The solicit information for Uncanny X-Men indicates that the Divided We Stand story arch comes to an end in issue #499. In the aftermath of Messiah CompleX the X-Men have been without a shared vision to guide the team, and it appears that in essence Xavier’s dream has died. Will Uncanny X-Men #500 mark the beginning of a new direction for our beloved X-Men? You bet your sweet genes it will!

Read more after the jump to see Alex Ross’s cover and what he had to say about it, as well as what’s in store for our X-Men in issue #500.

As to what baddies will feature in the issue itself — written by Ed Brubaker and Matt Fraction and illustrated by Greg Land and Terry Dodson — Marvel editor Nick Lowe shared, “Two major X-figures whose names start with M appear here. As well as one of the characters shown at the end of the first chapter of ‘Endangered Species.’ Sadly, it’s not Sugar Man. Though it should be!”

“I’ll tell you this, they certainly come together under a dream,” Lowe remarked. “But it’s not necessarily Xavier’s. [CBR]

Alex Ross on the Cover for Uncanny X-Men #500:

“[In creating the cover,] I tried to be true to most every character’s first appearance look,” Ross said. “Notably, Rogue is in her earliest costume, the Silver Age X-Men are in their earliest outfits, and, if it can be considered that Phoenix and Marvel Girl are two separate people, then I did the first costumes for both. There are liberties taken with that goal with the appearances of characters like Iceman and Emma Frost, though.
“I would argue that no designer put their imprint on these characters greater than Dave Cockrum. In fact, the test of great designs is how well they are handled by many hands. An example of a poor costume era for a character would have to be Dazzler, who reflected the ‘Flashdance’ era of workout clothing.

“What’s important about the first appearance looks of these many characters is that designers generally go back to these earliest inspirations for design reboots of the characters, so, in a fashion, that’s the most timeless ways you can present them.” [CBR]

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