Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Exodus #1 Spoilers

Utopia • Chapter 6

Spoilers: 7 days ago, Beast confronts Scott and Emma about the secrets both have been keeping. Now at the Utopia island, Osborn orders his Dark Avengers and Dark X-Men to attack the X-Men, and many battles are ensued. Colossus takes on Venom. Nekra, Bling! and Frenzy get their revenge on Moonstone. Psylocke and the X-Club beat Dark Beast. Iceman and the kids ambush the Mimic. X-23, Pixie and Armor fight Daken. Wolverine stabs Weapon Omega. Namor tries to stop the Sentry, but it's useless. Emma reaches Xavier and asks for his help so she can enter the Sentry's mind and lobotomize him. Emma succeeds and holds the Void inside his mind, so the Sentry can be himself again and take control. Horrified by his actions, the Sentry flees to outer space. As soon as Ares arrives, Dani Moonstar returns as a Valkyrie to stop him. Dani easily overcomes Ares and brings him down to his knees. While Osborn is busy fighting with Cyclops, Moonstone tells him there are too many mutants and that the only way to win is by killing them all, which they can't as there are cameras all around. With nothing left to do, Osborn decides to leave the island with his Avengers and X-Men. The X-Men celebrate their victory, as Cyclops gives a press conference telling the world that their island is sacred and no mutant will be harmed there. They're free. Back to the USA, Osborn too gives a press conference celebrating his victory for as long as the mutants remain on that island, no American citzen will have to worry about them anymore. Moments later, mutants from all around the world arrive at Utopia and start building their new home.

Notes: Psylocke only appears in what you all have already seen. Stabbing Dark Beast and one more little panel at the end of the issue. She has no lines too. So there's no need to post scans. But don't worry, there's some good stuff I'll post tomorrow!

Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Exodus #1 Preview

Cover by: Steve McNiven
Writer: Matt Fraction
Pencils: Mike Deodato, Terry Dodson
Inks: Mike Deodato, Rachel Dodson
Colored by: Rainier Beredo, Christina Strain
Lettered by: VC - Joe Caramagna

The Story: The climactic conclusion to the crossover event of 2009 is here! This is it, the final battle for the Dark Avengers and the X-Men that will change the status quo for the Marvel Universe. Emma Frost’s betrayal comes home to roost. Cyclops’ plan clicks into place, but is it too late? What can the X-Men do against the Sentry and Ares?

In Stores: September 9, 2009

Dark Avengers #8 Art

Dark Avengers #8 Spoilers

Utopia • Chapter 5

Spoilers: In Vegas, Dani seeks Hela and hopes to make a deal with her. Back in San Francisco, the Dark X-Men deal with Simon Trask, destroying him and the last of his bio-sentinels. At the H.A.M.M.E.R. headquarters in Alcatraz, Cloak and Dagger begin to have second thoughts about their actions, and Osborn orders his Avengers to get back to NY. Under the sea, Psylocke and Madison Jeffries manage to intall some devices on a huge piece of rock. Back to Alcatraz, Dark Beast and Weapon Omega are about to use the Omega Machine, when they realize that all their prisoners are gone. Turns out Mindee had led the X-Foce there, while Magik brought them back in safety. A battle is ensued, and the Dark X-Men are called. At Graymalkin, Cyclops learns the X-Club's mission was a success and gives them the order to "rise". In Alcatraz, the Dark X-Men are about to attack X-Force, but Emma Frost and Namor both betray them siding with the heroes once again. After realizing what's going on, Cloak and Dagger join the real X-Men too, and soon all of them are teleported out. Meanwhile, a huge island rises up out of the sea, at the San Francisco bay. Cyclops gathers all mutants and tells them that Emma and Namor are on their side and will explain it later. Scott gives a press conference and states that people wanted them out of the US, so they've left, after rejecting Osborn's programs against mutants and Trask's hate crimes. Osborn learns of his failure and orders his Avengers to bring Namor's head and Emma's heart.

Dark Avengers #8 Preview

Cover by: Mike Deodato
Writer: Matt Fraction
Pencils: Luke Ross
Colored by: Rainier Beredo
Lettered by: VC - Cory Petit

The Story: Norman's X-Men, as led by Emma and Namor, are the face of mutant law and order! The X-Men look played out of position as Osborn's dark reign falls over California -- but Scott Summers isn't done yet. The X-Men strike at Norman, at H.A.M.M.E.R., at his fraud X-Men and his sham Avengers all at once! This is the book where, at long last, the Marvel Universe starts to fight back -- and it sets the stage for next month’s unbelievable conclusion in Uncanny X-Men/Dark Avengers - Exodus!

In Stores: August 23, 2009

Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Exodus First Look!

The climactic conclusion to the crossover event of 2009 is here! This is it, the final battle for the Dark Avengers and the X-Men that will change the status quo for the Marvel Universe. Emma Frost’s betrayal comes home to roost. Cyclops’ plan clicks into place, but is it too late? What can the X-Men do against the Sentry and Ares?

Exodus
Bling!, Frenzy and Nekra vs. Moonstone
Colossus, Magma and Match vs. Venom
X-23 vs. Daken
Wolverine vs. Weapon Omega
Archangel vs. Bullseye
Psylocke, Dr. Nemesis and Madison Jeffries vs. Dark Beast

Dark Avengers #7 Spoilers

Utopia • Chapter 3

Spoilers: At the H.A.M.M.E.R. headquarters in Alcatraz, Beast experiences the bad side effects of the Omega Machine. Norman Osborn argues with Dark Beast, because he was promised this machine would cause no harm. Meanwhile, the Dark X-Men battle the mutant rebels gathered by Hellion, and Emma's team easily defeat all of them. Cyclops arrives at Alcatraz and demands to talk to Osborn. Norman tries to persuade Scott in working together with him, but Cyclops tells him to surrender and get the hell out of his city, and that's his final word. As Scott leaves, Osborn promises he's a dead man. Inside the H.A.M.M.E.R. headquarters, the Dark Avengers are getting a little unpatient sitting there doing nothing, while the Dark X-Men get all the action. Cloak teleports all the prisoners and his teammates back to their HQ. Emma wants to be sure no prisoner is being abused or tortured, so she asks to see where the mutants are being kept. In the meantime, Bullseye and Daken provoke each other, resulting in a battle between both teams. Osborn and Dark Beast try to fool Emma, assuring that no harm is being done to the prisoners. Xavier senses Emma and contacts her telepathically. Charles tells her they're lying and that they're killing Beast. Emma aks to see McCoy, to which Norman replies that they don't have him. Emma then checks a cell that seems to be empty, but Xavier telepathically tells her she's looking at him. Turns out she can't see him because Dark Beast has installed image inducers. Emma promises Xavier that everything will work out for the best. At the St. Francis Hospital, Simon Traks entices his people into destroying all the mutants.

Dark Avengers #7 Preview

Cover by: Mike Deodato

Writer: Matt Fraction
Pencils: Luke Ross
Colored by: Rainier Beredo
Lettered by: VC - Cory Petit

The Story: "Utopia: Chapter 3" The Dark Avengers / Uncanny X-Men crossover continues! San Francisco teeters on the brink of absolute chaos and the X-Men keep getting in the way of Norman's vision of law and order. So Norman takes his game to the next level: who are the Dark X-Men? And will Norman's Avengers play nice with Norman's X-Men? Here's a hint: no.

In Stores: July 15, 2009

Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia #1 Spoilers

Utopia • Chapter 1

Spoilers: Simon Trask's Humanity Now! Coalition marches all the way to San Francisco. Mutants on the other side demand that they keep their right to procreation. Hellion and other students lose their minds and start pounding on everyone. What follows is crowd control by the police leading to the arrest of Beast. The Mayor tells Cyclops he should have controlled the mutants, and broadcast of the riots in San Francisco are shown around the world. Later that night, protests continue. Various mutants are shown marching in different areas all leading to City Hall. Riots break out everywhere involving mutants, humans and the police. Norman Osborn decides to step in. He imposes martial law on the state of California and sends in his Dark Avengers with orders to contain the crowds, protect civilians and arrest any mutant who breaks the law. While these riots are going on, Emma Frost goes to meet Norman. He tells her their deal was that she would keep mutants quiets and he would stay out of their business. Now Norman offers Emma a new plan: she will lead a team of mutants as the face of law and order. He then appears in front of press and declares Scott Summers a person to be arrested. Norman then introduces Professor Xavier to the journalists, who sides with Osborn and support his views. Beast, who is in a jail cell, is contacted by the real Charles Xavier, also arrested, who says that somehow they are taking their powers.

Notes: Writer Jason Aaron stated recently that Mystique will have a short story in the Dark X-Men: The Beginning mini-series. I guess now it's quite clear what role Mystique will play!

Everything You Need To Know... Utopia

Utopia

“Utopia” is a crossover between "Dark Avengers" and "Uncanny X-Men". It will be written by Matt Fraction. The first chapter of the crossover will be released next week - on June 24th. After a mutant riot in San Francisco, Norman Osborn tries to enforce peace by creating his own team of Dark X-Men to serve in much the same way the Dark Avengers did, and using both his teams to bring down the real X-Men.

Meet the Dark Avengers

Norman Osborn: “The perfect manipulator”
Venom: “Deeply psychotic”
Bullseye: “Kills people without remorse”
Daken: “Eeverything Wolverine isn't”
Sentry: “Norman's ace in the hole”
+ Moonstone, Ares and Noh-Varr

Meet the Dark X-Men

Emma Frost: “Playing the very difficult cards that she's been dealt”
Professor X: “Wants what he always wants, peaceful coexistence”
Namor: “For him this is more of an association, a political alliance”
Daken: “Loves the glory, the fame and the fortune that comes along with it”
Cloak and Dagger: “They're fish out of water, they're not team players”
Mimic: “Really thinks this is his shot to be something, to be somebody”
Weapon Omega: “It's like having a killer shark on the team”

Prologue
X-Men: Legacy #225

After Professor Xavier convinces the Acolytes that mutantkind should stick together in San Francisco, he receives a very unusual visit by Norman Osborn.

Chapter 1
Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia #1

When mutant riots break out in San Francisco, Norman Osborn declares martial law and sends the Dark Avengers in to quell the riots and take down the X-Men.

Chapter 2
Uncanny X-Men #513

He has his own Avengers team and now Norman Osborn has his own X-Men team. The other shoe has finally dropped and Emma Frost has betrayed Cyclops and the rest of the X-Men.

Chapter 3
Dark Avengers #7

San Francisco teeters on the brink of absolute chaos and the X-Men keep getting in the way of Norman's vision of law and order.

Chapter 4
Uncanny X-Men #514

Norman Osborn’s victory in San Francisco is cemented when the Dark X-Men succeed where the X-Men can’t.

Chapter 5
Dark Avengers #8

The X-Men strike at Norman, at H.A.M.M.E.R., at his fraud X-Men and his sham Avengers all at once!

Chapter 6
Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Exodus #1

The final battle for the Dark Avengers and the X-Men that will change the status quo for the Marvel Universe.

Epilogue

Dark X-Men: The Confession #1

Emma Frost's secret dealings with the Cabal come to light and her life will never be the same.

Tie-Ins

X-Men: Legacy #226

Rogue, Gambit and Danger go to join the X-Men in San Francisco, only to find it in flames. Will they side with Cyclops and the X-Men? Or go to Osborn and his Dark X-Men?

X-Men: Legacy #227

While San Francisco is still reeling from the onslaught of the Dark Avengers, Rogue struggles to cope with the power and perspective of a God.

Dark X-Men: The Beginning #1

Who are the Dark X-Men and how did they come to be?

Dark X-Men: The Beginning #2

This first two issues focus on Emma Frost, Mimic, Cloak & Dagger, Daken, Weapon X and Dark Beast!

Dark X-Men: The Beginning #3

In this issue, Emma Frost convinces Namor to join the team. And learn where Professor X fits into Utopia.

Aftermath

Solicits for the core X-Books after the crossover have been classified until next Monday. Rumor has it that some announcements concerning the future of the X-verse will be made this weekend at a Comic Con. Uncanny X-Men #515 by Fraction and Greg Land is classified until next Monday. X-Men: Legacy Annual #1 by Mike Carey and Daniel Acuña is already solicited on Marvel.com to go on sale in September. Last but not least Astonishing X-Men #31 by Warren Ellis, also not solicited yet, welcomes its new penciler: Phil Jimenez.

Psylocke

Even though Psylocke doesn't show up on the Utopia preview, she's already confirmed to play a part in this crossover. Terry Dodson also confirmed she will be wearing a different uniform other than her old Jim Lee design. When asked about it on his Yahoo Groups, Dodson told Psylocke fans to wait until August. Fraction also talked a little about her in this Podcast. He said she is terrific character and that it will be great to writer her after the crossover is done. That's it! Utopia begins next Wednesday, when the first Chapter is released. Keep an eye out for it. :D

Exodus & Confession Revealed

IGN has revealed the covers to "Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Exodus" and "Dark X-Men: The Confession", which act as the finale and epilogue for the Utopia crossover, beginning this month. Steven McNiven provides the Exodus cover, which features our own Psylocke! As for The Confession, it's penciled by Yannick Paquette.

X-Solicits for August 2009

Uncanny X-Men #514

Written by: Matt Fraction
Pencils & Cover by: Terry Dodson
Variant Cover by: Simone Bianchi
70th Frame Variant by: TBA
UTOPIA: Chapter 4
UTOPIA rages on! Norman Osborn's victory in San Francisco is cemented when the Dark X-Men succeed where the X-Men can't. All the while the Dark Avengers are forced to watch from the sidelines. But how long will Bullseye and Ares sit idle?


Dark Avengers #8
Written by: Matt Fraction
Pencils by: Luke Ross
Cover by: Mike Deodato
Variant Cover by: Simone Bianchi
70th Frame Variant by: TBA
UTOPIA: Chapter 5
Norman's X-Men, as led by Emma and Namor, are the face of mutant law and order! The X-Men look played out of position as Osborn's dark reign falls over California-- but Scott Summers isn't done yet. The X-Men strike at Norman, at H.A.M.M.E.R., at his fraud X-Men and his sham Avengers all at once! This is the book where, at long last, the Marvel Universe starts to fight back-- and it sets the stage for next month's unbelievable conclusion in UNCANNY X-MEN/DARK AVENGERS - EXODUS!

X-Men: Legacy #227
Written by: Mike Carey
Penciled by: Dustin Weaver
Cover by: Terry Dodson
UTOPIA TIE-IN
While San Francisco is still reeling from the onslaught of the Dark Avengers, Rogue struggles to cope with the power and perspective of a God, the young X-student Trance undergoes a terrifying transformation, and X-Men Legacy takes a dramatic new direction.

Silvestri's cover updated - Colored/Complete

Here's Silvestri's cover finalized and colored. Psylocke's hair is jet black not a hint or hue of purple so I'm guessing she really is back to Asian. Now since we have that confirmed, let's hope she's at least a telepath by then!

Uncanny X-Men/Dark Avengers #1 Variant

Here's the unfinished Marc Silvestri variant cover to the upcoming Uncanny X-Men/Dark Avengers one-shot that kicks off the summer crossover event. As you can tell from the cover Psylocke will indeed be returning to her Asian body and in her old Jim Lee costume. I have to say I'm very disappointed in this decision to make her Asian again. Oh well at least she's back in the main titles again and looks like she's going to be more than just wallpaper.

X-Solicits for July 2009

Uncanny X-Men #513

Written by: Matt Fraction
Pencils & Cover by: Terry Dodson
Variant Cover by: Simone Bianchi
UTOPIA: Chapter 2
WHO ARE THE DARK X-MEN? He has his own Avengers team and now Norman Osborn has his own X-Men team. The other shoe has finally dropped and Emma Frost has betrayed Cyclops and the rest of the X-Men. And that's just one of the huge surprises in "UTOPIA". Is that Namor? Cloak and Dagger? Professor X?! The thing that you aren't ready for is that Osborn is right.

Dark Avengers #7
Written by: Matt Fraction
Pencils & Cover by: Mike Deodato
Variant Cover by: Simone Bianchi
UTOPIA: Chapter 3
The DARK AVENGERS / UNCANNY X-MEN crossover continues! San Francisco teeters on the brink of absolute chaos and the X-Men keep getting in the way of Norman's vision of law and order. So Norman takes his game to the next level: who are the DARK X-MEN? And will Norman's Avengers play nice with Norman's X-Men? Here's a hint: no.


X-Men: Legacy #226
Written by: Mike Carey
Penciled by: Dustin Weaver
Cover by: Terry Dodson
UTOPIA TIE-IN
Rogue, Gambit and Danger go to join the X-Men in San Francisco, only to find it in flames. The Dark Avengers have come into town and are taking no prisoners. Wait, the whole problem is that they ARE taking prisoners. Norman Osborn has the city of San Francisco in the palm of his hands and mutants are being forced to take sides. Will they side with Cyclops and the X-Men? Or go to Osborn and his Dark X-Men? What side will the returning mutants and one of the X-Men’s most powerful foes take? Part 1 (of 2).

I'm hoping this gives Mike Carey the opportunity to finally write Psylocke!

Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z Vol. 9 Premiere HC
Cover by: Tom Grummett
Consider this an intervention: You like to pretend you can tell the difference between Ronan and Ronin, but you can't keep it up. Let go of your Pride, the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe was made for people like you! Where else are you going to get comprehensive biographies on everyone from the Punisher to Arcturus Rann? You get heroes like Polaris, Power Pack, Power Princess, Prodigy, Professor X, Prowler, Kitty Pryde, Psi-Force, Psylocke, Puck, Quake, Quasar, Quicksilver, Rage, Monica Rambeau, Rawhide Kid, Rocket Raccoon, Rockslide, Rogue, Runaways, Sage and Sasquatch! And in villains, there's Plantman, Psycho-Man, Puppet Master, Purple Man, Pyro, Radioactive Man, Reavers, Red Skull, Rhino, Sabretooth, Sandman and more besides! By the time you're quoting Proteus history by heart you'll be the envy of your peers!