Nick Lowe on Rachel, Havok & Polaris's Fate Following Emperor Vulcan

In the latest X-Position, X-Editor Nick Lowe was asked about what will happen to the X-Men in Emperor Vulcan:

Along those lines, John Sage was curious about a few other mutants. "Assuming Marvel Girl, Polaris, and Havok make it back from their space jaunt alive, is there a place for them in any of the post-MC X-titles?"

NL: That's a bigger assumption that I'm willing to make, John. At least one of those characters will make it out of "Emperor Vulcan" alive. And I think it's safe to assume that they're big enough characters to have a future in the X-Books.

The article also includes information on the new X-Force (written by Chris Yost and Craig Kyle) and Cable (written by Duane Swierczynski), which are two books it's quite possible Rachel could be showing up in (assuming she returns).

Chris Yost on X-Position Week 9

It was Chris Yost's turn in the hotseat in X-Position this week:

A couple of weeks ago, Ashley Keller had sent in a question to Brubaker about Rachel Summers. He claimed ignorance, as the events she asked about would possibly take place in "Emperor Vulcan." Well, since you're the one writing that mini, I'll let her ask again ...

"Will we be seeing any reaction from Rachel in regards to Cable's death (if he is dead) in 'Emperor Vulcan?' Since Rachel has a strong psi-bond with Nathan, she would instantly feel his death. Considering everything she's gone through to try to protect her 'baby brother,' she should be one of the characters most impacted by his death, shouldn't she?"

Yost: Rachel would absolutely be affected by Cable's death. He's her brother, and if she were aware of it, she'd be devastated. That being said ... we don't really know that Rachel would instantly feel his death. After all, how do you test that out? And given she's in a whole other galaxy, their link is strained as it is. But when she does learn of his death, I expect Rachel to react and act accordingly. Gambit and Sunfire better start running if she gets back is what I'm trying to say.


"If she gets back?" And as long as we're being a bit morose, Brian Moranor had a question about another death: "Are we going to be seeing some reaction from Havok and Rachel regarding the death of Corsair (his father/her grandfather) in 'Emperor Vulcan?' I know the mini takes place some time after the 'Uncanny' arc (or does it?), but I was wondering if we'd get any insight to their feelings."

Yost: Of course. Corsair's death affected Havok deeply and is influencing every decision he's making now, for better or worse. And Polaris has to deal with extra-angst Havok.

Rounding things off about the "Emperor Vulcan" miniseries, AZPolaris wanted to know more about – surprise! – Polaris: "I am a huge Polaris fan and would love any info about her that you can share. Are she and Havok officially a couple? Will Lorna discuss any of the turmoil that her life was in before she left Earth? I hope to see a bond form between Lorna and Rachel (Havok's 'niece') – will this occur in 'Emperor Vulcan,' or will it be nonstop action?"

Yost: I'm a huge Polaris fan as well, and yes – she and Havok are officially a couple. The insanity of Lorna's life will get brought up, and while what she's up against now is extreme, it's a little more straightforward. Except when Doop shows up to kill Vulcan and take over the Shi'ar empire. No one's going to see that coming.

Lorna and Rachel are definitely going to bond, and drink. After all, the two hottest women in the Shi'ar empire have to stick together. Plus, they've both got man troubles. I lean toward non-stop action, but I try to take breaks for angst.

The Bring Rachel Home Campaign Continues With the Fight For Cable

In X-Men #200 and Cable & Deadpool #42, it appears that Cable blows himself up to save information he has stored in Providence. Although there is no body, what Mike Carey has been saying in interviews and to fans has been alarming that Nathan truly is dead.

What also worries fans that this is at attempt by Marvel to get rid of alternate reality and future characters that editors like Joe Quesada and Axel Alonso hate with a passion.

What we need to do is continue to make our voices heard. Rachel & Cable have fans and we want Nathan back.

What Can You Do:

- X-Men writer Mike Carey will be touring the US in July and appearing at book shops and LCS. This is a perfect time for Rachel & Cable fans to impress upon him how we feel.

- There is an X-Men Panel at the San Diego Comic Con on Sunday, July 29th, with Ed Brubaker, Mike Carey, Chris Yost, Craig Kyle and Axel Alonso. This will be a great opportunity to ask Yost questions about X:EV and to badger them about bringing back Cable.

- Email officex@marvel.com and mheroes@marvel.com with demands to bring back Cable.

Lots of Rachel & X:EV News in X-Position

Comic Book Resources weekly X-book column, X-Position, this week features and interview with Ed Brubaker (and Nick Lowe helping) and many of the questions relate to Rachel and the upcoming X-Men: Emperor Vulcan. Here are some excerpts:

Ed, this next one might be difficult for you to answer at the moment, but I'll give SGuthrie the opportunity to ask anyway because, hey, that's why we're here at X-Position! I know there are long-range plans involving Havok, Polaris, and Marvel Girl Emperor Vulcan, but are there any plans to bring at least one of them back to the fold during your run, or are you planning on keeping them with the Starjammers in space indefinitely? Or can you not answer this until that limited series is over?

Brubaker: Yeah, I can't really answer that. Ask Chris Yost, since he's writing Emperor Vulcan.

Chris isn't around, but Nick is still here with two more cents - we almost have a nickel!

Nick Lowe: Keep your eyes peeled for Emperor Vulcan to see what happens with those characters. Rest assured, they are some of my favorite characters in the whole world and Chris Yost is doing some awesome things with them.

We had several fans write in about the Cable and his "sis" Rachel. To cover our bases, I'm combining jarrod and Ashley Keller's emails to come up with the following query: "I'm just curious if Yost (or anyone) plans on dealing with Rachel's reaction to Cable's recent death. Given that Rachel forged a permanent mindlink with Nathan, she should've actually experienced his death. Will we see her go after those responsible for killing him"�

Brubaker: I don't know. I notice whenever anything happens in any X-book, someone wants to see some specific character react to it, and all I can say is, give it time. Patience is a virtue, supposedly .

We'll take your word on that. Hey, it seems as if rodyega might have a solution to that whole Endangered Species problem. "Couldn't Rachel undo M-day since she has been displaying powers she got from her 'Mom' She has chronokinetic powers, right? Couldn't she just change the past and prevent Wanda from ever saying, 'No more mutants'?�

Brubaker: Hold on, let me write this down...

Mike Carey Talks Rachel

SPOILER WARNING: This news article contains some possible spoilers for Uncanny X-Men, X-Men and the crossever event happening this fall.

Livewire World has posted a fantastic interview with X-Men writer Mike Carey and he was asked about Rachel joining the cast of his X-book:

Question: You've said on your blog that there will be major changes to your line-up in the coming year, and I know you can't say too much about that but rumour has it that Marvel Girl (Rachel Grey) will be leaving the Uncanny team sometime soon and if the opportunity came up to include her on your team, is she someone you'd like to give time to?


Mike Carey: Yes, I like Rachel a lot. I haven't heard that rumour but I do know that not all of that team are coming home. I'd love to write Rachel, I'd like to write Colossus, I'd be happy to write Nightcrawler, I think there are a lot of cool characters on the other teams.

Mike Carey had previously posted this in response to fan questions on his blog:

Cory - there are a *lot* of mutants I'd like to get my grubby hands on... On the Uncanny side of things, I've always liked both Colossus and Nightcrawler. Marvel Girl is a great character and interacts very interestingly with Cable.

Askani - I can promise you that some of your wishes will be granted. (re: interaction between Cable and Rachel) And I agree 100% about the Cable/Rachel interaction (again, see above).

Joe Q asked about any upcoming Askani stories

Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada was asked during his Weekly Joe Friday column on Newsarama about any Askani stories in the works:

Q: "XChylde17" - Any chance we will see some stories coming out of Earth-4935 (the Askani timeline)? It's such an important part of Cable's character and it frequently gets referred to, plus it has potential for some really interesting stories, much like Wolverine: Origins. Also, thanks for giving me more Cable by putting him back on the X-Men, with what could be the coolest line-up ever.


JQ: Hey, XChylde17, while there are no immediate plans, Cable, Bishop, and Forge are three characters on the top of new X-overlord Axel Alonso's list of character to bring back into the limelight.

To submit questions for Joe Quesada to answer in future columns, you can post on Newsarama's forum