Covers to 'Uncanny X-Men' #1-2 revealed

[Captain Comics]

From Marvel Entertainment

Sept. 26, 2011

 

UNCANNY X-MEN #1 & #2 Covers Revealed!

 

This November, history is made with Uncanny X-Men #1!  From the superstar creative team of Kieron Gillen and Carlos Pacheco, new leadership rises with a renewed, refocused, and re-imagined group of Uncanny mutants. With covers by Pacheco – no fan can miss this bold new era of mutantkind as X-Men: Regenesis continues in Uncanny X-Men #1!

 

What team will you choose? Join the conversation on Twitter with #XMenRegenesis.

 

UNCANNY X-MEN #1 (SEP110591)

Written by KIERON GILLEN

Pencils and Cover by CARLOS PACHECO

Inks by CAM SMITH

Colors FRANK D’ARMATA

FOC – 10/10/11, ON SALE – 11/2/11

 

UNCANNY X-MEN #2 (SEP110595)

Written by KIERON GILLEN

Pencils and Cover by CARLOS PACHECO

Inks by CAM SMITH

Colors FRANK D’ARMATA

FOC – 10/24/11, ON SALE – 11/16/11

 

 

[Philip Portelli]

I must confess that Mister Sinister is still the X-Men foe that I understand the least. What's his deal? Why is he connected to the Summer Brothers? And why does he look like Colossus from the Mirror Universe?

[Captain Comics]

I'm with you. Every time he appears I secretly hope he'll get killed, so I don't have to figure him out.

[Philip Portelli]

Thanks, Cap! I thought I was just dense or something! Mister Sinister belongs to that era of mega-X-foes like Apocolypse, Stryfe and the Goblin Queen that never appealed to me. Especially Apocky's ugly face trying to look evil and trying to hide that he's a Transformer!

[Captain Comics]

Comics in those days were long on *koff* image and short on story.

[Philip Portelli]

Please! I recall an arguement that I had with a younger co-worker about McFarlane's first two Spider-Man arcs. Five part "stories" that probably could have been solid two-parters, if that. But we can't let dialogue get in the way of full page pin-ups!

[George]

www.comics.org/issue/17992/cover/4/

 

When I saw that first image, I thought: It's the return of Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom!

[George]

"But we can't let dialogue get in the way of full page pin-ups!"

 

When artists learned that full-page splashes brought more money in the original art market, it was no surprise they did more of the same. And, yes, the stories suffered.

[Philip Portelli]

That got me thinking: Has Cyclops ever worn another color except for blue and yellow? I know his X-Factor outfit was blue and white but has he stuck to blue his entire career?

George said:

www.comics.org/issue/17992/cover/4/

 

When I saw that first image, I thought: It's the return of Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom!

[Captain Comics]

Unless you count "Erik the Red" he's pretty much always been in blue (and gold, although occasionally white, as you noted). There was a brief period where his suit lost the blue highlights and appeared black, around Uncanny X-Men #391:

 

[Figserello]

He seems to have cut his eye there..