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Thursday, September 16, 2021

X-Solicits for December 2021

Excalibur #26
Tini Howard (W) • Marcus To (A)
Cover by: Mahmud Asrar
Variant Cover by: Betsy Cola
Otherworld Falls!
Merlyn and King Arthur have taken the Starlight Citadel. Saturnyne still lives – but not for long. Betsy Braddock must decide once and for all where her loyalties lie. It’s all been building to this – the fantasy ends here and reality rushes in. There is no haven for the witchbreed. Can they hold on to their champion, here at the twilight of an age?

Inferno #4 (of 4)
Jonathan Hickman (W) • Valerio Schiti (A)
Cover by: Jerome Opeña
Variant Cover by: Pepe Larraz
Variant Cover by: Davi Go
Variant Cover by: Jeff Dekal
Variant Cover by: Peach Momoko
Variant Cover by: Iban Coello
Variant Cover by: David Baldeón
Variant Cover by: Oscar Vega
Foreshadow Variant Cover by: TBA
Hidden Gem Variant Cover by: Udon
To Embers!
Jonathan Hickman’s time on X-Men ends with the dramatic conclusion of one of the first and best mysteries he brought to the line. Valerio Schiti returns on art to help bring down one of the foundations of the era.

X-Men #6
Gerry Duggan (W) • Pepe Larraz (A/C)
Variant Cover by: Pepe Larraz
Trading Card Variant Cover by: Russell Dauterman
Whatever Happened to Captain Krakoa?
There’s a new hero on the X-Men. Who is he? Why is here? And why does Cyclops not want him on the team?

Marauders #27
Gerry Duggan (W) • Matteo Lolli (A)
Cover by: Russell Dauterman
Variant Cover by: Dike Ruan
The Sun Sets on the Marauders.
The Marauders’ first tour comes to a close as the shake-ups within the Hellfire Trading Company crystalize. Will any of the inner circle remain standing? And can the crew survive the changes happening around them?

New Mutants #24
Vita Ayala (W) • Danilo Beyruth (A)
Cover by: Martin Simmonds
Variant Cover by: Peach Momoko
New Status Quo for the New Mutants!
The New Mutants regroup in the aftermath of the Shadow King’s attack! What will become of Amahl Farouk? Why is Warpath…crying?! How many snikts can fit into one panel? What happens to the Lost when they find one another? All this and more in a single issue—plus the setup for the next big arc, a story too magical to be believed.

X-Force #26
Benjamin Percy (W) • Robert Gill (A)
Cover by: Joshua Cassara
Variant Cover by: Stephen Segovia
Eruption!
Domino, Kid Omega and Wolverine head back into the thresher to recover the precious cargo stolen from Krakoa! If the team can survive the volcanic eruption and stormy seas, there’s still the organization behind the plot—the reveal of which will have major ramifications on the next issues of X-Force! And the debut of the next wave of Mutant technology! Move over, Blackbird jet!

Hellions #18
Zeb Wells (W) • Zé Carlos & Stephen Segovia (A)
Cover by: Stephen Segovia
Variant Cover by: Philip Tan
Variant Cover by: Peach Momoko
Variant Cover by: Kael Ngu
Variant Cover by: Inhyuk Lee
Hellions No More!
Orphan-Maker has committed a horrible crime. As he faces the ultimate penalty, the cracks in the HELLIONS team are on full display. Secrets, betrayals, alliances and loss all come to the surface as the fallout of Orphan-Maker’s actions threatens to end all the Hellions have worked toward! Plus: The return of a fan-favorite X-character in a decision that will rock the foundation of Krakoa!

S.W.O.R.D. #11
Al Ewing (W) • Jacopo Camagni (A)
Cover by: Stefano Caselli
Variant Cover by: Paul Renaud
The Final Frontier?
Sword Station One is crashing to Earth. The Lethal Legion is poised to destroy the diplomatic zone. Abigail Brand is ready to make her move. But how far ahead did she plan? How many losses will she accept? And how many bodies will she leave in her wake?

X-Men: The Trial of Magneto #5 (of 5)
Leah Williams (W) • Lucas Werneck & David Messina (A)
Cover by: Valerio Schiti
Variant Cover by: Dan Jurgens
Variant Cover by: Terry Dodson
Justice is Served.
The mystery surrounding Magneto and Scarlet Witch is resolved. The guilty will be judged, the innocent absolved, the victims avenged…and all shall endure their own trials.

Thursday, August 19, 2021

X-Solicits for November 2021

Excalibur #25
Tini Howard (W) • Marcus To (A)
Cover by: Mahmud Asrar
Variant Cover by: Peach Momoko
The One True King Returns!
And he’s here to exterminate the witchbreed! King Arthur and his army turn Otherworld into a battlefield—again. Backed into a corner, Betsy Braddock makes a desperate choice that will reshape the realm—and mutantkind—forever. The fate of the Starlight Citadel is at stake, and if the Citadel falls...so falls all reality.

Inferno #3 (of 4)
Jonathan Hickman (W) • R.B. Silva (A)
Cover by: Jerome Opeña
Stormbreaker Variant Cover by: Peach Momoko
Variant Cover by: Russell Dauterman
Variant Cover by: Jeff Dekal
Variant Cover by: Peach Momoko
Variant Cover by: Oscar Vega
Variant Cover by: Giuseppe Camuncoli
Nimrod Strikes!
Krakoa’s troubles don’t attack one at a time. Jonathan Hickman reunites with his Powers of X collaborator R.B. Silva for the penultimate chapter of his X-Swan Song.

 

X-Men #5
Gerry Duggan (W) • Javier Pina (A)
Cover by: Pepe Larraz
Native American Heritage Month Variant Cover by: Maria Wolf
Stormbreakers Variant Cover by: Iban Coello
Variant Cover by: Jamie Mckelvie
Enter: Doctor Stasis!
The X-Men’s new nemesis finally makes himself known to them, bringing his creations to bear. Mutants may have conquered death, but their foes are all too living...

Marauders #26
Gerry Duggan (W) • Matteo Lolli (A)
Cover by: Russell Dauterman
Variant Cover by: Meghan Hetrick
How to Fight Your Dragon!
While a new representative of Krakoa hits the international stage, the Marauders find themselves face-to-snout with He-Whose-Limbs-Shatter-Mountains-and-Whose-Back-Scrapes-the-Sun, Fin Fang Foom himself!

New Mutants #23
Vita Ayala (W) • Rod Reis (A)
Cover by: Martin Simmonds
Native American Heritage Month Variant Cover by: Maria Wolf
Fall of The Shadow Children!
No more New Mutants. Now there are only shadows—and the beast that’s stalking them through infinity. Amahl Farouk executes his master plan—but is he the one in control?

X-Force #25
Benjamin Percy (W) • Robert Gill (A)
Cover by: Joshua Cassara
Native American Heritage Month Variant Cover by: Maria Wolf
A Deadly Turn of The Tide to Mark 25 Issues of X-Force!
The island paradise of Krakoa has no shortage of beautiful vistas, but Wolverine’s tastes run toward the coves with the deadliest waves in the world! It will take more than a healing factor to survive this thresher as a previously unknown threat to mutantkind splashes down! Plus: A sea change for Kid Omega and Phoebe Cuckoo!

Hellions #17
Zeb Wells (W) • Stephen Segovia (A/C)
Action Figure Variant Cover by: John Tyler Christopher
Rampage!
Feelings are hard. Orphan-Maker doesn’t like feeling that he’s not Nanny’s little boy anymore...and what more sensible, mature action is there to take than to storm the fortress of their enemies THE RIGHT in a bid to get back in her good graces? Before the day is through, there will be some dire consequences...

S.W.O.R.D. #10
Al Ewing (W) • Jacopo Camagni (A)
Cover by: Stefano Caselli
Variant Cover by: Inhyuk Lee
Station Down!
As Storm battles the Lethal Legion on Mars, there are explosive problems on the Peak – as the mole in S.W.O.R.D. is revealed! Meanwhile, Wiz Kid and Cable find themselves face-to-face with the one foe they never expected! And where is Abigail Brand?

X-Men: The Trial of Magneto #4 (of 5)
Leah Williams (W) • Lucas Werneck (A)
Cover by: Valerio Schiti
Variant Cover by: Paco Medina
Variant Cover by: Scott Forbes
Double, Double Toil and Trouble!
A Wanda divided cannot stand... but there are many other things she can do. Chaos comes to Krakoa.

Thursday, July 22, 2021

X-Solicits for October 2021

Excalibur #24
Tini Howard
(W) • Marcus To (A)
Cover by: Mahmud Asrar
Variant Cover by: Rian Gonzales
Marvel Masterpieces Variant Cover by: Joe Jusko
Kingdoms of Blood!
The ten kingdoms of Otherworld must decide: Are Excalibur heroes of the realm, or witchbreed to be put to the stake? The peace brought to Otherworld by their X of Swords victory comes to an end.

Inferno #2 (of 4)
Jonathan Hickman
(W) • Stefano Caselli (A)
Cover by: Jerome Opeña
Variant Cover by: Peach Momoko
Variant Cover by: Jeff Dekal
Variant Cover by: Oscar Vega
Variant Cover by: David Aja
Marvel Masterpieces Variant Cover by: Joe Jusko
Feel the Fire!
Secrets. Lies. They have a way of coming out and biting you when you least expect them. The secrets and lies of Krakoa will shake it to its foundation. Head of X Jonathan Hickman, continues a tale of consequences with one of his first Marvel collaborators, artist Stefano Caselli!

X-Men #4
Gerry Duggan
(W) • Javier Pina (A)
Cover by: Pepe Larraz
Variant Cover by: Declan Shalvey
Variant Cover by: Russell Dauterman
Marvel Masterpieces Variant Cover by: Joe Jusko
Heads Up!
It’s Halloween and the X-Men have to face a horror born of a neighboring town in Westchester… the Headless Horseman?! And that’s not the only terror targeting them…

Marauders #25
Gerry Duggan
(W) • Phil Noto (A)
Cover by: Russell Dauterman
Variant Cover by: Mirka Andolfo
Marvel Masterpieces Variant Cover A by: Joe Jusko
Marvel Masterpieces Variant Cover B by: Joe Jusko
Queen of Diamond!
You don’t cross Emma Frost…even if she was the one who crossed you first. The Marauders’ trip into space gets bloody – and in space, no one can hear you bleed.

New Mutants #22
Vita Ayala
(W) • Rod Reis (A)
Cover by: Martin Simmonds
Variant Cover by: David Lopez
Shadow King Showdown!
He’s been skirting the line…skulking around the Wild Hunt…and now he’s simply gone too far. On Krakoa, where the dead walk among the living and the unforgiveable has been forgiven, the New Mutants now battle an old foe…the psychic entity known as the Shadow King!

X-Force #24
Benjamin Percy
(W) • Martin Coccolo (A)
Cover by: Joshua Cassara
Variant Cover by: Taurin Clarke
Marvel Masterpieces Variant Cover by: Joe Jusko
Big Brother!
Mikhail Rasputin’s nesting doll agents have infiltrated Krakoa before, but never like this. If Black Tom can’t root out their invasion of BEAST, the consequences go beyond mere death. Time for Piotr Rasputin, a.k.a. Colossus, to step in.

Hellions #16
Zeb Wells
(W) • Stephen Segovia (A/C)
Variant Cover by: Todd Nauck
Marvel Masterpieces Variant Cover by: Joe Jusko
Fallout!
The wheels have come off the Hellions bandwagon. They might all hate one another, but Nanny loves her latest addition! Who would be so cruel as to stomp on her happiness? It’s not who you think!

S.W.O.R.D. #9
Al Ewing
(W) • Jacopo Camagni (A)
Cover by: Stefano Caselli
Variant Cover by: Davi Go
Marvel Masterpieces Variant Cover by: Joe Jusko
The Shi’ar Imperial Guard vs… the Legion?!
With Abigail Brand’s attention divided between two S.W.O.R.D. stations, all Orchis needs is to pick their moment to strike. Meanwhile, the Shi’ar Empress Xandra is making her first formal visit to the Lake Hellas Diplomatic Ring...and stepping into the gunsights of the all-new Lethal Legion!

X-Men: The Trial of Magneto #3 (of 5)
Leah Williams
(W) • Lucas Werneck (A)
Cover by: Valerio Schiti
Variant Cover by: Bryan Hitch
Variant Cover by: Oscar Vega
Variant Cover by: Peach Momoko
Marvel Masterpieces Variant Cover by: Joe Jusko
Judge, Jury and Executioner!
• The truth won’t stay buried.
• Nor will other things…
• Who lurks in the shadows, and what do they know?

Wednesday, June 23, 2021

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!

Sunday, January 24, 2021

X-Solicits for April 2021

Excalibur #20
Tini Howard (W) Marcus To (A)
Cover by: Mahmud Asrar
The Phantom Menace!
An invisible threat is loose on the island of Krakoa — unseen, unheard, undetectable by any...except Excalibur.

Marauders #19
Gerry Duggan (W) • Stefano Caselli (A)
Cover by: Russell Dauterman
Variant Cover by: David Finch
A Pirate’s Life for Good!
As the pressure pours on in Madripoor, the Marauders prepare to pillage and plunder as a proper pirate pleases!

New Mutants #17
Vita Ayala (W) • Rod Reis (A)
Cover by: Christian Ward
Variant Cover by: Bob Mcleod
What’s Left Over When You Go Home?
With a mutant child lost in Otherworld, it’s up to the NEW MUTANTS to find and extract him…without losing themselves in the process. Meanwhile, on Krakoa: Warlock makes a friend. Wolfsbane makes a friend. Magik makes some enemies.

X-Force #19
Benjamin Percy (W) • Garry Brown (A)
Cover by: Joshua Cassara
What Dreams are Made of!
The only way to battle the nightmare is on its own turf. Sweet dreams, QUENTIN QUIRE.

S.W.O.R.D. #5
Al Ewing (W) • Valerio Schiti (A/C)
Variant Cover by: TBA
All the Colors of the Dark!
On Krakoa, Fabian Cortez and the Quiet Council discuss the rules of murder. But in space, the murders have already begun…and the killer has a connection to Cortez he’d never suspect. The color may be gold…but this, my friends…is pure giallo…

Children of The Atom #2
Vita Ayala (W) • Bernard Chang (A)
Cover by: R.B. Silva
Variant Cover by: Mike Henderson
Headshot Variant Cover by: Todd Nauck
Breakout!
A local prison riot is quickly turning into an escape and the only ones who can stop them are a bunch of high schoolers?! The strangest teens of all are on the case! Guest-starring the Avengers!

X-Men Legends #3
Louise Simonson (W) • Walter Simonson (A/C)
Connecting Variant Cover by: Iban Coello
Action Figure Variant Cover by: John Tyler Christopher
The Original X-Factor Returns – To Battle Apocalypse!
The mutants once known as the original X-Men now fight the good fight as the mutant team X-Factor! Together with their mysterious sentient spaceship Ship and the newly transformed Archangel, they’ve defeated Cameron Hodge and foiled Apocalypse’s scheme. But as Ship starts to malfunction, Apocalypse’s true plan unfolds!
Return to this classic era with legends Louise Simonson and Walter Simonson as they kick off an All-New tale set before X-Factor #43!

Wednesday, December 23, 2020

X-Solicits for March 2021

Excalibur #19
Tini Howard
(W) • Marcus To (A)
Cover by: Mahmud Asrar
Poisoned by Her Own Venom!
She didn’t mean anything by it...but what’s a girl without a body supposed to do?

X-Men #19
Jonathan Hickman
(W) • Mahmud Asrar (A)
Cover by: Leinil Francis Yu
Women’s History Month Variant Cover by: Jen Bartel
Escape from the Vault!

X-Force #18
Benjamin Percy
(W) • Garry Brown (A)
Cover by: Joshua Cassara
Deadpool 30th Variant Cover by: Rob Liefeld
Welcome to their Nightmares!

Quentin Quire returns to Krakoa to find a nightmare creature wreaking havoc on X-Force. But what deadly secrets are X-Force hiding…and who’s trying to unearth them?

Hellions #10
Zeb Wells
(W) • Stephen Segovia (A/C)
Funny Games!
The Hellions are at the mercy of ARCADE as they face his new psychological Murderworld!

X-Factor #8
Leah Williams
(W) • David Baldeon (A)
Cover by: Ivan Shavrin
Hey, guys! Wasn’t expecting to see X-Factor torpedo up the resurrection queue priority--.
Boneyard’s haunted.
WHAT?
*Resurrecting murdered teammates* Boneyard’s haunted.

S.W.O.R.D. #4
Al Ewing
(W) • Valerio Schiti (A/C)
Variant Cover by: TBA
Krakoa, We Have a Problem!
The mutants are dying. Their island is dying. Earth itself is dying. All hope for humanity as a species lies in Protocol V. Protocol V isn’t going to work.

Children of The Atom #1
Vita Ayala
(W) • Bernard Chang (A)
Cover by: R.B. Silva
Variant Cover by: Bernard Chang
Design Variant Cover by: Tom Muller
Hidden Gem Wraparound Variant Cover by: Jim Lee
Variant Cover by: Todd Nauck
When Did the X–Men Get Sidekicks?!
Now! Don’t miss the debut of the greatest teenage super hero team of all time! They’ve learned from the best, now they’re ready to be put to the test! But who the heck are these kids, and where do they come from? Guest-starring the X–Men!

X-Men Legends #2
Fabian Nicieza
(W) • Brett Booth (A/C)
Connecting Variant Cover by: Iban Coello
Action Figure Variant Cover by: John Tyler Christopher
The Secret of Adam-X – Revealed at Last!
It’s the Summers Brothers and Starjammers vs. Erik the Red and the Shi’ar with the fate of the galaxy at stake, as the full truth behind Adam-X’s lineage is revealed in a story nearly 30 years in the making!