Mutants Return To Asgard In August’s ‘Realm Of X’ From Grønbekk & Neves
by Tony Thornley
The X-Men and Asgard have been intertwined for most of both franchise’s existence. Now the mutantkind returns to the ten realms in Realm of X, lead by two heroes whose lives are closely tied to the magical realm.
From writer Torunn Grønbekk, artist Diógenes Neves and cover artist Stephanie Hans, the series sees Magik and Moonstar lead a team of mutants exiled to Vanaheim, home of Asgard’s sibling gods. There the duo alongside Dust, Marrow, Curse, and Typhoid Mary will find themselves drawn into a war that will rage against all ten realms, all orchestrated by a familiar and mysterious mastermind.
Leaping straight from the astonishing events of this year’s Hellfire Gala, an unlikely group of mutants find themselves stranded in…Vanaheim? And what’s even more confusing, the locals seem to believe that they hold the key to fulfilling a prophecy that can either raise the realm to riches—or cause it to fall to ruin. With Magik’s powers malfunctioning and a mysterious figure amassing power on the outskirts of the realm, these X-Men are going to going to have to band together if they want to stay alive long enough to find their way home!
“Writing Realm of X is an unparalleled joy,” Grønbekk said. “We are bringing together an amazing cast of incredibly powerful but exceptionally different characters and throwing them into a situation for which they are wholly unprepared. Vanaheim is deceptively familiar but far from everything, and the only thing our cast has in common is that this realm is not in anyone’s comfort zone. Not only will our mutants have to deal with civil war, ancient prophecies, lost powers, and inconvenient love (arguably the best kind!), but they’ll also have to contend with each other, Mary’s temper, and one lost teenager.”
Check out Hans’ cover to the first issue of Realm of X, and be sure to pick it up in August from Marvel Comics!
