The Rasputin siblings have had it rough. Illyana got kidnapped, raised as a demon sorceress, reverted to childing and died of a mutant-targeting virus released by a spike-aficionado. Piotr watched his sister go through all that, spoon-fed a comatose Magneto for a time, sacrificed himself to eliminate the aforementioned disease that killed his sister, came back, got left at the altar by a childhood sweetheart (her childhood, not his), then fell under the control of his evil older brother.
From that perspective, the pair’s fight through a bevy of Russian folklore beings in the Magik and Colossus miniseries seems almost like a walk in the park by comparison, but in the opening pages of issue #4, we’re reminded of (at least some of) the trauma that lies at the core of their relationship.
Check out our exclusive preview of Magik and Colossus #4, out next week, and keep scrolling for the basic deets.
W: Ashley Allen | A: German Peralta | CA: David Nakayama
A SIBLING RIVALRY! Magik and Colossus meet the great witch Baba Yaga, and she is not happy to see them! With their relationship out of step, will the Rasputins be able to hold her off? Or will Baba Yaga damage the siblings’ future beyond repair?
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