The Press Release:
BISHOP, the energy-absorbing powerhouse X-Man, hails from one of mutantkind’s darkest futures. This June, that future comes back to bite in BISHOP, an all-new five-issue limited series by superstar writer Saladin Ahmed (Wolverine) and acclaimed newcomer artist Mario Santoro (Storm).
In the series, Bishop finds himself in a fight against fate when the Final Brotherhood, a new group of villains originating from his future, journey to the past to end his time in the present once and for all. In order to stop them and prevent further disruption of the timeline, Bishop will team up with his sister Shard, a fan-favorite character who starred in ‘90s X-Factor as well as previous Bishop solo series, whose tragic fate haunts Bishop to this day. Similar to recently launched solo X-titles like Rogue and Cyclops, BISHOP promises to deliver a thrilling, standalone saga that encapsulates the heart and history of the character—all while putting them through the ringer on their most challenging and legacy-defining missions yet!
THE TIME-LOST X-MAN IS BACK!
Bishop has always lived by a strict code. But that code will get called into question when his sister, Shard, is sent to the present right before she died! Will Bishop adhere to his principles and protect the timestream? Or will he risk it all to save the most important person in his life?
“I’m having a blast doing a deep dive into the dark corners of Lucas Bishop’s time-travel traumatized mind!” Ahmed said. “I’m a writer who loves both family drama and spectacle, so getting to juxtapose the big visual comic book elements of temporal warping and explosive powers with the quiet pain and joy of sibling relationships is my happy place.”
“When I drew issues of Storm, I also had the pleasure of drawing Bishop, and I really enjoyed doing it. I never imagined that I would get a chance to draw an incredible solo adventure for the character,” Santoro shared. “I have always loved the X-Men, and I’m thrilled every time I get to work with one of them. I’m also excited to work with a fantastic team led by [Editor] Darren Shan and alongside Saladin Ahmed, who wrote an incredible story for Lucas.”
“Mario Santoro’s pages for this are a thrill, including some INSANE designs for our new ‘hybrid’ mutant villains, the Final Brotherhood!” Ahmed added.
Check out Davide Paratore’s main cover along with variant covers by Fabrizio De Tommaso and Skottie Young, and pick up BISHOP #1 at your local comic shop this June! For more information, visit Marvel.com.
BISHOP #1 (OF 5): Written by SALADIN AHMED; Art by MARIO SANTORO; Cover by DAVIDE PARATORE; Variant Cover by FABRIZIO DE TOMMASO; Variant Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG; Virgin Variant Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG
On Sale 6/10
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PiercingMetal Thoughts: This sure sounds interesting and I’ve enjoyed the dynamic that Bishop had brought to the X-Men since his very first appearance way back in 1991. The exciting character was created by two comic book legends in John Byrne and While Portacio, a fact I find surprising to be left out of the press release but oh well. Now while I am intrigued about this one, as a rule I’ve not been purchasing any of the limited series outside of a select few these days. I will peruse it on the racks but will probably wait for the inevitable collected edition. That’s all I have on this one so what do you all think? Chime in down below as we always love to hear from you.
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