Meghan Hetrick Shares Knights of X #1 Textless Variant Cover

S.T.R.I.K.E. Agent Braddock to Guest-Star in Captain Carter #2

Captain Carter #2 (of 5) Jamie Mckelvie (W) • Marika Cresta (A) Cover by: Jamie Mckelvie Variant Cover by: Marc Aspinall “Woman out of Time” Continues! Captain Carter is back, and now the whole world knows it! Reeling from her new celebrity status, Peggy teams up with S.T.R.I.K.E. to investigate the sudden resurgence of Hydra, but something doesn’t feel quite right. Can Peggy trust what she’s being told, or is someone trying to use her as a high-profile pawn in a game she doesn’t yet understand? On Sale: April 13, 2022 Jamie McKelvie has confirmed via Twitter that he has personally designed the costume for Alternate Betsy.

Knights of X #1 Variant Cover by Meghan Hetrick

X-Solicits for April 2022

	Knights of X #1 Tini Howard (W) • Bob Quinn (A) Cover by: Yanick Paquette Design Variant Cover by: Tom Muller Teaser Variant Cover by: Rod Reis Promo Variant Cover by: Stephen Segovia Variant Cover by: Meghan Hetrick Variant Cover by: Felipe Massafera Variant Cover by: Skottie Young The Quest Begins Here, where Mutants are Hated and Feared Once Again! The gates to Otherworld are closed — and Captain Britain is trapped on the wrong side! Usurpers Merlyn and his right-hand man, King Arthur, are now in control of Lunatic Citadel. Furies the size of Sentinels raze villages to the ground in their hunt for the “witchbreed.” Cutoff from Krakoa, Betsy Braddock is Otherworld’s only hero — and to save her people, Betsy must recruit a round table of her own. The Knights of X gather to restore the rightful order and rescue desperate mutants — but their quest is about to get so much bigger than that. This is the era of destiny…and the fate of Otherworld lies at the center of mutantkind’s future. Don’t miss this essential piece of the new Krakoa!
	X-Men #10 Gerry Duggan (W) • Javier Pina (A) Cover by: Pepe Larraz Spider-Man Variant Cover by: Francesco Manna Trading Card Variant Cover by: Russell Dauterman Death Strikes Swiftly! The X-Men’s troubles just keep piling one on top of the other and now an old enemy steps forward to cut in on the dance!
	Immortal X-Men #2 Kieron Gillen (W) • Lucas Werneck (A) Cover by: Mark Brooks Spider-Man Variant Cover by: Kaare Andrews Quiet Council Variant Cover by: Phil Noto Variant Cover by: Rod Reis Emergency Council Meeting! Magneto leaving the council means big shoes need to be filled. Selene demonstrating her foot size by crushing the whole island beneath it is unorthodox, yet compelling. Can the Quiet Council resist?
	X-Men Red #1 Al Ewing (W) • Stefano Caselli (A) Cover by: Russell Dauterman Teaser Variant Cover by: Javier Garrón Arakko Variant Cover by: Taurin Clarke Variant Cover by: Peach Momoko Variant Cover by: David Lopez Virgin Variant Cover by: Peach Momoko Promo Variant Cover by: Taurin Clarke Design Variant Cover by: Tom Muller Variant Cover by: Christian Ward Variant Cover by: TBA Who Can Save the Red Planet? The mutants of Arakko spent millennia scarred by war — but on what was once called Mars, they’re learning to live in peace. Storm knows the red planet needs something greater than a queen. But Abigail Brand has other plans, along with an unstable Vulcan on her side and Cable keeping his own secrets. Welcome to X-Men Red. It’s a new world…and someone has to fight for it.
	X-Men Red #2 Al Ewing (W) • Stefano Caselli (A) Cover by: Russell Dauterman Arakko Variant Cover by: Taurin Clarke Variant Cover by: Giuseppe Camuncoli Who Can Tame the Red Planet? The mutants of Mars spent millennia worshipping war — and on what they now call Arakko, they’re keeping up their violent ways. Abigail Brand knows the red planet needs a firm ruler in charge. But Storm has other ideas, along with a broken Magneto in her corner and Roberto da Costa making his own moves. Welcome to X-Men Red. It’s a new world… and someone has to claim it.
	Marauders #2 Steve Orlando (W) • Eleonora Carlini (A) Cover by: Kael Ngu Variant Cover by: Jay Anacleto Variant Cover by: Logan Lubera Extinction Agenda — Part 2! The Marauders race toward Shi’ar space on a collision course with an explosive secret, spurred by the crew’s malicious eighth member: Cassandra Nova! What could possibly go wrong? But unfortunately for them, the Shi’ar Majestrix has raised an imperial armada to stop the Marauders in their tracks!
	X-Force #27 Benjamin Percy (W) • Robert Gill (A) Cover by: Joshua Cassara Teaser Variant Cover by: Robert Gil Promo Variant Cover by: Dustin Weaver Variant Cover by: Pete Woods Enter Cerebrax! An all-new jumping-on point as the Destiny of X begins! As Wolverine returns to Krakoa, the mind-melding threat of Cerebrax grips the island via a security flaw that X-FORCE will have to defend against! But where does it come from, and what does it want with Forge?
	New Mutants #25 Vita Ayala (W) • Rod Reis (A) Cover by: Leinil Francis Yu Variant Cover by: Stanley “Artgerm” Lau Virgin Variant Cover by: Stanley “Artgerm” Lau Variant Cover by: Dan Panosian Variant Cover by: Philip Tan Variant Cover by: Phil Jimenez Promo Variant Cover by: David Baldeón The Labors of Magik Start Here! The big two-five is here — and it’s the perfect jumping-on point for fans new and old! Illyana Rasputina is the Sorcerer Supreme and the rightful queen of Limbo…but she’s been awfully busy on Krakoa. Someone’s got their eye on the throne — and Magik isn’t the only queen in mutantdom. Vita Ayala and Rod Reis rekindle an old flame for a whole new generation of Magik lovers!
	Legion of X #1 Si Spurrier (W) • Jan Bazaldua (A) Cover by: Dike Ruan Design Variant Cover by: Tom Muller Headshot Variant Cover by: Todd Nauck Promo Variant Cover by: Mike Mckone Teaser Variant Cover by: Bob Quinn Variant Cover by: Nick Robles Variant Cover by: Ken Lashley Design Variant Cover by: Jamie Mckelvie Si Spurrier and Jan Bazaldua Bring Peace, Love and Justice To Krakoa! Krakoa has its laws — but does it have justice? To remain a mutant sanctuary, Krakoa must safeguard itself against those who would damage its peace or traumatize its people. The lost must be found, and the wicked must face redemption — or retribution. It’s up to the ever-soulful swashbuckler Nightcrawler to keep the spark alive and Legion to host his unique team in the psychedelic mindspace called The Altar. With Pixie on point, Juggernaut as a one-man riot squad and a host of X-favorites on the beat, the Legion of X will do anything to protect mutants’ right to pursue happiness and hope. Kicking off with a hunt for a missing Arakkii god and a skinjacker possessing innocent mutants, read this issue and come meet Weaponless Zsen, Ora Serrata... and a villain worth praying for. The Destiny of X bares it heart and soul right here!

X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic #18 Spoilers & Art

 

Spoilers: Betsy proves to be the last resistance against a biotoxic and psionic assault who rendered all mutants on the island of Krakoa inert. Ultimately, she was incapacited by the villain known as the Warden.

Ten Mutants Embark on an Epic Quest to Retrieve the Holy Grail of Mutantkind

Marvel.com: Krakoa may represent mutantkind’s brightest era yet but within the mystical realm of Otherworld, mutants are hated and feared once more. As the Destiny of X age begins, nine mutants will get the call to join Captain Britain on a fantastic quest to restore order in the all-new ongoing series KNIGHTS OF X!

Writer Tini Howard has redefined the X-Men’s relationship with magic in the pages of EXCALIBUR and X OF SWORDS. Now, she continues her enchanting work on the mutant mythos in KNIGHTS OF X alongside artist Bob Quinn. Known for his stunning work on WAY OF X, Quinn is equipped to capture the strange beauty and the mysterious danger of Otherworld. Together, this creative team will take readers on an adventure that will become mutant legend as Captain Britain, Rictor, Shatterstar, Gambit, Rachel Summers, Bei the Blood Moon, Gloriana, and two more surprise characters assemble to recover an artifact deeply rooted in X-Men history.

The gates to Otherworld are closed — and Captain Britain is trapped on the wrong side! Usurpers Merlyn and his right-hand man, King Arthur, are now in control of Lunatic Citadel. Furies the size of Sentinels raze villages to the ground in their hunt for the “witchbreed.” Cut off from Krakoa, Betsy Braddock is Otherworld’s only hero — and to save her people, Betsy must recruit a round table of her own. The Knights of X gather to restore the rightful order and rescue desperate mutants — but their quest is about to get so much bigger than that. This is the era of destiny…and the fate of Otherworld lies at the center of mutantkind’s future.

"At the end of Excalibur, we saw Merlyn take control of all Otherworld, transforming the Starlight Citadel into the Lunatic Citadel and raging his war on mutants from Saturnyne's former throne. Captain Britain stayed within when the gates fell, but even with the whole Corps at her side - it'll take more than an army of one to bring down King Arthur and his Furies,” Howard explained. “You'll recognize many of the Knights from Excalibur’s past - both my run and the classic - in a quest for a precious treasure that crashes our high fantasy tale into that most classic X-Men story - fighting for a(n Other)world that hates and fears them."

“Tini Howard and Marcus To’s run on EXCALIBUR was incredible, so launching the follow-up series is equal parts exciting and intimidating,” Quinn said. “But I’m giving this series everything I have, I’m proud to say that these are the best pages I’ve ever drawn. Otherworld is a big draw for me. I’ve drawn midwest farms, New Jersey neighborhoods, and Central Park in my books at Marvel, and I’m excited to let my imagination loose drawing some of the weirder and wilder people and places in Otherworld!”

Don’t miss this essential chapter of the new Krakoa when KNIGHTS OF X #1 arrives in April.

KNIGHTS OF X #1

Written by Tini Howard

Art by Bob Quinn

Cover by Yanick Paquette

Variant Cover by Rod Reis

On Sale 4/13

Tini Howards Talks "Excalibur" and "Knights of X"

The Scorpio Room: It’s the spiritual and literal successor to Excalibur. It’s all Otherworld, all the time. It’s got girls, gays, Bei, and more than a few Saturday Morning Cartoon vibes. It’s that classic X-Men story of a world that hates and fears mutants… in a fantastic whole new way. It’s Bob Quinn and Tini Howard’s Knights of X.

If you followed Marcus To and I’s work on Excalibur, you saw that the team glided our twenty-sixth and final issue to an incredible landing. I cannot thank this amazing team enough - Erick Arciniega on colors, Ariana Maher on letters, and the whole editorial team. Mahmud Asrar on 26 gorgeous covers and one hell of a mass battle issue. R.B. Silva, Phil Noto, and Wilton Santos on some stunning guest issues. One (hopefully two?) beautiful hardcover(s) and an event.

(A special shoutout to one of the hidden magic ingredients in Excalibur - editor of our first 24 issues Annalise Bissa. When Annalise switched offices it felt like a mighty harpoon tore its way into my side. Thankfully Sarah Brunstad and Anita Okoye are mighty editors themselves and we didn’t skip a beat, but I can’t emphasize enough how much of the first 24 issues and X of Swords were the result of Annalise’s brilliance. I hope to work with her again.)

To say that I wrote this book during unprecedented times is something of a bad joke by this point. I don’t know if I’ll ever again experience a creative process quite like I have in the X-Office - and that would have been the case even without the pandemic. We were given incredible runway, unprecedented space and trust to spread out and build a society. We were given a whole new way to try and make superhero comics, and it worked. I wanted to build an X-Men story built on crazy things like Alan Moore essays and anthropological ideas about magic and we fucking did it.

Thankfully, blessedly, I got to spend a lot of time in physical rooms with the rest of the Krakoan writers. Eating snacks, tossing ideas around, and of course - griping about having to work the whole time - I now absolutely miss those days and would sustain a (pellet) gunshot wound (to a delicate area, sure) to be able to have one of those days again.

I miss bumping knees with Vita under the table to encourage one another to speak, and Leah spending an hour doodling a joke to silently share with the table like an analog meme. I miss Ben and Al’s sonorous and serious pitches, like holy sermons. I miss Gerry’s laptop stickers, because they gave me a sense of comfort when I first walked into the room. I miss the way Jon eats a box of cereal like a bag of chips. I miss Jordan’s collection of X-Men t-shirts. I miss Zeb. I miss my editors. I miss the omelet chef. I hate that with some of these brilliant folks, like Victor, Si, and Kieron, I’ve only ever gotten to have these conversations over Zoom. I miss the way that when you’re in a room with someone who you creatively respect and adore, the energy of having them respond to your ideas is like nothing else in the world.

Excalibur survived (thrived!) through a first arc, and shortly into planning the second, we were able to begin planning our first DAWN OF X event, which I was asked to co-lead with Jon.

Meanwhile, our own society, out in the real world, was changing rapidly. According to my emails, I was invited into the room in November 2018: pre-release of HoX/PoX. Pre-2020 election cycle and all that followed. Pre-COVID. In that time, the concept of the X-Office went from a meeting in New York City with some of my favorite writers that I was very, very nervous about screwing up, to a tight knit Slack channel of some people who were fast becoming my close friends, people I spoke to every day.

We checked in about almost everything - COVID scares, bad days, or even - and sometimes this was the most vital - a safe space to say ‘it’s okay to check out of reality for a bit and come play pretend.’ In that Slack, we built our own Mutant Dream House of ideas and stories and interconnected narratives. We played. It kept me sane.

Oh, and we worked. A ton.

Specifically in the form of a 22 chapter all-hands-on-deck event, the first of the Dawn of X era, called X of Swords. Jon and I brought our shared story of Apocalypse to an incredible…end, I guess. I wrote dozens of pages of prose material (some of which made it in as datapages), drew maps, spent time on the phone, worked in time-zone driven shifts and really, mostly, just stayed inside and hunkered down through this pandemic the only way I knew how. By being creative.

After X of Swords, Excalibur had a whole new angle, and we took a few issues to answer some big questions about Betsy Braddock’s past and her relationship to herself, her body, and specifically, Kwannon - aka Psylocke.

I was honored to give this a try - it’s a lot to reconcile, and there’s the tangle of resolving things within the story that were the result of external, non-story decisions some 30 years ago. But Betsy and Kwannon’s relationship is a connection that crackles with potential lessons about race, womanhood, agency, and bodily autonomy, and it seemed right to begin that story now. It also didn’t escape me that I had the great pleasure of doing so with an artist of Asian descent in my co-storyteller Marcus To. Ultimately, I couldn’t be happier with how it turned out, and I think there are plenty of great Captain Britain and Psylocke stories to be told, hopefully by me and other writers for years to come.

But after that, for many layered reasons, it seemed like the time to end Excalibur was on the horizon. And many of those reasons were governed by forces inside the story, which is a rare treat in Big Two Superhero Comics. Which gave Marcus and I lots of advance notice and plenty of time to make ourselves a nice big terrible ending, where everything went wrong, Merlyn rose to power, and Otherworld became a realm where mutants could not only die, but were now hunted. You know, so I could write the book about what came next.

The Starlight Citadel is fallen, Saturnyne is on the run, and the wizard Merlyn and King Arthur hunt and kill witchbreed on sight from their Lunatic Citadel. Enormous Furies stalk the land like Sentinels on the hunt for mutant heroes.

So if everywhere else in the galaxy promises a golden age for mutants…

…what would bring them to this dangerous realm, far from the range of their resurrection technology?

…what brings the Knights of X to an Otherworld that hates and fears them?

Well for one, Betsy Braddock is in there with her Captain Britain Corps, fighting a one-woman war.

For the rest, you’ll have to wait until April.

Lastly, I desperately wanted to do tell this story with an artist who already understood Krakoa. I talk so much about the writers in the X-office, but you’ll see we love to work with the same artists again and again, too - Krakoan visual language has its own learning curve. Which is why I am so excited to be working with Bob Quinn, already a true Krakoan by way of Way of X, as our series artist. He’s taking us on an incredible, fantastic quest. He blows my mind with every page. You all are going to flip when you first see how he draws our gorgeous cast.

Ah yes, the cast…Who will be the Knights of X? And what is their quest?

Can’t tell you that part yet.

Until then, Excalibur readers, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for sticking with us through this journey. I said from the beginning that I wanted to get weird, and I damn well say we did. And I couldn’t be prouder of it. If you haven’t been an Excalibur reader, I can now whole-heartedly recommend it to you. And I hope you’ll join us for Knights of X - it’s a great jumping on point for Otherworld and the X-Men.

And I’m so proud of Betsy.

Captain Britain by Danica Brine

Marvel Future Fight: Hellfire Gala Update Celebration Special Event!

Check out this mutant party featuring Psylocke, Mister Sinister, and Colossus with their new Uniforms! Agents, are you ready to join the magnificent Krakoan party held in honor of the newest X-Men? Here are the new Uniforms for Psylocke, Mister Sinister, and Colossus introduced through this additional patch.

Three New Uniforms

These three Mutants have showed up with a new look to attend the Hellfire Club Gala that will be held in Krakoa! Check out the abilities of Captain Britain <Hellfire Gala>, Mister Sinister <Hellfire Gala>, and Colossus <Hellfire Gala> Uniforms.

*The new Uniforms can be purchased after the 1/4 patch data is applied and new Uniforms will be on sale for 40% off.

* The 3 new Uniforms can be found and purchased in the Marvel Universe and the Uniform Room.

* Skills are based on the maximum stats.

Marvel Future Fight Update Introduces 'Captain Britain' Skin

The Hellfire Gala

A magnificent party will be held in Krakoa, the island of the Mutants!