The X-Men - Marvel Comics' iconic team of mutant heroes - celebrate their 60th anniversary this December, and the original five members are set to reunite for a new Multiversal one-shot by writer Christos Gage and artist Greg Land.
We have seen countless incarnations of the team over the years, but the founding five heroes consisted of Cyclops, Jean Grey (then known as Marvel Girl), Beast, Angel, and Iceman, and these characters will once again join forces for Original X-Men #1, which will set-up a new ongoing series to be released at some point next year.
"This group of young mutant icons were chosen by Professor X to be the foundation of his mutant dream and now, they’ve been plucked from time for a sacred mission across the Multiverse by none other than the Phoenix Force! After the cosmic entity restores the team’s lost memories, this bold epic will explore themes that were introduced when Brian Michael Bendis brought the Original Five to present day in 2012’s blockbuster hit, All-New X-Men, and will set up a brand-new X-Men series launching next year!
The first and greatest heroes to bear the X-Men name once traveled into their own futures and reset the course of history. Now another multiversal mystery calls them forth. When the dust settles, one hero will remain, trapped in the world as we know it. With shocking surprise guests and heart-pounding twists and turns, Gage and Land kick off a story that will shake the whole Marvel Universe!"
It sounds like most of the team will be returning to their own universe at the end of this adventure, but one member of the group will be sticking around to (presumably) join the ranks of the modern roster!
“It’s up to them to find a way to either convince their older selves that they’re making a horrible mistake, or somehow defeat these far more powerful versions of them,” Gage explains. “Basically, it’s about your younger, idealistic self coming into conflict with your older, jaded self who’s made compromises and given up dreams in order to survive and do what they think is best, even if that means making hard choices along the way.”
Check out Ryan Stegman's cover art below, and let us know if you plan on checking out this intriguing one-shot when it hits shelves later this year.
ORIGINAL X-MEN #1
Written by CHRISTOS GAGE
Art by GREG LAND
Cover by RYAN STEGMAN
On Sale December 20