Basically... which is the bigger lead-in to the Gala? S.W.O.R.D. or Marauders? Excalibur did a ton of the table-setting for X of Swords.
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Basically... which is the bigger lead-in to the Gala? S.W.O.R.D. or Marauders? Excalibur did a ton of the table-setting for X of Swords.
S.W.O.R.D has had like no build-up towards the gala. This is 100% a Duggan and Hickman joint
Release list updated through July.
As usual, let me know if something was announced and I missed it!
(Edit: Fixed Hellions #13 summary and X-Men Legends #4 delay.)
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23 June
30 June
7 July
14 July
21 July
28 July
New series
As usual, let me know if something was announced and I missed it!
(Edit: Fixed Hellions #13 summary and X-Men Legends #4 delay.)
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5 May
- Hellions #11
SOMETIMES A FANTASY…PSYLOCKE vs. BETSY BRADDOCK in a 30-year-long battle! EMPATH's misdeeds come back to haunt him! And MR. SINISTER's teeth hurt. What IS going on here?! - Marauders #10
EYE OF THE STORM! As the preparations for the Hellfire Gala come to a head, Ororo's eyes are pointed to the future, a future that takes her off the seas and over the horizon. - Curse of the Man-Thing: X-Men #3/3
MAN-THING'S CURSE HAS BEEN REVEALED...BUT IT'S UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT! Years ago, DOCTOR TED SALLIS was ready to give up anything to crack the SO-2 serum and deliver success to his growing family. Unbeknownst to the rest of the world...he did. Today, as cities spanning from the U.S. to Krakoa are besieged by fear-driven blazes, the MAN-THING must reckon with his past deeds if he hopes to emerge renewed and rescue a world on fire. But fighting from his lowest means that Man-Thing can rise to his highest, especially with the unexpected help of the X-MEN'S resident sorceress MAGIK and her debuting team of monstrous mutants known as THE DARK RIDERS!
- Children of the Atom #3
ORIGIN REVEALED! Who are the X-Men's sidekicks behind the masks? Meanwhile, a brand new alternative medicine is changing lives at school, but who's recruiting the victims – I mean patients? - X-Factor #9
BEST! CONCERT! EVER! The Morrigan needs to be destroyed! The answer lies in the Mojoverse. LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GETTING THE BAND BACK TOGETHER. - X-Corp #1
KRAKOA IS FOR CLOSERS! The deals have been made. Mutantkind is safe on Krakoa. As the Reign of X continues, what are the wants of the mutants who have everything? Leading the charge is X-CORPORATION, headed by CXOs Monet St. Croix and Warren Worthington, a duo as cutthroat and ruthless in the boardroom as they are on a battlefield. But X-Corp needs more than just its figureheads. As Monet sets out to staff their team with some of the brightest and most deviant minds in mutantkind, Warren finds himself in a tense meeting with one of Krakoa's first allies who wants to know the truth: on Angel's wings, will X-Corp crash or soar?
- Way of X #2
A VILLAIN REVEALED! The dark force hiding within Krakoa begins to show its true form. The answers are hidden…WITHIN THE MINDSCAPE. Kurt's – and…others. One of the most dangerous mutants is reborn! - Wolverine #12
LAST BLOOD! A last-ditch effort will put WOLVERINE and LOUISE within fanging distance of DRACULA…and a betrayal that will tear through the X-books!
- New Mutants #18
LOOKING FOR LOVE IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES! The NEW MUTANTS' path seems simple: train, guide and mentor the youth. Sure, they didn't ask for the job, but they've been figuring it out together, right? How wrong could it go? The NEW MUTANTS are about to find out. - X-Men #20
SYSTEM ONLINE. Processing.
- Hellions #12
WHO INVITED THE HELLIONS TO THE HELLFIRE GALA? Who thought it was a good idea to invite the antisocial HELLIONS to the fanciest bash of the year? Oh, no one? They weren't invited but they showed up anyway? Yeah, that sounds about right. - Marauders #21
WELCOME TO THE HELLFIRE GALA! The Hellfire Trading Company has put together the biggest event of the season – the very first HELLFIRE GALA! Everyone will be there – all your favorite mutants, their closest allies…even their worst enemies – for a night of dinner, drinks, diplomacy and deceit. Fireworks to follow. Plus: From the archives, a classic X-Men tale with our very first look at a Hellfire Gala by Chris Claremont and John Bolton! - X-Force #20
INVITE-ONLY TO THE HELLFIRE GALA! It's party time, but somebody's got to work it. And when invited guests (and a few crashers) prove to be planted antagonistic agents, X-FORCE will need to get their hands dirty and keep this all under wraps…before anyone catches wind!
9 June
- Children of the Atom #4
DREAMS DIE YOUNG! Krakoa is opening its doors for the Hellfire Gala?! Sounds like the perfect opportunity for the Children of the Atom kids to visit. After all, Krakoa is their home…right? What could stop them? Or rather, who… - Excalibur #21
RICTOR HATES PARTIES. Even the nice ones. And with Captain Britain's return to a changed world, this one is looking to be not so nice. Excalibur's Earth-shattering HELLFIRE GALA issue will change Krakoan diplomacy forever. - X-Men #21
THE HEROES OF KRAKOA DEBUT! It's a changing if the guard as the first X-Men team of Krakoa debuts! One era ends as a new one begins, and the handoff happens here.
16 June
- Demon Days: Mariko
IN THE SHADOW OF KIRISAKI MOUNTAIN…A SECRET HISTORY COMES TO LIGHT! The DEMON DAYS saga by STORMBREAKER PEACH MOMOKO continues! Mariko Yashida hears mysterious voices and has strange dreams that feel real. Her redheaded maid who dresses all in black might know more than she lets on. What is the connection between Mariko, the creatures called Oni and Kirisaki Mountain? Find out in the next installment of this tale of magic, monsters and Marvel characters like you've never seen them before, beautifully rendered by Peach Momoko! Book TWO of FIVE of the DEMON DAYS saga! - Planet-Size X-Men #1
THEY CAME TO SLAY! The HELLFIRE GALA rages on, but bigger things are afoot a world away. Make no mistake – this is an X-Men book drawn by superstar artist Pepe Larraz. It is absolutely the most important issue of the month. - X-Corp #2
A SHARK IN THE WATER! After X-CORP's shocking debut, they've got fences to mend, hands to shake and most importantly – a board to staff. With Dr. Jamie Madrox's top-class dupes staffing the HELLFIRE GALA, CXOs Monet and Angel must stalk the dance floor and hope they don't get preyed on themselves.
23 June
- S.W.O.R.D #6
THIS IS WHAT COMES NEXT.On Earth, the HELLFIRE GALA is in full swing. But on S.W.O.R.D. Station One, a very different guest list comes together…as Abigail Brand finally unveils her plans for Mysterium – and the future of human and mutantkind. - Way of X #3
MAKE MORE MUTANTS. It's the Hellfire Gala hangover. Nightcrawler tries to root out the evil working to destroy Krakoa by investigating all its laws, starting with… **SEXY SAXOPHONE SOLO** - Wolverine #13
HELLFIRE COMPROMISED! Can WOLVERINE and X-FORCE keep the peace or is the gala doomed? - X-Men Legends #4
WITH A VENGEANCE! Things go from bad to worse for X-FACTOR when they must save the baby NATHAN CHRISTOPHER SUMMERS from the clutches of a deadly robot attacker. But who is really at the helm, and what will this mean for the FUTURE of the team and the SUMMERS clan? Return to this classic era with legends Louise Simonson and Walter Simonson in this ALL-NEW tale set before the original X-FACTOR #43!
30 June
- Cable #11
SUMMERS END! Some summers seem like they will never end. And some end too soon. - X-Factor #10
THE LAST DANCE! At the Hellfire Gala, SECRETS WILL BE REVEALED! VENGEANCE WILL BE HAD. And someone's number is up. You'll never guess whose.
7 July
- Children of the Atom #5
COTA'S BEEN CAPTURED! Someone is out for revenge on the X-MEN and you'll never guess who! The CHILDREN OF THE ATOM, caught in the crossfires of the war on mutants, need a hero. And that hero might just be among them! - Hellions #13
DON'T WORRY! MR. SINISTER IS FINE! Eh, not really. And it looks like his clone is returning to Krakoa to claim the cape...and also destroy the Hellions! - X-Force #21
FEAR OF A GREEN PLANET! Beast plants the seeds; X-FORCE pulls the weeds. But not if MAN-SLAUGHTER has anything to say about it! - X-Men #1
THESE X-MEN ARE... FEARLESS! The heroes of Krakoa are here to save the planet! Things might be complicated between the nation of Krakoa and the rest of the world, but to the X-MEN, things are simple — you do what's right, you protect those who need protecting and you save the world we all share. Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Sunfire, Rogue, Wolverine, Synch and Polaris are the chosen champions of mutantkind, and they will not shrink from any battle for their home planet. Writer Gerry Duggan (MARAUDERS, DEADPOOL, UNCANNY AVENGERS) reteams with superstar artist Pepe Larraz (HOUSE OF X, X OF SWORDS, UNCANNY AVENGERS) to chart the course of the X-Men in a world of the Reign of X!
14 July
- Excalibur #22
THE TOWER AND THE STORM! With Captain Britain and Excalibur reunited, Otherworld is their domain. An escort mission reveals deep political unrest among Saturnyne's court. And a brutal sacrifice bears fruit. - Way of X #4
KILL NO MAN! (BUT SOME EXCEPTIONS MAY APPLY). Nightcrawler must act fast to avoid catastrophe as the laws of Krakoa (and physics) are tested to their limits. Also: a nice family bonding sesh with no violent repercussions. Just kidding. This is Xavier vs. Legion in a boozed-up Tiki bar, with the sanity of mutantkind at stake. - X-Corp #3
MULTIPLE MEN, MULTIPLE SOLUTIONS! He's everywhere you want to be. He's never not in the office. And his direct reports always fall in line. How does X-CORP meet their nearly impossible quotas with maximum synergy and minimal bandwidth? They've got Dr. Jamie Madrox, and he's the world's best boss. - Giant-Size X-Men: Tribute To Wein & Cockrum Gallery Edition
Collects Giant-Size X-Men: Tribute to Wein & Cockrum (2020) #1, Giant-Size X-Men (1975) #1. One comic book changed the face of Marvel Comics forever in 1975! Writer Len Wein and artist Dave Cockrum revamped the X-Men with an international cast including Storm, Nightcrawler, Colossus and Wolverine! This legendary story took fans by storm and set the stage for the X-Men to become the most popular heroes in the Marvel Universe! Now, 36 of Marvel's top artists come together to re-create this epic story, each drawing one pulse-pounding page in tribute to a true Marvel masterpiece! This all-new, all-different tribute is presented alongside Wein and Cockrum's inimitable original — together with behind-the-scenes artwork and more special features — and all on oversized pages that give new meaning to the title "Giant-Size X-Men"!
21 July
- Marauders #22
THE PAST CAN STILL BURN YOU! The Hellfire Gala may be over, but the flames of Hellfire past come licking at the heels of the Inner Circle…
28 July
- Cable #12
CUTTING THE CORD! Young Mister Summers sends his regrets – he will not be attending the Hellfire Gala this year. Or ever again. - S.W.O.R.D. #7
THE MORNING AFTER THE NIGHT BEFORE...The Hellfire Gala is over...but not all the guests have gone home. Victor Von Doom is staying for dinner. He's chatting to an old friend in a very new setting — about thrones, empires, magic, Mysterium...and the LAST ANNIHILATION! - Wolverine #14
THE UNUSUAL SUSPECTS! Stolen goods. A torched ship. A missing sword. Wolverine's on the case, but what mind games is Solem playing? The new X-villain comes into his own in this arc!
New series
- X-Corp (May)
- X-Men (July)
- Cable (#12, July)
- X-Men (#21, June)
- X-Factor (#10, June)
- Planet-Size X-Men (June)
- Giant-Size X-Men: Tribute To Wein & Cockrum Gallery Edition (July, seems to just be a reprint with both the original and the tribute issue)
- Moira X is still MIA, who knows if it's actually coming.
- Lots of delays in May, most notably Cable #11 being delayed from the end of May to the end of June. #12 mentions the Hellfire Gala, which means it was presumably also supposed to happen in June.
(I can't help wondering if these constant delays are why it's being cancelled.) - New Mutants is on another two-month hiatus for June and July.
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Yeah, that sounds like GotG. Here's the description I found:
DON'T WORRY! MR. SINISTER IS FINE!
Eh, not really. And it looks like his clone is returning to Krakoa to claim the cape...and also destroy the Hellions!
Whatever material they're farming is likely to have a big reveal at the gala and I bet the SWORD team has a lot to do in planet-size. I think SWORD has been a lead-in to the gala this whole time.
just wanted to point this out....is there a fifth issue on June 23rd or is the 4th pushed until then?
I mean, SWORD has just been dealing with knull and the snarks, that's it, no gala stuff. Mysterium will be revealed next issue according to solicits, so probably at the gala, sure (though maybe behind the scenes). And Planet-Size is all about the main X-Men and whatever they're cooking up on mars, i doubt there'll be much SWORD stuff, and if there was, Ewing would be co-writing.
Meanwhile Duggan and Hickman have been preparing the gala for a while now. Giant-size Magneto, Jumbo Carnation, several marauders issues, the elections...
Excellent points! I cannot wait until we figure out wtf is up with the mysterium.
Marauders #10
- Mission to retrieve Forge's old inventor buddy from the Russians goes smoothly, with some lewd tactics from Emma.
- The X-Men / Marauders have a UFO so that's a thing.
- Was really expecting them to kill Forge's buddy because of the knowledge he has, but I guess being mind wiped and having to live off in Krakoa for the rest of his life works too.
- Seems they are going with "kitty is really dead and can't ressurect" angle, which I know isn't true because I know she's around but still, I'm interested in what's going on and how they will deal with Shaw.
Excalibur #10
- Things finally get interesting (to me) as Jamie can't help being an asshole and breaks reality creating various splinters, so you have a splinter where Krakoa is at war with London, where a splinter Betsy dies wich creates yet nother splinter where the rest of the team all turn into Captain(s) Britain.
- Gambit, Jubilee, Rogue and Rictor all look dope in their Captain Britain costumes.
- This whole story is very messy because on top of the Arrako Coven story you now have Jamie making alternate realities and also the Citadel folk not very happy, but it's a fun mess and I'm finally actually enjoying the book so /shrug
- No Apocalypse this time so -600 points.
New Mutants #10
- Russian nightmare reality warping powers continue to grow out of control as she captures half the team and traps them in the nightmare bubble.
- Lot's of talking here as Doug and the rest of the kids show up to save the day. Funny scene where Wildside jokes that all they do is talk.
- More good stuff with Boom Boom, I'm liking her in this book even if she's a bit of a dick. Also continue to really like Doug in everything he shows up in.
- Rescue mission goes badly and now most of the team is stuck inside the nightmare bubble as the Russian army moves in to attack the few remaining New Mutants. I guess it's time for Magik to come save everyone.
- Mission to retrieve Forge's old inventor buddy from the Russians goes smoothly, with some lewd tactics from Emma.
- The X-Men / Marauders have a UFO so that's a thing.
- Was really expecting them to kill Forge's buddy because of the knowledge he has, but I guess being mind wiped and having to live off in Krakoa for the rest of his life works too.
- Seems they are going with "kitty is really dead and can't ressurect" angle, which I know isn't true because I know she's around but still, I'm interested in what's going on and how they will deal with Shaw.
Excalibur #10
- Things finally get interesting (to me) as Jamie can't help being an asshole and breaks reality creating various splinters, so you have a splinter where Krakoa is at war with London, where a splinter Betsy dies wich creates yet nother splinter where the rest of the team all turn into Captain(s) Britain.
- Gambit, Jubilee, Rogue and Rictor all look dope in their Captain Britain costumes.
- This whole story is very messy because on top of the Arrako Coven story you now have Jamie making alternate realities and also the Citadel folk not very happy, but it's a fun mess and I'm finally actually enjoying the book so /shrug
- No Apocalypse this time so -600 points.
New Mutants #10
- Russian nightmare reality warping powers continue to grow out of control as she captures half the team and traps them in the nightmare bubble.
- Lot's of talking here as Doug and the rest of the kids show up to save the day. Funny scene where Wildside jokes that all they do is talk.
- More good stuff with Boom Boom, I'm liking her in this book even if she's a bit of a dick. Also continue to really like Doug in everything he shows up in.
- Rescue mission goes badly and now most of the team is stuck inside the nightmare bubble as the Russian army moves in to attack the few remaining New Mutants. I guess it's time for Magik to come save everyone.
That's more like it, thanks!
Good spot, I totally missed that. The fourth one was pushed back to June, there's nothing before that.
I 👏WANT 👏CLAREMONT 👏X-MEN LEGENDS 👏
I'm very happy that Fabian Nicieza got to finally tell his Adam-X story.
I love that Louise Simonson is getting to finish her ideas for Nate, the Ship, and Apocalypse.
I'll admit as a person who got into X-Men as the X-tinction Agenda (ignoring my first comic which was Uncanny X-Men 245)
I just really want to know what Chris Claremont wants to make canon.
Will it be stuff from X-Men Classic side stories? Is it something he didn't cover in X-Men the End? Is it something he didn't cover in X-Men Forever?
Claremont defined so much of the X-Men we know and love, what is the story he didn't get to tell?
He famously wanted Destiny and Mystique to be Nightcrawler's biological parents but I can't see how that can happen now given Azazel.
Retcons fix everything. And if they break it first, the solution is more retcons. :P
No thanks, as much as I love his 80s X-Men, his return in the early 2000s was underwhelming and there are writers who didn't get to return every few years for dozens of issues to tell more X-Men stories, I'd rather read more from them in Legends.
I hope.
I own digital of everything since HoX/PoX and the hardcovers of Hox/PoX and X of Swords.
I want the "events" as hardcovers.
Yeah that's still unfortunate.
This is fair. But those other Claremont runs have always been meant to build off the existing continuity. And unlike some writers he's not about shitting on what comes before to fit his "vision."
I would love to see what story he considers untold or unfinished.
Giant Sized X-Men: Magneto #1
- Emma needs an island, so Magneto sets out to indulge the lady (I mean, who wouldn't right?)
- Really like the simple conversations between Magneto and the local dude, always fun to see these big powerful characters just be normal with normal people.
- Turns out the island belongs to Namor, and in exchange for some underwater help, he gives up the island.
- Emma seems quite pleased with it and mentions she will "send out invitations and see who shows up", which to me sounds like more Hellfire Gala teasing. This was alright, nothing amazing and didn't particularly feel very Hickman-esque (whatever that means) but it was fine.
X-Force #10
- Wolverine, Domino and Quentin get into some Indiana Jones style temple adventures but are quickly captured by the plant dudes.
- Black Tom comes to save the day, but is in over his head even with his plant powers. I'm really liking Black Tom in this.
- "it's like you got measles but the measles is pockets" cracked me up.
- Jean confronts Beast about the whole "President son turned into botanical aberration living weapon" ordeal and isn't very happy.
- Jean and Sage come for backup and take care of the situation along with Tom, not before we get some more body horror images with Quentin being transformed into a flower coccoon like something out of Hannibal or Midsommer.
- Jean quits the team since she's a goody 2 shoes and this shady shit isnt for her, and we get actual confirmation that she's boning Wolverine when she... bones Wolverine.
X-Men #10
- Empyre tie-in. Vulcan continues to have nightmares, when he wakes up, there are two very horny ladies drinking it up. I don't know who these are, at first I thought it was Monet and someone else but the "characters in this issue" page says its "Petra and Sway" /shrug
- More plant-based enemies. Between the stuff in X-Force, those Botanical old ladies and now this, there seems to be a theme here.
- I like Vulcan casually strolling into the plant-occupied part of the Moon and just chatting it up / threatening the plant guys.
- Plant guys mess with Vulcan's mind, unfortunately that's not the best idea since he's a bit of a insane sleeper agent apparently, and he goes nuclear and kills them all. And now I'm suddenly interested in Vulcan.
- Plan guys seem to be moving in on Krakoa next which doesn't sound like the smartest idea. I liked this issue but it's weird not knowing the full context because I haven't read Empyre, and that's why I always read events, be they good or bad.
- Emma needs an island, so Magneto sets out to indulge the lady (I mean, who wouldn't right?)
- Really like the simple conversations between Magneto and the local dude, always fun to see these big powerful characters just be normal with normal people.
- Turns out the island belongs to Namor, and in exchange for some underwater help, he gives up the island.
- Emma seems quite pleased with it and mentions she will "send out invitations and see who shows up", which to me sounds like more Hellfire Gala teasing. This was alright, nothing amazing and didn't particularly feel very Hickman-esque (whatever that means) but it was fine.
X-Force #10
- Wolverine, Domino and Quentin get into some Indiana Jones style temple adventures but are quickly captured by the plant dudes.
- Black Tom comes to save the day, but is in over his head even with his plant powers. I'm really liking Black Tom in this.
- "it's like you got measles but the measles is pockets" cracked me up.
- Jean confronts Beast about the whole "President son turned into botanical aberration living weapon" ordeal and isn't very happy.
- Jean and Sage come for backup and take care of the situation along with Tom, not before we get some more body horror images with Quentin being transformed into a flower coccoon like something out of Hannibal or Midsommer.
- Jean quits the team since she's a goody 2 shoes and this shady shit isnt for her, and we get actual confirmation that she's boning Wolverine when she... bones Wolverine.
X-Men #10
- Empyre tie-in. Vulcan continues to have nightmares, when he wakes up, there are two very horny ladies drinking it up. I don't know who these are, at first I thought it was Monet and someone else but the "characters in this issue" page says its "Petra and Sway" /shrug
- More plant-based enemies. Between the stuff in X-Force, those Botanical old ladies and now this, there seems to be a theme here.
- I like Vulcan casually strolling into the plant-occupied part of the Moon and just chatting it up / threatening the plant guys.
- Plant guys mess with Vulcan's mind, unfortunately that's not the best idea since he's a bit of a insane sleeper agent apparently, and he goes nuclear and kills them all. And now I'm suddenly interested in Vulcan.
- Plan guys seem to be moving in on Krakoa next which doesn't sound like the smartest idea. I liked this issue but it's weird not knowing the full context because I haven't read Empyre, and that's why I always read events, be they good or bad.
They were two of his teammates of the 2nd X-Men team revealed to have died on Krakoa (ironically) in X-Men Deadly Genesis.
Petra and Sway are his teammates from the X-Men team he was part of that Xavier covered up when they all died except for Vulcan and Darwin.
ty, added to list to read.
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The part about Storm's mohawk scaring Kitty really cracked me up here.
Of all the ongoing X titles, the one I'm struggling with the most is X Force. While the series covered important pieces of the Krakoa story, I feel the team has a cohesion problem, and for the life of me I can't give two shits about Quentin.
Am I missing something?
(For what it's worth, the Hixman era marked my actual first time of diving into X man comics since the early 90's)
Am I missing something?
(For what it's worth, the Hixman era marked my actual first time of diving into X man comics since the early 90's)
New Mutants #11
- They manage to subdue the nightmare girl but it leaves the kids spent and surrounded by angry Russian army. Magik saves the lot of them at the last second tho, cause she's awesome.
- They take the kid back to Krakoa where those empath twins will help her out, and now that the kids aren't split into space team and earth team, this book sorta-kinda feels super bloated tbh. I get this is a who's who of New Mutants and Generation X but yeah, could use with some character trimming imo.
- I do like this alt-right-esque Dox website angle tho, which they will tackle next it seems.
Wolverine #3
- Really liking the back and forth between present Logan wtih the Pale Girl, and flashbacks to Logan's plan. Lol at drunk Magneto.
- Marauders in the house to help out Wolverine. As I said before, book continues to feel a lot more connected to the team books than any previous Wolvie solo book ever felt, which I really like.
- Oh the human dude is alright, it was just Quentin doing a psy-con. Pale Girl escapes for a future encounter im sure, but I like the happy ending with the cop's daughter getting the Krakoan medicine (think this is the first time we actually see it used?)
Hellions #2
- Man this group has to be the worst idea ever lol. These are not stable individuals :p
- (I really need to read more Generation X to get some background on Nanny and Orphan Maker)
- I love Empath. Greycrow doesn't tho so he shoots him in the face lo >_<
- I didn't care for Fallen Angels but I'm really liking cold-ass Psylocke here. And just as I was about to say that Havok feels like the odd man out in this, he literally says that himself so I guess that's the point so good on you book.
- we got Zombie marauders (the OG bad ones, not Kitty's new team) and Maddie in the house.
- Hellions vs Marauders is a fantastic tussle with a bunch of funny shit, especially with Nanny. Also, BAD WILDCHILD! Man I'm loving this book.
- They manage to subdue the nightmare girl but it leaves the kids spent and surrounded by angry Russian army. Magik saves the lot of them at the last second tho, cause she's awesome.
- They take the kid back to Krakoa where those empath twins will help her out, and now that the kids aren't split into space team and earth team, this book sorta-kinda feels super bloated tbh. I get this is a who's who of New Mutants and Generation X but yeah, could use with some character trimming imo.
- I do like this alt-right-esque Dox website angle tho, which they will tackle next it seems.
Wolverine #3
- Really liking the back and forth between present Logan wtih the Pale Girl, and flashbacks to Logan's plan. Lol at drunk Magneto.
- Marauders in the house to help out Wolverine. As I said before, book continues to feel a lot more connected to the team books than any previous Wolvie solo book ever felt, which I really like.
- Oh the human dude is alright, it was just Quentin doing a psy-con. Pale Girl escapes for a future encounter im sure, but I like the happy ending with the cop's daughter getting the Krakoan medicine (think this is the first time we actually see it used?)
Hellions #2
- Man this group has to be the worst idea ever lol. These are not stable individuals :p
- (I really need to read more Generation X to get some background on Nanny and Orphan Maker)
- I love Empath. Greycrow doesn't tho so he shoots him in the face lo >_<
- I didn't care for Fallen Angels but I'm really liking cold-ass Psylocke here. And just as I was about to say that Havok feels like the odd man out in this, he literally says that himself so I guess that's the point so good on you book.
- we got Zombie marauders (the OG bad ones, not Kitty's new team) and Maddie in the house.
- Hellions vs Marauders is a fantastic tussle with a bunch of funny shit, especially with Nanny. Also, BAD WILDCHILD! Man I'm loving this book.
Nanny and Orphan Maker were more of Claremont Era X-Men villain. Long before Generation X
Cable #2
- Dating Quintuplets cannot be a good idea kid >_>
- I like this kidnapped baby stuff, feels very mundane, very cop procedural. Space Knights come crashing in to ruin things tho and take Cable and Esme.
- Wait the Cuckoos can turn to diamond like Emma?
- Great scene with Cyclops and some cops mimicking a similar earlier scene with Cable and the same cops. I love Duggan's writing.
- Not sure what's going on with these old man Cable interludes but I'm actually really liking this book, again, surprisingly so.
X-Factor #1
- Oh here's Northstar, was wondering what was going on with him. I'm really liking the writing in this, very snappy. He senses Aurora dying and sets out to gets her back but needs "proof of death" for her to be ressurected as we've established. Lots of great dialogue between him, the ressurection five, Sage, Blob at the bar etc. Like I said, really liking the writing. Love the art too.
- oh it's a "mutant P.I." book? that's kinda dope, reminds me of the Multiple Man X-Factor run. Polaris, Rachel (and her Warwolf pup), Eyeboy and Daken? I'm very down with this team. I don't know who this Prodigy dude is tho.
- Polaris in civies looks fantastic. In fact, all of them in normal clothes is really cool and IO kinda hope that's what they always wear but I doubt it.
- Daken is a huge slut. Loving Rachel's attitude too. And Daken. Who writes this anyway, this is super fun.
- Amazing Baby.
- Love this idea of Krakoa having various "departments", it really makes sense in the grand scheme of things.
- I absolutely loved this first issue, and between this one and Hellions starting late, it's thrown a big wrench in my overall rankings for all the books heh.
no shit? huh
- Dating Quintuplets cannot be a good idea kid >_>
- I like this kidnapped baby stuff, feels very mundane, very cop procedural. Space Knights come crashing in to ruin things tho and take Cable and Esme.
- Wait the Cuckoos can turn to diamond like Emma?
- Great scene with Cyclops and some cops mimicking a similar earlier scene with Cable and the same cops. I love Duggan's writing.
- Not sure what's going on with these old man Cable interludes but I'm actually really liking this book, again, surprisingly so.
X-Factor #1
- Oh here's Northstar, was wondering what was going on with him. I'm really liking the writing in this, very snappy. He senses Aurora dying and sets out to gets her back but needs "proof of death" for her to be ressurected as we've established. Lots of great dialogue between him, the ressurection five, Sage, Blob at the bar etc. Like I said, really liking the writing. Love the art too.
- oh it's a "mutant P.I." book? that's kinda dope, reminds me of the Multiple Man X-Factor run. Polaris, Rachel (and her Warwolf pup), Eyeboy and Daken? I'm very down with this team. I don't know who this Prodigy dude is tho.
- Polaris in civies looks fantastic. In fact, all of them in normal clothes is really cool and IO kinda hope that's what they always wear but I doubt it.
- Daken is a huge slut. Loving Rachel's attitude too. And Daken. Who writes this anyway, this is super fun.
- Amazing Baby.
- Love this idea of Krakoa having various "departments", it really makes sense in the grand scheme of things.
- I absolutely loved this first issue, and between this one and Hellions starting late, it's thrown a big wrench in my overall rankings for all the books heh.
no shit? huh
Clones of Emma. They rarely use diamond form though as it blocks their telepathy.
Don't forget they also once turned thier hearts into diamond and trapped the Phoenix Force in there for a while.
he can basically learn any skills and knowledge (medical, fighting, art, etc) from people near him and retain that knowledge. He got depowered by W*nda and never recovered his powers but between his last appearance and now he apparently died and got revived with powers
also he's bi
New Mutants, vol. 2 #4 (October 2003)
He was a big part of the 2004 New X-Men.
They definitely have cohesion problems. It's up there with Excalibur in terms of, we're informed that they're a team but we don't really see them being a team.
I will say, though, I've liked the recent Quentin-focused issues far more than the ones which actually star X-Force, and I've never liked Quentin up to this point.
But Wolverine and Beast have negative appeal for me, so it was nice to have a focus on other people, and to have Jean back briefly.
This Pretender stuff is some bad shit. Hope it comes home to roost at some point.
That explains it as I never read that. Anyway, almost done with Dawn of X stuff, and it seems X of Swords is next / soon.
Giant Sized X-Men: Fantomex #1
- This as really good as we take a trip down memory lane throughout various decades of Fantomex infiltrating The World.
- Hickman's writing is on point in this one, as is the art. I always liked Fantomex, I really need to go back and re-read Morrison's New X-Men one of these days.
- When the various World incursion flashbacks finally catch up to present day, it's because Storm is dying and they need to go in The World to save her, so I take it this is that "timebomb virus" she caught from the Vault some issues ago, and Fantomex / The World will be involved in that story down the line.
Marauders #11
- Funeral for Kitty as it seems they can't bring her back. Really like how legit distraught Emma is about it.
- Cool little bit with Storm and a government lady whow as in contact with Kitty about the whole Verendi thing.
- Oh nvm they figure out why Kitty couldn't ressurect (silly reason with her phasing powers but ok) so she's back lol.
- Can't wait to see what they do to Shaw.
Excalibur #11
- No splintered realities from last issue's cliffhanger which is a little confusing for now I have to say.
- Big focus on Rictor in this one, as we get more druid stuff with him and more Apocalypse stuff as he tells Rictor about his coven days (which involved the Externals).
- The team leaves the injured Shogo and Jubilee with some forrest ladies and head for the citadel to plan the Krakoan gate.
- Apocalypse's spell / plan he's been cooking up for the whole series seems to be leading to the upcoming X of Swords event so I guess this book was more important that I was giving it credit.
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"The Pretender" stuff is why I don't think they're ever going to switch W@nd@ and Pietro back to being mutants in Marvel continuity.
sucks.
You know, Remender is so candid on Twitter I wonder if he's ever spoken about the specifics of that story and who mandated that decision in Uncanny Avengers.
sucks.
You know, Remender is so candid on Twitter I wonder if he's ever spoken about the specifics of that story and who mandated that decision in Uncanny Avengers.
Same thing with the Franklin demutanting; It's a story to come, at least presumably. I'm willing to see where it goes
X-Men #11
- the second Empyre tie-in, this one was fantastic as it was mostly Magneto focused, and Mags is awesome.
- we get a little tease of that creepy ass Arrako white guy before Krakoa is attacked by the Empyre plant aliens.
- the story is actually told in flashback as Exodus is telling a bunch of kids a little campfire story about their hero Magneto and how he repelled the aliens.
- Mags is all sorts of badass in this one, both leading the X-Men and facing the plant general guy (big Black Panther vs Big Skrull energy from that)
- After they defend Krakoa they leave for the Moon which I imagine happens in those Empyre: X-Men 1-4 books, which strangely aren't listed with the rest of the Dawn of X books. Anyway, this issue was awesome.
X-Force #11
- more Russian stuff, and more body horror stuff also, as the russian soldiers they took out are genetically altered to have creepy little guys inside them (which then have other little guys inside THEM and so forth, like some sort of fucked up russian doll as Beast points out).
- all hell breaks loose when a bunch of these little guys erupt from the russian soldier bodies and attack krakoa.
- there's also some sidestuff with Colossus being relunctant to get back to fighting but eventually accepting it.
- the whole thing was just a distraction so the Russians could steal the Cerebro Sword, seemingly killing Quentin in the proccess (again! how many times is the kid gonna die lol)
- the second Empyre tie-in, this one was fantastic as it was mostly Magneto focused, and Mags is awesome.
- we get a little tease of that creepy ass Arrako white guy before Krakoa is attacked by the Empyre plant aliens.
- the story is actually told in flashback as Exodus is telling a bunch of kids a little campfire story about their hero Magneto and how he repelled the aliens.
- Mags is all sorts of badass in this one, both leading the X-Men and facing the plant general guy (big Black Panther vs Big Skrull energy from that)
- After they defend Krakoa they leave for the Moon which I imagine happens in those Empyre: X-Men 1-4 books, which strangely aren't listed with the rest of the Dawn of X books. Anyway, this issue was awesome.
X-Force #11
- more Russian stuff, and more body horror stuff also, as the russian soldiers they took out are genetically altered to have creepy little guys inside them (which then have other little guys inside THEM and so forth, like some sort of fucked up russian doll as Beast points out).
- all hell breaks loose when a bunch of these little guys erupt from the russian soldier bodies and attack krakoa.
- there's also some sidestuff with Colossus being relunctant to get back to fighting but eventually accepting it.
- the whole thing was just a distraction so the Russians could steal the Cerebro Sword, seemingly killing Quentin in the proccess (again! how many times is the kid gonna die lol)
Yep, I'm looking at it from the angle of it being Krakoan propaganda and the truth coming out in due course.