This Wednesday, December 20th, Marvel Comics is set to release ORIGINAL X-MEN #1!
With shocking surprise guests and heart-pounding twists and turns, Christos Gage and Greg Land kick off a story that will shake the whole MU!
Here’s a look at the covers, storyline, and preview pages for Marvel Comics’ new release on New Comic Book Day…
ORIGINAL X-MEN #1
Writing by Christos Gage
Art by Greg Land
Inks by Jay Leisten
Colors by Frank D’Armata
Letters by Clayton Cowles
Covers & Cover Artists:
Cover A by Ryan Stegman w/ JP Mayer & Brad Anderson
Cover B by Rafael Albuquerque
Cover C John Romita Jr. (Homage Variant)
Cover D by Mike McKone
Cover E by Ryan Stegman w/ JP Mayer & Brad Anderson (Virgin Variant)
THE OG 5 ON AN ALL-NEW ADVENTURE!
Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Beast, Iceman and Angel – 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.
About Marvel Comics:
Marvel Comics is an American comic book publisher and the property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin Goodman as Timely Comics, and by 1951 had generally become known as Atlas Comics. The Marvel era began in June 1961 with the launch of The Fantastic Four and other superhero titles created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and many others. The Marvel brand, which had been used over the years and decades, was solidified as the company’s primary brand.
Marvel counts among its characters such well-known superheroes as Spider-Man, Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Doctor Strange, Hulk, Daredevil, Wolverine, Black Panther, and Captain Marvel, as well as popular superhero teams such as the Avengers, X-Men, Fantastic Four, and Guardians of the Galaxy. Its staple of well-known supervillains includes the likes of Doctor Doom, Magneto, Ultron, Thanos, Kang the Conqueror, Green Goblin, Red Skull, Galactus, Loki, and Kingpin. Most of Marvel’s fictional characters operate in a single reality known as the Marvel Universe, with most locations mirroring real-life places; many major characters are based in New York City, New York, United States. Additionally, Marvel has published several licensed properties from other companies. This includes Star Wars comics twice from 1977 to 1986 and again since 2015.
