New X-Men to survive Messiah Complex

When the post-Messiah Complex X-solicitations were released by Marvel, conspicuous by its absence was New X-Men, and fans took notice of it. With the release of X-Force some (myself included) thought that the newer book would replace the older, much like the New Mutants/X-Force trade-off of 1991. However, since none of the book’s cast, save X-23, would be in the new one, it left fans questioning the fate of the next generation of X-Men.

Turns out, according to a recent press release, there’s a new title in the works:

David Gabriel, Marvel's Senior Vice-President of Sales and Circulation added, "Sales on New X-Men and X-Factor have more than doubled since this started. With new titles launching out of this event such as X-Force, Cable, X-Men: Legacy and Young X-Men, as well as saying good bye to some old favorites, we'll have an entirely new invigorated X line up for 2008! "

So it looks like New X-Men will be replaced by Young X-Men. While it is a much more fitting title, one can’t help but think it’s a cheap ploy to get a new #1…though it’s not as bad as canceling Exiles just to release New Exiles. That’s as lame as it gets.

Anyway, it looks like there will be a place still for the students! That’s good news!