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X-MAN

Best suited for ongoing solo, limited series, or cast member

JQ: A cast member, perhaps a limited series.

Why it worked/didn�t work in the past:

JQ: X-Man was a fun concept but I also feel a product of his time. Why he worked was simple, he spun out of Age of Apocalypse and he had two great creators at the helm.

What it would need to work today?

JQ: There is one huge obstacle with X-Man and that�s that his origin is so complex that it�s hard to wrap your arms around it. Here is mired in X-Men lore and without a working understanding of the world of X-Men he won�t resonate with the reader.

Keep in mind, he was never intended to be a character who stared in his own monthly book, but Jeph Loeb and Steve Skroce tapped into that magic lighting that is so hard to catch in a bottle and fan response was so huge that there was no choice but to launch him in his own title. I don�t think the character of Nate Grey as he exists could sustain an ongoing. I think fans would be thrilled to see appearances by him, but I also believe that the name �X-Man� is one of the coolest titles for a book ever, so who knows.

Odds of seeing a new starring project in the next 2 years:

JQ: 10%

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