Eric J. Moreels
Jan 30, 2002, 02:24 am
{Originally posted at X-Fan v3.1 on January 19, 2002}
<a href="http://x-mencomics.com/xfan/images/previews/x-factor.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://x-mencomics.com/xfan/images/previews/x-factort.jpg" align=left alt="X-Factor teaser poster"></a>More details have been unveiled about Marvel's new upcoming X-Factor series in the latest Journey Into Comics (http://www.comicon.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=14&t=000053) column at the Newsarama (http://www.comicon.com/newsarama/) Web site.
According to the column, X-Factor is a four-issue mini-series that will star three Cyclops, Jean Grey, Beast, Wolverine, and Nightcrawler. Entertainment Weekly writer Jeff Jensen will pen the series, which he described as "X-Men meets Mississippi Burning meets The X-Files."
"Other than that, the new X-Factor will feature large doses of mystery, murder, religion and politics - not to mention prosthetic limbs," Jensen added. "I'm serious."
Jensen said he's sworn to secrecy about the details of the new book.
"It's an epic mystery set in the X-Men universe that takes a new look at things from an unlikely point of view," he said. "The X-Men have always been about (allegorically, anyway) racism and the differences in our country and culture. X-Factor plays with a lot of the toys created in the past year in the X-Men world. It builds on the contributions by Grant Morrison (New X-Men} and others."
British artist Arthur Ranson will provide the series' visuals. Ranson also created the initial teaser poster (above) that was unveiled by Marvel last week. (See "X-FACTOR TO RETURN IN APRIL? (http://x-mencomics.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=63)")
<a href="http://x-mencomics.com/xfan/images/previews/x-factor.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://x-mencomics.com/xfan/images/previews/x-factort.jpg" align=left alt="X-Factor teaser poster"></a>More details have been unveiled about Marvel's new upcoming X-Factor series in the latest Journey Into Comics (http://www.comicon.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=14&t=000053) column at the Newsarama (http://www.comicon.com/newsarama/) Web site.
According to the column, X-Factor is a four-issue mini-series that will star three Cyclops, Jean Grey, Beast, Wolverine, and Nightcrawler. Entertainment Weekly writer Jeff Jensen will pen the series, which he described as "X-Men meets Mississippi Burning meets The X-Files."
"Other than that, the new X-Factor will feature large doses of mystery, murder, religion and politics - not to mention prosthetic limbs," Jensen added. "I'm serious."
Jensen said he's sworn to secrecy about the details of the new book.
"It's an epic mystery set in the X-Men universe that takes a new look at things from an unlikely point of view," he said. "The X-Men have always been about (allegorically, anyway) racism and the differences in our country and culture. X-Factor plays with a lot of the toys created in the past year in the X-Men world. It builds on the contributions by Grant Morrison (New X-Men} and others."
British artist Arthur Ranson will provide the series' visuals. Ranson also created the initial teaser poster (above) that was unveiled by Marvel last week. (See "X-FACTOR TO RETURN IN APRIL? (http://x-mencomics.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=63)")