X-Men #26 Spoilers

Spoilers: As the hordes of killers storm the island's beaches coming after Raizo's head, Domino convinces Deadpool to fight them, promising Wade she'll go on a date with him. Raizo sends some of the Forgiven to deal with the killers. Storm sends Colossus and Warpath to help them. The battle commences quickly, switching back and forth between the command center and the field, as familiar faces (Lady Bullseye, the Bruiser, Black Axe, Scorpion, etc.) crack skulls with vampires and the X-Men. Storm wants to take Jubilee and leave, but Jubes convinces her to help the Forgiven. At the Command Center, Psylocke is taken out by a psionic white noise generator, while Storm and the vampires are gassed by Lord Deathstrike, leaving everything in jeopardy and Raizo himself nearly fatally staked. Only Jubilee is left standing to face Lord Deathstrike.

X-Men #25 Spoilers

Spoilers: With the aid of Cerebra, Storm and her team head to the South China Sea, where Jubilee might be. Colossus stay behind, while Storm, Psylocke, Warpath and Domino soon find an abandoned missile base, where they face the vampires known as the Forgiven. A fight ensues with the X-Men and the Forgiven, just when Jubilee shows up and tell them to stop fighting. Jubilee explains that Raizo has been teaching her there's a different path is possible for the Vampires. Colossus arrives to the party, having discovered that there's a bounty on Raizo's head. Murderers like Deadpool, Lady Bullseye, and others are coming for the vampire.

X-Men #25 Preview

X-Men #25
Written by: Victor Gischler
Pencils and Cover by: Jorge Molina

The Story:
• The X-Men will stop at nothing to find Jubilee, even if they have to kill every vampire on Earth to do so!
• X-Men vs. Vampires in a major way!

In Stores: February 22, 2012

  

X-Men #24 Spoilers & Art

Spoilers: Storm's team go looking for Jubilee. The TK katana makes a return!

X-Men #23 Preview

X-Men #23
Written by: Victor Gischler
Pencils by: Will Conrad
Cover by: Adi Granov

The Story:
• The pulse-pounding conclusion to “Machines of War”!
• The fate of an oppressed people in the hands of War Machine and the X-Men!
• So many Sentinels they blot out the sky!

In Stores: January 4 , 2012

        

X-Men #22 Spoilers

Spoilers: While Storm, Colossus and War Machine struggle to fight with the Sentinel in the open air; Psylocke, Warpath and Jubilee are battling Puternicstan soldiers inside the warehouse. Meanwhile, the Puternicstan Governor orders her scientists to program the Sentinel Army to attack Symkaria, hoping the X-Men will follow them. Storm, Colossus and War Machine take out the Sentinel; and Domino forces the doctor to bring her where the action is. Domino meets with Psylocke's team at the warehouse, from where the Puternicstans activate every Sentinel unit they have to attack Symkaria. Jubilee takes Warpath's knife and uses her abilities to plant a grenade in a Sentinel, but there are thirty more of them. Storm uses her powers and a powerful hurricane is formed in the path of the Sentinels...

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X-Men #22
Written by: Victor Gischler
Pencils by: Will Conrad
Cover by: Adi Granov

The Story: The X-Men and War Machine are on a collision course with an international incident of catastrophic proportions. No longer content to fend off attackers, the Governor and her army of Sentinels are hell-bent on going on the offensive…leading towards one of the worst ethnic cleansings in the history of the world.

In Stores: December 7, 2011

        

X-Position: Victor Gischler Secures the X-Men

CBR: Victor Gischler has survived Black Friday and joins us to present you with a true holiday special: personal responses to all your emails.

With Psylocke, Domino, Ororo and Jubilee all having close ties to Logan, will he factor into this title in any way? Will we see his influence on these characters?

Victor Gischler: That's an understandable question, Renaldo, and I plan to discuss with Editor Nick Lowe how/if/when we talk about Logan and what that might be like. Don't look for a Wolverine guest appearance any time soon, but certainly his influence is felt in characters such as Jubilee. It's something that at least needs to be touched on, I think.

Cyclops describes this team as his security team, but what are they securing? Are there still residents on Utopia that aren't part of the X-Men?

Victor Gischler: "Security" is a loose term that covers a lot of things -- basically, any leaks Cyclops thinks needs to be plugged or any X-Men-related issue that looks like it's going to develop into a problem. For example, in the current arc we have some Sentinels in the hands of some people that might cause problems with them down the road. That's X-Men business and needs to be dealt with. But it's also a situation that bleeds over into the rest of Marvel U.

I love the first arc's lineup of characters. It's a great mix of very capable people who can be stealthy and strong with varied powers. Will the focus be on this team for future arcs? Or will certain members take the spotlight?

Victor Gischler: The Marvel U is a fluid place, so if there's one thing I've learned is that things can change -- sometimes in an eye-blink. But my thought is that these are the characters we'll be playing with for a while. Keep your eye on Jubilee for future spotlight goodness.

X-Men #21 Spoilers

Spoilers: War Machine fights Storm and Colossus, but is caught by surprise by an airspace violation by the Symkarians, which changes everything. Storm explains the Sentinel situation to War Machine, and he accepts the X-Men’s help. Meanwhile, Domino’s body is retrieved by the Puternicstans. Psylocke and her team tracks Domino’s location, and on their way, they find out more Sentinels and the details of some project involving the machines, however Betsy and her team are discovered by the Puternicstan soldiers. At the Puternicstan HQ, the Governor explains that by using Domino’s mutant bio-signature, they can get the Sentinel to attack anything they want by tricking it into thinking it’s attacking a mutant. She plans to use the robots against Symkaria and Latveria. At the medical lab, Domino regains consciousness and escapes. The Governor and her men spot Storm, War Machine and Colossus invading their airspace. The Puternicstans activate the Sentinel which was reprogrammed. Their plan works as the Sentinel attacks War Machine after detecting him as a mutant.

X-Men #21 Preview

X-Men #21
Written by: Victor Gischler
Pencils by: Will Conrad
Cover by: Adi Granov

The Story: Guest-starring Iron Man 2.0! The fallout of Schism pushes the X-Men and War Machine at each other in Eastern Europe as sentinels are being traded on the black market. But things aren’t as they seem and the X-Men and War Machine are going to have to work together to stop a truly horrible plot.

In Stores: November 16, 2011

        

X-Men #20 Spoilers

Spoilers: The Chechens buy a couple of Sentinels on the black market in order to use them against the Russians. The Chechens are then attacked by an unknown military force which takes the Sentinels with them. Domino having spied the whole operation, reports to Cyclops. Scott wants Storm to lead a team to go after them and retrieve the Sentinels. Aboard the Black Bird, Storm, Psylocke, Warpath, Colossus and Jubilee are on their way to the Chechen Republic, when they are interrupted and questioned by War Wachine who wants them to leave and not interfere in the matters of the government. Storm plays it cool and tells War Machine they’re leaving when in reality she plans to reach their final destination by another route. We find out the people who stole the Sentinels are from Puterniscstan, a country surrounded by Symkaria and Latveria, two oppressor nations. One of the stolen Sentinels goes rogue and starts to hunt mutants, eventually tracking Domino. Neena contacts Storm’s team via Psylocke’s telepathy and warns them about the Sentinel. Before they can come to Domino’s rescue, the team needs to deal with War Machine who returns and tell them he has orders to secure the zone and will make them leave by any means necessary. Storm tells him he has bigger worries than the X-Men: the Sentinel who apparently has killed Domino.

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X-Men #20
Written by: Victor Gischler
Pencils by: Will Conrad
Cover by: Adi Granov

The Story: Guest-starring Iron Man 2.0! The fallout of Schism pushes the X-Men and War Machine at each other in Eastern Europe as sentinels are being traded on the black market. But things aren’t as they seem and the X-Men and War Machine are going to have to work together to stop a truly horrible plot.

In Stores: November 2, 2011

            

It's Speculation Time!

Twitter can be a great source for information sometimes, and every once in a while Marvel writers like to tease us a little bit.

Rick Remender often interacts with fans and answers some interesting questions about ‘Uncanny X-Force’, a book he plans to write for 2-3 years. When asked about Fantomex’s bullets from issue #15, Remender says he’ll be dealing with them in the Otherworld arc (issues #20-23). He also adds that after Schism, X-Force will have more new members than the ones seen in the teaser.

You also might have noticed subtle changes to Psylocke’s uniform in the current arc. Remender confirms it’s her new suit for ‘Uncanny X-Force’. Jerome Opeña told us he was asked to design something similar to Betsy’s classic uniform. He adds that he still might tweak it a bit in upcoming issues, but it will stay pretty close to how it was seen in issues #14 and #15. Did you like it?

Let’s also not forget Victor Gischler, the writer of ‘X-Men’. When asked about who’s really leading his team, Gischler says Storm is, but that Psylocke plays an important role as well. Are you guys excited?

X-Men Teaser

Marvel has released a new X-Men: Regenesis teaser, this time for Victor Gischler's X-Men, featuring Jubilee as the lone, non-silhouetted character. Will Conrad announced as new artist.

The woman to Jubilee's left looks like it might be Psylocke?

X-Men #1 Spoilers

Spoilers: Jubilee and Pixie are hanging out in San Francisco, when a suicide bomber strikes. His blood is spilled all over the people who were around him, including Jubilee. In Utopia, Cyclops suspects there was more to the attack than just being the usual terrorists. Jubilee is brought to Utopia and tells Cyclops the bomber just tore off his coat and exploded. "Flesh burning in the daylight" makes Cyclops think they're dealing with vampires. Jubilee was infected during the bombing, an infection which is progressing rapidly. Dr. Nemesis reveals the virus was manufactured as they wanted to spread the virus and that there is no cure for the time being. At night, all the people infected with the virus during the bombing gather together in the woods, somehow hypnotized, to bring themselves to the Vampires in charge of the attack. The vampires are expecting Jubilee to show up at any minute, as she was the one "he" wanted. Back to the X-Men, Storm wants to check this story out, since she has history with Dracula. Scott forbids her, and sends Wolverine instead. Logan, Angel and Pixie find a safehouse full of weapons and fresh bodies, as well as a vampire woman who mentions the Lord of the Vampires being in town. Scott tells them to return, as it's time for the X-Men to hold a war council. Meanwhile, Jubilee tries to pretend she's okay, but she's growing paler and unconfortable with the sunlight by the second...

Notes: No Psylocke.

X-Force #28, X-Men #1 & X-Women #1 Previews

X-Force #28
Cover by: Adi Granov
Writer: Chris Yost & Craig Kyle
Pencils: Mike Choi
Colored by: Sonia Oback
Lettered by: VC's Joe Caramagna
Variant Cover by: David Finch

The Story: SECOND COMING, Chapter 13
The final battle begins here! It’s X-Force’s last stand in the future and the X-Men’s last stand in the present. Bastion has been one step ahead of the X-Men the whole time, but one X-Man’s sacrifice could turn the tide! Don’t miss the penultimate chapter of the X-Event of 2010!

In Stores: July 8, 2010

X-Men #1
Cover by: Adi Granov
Writer: Victor Gischler
Pencils: Paco Medina
Inks: Juan Vlasco
Colored by: Marte Gracia
Lettered by: VC's Joe Caramagna

The Story: MUTANTS VERSUS VAMPIRES, Part 1
When a suicide bomber strikes in downtown San Francisco, it gets the immediate attention of the X-Men. But this is not your garden variety terrorist – and he’s not acting alone. Vampires from around the globe are descending en masse on the City by the Bay, staking a brutal claim for the patch of land the X-Men call their home. What is their agenda? Who is their mysterious leader? The X-Men are about to find out, as they brace themselves for a war of the species that will wrack the Marvel Universe.

In Stores: July 8, 2010

X-Women #1
Pencils & Cover by: Milo Manara
Writer: Chris Claremont
Colored by: Dave Stewart
Lettered by: Tom Orzechowski

The Story: International superstar Milo Manara joins X-Legend Chris Claremont for X-WOMEN! Go on a high-flying, death-defying, globetrotting adventure with your favorite X-Ladies. Storm, Psylocke, Shadowcat, Marvel Girl and Rogue save the world and look great doing it. Don’t miss this prestige event

In Stores: July 8, 2010

Victor Gischler Talks Psylocke

The free "X-Men - Curse of the Mutants Saga" one-shot that came out today features an all-new interview with Victor Gischler, writer of the upcoming X-Men (vol. 3) title. A certain psychic ninja might be in his plans...

Marvel: Can you sum up in a few words what you like about the roster of mutants you'll be dealing with?

Victor: The events in the first arc are big enough that the X-Men need all hands on deck, so we haven't settled into the core team just yet. It's still being decided. I can tell you that I have my eye on Gambit and am taking a closer look at Psylocke, but I need to discuss this with the bigwigs back at the X-Office, too. I am also warming up to Pixie. I think she's had the training wheels come off recently and is ready to struf her stuff a little more. I also want to have a few "staples" on the team, but as I said, it's all still being discussed and nothing is fore sure yet until we battle our way thtough the first arc.

X-Position: Victor Gischler

CBR: Victor Gischler joins X-Position today to answer all the questions about his new X-Men book and its initial "vampire-iffic" tale.

As a Nate Grey fan, I'm thrilled to see that Nate will be showing up in the opening arc of your new "X-Men" book. Back in his solo book days, Nate fought Morbius and was bitten by him. Luckily, Nate's TK fought off the vampire "infection." With this in mind, I was wondering – are mutants with telekinesis (like Psylocke, Exodus, and Hellion) immune to vampirism? Or do you need to have "super-TK" like Nate to fight off the vampire infection?

Victor Gischler: Whoa, Malcolm! You're venturing into spoiler territory, so I apologize for the lame answer you're about to get. As far as Nate goes, I'll refer you to the answer above. The roster wars continue to rage in my brain and the brains of the editors, and, again, we have some good ideas, but nothing etched in stone yet. Nate presents some interesting possibilities. We'll just have to see how it all plays out. (And as far as the vampire "infection" goes, everyone knows a double-dose of Vitamin C and a good night's sleep will clear that right up.)

I don't think the "We Are The X-Men" teasers for your new "X-Men" book have been thoroughly explained yet. Will Magneto, Psylocke, Gambit, Hope and Nate Grey play a bigger role in your series? Or were they just randomly chosen? And what about Spider-Man, She Hulk, Elektra? When and how will they show up?

Victor Gischler: I understand wanting some clearer info, Giselle. I really do. But as previously discussed, we are knocking our heads together to make sure we get the roster just right. (Yes, I know that's a lame answer and I am ashamed.)

Curse Of The Mutants

The X-Men Must Survive The Curse Of The Mutants
(Notice the Pencils version: more Psylocke and no Nate Grey)

As the X-Men recover from the stunning conclusion of Second Coming and prepare to enter the Heroic Age, they’ll first have to survive The Curse of The Mutants! Beginning in July’s X-Men #1, from the fan favorite creative team of Victor Gischler and Paco Medina, the X-Men welcome new faces into the fold as a deadly new threat emerges to consume mutantkind...and then the world! With top secret specials and new series tie-ins to this red-hot storyline, The Curse of The Mutants leaves the X-Men forever scarred!

It’s mutants versus vampires — and the stakes have never been bigger for X-Men than in The Curse of The Mutants!

Interviews: "X-Men" and "New X-Force"

CBR: Victor Gischler Talks "X-Men"

Gischler: My desire is that the cast of characters will be a combination of both big name and lesser known characters. I think we'll see a wider cast of characters for the first arc, while we're getting situated. Then the following arcs will kind of narrow things down to a core cast. I don't want to say that we're holding auditions for the first arc, but it almost is like that. We've got the whole team and everybody is available for that first arc. Then in following stories we kind of whittle things down to the people we see every issue.

Plus, since the book is a part of the X-Men line, there's a good chance that we'll see characters rotate in and out from story to story. So new faces might come and go, but that will be along side the core cast that we see every month.

Newsarama: Guarding the Secrets of a New X-Men Ongoing Series

Axel Alonso: "Our story will pick up with a suicide bombing in San Francisco’s Union Square. But this is not Al Qaeda—this is the opening shot of a war," he writes. "Vampires are descending on the Bay Area, commanded by their, let’s just say, enigmatic leader, and mutants appear to be their target. What follows is a war on several fronts, as the X-Men defend their home from a threat unlike anything they’ve ever faced. There will be twists and turns you can’t see coming, and there will be some permanent status quo changes."

IGN: X-Men the Vampire Slayers

Gischler: Vampires are the adversaries in the first arc, and the way we're approaching the bloodsuckers is going to be pretty cool. But that's just the first arc. Vampires don't define this new X-men team. The X-men have been fighiting for survival for a long tim, but this is the X-Men team the represents a new era. This team engages the Marvel U more in a proactive, mission-oriented way. Since the X-Men will be engaging the Marvel U more fully in this title, yes you're going to see the guest stars. The particular situation or villains they face will help dictate which guest star is most appropriate for a particular arc.

Marvel: Remender and Opeña give Marvel's deadliest team an apocalyptic new direction

Remender: The new X-Force team has a network of people looking out for Apocalypse's rise and could be faced with the moral quandary of being able to execute the immortal villain as an infant. "One of the members of the team has had operatives hunting for signs of the return of En Sabah Nur for years. We open as the operative discovers what he's been seeking. Turns out when the rest of the world is celebrating the defeat of a tyrant, humanity entering a new 'Heroic Age' is the first big signpost of the Age of Apocalypse. X-Force is reformed with one objective: kill Apocalypse."

Newsarama: Remender's New X-Force Tries to Prevent An Apocalypse

Remender: X-Force will now be Wolverine and a team of the toughest X characters ever assembled. Logan will be a co-captain, serving with one of the other members, for reasons readers will soon discover. This adds a wonderful internal conflict and drama in this new band of X-Men. These are the hardcores of the X-family; these are the heroes who have most frequently walked the line, made the distasteful yet necessary choices. They’ve stained their souls for the greater good and just as it seems they’ll be able to heal from the work, they are tasked with their most critical assassination ever. Meet the all-new all-different X-Force this July.

IGN: Reforming Wolverine's X-Force

Remender: I think people will be excited about who it's going to be. It's all A-list characters. Because of the initial threat and because of what they're dealing with in the first arc with the imminent, looming Age of Apocalypse, it appears the Heroic Age is a lamppost for the Akkaba Society to start building up their plans to begin the Age of Apocalypse. This is preordained business and blah blah blah. The idea is that the team is necessary and that the team is also of a caliber to deal with Apocalypse – a mega-level threat. Not that the last team wasn't, but they're all heavy hitters on this team.