Chad Burdette
For 50 years, Len Wein and Dave Cockrum’s Giant-Size X-Men #1 has stood as one of the most important moments in Marvel Comics history, reshaping the X-Men forever. Now, Marvel celebrates its milestone anniversary with an all-new, five-part event spanning the greatest eras of mutantkind!
From the emergence of Krakoa in Giant-Size X-Men #1 to Age of Apocalypse, House of M and The Dark Phoenix Saga, history has shaped – and shattered – the X-Men time and again. But what if those moments held deeper secrets? What if the past wasn’t set in stone? Acclaimed X-Scribes Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing join forces with legendary X-Men artist Adam Kubert, superstar artist Rod Reis and more on this epic journey across the X-Men’s most pivotal stories.
Comic Watch X-Manhunt Reviews:
- Uncanny X-Men #11: Fun And Games, X-Men Style
- NYX #9: What’s that MOJO that you got?
- X-Manhunt – Part 3: Fugitive CHARLES XAVIER Seeks Refuge At The STORM SANCTUARY in Storm #6
X-Manhunt Chapters Also Out This Week, March 12 2025:
- Exclusive Preview: The X-Men Catch Up With Their Erstwhile Mentor As X-Manhunt Continues in X-Men #13
- X-Manhunt – Part 5: The Team Is Tasked With Hunting Xavier Down in X-FACTOR #8
The event sees Ms. Marvel pulled into the distant past by an unstable and unleashed Legion! Locked in a battle through time against the Omega-Level mutant, Kamala is only one standing in the way of X-Men history being warped forever! Following GIANT-SIZE X-MEN #1 where Kamala joins the legendary All-New, All-Different X-Men on their critical rescue mission to Krakoa, Kamala goes from the frying pan into the Phoenix fire in GIANT-SIZE DARK PHOENIX SAGA #1.
X-Books Also Out This Week:
- Don’t Miss As Jean Rises To New Power & Prominence In The Galaxy in Phoenix #9
- Spider-Man Vs. Deadpools— Whoever Wins…Some Bad #$%& Is Still Going To Happen in Deadpool #12
- Mephisto’s Plan Drives Akihiro To The Site Of Great Personal Tragedy in Hellverine #4
- Welcome The Kingpin Of The Five Points Underworld, Victor Creed in Sabretooth: The Dead Don’t Talk #4
As the story we know unfolds before her eyes, the new mutant must team up with Jean Grey in her darkest hour and master her dangerous new mutant power in this cosmic, emotional saga.
Lanzing and Kelly shared in a Marvel press release:
“The Dark Phoenix Saga is one of the enduring high water marks not just for X-Men comics, but super hero stories as a whole. Claremont and Byrne changed the game with this story – and 45 years later, it’s still the kind of story you can return to again and again for renewed depth and brilliance. But what’s most exciting is digging into Jean Grey’s mindset during one of her strangest, darkest hours – as she finds a new friend in Kamala Khan. Jean Grey’s place among her fellow X-Men will get a whole new level of character and meaning from the wild, cosmic events of GIANT-SIZE DARK PHOENIX SAGA #1.”
In addition, each GIANT-SIZE one-shot will feature a Revelations Back-Up Story that uncovers hidden lore behind each respective story and sets up exciting present-day developments for the near future. In GIANT-SIZE DARK PHOENIX SAGA #1, writer Steve Foxe and artist Lucas Werneck reveal the hidden secret that binds Scott Summer and Jean Grey together.
Check out Adam Kubert’s main cover, a variant cover by interior artist Rod Reis, and a senses-shattering preview for GIANT-SIZE DARK PHOENIX SAGA #1.
Rod Reis Variant Cover:
On Sale May 28, 2025
GIANT-SIZE X-MEN #1
- Written by COLLIN KELLY & JACKSON LANZING
- Art and Cover by ADAM KUBERT
- Revelations Story by AL EWING & SARA PICHELLI
On Sale June 11, 2025
GIANT-SIZE DARK PHOENIX SAGA #1
- Written by COLLIN KELLY & JACKSON LANZING
- Art by ROD REIS
- Cover by ADAM KUBERT
- Variant Cover by ROD REIS
- Revelations Story by STEVE FOXE & LUCAS WERNECK
On Sale June 2025
GIANT-SIZE AGE OF APOCALYPSE #1
On Sale July 2025
GIANT-SIZE HOUSE OF M #1
GIANT-SIZE X-MEN #2
Experience a special prelude story by picking up FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2025: FANTASTIC FOUR/GIANT-SIZE X-MEN #1 at your local comic shop on May 3. For more information, visit Marvel.com.
Stay tuned for more information about the GIANT-SIZE X-MEN ANNIVERSARY EVENT, including announcements for GIANT-SIZE AGE OF APOCALYPSE, GIANT-SIZE HOUSE OF M, and the event’s finale issue, GIANT-SIZE X-MEN #2.
