Marvel Comics has revealed variant covers for the highly anticipated Exceptional X-Men #1. Written by Eve L. Ewing and with art by Carmen Carnero, the series features two team leaders: Kitty Pryde and Emma Frost. The team, announced back in March, features a team made up of Bronze, Axo, and Melee. The series launches on September 4, 2024.
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…
The series joins two other flagship titles: X-Men by Jed MacKay and Ryan Stegman and Uncanny X-Men by Gail Simone and David Marquez. Additional series include Storm, Phoenix, X-Force, NYX, Wolverine, and X-Factor.
Check out covers by Joelle Jones, Elizabeth Torque, and David Baldeon below.
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New York, NY— May 10, 2024 — The fall of Krakoa has a devastating impact on mutantkind’s future, but hope can always be found in the next generation! From the New Mutants to Academy X, young mutants have always relied on the X-Men for training, guidance, and protection. That tradition continues in Eve L. Ewing and Carmen Carnero’s EXCEPTIONAL X-MEN. Hitting stands in September, EXCEPTIONAL X-MEN is one of the flagship titles of the X-Men’s upcoming From the Ashes era and stars Kitty Pryde and Emma Frost as they teach a new class of young X-Men how to survive—and thrive—in a world that hates and fears them. Yesterday, fans learned more about the series and saw the debut of the main cover. Today, see Kitty and Emma’s new protégés in action on three new variant covers!
Once more, for the children! The X-Men’s monumental achievements during the Krakoan age has made being a mutant more dangerous than ever. From honing their gifts at a new training center in the heart of Chicago to taking down anti-mutant threats emerging throughout the city, Bronze, Melee, and Axo will need to be pushed to their limits. Watch how these three wayward mutants are molded into formidable X-Men by mutantkind’s greatest instructors!
Among the new covers are two group shots by Joelle Jones and Elizabeth Torque, as well as the first in a line of character portraits by David Baldeón. Check out them out now and preorder EXCEPTIONAL X-MEN #1 at your local comic shop today! For more information, visit Marvel.com.
EXCEPTIONAL X-MEN #1
Written by EVE L. EWING
Art and Cover by CARMEN CARNERO
Variant Cover by JOELLE JONES
Variant Cover by ELIZABETH TORQUE
Bronze Variant Cover by DAVID BALDEÓN
Bronze Virgin Variant Cover by DAVID BALDEÓN
On Sale 9/4
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