The X-Men Fight Extinction Itself In First Look At ‘Fall Of The House Of X’ & ‘Rise Of The Powers Of X’
by Tony Thornley
This winter, the X-Men face extinction once again. This time though, it’s different, as they’ve already lost.
Fall of the House of X and Rise of the Powers of X look like events on the level of House of X/Powers of X. Staring on January 3, 2024, X-Men architects Gerry Duggan and Kieron Gillen are joined by superstar artists Lucas Werneck and RB Silva to bring the last four years of X-Men stories to a cataclysmic ending.
Fall of the House of X #1 will follow a team of Xavier’s most dedicated students—Shadowkat, Wolverine, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Rogue, and Gambit—as they seek to crush Orchis, the group of villains that brought down Krakoa. Set 10 years into a dark future, Rise of the Powers of X #1 will introduce a new team of X-Men—Shadowtiger, Iron Man, Synch, Captain Krakoa, and Wolverine— who are ready to make a bold sacrifice to prevent an even more tragic fate for mutantkind. Epic in scale with stakes beyond measure, both missions are vital in the struggle not just for mutant survival but for all existence!
Today, fans can get a sneak peek at all that’s to come in never-before-seen artwork from Fall of the House of X #1 and Rise of the Powers of X #1. The new preview showcases both present and future X-Men teams in action against Nimrod and Omega Sentinel, plus a look at dramatic moments like Cyclops’s trial, Professor X’s desperate call for help from Krakoa, Emma Frost’s last stand, and Moira MacTaggert mapping out her endgame.
On penning the final chapter of Krakoa, Gillen said, “I’m trying to not let the responsibility of it get to me – the Krakoan age, above anything else, is a story. Stories are about their structure – the potential of the opening, the developing richness of the middle and (relevantly) the elegance and/or sledgehammer to the face of the denouement. I only got into comics to do good work. I need this to be good, and I think it is.”
Check out the preview pages from both series and be sure to watch for Fall of the House of X and Rise of the Powers of X in January from Marvel Comics.
