With Cyclops Still Blind And Mei Captured How Will Our Heroes Carry On in Cyclops #5

By Chad Burdette

 on May 29, 2026

The X-Men have borne witness to one of the darkest Marvel futures imaginable in Age of Revelation!

Interview: Alex Paknadel Tosses X-Man Scott Summers Into The Fire With CYCLOPS Limited Series

Following the event, Cyclops returned to the present armed with knowledge to alter mutantkind’s fate forever, ushering in the SHADOWS OF TOMORROW, the next era of X-Men storytelling!

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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!

Comic Watch Reviews:

• Cyclops #1: Head Trauma
• Cyclops #2: A Blind Fallen Angel
• Cyclops #3: Seeing Red
• Cyclops #4: Weapons of Mutant & Man

Now virtually blind, Scott Summers must help a young mutant escape The Reavers…With Cyclops still blinded, Mei captured and Pierce with a highly powerful metal in his possession, how will our heroes carry on in Cyclops #5

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Cyclops #5

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?

Creative Team

• Writer: Alex Paknadel
• Artist: Rogê Antônio
• Colorist: Fernando Sifuentes
• Letterer: Joe Caramagna
• Cover Artist: Federico Vicentini and Marcio Menyz
• Variant Cover Artists: 
• Conductor Of X: Tom Brevoort
• Editor: Darren Shan
• Assistant Editor: Cy Pedro Beltran
• Format: Limited Series
• Page Count/Cover Price:  32 pages/$4.99

With Cyclops Still Blind And Mei Captured How Will Our Heroes Carry On in Cyclops #5 on shelves and digital platforms June 3, 2026, from Marvel Comics