Following the historic House of X and Powers of X, these new series will usher in the next era of X-Men

With just days until HOUSE OF X #1 hits store shelves, Marvel announced six brand-new ongoing series with a suite of all-star creative teams to take mutantkind further than they’ve ever gone before, kicking off with X-MEN, EXCALIBUR, MARAUDERS, NEW MUTANTS, FALLEN ANGELS, AND X-FORCE.

Announced at Marvel’s Next Big Thing panel at San Diego Comic Con, these new series will build directly from the universe-shifting events of HOUSE OF X and POWERS OF X.

“House of X and Powers of X lay the groundwork for a whole new world of X-Men stories for years to come, and the Dawn of X books are the promise of that new world come to life,” said X-Men Senior Editor Jordan D. White. “They are the start of the new era that will change how we think of the X-Men and the kinds of stories we tell with them. It all begins here.”

Starting this October, writer Jonathan Hickman and artist Leinil Francis Yu will lead mutantkind into the Marvel Universe with the flagship X-MEN series, hand in hand with EXCALIBUR #1 written by Tini Howard and drawn by Marcus To; and MARAUDERS #1 written by Gerry Duggan and drawn by Matteo Lolli!

Later in November, the Dawn of X will continue with NEW MUTANTS #1 written by Jonathan Hickman and Ed Brisson; FALLEN ANGELS #1 written by Bryan Edward Hill and drawn by Szymon Kudranski; and X-FORCE #1 written by Benjamin Percy and drawn by Joshua Cassara!

These new series will kick off the first phase of Jonathan Hickman’s massive multi-year plan for the X-Men, redefining everything the world knows about mutants and their place in the universe. As the perfect jumping on point for new and long-time X-Men fans, these extraordinary series will change everything – with only more to come in the months and years ahead.

By Armando

Netflix’s Henry Cavill starrer “The Witcher” took Comic-con by storm, wherein the series’ teaser trailer and a few clips were revealed to the Hall H audience.

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Joining Cavill were showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich as well as co-stars Freya Allan (who plays Princess Ciri), and Anya Chalotra (who plays Yennefer of Vengerberg.)

Cavill of course plays Geralt, the titular Witcher in the short stories, novels and video games which takes place in medieval fantasy setting. He is one of the last witchers, a trained monster slayer for hire to slay deadly monstrous beasts.

“I’m a big gamer. I’ve played the games a lot,” Cavill said of what attracted him to play the character. He’s not your average hero. He’s a tough, real-world type person who won’t treat everyone differently. He’s a hero deep down.”

Cavill beat out more than 200 actors, but it took four months for him to land the part, adding that “it’s an absolute honour to bring this role to the screen.” The actor also did his own stunts in the show, and one of the exclusive clips did reveal a very physical and action packed scene.

“It’s really important for me that when you see Geralt on screen you know it’s Geralt,” Cavill said of his portrayal. “I spent all of my free time on set with a sword in my hand, getting used to the weight of the sword, day in and day out. I had three swords where I lived, and four at work. It was just practice, practice, practice.”

Another clip features Chalotra’s character of powerful sorceress Yennefer of Vengerberg and the clip shows character’s dark backstory, showing her on a beach and then later burying a dead baby. The last clip featured Allen’s Ciri, lost in the woods.

“The Witcher” is based on a book series by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski.

Cavill recently played a CIA assassin in this summer’s blockbuster hit Mission: Impossible – Fallout starting Tom Cruise. He also portrayed Superman in WB/DC Comics’, Batman v Superman and Justice League.

Netflix is set to debut “The Witcher” later this year. Check out the official trailer revealed at Comic-Con below:

Marvel Entertainment revealed its full booth event and signing schedules featuring a can’t-miss lineup of autographs, giveaways, exclusive previews, meetups, and more. Marvel is at booth #2329 where fans can experience some of their favorite stars and creators starting Thursday, July 18 through Sunday, July 21.

Kicking off with Earth’s Mightiest Show LIVE! on Thursday, this year’s Marvel Booth schedule will share live segments from Marvel Let’s Play, Women of Marvel, This Week in Marvel, Marvel Quickdraw, and Marvel’s Pull List. Fans can tune in for breaking news and exclusive livestream coverage from Marvel on Marvel.com, YouTube, Twitter and Facebook, hosted by Ryan Penagos, Lorraine Cink, Langston Belton, Angélique Roché, Justin Warner, Nore Davis, and Josh Saleh.

Marvel’s signing schedule will include talent from Marvel Studios’ Avengers Endgame; Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.; Marvel Games’ Marvel’s Avengers, MARVEL ULTIMATE ALLIANCE 3: The Black Order, and Marvel’s Iron Man VR; and legendary creators from your favorite comics – including Jonathan Hickman, the writer behind the highly-anticipated House of X and Powers of X series.

Also to appear is industry legend Rob Liefeld and Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski as they sign free copies of the Major X #1 Rob Liefeld variant cover from the all-new limited series starring Rob’s latest creation.

Check out the schedule of Marvel Entertainment’s panels, booth events, and featured signings at Marvel.com/SDCC2019.

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