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Marvel's final Next Big Thing for this week. Today focused on X-Force's next "mega" arc, "Final Execution".by Remender and McKone.

http://marvel.com/news/story/18103/next_big_thing_liveblogs

3:02 UltimateKidNova:
We are discussing "Final Execution," the next big arc in Uncanny X-Force, which will be written by Rick and drawn by Mike

3:03 UltimateKidNova:
"This is not just the next arc of Uncanny X-Force, it's the next MEGA arc." -Senior Editor Nick Lowe, also on the call

3:03 UltimateKidNova:
"It's ridiculous. We were going to just call the arc 'It's Ridiculous.'" -Rick Remender

3:05 UltimateKidNova:
"We changed one big element of the Dark Angel Saga, and this story grows out of that. So it's actually kind of a double mega arc, because this is an extension of the Dark Angel Saga in some ways. It's nine issues and a continuation of what we've been doing in some ways." -Rick Remender

3:06 UltimateKidNova:
"This is the toughest Brotherhood of Evil Mutants ever. When you see who's in it, you'll see just what the stakes are for X-Force." -Rick Remender

3:10 UltimateKidNova:
"I tried to envision something I thought Mike could really excel at here. Issue #25 introduces a new take on a classic X-Men villain and I can't wait to see Mike draw them. They're the Omega Clan, three new characters built from the remains of Omega Red." -Rick Remender

3:11 UltimateKidNova:
The Omega Clan consists of Omega White, Omega Red and Omega Black. All of them have reasons to want to kill X-Force.

3:12 UltimateKidNova:
Rick has created a new concept called White Skies, which is "where corporations can shop for super villains."

3:17 UltimateKidNova:
"Any place that manufactures humans into weapons is going to piss off a couple members of X-Force. I always want a personal reason for why these characters take on these missions." -Rick Remender on White Skies

Dang I gotta go... Here's an image they posted:

Uncanny X-Force #25 cover art by Jerome Opena

Will check on the blog later to see if there is any more news...

EDIT: back...

3:25 UltimateKidNova:
"The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants has a huge plan that stems from the earlier issues of Uncanny X-Force. Archangel's fall was really the smaller consequence from killing the child Apocalypse. This is the big consequence." -Rick Remender

As Ru mentioned:

3:26 UltimateKidNova:
"Final Execution is Wolverine's spotlight arc. He goes through a crazy thing here. I think the fear with him is that he's in so many books that his growth can become stagnant. He ends this story in a very different place." -Rick Remender

3:27 UltimateKidNova:
"By the end of this arc, Wolverine and Betsy will never be the same...until some other writer comes in." -Rick Remender

3:29 UltimateKidNova:
"Some members of the Brotherhood you have seen in X-Force. The others are all big characters, and they belong here naturally. We spent a lot of time figuring out what each character is doing on the team. You're going to see a lot of X-Men villains who have cooled off for awhile, and many re-imagined." -Rick Remender

3:29 UltimateKidNova:
"Who's leading the Brotherhood? We won't find out for awhile, but it will change everything." -Rick Remender

3:31 UltimateKidNova:
"The Omega Clan has similar powers to Omega Red. Their powers are uniquely suited to X-Force. I don't want to give away the whys. I don't want to give away where their brains come from, because it's a big fun reveal in issue #25." -Rick Remender

3:34 UltimateKidNova:
"There are big plans for Genesis. You don't put a piece like that on the board without having an idea where it's going." -Rick Remender

3:44 UltimateKidNova:
The art chores for Final Execution will be set up ala Dark Angel Saga where there will be multiple artists and a lot of double shipping.

[GLX]

I'm game.

[eltopo]

neat

[doombug]

sounds awesome

[Timbales]

I like the tweaks to Psylocke's costume.

[GHERU]

according to Marvle.com (can't quote from phone to work computer) this will be a Wolverince centirc arc
and its about time he got the spotlight

[GHERU]

sounds great except for the part that has anything to do with Omega Red

[Timbales]

according to Marvle.com (can't quote from phone to work computer) this will be a Wolverince centirc arc
and its about time he got the spotlight

poor guy is just universally ignored

[avengingtitan]

Ugh more Dark Angel stuff. That story went on too long. I'm not really feeling the current story either. Hopefully it'll get better soon.

[Victorian Squid]

Yep, each character is getting an arc.

[Chris]

Ugh more Dark Angel stuff. That story went on too long. I'm not really feeling the current story either. Hopefully it'll get better soon.

The Dark Angel Saga was one of the best X-stories of the last 20 years.

[avengingtitan]

The Dark Angel Saga was one of the best X-stories of the last 20 years.

It was pretty great sure, but it went on a little to long.

[Chris]

It was pretty great sure, but it went on a little to long.

Same length as the Dark Phoenix Saga..

[avengingtitan]

Same length as the Dark Phoenix Saga..

yes but I read that in trade so it reads better. But reading this month to month it felt like it went on forever. They did the whole thing with kid apocalypse and then took a few issues off then more apocalypse (dark angel saga) stuff. It just went to long to read month to month. I'm sure its better in trade.

[GHERU]

I agree, it was a tad long
but, I didn't read the news as a continuation of Dark Angel, but rather a spin-off story line whose seeds were set in the DA story