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Marvel reveals Five Skottie Young New DNX #1 Covers

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This September, the X-Men and Fantastic Four join forces to stop the supervillains of 3K from unleashing the X-Virus on humanity in DNX, a five-issue event series from writer Jed MacKay and artist Federico Vicentini. The new mutant milestone is the latest Marvel Comics launch to feature True Believer Blind Bags, special sealed bags that contain exclusive variant covers not available for regular ordering, including rare, one-of-a-kind, hand-drawn sketch covers from surprise contributors.

True Believers Display Boxes will also be available. Each box contains 20 copies of DNX #1: 19 True Believer Blind Bags plus a sealed, display box-exclusive variant cover by Skottie Young available only in True Believers Display Boxes. The cover is part of a series of five variant covers Young created for DNX #1.

In his signature style, Skottie Young celebrates the latest team-up between Marvel’s First Family and Marvel’s Merry Mutants with a series of delightful character mashup covers! The cover featuring Cyclops and Mister Fantastic is available for regular ordering, while the covers featuring Kid Omega and Human Torch, Magik and Invisible Woman, and Juggernaut and Thing are True Believers Blind Bag exclusives. Rounding out the set is a cover featuring both the X-Men’s Beast and 3K’s Beast, A.K.A. the Chairman, which can only be found in DNX #1 True Believers Display Boxes.

Skottie Young’s covers will continue across the five-issue series, with variant covers for DNX #2-5, bringing the collection to a total of nine covers.

Check out all five of Skottie Young’s DNX #1 covers and preorder the series at your local comic shop today.

Beast Confronts his Dark destiny, Magneto Holds the Key to the X-Virus, as the stage is set for DNX!

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Marvel recently announced DNX, an all-new event series by Jed MacKay and Federico Vicentini kicking off in September. The storyline sees the X-Men and the Fantastic Four unite against 3K in a race to stop the supervillain group from unleashing a virus that forcibly—and horribly—transforms humans into mutants! Built up since the start of MacKay’s run, DNX will be preceded by two pivotal lead-in chapters this August, X-Men #35 and #36, each packed with shocking developments that set the stage for the highly anticipated event.

The X-Men have met their match in 3K, a cabal of mutant supervillains brought together by a common goal: MAKE MORE MUTANTS. Their plan involves unleashing the X-Virus on the world, an event that triggered one of the darkest timelines imaginable in Age of Revelation. Cyclops and the 3K’s Chairman, A.K.A. founding X-Man Beast, both witnessed the horror of that future and returned home with renewed missions: the X-Men to prevent it, 3K to own it. While the X-Men seek out the Fantastic Four to help save one of their own, 3K prepares to unleash the X-Virus in a major population center. X-Men #35 and #36 by MacKay and artists Tony S. Daniel and Netho Diaz lead directly into the saga as the X-Men’s current Beast—a younger Hank McCoy restored to a more innocent time in his life—grapples with the dark reflection he sees in the Chairman, while 3K targets Magneto, whose mysterious illness is revealed to be directly tied to the X-Virus.

In X-Men #35, Hank McCoy, the bouncing blue Beast, is haunted by a ghost—not of his past, but of his future…and his present. The Chairman of 3K, an older, amoral version of himself, represents one of the greatest threats the X-Men have faced since the fall of Krakoa, and Beast must struggle with his own terrible potential.

In X-MEN #36, 3K works toward a viable build of the X-Virus, brought back from the Age of Revelation. Until now they have been frustrated—but when the Chairman realizes that the missing piece of the puzzle lies within Magneto, 3K moves on the X-Men’s home base in Alaska.

Check out the main covers for X-Men #35 and #36 by Tony S. Daniel and Netho Diaz, along with a variant cover by Rod Reis. Stay tuned for news about DNX in the weeks ahead, including additional True Believers Blind Bag variant cover reveals!

Armageddon/X-Men #1 Comics Giveaway Day 2026 is a bit of a mixed bag

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The heroes of the Marvel Universe assemble to take on the Red Hulk in a critical story by Chip Zdarsky that sets the stage for this summer’s Marvel event…ARMAGEDDON! Armageddon is here, and no one is safe from the coming end.

PLUS: Your first look at this summer’s big X-MEN event…and DOOM!

Story: Chip Zdarsky, Jed MacKay, Ryan North
Art: Frank Alpizar, Delio Diaz, Federico Vicentini, Francesco Mobili
Color: Jesus Aburtov, David Curiel, Frank D’Armata
Letterer: Cory Petit, Clayton Cowles

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

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Marvel reveals DNX #1 Covers including True Believers Blind Bag Exclusives

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EVOLUTION IS CONTAGIOUS! Announced earlier this month, DNX, a five-issue event series from Jed MacKay and Federico Vicentini, launches this September. MacKay’s acclaimed X-Men run on X-Men, including the recent Age of Revelation crossover, has led to this monumental saga that sees the X-Men and Fantastic Four join forces to prevent the Chairman, the misguided original Hank McCoy, from unleashing a virus that forcibly—and horribly—transforms humanity into mutants! Adding even more excitement to this latest mutant milestone, DNX #1 will be the next Marvel Comics launch available in True Believers Blind Bags, special sealed bags that contain exclusive variant covers not available for regular ordering, including rare, one-of-a-kind, hand-drawn sketch covers from surprise contributors. Today, fans can check out all-new variant covers for DNX #1, both regular open-to-order covers and blind bag exclusives.

Covers revealed today include the latest piece by best-selling cover artist Artgerm, spotlighting TEMPER, the fiery young X-Man and one of the breakout stars of MacKay’s run. Artgerm’s cover will also be available as virgin variant cover. Both versions will be True Believers Blind Bag exclusives. Other variants revealed include a Hidden Gem Cover by the legendary Jim Lee; a terrifying vision of Magik by InHyuk Lee, also available as virgin variant cover; and an epic Blind Bag exclusive cover by Ken Lashley.

THE X-VIRUS UNLEASHED!

The X-Men and 3K. Each steered by an original heir of Xavier, each with their own vision for the mutant people. Each at one another’s throats. Cyclops and the Chairman both experienced the future of the Age of Revelation and came home with a renewed mission: The X-Men to prevent that future. 3K to own it. While the X-Men seek out the Fantastic Four to help save one of their own, the White Beast begins his plan to unleash the X-Virus in a major population area!

DNX #1 True Believers Blind Bags will only contain exclusive variant covers not available for regular ordering. The main cover and regular open-to-order variant covers cannot be found in True Believers Blind Bags. See below for a list of the exclusive blind bag variant covers. In addition to those listed, fans can once again look forward to super rare exclusive covers by surprise contributors, including hand-drawn, one-of-a-kind sketch covers.

EACH BLIND BAG CONTAINS ONE OF THESE VARIANT COVERS TO DNX #1

  • DNX COLLECTION VARIANT COVER B BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
  • DNX COLLECTION VARIANT COVER C BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
  • DNX COLLECTION VARIANT COVER D BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
  • BLACK AND WHITE X VARIANT COVER BY LEINIL FRANCIS YU
  • VARIANT COVER BY FANYANG
  • VARIANT COVER BY ARTGERM
  • VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY ARTGERM
  • ANIMATION VARIANT COVER
  • NEGATIVE SPACE FOIL VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
  • MARVEL RIVALS VARIANT COVER BY NETEASE GAMES
  • BLANK VARIANT COVER
  • WRAPAROUND VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS GIARRUSSO
  • VARIANT COVER BY KEN LASHLEY
  • OR ONE OF SEVERAL RARE, HAND-DRAWN SKETCH COVERS BY SURPRISE CONTRIBUTORS!

The X-Men and Fantastic Four join Forces to Stop the X-Virus from Mutating Mankind in DNX!

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EVOLUTION IS CONTAGIOUS! This September, the X-Men and Fantastic Four unite against a bombshell of a threat that even their combined intelligence and strength can’t overcome in DNX, a new five-issue comic book event series from writer Jed MacKay and artist Federico Vicentini. The latest in the two legendary super team’s history of iconic team-ups, DNX kicks off when the Chairman, the misguided original Hank McCoy, A.K.A. founding X-Man Beast, and his Machiavellian group of supervillains known as 3K prepare to unleash a virus that will forcibly—and horribly—transform humanity into mutants! This long-seeded plan, built up since the very beginning of MacKay’s hit run, hits the Marvel Universe with seismic repercussions that not only impact MacKay’s continuing work on the franchise, but upset the very balance between mutantkind and humanity as we know it!

Adding to the excitement of this new mutant milestone, DNX #1 will be the latest Marvel Comics launch available in True Believers Blind Bags, special sealed bags that contain exclusive variant covers not available for regular ordering, including rare, one-of-a-kind, hand-drawn sketch covers from surprise contributors.

THE X-VIRUS UNLEASHED!

The X-Men and 3K. Each steered by an original heir of Xavier, each with their own vision for the mutant people. Each at one another’s throats. Cyclops and the Chairman both experienced the future of the Age of Revelation and came home with a renewed mission: The X-Men to prevent that future. 3K to own it. While the X-Men seek out the Fantastic Four to help save one of their own, the White Beast begins his plan to unleash the X-Virus in a major population area!

DNX #1 True Believers Blind Bags will only contain exclusive variant covers not available for regular ordering. The main cover and regular open-to-order variant covers cannot be found in True Believers Blind Bags. See below for a list of the exclusive blind bag variant covers. In addition to those listed, fans can once again look forward to super rare exclusive covers by surprise contributors, including hand-drawn, one-of-a-kind sketch covers.

EACH BLIND BAG CONTAINS ONE OF THESE VARIANT COVERS TO DNX #1

  • DNX COLLECTION VARIANT COVER B BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
  • DNX COLLECTION VARIANT COVER C BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
  • DNX COLLECTION VARIANT COVER D BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
  • BLACK AND WHITE X VARIANT COVER BY LEINIL FRANCIS YU
  • VARIANT COVER BY FANYANG
  • VARIANT COVER BY ARTGERM
  • VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY ARTGERM
  • ANIMATION VARIANT COVER
  • NEGATIVE SPACE FOIL VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
  • MARVEL RIVALS VARIANT COVER BY NETEASE GAMES
  • BLANK VARIANT COVER
  • WRAPAROUND VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS GIARRUSSO
  • VARIANT COVER BY KEN LASHLEY
  • OR ONE OF SEVERAL RARE, HAND-DRAWN SKETCH COVERS BY SURPRISE CONTRIBUTORS!

Check out Kaare Andrews’ “Hidden” main cover, with one version you see on the shelf and an alternate version hiding underneath. Open-to-order variant covers revealed today include Vicentini’s epic connecting covers for all five issues along with pieces by Chip Zdarsky, Ryan Stegman, Marco Checchetto and John Tyler Christopher’s latest Negative Space Variant Cover, which will also be available as a Blind Bag exclusive virgin variant cover.

Get your first look at DNX during Comics Giveaway Day on May 2 by picking up Armageddon/X-Men #1 CGD 2026 at your local participating comic shop and stay tuned for more news about the series in the months ahead.

May’s X-Titles Brings Storm’s Daughter, the Mystery of Inmate X Deepens, and the end to Shadows of Tomorrow!

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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?!

CYCLOPS #4 (OF 5)

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!

GENERATION X-23 #4

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!

INGLORIOUS X-FORCE #5

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?

MAGIK & COLOSSUS #4 (OF 5)

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?!

MOONSTAR #3 (OF 5)

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?

ROGUE #5 (OF 5)

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!

STORM: EARTH’S MIGHTIEST MUTANT #4 (OF 5)

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?

UNCANNY X-MEN #28

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!

WADE WILSON: DEADPOOL #4

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!

WOLVERINE #20

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 #29

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 #30

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 UNITED #3

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!

X-MEN OF APOCALYPSE OMEGA #1

Imperial #4 Cements the Series’ Rippling Drama and Breathes Life into Marvel’s Cosmic Corner

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Imperial #4

WAR! Imperial #4 wraps up Marvel‘s cosmic event setting up the future and direction for that corner of the Marvel Universe. What writer Jonathan Hickman has done is impressive, delivering a compact story with implications that will ripple across the Marvel Universe for many years to come.

Imperial launched things with multiple assassinations from unknown assailants sending the various factions of the cosmic corner into chaos. It was a series that launched with a bang, really a poison, and immediately shook things up. Over the next three issues, Hickman balanced a small group of individuals attempting to uncover the truth behind the assassinations while war was waged in multiple fronts. There were massive surprises including returns of characters on the sidelines for years. Hickman, in other words, delivered more in four issues than some events do with double the number of issues. Including the few one-shots that were connected with the event, it was tight, compact, and focused. Each issue was used to utmost efficiency delivering a fast paced story with massive impact.

Imperial #4 continues that with war raging and a trio of heroes attempting to stop it by getting the truth out. But, chaos on a grand scale and lies are hard to get under control and Hickman delivers a final chapter that is ominous, sad, but also chilling. It sets up the status quo for years to come, a status quo that feels like it’s direct commentary on the state of today’s world.

It’s hard to state why Imperial #4 is so good but it cements the series with storytelling that’s up there with the best drama. The final moments with various characters would have a choir singing over each scene in dramatic fashion emphasizing the nature of what happened. A conspiracy that spans the galaxy is now in place and there’s now a new hierarchy in charge, delivering machinations and maneuverings that are up there with the best dramas. The lies run deep and the gamesmanship is already afoot making the Marvel Cosmic Corner one you’ll want to watch as new series spin out of this mini-event.

The comic is frenetic and Iban Coello and Federico Vicentini‘s art nails it down. The characters look amazing as they battle it out delivering visuals that match the best action out there. The color by Federico Blee pops with Cory Petit‘s lettering adding emphasis to the drama. Every issue of the comic looks amazing and this one does a great job of really delivering fights and battles that feel epic and brutal in their enclosed space. The comic doesn’t rely on giant spreads to catch the eye and amaze. It’s able to pull that off in multiple panels on a page. Moments feel epic and deliver “holy shit” responses that’ll keep reader engaged.

Imperial #4 is a fantastic end to the series setting up what’s to come and making an early case that the cosmic series to spin out of it, might be the most intriguing stuff Marvel is putting out right now. It hints at a grand, sweeping political drama with allies being made and agreements being broken. You never know who you can trust, as characters once thought of as heroes now have a much more sinister cloud hanging over them. It’s an event that shook up and breathed life into dozens of characters and did it all in just four issues.

Story: Jonathan Hickman Art: Iban Coello, Federico Vicentini
Color: Federico Blee Letterer: Cory Petit
Story: 8.0 Art: 8.4 Overall: 8.0 Recommendation: Buy

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