GIANT-SIZED X-MEN TITLE PREVIEWS for Feb 15, 2023: NIGHTCRAWLERS #1, X-MEN #19, X-TREME X-MEN #3, WOLVERINE #30, & MARAUDERS #11

By Chad Burdette

 on February 10, 2023

This week on the island of Krakoa:

• NIGHTCRAWLERS #1 – The Age of Sinister continues in this LEGION OF X replacement series
• X-MEN #19 – The Brood are back, and the X-Men investigate
• MARAUDERS #11 – a new story arc begins
• X-TREME X-MEN #3 – the X-TREME X-MEN clash with a mysterious cabal called the Galérer!
• WOLVERINE #30 – the Beast Agenda continues

NIGHTCRAWLERS #1

The Age of the Sins of Sinister continues in NIGHTCRAWLERS #1 set ten years into a twisted future; MR SINISTER unleashes his private army of assassins: THE LEGION OF THE NIGHT.

Comic Watch Reviews:

• Sins of Sinister #1: Myself Am Hell

• Storm and the Brotherhood of Mutants #1: I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That)

Erik M. Gist Variant Cover

Phil Noto Sins of Sinister February Connecting Variant:

David Talaski 1:25 Incentive Variant Cover:

Erik M. Gist 1:50 Incentive Virgin Variant Cover:

NIGHTCRAWLERS #1

Meet WAGNERINE, commanding this killer crew of brainwashed hybrids, each one a genetic mix of NIGHTCRAWLER and another one of Marvel’s most murderous mutants!

Mysterious forces seek to break Sinister’s control over these fatal fanatics – to turn them AGAINST HIM. But who are they? And what are their true motives…?

Enter MOTHER RIGHTEOUS… and a meeting of the most powerful players in the Universe

Creative Team

• Writer:  Si Spurrier
• Artist:Paco Medina
• Colorist: David Jay Ramos
• Inker:
• Letterer: Clayton Cowles
• Designer: Tom Muller, Clayton Cowles & Jay Bowen
• Standard Cover Artist(s): Leinil Francis Yu & Sunny Gho
• Variant Cover Artists: Phil Noto; Erik M. Gist; David Talaski
• Senior Editor(s): Jordan D. White
• Editor: Sarah Brunstad
• Associate Editor: Anita Okoye
• Format: Limited Series
• Page Count/Cover Price: 28 pages/$3.99

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X-MEN #19

Spinning out of the pages of CAPTAIN MARVEL, the Brood is back as the Rouge Broods are running amok, and it’s up to the X-Men to investigate in X-MEN #19. As an added bonus, the main cover to this issue connects to CAPTAIN MARVEL #46, also out this week.

Comic Watch Reviews:

• X-MEN #18: You Run, Run, Runaway It’s Your Heart That You Betray

• Captain Marvel #45: Oh, Here She Comes. She’s A Man-Eater.

Russell Dauterman Trading Card Variant Cover:

Terry & Rachel Dodson Classic Homage Variant Cover

Miguel Mercado Variant & Virgin Covers: 

Will Sliney & Jamie McKelvie 1:25 Incentive Variant Cover:

X-MEN #19

LORD OF THE BROOD, PART ONE
When the X-Men get a distress call from deep space, they find that the galaxy’s Brood problem is not as solved as they’d thought!

Rogue Brood factions have begun running wild (as seen in CAPTAIN MARVEL right now!), and it’s up to the X-Men to get to the bottom of why!

CREATIVE TEAM

• Writer: Gerry Duggan
• Artist: Stefano Caselli
• Colorist: Federico Blee
• Letterer: VC’s Clayton Cowles
• Designer: Tom Muller, Jay Bowen, & Clayton Cowles
• Editor(s): Jordan D. White
• Associate Editor: Lauren Amaro
• Standard Cover Artist(s): Juan Frigeri & David Curiel
• Variant Cover Artist(s): Miguel Mercado; Terry & Rachel Dodson; Russell Dauterman; Will Sliney & Jamie McKelvie
• Format: Ongoing Series
• Page Count/Cover Price: 28 pages/$3.99

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MARAUDERS #11

STEVE ORLANDO and ELEONORA CARLINI’s adventures of the mutant pirate crew as Captain Kitty Pryde and her new crew of Marauders will stop at nothing to bring endangered mutants to safety—to always go where they’re needed, not where they’re wanted to rescue mutants, no matter where it calls continues in this week’s MARAUDERS #11.

Comic Watch Review: Marauders #10: Time Travel and Action Galore

Ivan Shavrin Variant Cover:

Carlos Gómez & Jesus Aburtov Planet of the Apes Variant Cover:

MARAUDERS #11 (Legacy #38)

PREGENESIS, PART ONE – GENOSHA WAKES! NIGHTCRAWLER! FANG VERSUS BRIMSTONE LOVE—ROUND TWO!

Years ago, Genosha suffered one of the most horrific attacks in mutant history at the hands of Cassandra Nova. Can mutant-kind do better than waiting for resurrection? Captain Pryde thinks so, but it’ll take the wildest mutant circuit we’ve seen yet!

Creative Team

• Writer: Steve Orlando
• Artist:  Eleonora Carlini
• Colorist: Matt Milla
• Letterer: Ariana Maher
• Designer:  Tom Muller & Jay Bowen
• Standard Cover Artist(s): Kim Jacinto
• Variant Cover Artist(s):
• Editor(s):  Jordan D. White
• Assistant Editor: Lauren Amaro
• Format: Ongoing
• Page Count/Cover Price: 28 pages/$3.99

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X-TREME X-MEN #3

THE X-TREME TEAM IS BACK as Legendary X-scribe Chris Claremont reunites with artistic dynamo Salvador Larroca for an all-new story set just after the groundbreaking original run of X-TREME X-MEN!

Get ready for the next installment of the X-treme X-Men in X-TREME X-MEN #3

Comic Watch Review: X-Treme X-Men #2: I’m on the Hunt, I’m After You, Smell Like I Sound, I’m Lost in a Crowd

Gerardo Sandoval Variant Cover:

Dan Jurgens Classic Homage Variant Cover:

Salvador Larroca 1:10 Incentive Variant Cover:

X-TREME X-MEN #3

The Galérer attack! OGUN’s psychic attack has led the X-TREME X-MEN into conflict with a mysterious cabal called the Galérer! But what sinister aim is this group after, and how does it play into Ogun’s plan? It won’t matter if the team falls before the vanguard attack of BEASTYBRUTE!

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WOLVERINE #30

The Beast Agenda continues in WOLVERINE #30 as Beast’s agenda is revealed, and he takes matters into his own hands.

Comic Watch Review: Wolverine #29: Fever Dream

Federico Vicentini Stormbreaker Variant Cover:

Greg Land Planet of the Apes Variant Cover:

Scott Williams Variant & Virgin Variant Covers:

WOLVERINE #30 (Legacy #372)

THE BEAST AGENDA IS REVEALED!

WOLVERINE is a tool. A tool BEAST uses for cutting. And Beast will use that tool for only as long as it suits his needs. So when Logan realizes the true nature of the beast and cuts back, Henry McCoy will have to take matters into his own hands…

Creative Team

• Writer: Benjamin Percy
• Artist: Juan Jose Ryp
• Colorist: Frank D’Armata
• Letterer: Cory Petit
• Designer: Tom Muller &  Cory Petit
• Standard Cover Artist(s): Leinil Francis Yu & Romulo Fajardo Jr.
• Variant Cover Artist(s): Greg Land; Federico Vicentini;
• X-Men Senior Editor: Jordan D. White
• Editor(s): Mark Basso
• Assistant Editor: Drew Baumgartner
• Format: Ongoing Series
• Page Count/Cover Price: 28 pages/$3.99

NIGHTCRAWLERS #1, X-MEN #19, X-TREME X-MEN #3, WOLVERINE #30, & MARAUDERS #11 arrive in stores and on digital platforms on Wednesday, February 15, 2023, from Marvel Comics.