X-Men: Season One is part of Marvel’s “lets get our books into the hands of non-comics buyers by selling new hardcover origin graphic novels of some of our iconic characters. Matbe it will work, and having the Disney connection provide them with shelf space in every Disney store across the globe can’t hurt too much, but so far the previews and peeks haven’t done that much for me (and maybe that’s the point really?).
Here’s the blurb:
“Welcome to the X-Men’s first year — hope you survive the experience! Professor Charles Xavier has recruited five of the most powerful mutants he’s ever seen to save a world that hates and fears them. But there’s only one problem: they’re teenagers who have to survive hormones and uncontrollable super-powers, all while fighting for their very lives. So right now’s the perfect time for Magneto and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants — along with the Sentinels, Unus the Untouchable and more — to make their bids for control of the world, right? The first class of X-Men are forged in the fires of combat in ways you’ve never seen before. You only think you know the story!
But I do know that whether I enjoy the book for it’s writing or not (by the unfortunately named Dennis Hopeless), X-Men: Season One will have one big thing tempting me to buy it…. Jamie McKelvie’s art.
Here’s the (relatively uninspiring) cover by Julian Totino Tedesco….
And far, far better, here’s a couple of McKelvie’s preview pages (courtesy Newsarama):
But better still, here’s a few of McKelvie’s panels he’s posted up on his Tumblr:
X-Men: Season One Hardcover ships in March.
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