X-Men: Legacy #232 Art

X-Men: Legacy #232 Spoilers

Spoilers: After Proteus fully possesses Blindfold's body, he takes each X-Men down one by one, except Colossus, whom is thrown all the way to the X-Jet. Nightcrawler ends up possessed by Proteus too. Proteus finds out he can take over more than one body at the same time. Rogue doesn't take chances, and absorbs Nightcrawler's powers, teleporting herself and everyone else outside of the lab. Psylocke is questioned about Proteus' existence since she looked into his mind earlier, and Betsy says that when Destiny was brought back to life, a piece of Proteus was too, probably because Irene died on Muir Island, a place saturated with Proteus' energy. Psylocke says Proteus used Destiny to lure them, so he could free himself from her body. The X-Men finally find Colossus, who is unconsciouness inside a broken X-Jet, when Proteus arrives once again possessing the bodies of Destiny, Nightcrawler and Blidnfold. Proteus confronts Betsy with her worst fear (that of being dead again), and ends up possessing her. The same happens with Trance and Husk. Rogue and Magneto are left by themselves, and Erik uses his powers to throw Colossus at Proteus. Rogue absorbs Betsy's powers and uses the psy-knife on him, but it's useless. Magneto then uses his powers to lift a piece of rock with him and Proteus (in Blindfold's body) on it, taking the fight to outer space.

X-Men: Legacy #232 Preview

Cover by: Adi Granov

Writer: Mike Carey
Pencils: Clay Mann
Inks: Danni Miki & Allen Martinez
Colored by: Brian Reber
Lettered by: VC's Cory Petit

The Story: "Necrosha". A classic X-Villain hitched a ride on Destiny's body when Selene brought her back from the dead. But this villain doesn't want to be part of the Black Queen's master plan. He's got his own agenda. So it's up to Rogue, Nightcrawler, Colossus, Psylocke, Husk, Blindfold and Magneto (what? You haven't been reading Uncanny X-Men?!?!) to take this villain down. Part 2 (of 3).

In Stores: January 27, 2010

Uncanny X-Men #520 Art

Wolverine: Weapon X #9 Art

Wolverine: Weapon X #9 Spoilers

Spoilers: Melita Garner warns Psylocke and Nightcrawler that Wolverine is trapped in the Dunwich Sanatorium. Kurt and Betsy teleport there, where they find a giant psychic engine built with human brains. Psylocke tells Nightcrawler not to smash it, as the engine is like a giant psychic bomb, just waiting to go off. Betsy explains that the bomb could turn everyone crazy for a few moments, she then defuses it carefully with her psy-knife. Meanwhile, Wolverine goes on a rampage, killing everyone he sees in front of him. After Psylocke is done with the last brain-engine, Wolverine comes to his senses. Logan tracks down Dr. Rot and stabs him, however a nurse helps the mad doctor to run away by distracting Wolverine. Dr. Rot builds one more brain-powered engine; and as it explodes, he escapes. Psylocke and Nightcrawler come to their senses after the bomb's effects fade away, but are unable to find Logan. Wolverine goes to Melita's house, and Dr. Rot calls him, swearing he will be back.

Uncanny X-Men #520 Spoilers

Spoilers: Cyclops sends Wolverine, Psylocke and Colossus to hit NY to track down where the Predators X came from and the source of the nanites. Logan follows the remaining Predator X's scent to the sewers of the city, where the X-Men find out that Fantomex already dealt with the monster. The X-Men ask for Fantomex's aid to determine where the Predators came from, but Fantomex is not willing to help. Meanwhile in Utopia, Magneto explains about the massive support pillar beneath the island to stop it from sinking. Cyclops gets mad at him for working all this stuff behind his back and tells Erik he won't have his trust this way. Magneto leaves Utopia and decides that it's time to do some good for a change as he begins meditating at the top of a mountain. Back in NY, Wolverine, Psylocke and Colossus track the Predator's point of origin inside a building, where the super-powered beings from Uncanny X-Men #515-516 are expecting them.

X-Solicits for April 2010

Uncanny X-Men #523
Written by: Matt Fraction
Penciled by: Terry Dodson
Cover by: Adi Granov
Variant Cover by: David Finch
Iron Man by Design Variant by: Mike Perkins
SECOND COMING, Chapter 2
The race to find Cable and Hope is on, but who will get to them first? Will it be Cyclops and the X-Men or Bastion and his mutant-hating cabal? Cyclops isn’t waiting for the answer to that as takes the fight directly to Bastion with the New Mutants!

New Mutants #12
Written by: Zeb Wells
Penciled by: Ibraim Roberson
Cover by: Adi Granov
Variant Cover by: David Finch
Iron Man by Design Variant by: Gabrielle Dell’otto
SECOND COMING, Chapter 3
Fall of a New Mutant?! The X-Men are hot on the trail of Cable and Hope and meet Bastion’s forces head-on, in the form of Bastion’s capo William Stryker and his Purifier army. Stryker’s forces score one casualty early, but who wins the battle? At the same time the New Mutants are hitting Bastion’s second-in-command, Cameron Hodge. But going up against Hodge and 100 of his soldiers is way out of their league and one of them won’t walk away from it.

X-Men: Legacy #235
Written by: Mike Carey
Penciled by: Greg Land
Cover by: Adi Granov
Variant Cover by: David Finch
Iron Man by Design Variant by: Dave Johnson
SECOND COMING, Chapter 4
The X-Men chasing Cable and Hope have lost a teammate. They aren’t giving up, but the trail has gone cold. That’s where Rogue comes in. But how could she know where Hope and Cable are? And the battle between the New Mutants and Hodge’s forces ends here!

X-Force #26
Written by: Christopher Yost & Craig Kyle
Penciled by: Mike Choi
Cover by: Adi Granov
Variant Cover by: David Finch
Iron Man by Design Variant by: TBA
RIP Variant by: TBA
SECOND COMING, Chapter 5
As the X-Men make their desperate attempt to get Hope to Utopia, the battle will cost them one of their own. Nothing will ever be the same.

Fraction Brings Back the Pryde of the X-Men

CBR: Matt Fraction: "I knew very early on that Magneto was coming back and would become part of the dynamic of the X-Men. I knew what he was up to and what his personality would be. I also knew how that would complicate and and challenge personal relationships and, ultimately, he would have to demonstrably make good. The X-Men may not have reacted by thinking, 'He's here. Let's punch him!' But they still don't trust him. So I wanted to build that [trust] by having him give a gift to the X-Men, who are now his people, in the form of Kitty. It felt very right in this weird, full-circle way,"

The story of Kitty's return will be fully told in "Uncanny X-Men" #522, but the issue also seeds future plot lines in which the character will figure prominently. "The issue has a cliffhanger for the ages, as we go rocketing into the events of 'Second Coming' [A crossover event between all the X-Titles which kicks off in March and completes the "Messiah" trilogy of X-crossover stories.]," Fraction remarked. "So we wrap a chapter and get a glimpse of a new one before heading into 'Second Coming.'"

Kitty doesn't play a huge role in "Second Coming," but Fraction isn't bringing the character back only to let her recede into the background. "'Second Coming' is really the story of Cable and Hope, but Kitty will be very important after," Fraction stated. "Kitty being back is a big part of our next year. With where we are in 'Second Coming' and then coming out of it, Kitty's return couldn't come at a better time for all involved. So she's coming back right as there's a giant Kitty-shaped hole in the X-Men."

Uncanny X-Men #520 & Wolverine: Weapon X #9 Previews

Uncanny X-Men #520
Cover by: Terry Dodson
Writer: Matt Fraction
Pencils: Greg Land
Inks: Jay Leisten
Colored by: Justin Ponsor
Lettered by: VC's Joe Caramagna

The Story: “Nation X” There's a rogue Predator X stalking mutants beneath New York City and it's down to Wolverine and Fantomex to hunt it down. There's an island in the San Francisco Bay that the mutants call home and it's slowly sinking -- and only King Namor can save the day. And meanwhile, in San Francisco, a supermob is making life hard in Chinatown... somebody call the X-Men! Part 6 (of 8).

In Stores: January 20, 2010

Wolverine: Weapon X #9
Cover by: Adam Kubert
Writer: Jason Aarom
Pencils: Yanick Paquette
Inks: Michel Lacombe
Colored by: Nathan Fairbairn
Lettered by: VC's Cory Petit

The Story: In the crazed conclusion to "Insane In the Brain," Logan's stay in the whacked-out Dunwich Sanatorium finally comes to an end as his pals Psylocke and Nightcrawler show up to rescue him from the maniac clutches of Dr. Rot. But even if they can save his life, is it possible to recover what he's lost of his sanity? Parental Advisory.

In Stores: January 20, 2010

Psylocke #3 Art

Psylocke #3 Spoilers

Spoilers: Betsy finds out that Jinn used to be a killer for The Hand, but walked away from this life after he found love. It turns out that The Hand ninjas murdered Jinn's pregnant wife on behalf of Matsu'o. When Psylocke uses her telepathy on him, Jinn finds out on her mind where Matsu'o is and warns Betsy not to stand on his way, as he leaves her behind. Psylocke is left confused as she's not aware of Matsu'o's location, however she finally realizes what Jinn saw on her mind: Matsu'o is at the same place where Kwannon died. Meanwhile, Jinn reaches Matsu'o, but Yukio arrives to stop Jinn. Soon after, Betsy gets there and protects Yukio from Jinn's attacks. Jinn is upset at Psylocke, as she wants Matsu'o's death as much as him but won't let him do it. Betsy explains that Matsu'o is playing both of them and she needs to know why. Jinn doesn't care and attacks Psylocke. Betsy uses her psychic-knife on him, leaving him unconscious. She then orders Matsu'o to face her and explain his actions. Matsu'o reveals his crippled body and tells her he did everything so that Betsy would kill him. He says he will never stop and will kill everyone Betsy cares about, Brian, Warren and Dazzler, until she kills him. Psylocke is shocked and asks who did that to him. Wolverine arrives at the scene and reveals that he was the one. Logan warns her: Matsu'o's not done paying, so he doesn't get to die. Just epic!

X-Position: Top X-Moments of 2009

CBR: Right before the end of 2009, CBR asked you - their faithful X-POSITION readers - to send them your favorite moments of the year gone by from the various X-books. Here they are!

1. Psylocke's Return and Revenge

It was close, but between Psylocke's return and her ensuing revenge against Mastu'o, the lady with the thong-kini appeared on more folks' lists than any other event in 2009. For those who missed the fun, our favorite psi-ninja came back on the scene in "Uncanny X-Men" #508-511 and is now pursuing revenge and other opportunities in the current "Psylocke" miniseries.

Psylocke finally returned to the X-Men after being dead. And I'm so happy Chris Yost writes such an awesome "Psylocke." It was about time she had her revenge against Matsu'o.
--Giselle

Who cares about Jean Grey? The one true telepath with the power (and huevos) to stand up to Emma has returned! Long live the thong!
--Andre4000

2. The Formation of The Dark X-Men and Utopia

3. The Return of Nate Grey - X-Man

4. Jean Grey Appears

5. Rogue Gains Control of Her Powers... And Wear Boots!

6. The New Mutants Are Back - Terrific Moments Ensue!

7. X-Factor - The Year of OMG Moments

8. X-Force Saves Boom-Boom... Twice!

9. Old Man Logan Kills The President And Takes Down The Hulk

10. The Logan and Kurt Roadtrip

11. Necrosha - Dead Mutants Return

12. The Death of Lilandra

13. The Brick

Psylocke #3 Preview

Cover by: David Finch
Writer: Chris Yost
Pencils: Harvey Tolibao
Inks: Paul Neary & Sandu Florea
Colored by: Jay David Ramos
Lettered by: VC's Joe Sabino

The Story: “Kill Matsu’o” Part 3. Psylocke wants Matsu’o Tsurayaba dead for what he’s done to her. But it turns out that she’s not the only one who wants his head. Now, Psylocke is in a race against a super-powered assassin to get to Matsu’o first… because if anyone is going to end Matsu’o, it’s going to be her.

In Stores: January 13, 2010