X-Solicits for June 2021

	Excalibur #21 Written by: Tini Howard Art by: Marcus To Cover by: Mahmud Asrar Rictor Hates Parties. Even the nice ones. And with Captain Britain’s return to a changed world, this one is looking to be not so nice. Excalibur’s Earth-shattering Hellfire Gala issue will change Krakoan diplomacy forever.
	Hellions #12 Written by: Zeb Wells Art & Cover by: Stephen Segovia Who Invited the Hellions to the Hellfire Gala? Who thought it was a good idea to invite the antisocial Hellions to the fanciest bash of the year? Oh, no one? They weren’t invited but they showed up anyway? Yeah, that sounds about right.
	Marauders #21 Written by: Gerry Duggan & Chris Claremont Art by: Matteo Lolli & John Bolton  Welcome to The Hellfire Gala! The Hellfire Trading Company has put together the biggest event of the season – the very first Hellfire Gala! Everyone will be there – all your favorite mutants, their closest allies…even their worst enemies – for a night of dinner, drinks, diplomacy and deceit. Fireworks to follow. Plus: From the archives, a classic X-Men tale with our very first look at a Hellfire Gala by Chris Claremont and John Bolton!
	X-Force #20 Written by: Benjamin Percy Art & Cover by: Joshua Cassara Invite-Only to the Hellfire Gala! It’s party time, but somebody’s got to work it. And when invited guests (and a few crashers) prove to be planted antagonistic agents, X-Force will need to get their hands dirty and keep this all under wraps…before anyone catches wind!
	X-Men #21 Written by: Jonathan Hickman Art by: Russell Dauterman, Nick Dragotta, Sara Pichelli & Lucas Werneck Cover by: Leinil Francis Yu The Heroes of Krakoa Debut! It’s a changing if the guard as the first X-Men team of Krakoa debuts! One era ends as a new one begins, and the handoff happens here.
	New Mutants #19 Written by: Vita Ayala Art by: Alex Lins Cover by: Martin Simmonds And I’ll Cry If I Want To… The Hellfire Gala is here, and the New Mutants have the chance to take a break from training the youth of Krakoa – an opportunity to get dressed up and get down. But not everyone is on their best behavior…and someone has vanished without a trace.
	Planet-Size X-Men #1 Written by: Gerry Duggan Art & Cover by: Pepe Larraz Variant Cover by: Pepe Larraz They Came to Slay! The Hellfire Gala rages on, but bigger things are afoot a world away. Make no mistake – this is an X-Men book drawn by superstar artist Pepe Larraz. It is absolutely the most important issue of the month.
	X-Corp #2 Written by: Tini Howard Art by: Alberto Foche Cover by: David Aja A Shark in the Water! After X-Corp’s shocking debut, they’ve got fences to mend, hands to shake and most importantly – a board to staff. With Dr. Jamie Madrox’s top-class dupes staffing the Hellfire Gala, CXOs Monet and Angel must stalk the dance floor and hope they don’t get preyed on themselves.
	S.W.O.R.D. #6 Written by: Al Ewing Art & Cover by: Valerio Schiti This is What Comes Next. On Earth, the Hellfire Gala is in full swing. But on S.W.O.R.D. Station One, a very different guest list comes together…as Abigail Brand finally unveils her plans for Mysterium – and the future of human and mutantkind.
	Way of X #3 Written by: Si Spurrier Art by: Bob Quinn Cover by: Giuseppe Camuncoli Make More Mutants. It’s the Hellfire Gala hangover. Nightcrawler tries to root out the evil working to destroy Krakoa by investigating all its laws, starting with… **Sexy Saxophone Solo**
	Wolverine #13 Written by: Benjamin Percy Art by: Scot Eaton Cover by: Adam Kubert Hellfire Compromised! Can Wolverine and X-Force keep the peace or is the gala doomed?
	X-Factor #10 Written by: Leah Williams Art by: David Baldeón Cover by: Ivan Shavrin The Last Dance! At the Hellfire Gala, secrets will be revealed! vengeance will be had. And someone’s number is up. You’ll never guess whose.

X-Solicits for May 2021

 *Excalibur, X-Force and S.W.O.R.D. are all skipping the month.

	X-Men #20 Jonathan Hickman (W) • Francesco Mobili (A) Cover by: Leinil Francis Yu Variant Cover by: Mike Del Mundo Predator Variant Cover by: TBA System Online. Processing.
	Marauders #20 Gerry Duggan (W) • Stefano Caselli (A) Cover by: Russell Dauterman Eye of the Storm! As the preparations for the Hellfire Gala come to a head, Ororo’s eyes are pointed to the future, a future that takes her off the seas and over the horizon.
	New Mutants #18 Vita Ayala (W) • Rod Reis (A) Cover by: Christian Ward Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places! The New Mutants’ path seems simple: train, guide and mentor the youth. Sure, they didn’t ask for the job, but they’ve been figuring it out together, right? How wrong could it go? The New Mutants are about to find out.
	Hellions #11 Zeb Wells (W) • Stephen Segovia (A/C) Sometimes a Fantasy… Psylocke vs. Betsy Braddock in a 30-year-long battle! Empath’s misdeeds come back to haunt him! And Mr. Sinister’s teeth hurt. What is going on here?!
	X-Factor #9 Leah Williams (W) • David Baldeón (A) Cover by: Ivan Shavrin Best! Concert! Ever! The Morrigan needs to be destroyed! The answer lies in the Mojoverse. Looks like we’re getting the band back together.
	Children of the Atom #3 Vita Ayala (W) • Bernard Chang (A) Cover by: R.B. Silva Variant Cover by: Bernard Chang - APR200894 Origin Revealed! Who are the X-Men’s sidekicks behind the masks? Meanwhile, a brand-new alternative medicine is changing lives at school, but who’s recruiting the victims – I mean patients?
	Way of X#2 Simon Spurrier (W) • Bob Quinn (A) Cover by: Guiseppe Cammuncoli Variant Cover by: Christian Ward A Villain Revealed! The dark force hiding within Krakoa begins to show its true form. The answers are hidden…within the mindscape. Kurt’s – and…others. One of the most dangerous mutants is reborn!
	X-Men Legends #4 Louise Simonson (W) • Walter Simonson (A/C) Deadpool 30th Variant Cover by: Rob Liefeld Action Figure Variant Cover by: John Tyler Christopher With a Vengeance! Things go from bad to worse for X-Factor when they must save the baby Nathan Christopher Summers from the clutches of a deadly robot attacker. But who is really at the helm, and what will this mean for the Future of the team and the Summers clan? Return to this classic era with legends Louise Simonson and Walter Simonson in this All-New tale set before the original X-Factor #43!

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!

X-Solicits for February 2021

	Excalibur #18 Tini Howard (W) • Marcus To (A) Cover by: Mahmud Asrar Variant Cover by: Russell Dauterman The Woman on the Shore! As the Council makes moves to protect mutants in the Otherworld, Excalibur must determine the fate of Betsy Braddock.
	X-Men #18 Jonathan Hickman (W) • Mahmud Asrar (A) Cover by: Leinil Francis Yu Variant Cover by: David Finch Variant Cover by: Peach Momoko Black History Month Variant Cover by: Ernanda Souza Inside the Vault! It’s been a long time since the team went into the vault. A long time.
	Marauders #18 Gerry Duggan (W) • Stefano Caselli (A) Cover by: Russell Dauterman The Past is not the Past! The Marauder returns to Madripoor to pay tribute to a fallen friend… but all the while old enemies are being forged anew.
	New Mutants #16 Vita Ayala (W) • Rod Reis (A) Cover by: Christian Ward To Be Reborn... In the Wild Hunt, someone is looking for friends in all the wrong places. Someone else is missing without a trace. And plans which have long been in motion…begin to unfurl.
	X-Force #17 Benjamin Percy (W) • Joshua Cassara (A/C) Love and Death! Death gives QUENTIN QUIRE a new lease on life. Long live Quentin Quire!
	Hellions #9 Zeb Wells (W) • Stephen Segovia (A/C) Have You Seen This Mutant? Mr. Sinister is missing! Will the Hellions be able to put aside the tensions poised to split the team apart long enough to unravel the mystery? On the upside, at least Sinister found his cape.
	X-Factor #7 Leah Williams (W) • David Baldeón (A) Cover by: Ivan Shavrin Who’s That Knocking? A dark force is manipulating the lives of X-Factor just as a striking revelation about one of their deaths comes to light.
	S.W.O.R.D. #3 Al Ewing (W) • Valerio Schiti (A/C) Variant Cover by: Takeshi Miyazawa Take a Trip with the Everywhere Man! The Void-God has overtaken the Earth. Top-level mutants have been assimilated. Protocol V is in effect. But space is a big place... and a lot of things happen there at once. Walk a mile in the Manifold’s shoes, as S.W.O.R.D.’s Quintician takes a multi-artist journey across the universe and back... and comes face to face with S.W.O.R.D.’s deadliest enemy.
	X-Men Legends #1 Fabian Nicieza (W) • Brett Booth (A/C) Connecting Variant Cover by: Iban Coello Variant Cover by: Leinil Francis Yu Variant Cover by: Russell Dauterman Action Figure Variant Cover by: John Tyler Christopher Stormbreakers Variant Cover by: Pat Gleason All-New Tales Starring Your Favorite X-Men, Spanning Classic Eras! Break out the yellows and blues, fire up the Danger Room and snap on your pouches as legendary X-writers return to classic eras of the mutant super heroes in ALL-NEW, in-continuity stories set during their fan-favorite runs! Fabian Nicieza kicks off the series with a special saga of CYCLOPS and HAVOK, as the SHI’AR return to Earth in search of the FORSAKEN ONE! But what secret will the Summers brothers uncover, and how will its revelation change what you thought you knew about the X-Men?Get ready for a story decades in the making! And come back each month as we dive deeper to expand the X-MEN mythos!Welcome back, legends: Hope you survive the experience.

X-Solicits for January 2021

	Excalibur #17 Tini Howard (W), Marcus To (A) Cover by: Mahmud Asrar Queen Elizabeth III?!? Opportunities and opportunists. Two heads-of-state seek to restore the state of things.
	X-Men #17 Jonathan Hickman (W), Brett Booth (A) Cover by: Leinil Francis Yu Marvel Vs Alien Variant Cover by: Russell Dauterman Storm The Empire! When the Shi'ar Empire asks the X-Men for help, Cyclops, Storm and Marvel Girl answer the call.
	Marauders #17 Gerry Duggan (W), Stefano Caselli (A) Cover by: Russell Dauterman Marvel Vs Alien Variant Cover by: Salvador Larroca Rematch! Storm versus Calisto. This time, it's personal.
	New Mutants #15 Vita Ayala (W), Rod Reis (A/C) Once More Into The Crucible! As Karma and Dani delve deeper into their nightmares, a spider sets his eyes on the most vulnerable of the New Mutants...Meanwhile, in the Wild Hunt, children play at being adults and prepare for the fight of their lives.
	X-Force #16 Benjamin Percy (W), Joshua Cassara (A/C) Marvel Vs Alien Variant Cover by: Salvador Larroca Terrors of The Deep! Forge, Wolverine and Quentin Quire brave the depths of the sea, where a deadly discovery reveals a dark side of Krakoa.
	Hellions #8 Zeb Wells (W), Stephen Segovia (A/C) Smile! It was a simple mission: retrieve Nanny's ship and create a new containment armor for the recently resurrected Orphan-Maker. But the emergence of an old enemy and his deadly warriors make their renewed life a hell on Earth for the Hellions!
	X-Factor #6 Leah Williams (W), David Baldeon (A) Cover by: Ivan Shavrin Death Scream! Siryn is dead. Again. And again. And again.
	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-Factor #4 – X of Swords, Chapter 2 Spoilers

Spoilers: Siryn, Archangel and Beast return to Krakoa bringing Rictor and Apocalypse, both dying. Polaris, Havok, Monet and Unus soon emerge from the gateway with Rockslide’s dead body. Dr. Reyes has Rachel get the injured to the Healing Gardens. Lorna particularly feels guilty over Rockslide’s death. In Otherworld, Saturnyne decides to close the External Gate, which greatly upsets Krakoa. Later, at the Healing Gardens, neither Monet or Rachel are able to read Polaris’ mind about the prophecy regarding the champions and their swords. Healer thinks it’s best for Rictor to die so he can be resurrected swiftly. This angers Apocalypse, who tries to kill Healer; however, Rachel intervenes just in time. Polaris has Xavier prioritize the resurrection protocols for Rictor and Rockslide as they were casualties of war. The Five resurrects Rictor without any problems. However, when Xavier attempts to upload Rockslide’s memories, Cerebro and all backup cradles short-circuit, the connection between the Five is lost and Rockslide’s body disintegrates. The Five decide to destroy all remaining eggs as they could be tainted. Rockslide forms a new, strange body before them. Cerebro gets back online, restoring the connection between the Five. Xavier verifies that Rockslide is indeed “a” Rockslide, but not their Santo. They turn their attention to Rictor; however, Xavier is sure that Rictor is actually himself. The Five bring the issue to the Quiet Council, and deduce that because Rockslide died in Otherworld, it has corrupted the resurrection protocol. As Otherworld is the nexus of all realities, Rockslide is now a composite of all alternate Rockslides that ever were. In addition, death in Otherworld rewrites all Cerebro backups accordingly, meaning that true resurrection for a mutant who dies in Otherworld is no longer an option; “our” Rockslide is lost forever. Polaris still can’t figure out how to unlock the information passed on to her. Magneto demands she tries harder, and so she does. Lorna foretells the prophecy relating to each champion and their swords. Later, Xavier and Magneto warn Apocalypse that the resurrections protocols are suspended until further notice. They scorn him for dooming all of mutantkind. Polaris is still deeply affected by Rockslide’s true death and uses his remains to construct a casting circle as instructed by Saturnyne. All champions must retrieve their swords and place them in the circle to open a portal to the tournament. Magik is the first to arrive and places her Soul Sword on the casting circle. Let the war begins she says.

The prophecy: As above, so below. From one womb came two -- a hero destined to brandish what the earth hath swallowed, and an echo doomed to yearn for what the stars hath forsworn.

Cypher deduces this one is about the Braddock twins.

X-Men Monday #77 – Jordan D. White Answers Your X of Swords Week 2 Questions

AiPT!: X-Men Senior Editor Jordan D. White joins AiPT! to answer your questions about "X of Swords", including new details about Al Ewing and Valerio Schiti’s upcoming S.W.O.R.D. series! 

AIPT: In X of Swords: Creation #1, we learn that Otherworld is divided into vassal states and that key characters like Roma, Merlyn, the Fury and Mad Jim Jaspers are hanging around offscreen. Do you think Otherworld has the potential to become the X-Men’s response to Asgard? 

Jordan: Oh, well I hope not, because I think Asgard is real boring–Otherworld is way cooler than Asgard. I mean, yeah, sure. I think that’s a neat idea. I think that there are a lot of ideas. So, I was dancing around Otherworld last week when you were asking me about Jonathan and Tini creating the mythology of things–the backstory of Arakko and Amenth. And I was forgetting that it’s not public knowledge that there’s a lot more going on with Otherworld than we’ve seen in the past. 

There’s a lot in it, and how it’s used going forward, I think will end up being fun. I mean, it’s weird to call another dimension that has these giant realms within it another piece on the board, but it’s another piece on the board. Maybe it’s another 10 boards that were put on the table next to the pieces and yeah, I mean, there’s a lot there and there’s a lot that can be mined from it. Both in this story and in the future.