See Why X-Men: Elsewhen Is Marvel's Most Fascinating X-Men Comic in Years

When it comes to influential X-Men creators, it's hard to find a bigger sanction than John Byrne. Byrne was the creator connected respective iconic Uncanny X-Men storylines penned by Chris Claremont, including 1980's "The Dark Phoenix Saga" and 1981's "Days of Future Past." Byrne near the bid aft the second story, but what if helium had stayed and continued to signifier the franchise during 1 of its astir pivotal periods? That's fundamentally the thought down a caller bid of graphic novels called X-Men: Elsewhen.

With X-Men: Elsewhen Vol. 1 present successful stores, IGN tin exclusively debut a caller preview of the hardcover collection. Check it retired successful the slideshow assemblage below:

For those not acquainted with the series, Elsewhen is simply a idiosyncratic task Byrne began respective years agone and self-published connected his website. While not primitively authorized by Marvel, Elsewhen offered Byrne a accidental to revisit Uncanny X-Men astatine the constituent helium departed the bid successful 1981, introducing his ain crippled twists and storylines successful opposition to what Claremont and consequent artists delivered connected the authoritative series. Conceptually, Elsewhen is akin to X-Men Forever, which saw Claremont himself proceed his X-Men saga arsenic if helium had ne'er near successful 1991.

Byrne has present completed his enactment connected X-Men: Elsewhen, and Marvel has partnered up with Abrams ComicArts to merchandise finished, colorized versions of those comics successful the signifier of a three-volume hardcover set.

“John Byrne has done thing genuinely unsocial here,” said bid exertion Chris Ryall successful a statement. “He’s created all-new X-Men adventures that not lone service arsenic a reminder of wherefore Byrne’s past enactment connected these characters was beloved and influential, portion astatine the aforesaid clip presenting all-new and applicable stories that volition captivate newer X-Men fans arsenic well.”

“We’re incredibly excited to beryllium publishing X-Men: Elsewhen with John Byrne,” said Joseph Montagne, Publisher of Abrams ComicArts. “This task is thing genuinely rare. It offers a accidental to revisit 1 of the astir iconic runs successful comics history, told by the archetypal co-creator successful his ain voice. Byrne’s passionateness for these characters comes done connected each page. We’re arrogant to bring this long-awaited communicative to readers done our Marvel Arts enactment and to adhd specified a meaningful task to this collaboration betwixt Abrams and Marvel.”

X-Men: Elsewhen Vol. 1 is disposable successful stores now. You tin bid a transcript connected Amazon.

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