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Earth’s Mightiest Mutants Assemble in Maximum X-Men. Get a New Look!

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Avengers: Armageddon may spell the end of the Avengers as we know them, but from the ashes rises a mighty new era for Marvel’s Merry Mutants in Maximum X-Men!

Launching this December, the all-new ongoing series by writer Christopher Yost and artist Tony S. Daniel—two X-Men superstars in their own right—brings together a powerhouse lineup including stalwart X-Men and iconic mutant heroes. With the Avengers disbanded, they’ll step up to become Earth’s new Mightiest Heroes! Today, fans can get a first look at the series, including the debut of explosive variant covers by Simone Di Meo and Ken Lashley, along with a sneak peek at the action-packed interior artwork.

MUTANTS BY BIRTH, HEROES BY CHOICE!

After the cataclysmic events of Armageddon, who’s left to save the world from Avengers-level threats? In the absence of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, Storm and Wolverine assemble a new team of Earth’s Mightiest Mutants to face the foes no single hero can handle. But they may quickly come to regret that decision when the Annihilation Wave arrives on Earth!

Check out the new artwork and stay tuned for more news about the series in the months ahead. Discover what leads into this new run of X-Men in Avengers: Armageddon!

  • Cover art of the comic book 'Maximum X-Men' featuring multiple X-Men characters, including Storm, Cyclops, and Wolverine, showcasing their powers in an action-packed composition.
  • Cover of 'Maximum X-Men' comic featuring a superhero with white hair and glowing blue eyes, surrounded by lightning.
  • A comic book cover featuring Storm and Wolverine from the X-Men, soaring through the sky with dynamic action poses. In the background, there is a character with a worried expression, and below, a battle scene showcases Wolverine fighting a monstrous creature in a city setting.
  • A comic book scene featuring Wolverine and Storm from the X-Men battling a giant monstrous creature, with vivid action and dynamic poses in an urban setting.
  • Comic book panel featuring X-Men characters in an urban setting, with an explosion in the background and a large monster attacking. Characters include Storm with white hair, Wolverine with his distinct claws, and Colossus, who is depicted in a muscular stance amidst the chaos.
  • A comic book scene featuring a snowy landscape with a cabin. Inside, a character in an apron sits pensively in front of a painting of two superheroes. Another superhero stands with an intense expression. The atmosphere is dramatic, highlighted by a warm fireplace.

SDCC 2026: The X-Men fill the void left by the Avengers in the Aftermath of Armageddon with Maximum X-Men!

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Earth’s Mightiest Mutants assemble! At the Marvel Comics: Avengers: Armageddon panel at San Diego Comic-Con, writer Chip Zdarsky shed light on the era that follows Avengers: Armageddon, including his upcoming Avengers run with Marco Checchetto where the Avengers are left to pick up the pieces of a shattered world that’s turned against them. As the Avengers take time to regroup, an all-new X-Men team rises to take their place as Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in Maximum X-Men, a new ongoing series by acclaimed writer Christopher Yost—returning to the X-Men after his acclaimed work on the franchise in the 2010s—and artist Tony S. Daniel, who recently made his own return to the world of X in Jed MacKay’s X-Men.

Together, the two X-Men veterans introduce an all-new, all-different kind of X-team as Storm, fresh off her stint with Avengers, recruits a lineup of all-star mutant heroes—including X-Men mainstays and a pair of iconic mutant Avengers—to confront global threats no other team is equipped to deal with, beginning with nothing less than a relentless interdimensional invasion! Both creators joined the panel as surprise guests to discuss the new series.

In the wake of the events of Avengers: Armageddon, Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are no more! So who will stand in defense of the Earth? The X-Men will! Storm gathers an elite team for just that task, including Wolverine, Colossus, Bishop, Iceman, Psylocke, Firestar, and Justice! Mutants by birth, heroes by choice! And their first challenge is a full-on invasion from the Negative Zone! Is this Annihilus again—or something far, far worse?

Check out Tony S. Daniel’s cover and stay tuned for more news about the series in the months ahead.

Maximum X-Men #1