This March, Marvel is kicking off a bold new era for mutantkind with X-MEN UNITED, the flagship series of the upcoming Shadows of Tomorrow lineup. The series brings together writer Eve L. Ewing, fresh off her hit Exceptional X-Men, and artist Tiago Palma, who made waves earlier this year on New Avengers.
The premise: every corner of X-history — every generation, team, and ideology — comes crashing together under a single massive initiative: Graymatter Lane. Founded by Emma Frost with an all-star roster of faculty including Wolverine, Magneto, Beast, Rogue, and Storm, Graymatter Lane isn’t just another mutant school…it’s a global nexus where mutants can learn, train, clash, and evolve. But not everyone on the X-Men is thrilled about opening yet another institution in Xavier’s name — especially when this one seems destined for chaos.
Marvel describes the series as a dramatic, action-packed hub for the entire X-line, bringing classic Astonishing X-Men and Wolverine & the X-Men energy to a brand-new generation. Expect secrets from Mr. Sinister, romance rekindled, a major injury on day one, and Cyclops potentially tearing the whole project down from the inside.
“X-MEN UNITED forms the center point of the mutant world,” said Conductor of X Tom Brevoort. “Steeped in the tradition of series like Astonishing X-Men and Wolverine & the X-Men, Graymatter Lane is a place where all of the major players in the X world will come together to fight, hook up and hash out their differences. There’ll be action, drama, faces old and new and dangers galore. Which young mutant is critically injured on the first day—and which X-Man is responsible? What secret is uncovered in Sinister’s lab? What distance-separated couple rekindles their connection? And how far will Cyclops go to bring the whole endeavor to the ground?”
“Working on the X-team for the past couple of years has been some of the most fun I’ve had writing comics ever,” Ewing said. “The idea for Graymatter Lane was a collective one, from lots of writers in a room brainstorming, and it’s so cool because the psychic space allows for things to be weirder and more surreal, while still building on the classic Xavier’s School energy we’ve all loved for decades.”
“Unreal! That’s how I would sum up the feeling of working on this new chapter of X-Men,” Palma shared. “And what an honor to get the chance to design the new Graymatter Lane campus. Loved the freedom to really play around with different shapes and super trippy ideas for such an iconic space for the group.”
The debut issue features connecting covers by Stefano Caselli, using the same art that helped announce Marvel’s new X-era at NYCC.
Preorders for X-MEN UNITED #1 are open now — and more surprises are on the way soon.
X-MEN UNITED #1
Written by EVE L. EWING
Art by TIAGO PALMA
Connecting Covers A & B by STEFANO CASELLI
On Sale 3/11