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Marvel held a panel at FX International and released more information about Dark Reign, Dark X-Men, and Emma Frost. Emma Frost will have her own one-shot written by Matt Fraction.

Hickman said he wanted to do the backstory of the characters. Matt Fraction, who couldn’t make the FX Show due to an illness, is doing an Emma Frost one-shot, and Hickman is doing Dr. Doom, since he is going to be the new writer on Fantastic Four. He indicated that the one-shot will give him a chance to stretch his legs with the characters. He did reveal that the story in his one-shot occurs 5 minutes after the Cabal is formed, and takes place in Doom’s head.

The X-Men/Dark Avengers crossover is pretty much the first chapter where things start to move faster. It’s going to be a fantastic story, and they all agreed that Fraction has crafted something that is jaw-dropping, particularly in how it ends. From there, things pick up velocity, and fans will finally figure out where this whole story is headed.

“Will we see any more villain/hero hybrids like Hawkeye? Or are we going to see heroes doppleganging as villains to try and topple the Cabal?”

“How do you know you haven’t already seen it?” McCann asked. He went on to say that the recently announced Dark X-Men will mess with the fans’ minds in a good way. Dark X-Men is to the X-Men as Dark Avengers is to the Avengers.

“Do you need to read X-Men to read and understand the story of Dark X-Men?”

“No,” McCann answered, “but you should.” Dark X-Men will be born in Uncanny X-Men #513, as well as in the Dark Avengers/X-Men: Utopia one-shot. “Okay, so I guess yes, you do,” McCann laughed. Dark X-Men will be a six issue crossover between Dark Avengers and Uncanny X-Men, with still more developments to come. Dark X-Men will have really long-term ramifications on the X-Men. People have complained that X-Men are in their own bubble over on the west coast, but this will bring them back into the full tapestry of the Marvel Universe.

“Will Dark X-Men have its own series?”

Fans were told to check out Uncanny X-Men #513. Also, a Jae Lee cover that is being released on Monday should get fans excited about the story. McCann indicated that is going to be the cover to Dark Avengers/X-Men: Utopia one-shot. It’s an important thing to the whole Dark Reign event, and when it happens it will be seismic, and stuff will come out of it. “We’ve been building this house of cards,” he said. “An elaborate domino maze – we’ve been putting pieces into place, and now we are ready to make those pieces fall! Dark Avengers/X-Men: Utopia is the first flick of the dominos.”

Source: FX International: Marvel’s Dark Reign Panel

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