House Of X: Previewing This Week’s ‘X-Men’ Comics
by Olly MacNamee
This week sees the release of Storm #2, Deadpool #8 and X-Men: Before the Fall – The Heralds of Apocalypse #1. All out Wednesday 27th June from Marvel
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Storm #2
Written by: Ann Nocenti
Art by: Sid Kotian, Andrew Dalhouse
OUT-OF-CONTROL POWERS VS. AN OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD ADVERSARY! As ORORO MUNROE tries to balance her responsibilities as leader of the X-MEN, her difficult relationship with KITTY PRYDE and even a NEW LOVE INTEREST, her powers are creating deadly weather that threatens to tear it all asunder! In the eye of the storm is the powerful NEW VILLAIN BLOWBACK—but as Storm summons her strength for their first historic confrontation, will even her best be enough? Continuing the all-new tale set during Storm’s fan-favorite punk-attired days, by legendary Marvel writer/editor Ann Nocenti.

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Deadpool #8
Written by: Alyssa Wong
Art by: Luigi Zagaria, Matt Milla
CAN’T A MERC GET A BREAK? Deadpool is once again fighting for his life when all he wants to do is retire, have a nice time with his daughter and be completely cured of his cancer—is that too much to ask? Maybe not…

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X-Men: Before the Fall – The Heralds of Apocalypse #1
Written by: Al Ewing
Art by: Stefano Landini, Luca Pizzari, Rafael T. Pimentel, Ceci de la Cruz
THE ORIGIN OF ARAKKO! In ancient days, Genesis turned back the hordes of Amenth. In ancient days, Genesis forced Annihilation into a parley. What words were spoken in her mind? Now, finally, Apocalypse will know…and the echoes of those words might destroy him…and Arakko with him.
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