The Most Interesting One-Word Marvel Now Teaser In The World: “XX” By Brian Wood and Olivier Coipel

Wolverine calls him the best there is at what he does.

Cyclops believes that he is a dick.

It took Emma Frost longer to read his mind than it did for her to read Infinite Jest.

Hank McCoy calls him a beast.

He is the master of magnetism… according to Eric Lenshurr.

He is… the most interesting man in – ah, screw it; Marvel’s released another one-word teaser poster, and it says “XX.” Sure, I could have made a classy observation like “XX” is the chromosonal sequence for women, but there was a Dos Equis beer joke there, and I am only a man. A weak man. A weak man with a drinking problem. It’s pretty much all I can think about. It’s quite serious.

Right, the comic book. You can check the teaser after the jump.

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So: what’s “XX” if it’s not the reasonably priced amber lager I recklessly swill at the local Mexican joint until they grow tired of my shenanigans? Beats me; Comics Beat points out that XX is, in fact, the notation for female chromosomes – probably a good observation, considering the picture of DNA on the tease – but either way, it’s being written by Brian Wood and drawn by Olivier Coipel.

The smart money is probably on a book with a focus on some of the female X-Men, although who is still very much unclear – “XX” isn’t a lot to go on, and I’m not the biggest follower of any X-Titles that don’t have “Factor” in the title. Amanda’s the Editor here who reads the X-Books, and she’s having a hell of a time thinking of female X-Men who aren’t currently in play in other books. Maybe Jubilee, or Melita Garner from Wolverine, although her power set seems to be limited to subduing angry Canadians. Amanda also just pointed out that this might be a new incarnation of X-Treme X-Men – the initials certainly fit – in which case, we might be in store for our recommended daily allowance of Dazzler… which, of course, I just exceeded simply by typing her name.

Regardless, if history is any guide, Marvel will be releasing details about the book in the coming days or a couple of weeks… and even if they don’t, whatever “XX” is will be dropping in April.

Except here at the Crisis On Infinite Midlives Home Office, where a “Dos Equis” will be coming out in about three minutes. It’s a compulsion, really. Please help me.