Marvel Comics has released all the covers for Exceptional X-Men #1.
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So what’s Exceptional X-Men about?
EXCEPTIONAL X-MEN begins with Kitty trying to get as far away from all things X as she possibly can. After the actions she took during Fall of X, Kitty craves normalcy and takes a job as a regular-degular bartender. She’s definitely NOT getting ready to head up an all-new team of wayward young mutants while avoiding the watchful gaze of Emma Frost. Nothing but work, dating and staving off depression. That’s it. Let’s see how long it lasts…
Check out all the covers below!
New York, NY— July 19, 2024 — From the New Mutants to Generation X, discovering you’re a mutant in the Marvel Universe has never been easy, and in the wake of Krakoa, it’s going to be harder than ever! While the X-Men reintegrate into society after the fall of their mutant nation, mutants around the world still need protection, community, and guidance. In Eve L. Ewing and Carmen Carnero’s EXCEPTIONAL X-MEN, a group of young mutants will luckily be trained by two of the greatest teachers in X-Men history—Kitty Pryde and Emma Frost! Today, fans can see all of the covers for the debut issue!
Among the new covers are exciting shots of the core cast by acclaimed artists Joelle Jones, Elizabeth Torque, and Rose Besch; the first in a series of character spotlights by Luciano Vecchio; and a stunning Foil Variant Cover by Ejiwa “Edge” Ebenebe. Also available is the final part of Scott Koblish’s epic Wraparound Connecting Variant Cover, a Godzilla Variant Cover by Leinil Francis Yu, and a logo variant cover.
EXCEPTIONAL X-MEN will be the final flagship X-Title to launch in the upcoming From the Ashes era. The series will introduce three all-new mutants who turn to Kitty and Emma for help with their emerging gifts: the metallic and whip-wielding Bronze, the emotion-stirring Axo, and the stealth-skilled fighter Melee! Under Kitty and Emma’s tutelage, they’ll learn not just how to survive—but to thrive! But Kitty and Emma haven’t always seen eye-to-eye, and they’ll also have lessons to teach each other, as they take up the call once more—for the children!
On what makes the book “exceptional,” Ewing said, “Well, those who know that I was a poet long before becoming a comics creator will appreciate that EXCEPTIONAL X-MEN, in a world full of X-adjectives, simply sounds really good. But right now, they are exceptional in that they don’t carry a lot of the same history on their shoulders as the main characters in our other titles. For better or worse, they have no ties to Krakoa or broader team politics or the previous era of mutantdom. They’re just a group of awkward kids in the Midwest trying to figure out their abilities, like generations of young mutants before them.”
Check out all the covers and preorder EXCEPTIONAL X-MEN #1 at your local comic shop today!
Retailers, don’t forget to order your copies of EXCEPTIONAL X-MEN #1 by Monday, July 22!
EXCEPTIONAL X-MEN #1 – 75960620921700111
Written by EVE L. EWING
Art and Cover by CARMEN CARNERO
Foil Variant Cover by EDGE – 75960620921700151
Variant Cover by JOELLE JONES – 75960620921700120
Variant Cover by ELIZABETH TORQUE – 75960620921700171
Bronze Variant Cover by DAVID BALDEÓN – 75960620921700161
Bronze Virgin Variant Cover by DAVID BALDEÓN – 75960620921700119
Variant Cover by ROSE BESCH – 75960620921700121
Virgin Variant Cover by ROSE BESCH – 75960620921700116
Wraparound Connecting Cover by SCOTT KOBLISH – 75960620921700141
Godzilla Variant Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU – 75960620921700131
Logo Variant Cover – 75960620921700181
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