Zeenews BureauNew Delhi: For those who have grown up on the popular series of X-Men, there is bad news. Marvel Comics have killed the popular character of Professor X, the founder of X-Men in their latest issue of ‘Avengers VS X-Men’.
The latest issue saw the wheelchair bound and telepathic character, whose full name is Charles Xavier, get killed by Cyclops, a member of his very own X-Men team.
‘When we first crafted `Avengers VS. X-Men,` we didn`t set out to kill any characters, but as the story progressed it became obvious that this had to be the last stand of Charles Xavier,’ Axel Alonso, editor-in-chief of Marvel Entertainment, said in a statement.
‘Rest assured his death will reverberate across the Marvel Universe, leading into major launches like Uncanny Avengers and All-New X-Men this fall,’ Alonso added.
The storyline`s dramatic conclusion will occur in the follow-up issue, due out Oct. 3.
The X-Men characters have been brought to the big screen in a series of films starring Patrick Stewart as Professor X and James Marsden as Cyclops including 2000`s ‘X-Men,’ 2003`s ‘X2’ and 2006`s ‘X-Men: The Last Stand.’ Last year, a prequel to those films, ‘X-Men First Class,’ had British actor James McAvoy as the professor.
First Published: Thursday, September 13, 2012, 14:50
