Olivier Coipel's X-Cellent Covers

I love me some Olivier Coipel artwork, but I really hope we get more from him than just cover work. Coipel was responsible for the first Age of X: Alpha teaser and he is also responsible for one of the cover treatments for issue #1 (above). I've always loved Avalanche and sure hope that is him front and center.

The “Age of X” storyline that begins next year is a seven-issue arc that begins with Age of X: Alpha and carries on into X-Men: Legacy #245-247 and New Mutants #22-24. Like “Age of Apocalypse” before it, “Age of X involves a world in which Charles Xavier never started a school—and sanctuary—for mutants.

Coipel also drew the cover for the first issue of Wolverine and Jubilee (below). Coipel has taken pieces of Jubilee's classic look and reinterpreted it into something that actually looks cool. This title follows the aftermath of the “Curse of the Mutants” storyline which has had a depowered Jubilee transformed into a vampire. The book is written by Kathryn Immonen and drawn by Phil Noto.

Age of X: Alpha #1 is scheduled for release on January 26, 2011. Wolverine and Jubilee is scheduled for release on January 19, 2011.

Marvel Continues to Tease 'Age of X: Alpha'

If you were collecting X-Men comic books in the mid-90’s you’ll remember an obscure crossover event called “Age of Apocalypse.” Okay, perhaps obscure is not totally fair. How about giant-sized mega event? In that alternate-universe event, all of the X-Titles were renamed for four months as the X-Universe was erased, re-imagined, and eventually put back together again.

Marvel has been hush hush about their upcoming Age of X title that is planned for release next year, but they have released a solicitation for the book that is actually titled Age of X Alpha. This is interesting because the original “Age of Apocalypse” opener was titled X-Men: Alpha. I can’t imagine that Marvel is planning as enormous event as its 90’s predecessor but this should pique your mutant-loving interest.

A new teaser has been released today featuring more characters (Berserker and Nightmare join Gambit and Hellion) on the wraparound cover by Olivier Coipel. I would assume we’ll have the completed cover by the end of the week.

Age of X: Alpha is scheduled for release in January 2011.