House Of X: Previewing This Week’s ‘X-Men’ Titles
by Olly MacNamee
Another busy week for the X-Men and X-Women who appear in SIX new titles out this Wednesday 19th April from Marvel. So, quite the list of previews to share with you this week.
Bishop: War College #3
Written by: J. Holtham
Art by: Sean Damien Hill, Alberto Foche, Victor Nava, Espen Grundetjern
TWO BISHOPS, TWO PASTS—AND ONLY ONE LEADS TO THE FUTURE! Back on Krakoa, Blightswill is sweeping the island, poisoning mutantkind’s sentient paradise. The trainees Bishop left behind are outnumbered and outpowered. Trapped underground and leaderless, can they band together to save their home, or is Orchis’ long game finally about to pay off?
New Mutants: Letha Legion #2
Written by: Charlie Jane Anders
Art by: Enid Balam, Elisabetta D’Amico, Matt Milla
THE NEW MUTANTS JOIN THE LETHAL LEGION?! That’s right, Count Nefaria is recruiting—and the New Mutants are lining up for the job! When Escapade, Scout and Cerebella set out to rob from the rich, they’ll find themselves in way over their heads. But surely the OG team will come rescue them, right? Only, Wolfsbane’s trapped in a sewer with a very angry beastie, Magik’s got X-Men business and Dani and Karma have no idea their young charges are in trouble. And make no mistake—between a room full of hardened criminals and a bottle of very expensive grappa, the kids are NOT all right.
Nightcrawlers #3
Written by: Simon Spurrier
Art by: Phillip Sevy, Lorenzo Tammetta, Rain Beredo
LISTEN TO MOTHER! Now that we know who she truly is, it’s time to taste the horrific ambitions lurking in the heart of MOTHER RIGHTEOUS… The galaxy burns… The pieces are in place… The Storm System rages… The NIGHTKIN make a last, lethal leap…and the GREAT DEVOURER hungers only for vengeance. The experiment is over. The cosmic laboratory is on fire. At last, the Sinister Galaxy will feel the wrath of one seriously baaaad mother…
The X-Cellent #2
Written by: Peter Milligan
Art by: Michael Allred, Laura Allred
UNSOCIAL MEDIA, PART 2 – Zeitgeist launches a vicious cyber-attack on the X-Statix, revealing their darkest secrets to the public! Will this dirty laundry finally tear the X-Statix apart? And will any of them suffer the consequences?
X-Force #39
Written by: Benjamin Percy
Art by: Robert Gill, Guru-eFX
COLOSSUS AND WOLVERINE JOIN X-FORCE! It’s a NEW ERA for X-FORCE, and a new era means new members! Be here as LAURA KINNEY, A.K.A. WOLVERINE, and PIOTR RASPUTIN, A.K.A. COLOSSUS, join the team. Let’s just hope one of them isn’t harboring a SECRET set to destroy their teammates…!
X-Treme X-Men #5
Written by: Chris Claremont
Art by: Salvador Larroca, Guru-eFX
X-TREME MEASURES! As the battle between the wounded X-MEN and mighty GALÉRER reaches a deadly climax, the anti-mutant PURITY demonstration boils over into unbridled chaos! Can the mutants save the innocent civilians and stop the villains at the same time? And at what cost—to themselves and the city of Chicago? The epic conclusion to Chris Claremont and Salvador Larroca’s latest chapter of X-TREME X-MEN!
