Marvel Announces 'Uncanny X-Men' #1 and 'Wolverine & the X-Men' #1

In an interview with the Associated Press, Marvel Comics’ Editor-in-Chief Alex Alonso announced that once the current run of Uncanny X-Men comes to a close this October, the book will split into two conflicting titles: Uncanny X-Men and Wolverine & the X-Men.

After the events of Schism, the Jason Aaron penned mini-series, the X-Men will be clearly divided into two camps—one behind Wolverine and one behind Cyclops. What is the catalyst that sees Logan and Scott choosing such divergent paths? That’s the million dollar question.

Aaron will guide Wolverine’s team in Wolverine & the X-Men and current Uncanny writer will continue writing the title when it is relaunched in November, albeit with a fractured Cyclops led team.

Here’s my question: why would both teams call themselves X-Men? Sure that is how they have always identified themselves, but at the end of whatever it is that tears this team apart, wouldn’t Charles Xavier also be on one side? Why would the side with the disparate perspective still use his team’s name? Unless of course if Xavier does not survive Schism and Cyclops and Wolverine interpretation of the professor’s mission is what causes the rift.

Schism #1 is scheduled for release on July 13^th.

Marvel Previews 'X-Men: Schism' #1

I’ve been more excited for what Marvel has planned to disrupt the X-Men’s status quo with this summer’s X-Men: Schism event than I’ve been for just about any other event coming our way this year. Helmed by Jason Aaron and a cadre of fantastic artists, Schism features the breakdown of Cyclops and Wolverine’s relationship. And why not? Their wildly differing viewpoints on mutant harmony have been clearly established in the pages of X-Men, Uncanny X-Men and Uncanny X-Force. I assume Cyclops’ discovery of Wolverine’s cover X-Force team will contribute to the catalyst that breaks the mutant team into two factions.

Check out the fantastic pages of X-Men: Schism #1 by Carlos Pacheco after the jump!

Marvel Previews 'X-Men: Schism' #1

Sometimes artists seem like they are a better fit at one of the two major publishers, but Carlo Pacheco’s artwork has been fantastic at both DC and Marvel. Pacheco is handling the pencils on X-Men: Schism #1, the X-Men event that will see distinct and divisive lines drawn between the team. With Cyclops and his group of mutants on one side, and Wolverine and his followers on another, this should shape up as one of the most major status quo changes for the team since Wanda Maximoff uttered the words “no more mutants.”

Check out Pacheco’s fine pencil’s from Marvel’s preview pages after the jump.

'X-Men: Schism' United No More

Did these two learn nothing from the long, grueling feud between Professor X and Magneto?

The difference here might be that these two—Cyclops and Wolverine—have never been the best of friends. Marvel offered up a new teaser that illustrates (thanks to Andy Kubert) that this amicable relationship is going to become significantly less so once Jason Aaron’s X-Men: Schism hits in July. With Wolverine’s creation of the X-Force team and Cyclops’ goal for more positive public perception of his family of mutants, it is clear to readers that the two leaders have widely differing viewpoints.

It looks like readers are in store for some pretty serious fireworks this summer!