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X Lives of Wolverine
#1 (of 5) Benjamin Percy
(W) • Joshua Cassara (A) Cover by: Adam Kubert
Variant Cover by: Peach Momoko Variant Cover by: Ron Lim
Variant Cover by: Jorge Molina Lives of Wolverine Variant Cover by: Ed Mcguinness
Homage Variant Cover by: Will Sliney Animation Style Variant Cover by: Todd Nauck
Stormbreakers Variant Cover by: Joshua Cassara Trading Card Variant Cover by: Mark Bagley
Hidden Gem Variant Cover by: Arthur Adams Connecting Collage Variant Cover by: Mr Garcin
The Biggest Wolverine Story of All Time Begins Here!
Week 1 – Logan. James Howlett. Weapon X. The mutant best known as Wolverine
has lived many lives under many identities and in many places, but never
before has the fate of the future been so entwined with the past!
Fan-favorite eras of Wolverine’s saga are explored anew, along with
never-before-seen episodes as Logan must travel to various points in time to
prevent the death of a key figure in mutant history. But these LIVES are only
one side of the story… Be here for the start
of the time-shredding saga across all of Wolverine’s history and future yet
to come!
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X Deaths of Wolverine
#1 (of 5) Benjamin Percy
(W) • Federico Vicentini (A) Cover by: Adam Kubert
Variant Cover by: Dan Jurgens Variant Cover by: Mahmud Asrar
Variant Cover by: Gerald Parel Variant Cover by: Stephanie Hans
Spoiler Design Variant Cover by: Adam Kubert Anime Style Variant Cover by: Rickie Yagawa
Stormbreakers Variant Cover by: Juann Cabal Trading Card Variant Cover by: Mark Bagley
Hidden Gem Variant Cover by: Sam Kieth Connecting Collage Variant Cover by: Mr Garcin
Death is Not the End. Death is the Omega.
Week 2 – If Wolverine’s future lies in the past, what does that mean for
the present? The reciprocal series to X Lives of Wolverine, X Deaths of Wolverine
is can’t-miss reading, chock-full of revelations for the best there is as
well as the fate of mutantkind!
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X Lives of Wolverine
#2 (of 5) Benjamin Percy
(W) • Joshua Cassara (A) Cover by: Adam Kubert
Variant Cover by: Gabriele Dell’otto Animation Style Variant Cover by: Larry Houston
Lives of Wolverine Variant Cover by: Jesús Saiz Stormbreakers Variant Cover by: Iban Coello
Trading Card Variant Cover by: Mark Bagley Target: Xavier!
Week 3 – Wolverine navigates the timestream, revisiting moments in his
life. But how does Xavier unite them all?
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X Deaths of Wolverine
#2 (of 5) Benjamin Percy
(W) • Federico Vicentini (A) Cover by: Adam Kubert
Variant Cover by: Leinil Francis Yu Stormbreakers Variant Cover by: Peach Momoko
Anime Style Variant Cover by: Nao Fuji Omega Spoiler Variant Cover by: Kaare Andrews
Trading Card Variant Cover by: Mark Bagley The Hunt is on!
Week 4 – No one is safe. The future is at stake. The only certainty in
life is Death and Wolverine.
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X-Men #7 Gerry Duggan
(W) • Pepe Larraz (A/C) Trading Card Variant Cover by: Russell Dauterman
Headshot Variant Cover by: Jim Cheung Captain Krakoa & The X-Men!
Doctor Stasis makes his deadliest move yet as Captain Krakoa takes charge
of the X-Men! But what is the lie at the heart of the newest mutant hero?
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Marauders Annual #1 Steve Orlando
(W) • Creees Lee (A) Cover by: Russell Dauterman
Variant Cover by: Ema Lupacchino Design Variant Cover by: David Baldeon
A New Crew Sets Sail!
With Kate Pryde at the helm, the Marauders are ready to renew their
mission of mutant rescue! She’s got the mission — all she needs now is a new
boat and a fresh crew to match. Pryde and Bishop must unite a crew of
mutants, new and old, to spring Daken from imprisonment at the hands of a
leader who’s as cruel as he is charismatic: the primal provocateur known as
Brimstone Love! It’s the Marauders versus the Theater of Pain, a torture
troupe that’s set up shop in Xavier’s School’s old backyard! Come aboard for
the first adventure as Steve Orlando takes the helm with our sea-faring
mutants!
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New Mutants #25 Vita Ayala
(W) • Rod Reis (A) Cover by: Leinil Francis Yu
Variant Cover by: Stanley “Artgerm” Lau Variant Cover by: Dan Panosian
Variant Cover by: Philip Tan Variant Cover by: Phil Jimenez
The Labors of Magik Start Here!
The big two-five is here — and it’s the perfect jumping-on point for fans
new and old! Illyana Rasputin is the Sorcerer Supreme and the rightful queen
of Limbo…but she’s been awfully busy on Krakoa. Someone’s got their eye on
the throne — and Magik isn’t the only queen in mutantdom. Vita Ayala and Rod
Reis rekindle an old flame for a whole new generation of Magik lovers!
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Thursday, October 21, 2021
X-Solicits for January 2022
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“For so long, my life has been out of control. Chaos and serendipity, wrapped in insanity. I have suffered, I have lost. Not just my life, but my very soul, my self. But no more. Now I know who I am.” – Elizabeth ‘Betsy’ Braddock, daughter of Otherworld, mutant, telepath, telekinetic, defender of the realm and, above all, X-Man.
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Captain Kate, Captain Britain, Captain Krakoa..am I the only one who finds these Captain codenames stupid and cumbersome?
So Marvel is putting most of the X-line on hiatus to focus on Wolverine? That's a terrible idea. Oh well, at least the logo (with the title of one miniseries shown as a "reflection" of the other one) is nice.
Vita Ayala is still in New Mutants, so it seems the reboot some of us were expecting for the X-line in 2022 may not happen. Then again, Marauders does seem to be rebooted, and Kate's new team is actually interesting.
Assuming Excalibur is cancelled and Betsy loses the Captain Britain mantle, I was thinking that it could be cool to add her to the X-Force - not on the battlefield, but coordinating the team at a distance with her TP, like Jean was doing (this would be a good way to differentiate her even more from Kwannon, and Betsy doesn't need to have physical battles to be a badass). As for her uniform, maybe bring back the Outback mask and cloak (then again, the mask and cloak could feel unnecessary if she's monitoring the X-Force from Krakoa... it would still look cool, though).
Alternatively, in case she continues to be Captain Britain in Excalibur, hopefully the book will continue to portray her the way she's been shown in the current arc, rather than dragging her back to the disrespectful way she was shown until issue #20 or so.
Also why do they keep putting Leinil Yu on XMen covers? He's not bad but I never felt his style matched the XMen. Hes better suited IMO for something like Daredevil or Black Panther
We're finally seeing Ben Percy's "Big Idea". Most of the sub creators on Hickman's team got their shot to create a big pitch event. All that is left is Vita.
Tini Howard - X of Swords
Gerry Duggan - Hellfire Gala
Leah Williams - Trial of Magneto
I think this LADOW mini was supposed to be a Moira X series, but since Hickman is basically gone (from major X work), Percy took it in another direction he is familiar with...Logan!
We're right back where we started with the X-Books from before Hickman took over. Just all random books in random directions.
I’m pretty sure I am done after Inferno ends. The Hickman arcs of HoX/PoX brought something exciting, new, and adult-feeling, but I lack faith that will continue in his absence. Superhero comics are all so wash, rinse, repeat. I think I have finally outgrown them for good.
I've put much thought and choose Betsy to take a break until she finds her footing. The Captain Britain phase was the worst era she had to date. The mixing of Captain Britain powers and Betsy's mutant nature are contradicting. Also the forced removal of Betsy's butterfly and tk weaponry kills the character and takes away what is unique to her besides her purple hair.
@THE FLYING NEGRO I deduced the same conclusion. Benjamin Percy is mostly familiar with Logan therefore Sage and Colossus who were about to take the spotlight never will.
@randybear my complaint is that Betsy wouldn't touch the name Captain with a twenty feet pole. Betsy accept the mantle that caused her harm and pain in the past is crazy to think of.
"I've put much thought and choose Betsy to take a break until she finds her footing"
The problem with this idea is that the X-writers may just decide to leave her on a break for so long that, by the time she returns, no one remembers or cares enough about her anymore.
I mean, we saw that happen to Dazzler: she was once one of the major Marvel superheroines; then, Claremont had the Outback X-Men go through the Siege Perilous, Dazzler went missing for several years... and by the time she finally reappeared, her popularity had already vanished and she went from a major character in the Marvel universe to a footnote in the X-Men. Since then, many writers have tried to make her relevant again: Fraction, Bendis... and all of them failed.
Betsy could have a similar fate. Especially now, with another mutant being named Psylocke, with her iconic uniform and with the same powers she has (or had); most readers would probably either assume this is the same Psylocke that was around for decades or just forget that Betsy's time as Psylocke was a big deal, and that's it.
@FSaker the status quo in which Betsy stays in the place of her brother then her decline of Psylocke popularity is certain.
Female characters who replaced unknown male heroes and had a significant history under their own forged identities have problems as substitutes. Carol Danvers holds the record for cancellations and relaunches followed by Laura Wolverine and Jane Foster as Thor.
Betsy was the ultimate Psylocke while as Captain Britain she is struggling to keep her relevanche with the X-Men and her mutant and spy natures. It is a matter far beyond of a capable writer which Tini Howard was lacking it is an unusual refusal to let the bathing suit die and let Betsy carry on with her Psylocke legacy.
@Jaime Braz, I agree. Still, taking Betsy away from comics wouldn't help her regain her relevance, either (again, it backfired horribly for Dazzler; Jubilee was also absent for quite some time due to M-Day and her return became a mess, taking years and several attempts to fix her).
There are three solutions I see for her situation: make her Captain Britain identity work (something that Tini failed to do so far, although she does seem to be improving a little), return her identity as Psylocke (which would be the ideal solution but is very unlikely, since it's more interesting for Marvel to keep the name on the psychic ninja), or give her a new identity and base it around her time with the X-Men before the body swap (when she had few physical battles and would mostly use her powers from a safe distance to send information to her teammates or invade the enemies' minds) to set her completely apart from the current Psylocke.
Whatever solution Marvel chooses, however, I think having Betsy take a break from the X-books is a huge risk to her.
@FSaker I agree it's risky to shelf Betsy. On the other hand Captain Britain and Tini Howard have damaged Betsy's brand and reputation so much that she is boring without her 1980's and 1990's innocent maiden with a look to kill image. Things fall through and Captain Britain fails Betsy or the Psylocke doesn't return to her a new identity has to be made in order for Betsy to stay alive in the X-Men game.
@Jaime Braz, that's a good idea. Personally, if Howard fails to establish Betsy as an interesting Captain Britain and Betsy somehow loses the mantle, I'd like to see her take back the Disassembled uniform - maybe adding the Outback mask and cloak to it, to make her look more mysterious.
As long as she looks cool and gets proper development, I wouldn't even mind if she took the Revanche identity from Kwannon (it would be fair, since Kwannon took the Psylocke identity from her).
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