Remember how in 2019 Marvel released House of X and Powers of X and that was it for X-Men titles for a couple months, and it was the big event everyone was focused on?
Nearly five years later, the Hickman’s away and the mice are all over the place, as the two linchpin series of the end of the Krakoan age, Fall of the House of X (FOHOX) and Rise of the Powers of X (ROPOX), are surrounded by the latest in what has felt like an incessant stream of four- and five-issue miniseries, chasing that sweet, sweet #1 dragon that lets them charge extra for a new comic.
Don’t get us wrong, we’re excited to cover these books. There’s a line of CXF writers with their hands raised to bring you FOHOX ROPOX TOX. But you can’t help but feel cynical every time Marvel hits the reset button on a series like it’s the only way to beat the X-Men Sega Genesis game.
Unless you’re Ben Percy. Then you get to keep on keepin’ on. Have you ever heard him read Goodnight, Moon? I wouldn’t fuck with him.
Anyway, take a look at Marvel’s announcement for its March X-titles, with covers and solicit copy below.
And for our guesses on who’s gonna try to take out Moira, click here.
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In Jonathan Hickman’s 2019’s House of X and Powers of X, the dawn of Krakoa ushered in a revolutionary period of X-Men comic book storytelling. Now, the Krakoan age comes crashing down and the current group of X-creators are making sure it goes out on a high note! Two interconnected series — Gerry Duggan and Lucas Werneck’s FALL OF THE HOUSE OF X and Kieron Gillen and R.B. Silva’s RISE OF THE POWERS OF X — will close out the era. The mythos-shattering events of these twin sagas will bleed out into special limited series including CABLE, DEAD X-MEN, RESURRECTION OF MAGNETO and X-MEN FOREVER. In addition, current X-Men ongoing titles WOLVERINE, X-FORCE and X-MEN will also deal with the dramatic repercussions of Krakoa’s fall with the culmination of nearly five years’ worth of intricate plotting and redefining character arcs.
Today, fans can learn about the various X-Men issues hitting stands in March. It’s the peak of the FALL OF THE HOUSE OF X and the final war of Krakoa is fought on multiple fronts throughout time and space! Harsh defeats and inspiring victories await as Nathan Summers teams up with his younger self to take down the new threat of the Neocracy in CABLE, Betsy Braddock assists a group of fallen X-Men on their desperate mission in DEAD X-MEN, and Storm and Magneto face off against an iconic X-Men villain in the afterlife in RESURRECTION OF MAGNETO. In addition, the Phoenix Force’s role in mutantkind’s future is revealed in X-MEN FOREVER and one of the greatest best friend duos in the Marvel Universe reunite for some good old fashioned vengeance in X-MEN #32!
Also in March, Wolverine and Sabretooth continue their bloodiest and most momentous showdown ever in new installments of SABRETOOTH WAR and Beast finally gets what’s been coming to him as X-FORCE reaches its milestone 50th issue.
CABLE #3 (OF 4)
Written by FABIAN NICIEZA, Art by SCOT EATON, Cover by WHILCE PORTACIO
PROTECT THE FUTURE – NO MATTER THE COST!
Cable and his younger counterpart, Nate, are closer than ever to uncovering the origins of the Neocracy and putting an end to a bloody future before it can come to pass – but each step closer also brings them further into the crosshairs of the mysterious Parvenu! With the walls closing in, there’s no one else they can trust…but with the weight of the world on their shoulders, will Cable and Nate be able to bear the burden together or will they crumble under the weight?
DEAD X-MEN #3 (OF 4)
Written by STEVE FOXE, Art by LYNNE YOSHII, BERNARD CHANG, JAVIER PINA & DAVID BALDEÓN, Cover by LUCAS WERNECK
FAR, FARAWAY!
Rachel Summers recruited the Dead X-Men for a seemingly impossible mission…and now they’re about to discover the REAL reason behind their task. As the walls of reality start to bend, will anyone survive the revelation?!
RESURRECTION OF MAGNETO #3 (OF 4)
Written by AL EWING, Art by LUCIANO VECCHIO, Cover by STEFANO CASELLI
FALLS THE SHADOW!
In the cold dark rooms beyond death, there are terrible things. Annihilators. Adversaries. And a King of Shadows…who seeks a new soul to live in. The time of easy miracles is over. For Storm and Magneto, all the roads back to life are hard…and this is the hardest road of all.
WOLVERINE #45
Written by VICTOR LAVALLE & BENJAMIN PERCY, Art by GEOFF SHAW, Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
X MARKS THE SPOT! – SABRETOOTH WAR – PART 5!
The treasure hunt is on as Sabretooth picks up on the trail of an item that will turn the tide in the war on Wolverine! But as the best there is regroups with the remnants of his allies, it’ll be a race against time for the good guys to uncover a LOST weapon that could prove to be their LAST HOPE! And that’s if Orchis and the Stark Sentinels don’t get them first!
WOLVERINE #46
Written by BENJAMIN PERCY & VICTOR LAVALLE, Art by CORY SMITH, Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
BRAIN CHANGER/GAME CHANGER! – SABRETOOTH WAR PART 6!
Wolverine’s memory has been altered, erased, restored, forgotten and destroyed. This time, if he can’t get his head on straight, Sabretooth will do far worse than that! The most diabolical chapter of SABRETOOTH WAR yet…and you thought those early issues were violent?!
X-FORCE #50
Written by BENJAMIN PERCY, Art by ROBERT GILL, Cover by DANIEL ACUÑA
THE FINAL BATTLE AGAINST BEAST IN THE LANDMARK 50th ISSUE!
X-Force confronts Beast with their secret weapon. A final reckoning. Not a dry eye in the house. TARGET: BEAST finale!
X-MEN #32
Written by GERRY DUGGAN, Art by PHIL NOTO, Cover by JOSHUA CASSARA
BESTIES WITH BLOODY BLADES!
Kate Pryde and Illyana Rasputin have been best friends for a long time. They’ve had good times, and they’ve had bad times. One thing they can always agree on? Stomping anti-mutant bigots’ heads.
X-MEN: FOREVER #1 (OF 4)
Written by KIERON GILLEN, Art by LUCA MARESCA, Cover by MARK BROOKS
HAUNTED HOUSE OF X!
How can you kill a digital god? What do you do when the Phoenix is bleeding out into nothing? There’s been questions that have haunted you since the end of Immortal X-Men. Finally, some answers. There’s also been some questions that have haunted you since the START of Immortal X-Men. Finally, some answers too. Tying directly into the pages of the epic FALL OF THE HOUSE OF X and RISE OF THE POWERS OF X comes this story of revelation.
Dan Grote is the editor-in-chief of ComicsXF, having won the site by ritual combat. By day, he’s a newspaper editor, and by night, he’s … also an editor. He co-hosts WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast with Matt Lazorwitz. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, two kids and two miniature dachshunds, and his third, fictional son, Peter Winston Wisdom.
