Marvel Comics have announced “Immortal X-Men,” one of the new series launching as part of ‘Destiny of X‘ in Spring 2022, will be written by Kieron Gillen, with art by Lucas Werneck (“The Trial of Magneto”). The book will center on the Quiet Council, the current leaders of mutantkind on Krakoa, who now consist of Professor X, Emma Frost, Destiny, Mystique, Storm, Nightcrawler, Kate Pryde, Colossus, Sebastian Shaw, Exodus, and Sinister.
Gillen, who currently pens Marvel’s “Eternals,” and previously wrote “Uncanny X-Men” in the early 2010s, said “‘Immortal X-Men’ is a book about the burning. To speak in a Hickmanian idiom, this is the ‘New Avengers’ to Gerry [Duggan]’s ‘Avengers.’ This is the book about Krakoa, and the Quiet council, with all its muffled screams. It’s about a group of people, some of whom are convinced they’re in The West Wing, some who have designs to be in House of Cards and at least one who knows they’re in Veep. It’s big ideas, politics, fights and fashion, lies, creation and destruction, all told across the widest possible canvas, in time and space.”
He added, “Lucas Werneck is basically fire on the page. He’s someone who absolutely nails the tone of the book. When we do quiet and real, the characters have so much charisma it feels like stars are on the page. When we do big and impossible, he makes it real, and takes your breath away.” For more from Gillen, head to Marvel.com.
“Immortal X-Men” will launch with a cover by Mark Brooks on March 30.
