Terrible, horrible, no good, very bad mutant Manuel de la Rocha staged a fight between his ally Julian Keller and Jersey City’s favorite do-gooder, Ms. Marvel, to provoke a crackdown on mutants, so that radicalized, even-more-oppressed mutants would support Manuel’s fake revolution. See whether his evil plan works in NYX #5, written by Jackson Lanzing…
Trained to be an assassin since birth, Kwannon chose to be an X-man. But there are still some jobs too dirty for the X-Men. And some paths have to be walked alone. Psylocke #1 is written by Alyssa Wong, drawn by Vincenzo Carratù, colored by Fer Sifuentes-Sujo and lettered by Ariana Maher. Everyone knows (even…
Despite the destruction of the Krakoan dream, Professor David Alleyne — codename Prodigy — finally has something he wants to keep: tenure at Empire State University, where he’s teaching recent mutant history to a mixed, and suspicious, class. In that class: the redoubtable Kamala Khan, New York City’s most sympathetic (and only public) mutant superhero….
With one X-man down and hell coming for the rest, Rogue finds herself alone against a power of darkness for which she is completely unprepared. No backup, no lifeline and no way out. Uncanny X-Men #4 is written by Gail Simone, drawn by David Marquez, colored by Matt Wilson and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Jake:…
The bad guys take the lead in Sentinels #1, written by Alex Paknadel, drawn by Justin Mason, colored by Federico Blee and lettered by Travis Lanham. Quiet, psychic rescue in progress, again, in X-Men #5, written by Jed MacKay; drawn by Ryan Stegman; inked by JP Mayer, John Livesay and Stegman; colored by Marte Gracia,…
Editor’s note: Marvel has again graced us with another facsimile edition of a classic X-Men comic, so enjoy this retro look at Jubilee’s first appearance. “Inferno” is over and it’s time for the X-Men — or their female members, at least — to cut loose with a trip to the mall. But prejudice lurks everywhere,…
Our Kate Pryde finally gets her date with Nina. It’s a high school sporting event. Teen mutants are there. Three guesses what happens next in Exceptional X-Men #2, written by Eve Ewing, drawn by Carmen Carnero, colored by Nolan Woodard and lettered by Travis Lanham. In the immortal words of Nils Sjöberg, this is what…
Ororo Munroe has lived many lives. She’s been a thief, a goddess, an X-Man, a queen and an Avenger. She is the most prominent, most respected and most powerful mutant on the world stage; and in that role, she intends to be a force for positive change. First up: A major meltdown at a nuclear…
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. Uncanny X-Men…
Kamala Khan wants to study, and to protect everyone, and to keep her secret identity. Laura Kinney wants to protect the mutants, and to carve up the haters and bad guys. Sophie Cuckoo, Kamala’s new college BFF, wants … what? And what about Anole? Find out in NYX #3, written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin…
Do you like half-nekkid superheroes? Of course you do. And Marvel is betting on it! It’s right there in the promo language for the Rogue: The Savage Land miniseries slated for January, with Polygon quoting writer Tim Seeley as saying the series will allow him to “utilize [his] love for ’80s X-Men, Jim Lee, Chris…
Alison Blaire is headed out on a world tour in Dazzler #1, written by Jason Loo, drawn by Rafael Loureiro, colored by Java Tartaglia and lettered by Ariana Maher, with a cover by Terry and Rachel Dodson When we last saw Alison Blaire, aka Dazzler, she was dead. Killed during the final Hellfire Gala by…
From the ashes emerge new mutants, new monsters, new conflicts – and a new backstory for Charles Xavier? We’ve got all that and Jubilee too in this month’s installment of the uncanny adventures of Team Rogue. Uncanny X-Men #2 is written by Gail Simone, drawn by David Marquez, colored by Matthew Wilson and lettered by…
The formerly teenage genius formerly known as Shadowkat is back in Chicago, back behind the bar with a dishrag for a paycheck, done with rescuing teenage mutants for good. See how long that one lasts in Exceptional X-Men #1, written by Eve Ewing, drawn by Carmen Carnero, colored by Nolan Woodard and lettered by Joe…
Every day, mutants are being stolen off the streets of Manhattan — unprotected and forgotten by the human world. Now, a war-worn Wolverine will descend into New York’s criminal underworld to bring them back into the light. Who is the mysterious mutant fixer known only as Local? Can Laura Kinney stand alone against the dangerous…