Mutants have a nation to call their own on the island of Krakoa, and they've already made a big impact on the world stage (and beyond). Once flirting with total extinction, the mutant race is now more powerful and prosperous than ever. If you've been paying any sort of attention to the X-Men franchise over the past three years, you're probably aware much has changed for mutants in the Marvel Universe. Let's break down where the franchise is at right now, why Inferno will be such a game-changer and why this may well be Hickman's X-Men swan song. If you're not up to date on all things X-Men, fear not. It promises to pick up on the biggest loose ends from House of X and Powers of X and redefine the Krakoan era all over again. This four-issue series is the latest book from the 'Head of X' himself - writer Jonathan Hickman. Stay tuned to AIPT as we give you up-to-the-minute information on this upcoming project.But it's safe to say that if you plan on only reading one X-Men comic over the next few month, it should definitely be Inferno. And that, obviously, doesn’t interest me at all. In fact, unless I come back into the office to do something later on, I’ll intentionally steer clear of doing ‘mutant stuff.’Īt best it would feel like commentary, and at worst something like that would probably read as me ‘writing over’ everyone. Especially in any way that would answer your question in a satisfying manner, but it’s definitely not X-related.

Jonathan: It’s probably too early to talk about my next thing. Or will they be something completely different? From the article:ĪIPT: Dave (Comic Book Herald) was wondering if your new Marvel projects connect to the work you’ve done on X-Men in any way. Hickman recently teased what comes next in AIPT’s X-Men Monday, don’t miss it. Given the graphic is a sea of stars, one can imagine this story is somehow cosmic or space related. Hickman also said that this project is “probably my favorite thing I’ve written for Marvel.” If it’s his favorite thing and House of X and Powers of X was so damn good, what are we in for? When pointing to the teaser image, Hickman said, “This is gibberish, but it won’t be gibberish when it comes out.”

At the time, Marvel gave the greenlight to HOX and POX. Hickman also shared that when he rejoined Marvel, he pitched this upcoming idea and HOX and POX. Listen to the latest episode of our weekly comics podcast!ĭetails were scarce, but Hickman said this project has been in the works for three years and it was described as “Sandman for the Marvel universe.” Okay, I’m sold.

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