Entertainment Weekly reports that Imprint/Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group will release a pair of young-adult novels starring a 15-year-old Dana Scully and 17-year-old Fox Mulder.
Called “The X-Files Origins,” the series is set in spring 1979, “when serial murder, the occult, and government conspiracy were highlighted in the news.” Each book follows
teenagers Mulder and Scully and they experience life-changing events
that place them on the path to becoming the FBI agents “X-Files” fans
know and love.
Mulder’s story, “The X-Files Origins: Agent of Chaos,” will be
written by Kami Garcia (“Beautiful Creatures”), while Scully’s story
“Devil’s Advocate,” will be penned by Jonathan Maberry (“Rot &
Ruin,” “Marvel Universe vs. Wolverine”). Both books will be published in
January 2017.
Source: CBR
Also, fans can expect various new editions of comic books based on "The X-Files" , planned for this spring (mid-Feb/May) by IDW Publishing:
- The X-Files: The Truth Is Out There -- A chilling collection of all-new tales of dark secrets, alien agendas, terrifying monsters, and murderous madmen.
- The X-Files Season 11 #8 -- The last issue of the series.
- The X-Files Deviations, One Shot -- A realm where young Fox Mulder was abducted by aliens and never returned (instead of his sister Samantha)...
- The X-Files (2016) #1, #2 -- With the participation of Chris Carter, these stories are representing continuing adventures of Fox Mulder and Dana Scully.
- The X-Files Archives, Vol. 2: Skin & Antibodies -- In "Skin", NYC is gripped by fear as a skin 'harvesting'
accident by medical students leads Agents Mulder and Scully from the
morgue to the headquarters of a biotech company and deep into the
jungles of Thailand. Will they find the legendary 'Skin-Eater'? And in "Antibodies", fire at a research lab leads Agents
Mulder and Scully to a shadowy web of interests working at the forefront
of modern medicine. How far will someone go to cure any disease, heal
any wound, and unlock the secrets of immortality?
Source: IDW Publishing