CBR NEWS: Mike Carey Talks "Endangered Species" & The X-Men

[Arune Singh]

We went in-depth with Mike Carey to talk about this year's big X-Men event and to learn just what it means for the mutants. Also, don't miss the scribe's answers to some classic X-debates!

http://www.comicbookresources.com/ne...m.cgi?id=10031

[Beast]

Cheers Arune. Good stuff ahead. :)

You can tell from how genuinely excited he is in interviews, that Carey really loves writing the X-Men. :D

[We R. Venom]

Well at least it'll be hella cheaper. I'm gonna need a list of what issues to but though. This is gonna be so hot!

[Pach!]

"Radioactive wikipedia" made me laugh so hard.:D

[Beast]

Mike Carey sure knows how to earn my loyalty. And this just screams DARK BEAST. :D

Also playing a major role will be Beast, one of the original X-Men and their own resident scientific genius. Carey says that Hank McCoy is one of his favorites and when asked why, explained, "I can give you an answer, but it's only going to be a partial answer. There's just something about Hank that really works for me. Maybe it's the tension between his animal strength and appearance and the fine, cultured mind that lies beneath. Or maybe it's just that I can get behind the idea of a scientist hero (I'm a big Reed Richards fan too). You know, now that I think about it, it's probably because of my atheist, rationalist world view: Hank is the post-Enlightenment superman par excellence.

"And having said that, oh man are we going to put his cool detachment to the test. In Endangered Species he's pushing himself to the limit trying to find a solution to mutant extinction - and 'the limit' is going to lie way, way outside his comfort zone."

[Frodo-X]

look on my works, ye mighty, and give me props.

*looks on Supernovas and Primary Infection*

*gives Mike Carey props*

[Frodo-X]

Mike Carey sure knows how to earn my loyalty. And this just screams DARK BEAST. :D

Between this and First Class, this has to be like, THE greatest news weekend you've had in a long time. :D

[Red Lotus]

After reading this I dont think the Marauders are the ones killing off Mutants. And if they are then they are not working for Sinister. I think Sinister will be trying to save mutants.

But as a Gambit fan hearing this

"Gambit is a very cool character, too, and one that I'm very much looking forward to getting my hands on. I think his personal odyssey has taken some curious turns in recent years, but what we're going to see this year and next is a restatement of what made him such a fascinating character in the first place. Kind of a rebirth, in some ways at least. But not a ret-con or a re-invention."

Is a good thing. This might be a hint that Carey is going to put Gambit on his book. After reading what Carey did with X-men that I didn't like going in I can't wait to see him get a hold of ones I do like.

[Beast]

Between this and First Class, this has to be like, THE greatest news weekend you've had in a long time. :D

Yeah, I've pretty much filled the cup. Now if they confirm turning Beast back to an Apeman, I'll die from a pleasure overdose with a massive smile on my kisser. :D

[Frodo-X]

Yeah, I've pretty much filled the cup. Now if they confirm turning Beast back to an Apeman, I'll die from a pleasure overdose with a massive smile on my kisser. :D

Seems like there'd be no better time than when he's messing around with genetics with some less-than-reputable characters. ;)

[blinkinrogue]

I agree, most probably Mr. sinister's agenda, if he does intend to "save" mutantkind, would not include killing more mutants as it is, so it has to be somebody else..... hmmm....
Hopefully M. Carey doesnt run out of creative juices soon, he's writing a LOT of titles at the moment...:)

[Frodo-X]

I agree, most probably Mr. sinister's agenda, if he does intend to "save" mutantkind, would not include killing more mutants as it is, so it has to be somebody else..... hmmm....
Hopefully M. Carey doesnt run out of creative juices soon, he's writing a LOT of titles at the moment...:)

Perhaps it's the remnants of Stryker's group.

And what ever happened with the Leper Queen? Could it be her?

[xakko]

depressing to me:

With some fans feeling burned out by all the "events" of late, they may be tempted to only buy "core" titles from this crossover, but Carey maintains they're all essential—and affordable. "There aren't very many chapters at all, in absolute terms, and every one is part of the core story. I repeat - no tie-ins, no spin-offs. It's all meat. And it's the culmination - the climax - of everything that's happened in the X-verse since 'House of M.' This is where it all happens."

to me, given some of the writers and titles, there's built in gristle and fat

[Red Lotus]

Perhaps it's the remnants of Stryker's group.

And what ever happened with the Leper Queen? Could it be her?

Apocalypse had her last.

[Beast]

depressing to me:


to me, given some of the writers and titles, there's built in gristle and fat

The back-up stories appear to be written by Mike Carey you know.

Ah, you're referrng to the crossover in general. I don't think you have anything to fear.