In September, the X-Men and their friends are going to fight:
- The Truthseekers, who are likely a new anti-mutant faction
- The Outliers, a new group of mutants
- Polaris, who is apparently thwarting X-Factor’s plans because Havok is slipping said plans to her (whether that slipping is being done between the sheets has yet to be revealed)
- Nuklo, a Bronze Age Roy Thomas creation connected to Golden Age hero the Whizzer (the one who got his powers from mongoose blood)
- Hyperion, aka Marvel’s evil Superman
- The Black Order, aka Thanos’ goon squad
- Trevor f***ing Fitroy and the f***ing Upstarts
Wow. Just wow. I don’t how to feel about that last one. Take a scroll through Marvel’s September X-Men solicits and see what you think.
NYX #3
Written by COLLIN KELLY & JACKSON LANZING
Art by FRANCESCO MORTARINO
STAND TOGETHER OR DIE ALONE!
To Anole – Last night, a mutant was killed in Greenpoint. His name was Shay, but he could have been any of us. I hope you’ll come to the memorial. We have to show up for each other – or it’s gonna be guys like the Truthseekers who decide what happens to mutants in New York City. I know it’s different for you. How much you risk just leaving the house every day. And I know you hate all this super hero stuff. But this is a fight worth fighting. – Kamala
PHOENIX #3
Written by STEPHANIE PHILLIPS
Art by ALESSANDRO MIRACOLO
DEATH FROM ABOVE…AND BELOW?!
Saving a planet full of kidnapping victims who’ve disappeared from the gaudy whirlwind of Gameworld – seems like just another day in space for Jean Grey! Though…she did get the tip-off from her less-than-forthright father-in-law, legendary pirate Corsair of the Starjammers crew…and the kidnappers are none other than the children of Thanos themselves, the dread Black Order. And yet…somehow…it’s all about to get a whole lot worse!
UNCANNY X-MEN #2
Written by GAIL SIMONE
Art by DAVID MARQUEZ
WHO ARE THE OUTLIERS?
From the Ashes continues as Rogue, Gambit, and Wolverine welcome a friend back, just in time to face four uncontrollable and wild mutants in the swamps of Louisiana! But with the mutant community disheartened and fractured, will even the Uncanny X-Men be enough to stop them? Something huge is starting, and it begins right here!
UNCANNY X-MEN #3
Written by GAIL SIMONE
Art by DAVID MARQUEZ
CATCH THE ELF!
When new, lethally powerful and completely untrained young mutants show up on Rogue’s doorstep with no knowledge of how they got there, a grieving Rogue seeks to take Xavier’s place in guiding them to the light…while darkness from the past returns to destroy the X-Men, one at a time!
X-FACTOR #2
Written by MARK RUSSELL
Art by BOB QUINN
POLARIS VS. X-FACTOR!
There’s a new mutant rebellion, and Polaris is at the forefront of it all! But how do they know so much about X-Factor’s classified missions? Havok must seek out a traitor on the team…but how can he if it’s him?!
X-FORCE #3
Written by GEOFFREY THORNE
Art by MARCUS TO
THE NUKLO OPTION!
X-Force’s biggest mission yet brings them to the brink of destruction at the hands of Nuklo! But when Nuklo’s mysterious rampage conflicts with the world-threatening Fracture Node detected by Forge, what sacrifice will X-Force make to complete their no-win mission? Secrets, surprises, team drama and nonstop action make X-Force the hottest book of the summer!
X-MEN #4
Written by JED MACKAY
Art by RYAN STEGMAN
THEY KILL FOR KICKS & THEY KILL FOR CLICKS!
“Hello, internet – it’s your boy, Trevor Fitzroy! That’s right, Trevor Fitzroy and the Upstarts, out there delivering the content you crave: livestreamed, bespoke, mutant murder in high-def! And best of all, you, the viewers, are the ones rating the kills! So smash that like button, hit subscribe and tell us who the number-one killer is!”
Listen to MacKay on The ComicsXF Interview Podcast.
AVENGERS #18
Written by JED MACKAY
Art by VALERIO SCHITI
STORM AGAINST HYPERION!
New Avengers member Storm has joined the team just in time to deal with catastrophe… And she’ll need to call in other mutants to help against this world-ending threat! A who’s who of the Marvel Universe must unite against the supreme power of Hyperion! And someone steps OFF the Avengers…
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 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.
