CBR: Spurrier Takes Readers Across the "Age of X Universe"

[CBR News]

In "Age of X Universe," writer Simon Spurrier takes readers to a world where mutants are enemies of the state and the Mighty Avengers must hunt them down. We spoke with Spurrier about the series, which begins in March.


Full article here.

[worstblogever]

This guy can handle bleak futures, all right. X-Men: Second Coming Revelations: Blind Science... that would that Dr. Rao, Dr. Nemesis, and Mad-Jeff hit was wicked awesome dystopia. Gives me a lot of anticipation to see what he'll do with Age of X, and that Avengers squad.

[[]D[]/\/\[]D @ Nite/So-tite]

So they're turning Steve Rogers into Tony Stark?

One of the most interesting aspects of "Age of X Universe" has got to be your cast of characters, so let's talk a little bit about them. Front and center in the historical log promo image, we have what appears to be this reality's version of Captain America. What can you tell us about this Cap? Is this Steve Rogers? How does he reconcile being a Sentinel of Liberty and an enforcer for a police state style government?

I think I'm allowed to say: it is indeed Steve Rogers.

As for rationalizing why he does what he does, that's something I'll leave him to explain for himself. All I'd say is that history is littered with good people doing terrible things and terrible people doing good things. It's very difficult, when you're down on the front line, to make value judgments. Am I a force for good or for bad? Some people agonize over it and ultimately can't handle the not knowing. They tend to make terrible soldiers. Others respond by surrendering all responsibility and saying "I just do what I'm told." They're the ones history tends to vilify. Steve is neither of those.

What he is, and how he deals with it, forms a key thread of this tale

What does this mean?

[worstblogever]

What does this mean?

Hey, at least he didn't say, "Wait and see." I like that answer. It sounds like an amazing character study about what a soldier does, when faced with orders he might not like carrying out, even if the government, and the country does.

[darknessatnoon]

So they're turning Steve Rogers into Tony Stark?



What does this mean?

It means Captain America is a racist against homosuperiors and talks a lot to justify his racism.

[firesnap]

Sigh. I really love Pham. I don't know if it's enough to make me buy this book, but I do really like his work.

[alemander]

I am really interested in how he writes Sue Storm here and want to learn more of the background of what she did, etc. Really interesting to see if Franklin is a mutant and if so, how they treat the hypocritical nature of Sue turning in her family because of a mutant, while hiding the fact that her son is a mutant. Kinda moot if Franklin isn't a mutant though.

I also think that Iron Man is actually like Tony Stark 2.0, where Tony transferred his conscious into the suit.

[Dreighton]

This actually looks more interesting to me than the X-men side of Age of x does.

[fortyseven]

This actually looks more interesting to me than the X-men side of Age of x does.

Eww. Why?

[talat77]

This actually looks more interesting to me than the X-men side of Age of x does.

Seriously???

How come??
Could you please explain?

[chastmastr]

It means Captain America is a racist against homosuperiors and talks a lot to justify his racism.

Sounds like it, yeah. Steve Rogers wouldn't do this kind of thing. He just wouldn't. Count me out for this one...

[mimic_616]

...could Peter Parker be Iron Man in Age of X??

EDIT: or Pepper Pots.....OR Jarvis!!

[chastmastr]

And, by the way, I think it is a dystopia. If it's horrible for mutants, then I don't care if there are some sorts of other pluses that make life better for other people -- it's still built on the backs of those people who matter just as much as anyone else.

(Does that mean there are dystopic elements to our own world? Absolutely...)

[Faded]

Seriously???

How come??
Could you please explain?

I'm excited about both of them as companions to each other, but this one intrigues me more because of the conflict of Sue Storm and the seeming reverse-heroism of this team. Age of X sounds and looks great, but due to the enigmatic nature of the series all I can really gather about the story is "survive".

[Dreighton]

Seriously???

How come??
Could you please explain?

I'm fascinated with the concept, from "It's a Wonderful Life" of "One man's life touches so many others, when he's not there it leaves an awfully big hole". I like the idea of seeing that play out. Sometimes the effects on 2ndary relationships are more interesting than the main circle.

Also I have little interest in "Age of X" so any interest would be more interest.

The X-men hunted in the future has been done to death. However, the question of how does changing the X-men change the rest of the world particularly the other Marvel heroes hasn't been done as much, at least from the perspective of the other hero's.

Now...do I really expect this series, or even the main story to deliver on such deep ideas?....sadly no I don't. Like so many "events" potential will be there...but not fully none.