The first-ever Hellfire Gala is happening this June, and X-fans everywhere are invited to attend in a twelve-issue crossover, told from different perspectives and viewpoints that take place in a single night, one destined to go down in Marvel Comics history.
The event will be full of moments that will shape the X-Men’s future as we know it, such as the first Krakoan X-Men team’s debut, mutantkind’s planet-sized plans for the Marvel Universe, bold new directions for the most popular X-Men, some surprise party crashers, and high fashions crafted by some of the hottest artists in the industry.
Superstar artist Russell Dauterman leads the initiative, which includes creating these all-new takes on “mutant fashion.” He has taken his already masterful depictions of the X-Men and added the next level with bold high fashion designs, which will grace the covers of all twelve Hellfire Gala tie-in issues as must-have design variant covers. The connecting pieces show the X-Men’s top A-listers, such as Storm, Cyclops, Jean Grey, and Emma Frost walking down the green carpet, ready to show the world why mutantkind is the future.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Dauterman said about the project:
“X-Men costumes are one of my favorite things. As a teenager, that’s what I would draw the most—doodles of an X-character in all their looks. So, I’m absolutely thrilled—designing costumes for the mutants is top-of-the-list, dream job stuff. The Hellfire Gala is unique and exciting for the X-Men, and this opportunity is really special for me—I tried to have that come across in the character designs. As Emma Frost said, ‘The whole world is watching us now. We must be nothing less than fabulous.’”
On Sale June 2, 2021
MARAUDERS #21
- Written by GERRY DUGGAN & CHRIS CLAREMONT
- Art by MATTEO LOLLI & JOHN BOLTON
- Dauterman Connecting Variant Cover by RUSSELL DAUTERMAN (APR210754)
X-FORCE #20 (APR210756)
- Written by BENJAMIN PERCY
- Art and Cover by JOSHUA CASSARA
- Dauterman Connecting Variant Cover by RUSSELL DAUTERMAN (APR210758)
HELLIONS #12 (APR210760)
- Written by ZEB WELLS
- Art and Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
- Dauterman Connecting Variant Cover by RUSSELL DAUTERMAN (APR210762)
On Sale June 9, 2021
EXCALIBUR #21 (APR210764)
- Written by TINI HOWARD
- Art by MARCUS TO
- Cover by MAHMUD ASRAR
- Dauterman Connecting Variant Cover by RUSSELL DAUTERMAN (APR210766)
X-MEN #21 (APR210768)
- Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
- Art by RUSSELL DAUTERMAN, NICK DRAGOTTA, SARA PICHELLI & LUCAS WERNECK
- Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
- Dauterman Connecting Variant Cover by RUSSELL DAUTERMAN (APR210770)
On Sale June 16, 2021
PLANET-SIZE X-MEN #1 (APR210742)
- Written by GERRY DUGGAN
- Art and Cover by PEPE LARRAZ
- Dauterman Connecting Variant Cover by RUSSELL DAUTERMAN (APR210747)
NEW MUTANTS #19 (APR210779)
- Written by VITA AYALA
- Art by ALEX LINS
- Cover by MARTIN SIMMONDS
- Dauterman Connecting Variant Cover by RUSSELL DAUTERMAN (APR210781)
X-CORP #2 (APR210775)
- Written by TINI HOWARD
- Art by ALBERTO FOCHE
- Cover by DAVID AJA
- Dauterman Connecting Variant Cover by RUSSELL DAUTERMAN (APR210777)
On Sale June 23, 2021
WOLVERINE #13 (APR210787)
- Written by BENJAMIN PERCY
- Art by SCOT EATON
- Cover by ADAM KUBERT
- Dauterman Connecting Variant Cover by RUSSELL DAUTERMAN (APR210791)
S.W.O.R.D. #6 (APR210783)
- Written by AL EWING
- Art and Cover by VALERIO SCHITI
- Dauterman Connecting Variant Cover by RUSSELL DAUTERMAN (APR210785)
WAY OF X #3 (APR210794)
- Written by SI SPURRIER
- Art by BOB QUINN
- Cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
- Dauterman Connecting Variant Cover by RUSSELL DAUTERMAN (APR210796)
On Sale June 30, 2021
X-FACTOR #10 (APR210798)
- Written by LEAH WILLIAMS
- Art by DAVID BALDEÓN
- Cover by IVAN SHAVRIN
- Dauterman Connecting Variant Cover by RUSSELL DAUTERMAN (APR210800)
Dauterman Connecting Covers and the Hellfire Gala begins this June from Marvel Comics.