James Harvey
08-08-2001, 01:24 PM
In the August 8 edition of the Your Man @ Marvel column at the Marvel.com Web site, details on the previously announced X-Men: Evolution comic book have been revealed.
According to the column, the series will be written by Devin Grayson (Ghost Rider: The Hammer Lane, Black Widow) and will feature animation-style art from Udon Studios (Echo). The "All Ages" rated X-Men: Evolution series will debut on November 28 with a story set to reveal how Professor X gathered his students together prior to "Strategy X", the first episode of the animated series.
Here's how Grayson herself set the scene:
"Before the X-Men, before the Xavier Institute, before the rivalry, there were two men with very different visions.
Before the codenames, before the secret identities, before the world learned to hate and fear mutants, there was a young woman whose most dangerous weapon was her mind.
Before costumes, before the training and before anyone had heard of Adamantium, there was a frightened amnesiac in search of the truth.
Now, the lives of Professor X, Magneto, Storm, and Wolverine collide as the world stands on the brink of genetic war. How do two best friends become archenemies? How does a goddess from Africa find her place in the world? How does a man without a past decide the fate of the future?
All heroes start with power and ambition that they must learn to control. All villains start with ideas that they believe to be just. And all great legends begins with 'once upon a time...'
X-Men: Evolution - in the beginning, there was X!"
It's funny how this is announced the same day as Justice League Adventures....
According to the column, the series will be written by Devin Grayson (Ghost Rider: The Hammer Lane, Black Widow) and will feature animation-style art from Udon Studios (Echo). The "All Ages" rated X-Men: Evolution series will debut on November 28 with a story set to reveal how Professor X gathered his students together prior to "Strategy X", the first episode of the animated series.
Here's how Grayson herself set the scene:
"Before the X-Men, before the Xavier Institute, before the rivalry, there were two men with very different visions.
Before the codenames, before the secret identities, before the world learned to hate and fear mutants, there was a young woman whose most dangerous weapon was her mind.
Before costumes, before the training and before anyone had heard of Adamantium, there was a frightened amnesiac in search of the truth.
Now, the lives of Professor X, Magneto, Storm, and Wolverine collide as the world stands on the brink of genetic war. How do two best friends become archenemies? How does a goddess from Africa find her place in the world? How does a man without a past decide the fate of the future?
All heroes start with power and ambition that they must learn to control. All villains start with ideas that they believe to be just. And all great legends begins with 'once upon a time...'
X-Men: Evolution - in the beginning, there was X!"
It's funny how this is announced the same day as Justice League Adventures....