X-Men's New Medieval Costumes Finally Give Mutant Icons Their Due
Gorgeous new art for the upcoming Knights of X series, a spin-off of the recently ended Excalibur run, shows off two X-Men mutants who are rarely given the spotlight, Rachel Summers (Prestige) the alternate reality daughter of Cyclops and Madelyne Pryor, and Kylun a cat-like mutant from the original 1980s run of Excalibur that has not been featured in decades. Knights of X follows a group of mutants trapped in Otherworld tasked with saving that reality from the evil forces of Merlyn and King Arthur, and it appears like Rachel and Kylun will finally get to take center stage, while wearing legendary new medieval outfits.
Rachel Summers comes from the Days of Future Past reality, and while her character has gone through tremendous growth over the past 40 years, she has rarely taken the spotlight and is an often underrated character. Kylun debuted as Colin McKay, and while he went on many adventures with Excalibur over the years, he has not been seen in any type of major role since the early 90s. Rachel is an incredibly powerful telepath who has hosted the Phoenix Force on several occasions while Kylun is a skilled fighter who has the ability of «sound mimicry,» allowing his vocal cords to replicate any sound that he hears. Not only are the new Lord of the Rings-esque style Otherworld costumes for these Knights of X characters simply iconic, but it is high time that both Prestige and Kylun are more appreciated by the Marvel Universe and its readers.
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Knights of X — written by Tini Howard with art by Bob Quinn — spins directly out of Excalibur, with Betsy Braddock assembling a team of medieval-styled mutant knights to fight against Merlyn and his
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