This week:
- Home is where the heartbreak is in Astonishing Iceman #2
- Mutantkind’s Boldest Soldiers Prepare For War in Children of the Vault #2
- Storm readies to hold the line against the ultimate bioweapons in X-Men: Red #15
- X-Force captured in X-Force #44?
Astonishing Iceman #2
An all-new adventure continues to push Iceman to the limits of his powers…and beyond begins in Astonishing Iceman #2
Comic Watch Review: Astonishing Iceman #1: It’s N(ICE) To See You Again
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Jung-Geun Yoon Variant Cover:
Astonishing Iceman #2
HOME IS WHERE THE HEARTBREAK IS!
The bait is set for BOBBY DRAKE as the ELEMENTS OF DOOM target his hometown! Terrorizing the town that raised ICEMAN—but to what end? They say you can’t go home again, but if Iceman can’t save the day, he might not have a home to return to!
Creative Team
- Writer: Steve Orlando
- Artist: Vincenzo Carratu
- Colorist: Javier Tartaglia
- Letterer: Travis Lanham
- Designers: Tom Muller & Jay Bowen
- Cover Artist: Jesus Saiz
- Variant Cover Artists: Jung-Geun Yoon; Edge
- Senior Editor: Jordan D. White
- Editor: Mark Basso
- Assistant Editor: Drew Baumgartner
- Format: Ongoing
- Cover Price/Page Count: $3.99/28 pages
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Children of the Vault #2
Since 2019’s revolutionary HOUSE OF X and POWERS OF X series, mutantkind has experienced unparalleled growth and prosperity on the island nation Krakoa – but can it really last forever? Following July’s X-MEN: HELLFIRE GALA #1, mutantkind will enter a thrilling new era of uncertainty, danger, and mystery known as FALL OF X!
During this perilous time, two of the X-Men’s strongest soldiers will join forces to take down the greatest threat to mutantkind’s future in CHILDREN OF THE VAULT!
This post-human species is seen as the next stage of evolution, superior to mutants in every way. Their motives and the existential threat they represent has been brewing in the pages of both Jonathan Hickman and Gerry Duggan’s X-MEN runs, and after the dramatic events at this year’s Hellfire Gala, they’re be unleashed from their virtual prison with a new mission. Former enemies become brother-in-arms as Cable and Bishop team-up to fight this crucial war against the Children of the Vault all on their own!
Comic Watch Review:
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Children of the Vault #2
WELCOME TO THE TOMORROWTOWNS!
The Children of the Vault will bring this world into the future—kicking and screaming! In the wake of the fall of Krakoa, the Children emerge as humankind’s greatest and only saviors, defending Earth from Shi’ar attacks and supernatural sightings alike. And humanity LOVES it. Only Bishop and Cable can see through the Children’s impossible promises—but can these two old enemies work together long enough to stop them? The explosive series continues as mutantkind’s boldest soldiers prepare for war!
Creative Team
- Writer: Deniz Camp
- Artist: Luca Maresca
- Letterer: Cory Petit
- Designer: Tom Muller
- Standard Cover Artist(s): Yanick Paquette & Guru-eFX
- Variant Cover Artist(s): Mahmud Asrar & Matt Wilson
- Senior Editor: Jordan D. White
- Editor: Sarah Brunstad
- Format: Limited Series
- Page Count/Cover Price: 36 pages/$4.99
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X-Men: Red #15
Now home to the mutants of Arakko, the Red Planet has never shined brighter or been more dangerous… What does that mean for Mars’ new inhabitants and the larger galactic landscape? The saga continues as the mutants on Mars deal with both the promise and the threat that Arakko represents to the Marvel Universe.
Storm, Magneto, Sunspot, Abigail Brand, and the mutants of the Great Ring continue to forge Arakko’s uncertain future in a place of mystery, strength, and endless conflict.
Mutantkind’s bold leap into the future on the terraformed Mars returns following the Sins of Sinister and ready for the Fall in X-MEN: RED #13 this week
Comic Watch Review: X-Men Red #14: Civil War
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X-Men: Red #15
SINS OF THE PAST!
Under siege in Port Prometheus, Storm readies to hold the line against the ultimate bioweapon. Meanwhile, the Fisher King finds himself tormented by his strange new abilities…and the secrets in his memory might turn the tide of the Genesis War.
Creative Team
- Writer: Al Ewing
- Artists: Y?ld?ray Ç?nar
- Colorist: Federico Blee
- Letterer: Ariana Maher
- Designer(s): Tom Muller & Jay Bowen
- Standard Cover Artist(s): Stefano Caselli & Jesus Aburtov
- Variant Cover Artist(s): Nicoletta Baldari; Jeff Dekal
- Editor(s): Jordan D. White
- Assistant Editor: Lauren Amaro
- Format: Ongoing
- Cover Price/Page Count: $3.99/ 28 pages
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X-Force #44
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The NEW ERA for X-FORCE with new members LAURA KINNEY, A.K.A. WOLVERINE, and PIOTR RASPUTIN, A.K.A. COLOSSUS, continues in X-FORCE #44 as the team must deal with the Fall of X
Comic Watch Review: X-Force #43: Where Do We Go From Here?
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X-Force #44
X-FORCE NO MORE?!
X-perience the FALL OF X at its most dire! X-FORCE is captured—but what power could possibly keep them off the grid, and who is truly to blame? With SAGE, DEADPOOL and DOMINO on the outside, will the WOLVERINE SENTINELS beat them to their quarry, or can X-FORCE reunite to take down the enemies of mutantkind once and for all?
Creative Team
- Writer: Benjamin Percy
- Artist: Robert Gill
- Colorist: Guru-eFX
- Letterer: VC’s Joe Caramagna
- Designer: Tom Muller & Jay Bowen
- Standard Cover Artist(s): Daniel Acuña
- Variant Cover Artist(s): Ian Bertram
- Senior X-Men Editor(s): Jordan D. White
- Editor: Mark Basso
- Assistant Editor: Drew Baumgartner
- Format: Ongoing Series
- Page Count/Cover Price: 28 pages/$3.99
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The fall of X continues this week in Astonishing Iceman #2, Children of the Vault #2, X-Men: Red #15, & X-Force #44 arrive in stores and on digital platforms Wednesday, September 13, 2023, from Marvel Comics
