As revealed in the letters pages of CAPTAIN MARVEL #11, Carmen Carnero (CAPTAIN MARVEL, X-MEN: RED) will be returning to the X-Line to draw X-Corp. Issue #1 will be released on February 2nd but no other details about the project were announced. Marvel has confirmed with Xavier Files that a more formal announcement with additional information is forthcoming.
In X-Men history, X-Corp (short for X-Corporation) was a multi-national aid organization that Charles Xavier set up during Grant Morrison’s NEW X-MEN. They are not to be confused with X-Corps, a paramilitary group led by Banshee at the same time. As shown by books like FALLEN ANGELS, the X-Office is not afraid of taking just the name from an old concept and using it for something brand new.
Information about the upcoming X-Books has been slowly trickling out. We have gotten many clues, but not a ton of confirmations. Here is what we know so far:
- Leah Williams Book (SDCC)
- Vita Ayala Book (SDCC)
- Chip Zdarsky Book (His Newsletter, but he is a goof so who really trusts him?)
- Moira Book (AiPT!)
- Book About Resurrection (AiPT!)
- X-Corp
There may be some overlap in these clues, only Hickman knows for sure. What we can say is that there is plenty of exciting X-Men content coming soon.
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