One of the biggest Marvel Now surprises is the announcement of a new X-Men Legacy starring Legion. We’ve seen Charles Xaviers’ son in many story lines as one of background characters but now he is the star of the show. In the aftermath of Avengers vs X-Men it makes more sense that Legion assume a greater role in mutant affairs except that Daniel Haller isn’t the most stable guy. Legion’s mental instability and drastic actions created the Age of Apocalypse and Age of X. Professor X’s son will struggle with his psychic demons while trying to save his father’s dream. November’s X-Men Legacy #1 really takes on a personal and literal meaning.
Marvel Now X-Men Legacy #1
Writer Simon Spurrier (X-Club) and Editor Daniel Ketchum shared their vision for the series on Marvel.com.
“It’s kind of the black sheep of the X-Men family,”Spurrier says of the book and star, ”is he going to step up and try to fill his father’s shoes? Is he going to go in a completely opposite direction? At the same time, how are the X-Men going to feel about this?”
”How do you feel when you’ve grown up in the shadow of a great man?” Legion is someone who has largely defined himself by who his father was,” Spurrier said of Professor X’s son.” You could call Legion an enemy of the X-Men because of the evil personalities that took over David but Spurrier plans on giving him his own voice.
It was wonderful to give Legion a voice & get into the nitty gritty about what he is all about.” Legion will confront the X-Men in issue #4 and questions their decision to keep mutants closed away at a school. How will Legion react to meeting Cyclops – the man who murdered his father? “I haven’t written Cyclops yet, let’s just say that,” Spurrier replied.
Since Legion grew up on a small island off Scotland Spurrier said he will give him a slight Scottish accent. Spurrier said he’s a fan of Chamber and Blindfold is a “brilliant and broken character” who will have a big part to play. Wolverine, Storm and Frenzy will appear in the series.
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- Marvel Now X-Men Legacy #1
For the entire live blog here’s the Marvel.com link.
At first, I was very saddened to see Rogue’s comic go by the wayside, but now I do see it as a necessary story to tell after the latest Xavier death. This is a guy that hasn’t been used at all since Age of X, so it would be good to catch up.