Cyclops #5
(W) Alex Paknadel (A) Rogê Antônio
AGAINST ALL ODDS! With Cyclops still blinded, Mei captured and Pierce with a highly powerful metal in his possession, how will our heroes carry on? Will they be able to take down Pierce and his Reavers… or will evil win in the end?
Cyclops #4
(W) Alex Paknadel (A) Rogê Antônio
AN EYE FOR AN EYE! When Cyclops loses Mei to Pierce, he captures one of his prized Reavers as revenge! How will Cyclops use his new hostage to his advantage? And will Mei escape the clutches of Pierce’s Reaver army?!
Cyclops #3
(W) Alex Paknadel (A) Rogê Antônio
The Reavers are on a rampage! Now sporting all the best cybernetic enhancements, will the newest Reaver Tearjerker, finally have the power to best Cyclops? Without the use of his visor how Cyclops fight back?!
Cyclops #2
(W) Alex Paknadel (A) Rogê Antônio
OUT OF CONTROL! The Reavers are on the hunt and Cyclops is virtually blind! Will Cyclops be able to help a young mutant escape their cybernetic clutches? Or should she kiss her freedom goodbye?
Scott Summers is a mutant who is always in near-total control of his powers and his emotions. But what happens when he’s separated from the X-Men, lost in a mountain wilderness without the visor that keeps his devastating powers in check? And will he be able to stay alive when Donald Pierce and his cyborgs, the Reavers, are hunting him? It’s a tale of the X-Men’s leader at his most savage core! Cyclops #1 kicks things off with a normal superhero beginning but ends things with the start of survival horror.
Written by Alex Paknadel, Cyclops has a great concept going for it. Cyclops losing his visor isn’t necessarily a new concept. But, the idea of him being alone in the woods and being hunted without it, does feel original and different. Cyclops #1 kicks things off with a typical X-Men comic. The team is on the offensive and after Cyclops heads out when summoned by someone from his past. But, on his way back he crashes in a forest and his visor is damaged. That last bit is interesting and what I came to see, which leads to the negative, it takes a long time to get to that bit.
Cyclops #1 is a lot of setup, and who knows how much is really needed. The battle in the beginning, his meeting a friend from the past, some feels superfluous and other bits feel like they’re just means to an end. No matter, if we can get the latter part of the comic for the rest of the series, we’re in for a treat.
Paknadel goes the underpinning horror route. There’s the idea of a blind person being hunted in a forest that’s scary enough. But, the comic’s use of the Reavers creates something more with body horror that adds to the vibe of the comic. While the Reavers’ inclusion is a bit convenient, it’s still a solid addition that creates an adversary that’s familiar and can be dangerous.
Part of the horror is in thanks to the art by Roge Antonio. With color by Fer Sifuentes-Sujo and lettering by Joe Caramagna, the comic begins to really shine visually when the Reavers are introduced. While it looks solid up to that point, the cyborg aspect creates visuals that are uneasy and the new group isn’t as clean polished as the Reavers of the past. It adds up to what feels like slasher horror with the undead killer stalking its prey.
Cyclops #1 is a good debut with a solid ending. It builds its rather calm, safe, and somewhat mundane aspects to all hell breaking loose nicely. It’s a simple concept that should be a lot of fun and deliver an X comic that stands out and feels unique from the bunch.
Story: Alex Paknadel Art: Roge Antonio
Color: Fer Sifuentes-Sujo Letterer: Joe Caramagna
Story: 8.0 Art: 8.25 Overall: 8.0 Recommendation: Buy
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“Shadows of Tomorrow,” a new era of X-Men storytelling, is now officially underway with exciting new arcs of X-MEN, UNCANNY X-MEN and WOLVERINE, new ongoing launches like GENERATION X-23, INGLORIOUS X-FORCE, WADE WILSON: DEADPOOL, and X-MEN UNITED, and exciting limited series like CYCLOPS, MAGIK & COLOSSUS, MOONSTAR, ROGUE, and STORM: EARTH’S MIGHTIEST MUTANT. Fans can glimpse ahead at what comes next as the “Shadows of Tomorrow” era comes to an end and the road to the next mutant milestone begins with the reveal of issues coming in May.
Read on to learn more!
CYCLOPS #4 (OF 5)
Written by ALEX PAKNADEL
Art by ROGÊ ANTÔNIO
Cover by FEDERICO VICENTINI
On Sale 5/6
AN EYE FOR AN EYE!
When Cyclops loses Mei to Pierce, he captures one of his prized Reavers as revenge! How will Cyclops use his new hostage to his advantage? And will Mei escape the clutches of Pierce’s Reaver army?!
GENERATION X-23 #4
Written by JODY HOUSER
Art by MARCO RENNA
Cover by PARTHA PRATIM SARKAR
On Sale 5/27
X-23 ON THE HUNT!
Laura Kinney is through playing nice. The Facility has her friends, and they have her sister. And not a damn thing on Earth will stand between her and their safety. They want “X-23, the perfect killer”? Oh, they’ve got it! SNIKT!
INGLORIOUS X-FORCE #5
Written by TIM SEELEY
Art by PHILIP TAN & MICHAEL STA. MARIA
Cover by R.B. SILVA
On Sale 5/20
THE HORSEMAN OF DEATH!
Cable has cleared one X-Force member of murder and suspects another. But when a fight against the Nasty Boys goes south, the truth stands revealed – and it may just put X-Force six feet under!
MAGIK & COLOSSUS #4 (OF 5)
Written by ASHLEY ALLEN
Art by GERMÁN PERALTA
Cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA
On Sale 5/13
A SIBLING RIVALRY!
Magik and Colossus meet the great witch Baba Yaga, and she is not happy to see them! With their relationship out of step, will the Rasputins be able to hold her off? Or will Baba Yaga damage the siblings’ future beyond repair?
MOONSTAR #3 (OF 5)
Written by ASHLEY ALLEN
Art by EDOARDO AUDINO
Cover by GERMÁN PERALTA
On Sale 5/20
TRAPPED IN MEMORIES!
The cursed sword Dáinsleif plans to take every bit of Moonstar, from heart to soul. As the sentient sword combs through Dani’s memories, what secrets will it unlock? And will Dani wake up before it’s too late?!
ROGUE #5 (OF 5)
Written by ERICA SCHULTZ
Art by LUIGI ZAGARIA
Cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA
On Sale 5/20
FORGIVEN, BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN
Now that Rogue knows the truth about her past, will she ever be forgiven for the pain she caused? Could she ever forgive herself?
STORM: EARTH’S MIGHTIEST MUTANT #4 (OF 5)
Written by MUREWA AYODELE
Art by FEDERICA MANCIN
Cover by R.B. SILVA
On Sale 5/6
FURAHA, STORM’S DAUGHTER, ARRIVES!
UNCANNY X-MEN #28
Written by GAIL SIMONE
Art and Cover by LUCIANO VECCHIO
On Sale 5/13
INMATE X REVEALED!
Our wildest UNCANNY story yet continues! A mysterious turn of events brings the New Mutants to the Uncanny X-Men, and the Outliers are nowhere to be found! All this plus the secret of Graymalkin Prison’s INMATE X revealed at last! Who is this incredibly lethal mutant powerhouse, and what does it mean for mutantkind?
WADE WILSON: DEADPOOL #4
Written by BENJAMIN PERCY
Art and Cover by GEOFF SHAW
On Sale 5/6
MOB LIFE!
The gangster Hammerhead has cottoned on to Deadpool’s secret. But Wade can’t be bought… No wait, that’s not right. Wade can totally be bought. That’s his whole deal as a mercenary… OH, Hammerhead has the ’Pool by the floats, that’s what it is, and whatever choice he makes, someone close to him will wind up DEAD!
WOLVERINE #20
Written by SALADIN AHMED
Art by MARTÍN CÓCCOLO
Cover by DAN PANOSIAN
On Sale 5/13
SAVAGE CHAMPION!
The shocking events of last issue culminate in a showdown over a century in the making. Who or what are the SAVAGE CHAMPIONS? Sharpen your claws for the fight of WOLVERINE’s life…and a twist that’ll have ramifications for Wolverine books going forward!
X-MEN #29
Written by JED MACKAY
Art and Cover by NETHO DIAZ
On Sale 5/6
DANGER ROOM: PART FOUR!
Rest in peace, X-Men! The Danger Room’s victory seems all but assured with the X-Men scattered, broken and beaten. But the X-Men have been thought dead and buried before…and always have they risen from the graves their enemies put them in.
X-MEN #30
Written by JED MACKAY
Art and Cover by NETHO DIAZ
On Sale 5/27
DANGER ROOM: PART FIVE!
The X-Men have weathered everything the Danger Room has thrown at them – and now it’s time to turn the tables. To me, my X-Men.
X-MEN UNITED #3
Written by EVE L. EWING
Art by TIAGO PALMA
Cover by STEFANO CASELLI
On Sale 5/20
Since a field squad of Melee, Jitter and Laura Kinney accompanied Captain America on a covert mission to right a wrong from his past, nothing has gone as planned, and the squad meets their match with a mutant foe who might not ever let them get home. Meanwhile, a shadow descends over Graymatter Lane… And the Beast and Magneto have an explosive difference of opinion!
X-MEN OF APOCALYPSE OMEGA #1
Written by JEPH LOEB
Art and Cover by SIMONE DI MEO
On Sale 5/6
SECRETS REVEALED! BETRAYALS. DEATHS. AND A SHOCK ENDING THAT WILL HAVE X-MEN FANS TALKING FOR YEARS!
Cyclops #1
(W) Alex Paknadel (A) Rogê Antônio
THE ONE-EYED X-MAN UNLEASHED! Scott Summers is a mutant who is always in near-total control of his powers and his emotions. But what happens when he’s separated from the X-Men, lost in a mountain wilderness without the visor that keeps his devastating powers in check? And will he be able to stay alive when Donald Pierce and his cyborgs, the Reavers, are hunting him? It’s a tale of the X-Men’s leader at his most savage core!
No supervillain has impacted the Marvel mythos more than Doctor DOom! Now, in the wake of his global takeover in One World Under Doom, top Marvel artists will pay tribute to his epic publication history this March in new Doom Homage Variant Covers.
Across twenty one covers, see new takes on classic Doom covers from the original Secret Wars to unforgettable showdowns with the Fantastic Four, the Avengers and the X-Men to more recent standouts. Each cover captures Victor von Doom’s incredible aura by putting bold and modern twists on the original artwork and reimagining various heroes inside his iconic armor. The classic cover being homaged will be presented on the back cover.
Doom’s reign may be over, but his legacy looms large over the Marvel Universe. The new Dungeons of Doom limited series, launched earlier this month, exposes the maniacal genius’ darkest secrets as forces race to control the power and technology he left behind. His fall is also key to the latest arc of Chip Zdarsky’s Captain America run which finds Doom’s kingdom of Latveria on the brink of civil war, and Cap, accompanied by the all-new S.H.I.E.L.D., deployed on a mission to maintain peace.
Check out all twenty one Doom Homage Variant Covers and preorder them at your local comic shop today!
From the blazing trails of Ghost Rider to symbiote savagery and X-Force’s murderous mutants, Clayton Crain’s iconic art style has brought drama and gravitas to every corner of the Marvel Universe! To celebrate his impactful decades-spanning career, Marvel proudly spotlights his artwork this January with Clayton Crain Variant Covers! Throughout the month, Clayton Crain will deliver stunning depictions of various Marvel heroes on over 20 covers on select titles, featuring many characters he had a significant hand in shaping like Venom and Archangel. The covers will also be available as virgin variant covers.
Check out all 20 Clayton Crain Variant Covers and preorder them at your local comic shop today!
The “Marvel Comics: X-Men Panel” at New York Comic Con revealed all that awaits mutantkind this January and beyond! Marvel Comics VP Executive Editor Tom Brevoort, Editor in Chief C.B. Cebulski, and a host of X-talent including current X-Men creative team, writer Jed MacKay and artist Ryan Stegman, mutant mastermind Benjamin Percy, rising star Magik writer Ashley Allen, and acclaimed writer Eve L Ewing shed light on “Shadows of Tomorrow,” the next era of X-Men storytelling, with cover reveals for returning X-Men titles and announcements for all-new series launches.
“Age of Revelation,” the new status quo that takes the Marvel Universe 10 years into the future, kicked off last week and takes over the X-Men line through December. In its aftermath, the X-Men are now armed with knowledge to prevent one of the darkest futures in Marvel Comics history. It’s time to embrace bold action, strengthen alliances, and empower the next generation! United, the X-Men will alter mutantkind’s fate and ensure their dream isn’t darkened by the “Shadows of Tomorrow!”
Read on to learn about X-titles on sale in January and February.
Gail Simone and David Marquez’s Uncanny X-Men; Saladin Ahmed and Martín Cóccolo’s Wolverine; and Jed MacKay’s X-Men, with two issues drawn by superstar artist Tony Daniel, will continue. Two recent hit solo series, Storm and Magik, will experience exciting evolutions in Murewa Ayodele and Federica Mancin’s Storm: Earth’s Mightiest Mutant and Ashley Allen and Germán Peralta’s Magik & Colossus. Exciting new launches including Cyclops, Rogue, Generation X-23, Inglorious X-Force, and Wade Wilson: Deadpool. A new X-project from Exceptional X-Men writer Eve. L Ewing coming next year was also teased during the panel.
X-MEN #23
Written by JED MACKAY
Art and Cover by TONY DANIEL
On Sale 1/7
AGE OF REVELATION EPILOGUE!
One X-Man of the present has been stranded in the Age of Revelation, fighting against impossible odds in the world of tomorrow. But while they’ve been there, what has their future counterpart been doing in their body in the present?
X-MEN #24
Written by JED MACKAY
Art and Cover by TONY DANIEL
On Sale 1/21
BRING ON THE BAD GUYS!
In the wake of the Age of Revelation, the gene-terrorist group 3K has been revitalized. But will their internal schemes undo them?
UNCANNY X-MEN #22
Written by GAIL SIMONE
Art and Cover by DAVID MARQUEZ
On Sale 1/14
MEAN GIRL MUTINA!
A festive event is interrupted by the daughter of darkness herself, Mutina. And she has an unimaginable favor to ask the Uncanny X-Men and woe betide them all if they refuse! It’s murderous mutants and cake and blades and you will look very differently at one of the core X-Men after this bloody issue!
WOLVERINE #14
Written by SALADIN AHMED
Art by MARTÍN CÓCCOLO
Cover by DAN PANOSIAN
On Sale 1/7
WOLVERINE ENCOUNTERS SILVER SABLE!
The flagship series returns as Wolverine crosses paths with Silver Sable in a mission to save a cadre of Morlocks. But are they on the same side? And who’s got Logan in their sights? The all-new era starts now!
CYCLOPS #1 (OF 5)
Written by ALEX PAKNADEL
Art by ROGÊ ANTÔNIO
Cover by FEDERICO VICENTINI
On Sale 2/11
THE ONE-EYED X-MAN UNLEASHED!
Scott Summers is a mutant who is always in near-total control of his powers and his emotions. But what happens when he’s separated from the X-Men, lost in a mountain wilderness without the visor that keeps his devastating powers in check? And will he be able to stay alive when Donald Pierce and his cyborgs, the Reavers, are hunting him? It’s a tale of the X-Men’s leader at his most savage core!
GENERATION X-23 #1
Written by JODY HOUSER
Art by JACOPO CAMAGNI
Cover by PARTHA PRATIM SARKAR
On Sale 2/18
HER NAME IS WOLVERINE. BUT THE LEGEND OF X-23 GROWS.
Laura Kinney was brainwashed and trained from birth to be the ultimate assassin as X-23. She’s long put that life behind her…but it seems she hasn’t quite outrun it yet! When Laura and Gabby encounter someone who seems to be their long lost friend, the harrowing plot they uncover will turn their worlds upside down. The next generation of X-subjects is here, and they follow in the deadly footsteps of X-23! Featuring a host of new heroes and villains, Generation X-23 have a surprise in store for the Wolverine!
INGLORIOUS X-FORCE #1
Written by TIM SEELEY
Art by MICHAEL STA. MARIA
Cover by R.B. SILVA
Variant Cover by FRANCESCO MANNA
On Sale 1/21
INGLORIOUS VENGEANCE!
Cable returns from the future with a handful of clues…and gaping holes in his memory. An assassination is at hand, and it’s up to Hellverine, Archangel and his former teammate Boom-Boom to follow Cable’s lead into the fire. But who are they after, and what secret does Cable’s faulty memory hide? Be here for the ground floor of the mystery and strap in for the most extreme thrill ride in X-dom, as an all-new X-FORCE blazes into battle!
MAGIK & COLOSSUS #1 (OF 5)
Written by ASHLEY ALLEN
Art by GERMÁN PERALTA
Cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA
#2 Cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA
On Sale 2/4
THE MUTANT SIBLINGS REUNITE!
Illyana Rasputin is a cynical sorceress with power harnessed from the dark realm of Limbo. Piotr Rasputin is made of metal, but with a heart much softer than his exterior. But despite being family, blood does not run thicker than water! When they return to their mother country, they discover ancient monsters from Russian folklore preying on the innocent! Can these two mutant siblings set aside their differences to save their country? The talented creative team behind Magik reunite for an X-Men story full of epic fights, mysticism, and family drama!
ROGUE #1 (OF 5)
Written by ERICA SCHULTZ
Art by LUIGI ZAGARIA
Cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA
On Sale 1/21
YOU CAN’T OUTRUN THE PAST!
Rogue has an idyllic life with her sweet Remy LeBeau, but there are still skeletons in her closet…ones that come out when she least expects it. Rogue has worked so hard to leave her villainous past behind. Unfortunately, the past doesn’t stay in the past. What happens when it slams you right in the face? What past sin would make Rogue leave Haven House? Do Mystique and Destiny hold the answer?
STORM: EARTH’S MIGHTIEST MUTANT #1
Written by MUREWA AYODELE
Art by FEDERICA MANCIN
Cover by R.B. SILVA
On Sale 2/4
THE WAR ABOVE ALL THUNDERS LOUDER AND CLOSER.
As the cosmos braces for annihilation, Storm, unaware of the coming threat, turns her gaze inward – to her home – to Earth. The Earth’s Mightiest Mutant becomes Earth’s protector once more… in a daring new chapter of her life. In this new beginning, Storm shares a Japanese tea ceremony with an enemy and visits France for a masquerade with monsters. However, it all ends in a gut-wrenching funeral… for in this new era of Ororo Munroe, Mistress Death is never far behind.
WADE WILSON: DEADPOOL #1
Written by BENJAMIN PERCY
Art and Cover by GEOFF SHAW
On Sale 2/11
DANGEROUS. UNHINGED. DEADLY.
Deadpool is a man on the brink, and that means the jobs are deadlier, the stakes are higher, and the humor is darker than ever before. But Wade Wilson isn’t laughing. A dark memory haunts Deadpool, as a mysterious client leads him down a troubling path. This way lies redemption? No, something far worse. Wade can never be forgiven for what he’s done… the new ongoing series begins!
Check out the covers along with an epic promotional image by Stefano Caselli that will used as a cover on a yet-to-be-announced X-title and stay tuned for more news about the “Shadows of Tomorrow” in the weeks ahead.
