Wondering what to expect from Immortal X-Men - try watching HBO's Succession

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Are you a fan of HBO's red-hot ꦇdysfunctional family/corporate boardroom comedic d💫rama Succession?

We might have a comic book for yoꦺu - Marvel's Immortal X-Men. 

Fans of Immortal X-Men writer Keiron Gillen knows he's not shy about sharing what stories influence his work, from Lord of 🎀the Rings to Sandman, and you can now count HBO's Su🍸ccession among them. 

Gillen, who will be taking 🉐over for Jonathan Hickman as Marvel's lead X-writer for its upcoming new 'Destiny of X' era, spoke about the upcoming series illustrated by artist Lucas Werneck with , and cited his newfound fandom of Succession as a comparison to Immortal X-Men, particularly citing Magneto's role in the series.

As anyone who's been following the Hickman-led X-saga knows, Magneto is currently on the Quiet Council, the leader of the mutant country of Krakoa. But when Immortal X-Mಌen begins, the Master of Magnetism will be stepping down, much like how Succession's patriarch Logan Roy's leader꧒ship wanes in the hit HBO series.

"I like Machiavellian characters with plans," Gillen tells EW. "I hadn't watched Succession when I started writing Immortal, but Succession has a lot of Immortal in it. I'd love to do an homage cover from behind Magneto'sඣ chair."

So while Succession may not have directly inspired the Immortal X-Men writer, its backstabbing characters and closed-door deals are apparently similar enough to get warrant a nod. Of course, fans of Hickman's X-saga should recognize the comparison. So far, it's been a sto💞ry of ruthless power plays and betrayal on a Shakespearean scale. 

Gillen also mentioned another meta influence for his handling of Magneto, and that's his own predecessor Jona﷽than Hickman. No, Hickman doesn't have powers over the elem🎃ents or plans for a new world order (that we know of), but he has been a leader on Marvel's X-Books as much as, if not longer than, Magneto has been on Krakoa.

"It๊'s not deliberately meta," Gillen🅘 quips cheekily, "but it certainly works."

Gillen and Werneck's hits shelves March 30th. You can watch the trailer Marvelܫ released for it and the entire 'Destiny of X' saga right here:

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