With Mega Man X Timelines #1 hitting comic shops this week, author Daniel "Protoman" Arseneault is already looking ahead to his next endeavor: the upcoming Mega Man X ongoing series. For those curious about how — or even if — this new series connects to Timelines, Daniel has shared the graphic above to clarify how everything fits together.
According to him, the ongoing story begins with an as-yet-unannounced issue #0. While the events of that issue remain a mystery for now, it leads directly into Mega Man X Timelines #1, which centers on X and Zero’s battle with Chill Penguin. The timeline then continues with Mega Man X ongoing #1, currently scheduled to launch later this fall.
More details on the ongoing series are forthcoming. Stay tuned!
You know it’s an American comic when the story is already anachronistically split between two different books and nothing’s even come out yet.
ReplyDeleteNot impressed with the implied storyline. Intro stage, Chill Penguin, Storm Eagle… lemme guess, next is Flame Mammoth?
Also those covers are definitely connected. Check the left side of issue 2 for the rest of Vile’s bandolier.
real mega man fans would find the good in every aspect of the character's various media adaptations
DeleteNo, @bvers96. That's called a "consumer".
DeleteFor me, it’s not even that. It’s not like I specifically want Marty and Blau Launcher to show up in adaptations of their stories (though I definitely wouldn’t object). I just want creatives to tell *their* stories, with *whatever* changes they need. Because the implied story here? Beginning with Vile and (presumably) ending with Sigma? That was told back in ‘93.
DeleteWhen I first saw the timeline order here before I focused on the image, I thought “issue 0” might be more about Sigma and what started the Maverick rebellion. Something like Day of Sigma. Which I suppose it still could be, but I’m not too inspired to believe as such.
(Also this is assuming you were calling Udon the fake fans and not me. Wasn’t quite sure how to read that :p)
@Bver96 No, not necessarily. Fans are allowed to dislike adaptations - plenty of people hated Fully Charged and the Ruby-Spears series. That does not make them fake fans; it means they have specific expectations that are not being met.
DeleteI agree with ya, Jack. It's very dissapointing to see them playing the story so straight as an adaptation. Isn't the whole point that you can take more creative liberties with the story that way? This comic seems like it's basically just going to go through the motions but in a linear order. I'd rather we get more takes like the manga with new characters or bridge the gap by bringing in later characters early (Like Alia pre X5 or even some of the later maverick bosses).
DeleteI was excited to see a new X comic as somone who wanted that. But even from just what we know it sounds very unappealing to me (X and Zero vs Chill Penguin? I thought X1 was supposed to be X's journey?). Maybe I'll be pleasently surprised though.
Yes 😂👍🏽
ReplyDeletei'm a manga inspired artist i might just buy the comic for story ideas.
ReplyDeleteOf course the ongoing series has another #1 issue so they have have another 10 covers with half of them exclusive and hard to get..... annoying.
ReplyDeleteI had a feeling we were in for multi book shenanigans, but whats up with the out of order release? Going from #1 back to #0 is gonna kill the stories momentum a bit when being read as released.
ReplyDeleteguys with all due respect, this at least looks faithful to the megaman x ethos, appearance and story wise. the franchise is at its down-low now, it needs all the life support it can get.
ReplyDeleteIf you love X and the franchise, try to help support this comic series.
pre-ordered all the timelines, even my less favourite ones like ZX.
it might give SOME incentive for capcom to look again at Megaman's potential
I don't have an opinion on these comics, but this would be the umpteenth time someone has said "it will show Capcom we care!" They know - that's why they keep licensing out merchandise. I honestly don't think that's going to change anything.
DeleteI sincerely doubt Udon’s performance will lead to anything from Capcom. Capcom was paid a fee by Udon to use Mega Man content. Udon’s performance only indicates what Udon does. I guess it’s a factor in whether Capcom renews the license when time comes… But it’s not a deciding factor for Capcom to make games. If people are buying *comics,* then you make more *comics.* Especially when Capcom is in the black with those comics, even if Udon may not be.
DeleteAt this point, Capcom might as well license out the games too. Let some insanity out before society implodes.
And I try not to be so gloomy, but honestly? Maybe we *should* let Mega Man die. New games are selling amazingly, breaking records for the series, with undoubtedly very low budgets… and all we get are even more expensive and cheap games with more amazing sales. Does no one else see this as a problem? That Capcom is being immensely rewarded for doing essentially nothing? If a game did as well as MM11 15 years ago, there’d be a couple new series in as many years. If they had a streak as good as 11 and the LC’s, Mega Man might start to look like Sonic right now, with diverse, bespoke, and frequent offerings that (at least try to) satisfy a lot of different fans. But we’re not getting that now, when LC’s seemed to have peaked and Capcom is just giving us radio silence.
But I don’t blame Capcom. I blame the world. Good figures 30, 20, even 15 years ago aren’t good today. Not for a publicly traded company that’s grown all those years. Life support is a good analogy, because that’s what it feels like. Mega Man stumbling through a disjointed dream-like past while the comatose body is a resource for Capcom like in The Matrix.
If Mega Man is on life support, then I’m pulling the plug. Because it’s not Mega Man anymore.
(but Koto White Axl is coming today, so I’m actually still part of the problem :p)
Capcom doesn't care whether this comic will perform well or not. They're always gonna put the franchise on the back burner in favor of their best-selling IPs.
DeleteBesides, I'm not giving my money to Udon. If I'm gonna read this series, it's gonna be be through other means, even though I'm reluctant to, given the art style and the direction they're going in.