X-Solicits for September 2021

	Excalibur #23 Tini Howard (W) • Marcus To (A) Cover by: Mahmud Asrar Variant Cover by: Dike Ruan The Call of Doom! As guardians of the gate, Excalibur has sworn to safely escort those who quest to the Otherworld within, but their duties are tested to their limits when Doom returns to Avalon.
	Inferno #1 Jonathan Hickman (W) • Valerio Schiti (A) Cover by: Jerome Opeña Variant Cover by: Artgem Virgin Variant Cover by: Artgem Stormbreakers Variant Cover by: Carmen Carnero Waraparound Variant Cover by: Mark Brooks Variant Cover by: Jeff Dekal Variant Cover by: Oscar Vega Variant Cover by: Peach Momoko Homage Variant Cover by: R.B. Silva Hidden Gem Variant Cover by: Greg Capullo The Culmination of Jonathan Hickman’s X-Men Begins Here! “There will be an island – not the first, but the last…” Promises were made and broken. The rulers of Krakoa have been playing a dangerous game with a dangerous woman, and they are about to see how badly that can burn them. Mastermind of the X-Men Jonathan Hickman brings his plans to a head, joined by an incredible lineup of artists beginning with Valerio Schiti… as one woman follows through her promise to burn the nation of Krakoa to the ground.
	X-Men #3 Gerry Duggan (W) • Ze Carlos (A) Variant Cover by: Terry Dodson Trading Card Variant Cover by: Russell Dauterman Evolution is the Enemy! The X-Men are no strangers to being targeted for their genes… but when the High Evolutionary returns with his brand of unnatural selection, the survival of the whole planet is at stake!
	Marauders #24 Gerry Duggan (W) • Ze Carlos (A) Cover by: Russell Dauterman Variant Cover by: Betsy Cola Space Pirates! The Marauders hit the highest seas of all when they point their bow to the stars! But what threat awaits them… and why has it sworn vengeance?!
	New Mutants #21 Vita Ayala (W) • Alex Lins (A) Cover by: Edge Mayhem on the Moon! There’s something creeping in the shadows of the Summer House… and the New Mutants are about to come to face-to-face with it. And back on Earth, the team is turning against itself as they gear up for their biggest battle yet
	X-Force #23 Benjamin Percy (W) • Martin Coccolo (A) Cover by: Joshua Cassara Variant Cover by: Skan Mightier than the Sword! Beast’s best-laid plans invite a threat close to the heart… as the secret works of Mikhail are at last revealed! A key issue that will anticipate a dire change for Krakoa!
	Hellions #15 Zeb Wells (W) • Rogê Antônio (A) Cover by: Stephen Segovia Variant Cover by: Stephanie Hans Sinister Secrets! Psylocke’s secret deal with Mr. Sinister will cause a schism within the Hellions! Also, Tarn the Uncaring wants his stuff back!
	S.W.O.R.D. #8 Al Ewing (W) • Guiu Vilanova (A) Cover by: Stefano Caselli Variant Cover by: Russell Dauterman Long Live the Queen! By the time you’re reading this, you know. You know who sits in the central seat of Arakko. You know who spearks for Sol. Storm rules. But when you have to prove to your people who you are, every single day without fail… What becomes of who you were?
	X-Corp 5 Tini Howard (W) • Alberto Foche (A) Cover by: David Aja Variant Cover by: Michael Alred Hostile Takeover! It’s impossible to succeed in business without making a few enemies. Noblesse Pharmaceuticals sends their most cutthroat team against X-Corp once and for all, and they’ve come to collect.
	X-Men: The Trial of Magneto #2 Leah Williams (W) • Lucas Werneck (A) Cover by: Valerio Schiti Variant Cover by: Gerald Parel Variant Cover by: Stephanie Hans Variant Cover by: Ivan Shavrin Variant Cover by: David Baldeon Habeas Corpses! • Heroes of the Marvel Universe came to Krakoa for a memorial. Now they’ve got a fight. • Magneto pushes Krakoa and the Council to the brink! • Also… there’s something wrong with the body…
	X-Men: The Onslaught Revelation #1 Si Spurrier (W) • Bob Quinn (A) Cover by: Giuseppe Camuncoli Variant Cover by: Federico Vincenti You Have Strayed from the Way of X, the Onslight is Upon You! • The X-Men’s greatest foe, mutantkind’s primal evil, slithers in the minds of its most senior leaders… • The kids whisper of the Cruci-ball: a party to end all parties. A party to end everything. • The seals are broken, the trumpets have sounded; only a small band of eccentric mutants can hope to break the fall… • Can Nightcrawler light the spark that will drive out the shadows… or will Krakoa slip into the abyss…?
	X-Men Legends #7 Larry Hama (W) • Billy Tan (A/C) Action Figure Variant Cover by: John Tyler Christopher Wolverine. Jubilee. Hama. Any way you slice it, the ultimate team-up is back, bub! Comics legends Larry Hama returns to this run on Wolverine, with the start of an all-new adventure that will pit the man formerly known as Weapon X, and fan-favorite Jubilee, against a host of their deadliest foes! When two young mutants disappear, our heroes set off for Japan to track them down. But Lady Deathstrike and the Hand have their own designs on the duo, and it’ll take no small measure of blood, sweat and adamantium to change their minds! Illustrated by the incomparable Billy Tan, get set for the start of a deadly international mutant conflict!

Captain Britain Commission by Romina Jones

Yours truly comissioned artist Romina Jones for a recolored Disassembled/Captain Britain costume. I hope you like it!

Planet Size X-Men #1 & X-Corp #2 Art

Captain Britain visits Planet Arakko (formerly known as Mars) in Planet Size X-Men #1

Captain Britain dances with Banshee in X-Corp #2

Excalibur #22 Variant Cover by Phil Noto

X-Men Monday #110 – Jordan D. White Answers 'Hellfire Gala' Questions

AiPT!: The second week of the Hellfire Gala has come and gone. X-Men Senior Editor Jordan D. White is back to answer them.

AIPT: Do you think Coven Akkaba’s opinion on Betsy is somewhat justified. Truth be told, she hasn’t exactly been a great Captain Britain and has been making a lot of mistakes. Definitely more wrongs than rights.

Jordan: Ohhh, well first of all, the answer is no, they’re not right. What’s the job of Captain Britain? The job of Captain Britain is to protect reality, right? So she’s done a pretty decent job of that. And she’s been manipulated a bit, but she’s doing her best. And from a certain point of view, she is all or most of the Captain Britains now. They are like, 99% Betsys at this point. So they’re doing pretty good. Coven Akkaba… well, aside from just being evil! [Laughs]

AIPT: [Laughs] Yeah, they’re pretty terrible.

Jordan: They seem to be talking about Captain Britain like Captain Britain is the mascot of England. And I think Captain Britain would object to that in the same way that Captain America would object to that over here, when the government of America has done things wrong or has gone about things the way that he doesn’t approve of, Captain America goes, “Yeah, I may be Captain America, but I’m not your photo opportunity. I do what I think is right in the spirit of America.” And the same is true with Captain Britain — she’s doing what she thinks is best.

And listen, by the way, Brian screwed up all the time. Like, I love Brian Braddock. I love him. But he screwed up. He was an alcoholic who mistreated his wife terribly. Like, she’s doing all right.

Betsy’s done her best. I do think she’s a good Captain Britain. And I love Betsy. I’m very happy to see her getting to do some the exciting things she’s doing. Also, she’s doing a lot better this time as Captain Britain than she did the first time. I mean when she got her eyes poked out, which didn’t go well.

X-Men #21 Art

Excalibur #21 Art

Excalibur #21 Spoilers

Spoilers: As Excalibur attend the Hellfire Gala, Rictor is not in the mood for celebrations. Shatterstar surprises Rictor, but the reunion doesn’t go quite as planned. After a while, Rogue is chosen as a member of the new X-Men. Rogue is congratulated by her teammates and thanks Excalibur for their time together. Gambit assures Betsy he’s not leaving Excalibur. Betsy and Jubilee try to comfort Rictor, who’s drowning his sorrows, but they are interrupted by Pete Wisdom. Wisdom asks Betsy to a dance and lets her read his mind. Betsy learns that while she was gone Coven Akkaba took the opportunity to encourage the British people to distrust Captain Britain and dismiss her as a pretender who abandoned them. Wisdom informs that Brousseau is now Britain’s ambassador to the U.N., which makes him Wisdom’s superior. Betsy realizes the High Priest Reuben Brousseau is in attendance and rushes to him. Brousseau formally notifies Xavier and Emma Frost that Britain’s alliance with Krakoa is over, which means that mutants living in Britain will be subject to British law, that the Krakoan gates are no longer welcomed and that all mutant drugs will be returned. Brousseau warns Betsy that Otherworld is not her land as King Arthur is the rightful ruler and that Britain won’t tolerate Excalibur controlling the Lighthouse on British soil. Rictor leaves the Gala outraged by the new developments. Elsewhere, Brian and Meggan small talk at the Gala. When Brian leaves, Nightcrawler takes the chance to flirt a bit with Meggan, and implies that she’s pregnant again. Meggan neither denies or confirms. At the balcony, Betsy is by herself lost in her thoughts when Rachel asks her to a dance. Rachel apologizes for not realizing Malice was possessing her, and Betsy asks her to visit the lighthouse more often. Brousseau leaves the gala and heads back to Coven Akkaba’s meeting house with Wisdom by his side. Brousseau reveals that Coven Akkaba plans to free Morgan le Fay from Jamie’s control. To that end, they ambush Wisdom and murder him, using his blood to channel magic and finally freeing Morgan. Elsewhere, Rictor heads back to the Lighthouse and summons his druids. With their help, Rictor is able to detach a piece of land from Cornwall’s coast and create a small island known as Braddock Isle, with Braddock Lighthouse at its very center. At the same time, Morgan is able to cross the Krakoan gate from Avalon to the Lighthouse. Rictor notices something’s off but is interrupted by Shatterstar again. The former lovers reconcile and reunite.

Excalibur #21 Sneak Peek

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Excalibur #21

Writer: Tini Howard

Art by: Marcus To

Cover by: Mahmud Asrar

The Story:

Rictor Hates Parties.

Even the nice ones. And with Captain Britain's return to a changed world, this one is looking to be not so nice. Excalibur's Earth-shattering Hellfire Gala issue will change Krakoan diplomacy forever.

In Stores: June 9, 2021

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