X-Men Previews for April 19, 2023

This coming week in the Marvel Mutant Universe:

• The age of The Sins of Sinister reaches a breaking point in Nightcrawlers #3
• Two new members join the team in X-Force #39
• Dark secrets are revealed in The X-Cellent #2
• The final installment of Chris Clarmont’s latest incarnation of the X-Treme X-Men unfolds in X-Treme X-Men #5
• The kids are NOT alright in New Mutants: Lethal Legion #2
• Will Bishop’s students survive in Bishop: War College #3

NIGHTCRAWLERS #3

The Age of the Sins of Sinister continues in NIGHTCRAWLERS #3 set ten years into a twisted future; MR SINISTER unleashes his private army of assassins: THE LEGION OF THE NIGHT.

NIGHTCRAWLERS #3 jumps 1000 years since the Age of Sinister began as readers bear witness to the final fate of the First…the fallen fiend who was once known as NIGHTCRAWLER.

Comic Watch Reviews:

• Sins of Sinister #1: Myself Am Hell

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

• Part 2: Nightcrawlers #1: The Sword of Faith
• Part 3: Immoral X-Men #1: Just a Little Change, Small to Say the Least
• Part 4: Nightcrawlers #2: A Holy Heist
• Part 5: Immoral X-Men #2: Playing Judas
• Part 6: Storm and the Brotherhood of Mutants #2: Cue The Imperial March
• Part 7: Immoral X-Men #3: Spacewalk
• Part 8: Storm & the Brotherhood of Mutants #3
• Part 9: Nightcrawlers #3

Salvador Larroca April Sins of Sinister Connecting Variant Cover: 

Philip Tan 1:25 Incentive Variant Cover: 

NIGHTCRAWLERS #3

LISTEN TO MOTHER!

Now that we know who she truly is, it’s time to taste the horrific ambitions lurking in the heart of MOTHER RIGHTEOUS… The galaxy burns… The pieces are in place… The Storm System rages… The NIGHTKIN make a last, lethal leap…and the GREAT DEVOURER hungers only for vengeance. The experiment is over. The cosmic laboratory is on fire. At last, the Sinister Galaxy will feel the wrath of one seriously baaaad mother…

Creative Team

• Writer:  Si Spurrier
• Artist: Phillip Sevy  & Lorenzo Tammetta
• Colorist: Rain Beredo
• Inker: Clayton Cowles
• Letterer: Clayton Cowles
• Designer: Tom Muller, Clayton Cowles & Jay Bowen
• Standard Cover Artist(s): Leinil Francis Yu & Jesus Aburtov
• Variant Cover Artists: Salvador Larroca; Philip Tan
• 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-FORCE #39 (Legacy #279)

Last issue the full breadth of the Man with the Peacock Tattoo plans were finally revealed, and a major turning point for the team…and more than one key X-characters!

It’s a NEW ERA for X-FORCE, and a new era means new members!

Comic Watch Review:  X-Force #37: An Introduction To Basic Genegineering

Geoff Shaw & Edgar Delgado Variant Cover: 

X-FORCE #39 (Legacy #279)

COLOSSUS AND WOLVERINE JOIN X-FORCE!

Be here as LAURA KINNEY, A.K.A. WOLVERINE, and PIOTR RASPUTIN, A.K.A. COLOSSUS, join the team.

Let’s just hope one of them isn’t harboring a SECRET set to destroy their teammates…!

Creative Team

• Writer: Benjamin Percy
• Artist: Robert Gill
• Colorist: Guru-eFX
• Letterer: VC’s Joe Caramagna
• Designer: Tom Muller & Joe Caramagna
• Senior X-Men Editor(s): Jordan D. White
• Editor: Mark Basso
• Assistant Editor: Drew Baumgartner
• Standard Cover Artist(s): Joshua Cassara & Dean White
• Variant Cover Artist(s): Geoff Shaw & Edgar Delgado
• Format: Ongoing Series
• Page Count/Cover Price: 28 pages/$3.99

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X-CELLENT #2

The hit series that brought along a bevy of fans is back along with the original creative team of PETER MILLIGAN, MICHAEL ALLRED, and LAURA ALLRED for more comic book brilliance overflowing with wit, charm, and high-octane thrills!

The breakout hit of the 2000s, X-STATIX stunned fans with its dark wit and unique take on Marvel super-heroics. More timely and relevant than ever, fans can once again visit this fascinating and strange corner of the Marvel Universe and all its fan-favorite characters, including U-Go Girl, Zeitgeist, Doop, and more!

Peter Milligan and Michael Allred continue the final half of their mutant celebrity saga as the return of readers’ favorite celebrity supervillains return continues in THE X-CELLENT #2.

Giuseppe Camuncoli Variant Cover:

THE X-CELLENT #2

UNSOCIAL MEDIA, PART 2

Zeitgeist launches a vicious cyber-attack on the X-Statix, revealing their darkest secrets to the public! Will this dirty laundry finally tear the X-Statix apart? And will any of them suffer the consequences?

Creative Team

• Writer: Peter Milligan
• Artist: Michael “Doc” Allred
• Colorist: Laura Allred
• Letterer: Nate Piekos of Blambot
• Standard Cover Artist(s): Michael Allred & Laura Allred
• Variant Cover Artist(s): Giuseppe Camuncoli
• Editor(s): Darren Shan
• Assistant Editors: Lauren Amaro & Kat Gregorowicz
• Format: Limited Series 2 of 5
• Page Count/Cover Price: 28 pages/$3.99

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X-TREME X-MEN #5

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 epic conclusion to Chris Claremont and Salvador Larroca’s latest chapter of X-TREME X-MEN! in X-TREME X-MEN #5

Comic Watch Review:

• X-Treme X-Men #1: You Were the Wind Beneath My Wings

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

• X-Treme X-Men #4: Raging Storm!

Jung-Geun Yoon Variant Cover:

Salvador Larroca 1:10 Incentive New Design Variant Cover:

X-TREME X-MEN #5

X-TREME MEASURES!

As the battle between the wounded X-MEN and mighty GALÉRER reaches a deadly climax, the anti-mutant PURITY demonstration boils over into unbridled chaos! Can the mutants save the innocent civilians and stop the villains at the same time? And at what cost—to themselves and the city of Chicago?

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NEW MUTANTS: LETHAL LEGION #2

Best-selling, multiple-award-winning, generally bedazzling writer Charlie Jane Anders continues the fresh take on the beloved team, with rising star Enid Balám behind the illustrious pencils in New Mutants: Lethal Legion #2

Comic Watch Review: New Mutants: Lethal Legion #1 – Part Of A Bigger Story

Mike McKone Variant Cover: 

New Mutants: Lethal Legion #2

THE NEW MUTANTS JOIN THE LETHAL LEGION?!

That’s right, Count Nefaria is recruiting—and the New Mutants are lining up for the job! When Escapade, Scout and Cerebella set out to rob from the rich, they’ll find themselves in way over their heads. But surely the OG team will come rescue them, right? Only, Wolfsbane’s trapped in a sewer with a very angry beastie, Magik’s got X-Men business and Dani and Karma have no idea their young charges are in trouble. And make no mistake—between a room full of hardened criminals and a bottle of very expensive grappa, the kids are NOT all right.

Creative Team:

• Writer:  Charlie Jane Anders
• Penciller: Enid Balam
• Inker: Elisabetta D’Amico
• Colorist: Matt Milla
• Letterer: Travis Lanham
• Standard Cover Artist(s):  Javier Fernandez & Matt Wilson
• Variant Cover Artist(s): Mike McKone
• Designer: Tom Muller
• Senior Editor: Jordan D. White
• Editor(s): Sarah Brunstad
• Assistant Editor: Anita Okoye
• Format: Limited Series
• Page Count/Cover Price: 28 pages/$3.99

BISHOP: WAR COLLEGE #3

Krakoa is an island paradise, and it’s a vulnerable one…but not with Lucas Bishop on the case! Celebrated TV writer J. Holtham (Cloak and Dagger, Jessica Jones) joins forces with artist Sean Damien Hill for a blockbuster brawl with the fate of all Krakoa at stake in BISHOP: WAR COLLEGE #3 (of 5) 

Comic Watch Review: Bishop’s Off On A New Adventure in Bishop: War College #2

Carlos Gómez Variant Cover:

BISHOP: WAR COLLEGE #3 (of 5) 

TWO BISHOPS, TWO PASTS—AND ONLY ONE LEADS TO THE FUTURE!

Back on Krakoa, Blightswill is sweeping the island, poisoning mutantkind’s sentient paradise. The trainees Bishop left behind are outnumbered and outpowered. Trapped underground and leaderless, can they band together to save their home, or is Orchis’ long game finally about to pay off?

CREATIVE TEAM

• Writer: J. Holtham
• Artist(s): Sean Damien Hill & Alberto Foche
• Inker: Victor Nava
• Colorist: Espen Grundetjern
• Letterer: VC’s Travis Lanham
• Cover Artist: Ken Lashley & Juan Fernandez
• Variant Cover Artist: Carlos Gómez
• Editor: Jordan D. White
• Format: 5-Issue Limited Series
• Cover Price/Page Count: $3.99/28 pages

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Nightcrawlers #3, X-Force #39, The X-Cellent #2, X-Treme X-Men #5, New Mutants: Lethal Legion #2 , & Bishop: War College #3 arrive on shelves and digital platforms on April 19, 2023, from Marvel Comics.