores this November.