Marvel writer Jonathan Hickman dropped a major bombshell during a podcast appearance last week, revealing that the publisher currently holds the rights to produce X-Files comics, and even cross them over with the Marvel Universe, as Hickman has done with the Alien franchise in his thrilling new series Aliens vs. Avengers.
Speaking with the Off Panel podcast, Hickman explained that a deal between Fox and Marvel has allowed for characters from Iconic Fox-owned properties to make their way into the Marvel Comics landscape.
Fans have already seen this with the Predator franchise, as the Yautja has been integrated in Marvel lore, and with Aliens vs. Avengers; according to Jonathan Hickman, readers can expect to have Scully and Mulder crossing over into the Marvel Universe at some point in the near future as well.
