Age of X-Man: Omega #1

[cyberghostface]

"I came into comics by way of 'Age of Apocalypse.' The event was going on when I was 6 years old and I would read issues completely out of order with no idea what was going on. But I knew one thing–I LOVED Nate Grey. To my very young mind, Nate was the coolest dude in the world. He had fashion sense, power, and attitude. I couldn’t resist his charms. Later in life, I came to follow his adventures in earnest and decided to read his solo series. What I found was a character that was the ultimate outsider in a band of outsiders. He’s overwhelmingly powerful and from another world. He’s never truly fit in and you can see that throughout his series. I always felt that he could do better, that he deserved better, and that his particular lens on the world of mutants was something we needed more of. Luckily, 25 years later I get to execute that vision. It’s a literal dream come true." -- Zac Thompson

"The first time I saw Nate Grey was as an action figure in a toy store and I legitimately thought he was just a young version of Cyclops because his costume was so similar. My parents bought me that action figure and I loved it with all my heart. I later found a comic my brother had, it was the first issue of X-Man, and everything clicked. I became obsessed with the series and the character even though I was confused by it. What I love about Nate now is that he’s one of the most powerful characters in the Marvel U, and yet most people still treat him like a kid. His power levels are so astronomical that he experiences reality on a completely different plane than almost everyone else and that combined with his youthfulness and desire to do good is tragic. He’s destined to be alone. Those have always been the kinds of characters I feel the most affinity for." -- Lonnie Nadler

Comments

[shadowpsykie]

I knew it!
he pretty much created this world as a dark reflection of their own desires...

[locuatico]

Who knew what apocalypse wanted all along was to be a hippie?

[laughing_tree]

Weird that it would end on this note considering that Hickman’s long-planned run is starting next, and we know Magneto’s going to be involved. It doesn’t seem likely this was a set-up for that so, what, he’s just going to ignore it?

[cyberghostface]

The impression I got was that Nate created another Magneto so one could go back and another would stay.

[laughing_tree]

Okay, yeah, that makes sense.

[scorntx]

"If you wish to have your cake and eat it too, you must first rewrite the universe."

It's a convenient way to end up with Morally Ambiguous Magneto and Whatever Moral Alignment The Writer Chose This Week Magneto at the same time, I guess.