Alas, all good things must eventually come to an end, and so it goes that Matt Fraction is looking to soon be on his way out from Uncanny X-Men after a multi year run that was featured some of the best writing the franchise had seen in it’s core title in years. Filling his shoes will be Kieron Gillen, a man announced a few months ago as Fraction’s new co-writer, much the same as when a young up and coming Matt Fraction was announced as Ed Brubaker’s co-writer on the title, only to assume full writing duties within a few issues of coming on. I guess that makes this somewhat poetic, that Frac leaves the way he arrived, handing off the torch to a writer on the cusp of breaking out, with a few failed amazing titles that didn’t sell under his belt (Fraction wrote The Order, Gillen wrote S.W.O.R.D.).
The announcement came earlier tonight from Marvel’s website (in a news piece by Nexus alumni Ben Morse, no less), where there’s an interview with X-editor Nick Lowe about the creative change and what to expect, and I recommend you check it out.
Congrats to Kieron Gillen! This is a huge career boost for a very deserving writer!
And since the news partially broke through Marvel’s April solicitations, here are his Uncanny X-Men issues.
UNCANNY X-MEN #534.1
Written by KIERON GILLEN
Pencils & Cover by CARLOS PACHECO
Special Point One issue.
Magneto is an X-Man. This may not be news to you, but only a handful in the Marvel Universe know that the poster boy for Fearing Mutants is now living just off the coast of one of the United State’s largest cities. How on Earth are the X-Men going to explain the presence of one of the world’s most infamous super villains? This Point One issue provides the answer, and is a perfect jumping on point to the flagship X-Men book. And to make it even MORE special, superstar-artist CARLOS PACHECO (ULTIMATE AVENGERS, ULTIMATE THOR) gets in on the fun!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
UNCANNY X-MEN #535 & #536
Written by KIERON GILLEN
Pencils & Cover by TERRY DODSON
Issue #535 Thor Goes Hollywood Variant by TBA
“BREAKING POINT”
When the X-Men left the militaristic alien Breakworld, its political structure was reduced to ashes. It didn’t stay that way forever.
Now a warship is crossing the gulf of space, with a mission that will strike the lives of star-crossed lovers Colossus and Kitty Pryde with all the force of a meteor. Join them as they discover what the vessel them means for them, mutantkind and the rest of the Earth. All courtesy of KIERON GILLEN and TERRY DODSON! Part 1 (of 4).
32 PGS. (each)/Rated T+ …$3.99 (each)
