Chad Burdette
This week Marvel Comics is offering a cornucopia of X-titles with X-MEN #5, WOLVERINE #18, & X-FORCE KILLSHOT ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL #1.
X-Men #5 continues the new direction for the X-Men even though things might be complicated between the nation of Krakoa and the rest of the Marvel Universe, the original X-Men Cyclops and Marvel Girl, realizing that the world needed its premiere team of mutant Super Heroes, the X-Men. The new team of mutantkind’s chosen champions will battle to protect their people and their home planet and save the world we all share.
Check out our review of X-Men #4 here and check out the preview below:
Variant Covers:
Iban Coello Stormbreakers Variant
Jamie McKelvie Variant
X-Men #5
FEARLESS – CHAPTER FIVE
ENTER: DOCTOR STASIS!
The X-Men’s new nemesis finally makes himself known to them, bringing his creations to bear. Mutants may have conquered death, but their foes are all too living…
Creative Team
- Writer: Gerry Duggan
- X-Universe Architect: Jonathan Hickman
- Artist: Javier Pina & Ze Carlos
- Colorist: Erick Arciniega
- Letterer: Clayton Cowles
- Designer: Tom Muller
- Editor(s): Mark Basso
- Standard Cover Artist(s): Marte Gracia Pepe Larraz
- Variant Cover Artist(s): Matt Wilson Iban Coello Russell Dauterman Jamie McKelvie Maria Wolf
- Format: Ongoing Series
- Page Count/Cover Price: 28 pages/$3.99
WOLVERINE #18
Benjamin Percy‘s exciting run on WOLVERINE continues this week when WOLVERINE #18 slashes its way onto shelves and digital platforms and here is a preview:
Check out Comic Watch’s WOLVERINE #17 Review here
Variant Covers:
Alex Maleev Variant
Greg Land Variant
Wolverine #18 (LEGACY #360)
KRAKOA COMPROMISED!
You’ve seen some action in Benjamin Percy’s WOLVERINE, but never quite like this! It’s a life-or-death protection mission as WOLVERINE goes on the run with his friend C.I.A. Agent Jeff Bannister when a secret surveillance device is discovered on Krakoa—and its owners are willing to kill to get it back! But who would go so far as to betray the mutants? Featuring the return of some unexpected adversaries!
Creative Team
- Writer: Benjamin Percy
- X-Universe Architect: Jonathan Hickman
- Artist: Paco Diaz
- Colorist: Javier Tartaglia & Dijjo Lima
- Letterer: Cory Petit
- Editor(s): Mark Basso
- Standard Cover Artist(s): Adam Kubert & Frank Martin
- Variant Cover Artist(s): Greg Land, Frank D’Armata, Alex Maleev, Alan Quah
- Format: Ongoing Series
- Page Count/Cover Price: 28 pages/$3.99
X-FORCE KILLSHOT ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL #1
Variant Covers:
Rob Liefeld Variant
Rob Liefeld Connecting Covers Variant
Rob Liefeld Hidden Gem 1:100 Variant
Leinil Francis Yu 1:25 Variant
Ron Lim Variant
J. Scott Campbell Variant
Jay Anacleto Variant
X-Force Killshot Anniversary Special #1
Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the iconic team, creator Rob Liefeld returns to the characters he introduced three decades ago to tell a brand-new adventure featuring these hard-hitting heroes! In this special issue, the man called Cable assembles the combined might of five different X-Force squadrons, each gathered across various points in time for one final mission: to defeat Stryfe once and for all—AT ALL COSTS! Sacrifices, betrayals and revelations await as X-Force attempts their most daring assault ever!
Creative Team
- Writer (Script): Chad Bowers
- Writer (Story): Rob Liefeld
- Artist: Rob Liefeld
- Colorist: Federico Blee, Mirza Ananta Wirawan, & Bryan Valenza
- Letterer: VC’s Joe Sabnio
- Editor(s): Mark Basso
- Standard Cover Artist(s): Rob Liefeld & Alejandro Sánchez
- Variant Cover Artist(s): Rob Liefeld & Bryan Valenza (Connecting Covers), Rob Liefeld & Thomas Mason (Hidden Gem 1:100 Variant), Rob Liefeld & Marcelo Maiolo (Team Variant) , Leinil Francis Yu & Sunny Gho, Ron Lim & Israel Silva, Jay Scott Campbell & Peter Steigerwald, Jay Anacleto
- Format: One-Shot
- Page Count/Cover Price: 36 pages/$4.99
X-MEN #5, WOLVERINE #18, & X-FORCE KILLSHOT ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL #1 arrive on shelves and digital platforms on November 24, 2021, from Marvel Comics.
