I was in the middle of a beautifully written action-packed and dramatic story. But at the same time I had to complete the X-Men event. The pitch was so good that I immediately started to think about this new adventure it was so exciting that I just couldn’t stop thinking about it. VALERIO SCHITI : I was still working on INFERNO (2021) when Tom Brevoort asked me to join Kieron on JUDGMENT DAY. How did you come to be involved in the project, Valerio? That kind of story, which I was going to do in IMMORTAL X-MEN, became a lot more overt. I’d already been planning a much quieter Eternals/X-Men war. Basically, I was one of the busiest people in the Marvel Universe at the moment and he asked if I had an idea for an event. KIERON GILLEN : Tom reached out and asked if I had any ideas for an Avengers/Eternals/X-Men crossover. The attempted solution is act two, which is somehow more apocalyptic than act one.Īs both the ETERNALS and the IMMORTAL X-MEN writer, was this story something you pitched or were you brought on when it was fully formed? It’s a big X-Men/Eternals war with the Eternals very much the aggressors, and the Avengers trying to make sure they don’t kill the planet. Then the Avengers are over here going, “You guys have been up to what?!” And that’s our first act. The Eternals’ job is to fight Deviants, so it’s their religious duty to go to war here. He’s discovered that according to some Eternal logic, mutants count as Deviants. In issue #12, Druig is in far too big a pair of shoes and is desperately trying to prove his position.

Over in ETERNALS (2021), we’ve seen the erosion of their society and leadership.

How does everybody respond to that having been kept secret? That’s one of the inciting incidents. In X-MEN (2021) #12, the fact that the X-Men have immortality has just gone public. It’s an event that absolutely grows from all the books. In one sentence, it’s probably “a conflict between the Eternals and the X-Men explodes into something much more dangerous.” It’s got three solid acts. KIERON GILLEN : I wanted to do a big emotional end of the world epic. We spoke with Gillen and Schiti on everything to expect as JUDGMENT DAY rocks the Marvel Universe!įor those coming in late, give us the pitch for A.X.E.: JUDGMENT DAY…

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