Do you think its possible to make Snot into a sex symbol? 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. What a time to be a fan of Laura Kinney. The AotX issues, written by Ralph Macchio, take some wild and heavy swings to tell stories that might not have quite worked in the previous series or the animated program. The home of all things X-Men on reddit, be it comic books, film And my favorite X-Men character is Shark Girl her mutant powers are that she can turn into a shark what more could you want? Thank you for these, Jordan! Wait, I want to change my answer to most romantic moment. 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. Its a lot to juggle. That is a great guess, fine sir. Kyle is a saint. Mondo is a sexy Man-Thing. Until next time, X-Fans, stay exceptional! Kieron Gillen: Xavier with the Emperor from Warhammer 40K. Because again, those three pages of Peter Parkers ongoing lifethose are there for the people who are reading it every issue. What makes Laura interesting is that she has a very different path from Logan. Stay tuned, True Believers! Its also a twist-filled thrill ride, which makes the experience of editing it kind of like trying to edit a rollercoaster. WHATCHA GOT UNDER THERE, SAURON? 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. 2011 - 2022 AIPT, LLC. And Ive found myself working with people I met while doing my stints in book publishing and podcasting. AIPT: Welp, you have a new mission, X-Fans. 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. She was literally bred for a singular purpose. Oh, and my role model, Mojo. There are SO MANY comics being made right now out there and if you want to be an editor, there is nothing saying you cannot hone the skills by getting together with other aspiring creators who might like some editorial help. Valentines Day. Welcome to the official X-Men subreddit. AIPT: Great advice, everybody! What, in your opinion, is the most romantic moment in X-Men history? And while I want my favorite fictional characters to be happy I also realize thats not how serial storytelling involving decades-old characters works. For that same reason, Id also choose Doug and Bei and Julio and Star, since its canon that they also have fun board game nights. Jordan Blum: He may be going down a very dark path these days but my vote is for Beast. AIPT: In your role, you help creators ensure their stories are the best they can be. look what x-men did to rogue and gambt after they were married, they barely in comics. And, of course, we want him to be Spider-Man and we want him to be in action-adventure stuff. LOL XD XP, @pyrofn: i still say jean had a fling with Cap during x-men red what the heck was this about VV. All rights reserved. So grab a cupcake, sit back, and enjoy the fun! Thats why they have a cliffhanger and stuff, but you might not because you just go to the newsstand and you sometimes get it and you sometimes dont. 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. X-Men Biology. So I think theres always a chance for Laura and Julian. SO, could you tease a future project youre currently working on? Thanks for your hard work and keep it up! 23 votes, 26 comments. Were hoping this story set earlier will help show how Laura is able to reconcile some of her past deeds. And heres a minor part of it. Anita: In general, the story that truly inspired me to get into publishing is Daniel Keyes Flowers for Algernon. I want to bring that level of thoughtfulness and collaboration to every project I do. 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. Mark: Oh, thats such a tough one. 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. https://aiptcomics.com/2020/10/12/x-men-monday-79-x-of-swords-week-4/. I remember reading what was later packaged as Mutant Genesis with Jim Lees art. Dont tell me they dont count, I saw that almost-kiss. AIPT: Finally, what can readers look forward to in the visuals department from your collaborator, artist Edgar Salazar? 2011 - 2022 AIPT, LLC. AIPT: Welcome to X-Men Monday, X-Editors! Shes a clone of Logan with similar experiences, but also vastly different ones. Al Ewing: Juggernauts never taken his pants off to my knowledge. Alex Segura: Rogue and Gambit would be the most fun! 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. Read this one closely, X-Fans when youre talking to editors, teases of things to come tend to slip out. Everybody who loves Scott and Jean read a really good Scott and Jean story. If so, what made it special to you? This story has a lot of healing in it. If were talking polite dinner party conversation eeehhhhh Kurt and Meggan? 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. Charlie Jane Anders: Legion and the Doctor from Doctor Who. Read across genres, too breadth is important, especially when youre just starting out and dont really get to hand-pick what kinds of books youre working on. Im sure we will continue to do that. . The Avengers, X-Men, And Eternals Face Judgment Day | Marvel Comics Published February 1, 2022 The Avengers, X-Men, And Eternals Face Judgment Day Kieron Gillen and Valerio Schiti join forces for the newest Marvel Comics event, coming this summer by Marvel The next Marvel Comics epic is here! Maybe Rogue and Remy on a good day? I can see them understanding each others internal struggles and be mutually supportive. I joined the X-Office pretty recently, so right now I work on Captain Marvel, Black Widow, Marvels Voices, and a few new X-Things that arent announced yet. There was this one time when gambit was thinking about having kids but rogue was like "no, not now". 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. Essentially, Im a glutton for emotional turmoil. But its the final run of stories that really impress in this collection. Mark Basso: Logan/Wolverine and Amanda from Highlander: The Series! 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. You may have to register Sorry. I'll admit I'm not necessarily thrilled about the possibility either. Ditto Maddie and Havok. 01:04:52. Its always nice when an artist says, You have an art background, dont you? Steve Orlando: Lets say Magneto and Kira Nerys from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. 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. Its so much fun and knows exactly how to do what it wants to do. But you know, again, he might fight Electro five times. Welcome, X-Fans, to another uncanny edition of X-Men Monday at AIPT! That time Thanos wanted to impress Death so he killed half the universe including Cyclops by putting his head in an invisible box. Ive always been a big Juggernaut fan, but working on X-Force has stoked a newfound passion for Forge. And thanks to Jordan for these eXclusive peeks into the not-too-distant future! 26 votes, 28 comments. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. Show Variants. Shes going to have different boyfriends and work on being a model. AIPT: Welcome to X-Men Monday, Erica! 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]. Without getting too deep into spoiler territory, theres a shocking reason why the last issue of this series has stuck with me for over nearly three decades at this point. Lauren: Having just sent Inferno to the printer, its hard not just to wax poetic about that. The X-Men movie had just come out about two years before Lauras debut, so mainstream audiences were being introduced to the concept of mutants. Plus, 6 eXclusive preview images from upcoming X-Men comics! select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. Because I think, again, thats the audience we have captured and the audience we have trained how to read comics. I ended up choosing my college based off their Comics and Cartoon Studies program (shout out to the University of Oregon!) 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. Thats a series where the pendulum has definitely swung. Link below and quotes of this subject will be below the link. Give this one a shot if you love either. Lovecraft story and has to do battle with the eldritch horrors that are trying to break through. Charlie Jane Anders: If Jamie Madrox and Layla Miller showed up, in any of their configurations, I would suddenly develop horrible stomach cramps and also remember that I had promised to water my friends plants, in another town entirely. 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! Lets start with a nice, wholesome question. I find comics blend of visuals and text to be that perfect type of mental stimulation. Privacy Policy. MARVEL UNLIMITED. One of the stories here, which I immediately remembered upon reading, depicts Jubilee writing a letter to her foster parents back home. 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. Team One of them dies. Anita: I agree with everything everyone else said. This process takes no more than a few hours and we'll Sarah: Dang Hawkeye is a good pick. send you an email once approved. Perfect Y2K punk grunge love. I dont have a judgment of theyre wrong to feel that way or whos right about what bookssorry, sorryone more thing about that, though. AIPT: One more for the Hellion fans a hypothetical question. AIPT: The X-Men line post-Inferno is very mysterious, but you certainly know whats to come! Like I said above, theres some emotional beats here that he hits that are so beautiful and tragic. The closest thing she had to family was Dr. Kinney, and even her love is sometimes written as conditional. Kwannon and Greycrow sitting by the beach in, I dont know what it says about me, but my first reaction was Logan mercy-killing Jean near the end of. Do you want that? I would say No, but if its well done, Ill read the story and go, They brought me around, now I want that. And really, that happened to all, well, I dont want to say that exactly happened to all readers, but all readers at some point started out not knowing about the characters, not knowing about the specifics of what they would ideally like to have for them, you know, in their hearts and just read a good story and that good story is what made them want that. 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. It even managed to find a way to tie up the animated universes threads in an unexpected and ambitious fashion. It actually makes me really curious about novel editing like Anita said, its done at SUCH a different pace, I have no idea what that would even be like. In the early-to-mid-90s, animated series tie-in comics reigned supreme. I bounced around between three industries before I got in. @pyrofn: In the next edition of X-Men Monday, we return to our ongoing X of Swords coverage. This ending manages to really explore Charles Xaviers dream of total harmony in a way that few other stories have. X-Men Monday #192 Stephanie Phillips Talks Rogue & Gambit, https://aiptcomics.com/2023/02/20/x-illips-gambit/, He seems to be becoming an annoyance for Betsy, All users, both new and returning, are expected to follow. Over at AIPT's Marvel PR friendly X-Men Monday roundtable, they had a new face around the virtual space. Jason Loo: Mondo seems like a down-to-earth (literally and metaphorically) guy who can be adorably charming and very chill. I started working at Marvel two months ago. 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. Science So, what is your take on this guys? If you dont want to read it all, I will summarize it at the bottom of each quote hidden in spoilers. 2023 GAMESPOT, A FANDOM COMPANY. AIPT: Finally, so many X-Characters have become sex symbols among X-Fans. They both seem very caring to a fault. Xorn. Jordan D. White: I WANT to want to hang out with Deadpool and Shiklah, but I know that doing so would like 90% likely end up with me dead. Lauren: You know when youre trying to convey a very specific pose for an artist and stock images just arent cutting it? All hormones. Lauren: Oof its tough to narrow it down! 114k members in the xmen community. Storm and TChalla? He then goes into a long explanation on his thought process on what hooks readers about the romantic plotlines, which to him went hand-in-hand with the emotional plots, using Spider-Man as his example. You know Gerry Duggan, Vita Ayala, Phil Noto and all the other talented creators writing and illustrating your favorite X-Books. And hes bendy! And just to root this series even further in 90s nostalgia: It features (to my knowledge) the only appearance of The Brothers outside of the DC vs. Marvel crossover event. Friends getting their guts blown out. Lila Cheney singing One by U2 (which Id imagine this cover sounding way better than the original) being the song to the couples first dance is just so sweet for a couple thats known each other for decades in publication. Prepare yourself though. Then X-Men: The Animated Series came out in 1992, and I watched that religiously. I really enjoyed the Utopia era, and Lauras sabbatical from the island has a lot to do with her finding her place in the world of the X-Men, but also in the world at large. 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. Want to take our relationship to the next level? 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. That was terrible. Jordan D. White: Im Jordan, Im a senior editor, Ive been at Marvel 14 years. (No pressure!). Theyve been a part of Lauras story long before Laura even knew it. WHATCHA GOT UNDER THERE, SAURON? 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