![]() It's then that Trask convinces President Nixon to approved of his Sentinel program. After saving Trask, however, they inadvertently cause the existence of mutants to be revealed to mankind. Once back in 1973, Wolverine found Professor X and Beast, explaining to them the situation. Kitty sent Wolverine's mind back in time the same way in order to stop all this from ever happening, which meant stopping Mystique from killing Trask. It was too late for some of the mutants, though, as they were cornered within a monastery in China. This would assist them in avoiding the places they would most likely ambush. This group was able to evade Sentinels due to the fact that Shadowcat sent Bishop's mind into the past each time they were attacked. The only resistance against them, however, were the Free Mutants who consisted of what remained of the Brotherhood of Mutants and X-Men. ![]() ![]() They also go after humans that have sided with mutants and harbor the X-gene in their bodies for future offspring. They first made their live action debut in X-Men: Days of Future Past.īy the year 2023, in a dystopian future, the worst of the worst rule the world, the mutants are either hunted down or killed. “So as I’m sitting here typing up stories about Wolverine, Doctor Strange and whoever, right down the hall, my son has those same characters in his toy box.Sentinels are large robots designed and developed by anti-mutant bigot Bolivar Trask and his company, Trask Industries to hunt down mutants. “My career as a comic-book writer coincided with me becoming a dad for the first time,” he said. The challenge to create something that honors the origins of the characters and their impact is very personal for Aaron. “You can take any one story and give it to five different writers in that room, and you’d get five different versions of that story.” “It’s always very different when you go sit in a room with 40 different people, and you’ve got 40 different perspectives,” he said. Aaron notes this process is a big change from writing alone at home. At Marvel, writers and editors attend semiannual retreats to discuss the direction for the imprint. “You’re never given free reins.”ĭealing with icons is tricky business. “There are a lot of hands such a decision goes through,” he said. I’m not eager to throw that all away and just bring back the old guy.”īut Aaron recognizes his power with changing characters isn’t limitless. “As the writer who made Jane Foster into Thor. “It’s also about taking those characters that we all love and grew up with and telling new stories with them,” said Aaron. People who are only familiar with Marvel from the movies might be a bit surprised by what they see in “Marvel Legacy.” Not only does this resurrect characters who have been dead or altered in the comics, it also focuses on many of the newer alter egos of famous superheroes, such as Riri Williams, the 15-year-old teenager who has taken the mantle of Iron Man from Tony Stark. The Alabama native is the author of the acclaimed series “Scalped” for DC/Vertigo and the award-winning Image Comics series “Southern Bastards.” In 2014, he caused a controversy among comics fans when he turned Jane Foster, a former love interest for Thor, into the God of Thunder herself. “The initiative is about honoring the rich history of Marvel and the long legacy of the awesome characters that have been built there over the course of 50-plus years and the amazing creators that worked on those characters,” said Aaron. The writer of “The Mighty Thor,” “Doctor Strange” and more than a dozen other titles will celebrate the release of “Marvel Legacy,” a 50-page one-shot story that will usher in the next couple years of story lines in the Marvel universe. “I know whenever I do a signing there, they always make it a big party.”Īaron, 44, heads Wednesday to A Comic Shop. The venue is home to The Geek Easy, a bar in back of the comic store. “It’s one of my favorite shops anywhere,” said the author from his home in Kansas City, Kan. Comic-book writer Jason Aaron has a fondness for A Comic Shop in Winter Park.
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