Dustin Gebel
Marvel teases its future in the first look at the upcoming Timeslide one-shot from writer Steve Foxe and artist Ivan Fiorelli. Starring Cable and Bishop fighting a villain across the timeline, the done-in-one tale takes the place of previous Timeless stories in order to set-up the next year for the House of Ideas.
Foxe discussed getting the opportunity to write the one-shot, stating:
“I was thrilled when Tom Brevoort reached out about Timeslide. These annual mega-issues have become a perennial favorite of mine, both as a standalone story of their own and as a sneak peak of what’s to come for the year ahead. Getting to structure this one around Cable and Bishop—two of my favorite mutants, and two I didn’t write much during my prior X-tenure—was icing on the chrono-cake.”
The issue is also an opportunity to build upon the character work done in Children of the Vault. The Deniz Camp and Luca Maresca four issue miniseries played with lofty ideas tied to Krakoa, the titular group, and worked to build a modern interpretation of the Bishop and Cable dynamic.
Foxe spoke about that angle of the story and partnering with Fiorelli, stating:
“Ivan Fiorelli can truly draw anything, and this story proves that era by era on a tour of some of the X-Men’s most notable moments as a new threat opens his maw and threatens all of mutant history. We build on Cable and Bishop’s tumultuous relationship from Children of the Vault for a pulse-pounding ride that touches on some of my favorite parts of X-stories past—and teases some exciting upcoming mutant tales. And while the flash-forwards in this issue aren’t only X-related, it was exciting, as a diehard X-fan, to write the first Timeless that became TIMESLIDE!”
While Fiorelli is providing the interior artwork, Kael Ngu illustrates the cover for the one-shot. That cover can be seen below.
TIMESLIDE #1
Written by STEVE FOXE
Art by IVAN FIORELLI
Cover by KAEL NGU
On Sale 12/25
