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Marvel recently secrete its all newUltimate X - Mencontinuity , with writer and artist Peach Momoko explaining that the series is doing something whole new . correct on the alternate Earth-6160 , this is a world without Xavier ’s school or any of the franchise - leading faces like Cyclops , Wolverine , and Jean Grey that fans sleep with and have it off . However , this is no accident - it ’s exactly what Marvel want .
In a recentAIPTinterview , Ultimate X - MencreatorPeach Momoko explains that she is n’t drawing any direct aspiration from the dealership ’s past . Momoko explain that Marvel was look for a totally new approach , and that her pitch beat all the right box . Asked if she is submit inspiration from classic X - Men tale , Momoko respond :
My Ultimate X - Men is n’t directly influenced by classical X - Men stories . I wish to believe C.B. and Jonathan Hickman pick out me because they wanted something completely new and different , so I believe sometimes no influence is a good affair !
Ultimate X - Men # 1(written and drawn by Momoko with letter by Travis Lanham ) hasonly one connexion to classic ten - Men - the main character is a reimagined Hisako Ichiki , aka Armor . Otherwise , the story is more determine by Japanese mythology and culture .
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So far , Momoko ’s lack of reliance on - or even familiarity with - classicX - Mencomics is a great thing for the book andthe larger Ultimate Universe line . While X - Men fan get it on the dealership in part for its convolute , self - referential nature , it can be understandably puzzling to an foreigner wanting to get into the comics . Momoko ’s mandate to make something novel substance she can make her story unburdened by the force per unit area of what ’s derive before and can draw near the serial publication from the same position as a new reader , making story decisions and changes that adherence to X of enfranchisement traditional knowledge would n’t allow .
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This approach is one that should be intimate to fans of Momoko ’s previous Marvel Comics . Her well - known workplace until now is the universe begin withDemon Days , which similarly uses the eccentric of the X - Men and the broad Marvel universe to say a story entrenched in Nipponese mythology . What ’s dissimilar now is thatUltimate X - Menis working in the same population as the other Modern Ultimate titles and the modern mean solar day of the late inclose Earth-6160 . Besideshints of a Momoko - plan Stormin Bryan Edward Hill and Stefano Caselli’sUltimate Black Panther # 1 , Armor is the first Mutant seen in this universe .
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However , this does n’t imply that Momoko ’s vision is X - Men in name only . Ultimate disco biscuit - military personnel # 1has some cleared thematic link to other X - Men narration of the past . In centering the life and struggle of Armor , the issue taps into the same themes of isolation and foreigner - status that have determine the journeys of so many classic ex - Men , particularly younger variation . So manyX - Men level are derive of age drama , and Momoko ’s sight deals with similar subject in a refreshingly newfangled style . What ’s most exciting though is that with Momoko at the helm , there ’s no style to prognosticate where thisX - Menstory will head next .
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Source : Chris Hassan , AIPT
