RogueandMagneto’slost love story is set to be told by Marvel Comics, as the unlikelyX-Mencouplereturn to the Savage Landfor an all-new miniseries.Set during the cataclysmic events ofUncanny X-Men#269-275,Rogue: The Savage Landpromises to be full of “jungle action, untamed romance and more”when it launches early next year.
First announced by PolygonRogue: The Savage Land– written by Tim Seeley, with art by Zulema Scotto Lavina, who makes her Marvel Comics debut with the five-issue miniseries. The series returns to the late 1980s/early 1990sUncanny X-Menrunby comics superstars Chris Claremont and Jim Lee.
Uncanny#274 sawRogue stranded in the Savage Land, donning her iconic bikini-style outfit as she attempted to survive the elements without her powers. While there, she soon found herself in an alliance with Magneto against the sorceress Zaladane, leading to a brief, if somewhat controversial, romance between the two.
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Rogue: The Savage Land– Written By Tim Seeley; Art By Zulema Scotto Lavina; Available Aug 10, 2025
Rogue and Magneto’s dynamic has long been a contested aspect ofX-lore, and fans of the franchise have spent decades hoping for greater insight into their brief fling. Now, Marvel is giving them exactly that.
Rogue: The Savage Landlooks to fill in some details from that legendary Claremont/Lee story-line, as Rogueteams with Magnetoand Ka-Zar to survive a coming war in the Savage Land. Writer Tim Seeley expressed his enthusiasm for the project, highlighting his love of the original comics:
“In these five issues, I get to utilize my love for 80s X-Men, Jim Lee, Chris Claremont, Zabu, scantily clad heroines (and heroes!) and probably most importantly: dinosaurs.”
Seeley continued on to say that:
“Alongside my collaborator Zulema Lavina,we’re going to deliver something fresh, while honoring the impossibly sexy and epic classic tale of a young Rogue."
In a way,Rogue and Magneto’s short-lived romance is one of the great “What-If” questions ofX-Mencanon, and this new story will provide some exciting answers.
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Zulema Lavina sounds equally pumped to tackle the project as her debut Marvel work, telling Polygon she“immediately fell in love with” with the series. Lavina sells the series to fans even further, stating:
“The character of Rogue is full of empathy and determination, the iconic Savage Land setting is fantastic, the story is full of wild and unexpected stuff — I can’t wait for you to read it!”
Readers are equally excited by the concept of the series, as Rogue and Magneto’s dynamic has long been a contested aspect ofX-lore, and fans of the franchise have spent decades hoping for greater insight into their brief fling. Now, Marvel is giving them exactly that.
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The Rogue and Magneto relationship plotline might not have paid off in the main canon to the extent that Chris Claremont had originally intended, but it has nevertheless been impactful on the fandom in the decades since.This makes it an obvious point in the franchise’s timeline for Marvel to return to, and as such, this new series has already become one of the most highly anticipated new releases of the near future. Readers should eagerly anticipate the release of more information, and more art, from the series as its debut draws closer.
For newer fans who were first exposed to the Rogue/Magneto coupling inX-Men ’97, the new series should act as the perfect introduction to the classic Savage Land storyline by Chris Claremont and Jim Lee.
Judging by Kaare Andrews’ cover forRogue: The Savage Land#1, the new series should have everything that fans of classicX-Menwill be looking for: dinosaurs, exotic locales andRogue in her Savage Land outfit. For newer fans who were first exposed to theRogue/Magneto coupling inX-Men ’97,the new series should act as the perfect introduction to the classic Savage Land storyline by Chris Claremont and Jim Lee.X-Menfans will have to wait until next January to learn how farRogueandMagneto’srelationship went, but hopefully Rogue: The Savage Landwill be worth the wait.
Rogue and Magneto have also been depicted as a couple in several alternate continuity stories, most notably theepicAge of Apocalypsestorylinefrom the mid-1990s.
Rogue: The Savage Land#1will be available July 31, 2025 from Marvel Comics.
