The ashes begin to settle as The Fall of X erupts this week in:
- Astonishing Iceman #1 takes Bobby Drake off in a new direction following the events of the HellFire Gala
- Magneto #1 tells the untold story of Magneto’s time as leader of the New Mutants
- Enter ShadowKat in X-Men #25
- Scarlet Witch #7 introduces Wanda’s new adversary Hexfinder
Astonishing Iceman #1
An all-new adventure that’ll push Iceman to the limits of his powers…and beyond begins in Astonishing Iceman #1
Comic Watch Review: X-MEN: HELLFIRE GALA 2023: Pride Goeth Before the Fall of X (Spoiler-Free Review)
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Astonishing Iceman #1
THE OMEGA-LEVEL MUTANT AS YOU’VE NEVER SEEN HIM BEFORE!
After the events of this year’s can’t-miss HELLFIRE GALA, BOBBY DRAKE, A.K.A. ICEMAN, sets his sights on heroic deeds like never before.
But as a new situation develops that links Iceman to his Antarctic ice palace, he’ll have to be slicker than ever to accomplish his mission before ORCHIS knows what hit them! An all-new adventure that’ll push Iceman to the limits of his powers…and beyond!
Creative Team
- Writer: Steve Orlando
- Artist: Vincenzo Carratu
- Colorist: Javier Tartaglia
- Letterer: Jordan D. White
- Designers: Tom Muller & Jay Bowen
- Cover Artist: Jesus Saiz
- Variant Cover Artists: Ken Lashley; Skottie Young; Humberto Ramos & Edgar Delgado; Greg Land
- Editor: Jordan D. White
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- Format: Ongoing
- Cover Price/Page Count: $3.99/28 pages
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X-Men #25
What awaits the X-Men as Fall of X kicks-off at the HellFire Gala? Find out in X-MEN #25?
Comic Watch Review: X-Men #24: Days of Something, Something’s Past…
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X-Men #25
THE FALL.
She’s been known as Kitty, Sprite, Ariel, Red Queen and Captain Kate. Now, as a new X-Men team finds their way through their darkest hour…SHADOWKAT
Creative Team
- Writer: Gerry Duggan
- Artist: Stefano Caselli
- Colorist: Marte Gracia
- Letterer: VC’s Clayton Cowles
- Designer: Tom Muller
- Standard Cover Artist(s): Mark Brooks
- Variant Cover Artist(s): Sergio Davila; Mark Brooks; AlexRoss: Peach Momoko; C.F. Villa; David Nakayama; Byran Hitch
- Editor(s): Jordan D. White
- Associate Editor: Lauren Amaro
- Format: Ongoing Series
- Page Count/Cover Price: 28 pages/$3.99
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Magneto #1
There are two sides to every story, and J.M. DeMatteis and Todd Nauck weave a tale that will show how Magneto Was Right…from a certain point of view. In fact, one mutant, known as IRAE, in her FIRST EVER APPEARANCE, has taken Magneto’s lessons to heart in a way that will upend even the Master of Magnetism’s best strategies! Get ready for an all-new saga set during Magneto’s tenure as Headmaster of the NEW MUTANTS, and learn how the once die-hard villain emerged as a conflicted figure in the saga of the X-MEN!
Related: Dark Secret from Magneto’s Villainous Past Will Be Revealed in MAGNETO Limited Series this August
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Magneto #1
MAGNETO WAS RIGHT!
MAGNETO burst onto the scene as the most diabolical of “Evil Mutants”! But when PROFESSOR XAVIER must leave the planet for life-saving treatment, Magneto inherits a new title: TEACHER! With the NEW MUTANTS under his tutelage, how will these young and powerful mutants learn to take orders from…a supervillain?!
And one who tried to KILL them and their predecessors?!
- Writer: J. M. DeMatteis
- Artist: Todd Nauck
- Colorist: Rachelle Rosenberg
- Cover Artists: Todd Nauck & Rachelle Rosenberg
- Variant Cover Artists:Todd Nauck & Rachelle Rosenberg; Greg Land; Gustavo Duarte; Luca Maresca & Edgar Delgado
- Format: LImited Series
- Cover Price/Page Count: $4.99/36 pages
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Scarlet Witch #7
Following her redemption in the pages of X-Men: Trial of Magneto, Wanda was reborn as the hero the Marvel Universe needs her to be!
Now she is making the most of her fresh start, using her powers in a glorious new way and embracing a new calling to help those who need it the most beginning in the brand-new ongoing solo series continues in SCARLET WITCH #7
Comic Watch Review: Scarlet Witch #6: Mini Family Reunion and Skrull Battles
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Scarlet Witch #7
JOURNEY INTO OZ!
Wanda swore to help anyone who walked through her door…but what happens when that person is a villain? When Nelson Gruber, A.K.A. Bookworm, comes through the Last Door seeking aid to kill wicked witches in a corner of Oklahoma that’s been transformed into the Emerald City, Wanda must choose between honoring her covenant and going against her own principles. Now the Scarlet Witch has attracted the attention of a dangerous new foe—introducing NICOLA ZOSIMOS, A.K.A. HEXFINDER!
PLUS: A bonus page written by Jonathan Hickman—WHO ARE THE G.O.D.S.?
Creative Team
- Writer: Steve Orlando
- Artist(s): Sara Pichelli & Lorenzo Tammetta
- Colorists: Frank William
- Inker: Elisabetta D’Amico
- Letterer: Cory Petit
- Designer: Anthony Gambino
- Cover Artist: Russell Dauterman
- Variant Cover Artists: Peach Momoko; Lucas Werneck; Betsy Cola
- Senior Editor: Wil Moss
- Editor: Alanna Smith
- Assistant Editor: Kaitlyn Lindtvedt
- Format: Ongoing
- Cover Price/Page Count: $3.99/28 pages
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The ashes begin to settle as The Fall of X hastens in Astonishing Iceman #1, Magneto #1, X-Men #25, & Scarlet Witch #7, on shelves and digital platforms on Wednesday, August 2, 2023, from Marvel Comics.
