Im probably supposed to say something funny here, right? After a few years of that, I had proven I could work my way around a story, and jumped at the chance when a slot in the regular monthlies editorial department opened up. Science Also fellow Sins of Sinister-ite Jon Ironfire. For my money, the kiss between Synch (Everett Thomas) and the Vault version of Laura Kinney, at the end of. Mondo seems like a down-to-earth (literally and metaphorically) guy who can be adorably charming and very chill. Theyve always reminded me of my friends. It also allows Laura to branch out a bit. Or, just really confuse a loved one who doesnt read comics. And hes always so unhappy whenever anything bad happens to the Punisher. If you dont want to read it all, I will summarize it at the bottom of each quote hidden in spoilers. Al Ewing: Ive always wanted to see the X-Men team up with the slightly less glamorous mutants of Strontium Dog, so maybe Johnny Alpha and Jean Grey. Kate is a good person who has more recently toyed with the fringes of the dark side, joining Hellfire, becoming a pirate. AIPT: And now for a messier question which X-Couple makes you want to come up with an excuse so you dont have to hang out with them? 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! Go get bitten by sexy vampires, Exodus, happy Valentines Day. Poe has a little of Wolverine and a little Cyclops in him, and I think Jean would balance him out really well. She was basically a feral animal. Thanks for your hard work and keep it up! I just think thered be some serious chemistry there. 01:04:52. One of the things we explore in this arc is collateral damage. I read Fantastic Four #1 through something like #300 that summer, and it was like this huge download to the Marvel Universe. check out the FAQ by clicking the X-Men (2021 - Present) THESE X-MEN ARE. I just think shed sort him out, but in a nice, ominous, baffling way. Lovecraft story and has to do battle with the eldritch horrors that are trying to break through. Im an assistant editor. Hes the closest thing to a sexy Man-Thing. 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Given the likely cast (M, Angel, Sunspot), I was kind of hoping Hickman would write it. Link below and quotes of this subject will be below the link. Next, X-Fan Larisa was wondering, what can we expect from Lauras new villain, Haymaker? Nightwing #101 review: Its time for the Titans! and from there, I applied to every comics-related internship that I could find. I dont mind being left alone in their living room while theyre getting busy upstairs. As our own David Brooke noted when reviewing the Tooth and Claw TPB collecting these short adventures, theyre a bit of a mixed bag, but when theyre good, they really hit a nostalgic sweet spot. This was on display when the original X-Men came back from the past and Laura and Warren started a relationship. By the way, I am pretty sure they are still married. At the time in the 80s, it was, In the Utopia era, one of the things that made Laura feel ostracized from the younger X-Men like Bling was that she had no social graces. But I think at the end of the day, if you give them a good enough story, it will affect what they want and it will make them want to know what happens next and read more. My wife went to medical school in New York specifically so I could apply at Marvel. Mark: Good luck and happenstance certainly played a role, beginning with landing an internship in editorial. 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. Dont tell me they dont count, I saw that almost-kiss. Internet loves a daddy joke. 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. Because again, those three pages of Peter Parkers ongoing lifethose are there for the people who are reading it every issue. AIPT: Finally, so many X-Characters have become sex symbols among X-Fans. Sexy and a mess. AIPT: OK, so which X-Couple would be the most fun to hang out with? Manage Settings They both seem very caring to a fault. Pair an X-Character with a character from a non-Marvel franchise. I like Jamie and Layla just fine separately, but their relationship always creeped me out, since they met when Layla was a kid and she precognitively knew that she and Jamie were meant to be together. They both know what its like to be bigger on the inside, and to be many people in one, and theyd probably make each other laugh (and make out) a whole lot. Sarah: Yep, read a lot. been proud to work on, so Im going to cheat as well and say there are a lot of upcoming projects that have me bouncing in excitement that I get to help be a part of bringing them into the world. I assist on Sarahs books, so: Captain Marvel, Black Widow, Ka-Zar, Excalibur, Phoenix Song: Echo, New Mutants, Marvels Voices, and some other unannounced projects. Shes on the way, surely. X-Men appears in 12995 issues. I ended up choosing my college based off their Comics and Cartoon Studies program (shout out to the University of Oregon!) AIPT: You know, the questions about Ororo and TChallas relationshipalong with the frustration I often see from some X-Fans regarding Scott and Jean, Scott and Emma, Scott and Logan and countless other X-Couples that dont involve Cyclops got me wondering why arent romance comics more popular in todays comics industry? Maybe Rogue and Remy on a good day? and Broo. 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That goes for writers, artists, and yeah even editors. Jordan doesnt believe that a plot revolving directly around romance solely would be accepted by their target audience, but he does believe that the audience is more accepting of those elements. Become a patron today to gain access to exclusive perks, such as: Exclusive previews, reviews, and the latest news every week, delivered to your inbox. Comics were my favorite kind of storytelling, and Marvel was my favorite kind of comics. I like All-New Wolverine as it introduces Gabby, Zelda, and Bellona. RT @ChrisAHassan: Tomorrow at @AIPTcomics: X-Men Monday #193 - @EricaSchultz42 Talks 'X-23: Deadly Regenesis' #XMenMonday #XMen #X23 #Wolverine And Ill just hang out for the rest of the time. And hes like, Yeah, absolutely.. Erica: Hi moonage00daydream. It feels like a rep for Broadcast Standards & Practices swung by for a page, but it doesnt take too much away from the story. Is honesty with herself and others a way that Laura asserts herself as herself? Shes a clone of Logan with similar experiences, but also vastly different ones. Welcome to the official X-Men subreddit. Combines the heady melodrama of the cartoon and the '90s comics to strike a fun tone somewhere in the middle. 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. I think that our audience, even though they enjoy romance as an aspect of superheroesI dont know that they would instantly go for that. 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. Read this one closely, X-Fans when youre talking to editors, teases of things to come tend to slip out. Whats my first X-Men experience hmm Well, my older brother was my gateway into comics. Thats a mutant after my own heart! And even if you know these characters backwards and forwards, there are still plenty of surprises in store. Drew: The more you know about how each step of the process works, the better youll be able to work with creators, whether theyre writing, penciling, inking, coloring, or lettering. 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. MARVEL UNLIMITED. In one issue, Cyclops stumbles upon a cursed town straight out an H.P. But of course, you know that from last years exceptionally ridiculous 2022 X-Men Monday Valentines Day Special, which was such a blast were doing it again. Alex Segura: Jean Grey/Phoenix removing Cyclops goggles and allowing him to see with her telekinetic powers. (Side note: I googled Sexy Xorn, and the main result was a Sexy Corn Halloween costume, which is a thing I can now never unsee.) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. In the Utopia era, one of the things that made Laura feel ostracized from the younger X-Men like Bling was that she had no social graces. X-Fan Quid asks, do you think theres still a chance for Laura and Julian? So I think theres always a chance for Laura and Julian. 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! I don't read Excalibur because it's not really my thing, but I wasn't too impressed by the X of Swords stuff and the return on it in the weekly threads seems to be quite negative. I was given the option to do a story that was set in the past to help flesh out some more of who Laura is. 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. You may have to register I was pumping my fist and cheering, and my first thought was, I want this on a T-shirt!. I have been wondering why Way of X was announced before X-Corp but maybe its ready to drop sooner if Tini has already been working on it. Her getting into a relationship with true scoundrel Chelli Aphra would, I think, be very much in character for her and then Aphra would do something truly wretched to her and break her heart and it would be some real gut-wrenching drama. Steve Orlando: Lets say Magneto and Kira Nerys from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. And shes clearly no stranger to cuddling bark. Want to take our relationship to the next level? Heartbreak feels good in a place like this. As for my favorite X-Men character its a toss-up between Idie Okonkwo (shout out to Nigerian representation!) After that, I spent about two years working in podcasting and finally landed a job at Marvel. Lots of us fought for that love (cherylcole.mp3) and every time I see it my heart swells. To start viewing messages, One of them dies. Comic Books If you can find some friends to talk out those opinions with, thats a great way to help articulate your thoughts and even expand your own taste as you get exposed to books or other media you might not have checked out on your own. Jordan Blum: Cyclops and Madelyne Pryor during their marriage just seemed like a terrible hang. So while Logan and Laura share the same DNA, they dont share the same backstory. Depends how much you want to risk winding up in jail or in jeopardy do you choose to hang out or come up with an excuse. Id steal whatever he had lying around his room. And who can forget Jonathan! Prepare yourself though. Acne. If you recall their lore, then you may have an idea of why they figure into the final act of the series. Tini Howard: I again want to say Exodus but he IS a sex symbol among a small and devoted coterie of us who are attracted to weird, sad, immortals. Ariana Maher: Jubilee and Tim Drake (Robin) had a meet-cute during the DC/Marvel Amalgam, so I could totally see her crashing the Bat Family party as a plus one. Either or! And three of those pages would be about Spider-Man and his love life, or Spider-Man and what Aunt May needs to stay well, or whether hes keeping his jobthings like that. I can tell by the way you write. Not sure how big his nauts are but that's Micromax. Chris Cantwell: The hottest X-Couple ever was U-Go Girl and Mister Sensitive. Lauren: You know when youre trying to convey a very specific pose for an artist and stock images just arent cutting it? @pyrofn: he pretty much said relationship are boring and more ppl want to read about action/violence(like spidey punching eletro for the 500 time lol). Kieron Gillen: You catch me in a moment of idealism: the most romantic moment in X-history is still to come. Because I think, again, thats the audience we have captured and the audience we have trained how to read comics. 114k members in the xmen community. I think Ive come up with one good one in all these years. All the things. Jordan: There is a copy of Watchmen downloaded to my phone at all times. Wait, I want to change my answer to most romantic moment. I am currently 30 books in, and I find her work really impressive. Laura is a survivor, and many times, survivors will do so by any means necessary. You dont want to read that comic. It would be the most boring comic of all time, thats not what you want. The place where I think its most clearly visibleI just talked about early Spider-Man, right? Im an editor in the X-Office, and Ive been at Marvel for 14 years. Essentially, Im a glutton for emotional turmoil. You know what I mean? Jason Loo: Probably Gambit and Rogue. Thats about when I realized my mix of obsession for the medium and obnoxious organizational skills might be a good fit for editing. Steve Orlando: My biases should be obvious, but I have to humbly suggest I just wrote it in the first issue of [redacted Fall of X title]. Valentine's Day. I bounced around between three industries before I got in. Mondo is a sexy Man-Thing. Theyve been a part of Lauras story long before Laura even knew it. 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. send you an email once approved. Who am I kidding?! 103k members in the xmen community. Mister Sinister and Deputy Director Skinner from The X-Files. And, now that I know how packed your days are, Im eXtremely grateful you took the time out of your email-filled schedules to answer these questions. At the time in the 80s, it was Claremont and Byrne, then Claremont and Lee. She also is one of the few "original" - from the initial wave of books - writers without 2 books. In the early-to-mid-90s, animated series tie-in comics reigned supreme. select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. There are dozens of us, you realize! But its the final run of stories that really impress in this collection. Alex Segura: Jean Grey and Poe Dameron. Fortunately, several of our friends in the X-Office and beyond also love to get silly. 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. 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. Hopefully, a better week awaits you all. Jordan: I am most proud of this entire era. Hes the closest thing to a sexy Man-Thing. Do you feel thats an especially meaningful character trait to Laura, a person who is a clone, and one of many? Let me settle down, go into a house, relax. Perhaps its because the end was near or because this series had fully left the cartoon series in the rear view, but the last issues are incredibly ambitious. Jordan: I definitely never expected that I would make videos of my cat as a puppet explaining the history of the Ancient One, but I did. Jordans long thought about it is that it had to do with their perspective on who the target audience is. 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. 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. I thought it was a really interesting way to introduce a new character that was linked to one of Marvels most popular characters: Wolverine. As she spins a story of her heroics with the X-Men, the reader sees that the actual mission was a bit of a cluster, and Jubilee has to learn to be a bit more honest with her folks. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. The closest thing she had to family was Dr. Kinney, and even her love is sometimes written as conditional. Erica: This is my first time working with Edgar, and the experience has been incredible. They sidelined them. Alias another not particularly super heroic book and one of my favorite comics of all time, still. Anthony Oliveira: Iceman should date Bowser. 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