Wolverine and the X-Men #1 shakes up the Jean Grey School for year 2

Sophomore year rings the bell at the Jean Grey School as Wolverine and Storm are joined by new instructors Quentin Quire and Fantomex.

This March, the smash-hit series begins a new semester in WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN #1 – from critically acclaimed creators Jason Latour (Winter Soldier) and Mahmud Asrar (X-Men, Indestructible Hulk)!

Summer School is in session as world-famous mutants Wolverine, Storm, and more must educate and train the Marvel Universe’s next generation of X-Men! All-powerful inexperience mutants with the power to level cities. What could go wrong? Plus with Fantomex and Quentin Quire joining the staff – the Jean Grey School is in for a wild ride!

But with X-Men’s own lives riddled with deadly enemies and personal crises, how can they hope guide the next generation, when they can barely defend them! A new enemy lurks in the shadows, ready to strike at the heart of the Jean Grey School. And this new organization will test the faculty and students of the JGS like never before!

“Schools back for summer, and Wolverine, Storm and Quentin Quire are here to guide the next generation of mutant heroes,” says Editor Tom Brennan. “When the time came to find out who’d take the Wolverine & The X-Men story to its next chapter, Jason Latour was pretty much the only choice for someone who could continue this book’s legacy while charting new destinations. Mahmud Asrar is the perfect partner for Jason, expanding on the world of the Jean Grey school and the lives and dangers of its students with breathtaking drama and scale.”

If you thought the inaugural year of the Jean Grey School was crazy – you ain’t seen nothing yet! The X-Men of tomorrow have faced dangers unlike any other, but they’re not ready for what comes next. Get ready for the start of the bombastic new series when WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN #1 hits stands this March!

I don’t dislike what Marvel’s been doing with the ‘Jean Grey School’ in Wolverine and the X-Men, but as a long time X-fan I miss the glory days of the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters more than a little.  I know the current book (which just closed out and this is essentially a continuation of) has plenty of fans and so does the roster of characters that call it home, but I’m still more than a little standoffish about it.

Perhaps that might change with the new #1 coming up from Latour and Asrar. Fantomex should definitely bring a little more action to the book and Marvel is promising some very big story lines, which is a good thing as this roster of characters really needs to put some kind of footprint on the Marvel landscape. Personally, I could use a little less Quentin Quire too, though I doubt that’s in the offing anytime soon.

Wolverine and the X-Men #1 though, very much is as it’ll be hitting stands on March 5th.