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Published February 10, 2022

Marvel Visionary Roy Thomas Kicks Off a New Era of ‘X-Men Legends’

Roy Thomas teams up with artist Dave Wachter for a new tale set during his historic run on ‘X-Men’ in May’s ‘X-Men Legends’ #1.

X-MEN LEGENDS, the series where X-Men’s most celebrated creators return with new, in-continuity stories set during their classic runs, is back this May with an all-new #1! Coming on board to launch this extraordinary new era of the series will be industry pioneer Roy Thomas. The writer behind some of the X-Men’s most memorable Silver Age adventures will pen a new story set after his final issue and before GIANT-SIZE X-MEN. Teaming up with artist Dave Wachter, Thomas will revisit the early publication days of one his greatest co-creations—Wolverine!

X-MEN LEGENDS #1 Cover by KAARE ANDREWS
X-MEN LEGENDS #1 Cover by KAARE ANDREWS

Having redefined the merry mutants in two seminal runs on the book, Roy Thomas, at long last, returns to the saga of the X-Men! For the first time, readers will get new insight into Wolverine's government missions before his recruitment by Professor X (including unrevealed details on his battle with the green goliath in the iconic INCREDIBLE HULK #181-#182). This untold episode will also star Beast and a host of missing mutants, and reveal the secret behind Wolverine's costume! 

X-MEN LEGENDS #1 Variant Cover by DAN JURGENS
X-MEN LEGENDS #1 Variant Cover by DAN JURGENS

“You could've knocked me over with one of the Angel's wing-feathers when editor Mark Basso invited me to scribe a two-part X-MEN LEGENDS story set back in the general period of the X-Men book during the period when I was originally writing it (as Stan Lee’s successor) in the latter 1960s,” Thomas said. “After some thought, it occurred to me that what would really be fun would be to write a story that took place right after the crashing of Wolverine into the Marvel Universe in ‘1974’—since, after conceiving the character in broad outline (and some specifics), I turned him over to the considerable writing skills of Len Wein, but have long kinda wished that I had scripted that story myself. This is the closest I'm gonna get—so I'm having a ball with it! (Artwork's pretty great, too!)” 

X-MEN LEGENDS #1 Variant Cover by NIKO HENRICHON
X-MEN LEGENDS #1 Variant Cover by NIKO HENRICHON

Face front, True Believers! Get ready for an all-new volume of X-MEN LEGENDS with legendary creators and stories covering the length and breadth of X-Men history from the early eras to fan-favorite latter day sagas! 

X-MEN LEGENDS #1
Written by ROY THOMAS
Art by DAVE WACHTER
Cover by KAARE ANDREWS
Variant Covers by DAN JURGENS & NIKO HENRICHON
On Sale 5/18

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