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Warning: Contains spoilers for Timeslide #1!
After the fall of Krakoa, the X-Men franchise’s From the Ashes relaunch has introduced several young mutant heroes to Marvel Comics, and one new recruits has just been revealed to have a significant role in one potential future. Spotted by Bishop and Cable as they traverse time and preview Marvel’s upcoming 2025 stories, one of the brand-new heroes of Exceptional X-Men takes the spotlight to deliver an important message.
Timeslide #1 – written by Steve Foxe, with art by Ivan Fiorelli – features a slightly older, more experienced version of Trista Marshall, who assists Cable and Bishop when they wind up in “the near future” during their battle against the time-eating villain Vacuna. In her brief appearance, Trista, aka Bronze, displays a daunting list of important upcoming moments or events that promise to shake up the Marvel Universe.
Bronze lays out some stories currently playing out in the comics, like One World Under Doom and Eight Deaths of Spider-Man, and the list teases potentially massive events, including Ultimate Incursion and XVX.
Timeslide #1 – Written By Steve Foxe; Art By Ivan Fiorelli; Color By Frank D’Armata; Lettering By VC’s Joe Caramagna
As “one of the few X-Men left” in this future, and the one who gets the honor of sharing Marvel’s big 2025 preview, it seems that Bronze has the potential to be the biggest new mutant to debut in 2024. When she shows up in Timeslide, taking down a War-Lock drone and helping X-veterans Bishop and Cable, it’s surprising that one of the X-Men’s newbies is established as one of the remaining mutant heroes in this version of the future. Along with the list she created, Bronze warns that Apocalypse’s heir, Revelation, has finally followed through on the villain’s plans.
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Created by Eve Ewing and Carmen Carnero for Exceptional X-Men #1, Bronze is still learning to hone her metallic mutant powers under the guidance of Kitty Pryde, Emma Frost, and Bobby Drake. She was taken under Kitty’s wing in her first appearance, taught to embrace her identity as a mutant, and Timeslide’s version of the future ultimately sees her as one of the last hopes of mutantkind. She also name-drops Jitter from Uncanny X-Men as one of the mutants she’s still working with, but Bronze seems to be taking the most proactive role from what is teased in Timeslide.
Bronze Is Quickly Becoming The Breakout Hero From Marvel’s 2024 Class Of New Mutants
An Exceptional Debut
Of the major mutant characters to debut on new X-Men teams this year, as the mutants rise from the ashes, Bronze seems to be the standout character of the group so far. In Exceptional X-Men, Trista has already seemed to develop the most meaningful relationship with Kitty Pryde, mirroring Kitty’s relationship with Storm when she first joined the team. In just a few appearances, Bronze brings a new energy to the X-Men and her action-packed potential future teased in Timeslide already sees her become one of the team’s most important members as they enter a new era in Marvel Comics.
While Bronze battles Revelation in the near future, as one of the only surviving mutant heroes, one of Marvel’s newest characters officially becomes a major part of the X-Men.
Since Jitter is also mentioned, she and the other new mutants introduced in 2024 could certainly still take on vital roles as their stories unfold. However, Trista’s appearance in Timeslide signals that she’s not only a fan-favorite, but one of the favorites in-house at Marvel Comics as well, and that alone could see her become more prominent in its future stories. While Bronze battles Revelation in the near future, as one of the only surviving mutant heroes, one of Marvel’s newest characters officially becomes a major part of the X-Men and one of 2024’s most essential new heroes.
Timeslide #1is available now from Marvel Comics.
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The X-Men franchise, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, centers on mutants with extraordinary abilities. Led by the powerful telepath Professor Charles Xavier, they battle discrimination and villainous mutants threatening humanity. The series explores themes of diversity and acceptance through a blend of action, drama, and complex characters, spanning comics, animated series, and blockbuster films.
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