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DAWN OF X

From SDCC 2019: DAWN OF X in MARVEL's Next Big Thing Panel...

On the panel are C. B. Cebulski, Jonathan Hickman, X-Men line editor Jordan D. White, and Executive Editor Nick Lowe.

"I would've respected you more if you'd have booed the hell out of me," joked Hickman.

There are large drawing pads onstage to be used in a game where fans will guess which characters will be on which X-teams.

Marvel Comics #1000 is an 80 page story where each page is created by a different team.

The story starts with the first panel of Marvel Comics #1 and traces the history of the Marvel Universe "and at the end, it births a new character."

Hickman and Dustin Weaver will create a one-page Apocalypse story.

"Dustin Weaver is my favorite person to turn in stuff late with!" joked Hickman.

X-Men! X-Men! This is their day! It's time for X-Men announcements.

House of X and Powers of X are two intertwined stories that set the stage for the new X-Men status quo.

Hickman praised the art of Pepe Larazz and R.B. Silva, saying it's "mission critical" to have artists who can design cohesive worlds. Hickman called them two of Marvel's best artists.

Powers of X tells the story of the "Past, present and future of mutantkind."

Hickman says "House of X #5 is the good one."

Apocalypse and Mr. Sinister will show up later in the series.

Who's ready to talk about what's after HoX/Pox?

Hickman jokes that he didn't want to reveal anything but was outvoted.

Hickman says his way would include no previews or PR - but "we want this thing to be as big as possible."

"We've lied to you a lot, extensively," said Hickman.

Here comes the real news - the new line. "The thing you should keep in mind is that House of X and Powers of X are setting up a new status quo for the X-Men."

Here it comes - they're going to reveal the titles in the new X-line - but not story details. We'll find out the teams and the creators though! All handpicked by Hickman.

This might take a while - the titles will be revealed with a game where fans guess the line-ups.

Here we go - the secrets of DAWN OF X are on the way now.

The first title is MARAUDERS by GERRY DUGGAN and MATTEO LOLLI

We're gonna focus on the actual answers instead of the guesses for the line-up - bear with us as the reveals will come a bit slowly.

There are six MARAUDERS - PYRO, ICEMAN, STORM, BISHOP, EMMA FROST, and KITTY PRYDE

Lockheed is also there.

"We're taking a traditional name and a concept you don't know about yet, and it looks like a bunch of nonsense, but it's brilliant. If we told you the pitch right now it wouldn't make sense."

MARAUDERS #1
Written by Gerry Duggan
Penciled by Matteo Lolli
Cover by RUSSEL DAUTERMAN
On sale October 2019
THE X-MEN SAIL AT DAWN!
Even in this glorious new dawn, Mutantkind faces hardships and oppression from their human counterparts. Led by Captain Kate Pryde and funded by Emma Frost and the Hellfire Trading Company, Marauders Storm, Pyro, Bishop and Iceman sail the seas of the world to protect those hated and feared!



Up Next: EXCALIBUR

EXCALIBUR also has six members.

EXCALIBUR is RICTOR, JUBILEE, GAMBIT, PSYLOCKE - AKA CAPTAIN BRITAIN, and APOCALYPSE.

EXCALIBUR is written by TINI HOWARD with art from MARCUS TO.

"Tini's a hell of a writer - she's gonna be around forever."

Confirmed - PSYLOCKE is now officially the new CAPTAIN BRITAIN.

EXCALIBUR #1
Written by Tini Howard
Penciled by Marcus To
Cover by Mahmud Asrar
On sale October 2019
A NEW DAY IS FORGED!
Mutantkind has always been special…as has their relationship with the world—or WORLDS—around them. As this new era dawns, a new connection forms between mutants and the magic of the world… and that of Otherworld! Can the new Captain Britain forge a new way through the chaos with her companions Rogue, Gambit, Jubilee, Rictor…and Apocalypse?!?



Up next: X-FORCE

X-FORCE from writer BEN PERCY and artist JOSHUA CASSARA.

X-FORCE has 8 members.

X-FORCE is WOLVERINE, MARVEL GIRL/JEAN GREY, DOMINO, BEAST, KID OMEGA, SAGE, COLOSSUS, and BLACK TOM.

Jean Grey appears to back to MARVEL GIRL in her NEAL ADAMS costume.

X-FORCE #1
Written by BENJAMIN PERCY
Penciled by JOSHUA CASSARA
Cover by DUSTIN WEAVER
On sale November 2019
THE COST OF THE FUTURE ISN’T CHEAP.
X-Force is the CIA of the mutant world—one half intelligence branch, one half special ops. Beast, Jean Grey and Sage on one side, Wolverine, Kid Omega and Domino on the other. In a perfect world, there would be no need for an X-Force. We’re not there… yet.



Up next; FALLEN ANGELS by BRYAN EDWARD HILL and SZYMON KUDRANSKI - a deep cut for X-Fans.

Only three members of this team.

FALLEN ANGELS is ANGEL, ANGEL, and ARCHANGEL

JUST KIDDING

It's X-23, CABLE, and PSYLOCKE - NOT Betsy Braddock. Maybe KWANNON?

FALLEN ANGELS #1
Written by BRYAN EDWARD HILL
Penciled by SZYMON KUDRANSKI
Cover by ASHLEY WITTER
On sale November 2019
NOT ALL BELONG IN PARADISE!
Psylocke finds herself in this new world of Mutantkind unsure of her place in it… but when a face from her past returns only to be killed, she seeks help from others who feel similar to get vengeance. Cable and X-23 join Kwannon for a personal mission that could jeopardize all Mutantkind.



NEW MUTANTS from JONATHAN HICKMAN, ED BRISSON, and ROD REIS.

Hickman will write the first arc with Ed Brisson taking over after that.

New Mutants has 8 members - MAGIK, SUNSPOT, CYPHER, MIRAGE, KARMA, WOLFSBANE, CHAMBER, and MONDO.

WOLFSBANE and CHAMBER are back from the dead.

"I'm doing the first arc of this to set up stuff that's gonna matter years from now," said Hickman.

NEW MUTANTS #1
Issue 1 Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN & ED BRISSON
Issue 2 Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Penciled by ROD REIS
Cover by ROD REIS
THE NEXT GENERATION CLAIMS THE FUTURE!
The classic New Mutants (Sunspot, Wolfsbane, Mirage, Karma, Magik, and Cypher) get together with a few new friends (Chamber, Mondo) to seek out their missing member and share the good news… a mission that takes them into space alongside the Starjammers!



X-MEN FROM JONATHAN HICKMAN AND LEINIL FRANCIS YU

X-MEN is an "all encompassing mutant title".

The cover features Cyclops, Wolverine, Jean Grey, Corsair, young Cable, and Vulcan. Wolverine is the only non-Summers there.

X-MEN #1
Written by Jonathan Hickman
Penciled by Leinil Francis Yu
Cover by Leinil Francis Yu
A NEW ERA DAWNS FOR THE X-MEN!
The X-Men find themselves in a whole new world of possibility… and things have never been better! Jonathan Hickman (HOUSE OF X, POWERS OF X, SECRET WARS) and superstar artist Leinil Yu (NEW AVENGERS, CAPTAIN AMERICA) reveal the saga of Cyclops and his hand-picked squad of mutant powerhouses!



Wave 2 of titles is already in the works.

LEAH WILLIAMS, VITA AYALA, and more will work on future titles in the line.

That's it for MARVEL'S NEXT BIG THING live from SDCC 2019.