Again in 2006, comedian creators Mike Carey and Chris Bachalo launched a brand new group of superhumans often called the Kids of the Vault within the “Supernovas” story arc of the continuing X-Males e book. When comedian creator Jonathan Hickman took over and relaunched the X-Males books a number of years in the past, he introduced again the characters and idea. The Kids of the Vault will as soon as once more be going through off towards mutantkind in a brand new 4-issue restricted collection from author Deniz Camp making his Marvel debut and artist Luca Maresca.
The collection, which encompasses a first challenge cowl drawn by Yanick Paquette, will contain time-traveling mutants Cable and Bishop teaming as much as tackle the superbeings.
Right here’s how Marvel describes the restricted collection:
A four-issue restricted collection, CHILDREN OF THE VAULT can be written by Deniz Camp (twentieth Century Males) in his thrilling Marvel Comics debut and drawn by Luca Maresca, following his hit work on Photon: Monica Rambeau. These two rising stars will discover one of the crucial vital obstacles to mutantkind’s survival, the mega-evolved superbeings often called THE CHILDREN OF THE VAULT. This post-human species is seen as the following stage of evolution, superior to mutants in each manner. Their motives and the existential risk they symbolize has been brewing within the pages of each Jonathan Hickman and Gerry Duggan’s X-MEN runs, and after the dramatic occasions at this 12 months’s Hellfire Gala, they’re be unleashed from their digital jail with a brand new mission. Former enemies turn into brother-in-arms as Cable and Bishop team-up to combat this significant conflict towards the Kids of the Vault all on their very own!
The Kids of the Vault are again, and they’re decided to be humanity’s salvation! However not every thing is because it appears, and each utopia has its prices. What’s the motivation behind these extremely advanced beings gifting the world with their superior know-how? And the way do Bishop and a now-Orchis-captured Cable determine into their plans?
Camp teased what’s to return:
“With CHILDREN OF THE VAULT, we’re taking what Mike Carey, Jonathan Hickman, and Gerry Duggan have established and filling within the gaps to extra absolutely flesh out their motivations and strategies. It’s been an actual thrill to invent a complete new society for the Marvel Universe, with its personal brutal historical past, tradition, prejudices, personalities, and politics. Simply as necessary to this e book are Cable and Bishop, two characters I’ve lengthy recognized and just lately come to like. We’re embracing their wealthy historical past and sophisticated pasts (and futures!) to create a dynamic that I feel feels recent however deeply rooted within the characters.
“All of those characters, with their competing visions for the long run, are going to collide in a sci-fi story brimming with ‘huge concepts,’ accessible to new readers however taking full benefit of the FALL OF X established order and the Marvel Universe.”
Search for Kids of the Vault #1 to reach in shops and digitally on Wednesday, August ninth.
