EXCLUSIVE: Art from “Magneto” #18 by Paul Davidson
CBR News: Hello again, Cullen! Our first
question this week comes from Justinian who wants to know how Magneto
will adjust to the impending events of “Secret Wars.”
It seems Magneto doesn’t intend to “go gentle into that good
night.” With the universe ending, what does Magneto have to come to
terms with?
Magneto is definitely not facing the end of existence without a
fight. As far as he’s concerned, he thinks he can save the world. That
means he has to fight not only for mutants, but for all of mankind. This
entire series has dealt heavily with Magneto’s legacy – how do people
see him and how will he be remembered – and as he faces the apocalypse,
that’s something that will be weighing heavily on his soul.
Next up, Magneto – but probably not the Magneto – has a question regarding the Master of Magnetism’s daughter and, also, his ex-girlfriend.Mr.
Bunn. First congrats on keeping the quality high…great twists in #15
and #16. My questions are…will there be any prolonged interaction
between Lorna and Briar?
Yes! I’m glad you asked! Briar has a hand in bringing Lorna and
Magneto back together and we’ll see quite a bit of interaction between
the two of them. It will reveal a lot about Lorna’s relationship with
her father, but even more about Briar’s mysterious motivations!
And do you still have plans for Rogue showing up again?
I would love to see Rogue show up again in the series, but I don’t think that’s in the cards until after “Secret Wars.”
DurararaFTW wants to find out as much about Magneto’s post-“Secret Wars” status quo as possible.
Are you expecting Magneto to make it through “Secret Wars” or
do you expect us to get a more traditionally villainous incarnation of
the character?
I like to think that it will take more than the end of the world to
stop someone like Magneto. That said, I believe there are plenty of
surprises in store of readers. Even if Magneto makes it through to the
other side of “Secret Wars,” though, you can be there will be big
changes in store for him!
After recent events over in “Uncanny X-Men,” Alucard2099 has a question about Magneto’s powers.
Magneto’s powers – have they returned completely, as Emma Frost has revealed [hers have] in the recent issue of “Uncanny X-Men,” or are they still broken?
Magneto’s powers are still broken. He’s using MGH to enhance them to
greater levels. That said, the challenges he’s facing are so great that
he’s going to need to find ways to increase his abilities to even
greater levels.
Now that the Inhumans have taken a bigger role in the Marvel Universe, blanchett wants to know if there’s a crossover coming up.
There were several Inhumans on the island when Magneto closed
down the concentration camp. Could we see Magneto attempt to broker an
alliance with Medusa’s Kingdom?
That’s something I would have liked to explore. Drawing from a recent
version of my outline, we would have seen a few Inhumans – including
Ren Kimura from “Fearless Defenders” – joining the mutants who follow Magneto. Sadly, I don’t think that’s going to happen anytime soon. But never say never!
Looking back at Magneto’s five-decade history, Tazpocalapse has a question about the character’s more offbeat deeds.
I would love to see an issue with Magneto thinking back to just
how crazy some of the things he did back in early issues of the “X-Men”
were. What do you think is the most insane plot he came up with?
There are so many great Magneto stories, it’s a little hard to
choose. I like the mutate story from the Savage Land quite a bit, but
his plan to use an EM Pulse to knock out all power in the United States
was pretty wild. That was during the “Magneto War” crossover, I think.
This is some great news and happy to know Magneto might continue after Secret Wars. Also Happy to see Polaris with her father… FINALLY.
Love the art and this look like it’s going to be a very big event. Magneto thinks he can save not just the mutants, but the whole world and he’s willing to make some sacrifices for it. Here we go again, Magneto saving the world once again. It looks like there are some kind of emotion going on between them two,. It’s hard to tell what, exactly. Nevertheless, I’m REALLY excited for this 🙂
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