Marvel fans, get ready to cool off with a new solo series centered around one of the publisher’s most popular mutants. That’s right, Bobby Drake, aka Marvel’s Iceman, is returning in a series titled Astonishing Iceman, set to debut in August. The series will act as part of Marvel’s overarching Fall of X event later this year and is being written by Steve Orlando with art from Vincenzo Carratú.
Orlando spoke out on the upcoming series, stating:
“Have I not been saying my next Marvel project was cool as hell? ASTONISHING ICEMAN has been not just a joy, but a challenge, and the best possible kind….because the FALL OF X means Iceman’s life is more dangerous and harrowing than ever. But Bobby is a hero to the core, and there’s no danger he’s met in whose face he won’t laugh. When it’s more dangerous than ever to be a hero, that’s when Iceman’s at his most heroic! And with Jesús Saiz and Vincenzo Carratù joining me on this-Iceman’s going to look cooler than ever. See what I did there?”
Fall of X is being hyped as the next big era of X-Men storytelling, following the successful launch of the Dawn of X era back in 2019 with Powers of X and House of X. The expansive event will start later this year across multiple titles, both part of the X-Family and not. According to Senior Editor Jordan D. White:
“Fall of X is going to be the next stage of our Krakoan X-Men story. As the name implies, it’s going to be a rough one for mutants. It’s not like everything has been perfect since the founding of Krakoa, but things have been relatively good for mutantkind. There’s been a bunch of things they’ve had to put up with, but they still have their own nation. Things are going well. Are those things going to continue in Fall of X?”
The road to Fall of X begins in May with Free Comic Book Day 2023: Avengers/X-Men #1, followed by four Before the Fall one-shots: Sons of X #1, Heralds of Apocalypse #1, Mutant First Strike #1, and Sinister Four. The event officially kicks off in July’s giant-sized X-Men: Hellfire Gala #1 one-shot, continuing through a lineup of new and existing titles, including Immortal X-Men, X-Force, Realm of X, and Wolverine.
So what can fans expect from the Astonishing Iceman series? According to the official announcement, “Bobby Drake has never been more in control of his powers, but that doesn’t mean things don’t get a little out of hand when a villain turns their sights on Iceman! What’s their shocking history with Bobby? What is their agenda? The stunning truth is more than Bobby ever bargained for…and will lead him to fight an all-new kind of villain and venture into his own past!”
With Fall of X shaping up to be a huge event for X-Men fans, Astonishing Iceman is sure to be a must-read series. So mark your calendars for August and get ready to chill with Bobby Drake.
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