A Requiem for the Krakoan Era Comes in the Form of X-MEN: FOREVER

By Dustin Gebel

on November 3, 2023

As the Fall of X and the end of the Krakoan era comes to heed, Marvel reveals a new series, X-Men: Forever from writer Kieron Gillen and artist Luca Maresca. Launching March 2024, the four issue miniseries is set to serve as a coda to Gillen’s work in Immortal X-Men and then the upcoming stories of Fall of the House of X and Rise of the Powers of X. The book is teased as the conclusion to plotlines like the impending Dominion threat, the end result of the Quiet Council’s machinations, and even the possible death of the Phoenix.

Writer Kieron Gillen described the tone of the book in the press release, stating:

“X-MEN FOREVER is Luca and myself doing a coda to Immortal X-Men, a requiem for the Krakoan age and generally setting fire to all time and space. It’s the manipulative hand in the steel glove that is Rise of the Powers of X. By the time it drops, you’ll be wondering what on earth is going on with certain characters, and X-MEN FOREVER will give you all the answers.”

Marvel has shared a first look at the cover to issue #1 from artist Mark Brooks, along with a cryptic synopsis for the series, both of which can be seen below:

HAUNTED HOUSE OF X! How can you kill a digital god? What do you do when the Phoenix is bleeding out into nothing? There’s been questions that have haunted you since the end of Immortal X-Men. Finally, some answers. There’s also been some questions that have haunted you since the START of immortal X-men. Finally, some answers, too. But not the ones you’re expecting…