Ross Hutchinson
We have moved firmly into the new era and the DAWN OF X is now the EARLY AFTERNOON OF X. Here are all the X-related single issue solicits for May 2020 mutant lovers!
EMPYRE: X-MEN #1 & #2 (OF 4)
Issue #1 – JONATHAN HICKMAN & TINI HOWARD (W)
Issue #1 – MATTEO BUFFAGNI (A) Cover by MIKE MCKONE
Issue #2 – GERRY DUGGAN, BENJAMIN PERCY & LEAH WILLIAMS (W)
Issue #2 – LUCAS WERNECK (A)
ISSUE #1 – VARIANT COVER BY ESAD RIBIC
ISSUE #2 – VARIANT COVER BY TBA
Plant people from outer space have come to Earth and, wouldn’t you know it, they just happen to be here when millions of mutants rise as undead creatures hungry for human flesh. The X-Men return to Genosha in a tale so crazy, it’s taking the entire writing crew of the X-Men line to tackle it!
40 PGS. (EACH)/Rated T+ …$4.99 (EACH)
Cover by Phil Noto
CABLE #3
GERRY DUGGAN (W) • PHIL NOTO (A/C)
DESIGN VARIANT COVER BY TOM MULLER
DARK MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
DAYS OF FUTURE PAST VARIANT COVER BY JAVIER RODRIGUEZ
REUNITED FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME!
Deadpool considers Cable one of his oldest and best friends. Cable hasn’t met Deadpool, yet. He’s in for a treat.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Cover by R.B Silva
Variant Cover by Mike Henderson
CHILDREN OF THE ATOM #2
VITA AYALA (W) • BERNARD CHANG (A) • Cover by R.B. SILVA
VARIANT COVER BY MIKE HENDERSON
DAYS OF FUTURE PAST VARIANT COVER BY JAVIER RODRIGUEZ
BREAKOUT!
A local prison riot is quickly turning into an escape and the only ones who can stop them are a bunch of high schoolers?! The strangest teens of all are on the case! Guest-starring the Avengers!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Cover by Mahmud Asrar
EXCALIBUR #11
TINI HOWARD (W) • MARCUS TO (A) • Cover by MAHMUD ASRAR
BLOOD OF THE CHANGELING!
The Citadel has committed an act of war and Excalibur must respond. While they lick their wounds deep in Otherworld, Apocalypse takes steps toward his ultimate goal.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
GIANT-SIZE X-MEN: FANTOMEX #1
JONATHAN HICKMAN (W) • ROD REIS (A/C)
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
HICKMAN AND REIS TAKE ON THE WORLD!
The hit creative team of Jonathan Hickman & Rod Reis (NEW MUTANTS) turn their attention to the covert activities of the Weapon Plus program’s Weapon XIII! A bred killer who choses the life of a gentleman super-thief, Fantomex has always defied expectations… For example, who would expect him to break into the World, the artificial realm of his creation? And then again? And then… again?
40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Parental Advisory …$4.99
Cover by Stephen Segovia
HELLIONS #3
ZEB WELLS (W) • STEPHEN SEGOVIA (A/C)
DESIGN VARIANT COVER BY TOM MULLER
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
MAD AS HELL!
Krakoa’s resident rabble are up against the grand dame of the damned – the Goblin Queen, Madelyne Pryor! Talk about a return that could raise some havoc!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Cover by Geoff Shaw
Hidden Gem variant by Werner Roth
JUGGERNAUT #1 (OF 5)
FABIAN NICIEZA (W) • RON GARNEY (A) • Cover by GEOFF SHAW
VARIANT COVER BY NICK BRADSHAW
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
HIDDEN GEM VARIANT COVER BY Werner Roth
VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
BROWN & RED VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
READY OR ‘NAUT, HERE HE COMES!
A mystic gem. A force of overwhelming power. Nothing can stop the Juggernaut. Except himself. Another building falls. Cain Marko is done letting others pick up the pieces of the things he’s destroyed. Renowned X-scribe Fabian Nicieza (X-FORCE, DEADPOOL) and celebrated artist Ron Garney (CAPTAIN AMERICA, DAREDEVIL) team up to take the unstoppable in a new bold new direction!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Cover by Russell Dauterman
MARAUDERS #11
Gerry Duggan (W) • Stefano CASELLI (A) • Cover by RUSSELL DAUTERMAN
THE QUEEN IS DEAD!
The Marauders…the Hellfire Trading Company…all of Krakoa is reeling from the death of Kate Pryde.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Cover by Mike Del Mundo
NEW MUTANTS #11
ED BRISSON (W) • FLAVIANO (A) • Cover by MIKE DEL MUNDO
DAYS OF FUTURE PAST VARIANT COVER BY JAVIER RODRIGUEZ
Helping young mutants in crisis ain’t all sunshine and rainbows – and recently, it’s been downright nightmarish. But maybe the NEW MUTANTS’ luck is changing…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Cover by Adam Kubert
WOLVERINE #4
BENJAMIN PERCY (W) • VIKTOR BOGDANOVIC (A) • Cover by ADAM KUBERT
VARIANT COVER BY PATRICK GLEASON
DARK MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY TBA
DAYS OF FUTURE PAST VARIANT COVER BY JAVIER RODRIGUEZ
THE RED TAVERN!
After getting dressed down by the Quiet Council for rogue activity, Wolverine escapes through his own secret gate to the Red Tavern, a snowbound, backwoods watering hole where he only wants to guzzle whiskey in peace. But Logan soon discovers that peace isn’t possible as a twist-and-turn murder mystery unfolds – and at the heart of it all is an enemy from the past.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99
Cover by Ivan Shavrin
Dark Marvel Variant by David Nakayama
X-FACTOR #2
LEAH WILLIAMS (W) • DAVID BALDEÓN (A)
Cover by IVAN SHAVRIN
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
DARK MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY DAVID NAKAYAMA
DAYS OF FUTURE PAST VARIANT COVER BY JAVIER RODRIGUEZ
DANCE OF DEATH!
The team gets their first case – investigating the disappearance of a mutant dancer at a prestigious ballet academy…in the Mojoverse!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Cover by Dustin Weaver
X-FORCE #11
BENJAMIN PERCY (W) • JOSHUA CASSARA (A) • Cover by Dustin Weaver
RED DAWN!
After taking on the Flower Cartel, Logan has brought back valuable intel to the mutant CIA. The non-treaty nation of Russia is working to undermine Krakoa – and may be aligned with Xeno. Beast wants Colossus on their side as the first drumbeats of war begin to sound.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99
Cover by Leinil Yu
X-MEN #11
JONATHAN HICKMAN (W) • LEINIL FRANCIS YU (A/C)
EMPYRE VARIANT COVER BY TBA
DAYS OF FUTURE PAST VARIANT COVER BY JAVIER RODRIGUEZ
THE TREES ARE KILLING THE CHILDREN!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Cover by Phil Noto
X-MEN: GOD LOVES, MAN KILLS EXTENDED CUT #2 (OF 2)
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT
Penciled by BRENT ANDERSON
Cover by PHIL NOTO
Variant cover by BRENT ANDERSON
The Uncanny X-Men. Magneto, master of magnetism. The bitterest of enemies for years. But now they must join forces against a new adversary who threatens not only mutantkind, but all of humanity beside it…in the name of God. The members of the Stryker Crusade are poised to cleanse the Earth, no matter how much blood stains their hands. Chris Claremont and Brent Anderson’s influential X-Men story is re-presented with all-new pages from the legendary creators themselves!
48 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
Cover by Jack Kirby
X-MEN #12 FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by STAN LEE
Penciled by JACK KIRBY & ALEX TOTH
Cover by JACK KIRBY
The uncanny origin of Professor X…and the unstoppable menace of the Juggernaut! Cain Marko is one of the X-Men’s most formidable foes – and even, over the years, an occasional ally – but what is his connection to Charles Xavier? And what is the secret of his incredible power? The X-Mansion has some of the strongest fortifications and deadliest defenses around, but even they are barely slowing the Juggernaut down as he advances implacably towards his goal: revenge! As Professor X reveals his hidden past and his greatest shame, the teenage mutants known as the X-Men gird for battle…but can they find a way to stop the unstoppable? It’s one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting X-MEN (1963) #12.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3
Cover by Juan Jose Ryp
2020 iWolverine #1 (OF 2)
LARRY HAMA (W)
ROLAND BOSCHI (A)
Cover by Juan JOSÉ Ryp
Variant cover by Mike Henderson
• In the wake of Arno Stark’s crusade against A.I.s, no robot is safe.
• Fearing of Elsie Dee’s safety in these tumultuous times, Albert, the robot Wolverine, goes to Madripoor to find her…
• …but what he finds is a fight against Madripoor’s criminal underbelly instead!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99