Marvel released its first issue of the new X-MEN comic on May 29 and all of the main characters are female! For the first time in its 50 years the popular and powerful women of X-Men are the focus.
This new team’s story begins when an old enemy shows up at the X-Men headquarters seeking help against a potentially bigger and more dangerous alien enemy!
The best part about this comic is that the general vibe of X-Men remains unchanged. It doesn’t focus on shopping or make-up just because the main characters are all female.
Just like previous comics and movies, in this X-MEN, the team kicks butt and faces both physical and social challenges. Trying to protect the world from people and other beings with dangerous powers while also trying to teach the world to accept people’s differences.
The characters are the same old trusted heroes who have been saving the universe for decades. The main team is made up of all your favourites: Storm, Rogue, Kitty Pryde, Jubilee, Psylocke and Rachel Grey. They’re strong original characters who have always been in charge and while the focus of the comic is on X-Women, you’ll still catch some of the famous guys in X-MEN too.
So far X-MEN #1 has impressed us and we’re excited to see what happens next in the second issue out June 26, 2013.