1. Dead X-Men 1 2. Spider-Gwen Smash 2 3. Cable V5 1 4. Resurrection of Magneto 2 5. Women of Marvel V5 1 6. Resurrection of Magneto 1 7. Fall of the House of X 1 8. Fall of the House of X 2 9. Invincible Iron Man V5 15 10. Dead X-Men 2
Pretty solid team Magik finds herself in. I imagine Black Widow is what makes this an official Avenger team? Also, does this mean Magik is an Avenger now?
Captain Marvel V10 8 is a delight of a comic! From Spider-Woman saving Cap, I love that sequence, just following the action with my eyes, wonderful pacing, to Jessica giving Carol a hard time about her hearing, to gathered friends, and a fun She-Hulk fight. pic.twitter.com/Q3bbwKnpTu
Carol needs to learn magic to prevent a bad future Gal Pal, Jessica Drew, & her go to Strange's Santorum, he refuses to teach her magic & convinces everyone to say no too Carol gets a fun new costume with a hood Carol puts too much pressure on herself
Magik sits on the Magic Tribunal to judge Carol for hurting Enchantress' son, Ova. I bet Illyana and Satana would be a fun team-up. King Alriac of the Snatmen and Brother Voodoo also sit on the Tribunal Wanda is there for Carol's defense
Magik and the Magic Tribunal are getting tired of Carol's 'trial' taking so long. Enchantress & Wanda change it up a little bit & Carol finally passes. Enchantress isn't pleased & is going to do a real world test of the idea.
Carol returns to Earth & receives all of the hugs – I love this so much! Carol passes the test, thus Magik & Magic Tribunal states she passes. Agatha isn't thrilled & Enchantress really isn't thrilled. Jessica Drew owes Hazmat at least two tacos!
Penultimate Issue! Binary dies, which is super sad Carol is going to kill the Brood & the planet they are on X-Men (including Magik) show up to help Rogue does what she does every time & absorbs some of Carol – but for good this time The Day is Saved!
VARIANT COVER BY ANDY KUBERT • VARIANT COVER BY STEPHEN SEGOVIA
NEGATIVE SPACE VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
VARIANT COVER BY MR GARCIN • VARIANT COVER BY LEINIL FRANCIS YU
WRAPAROUND CONNECTING VARIANT COVER BY SCOTT KOBLISH
DISCO DAZZLER VARIANT COVER BY PABLO VILLALOBOS
HIDDEN GEM VARIANT COVER BY JIM LEE
CHARACTER VARIANT COVER BY LUCIANO VECCHIO
CHARACTER VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY LUCIANO VECCHIO
VARIANT COVER BY DAVID MARQUEZ • VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY DAVID MARQUEZ
PROFESSOR X…IS GONE!
A core group of essential X-Men rise FROM THE ASHES to face a world without a home – and without Professor X!
All bonds among the mutant community seem to be slipping away, and ROGUE reluctantly finds herself as the hero designated to bring them back together…but a fearless, malignant power is out there hunting mutants, and it has a terrible secret that may destroy what remains of the X-Men!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$5.99
I am excited about the family dynamics with Gambit, Rogue, and Nightcrawler. Jubilee & Logan are nice to round the cast out.
I’m already committed to the first issue as I’m getting the Scott Koblish wrap around cover.
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Wolverine : Revenge 1 of 5 by Jonathan Hickman & Greg Capullo, is a pass for me, but I’ve heard Dani Moonstar is in this, so I’m at least intrigued by it.
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X-FACTOR #1
Mark Russell • Bob quinn (A) • Cover by GREG LAND
The team has Havok, Frenzy, Pyro, Feral, and Dr. Celicia Reyes, so I’m interested in it.
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X-MEN #2
JED MACKAY • RYAN STEGMAN (A/C)
MAGIK VARIANT COVER BY J. SCOTT CAMPBELL
MAGIK VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY J. SCOTT CAMPBELL
DISCO DAZZLER VARIANT COVER BY OLIVIER VATINE • VARIANT COVER BY TAURIN CLARKE
MARVEL MULTIVERSE RPG VARIANT COVER BY RUAIRÍ COLEMAN
INVASION!
The X-Men fly to the rescue of a mutant in crisis in San Francisco. The problem? Alien invaders seem to have a similar idea. Six X-Men vs. an invading alien fleet? Sounds about right. PLUS: THE CONCLUSION OF DEADPOOL/WOLVERINE: WEAPON X-TRACTION!
X-MEN #3
JED MACKAY • RYAN STEGMAN (A/C)
ROGUE VARIANT COVER BY J. SCOTT CAMPBELL
ROGUE VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY J. SCOTT CAMPBELL
VARIANT COVER BY GREG LAND • VARIANT COVER BY MAHMUD ASRAR
SCOTT SUMMERS VS. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!
How did the X-Men come to possess their HQ, the Factory, and how difficult a position does that put them in? As Cyclops meets the implacable Agent Lundqvist, the X-Men come to find that their new home may not be as secure as they had thought…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
X-Men is double shipping, and Magik is on the team, so I’m locked in for this.
VARIANT COVER BY SAM DE LA ROSA • HOMAGE VARIANT COVER BY LUCIANO VECCHIO
STORM VARIANT COVER BY PABLO VILLALOBOS
STORM VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY PABLO VILLALOBOS
DISCO DAZZLER VARIANT COVER BY J. SCOTT CAMPBELL
DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE WEAPON X-TRACTION VARIANT COVER BY CAFU
STORM JOINS THE AVENGERS!
• New arc starts here! Superstar artist Valerio Schiti (G.O.D.S.) takes the helm as series artist!
• In the aftermath of Blood Hunt and Fall of the House of X, where does that leave the Avengers?
• The team’s roster won’t be the only thing shaken up when a deadly threat sets its vengeful sights on Earth!
PLUS: PART 6 OF DEADPOOL/WOLVERINE: WEAPON X-TRACTION!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Storm joining the Avengers makes me interested in the Avengers for the first time in years. Hopefully she’s there for more than three issues.
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X-FORCE #2
GEOFFREY THORNE • MARCUS TO (A) • Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
RACHEL SUMMERS VARIANT COVER BY CLAYTON CRAIN
RACHEL SUMMERS VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY CLAYTON CRAIN
VARIANT COVER BY TODD HARRIS • VARIANT COVER BY ALAN QUAH
DISCO DAZZLER VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO
DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE WEAPON X-TRACTION VARIANT COVER BY DAVID NAKAYAMA
MARVEL MULTIVERSE RPG VARIANT COVER BY RUAIRÍ COLEMAN
WARFARE IN WAKANDA!
FORGE leads X-FORCE in their new, custom BLACKBIRD to the next world fracture in WAKANDA. But as the ground literally changes under their feet, the team will have to stop…the BLACK PANTHER?! That can’t be right, can it?! And what secret is bubbling under the surface that just might tear the X-Force team asunder? The new X-FORCE ongoing hits its stride in this issue – don’t miss jumping on early!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99
X-Force is giving me my Rachel Summers content, so another lock for me.
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NYX 2 is dealing with some secret agency capturing mutants, so hopefully our young heroes put an end to that.
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Phoenix 2, Jean Grey so deep in space, she comes across the Starjammers – so I went from no interest, to seeing Jean with Corsair and Hepzibah.
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Deadpool Team-Up 1 of 5, Rob Liefeld’s last Deadpool story, and we’re promised a team-up with Crystar, so that’s cool.
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Predator v Black Panther 1 of 4 sounds interesting, but I haven’t even looked at the Aliens v Wolverine comic, and I’m a bigger Alien fan than Predator. But I like that this is an option.
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Venom War, and all of its tie-ins, are a hard pass for me, dawg.
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After reading Dark Web, I am somewhat interested in following Chasm’s story in Chasm Curse of Kaine 1 of 4 – plus there’s no denying how cool that cover looks!
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ULTIMATE X-MEN #6
PEACH MOMOKO • PEACH MOMOKO (A/C)
ULTIMATE SPECIAL VARIANT COVER BY MEGHAN HETRICK
VARIANT COVER BY STEPHANIE HANS • VARIANT COVER BY TRADD MOORE
THE ACTION-PACKED FINALE OF THE FIRST ARC!
• Armor, Maystorm and the rest of the team hunt down the mysterious shadow!
• But is this group of scrappy teens prepared to face true darkness?
• And don’t miss the reveal of the final member of the group on the last page!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
We’re going to get a seven person team, which is the perfect number for the X-Men.
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so many titles I’m just scrolling through with no interest in.
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MARVEL 85TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL
RYAN NORTH, ALAN DAVIS, CHRISTOPHER PRIEST, IMAN VELLANI, SABIR PIRZADA, STEVE SKROCE & MORE • ALAN DAVIS, STEVE SKROCE, JOSH CASSARA, STEPHEN BYRNE, KAKU YUJI, & CARLO PAGULAYAN (A)
COVER BY KAARE ANDREWS • WRAPAROUND VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
VARIANT COVER BY IBAN COELLO • VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY IBAN COELLO
MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS VARIANT COVER BY TBA
STORMBREAKERS JAM VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
CELEBRATE MARVEL’S 85TH ANNIVERSARY!
In the far future of the 85th Century, the exploits of the heroes of the Marvel Age are the stuff of legend, half remembered but still celebrated! Come with us now on a tour of the greatest museum in all the cosmos, in which the few surviving relics of those bygone days have been assembled. Each piece tells a unique story – about the Contest of Champions and how it wrought an end to the Age of Heroes, about the greatest triumph of Ms. Marvel and the final, secret exploit of Excalibur! And more! Marvel’s greatest storytellers gather to commemorate the whole of Marvel history in a once-in-a-lifetime celebration!
72 PGS./ONE-SHOT?Rated T+ …$7.99
Marvel is old enough where every five years, they should be celebrating!
I can’t wait to read that Excalibur story!
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Trades!
MICRONAUTS: THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS VOL. 3 HC MICHAEL GOLDEN COVER
712 PGS./Rated T …$125.00
The price tag is too much for me, but the collector in me would like this before Marvel loses the license again.
DEAD X-MEN TPB
120 PGS./Rated T+ …$17.99
The first issue is in my top ten of the year (thus far), but the rest of the series sort of fell apart for me.
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN BY GERRY DUGGAN VOL. 3: IRON & DIAMONDS TPB
184 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
Collecting INVINCIBLE IRON MAN (2022) #13-20.
The Fall of X tie in arc that was pretty legit.
POWER PACK: INTO THE STORM GN-TPB
144 PGS./Ages 10-14 …$13.99
Takes Storm until the second issue to show up in this, but I really enjoyed this miniseries.
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Next Month : Exceptional X-Men!!! Get excited!
Only titles I’m really excited about is X-Men 2 and 3, and the Marvel 85th Anniversary one-shot.
I was remembering the brilliant move the X-Office did of moving Kitty Pryde and the Original Five X-Men from Wolverine’s side, to Cyclops’ side, and thought a reread of Battle of the Atom was in order.
But First . . . I also wanted to read the all women X-Men Volume 4, as it has three issues before getting into the crossover.
X-Men V4 1 I thought its time to reread Battle of the Atom, but though I'll reread the first four issues of this volume first Jubilee is being chased, & Kitty Storm Rogue rescue her, she has a baby now Rachel & Betsy are interviewing Sublime in a plot I've never connected with pic.twitter.com/SK8hMIDYW6
X-Men V4 2 Primer 2 of 2 Know who I never care to read about? Sublime & Arkea, & this wasn't even referenced in Marauders V2 I like Kitty fighting Arkea in Omega Sentinel's body, that was cool I enjoy seeing Kitty & Rogue together, that's great Roxy finds a bomb ticking down to 0 pic.twitter.com/2iULwOj3cW
X-Men V4 3 Primer 3 of 3 The bomb didn't go off, or did it? Kitty & Students fight off Danger Room (again) constructs of Arkea/Omega Sentinel I love Roxy mentioning her slight fight with Mercury, & Kitty having no time for it Kitty saves everybody, of course pic.twitter.com/7r1KzblqXy
X-Men V4 4 I miss the quiet issue after a storyline Logan & Jubilee hang out with Shogo Storm & Rachel talk about their feelings Kitty & Psylocke spend a lot of time together, which I love, as they help Rogue rescue a plane. Next : Battle of the Atom! pic.twitter.com/9NlmmQvN6R
#BattleOfTheAtom 1 1 of 10 I had forgotten Magik kicks off the event by going to the future There's a new mutant, so Kitty & O5 go to check it out Sentinels are sent One kills young Scott, old Scott disappears The O5 are being sent back. Future X-Men show up, its a whole thing! pic.twitter.com/aYjm2VQdZd
All New X-Men V1 16#BattleOfTheAtom 2 of 10 Logan goes around, telling us who everyone is I thought Kate was kissing Logan until I zoomed in Jean wants to run away with Hank, but he wants to see it play out, so she runs off with Scott Rachel confronts Xorn, and its Jean! what?! pic.twitter.com/BcFA0ha9Xm
X-Men V4 5#BattleOfTheAtom 3 of 10 McCoys show off a new plane (that looks like the old plane) Storm tells Kitty & Rachel to stay behind with Bobby & Hank We get an amazing scene with Kitty & Rachel eating, that I love Kitty & Rachel save Jean & Scott Jean & Scott get to Cyclops pic.twitter.com/Pmhq50hcYB
Uncanny X-Men V3 12#BattleOfTheAtom 4 of 10 No one wants to read Magik's mind, understandable Kitty & Cyclops both give impassion speeches to help the O5 Warren is ready to go home, and everyone else wants them gone too Issue ends with Emma v Old Jean being teased. pic.twitter.com/s9LhYDIeRc
Wolverine & The X-Men 36#BattleOfTheAtom 5 of 10 Jean vs Emma & Cuckoos, mostly off panel – apparently it is intense Rest of the X-Men fight each other They agree to return the O5 to the past. Magik takes Hank & Bobby to the future, and we see the real X-Men Broo watches Shogo pic.twitter.com/iFA966tYqS
All New X-Men V17#BattleOfTheAtom 6 of 10 Magik, Hank & Bobby go to the future, and meet the Real X-Men of the time Future Colossus hugs Magik, so something bad happened. Dazzler became President (as she should) & was killed Magik brings the Future X-Men to meet the Middle X-Men pic.twitter.com/em4P3cgeOj
X-Men V4 6#BattleOfTheAtom 7 of 10 Kate Pryde is really Raze, son of Mystique & Logan, as he stabs Logan in the chest. This sect of Future X-Men takes everyone down. Roxy made baby Shogo a hamster ball. Cyclops' Team & Future X-Men show up, & we learn Sentinel-X is Shogo. pic.twitter.com/m61fAtTqZ8
Uncanny X-Men V3 13#BattleOfTheAtom 8 of 10 Magik teams up with Future Piotr Magik beats Future Deadpool Magik kills Future Molly Hayes, maybe? Old Young Jean reveals Magik's sad fate 😦 O5 can't go back in time, for some reason. Cyclops' team has made it into the mansion pic.twitter.com/TcNPjxAAYj
Wolverine and the X-Men 37#BattleOfTheAtom 9 of 9 The Future Brotherhood took the O5 to Cape Citadel Kitty says something horrible to Magik There are fun panels of the same person fighting themselves Issue ends with Xorn Jean unleashing SHIELD's missiles onto the mutants pic.twitter.com/p7QepdfTUA
#BattleOfTheAtom 2 10 of 10 X-Men try their best to stop all of the missiles Xorn Jean goes full villain mode, the O5 beat her Future Piotr dies & Magik is sad Kitty & O5 leave Logan's side & joins Scott's, the true legacy of this event Kitty hugs Illyana, and that's always great pic.twitter.com/iDa9QZqocm
1. Dead X-Men 1 2. Spider-Gwen Smash 2 3. Cable V5 1 4. Resurrection of Magneto 2 5. Women of Marvel V5 1 6. Resurrection of Magneto 1 7. Fall of the House of X 1 8. Fall of the House of X 2 9. Invincible Iron Man V5 15 10. Dead X-Men 2
I thought it would be fun to review Wolverine : Enemy of the State, but from a Kitty Pryde perspective. With a bonus Agent of SHIELD issue to conclude it.
Wolverine V3 20 Enemy of the State 1 of 6 Kitty investigating Logan's disappearance Logan, who is easy to kill apparently, if you have a plan on bringing him right back. pic.twitter.com/04SJy1bAed
Wolverine V3 22 Enemy of the State 3 of 6 Kitty is reduced to a cameo queen in this issue BUT we get Logan vs the Fantastic Four, and that's pretty awesome we learn Von Strucker is behind this, which makes sense, it has been a Hydra operation from the beginning pic.twitter.com/wFX6tgoabx
Wolverine V3 23 Enemy of the State 4 of 6 Kitty has a fun moment telling Emma she should cover up, as Emma is suffering from a slight case of laryngitis Emma gets a fun moment commenting on Elektra's faint moustache Everyone is looking for Logan, and he's about to kill Daredevil pic.twitter.com/FKyk56RKGS
Wolverine V3 25 Enemy of the State 6 of 6 I forget Logan was aiming at Kitty, then she phased, and we lost Northstar 😦 or was he the target, and Logan knew Kitty would phased instinctively? Captain America puts Logan down, and he becomes a SHIELD agent to get revenge. pic.twitter.com/R3nRK4ArZ3
Wolverine V3 30 Agent of SHIELD Part 5 of 6 I love Emma have a group therapy session to deal with Northstar's death. Kitty is whack with guilt. I imagine she replays how she should have phased everybody, and not just herself. Logan is attacking Hydra as Elektra loses her fight pic.twitter.com/ZwSvgr28QL
Wolverine V3 31 Agent of SHIELD Part 6 of 6 Logan defeats Gorgon Elektra isn't dead Northstar is an agent of Hydra and I love that Nick Fury takes the time out of is day to write Kitty a memo. That's nice Spider-Man shows up too pic.twitter.com/c2QIiVN2e9
1. Dead X-Men 1 2. Spider-Gwen Smash 2 3. Cable V5 1 4. Resurrection of Magneto 2 5. Women of Marvel V5 1 6. Resurrection of Magneto 1 7. Fall of the House of X 1 8. Fall of the House of X 2 9. Invincible Iron Man V5 15 10. Dead X-Men 2
After really enjoying Matthew Rosenberg’s Uncanny X-Men work, I thought I should read the other half of what was happening at that time.
Age of X-Man!
Told across various miniseries, with book ended one shots, I tried my best to read it in the proper order.
Interesting crossover, and my favorite was Apocalypse and the X-Tracts, as that was Kitty’s title.
Age of X-Man : The Marvelous X-Men
#AgeOfXMan Marvelous X-Men 1 We follow the adventures of the X-Men : X-Man, Jean, Magneto, Nature Girl, Kurt, Piotr, Storm, and Laura Colossus is painting Lockheed, which is cute Everyone gets hit with a message from the resistance lead by Kitty Pryde, Apocalypse & Genesis pic.twitter.com/0fqjQ4Te6V
#AgeOfXMan Marvelous X-Men 2 People seem to be remembering the old world, which is causing problems Shadowcat is named, which I like, as she states what Apocalypse talks about is the Tracts. Colossus keeps painting Lockheed, while having urges for this new lady he saw pic.twitter.com/ZBO7PkzQHA
#AgeOfXMan Marvelous X-Men 3 The Tracts movement is getting larger, and becoming international Colossus has moved on to painting Kitty, which is disappointing, but not as disappointing as to what Colossus is going to do to that painting Storm & Magneto confront X-Man pic.twitter.com/etVETCF0y5
#AgeOfXMan Marvelous X-Men 4 The concept of a world where physical touch is outlawed, is such a silly notion to based an alt-u around, isn't it? Colossus, who X-Man decided to be one handed for some reason, tries to touch Shadowcat, but she phases him. Which unlocks his memories. pic.twitter.com/SGHpp06Ueg
#AgeOfXMan Prisoner X 2 This reminds me of reading every issue of X-Force, hoping for a Magik memory panel, good times This was such a great issue Bishop is making all the wrong enemies, and doesn't recognize his sister I love a costume gallery, especially one that fights back pic.twitter.com/PAuteDME8o
#AgeOfXMan Apocalypse & X-Tracts 1 I love how Kitty's Judaism is what unlocks her memories Gross Eyeboy kissing her, he's way too young! I'm glad they addressed it Omega Red is causing trouble in Russia Kitty doesn't get to go on the mission, dang Apocalypse's design is cute pic.twitter.com/slAYskrN76
#AgeOfXMan Apocalypse & X-Trals 2 We get to see how Kitty met Apocalypse, and how he got Genesis We get the explanation of how Genesis was both at the rally & in Russia I love so much how obsessed Colossus is of painting Lockheed, he knows it relates somehow A good mini so far! pic.twitter.com/2OrR7ZfQkv
#AgeOfXMan Apocalypse & X-Tracts 3 Kitty meets with Colossus, as the rest of the team are slowly being killed by Omega Red If Eye Boy was too young for her, this Pietro seems too old for her We get more Lockheed paintings! Apocalypse uppercuts Piotr pic.twitter.com/wzRWg0oNJa
#AgeOfXMan Apocalypse & X-Tracts 4 We get a recap page of the past with Lockheed on it! Colossus & Kitty kiss, and then she's wearing his shirt – so that happened. Genesis died killing Omega Red Lypsy & X-Man have been working together this whole time, faux-foes pic.twitter.com/RlDaXeR70c
#AgeOfXMan Apocalypse & X-Tracts 5 Lypsy changes from his small AoXM form to OG form, and the X-Tracts have to take him down. Kitty stabs him with a menorah, she fought him off the best. He convinces them all to help him save the world. Issue ends setting up Omega. pic.twitter.com/eIYQg4BlkW
#AgeOfXMan Omega wow, this sort of just ends with a whimper X-Tracts was my favorite mini, but I'm partial Kitty just gets lost here, she doesn't even get a transition panel nor appears in group shots.
Starting off ‘strong’ with the movie of the year, Deadpool & Wolverine with Deadpool & Wolverine WWIII 2 of 3
Blood Hunt 3 and 4 of 5, I imagine the trades for this will be out just in time for October?
Strange Academy Blood Hunt 2 of 3, is still one of the few spinoffs I’m interested in.
Wolverine is getting his own Blood Hunt mini.
Jubilee is getting her own one shot by PREETI CHHIBBER • Enid Balám (A), so that should be fun. Plus, she has an invested interest in keeping vampires under control.
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X-MEN: BLOOD HUNT – MAGIK #1
ASHLEY ALLEN • Jesús Hervás (A)
Cover by ROD REIS
VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO
STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER
BY ELENA CASAGRANDE
MAGIK VARIANT COVER BY IVAN TALAVERA
MAGIK VIRGIN VARIANT COVER
BY IVAN TALAVERA
• After the Fall of the House of X, Illyana Rasputina has returned to her homeland to search her soul and steel it for what comes next.
• But how will she protect her first home when a vampire army descends on Russia, seeking to turn it into a living hell?
• She may have been forged in the fires of Limbo, but has it prepared her for the Blood Hunt?
32 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$3.99
Now here is the one shot I’m mostly excited about!
I’m not familiar with either ASHLEY ALLEN • Jesús Hervás (A), but I’m excited for the opportunity to get to know their work now.
Plus, that Peach Momoko (who is a real person, by the way), variant cover? So much fun!
I don’t see any X-Men on any of the main series covers, so I imagine they are only involved in the stories we’re told they are involved in.
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X-MEN #35 (LEGACY #700)
GERRY DUGGAN, KIERON GILLEN, AL EWING, CHRIS CLAREMONT, JED MACKAY & GAIL SIMONE
PHIL NOTO, MARK BROOKS, JOSHUA CASSARA, LUCAS WERNECK, JEROME OPEÑA, STEFANO CASELLI,
WALTEr SIMONSON, LEINIL FRANCIS YU & MORE (A) • WRAPAROUND Cover by PEPE LARRAZ
BIG MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
BIG MARVEL SKETCH VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
TRADING CARD VARIANT COVER BY RUSSELL DAUTERMAN
WRAPAROUND VARIANT COVER BY SCOTT KOBLISH
PRIDE ALLIES VARIANT COVER BY BETSY COLA • VARIANT COVER BY BEN HARVEY
VARIANT COVER BY TBA • VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY PEPE LARRAZ
INSIGNIA VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE • INSIGNIA VIRGIN VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
THE END OF AN ERA – UNCANNY X-MEN #700!
All good things must come to an end, and as good of a thing as the Krakoan era has been for mutantkind…its time has come at last. The tragedy and triumph of FALL OF THE HOUSE OF X, the madness and mystery of RISE OF THE POWERS OF X…they have all come to their end and led to this moment that will change the future of mutantkind for years to come. Written and drawn by an all-star cast of writers and artists who have shaped the Krakoan Age, this is one milestone no X-Fan will want to miss! Also featuring a story of family by X-Men master Chris Claremont…and a glimpse of things to come!
88 PGS./Rated T+ …$9.99
an end of an era, and a $10 comic, but it is also 88 pages, so we’re getting a lot for our buck. Plus, Lockheed is on the main cover! We are also getting an epilogue into the next era at the end of this.
Jason Aaron is writing an Uncle Scrooge series? As he’s about to launch TMNT with a new number one? He’s back, baby.
Ultimates 1, with an interesting cast of characters – Iron Lad (Stark), Captain America, Doom, Thor and Sif – but if this deals directly with the Maker stuff, probably be a pass for me. Unless Ultimate Magik shows up in this.
Ultimate X-Men 4, Nico of the Runaways joins the team! So who knows what is possible here in the Ultimate Universe.
Venomverse Reborn, is a hard pass for me, just on name alone.
X-MEN: HEIR OF APOCALYPSE #1 (OF 4)
STEVE FOXE • NETHO DIAZ (A)
Cover by DOTUN AKANDE
APOCALYPSE MARVEL MASTERPIECES III VARIANT COVER BY GREG & TIM HILDEBRANDT
APOCALYPSE MARVEL MASTERPIECES III VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY GREG & TIM HILDEBRANDT
VARIANT COVER BY DAVI GO
For centuries, Apocalypse tested the mutants of Earth to guarantee that only the strong would survive. Now, as he takes his throne on Arakko, another must rise in his place and ensure the mutants of Earth do not grow weak in his absence! Twelve mutants chosen from the X-Men’s greatest heroes – and villains – will compete for the honor, but only one can become…the HEIR OF APOCALYPSE!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
Awkwardly being squeezed in between the end of Krakoa and From the Ashes, we get another attempt at The Twelve.
Emma Frost is supposed to be involved, and it is written by Steve Fox, so it should be a good read. We get two issues out in June.
X-Men 97 4 of 4 concludes, also by Steve Foxe. Hopefully he earns an ongoing eventually.
Wolverine : Madripoor Knights 5 of 5 concludes.
Ms. Marvel : Mutant Menace 4 of 4, shame we keep losing an issue for each new mini this amazing creative team gets. Going back to her Inhumans roots, probably isn’t great as we are about to launch a new X-Men era. Will she be there?
Deadpool Role-Plays the Marvel Universe sounds fun.
I’m not sure why Minnie Mouse is Dazzler on a Disney What If variant to Amazing Spider-Man 51, but now I have to check these variants for any other X-Men references.
What If Venom 5 of 5 ends, so maybe we can get some fun What Ifs now.
Venom 3 is supposed to come to theaters this year, so I get they have to get all of these new stories in stores, but it seems like so much month to month.
JMS is back at Marvel, and writing Captain America 10?! I got to start paying more attention to these other books.
That’s a lot of Star Wars titles to scroll pass.
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Trades –
Ghost Rider 2099 Omnibus $100
ROM Marvel Years Omnibus 3 $125
Dazzler Omnibus $150, this does seem like quite a deal, just for the 42 issues alone, but they included so much more!
Collecting X-MEN (1963) #130-131, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #203, DAZZLER (1981) #1-42, MARVEL GRAPHIC NOVEL (1982) #12, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST #1-4, SECRET WARS II #4, and material from WHAT IF (1977) #33 and MARVEL FANFARE (1982) #38.
X-Men : X-Tinction Agenda Omnibus seems like the perfect way to read that story, $125
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so not a bad month for trades, and very light for X-Men comics, so Blood Hunt came out at the perfect time.
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Shadow and Flame with Magik 