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Spoilers: Continuing her assault on the Chaste’s stronghold, Psylocke advances with singular focus, suppressing intrusive sensory impressions that surface unbidden in her mind—images, scents, fragments of songs. Acting in pursuit of vengeance on behalf of the Hand following Elektra Natchios’ betrayal, she engages the Chaste—Flame, Wing, Shaft, Claw, and Star—in direct combat. Though aware of her telepathic abilities and capacity to deceive or disorient, Psylocke admits a preference for the immediate effects of hand-to-hand confrontation, taking satisfaction in physical engagement despite the power of her mind.

Overpowering the Chaste through disciplined force, Psylocke defeats Stone by fusing physical and spiritual attacks, glancing herself within her own scattered psychic-energy assault and detonating it at close range. With the remaining defenders incapacitated, she advances toward the healing pool where Elektra lies under Palm’s care, declaring that nothing now stands in her way. As Psylocke prepares to eliminate her target, Palm recognizes her not as a willing aggressor, but as a victim—warning that the Hand of the Beast may still have “a finger or two” in her heart.

Before Psylocke can complete her mission, Elektra rises—fully animated by the Beast’s influence—and turns on Palm, driving her clawed hand into the healer’s abdomen and fatally wounding her. As Elektra declares her intent to reclaim what was stolen, the two engage directly. Recognizing she cannot match Elektra physically, Psylocke resolves to rely on her mental powers—not scattered, but targeted—forming a focused totality and manifesting a psychic knife, which she drives into Elektra’s brain, deep into the neural pathways that record memory.

For a moment, the two become linked—“a circuit”—as Psylocke witnesses Elektra’s life: her lover Daredevil, her father, his loss, and the rage that followed as she fell deeper into darkness under the Beast’s influence. As the ancient presence retreats from Elektra’s soul, Psylocke and Elektra are violently repelled—like magnets of the same polarity—and the circuit breaks. Aided by Palm’s chi and Psylocke’s surgical psychic strike, Elektra is freed from the Beast’s influence, regaining consciousness beside Palm’s dying body.

Elsewhere, Psylocke reels from psychic feedback as fragments of identity surface. Intercepted by Matsu’o Tsurayaba, she is pressed to reveal her true name and questioned as to whether she is Kwannon. Psylocke responds by identifying herself as Elizabeth Braddock—Betsy. Realizing she retains memories of her former life, Matsu’o concludes that she is not yet his beloved. Declaring that Psylocke must remain alive if he is to retrieve Kwannon’s spirit, he resolves that Betsy Braddock must remain of use to the Hand.

In the days that follow, the Chaste gather to honor Palm with funeral rites, acknowledging Psylocke’s role in cleansing Elektra’s mind—though they concede that such freedom will not change Elektra’s nature, nor extinguish the anger that has grown within her since her father’s death. In Shinjuku City, Elektra resurfaces within the criminal underworld, vowing that if Psylocke is seen anywhere—above or below—she will be found.

Elsewhere, at the Hand’s private island laboratory in the South China Sea, Matsu’o returns empty-handed and is informed that Psylocke will be assigned a new mission—and a new name—in service of the Hand’s interests in Hong Kong. As he is led to a containment chamber where Psylocke lies suspended in a tank, Matsu’o subjects Betsy to further brainwashing in preparation for her next mission.

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Psylocke: Ninja #2
Written by: Tim Seeley
Art by: Nico Leon, Dono Sánchez-Almara
Cover by: Derrick Chew

The Story:
ELEKTRA MUST DIE! The Hand has given Psylocke a brutal order: kill Elektra! Will Psylocke be able to resist the Hand’s control? And even if she can, how will she evade Elektra’s wrath?!

Release Date: February 25, 2026

X-Men: Outback #1 Cover by Russell Dauterman

In the late ’80s, Chris Claremont and Marc Silvestri packed up the X-Men and dropped them straight into the Australian desert. The result was the legendary Outback Era, a wild stretch of Uncanny X-Men where Storm, Wolverine, Rogue, Colossus, Dazzler, Havok, Psylocke, and Longshot operated in secret while the world believed they were dead. It was intense. It was dramatic. It was sun-scorched mutant mayhem.

Fans have loved that era for decades. Now it finally gets a new chapter.

This June, writer Steve Orlando and artist Stephen Segovia return to the Outback in X-Men: Outback, a five-issue limited series featuring covers by Russell Dauterman. The creative team is diving back into the dusty headquarters where the X-Men protected humanity from the shadows and barely kept themselves from imploding along the way.

The series explores why the team chose the Outback as their base, how simmering tensions nearly shattered the group, and which familiar foe threatens to expose their greatest secret. Expect big personalities, high-stakes action, and the kind of interpersonal fireworks that made this era unforgettable.

For Orlando, the project is personal. The Outback was his entry point into the X-Men, discovered through flea markets and spinner racks. The bold costumes, raw emotion, and sense of reinvention left a mark that never faded. Now he gets to tell stories in the very era that made him a lifelong fan.

Segovia brings the grit and energy, while Dauterman sets the tone with striking covers that channel the spirit of late ’80s mutant chaos. Readers can look forward to classic faces, new dangers, unexpected connections, and a few romantic complications that feel right at home in this period.

If you ever wanted more stories from the days when the X-Men were presumed dead but more alive than ever, your ticket back to the desert arrives this June.

X-MEN: OUTBACK #1 (OF 5)

Written by STEVE ORLANDO

Art by STEPHEN SEGOVIA

Cover by RUSSELL DAUTERMAN

On Sale 6/24

Marvel Returns the X-Men and Psylocke to Australia With 'X-Men Outback' in June

BleedingCool: Announced at ComicsPRO by Marvel's David Gabriel is the news that the next Marvel retro series will be X-Men: Outback, returning to the time after the Fall Of The Mutants when the X-Men hid in the Australian outback and discovered the teleporting Aboriginal mutant, Gateway. And Steve Orlando and Stephen Segovia will be returning the mutants down under.

David Gabriel says, "Steve gave me some notes this morning to tell you what's happening in this book. You are going to see the first time that Sabertooth appeared in the Australian outback. You're gonna discover a secret branch of the Rasputin family bloodline. You're gonna meet the new character, the God Of The Rivers. And he's going to be introducing the all-new Australian version of the Morlocks, and he's also bringing the first appearance of a new character, Cliffhanger."

The X-Men Outback period ran from 1988 to 1990 in Uncanny X-Men during Chris Claremont's long run as writer. The X-Men had appeared to sacrifice themselves and die while battling the demonic entity known as the Adversary in Dallas. The world believed the team was gone forever. In reality, the goddess Roma resurrected them and magically transported the survivors to a remote, abandoned mining town in the Australian Outback. This gave the team a fresh start: they were presumed dead, allowing them to operate in secrecy without the constant scrutiny or attacks that came with their old Westchester mansion base. The X-Men took over the high-tech headquarters of the Reavers, a gang of vicious, cybernetically enhanced mercenaries and thieves who were originally tied to the Hellfire Club. The town, called Cooterman's Creek, looked like a dusty ghost town on the surface but hid advanced computer systems and defenses. Roma's magic made the base invisible to machines, spells, and detection, giving the team true anonymity. The team included Storm, Wolverine, Rogue, Psyclocke, Colossus, Havok, Dazzler, Longshot, and saw Gateway and Jubillee join the team. It lasted only about 20-plus issues, but it introduced lasting concepts like Genosha and showcased a more mature, world-weary X-Men.

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Psylocke: Ninja #5 (Of 5)

Tim Seeley (W) • Nico Leon (A)

Cover by: Derrick Chew

Versus Elektra Variant Cover by: Inhyuk Lee

Variant Cover by: Gerald Parel

• Psylocke and Elektra must put aside their differences to save Jubilee from the Snakeroot Clan!

• But can these two murderous assassins overcome their bloodlust and fulfill their heroic destinies?

• And will Psylocke’s past with the Hand come back to bite her…or to help her?

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Psylocke: Ninja #1 Becomes Marvel’s Top-Selling Comic of the Week

Bleeding Cool: Psylocke: Ninja #1 was the best-selling Marvel comic of the week, ranking just behind DC’s Absolute Batman Annual 2025 on the Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List. Alongside Rogue and X-Men, Psylocke: Ninja #1 helped place three X-books among the week’s top ten.

The Bleeding Cool Bestseller List is based on actual in-store sales data from over a hundred comic shops, primarily in North America and the UK, collected via ComicHub. The chart reflects what readers actually purchased from Wednesday through Saturday, rather than publisher orders.

Strong demand has also led to second printings, scheduled for March 4, including:

• A second printing cover by Artgerm
• A 1:25 variant cover by Dike Ruan

The quick move to second printings confirms Psylocke: Ninja #1 as one of Marvel’s standout launches of the season.

2nd Printing Variants:

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Psylocke: Ninja #4 (Of 5)

Tim Seeley (W) • Nico Leon (A)

Cover by: Derrick Chew

Versus Elektra Variant Cover by: Inhyuk Lee

Psylocke Variant Cover by: C.F. Villa

Psylocke Virgin Variant Cover by: C.F. Villa

• Danger comes for Psylocke from every angle!

• How will Psylocke survive when both Elektra and the Snakeroot Clan attack?

• And how can she protect Jubilee, when she lands in the crosshairs of Psylocke’s enemies?