Wolverine on the cover of a Frans Masereel novel? Dostoyevsky's Russian classic, following the relationships of Cyclops? When did Marvel get so high brow?
Our mistake. These are the work of Chad Miller, for his brilliantly obscure X-Men Classics series.
Set in a world in which mutants are real, Miller strikes upon a collection of the X-Men's own imprints of classic titles while rummaging through a thrift store. Subtle rewrites of literature usually found on high school reading lists, the Xavier Classics appear to be an attempt by the X-Men to help young Americans become more familiar with mutants and their powers.
"I knew I was in X-Men territory, only a few miles from their mansion, but I never expected such a prize," writes Miller on his Tumblr. "Now that I know these exist, I am on the hunt. I'm not sure what titles the X-Men printed--so far it seems like anything you'd find on a high school reading list--but I aim to collect and share them all."
You can join Miller in his search and find more of his discoveries on his Tumblr site.
Magik in Alice in Wonderland
No Girl in The Bell Jar
Havok, Cyclops, and Vulcan in The Brothers of Karamazov
Jean Grey in As I Lay Dying
Quentin Quire in Lord of the Flies
Colossus and Nightcrawler in Of Mice and Men
Wolverine in Passionate Journey
Wolverine and Xavier in Passionate Journey
(Images: X-Men Classics)
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