The Uncanny X-Men series is reinstating the X-Men’s prominence, even as Marvel editorial attempts to retroactively set the team in the ’90s to evoke nostalgia among older fans. Gail Simone, David Marquez, and other guest artists like Javier Garron and Luciano Vecchio are skillfully combining the narrative structures of the classic X-Men comics with fresh, innovative storylines that honor the past while venturing into new territories. This approach appears to be controversial within the current X-Men team, but Simone and Marquez are successfully executing it. The focus on character development is what allows this team’s stories to flourish.
The X-Men’s new team initially established themselves in New Orleans at Haven House, a significant location in mutant history as depicted in the story “Dark Artery”. However, Uncanny X-Men #19 hints at the possibility of a new base for the team.
As a devoted fan, I must say that Uncanny X-Men #19 stands out as a self-contained, one-and-done masterpiece, a rarity in today’s comic book landscape where stories often span multiple issues. In this issue, the X-Men convene with the Mayor of New Orleans, who proposes an intriguing idea for the city – the “Uncanny Village”, a tourist attraction inspired by our team, featuring businesses themed around Rogue, Gambit, Nightcrawler, and Jubilee. Given the significant role New Orleans has played in Uncanny X-Men so far, it’s tempting to speculate that we might be witnessing the beginnings of a new X-Men headquarters in the near future. Uncanny X-Men has been nearly flawless, artfully blending past events to shape the future. Although the X-Mansion is synonymous with the X-Men’s main headquarters, the team has had other significant homes throughout their history.
The X-Mansion Is Not the X-Men’s Only Base Despite What Movies and TV Have Shown
Generally, most individuals associate the X-Men with their appearances in Fox films, ‘X-Men: The Animated Series’, and the 1997 version, all depicting the X-Men as residing in the X-Mansion. However, this image is misleading because the X-Men actually lived at the X-Mansion until the 1980s. After various events forced them out, they staged their death while fighting the Adversary and moved to a base of the Reavers located in the Australian Outback. They remained there until the 1991 X-Men reboot, after which they returned to the X-Mansion. This continued until 2007, when an attack by Mister Sinister and his Marauders destroyed the X-Mansion, causing the X-Men to relocate to San Francisco and establish the X-Center as their new home. During a confrontation with Norman Osborn’s Dark Avengers, they constructed Utopia, utilizing Magneto’s original Asteroid M. This expanded dwelling place eventually housed all mutants (approximately 198 individuals) until internal conflicts between Wolverine and Cyclops led to some X-Men returning to the X-Mansion.
Wolverine and his mutants reconstructed the Mansion anew, turning it into the Jean Grey School for Advanced Learning, a design distinct from the initial X-Mansion, incorporating more futuristic aspects due to the X-Men’s technology. After Cyclops transformed into the Dark Phoenix (as seen in Avengers Vs. X-Men), Utopia was deserted, and Cyclops founded a new Xavier School within an old Weapon X facility. Over time, everyone shifted to the Jean Grey School, which was placed in Limbo for the protection of mutants from harmful Terrigen Mists. The X-Men’s disappearance into another universe followed, with Cyclops, upon his resurrection, leading a new team at Harry’s Hideaway, a bar frequented by the X-Men. This marked the beginning of the Krakoa Era, where the X-Men resided on Krakoa and built the Treehouse in New York City. The end of Krakoa saw Cyclops’s X-Men relocating to an abandoned Orchis Initiative base (an anti-mutant organization from the Krakoa Era) in Alaska, while Rogue’s team moved to Haven House. Therefore, their relocation to the heart of New Orleans would not be surprising.
The Uncanny Village Could Become a New X-Men Base and It Would Fit the Team’s History
In recent issues, the Uncanny X-Men have taken up a heroic role in New Orleans. Issue #18 showcases them rescuing citizens from a fire on a day specially dedicated to them by the mayor, hinting at their potential integration into the city. However, whether this is a permanent move remains uncertain.
Haven House resides over a fissure to a tormenting afterlife for mutant outcasts, safeguarded by a clan of mutants. This location is perilously treacherous, and the Outliers, the novice mutants the X-Men are training, are precariously close to being claimed by the malevolent forces governing this realm. This could potentially force the X-Men to leave Haven House, leading them towards the Uncanny Village. Given its atmosphere, it seems like a place where the X-Men might find comfort. They have inhabited similar locales before – think Harry’s Hideaway – so this new location could offer an intriguing environment for the team.
Uncanny X-Men #19 is on sale now.
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