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The weekend is almost here! What geeky things are you all doing? Sound off in the comments below! While you wait for the weekday to end and weekend to begin, here’s some comic news and reviews from around the web to start the day.

Smash Pages – Nominees announced for the 2023 Hugo Awards – Congrats to all of the nominees.

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Collected Editions – Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 3: Arkham Rising
CBR – Captain Marvel: Dark Tempest #1
CBR – Thor Annual #1
CBR – X-Men: Before the Fall – The Sinister Four #1

X-Men: Before the Fall - The Sinister Four #1

Preview: X-Men: Before the Fall – Sinister Four #1

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X-Men: Before the Fall – Sinister Four #1

(W) Kieron Gillen (A) Paco Medina (CA) Lucas Werneck
Rated T+
In Shops: Jul 05, 2023
SRP: $4.99

FALL OF X IS COMING! As the nineteenth century drew to a close, the dying Nathaniel Essex unleashed four clones of himself into the world. They’ve been haunting it ever since, while lurking in the shadows. We know what Sinister has been up to. What about the others? In this issue, we delve into their past…and discover their latest atrocity. When they start to…date?

X-Men: Before the Fall - Sinister Four #1

Preview: X-Men: Before the Fall – Sinister Four #1

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X-Men: Before the Fall – Sinister Four #1

(W) Kieron Gillen (A) Paco Medina (CA) Lucas Werneck
Rated T+
In Shops: Jul 05, 2023
SRP: $4.99

FALL OF X IS COMING! As the nineteenth century drew to a close, the dying Nathaniel Essex unleashed four clones of himself into the world. They’ve been haunting it ever since, while lurking in the shadows. We know what Sinister has been up to. What about the others? In this issue, we delve into their past…and discover their latest atrocity. When they start to…date?

X-Men: Before the Fall - Sinister Four #1

Take a trip through X-Men history with Variant Covers this July

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This year marks 60 thrilling years of both the Avengers and the X-Men! In June, the 2023 class of Marvel’s Stormbreakers will celebrate the Avengers with stunning new variant covers – and come July, it’s the mutants’ turn!

Just as the X-Men enter Fall of X, an unpredictable new era for Marvel’s Merry Mutants, revisit your favorite time periods from throughout X-history in eight stunning covers that will adorn Marvel’s hottest titles in July. Marvel’s elite artists have delivered fresh takes on classic moments in the mutant mythos including Kitty Pryde and Emma Frost’s fabulous debut, Rogue joining the team, the rise of the Sentinels, and more.

Each month, Marvel’s Stormbreakers bring their incredible talents to your favorite comic series and characters and flex their skills with exciting themed variant cover collections. The current group of artists includes Elena Casagrande, Nic Klein, Jan Bazaldua, Chris Allen, Martin Coccolo, Lucas Werneck, Federico Vicentini, and C.F. Villa. Each of these artists embody the raw talent and creative potential to shatter the limits of visual storytelling in comics today! As the next evolution of the groundbreaking Marvel’s Young Guns program, Marvel’s Stormbreakers continues the tradition of spotlighting and elevating these powerful artists to showcase their abilities, artwork and prominence in the world of comic books.

Check out all eight covers now and pick them up at your local comic shop this July! 

  • CAPTAIN MARVEL: DARK TEMPEST #1 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY C.F. VILLA – 75960620532500161
  • X-MEN #24 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY ELENA CASAGRANDE – 75960609999302481
  • X-MEN: BEFORE THE FALL – SINISTER FOUR #1 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY MARTIN COCCOLO – 75960620661200141
  • IMMORTAL X-MEN #13 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY JAN BAZALDUA – 75960620004701351
  • X-FORCE #42 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY NIC KLEIN – 75960609467704231
  • X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST – DOOMSDAY #1 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS ALLEN – 75960620591200151
  • X-MEN RED #13 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY FEDERICO VICENTINI – 75960620212601341
  • X-MEN: HELLFIRE GALA 2023 #1 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY LUCAS WERNECK – 75960620574500191

Genesis returns, Beast goes over the edge, and more as the Fall of X looms

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Paying off plot threads that have been brewing since 2019’s House of X and Powers of X, Fall of X will determine if mutantkind’s prosperous Krakoan Age can truly last forever or if its foundation has doomed it from the start.

Today, fans can check out the covers for X-Men titles on sale in July, the month before Fall of X officially begins. These issues represent the final chapters of Krakoa as we know it before it all comes crashing down in X-Men: Hellfire Gala #1!

POGG UR-POGG FOR HIRE! Hired for the dirtiest of jobs, a deadly mercenary comes crashing into the X-Men right at their most vulnerable moment in writer Gerry Duggan and artist Joshua Cassara’s X-Men #24! But not just any mercenary – finally, the breakout fan-favorite from X of Swords, Pogg Ur-Pogg, returns!

Writer Kieron Gillen and artist Lucas Werneck turn the spotlight to Doug Ramsey in Immortal X-Men #13 and gives readers a chance to hear from Krakoa directly. Time is running out. Fall is here. Doug is the voice of Krakoa. It’s time for Krakoa to speak.

In writer Al Ewing and artist Jacopo Camagni’s X-Men Red #13, Genesis once again walks the island she ruled for millennia – with the Annihilation Staff in her hand. But what is in her heart? Is the return of the Mother of Arakko to be celebrated – or feared? As the Fall of X closes in, the Great Ring must decide…or risk their own fall from grace.

Writer Benjamin Percy and artist Juan José Ryp deliver the conclusion to “Weapons of X” in Wolverine #35. WOLVERINE. BEAST. Only one of ’em’s left standing after these CLONE WARS. And it ain’t no clone. The brutal finale of Wolverine’s very own CLONE SAGA sets the stage for his next journey and presages some of the major turning points to come for Krakoa!

Alongside artist Paul Davidson, Benjamin Percy’s redefining work on Beast also continues in X-Force #42. Beast’s epic long game plays out in the only way it could – with Nimrod’s ultimate plan successful, Hank McCoy survives and thrives! But what will this mean for mutantkind, and does X-Force still have time to stop it? Beast’s shocking character arc has been one of the most talked about plot threads of the Krakoan age and fans won’t want to miss the centuries-long culmination of this years-in-the-making journey!

Also on sale in July, Gillen teams up with Paco Medina in X-Men: Before the Fall – Sinister Four #1, one of four pivotal one-shots that set the stage for Fall of X! As the nineteenth century drew to a close, the dying Nathaniel Essex unleashed four clones of himself into the world. They’ve been haunting it ever since, while lurking in the shadows. We know what Sinister has been up to. What about the others? In this issue, we delve into their past…and discover their latest atrocity. When they start to…date?

The foundation of Krakoa begins to crack in X-Men: Before the Fall

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Mutantkind’s next evolution is on the horizon. “Fall of X” will be an overarching storyline impacting every X-Men title and the Marvel Universe as we know it. “Fall of X” represents a crucial chapter of the Krakoa era, which began in Jonathan Hickman’s seminal House of X and Powers of X. The current age of X-Men has been so revolutionary that the question on every fan’s mind has been, “Can Krakoa last forever?” “Fall of X” will answer that question and many more but first, four key one-shots will set the stage for what’s to come. Starting in May, these Before the Fall titles will tie up long-simmering plotlines, reintroduce major players, and put all the pieces in place for the dramatic events of the third annual Hellfire Gala. In addition to being the official start of “Fall of X”, this year’s Hellfire Gala will also reveal the outcome of this year’s X-Men Vote, which fans can participate in starting tomorrow.

Witness a battle between two titans of the X-Universe in X-Men: Before the Fall – Sons of X #1, written by Si Spurrier and drawn by Phil Noto. A man of innumerable personalities and powers vs. the most powerful artificial intelligence in this universe: Legion vs. Nimrod! With Nightcrawler in Orchis’ clutches, David Haller and his allies will have to confront the mastermind who destroyed Warlock and nearly took Krakoa with him. But Nightcrawler is not himself… and Legion’s allies aren’t all they seem to be either.

It’s the long-awaited return of Apocalypse in X-Men: Before the Fall – Heralds of Apocalypse #1, written by Al Ewing and drawn by Luca Pizzari. Not seen since the shocking ending of X of Swords, Apocalypse and his family have battled for survival in the harsh land of Amenth. Do they rule over this twisted world or do its demonic inhabitants rule them? And how has Apocalypse felt about the choices the Quiet Council has made in his absence? Featuring a cover by Pepe Larraz.

It’s a mutant mystery for the ages in X-Men: Before the Fall – Mutant First Strike #1, written by Steve Orlando and drawn by Valentina Pinti. A deadly mutant attacks an innocent small town but nothing is what it seems. Jean Grey, Cyclops, and Bishop are tasked with a routine mission but as they dig deeper, they uncover a hidden truth that will send shockwaves through mutantkind. It features a cover by David Baldeón.

And four Sinisters plot their next move in X-Men: Before the Fall – Sinister Four #1, written by Kieron Gillen and drawn by Paco Medina. In the aftermath of Sins of Sinister, all four Sinisters have been unmasked. They’ve gotten a taste of universal control but their true plans for mutantkind are just beginning… With a cover by Lucas Werneck.

Check out all four covers now!