Fan-favorite artist Ryan Stegman discusses his upcoming run on X-Men and the experience of “redefining” one of the most iconic mutant heroes of all time.
Speaking to AIPT Comics, Stegman was asked about his unique take on iconic X-Men leader Scott Summers, better known as Cyclops, specifically regarding the character’s bold yellow-on-black costume and its “chunky” visor. “Well, you just try to keep the iconic aspects of him intact while putting your own spin on them,” Stegman responded. “So the chunky visor thing — I just thought we had this era of kind of downplaying the visor.”
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X-Men #1
- Written by JED MACKAY
- Art by RYAN STEGMAN
- Inks by J.P. MAYER
- Colors by MARTE GRACIA
- Main cover art by RYAN STEGMAN, J.P. MAYER & MARTE GRACIA
- Variant covers by J. SCOTT CAMPBELL, JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER, PEACH MOMOKO, SCOTT KOBLISH, SKOTTIE YOUNG, TONY S. DANIEL, GEORGE PÉREZ, PABLO VILLALOBOS, CHRISSIE ZULLO UMINGA, KAARE ANDREWS, and NATHAN SZERDY
Stegman continued, “To me, the idea behind it is it’s a little more like there’s an onboard computer in that visor that he can use for various purposes to see like 360 or something. Just cool stuff like that because that technology exists now.” Stegman went on to note that he landed on Cyclops’ new color scheme thanks to his innate desire to give each member of the new lineup a signature color in order to avoid “the thing where they all have this unified uniform.”
The upcoming X-Men series is one of several that will be ushering in a new era for Marvel’s mutants. Over the past year, readers have followed along as the anti-mutant organization known as Orchis waged war on not just their purported targets, but the entirety of the Marvel Universe. In bringing about the rise of the near-omnipotent Dominion called Enigma, formerly Nathaniel Essex, Orchis very nearly cemented their place as the penultimate villains in Marvel history. Thankfully, concerted efforts by the surviving mutants cleared the way for the Phoenix Force to lay waste to Enigma once and for all.
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Since then, readers have seen the dawn of a new Krakoan Era take place in the pages of the recently released, oversized X-Men #35. The issue not only saw Krakoa returning as the official living island nation for mutants everywhere, but it also kicked off Apocalypse’s latest campaign to claim absolute dominion over his people. Thankfully, those efforts were staved off by Krakoa’s true heroes, who are preparing to lead it into a bright new age across a plethora of titles including X-Men, Exceptional X-Men by writer Eve L. Ewing and artist Carmen Carnero, and Uncanny X-Men by writer Gail Simone and artist Davide Marquez.
X-Men #1 is on sale July 10 from Marvel Comics.
Source: AIPT Comics
X-Men
Since their debut in 1963, Marvel’s X-Men have been more than just another superhero team. While the team really hit its stride as the All New, All Different X-Men in 1975, Marvel’s heroic mutants have always operated as super-outcasts, protecting a world that hates and fears them for their powers.
Key members of the X-Men include Professor X, Jean Grey, Cyclops, Wolverine, Iceman, Beast, Rogue, and Storm. Often framed as the world’s second strongest superheroes, after the Avengers, they are nonetheless one of Marvel’s most popular and important franchises.
- First TV Show
- X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men (1989)
- First Episode Air Date
- September 16, 1989
- Cast
- Hugh Jackman , James Marsden , Patrick Stewart , Ian McKellen , Halle Berry , Ryan Reynolds , James McAvoy , Michael Fassbender , Jennifer Lawrence
