A New Hulk Comic and a Big X-Men Change Coming in June

With June solicitations due out soon, Marvel has been dropping some announcements about upcoming projects and changes. While the majority of the All-New Marvel NOW books have been announced by now, it seems we can look forward to one new book and a major creative team shift in June.

First, Marvel announced a second ongoing Hulk series titled Savage Hulk. Much like Savage Wolverine, the series will take a continuity-light approach, offering various standalone stories from different creators that are set in different points in Hulk's life. The book looks to be taking a pretty classical approach to Hulk storytelling, emphasizing the conflict between Bruce Banner the man and Hulk the monster.

“I like to see the heroic side of Bruce Banner,” said editor Mark Paniccia on Marvel.com. “He’s one of Marvel’s most tortured souls and yet he wants to do the right thing. I find stories that emphasize this very interesting. It’s not just about the man or the monster, it’s about both. How do you cope with such a curse? How do you deal with that inner turmoil and the constant fear of hurting those around you?”

The first story arc will be written and illustrated by Alan Davis, focusing on a clash between Hulk, the Leader, and the Hulkbusters. Davis will be followed by Jim Starlin. True to form, Starlin will be taking Hulk into space , where he'll encounter villains like Thanos and Annihilus.

Second, Marvel confirmed that Jason Aaron will be leaving Amazing X-Men as of April's issue #6. Aaron commented on Twitter, "So yeah, because of my overall schedule demands, I had to step away from Amazing X-Men a bit sooner than I'd hoped. Though as far as parting shots go, I think the 'Return of Nightcrawler' is a pretty satisfying way to end my tenure as an X-writer. Without Amazing, that leaves me writing Original Sin, 'Thor, Southern Bastards and a couple of other things I can't talk about yet. It was definitely weird to leave the X-verse behind after spending pretty much my entire Marvel career there. But I couldn't be happier with the stuff I'm working on now. Fun times ahead!"

As seen in the May solicits, Kathryn Immonen will be writing the standalone issue #7. And we suspect a lot of X-fans will be pleased with the new ongoing creative team. Craig Kyle and Chris Yost will co-write the series. Kyle and Yost have collaborated on several significant X-Men runs, including New X-Men: Academy X and X-Force Vol. 3. This will be their first comic book pairing since the X-Force: Sex + Violence mini-series.

Artist Ed McGuinness will remain on board the series. It also seems the focus of the book will remain pretty much the same, featuring the senior group of X-Men at the Jean Grey School and emphasizing their globe-trotting adventures. The most immediate change will be the addition of Colossus to the cast, with the steel-skinned mutant ending his self-imposed exile. And it's probably safe to say the X-Men will be doing battle with a Wendigo or two (or 30) in the first storyline.

Savage Hulk #1 and Amazing X-Men #1 will both ship in June 2014.

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