The new New X-Men? And...a New Sabretooth? (Spoilers)

[GrnMarvl14]

Well, it's no secret that after the "Quest for Magik" storyline in New X-Men we'd be getting a new team for that book. Today, the X-Men books got their October solicitations previewed at ComicBookResources.com. Among them, of course, is New X-Men, with this cover. Seems to show two new members (and changed members, at that) for the team, and...one less.

Also, with the epic "final battle" of Wolverine and Sabretooth in the Wolverine ongoing series coming to a close, it looks like we have some information on the...loser's replacement (yeah, it's a spoiler that Sabretooth loses, but...honestly...did anyone REALLY think Wolverine would lose?). In spoiler tags below, from here:

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I understand that Wolverine's son Daken is tagged to be … rumour/spoilery/warning white text on…the next Sabretooth later this year.

If you check the spoiler, ignore the "white text" remark. On the source website, the spoiler's in white text (in...case...anyone was confused).

And, because it makes me laugh: Proof that the 90s will never die.

 

[Lil Brother]

Who in the heck is that in the bottom right corner? Jubilee?

No surprise that Sabretooth dies. Pity it had to be done in such a God awful story.

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And that his successor is just a God awful gimmicky concept character who was introduced in the worst title in recent years.

The whole Venom virus thing (and just about everything else in Mighty Avengers) is stupid. Shame to see it leak into New Avengers, which has been pretty good starting with Civil War.

 

[Geodude]

I know the names of everyone in that picture except the butterfly girl, the green dude, and the guy in the bottom right corner.

 

[Lil Brother]

Butterfly girl is Pixie. Green guy's Anole.

I guess it should be noted that Anole is gay (iirc). Yay more spotlight on homosexual characters.

 

[GrnMarvl14]

Names of people on that New X-Men cover, in spoilers, with links to profiles:

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Guy in bottom right corner: Prodigy (David Alleyne)
Silver girl on left: Mercury (Cessily Kincaid)
Girl with wings on the top left: Pixie (Megan Gwynn)
Rocky guy: Rockslide (Santo Vaccarro)
Masked individual on right: Dust (Sooraya Qadir)
Green-glowing guy: Hellion (Julian Keller)
Blue-glowing girl: Surge (Noriko Ashida)
Black-haired girl in the middle: X-23/Talon (Laura Kinney/X)
Green guy: Anole (Victor Borkowski)

I guess it should be noted that Anole is gay (iirc). Yay more spotlight on homosexual characters.

And two of them are green. Wonder if Marvel's trying to send a message.

The whole Venom virus thing (and just about everything else in Mighty Avengers) is stupid. Shame to see it leak into New Avengers, which has been pretty good starting with Civil War.

Mighty Avengers issue for October (same month as that New Avengers cover) is the "next clue" in the big Skrull story. So...it's an alien trade-off.