#ben percy

[studyofx]

Wolverine (2020) #19 by Benjamin Percy is a homage to Ernest Hemmingway's 1950s novel 'The Old Man and the Sea'. Both man and mutant struggle in the open sea as they wrestle with their own mortality, their own failings, and their own strengths.

[zeddfrost]

#WhiteQueenWed

‘If you’re trying to negotiate, know that it’s Beast who will answer to the Quiet Council’

From X-Force # 20 by Ben Percy and Josh Cassara

[racefortheironthrone]

At first, I thought the mission at the outset of the Krakoa saga to take out the base by the sun was plot-driven, to create heroic deaths for a bunch of favs and then show off the resurrection system. Now I'm certain. A couple of OMEGA LEVEL mutants who can control magnetic fields & atmosphere would be a LOT more useful inside Mercury than wings or a guy who makes holes in train stations (which is why he didn't go on Asteroid M raid), but the Doylist point of the mission really was their death.

You're certainly right from a Doylist perspective, and it might even be true from a Watsonian perspective - is Xavier enough of a bastard to send his X-Men to die just to give a Big Reveal for the Five at the founding of Krakoa?

I think not.

As we see in Hickman's X-Men, and Inferno, the Orchis Forge is Krakoa's own bridge too far. They destroy the Mother Mold, but Nimrod comes online anyway, thanks to the time travel/multiverse meddling of Omega Sentinel. After the mission in HOXPOX, Krakoa sends its biggest guns again and again - they send X-Force, they send Mystique, they send Magneto, they send assassins, they send the Brood, and no matter what they try they fail.

Rather, I think the point has to do with Hickman's existential themes about defying inevitability, fate versus free will, and the necessity of resistance.

While I'm throwing down bets, I will put $20 that, in FOTHOXROTPOX, Krakoa will rally to defeat ORCHIS once and for all - only to find that ORCHIS and their secret machine masters were merely pawns meant to distract and delay Krakoa, in order to buy time for the real existential threat: the Dominion.

[smashpages]

Out this week: Ghost Rider/Wolverine: Weapons of Vengeance Omega (Marvel, $4.99):

Ben Percy and Geoff Shaw wrap up the crossover between Wolverine and Ghost Rider’s title with his Omega issue that finds the duo facing the demon named Stitcher.

See what else is arriving in comic shops this week

[bonesandbrimstone]

GHOST RIDER #11 

(W) Ben Percy (A) Dave Wachter (CA) Francesco Mobili HELLFIRE AND DANNY KETCH! The F.B.I. has cast out Johnny Blaze and Talia Warroad, maybe because they're too destructive and unmanageable?or maybe because there is some corruption present that reaches inside the very institution meant to protect us. As Johnny and Talia head down to Savannah to investigate a necropolis, there are hints of old friends and new foes on the horizon. A new chapter of horror is beginning for the Ghost Rider, and Danny Ketch is roaring up to speed in the rearview mirror. Rated T+

[yoshimickster]

MAN-I’m gonna be real here, the ending to Ben Percy’s “Teen Titans” run was BEYOND rushed!

You can ALWAYS tell when a series reeks of “I didn’t want to end my story this way but I was forced to”. ALSO-its the LAST appearance and MENTION of Goliath the adorably fluffy dragon bat and there has been NO explanation as to WHERE he is!

I know Ben Percy’s run wasn’t that popular, but they should at least ADDRESS some stuff! Like, Wally 2 and Raven, why was their budding relationship never brought up again? Was it because Raven realized late last minute “OH SHIT-I’m only a few years younger than his adult cousin making me an adult”? 

And Joran, what happened to her? Is she still in jail, does Beast Boy stay in contact with her?

AND WHY DID THIS TEAM BREAK UP IN THE FIRST PLACE(story reason, not real reason which was weird editorial nonsnese)?!

OOOOOOOOOOH-what sucks is, I can write the PERFECT fix-it fic for this, but I want it to be OFFICIAL soooooooooooo badly!

[comicweek]

Another New X-Men Line

X-MEN 

Written by Jonathan Hickman Penciled by Leinil Francis Yu Cover by Leinil Francis Yu A NEW ERA DAWNS FOR THE X-MEN! The X-Men find themselves in a whole new world of possibility… and things have never been better! Jonathan Hickman (HOUSE OF X, POWERS OF X, SECRET WARS) and superstar artist Leinil Yu (NEW AVENGERS, CAPTAIN AMERICA) reveal the saga of Cyclops and his hand-picked squad of mutant powerhouses!

X-FORCE 

Written by BENJAMIN PERCY Penciled by JOSHUA CASSARA Cover by DUSTIN WEAVER On sale November 2019 THE COST OF THE FUTURE ISN’T CHEAP. X-Force is the CIA of the mutant world—one half intelligence branch, one half special ops. Beast, Jean Grey and Sage on one side, Wolverine, Kid Omega and Domino on the other. In a perfect world, there would be no need for an X-Force. We’re not there… yet.

FALLEN ANGELS 

Written by BRYAN EDWARD HILL Penciled by SZYMON KUDRANSKI Cover by ASHLEY WITTER On sale November 2019 NOT ALL BELONG IN PARADISE! Psylocke finds herself in this new world of Mutantkind unsure of her place in it… but when a face from her past returns only to be killed, she seeks help from others who feel similar to get vengeance. Cable and X-23 join Kwannon for a personal mission that could jeopardize all

NEW MUTANTS 

Issue 1 Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN & ED BRISSON Issue 2 Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN Penciled by ROD REIS Cover by ROD REIS THE NEXT GENERATION CLAIMS THE FUTURE! The classic New Mutants (Sunspot, Wolfsbane, Mirage, Karma, Magik, and Cypher) get together with a few new friends (Chamber, Mondo) to seek out their missing member and share the good news… a mission that takes them into space alongside the Starjammers!

Brisson will be solo writing after the first arc.

EXCALIBUR 

Written by Tini Howard Penciled by Marcus To Cover by Mahmud Asrar On sale October 2019 A NEW DAY IS FORGED! Mutantkind has always been special…as has their relationship with the world—or WORLDS—around them. As this new era dawns, a new connection forms between mutants and the magic of the world… and that of Otherworld! Can the new Captain Britain forge a new way through the chaos with her companions Rogue, Gambit, Jubilee, Rictor…and Apocalypse?!?

MARAUDERS 

Written by Gerry Duggan Penciled by Matteo Lolli Cover by RUSSEL DAUTERMAN On sale October 2019 THE X-MEN SAIL AT DAWN! Even in this glorious new dawn, Mutantkind faces hardships and oppression from their human counterparts. Led by Captain Kate Pryde and funded by Emma Frost and the Hellfire Trading Company, Marauders Storm, Pyro, Bishop and Iceman sail the seas of the world to protect those hated and feared! 

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Overall this has me curious. You say “X-Force” and I perk up, written by Ben Percy and that sounds interesting. Bryan Edward HIll writing a gritty book about the various killers of mutantkind, sounds good (also when did Kwannon come back and become an actual character? I’ve dropped Marvel/X-Men pretty much in recent years.) Tini Howards hinted that Shatterstar will be showing up in Excalibur too, and something about wait until she gets her gay hands on them so ok I’m curious.  Gerry Duggan doesn’t really intrigue me but Marauders is a cool pitch: X-Men but Pirates! Overall this has me interested, forgive me if I’m wary thinking Marvel will find a way to mess up Hickman and all these peoples best laid plans. 

[donnahinckley]

dan abnett and ben percy were really out there trying to give us lian back but instead dc decided to go with the worst idea and kill off roy too