Preview: Abnett & Lanning's 'New Mutants' #25

Writing duo Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning have built a reputation for making magic using lesser known comic book properties.

Make that Magik.

The duo are set to take over the reins of New Mutants next month with issue #25.  Abnett and Lanning have had critical successes at both Marvel and DC, but they seem to have worked predominantly at the House of Ideas over the past few years. However, they will be working on a couple of Flashpoint titles this summer (Lois Lane and the Resistance and Wonder Woman and the Furies); Dan DiDio has recently intimated that the writing team might have more to do at DC once Flashpoint concludes.

I’m glad to see these two working between the two companies rather than being locked down at one or the other since their style seems to be a natural fit at both. I eagerly await to see what they have planned for the X-Men’s original spin-off!

Abnett & Lanning Take Over 'New Mutants' This May

Writers Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning have been know most recently to Marvel readers as the guys who have done right by Marvel’s galactic characters (namely Nova and  Guardians of the Galaxy) as well as the recent relaunch of Heroes for Hire.

This May the esteemed writers join artist Leandro Fernandez by placing their fresh stamp on a classic X-Men property, The New Mutants. Abnett and Lanning were announced today as a part of a weeklong series of X-Books announcements to introduce the titles’ new creative teams.

Abnett and Lanning said that the focus of the book will be on the 20-something second generation mutants who will be guided by Cyclops to handle loose ends from other X-Men stories. The first arc has the team off to locate Nate Grey (X-Man) and Blink in a storyline called “Unfinished Business.”

New Mutants #25 by Abnett and Lanning, with art by Fernandez, hits stores this May.