An All Female X-Men Series by Brian Wood? Sign Me Up!

I am the first one to admit that I am not well versed in the world of X-Men, but when I heard about the upcoming X-Men series which focuses solely on the X-Women, my ears immediately perked up and the excitement level set in.  Most of the reason I became so intrigued by the new series is because it is being penned by Brian Wood.  If there’s one thing I love about Wood, it’s his incredible ability to write captivatingly and accurately about female characters.  His most recent example of this is in the new Star Wars monthly comic that launched a few weeks ago, which is highly Leia-centric.  I also have adored his New York Four and New York Five series that Wood had written for Vertigo.  With the exception of Whedon’s run on Astonishing X-Men, X-Men Season One, and several other collected trades, I haven’t ever delved too far into the world of Mutants.  My initial inclinations were affirmed when I read an interview that USA Today did with Wood in which he was quoted as saying “I feel like as far as the X-Men go, the women are the X-Men. Cyclops and Wolverine are big names, but taken as a whole, the women kind of rule the franchise. If you look at the entire world as a whole, it’s the females that really dominate and are the most interesting and cool to look at.”  He also stated that he’s drawing inspiration for his series from Chris Claremont’s 70’s and 80’s Uncanny X-Men (which I’ve heard nothing but brilliant things about), and Grant Morrison’s 2001 New X-Men. 
The star of his series will be Jubliee, with a supporting cast that includes Kitty Pryde, Psylocke, Rogue, Storm and Rachel Grey.  Noticeably absent from the lineup in Emma Frost who Wood had wanted to include, but he was told by Marvel that Emma is busy.  So far, the most we know about the first arc’s synopsis is that Jubilee will bring home an orphan child who just may hold the key to the survival of humankind while villain Sublime (from Morrison’s run) is forced to ask the X-Men for help due to an imposing threat from outer space.  Oliver Coipel will be the artist, who has previously worked on issues #1 - #8 of House of M.  I love that despite the all women cast, Marvel and Wood have chosen to stick with the X-Men title instead of differentiating it by pointing out that it’s an all female cast.  Although sadly, Brian Wood has already been receiving some negative feedback from potential readers who are upset by the all female X-Men.  Which is ridiculous.  The Mary Sue had reported on one of Wood’s tweets about emails he has been receiving saying that this is a case of reverse sexism by discounting the men.  I couldn’t disagree more.    I think it's going to be fascinating to explore the X-Men universe through the eyes and adventures of the aforementioned characters.  The title is launching in April of 2013 and I can hardly wait to get my hands on the first issue!