EXCLUSIVE: Mystique revealed on this variant cover to X-Men Forever #1

Recently, right-wing pundits have begun to circulate the theory that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s relationship is a psy-op for the government, and that at halftime at the Super Bowl, they will preempt Usher to announce their endorsement of Joe Biden for president, using Swift’s vast influence as a pop culture icon to steer the election in the president’s favor.

OK, but also, what if it’s just Mystique posing as Taylor and fucking with everyone?

We’re not just suggesting the blonde Mystique is half-transformed into on this cheesecake-y variant cover to X-Men Forever #1 by Leirix is Tay-Tay. It’s just where our minds went.

Anyway, enjoy the cover and get the basic deets on X-Men Forever #1 below.

And for that time Mystique was canonically written to be Nightcrawler’s father, click here.

(W) Kieron Gillen (A) Luca Maresca (CA) Mark Brooks (Above variant by Leirix)

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 from Kieron Gillen (IMMORTAL X-MEN) and Luca Maresca (CHILDREN OF THE VAULT)!
Rated T+

In Shops: Mar 20, 2024

$4.99

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