The Children of the Atom have just debuted a new phase, From the Ashes, which promises to be much less complex than the excellent but complicated Krakoan Era, which was defined by Jonathan Hickman's heavy science fiction. The X-Men return to the basics of being “feared and hated by the people they protect” and try to return to coexistence with humanity; however, a threat soon emerges capable of extinguishing the mutants—yes, they don't have a minute of peace.
There was a time in the 1980s and early 1990s when the X-Men featured some stories with a Southern Gothic atmosphere, which is a literary style based on stories about racism, fear of the outside world, and strange elements with a narrative that evokes melancholy. , loneliness, and decadence. It's a theme that matches the way many people isolate and mistreat mutants.
It is precisely this atmosphere that writer Gail Simone wants to rescue in the monthly title Uncanny X-Men. And, in the tragic tradition of the Children of the Atom, the screenwriter will bring under her arm a new existential threat to the mutant species, with the potential to cause new large-scale catastrophes—much greater than the Genosha genocide, for example.
The solicitation for Uncanny X-Men #4 goes into more detail about the quest for balance between science fiction, romance, and drama, in the tradition of the mutant team. “Rogue is alone, and a mutant prophecy is revealed! With one X-Man down and hell coming for the rest, she finds herself isolated against a dark power for which she is completely unprepared,” the synopsis reads.
There are no reinforcements, no salvation, and no way out. And while she fights alone, a secret of the new recruits is revealed—one of them is the Endling, who may be able to destroy all mutants," ends the text, which reinforces the "southern gothic" style set in Louisiana in that devastated climate post-Civil War.
This synopsis for Uncanny X-Men #4 offers a familiar concept of the X franchise, a mutant prophecy. From the time of the suspicion of a traitor who would kill Professor from Marvel.
The expectation is
that Gail will break away from already used formulas to create something
simple, easy to understand, and, at the same time, intriguing and amazing.
Uncanny X-Men #4 will be released on October 16th.