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Warning : Spoilers for Uncanny decade - Men # 8!TheX - Menfranchise loves establishing new complications in the floor of Marvel ’s jovial mutation , and now Marvel has done it again with the launching of the Avians , a unusual new type of mutants . The Avians are shrouded in enigma , but what ’s known about them so far promises that they ’re a force to be reckoned with .
Uncanny X - Men#8 by Gail Simoneand Javier Garrón has infix a new twist to the mutant mythos , disclose the existence ofthe Avians , a group of five super - powerful mutant telepaths .
The issue features a conflict between Professor X andthe new bald telepath Scurvy , who reveals that both he and Xavier are Avians . According to him , so was Harvey , the now - deceased terminally inauspicious child telepath seen throughout this series . Add on the mystic " Prisoner X " - assumed until of late to be Xavier but now enounce to be " the last Avian " - and that ’s four of the five .
The X-Men’s Newest Subspecies of Mutants are the Telepathic “Avians”
Uncanny X-Men#8 by Gail Simone, Javier Garrón, Matt Wilson, and Clayton Cowles
Apart from apparently being all bald , there are only a few details connect these ostensibly disparate mutant . All five have a measure of telepathy but seem toexhibit their force differently . Harvey could see the future , while Scurvy can manipulate emotion . Meanwhile , Xavier is a standard telepath , but a powerful one . The other element that connect the five is that , concord to Scurvy , they ’re all dying of inoperable brain tumors , meaning that Professor X could be the next mutant on the chopping closure .
wonder introduces a novel team of mutants dubbed “ the Avians ” with exceedingly powerful telepathic abilities that hold a sinister connection to Professor X.
There ’s still so much that readers do n’t know about the Avians . It ’s possible that they ’re a one - metre occurrence , but there could also be a lineage of powerful telepaths that fans have yet to understand . Many will be question if Scurvy knows about the Avians and what his connection to Prisoner X and Harvey is . The meaning of the Avian codename is also a mystery , leading to the natural interrogation of whether these variation are descended from shuttle - or whether they just have very slight skeletal frame . It’san peculiar name for a subspecies , specially one that ’s amount out of the blue like this . Hopefully the coming answer are satisfying .
Will This X-Men Twist Fare Better Than Previous Attempts to Redefine Mutants?
Are the Avians More Than Just a Bird-Brained Idea?
This raw divine revelation is far from the first time that Marvel has tried to subdivide mutants into sub - group . The most infamous example is the Lupines , a group from the abandoned retconthat suggested that Wolverine , Sabretooth , and other feral , animalistic mutants were really " lupines , " mutants descend from literal wolves . It ’s surd to be anything but cynical about this newest revelation given the standard of quality we ’ve see in previous attempt . peradventure this newestX - Mentwist can buck the trend and become a true part of the dealership that devotee are unforced to comprehend with open limb - but it ’s a tall order .
Uncanny X - Men#8is available now from Marvel Comics .
The X - Men franchise , created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby , center on mutants with over-the-top abilities . go by the powerful telepath Professor Charles Xavier , they battle discrimination and villainous mutants threatening humanity . The serial publication search musical theme of multifariousness and acceptance through a portmanteau word of action , drama , and complex characters , cross comics , animated series , and blockbuster films .
The X-Men franchise, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, centers on mutants with extraordinary abilities. Led by the powerful telepath Professor Charles Xavier, they battle discrimination and villainous mutants threatening humanity. The series explores themes of diversity and acceptance through a blend of action, drama, and complex characters, spanning comics, animated series, and blockbuster films.
The X-Men franchise, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, centers on mutants with extraordinary abilities. Led by the powerful telepath Professor Charles Xavier, they battle discrimination and villainous mutants threatening humanity. The series explores themes of diversity and acceptance through a blend of action, drama, and complex characters, spanning comics, animated series, and blockbuster films.
