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X-Men Previews: The Women Of X Shine This Week

Chad Burdette

By Chad Burdette

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X-Books on shelves this week:

 

Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant #2

After Kamala’s heroic sacrifice that saved the world in Amazing Spider-Man, Kamala was brought back thanks to the miracle of mutant resurrection in X-Men: Hellfire Gala 2023 #1!

What a way to learn she’s a mutant! The bad news is her debut doesn’t go exactly as planned, and soon all of mutantkind will be hunted worldwide as the catastrophic FALL OF X grips the Marvel Universe!

Comic Watch Review: Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant #1: You Khan Do It! (Spoiler-free Review)

 

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Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant #2

UNDERCOVER UNDER ORCHIS’ NOSE!

Ms. Marvel’s mission makes her a target for Orchis, but they have no idea they’re looking for a completely normal teenage girl in their summer science program. Thankfully, Iron Man and Emma Frost are able to stop by and show Kamala how to fly under the radar!

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Jean Grey #2

After the events of the Hellfire Gala, Jean’s life is in shambles. Mutantkind is in dire straits—and there’s nothing this founding X-Man can do. Legendary writer Louise Simonson returns to the X-Men with a story full of fan-favorite moments, heartrending revelations, and pulse-pounding devastation.

This week stunning secrets will be revealed as Jea n Grey lays the groundwork for her next shocking appearance in ‘Fall of X’!

Comic Watch Review: Jean Grey #1: You Don’t Own Me. I’m Not One of Your Many Toys…

Peach Momoko X-Men 60th Anniversary Variant Cover:

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Jean Grey #2

THE DARKEST PERIOD IN JEAN GREY’S HISTORY!

The Dark Phoenix has haunted Jean Grey since it emerged from Jamaica Bay. But what if the Phoenix had chosen…someone else? The love story of Cyclops and Jean Grey is one of the most beloved in Marvel Comics’ history. Now witness a legendary creator break their hearts—and their minds. But this is no ‘what if.’ Jean Grey is not where she is meant to be…and neither is the rest of mutantkind.

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Realm of X #2

Leaping straight from the astonishing events of this year’s Hellfire Gala, the unlikely team of Magik, Mirage, Marrow, Dust and Typhoid Mary find themselves stranded in…Vanaheim?

Comic Watch Review: Realm of X #1: Some Kind of Fairy Tale

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Realm of X #2

PROPHECY, PERIL AND POWERLESSNESS!

With her powers still on the fritz, Magik makes a desperate move to try and recover the missing Curse—but is she playing right into someone else’s nefarious plans? Plus, tempers are ready to erupt as this powder keg of a team struggles to protect their fellow mutants from the growing conflict in Vanaheim. The date of the prophecy looms ever closer—but at this rate, will the team even make it to then or will they implode before they even get a chance to prove themselves?!

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STORM #5

Storm headlines a brand-new solo series that spotlights why she’s one of the most powerful heroes in the Marvel Universe! This thrilling five-issue limited series, STORM will be written by groundbreaking creator Ann Nocenti, known for her definitive run on Daredevil and her storied career as a X-Men editor.

In the same spirit as titles such as Symbiote Spider-Man and Venom: Lethal Protector, where the industry’s greatest creators take a retro spin on Marvel heroes in key moments throughout Marvel Comics history, STORM #5 completes the story that delves into Storm’s fan-favorite “punk” era!

Related: Storm Faces the Full Destructive Potential of Her Omega-Level Powers in a New Solo Series!

 

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Storm #2

THE ALL-POWERFUL STORM!

STORM is mad as hell, and she’s not going to take it anymore! BLOWBACK’s mind-blowing secret is revealed, as the former X-Man reaches her ultimate breaking point! What are the consequences of Storm’s full power unleashed? You won’t want to miss the climax to the ultimate ORORO MUNROE masterpiece.

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X-Men: Days of Future Past – Doomsday #3

Witness the thirty-year descent into the dystopic future, replete with the previously untold deaths of key mutant characters, as we flesh out one of the most celebrated X-MEN timelines in its own series for the first time!

Told in 1981 within the pages of Uncanny X-Men #141–142, “Days of Future Past” enriched the X-Men’s mythology with the introduction of new core concepts like time travel and alternate universes, and raised the stakes of the X-Men’s mission by showing readers what the future held if they failed.

Over the years, “Days of Future Past” has inspired spin-offs, film, television, and more, and now it’s time to witness the thirty-year descent into this iconic dystopic future where mutantkind was crushed under the full might of the Sentinel program!

Beginning at the pivotal moment that Kate Pryde desperately tried to alter in the original story and taking readers right up the legendary opening pages of Uncanny X-Men #141, the series will reveal all the dark history behind “Days of Future Past,” complete with the previously untold deaths of key mutant characters, super hero guest stars, and shocking revelations.

Continue the multi-decade journey into this ALL-NEW tale of the dystopic future made famous in the classic X-MEN #141-142 DAYS OF FUTURE PAST storyline, complete with SURPRISE GUEST STARS and NEW REVELATIONS!

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X-Men: Days of Future Past – Doomsday #3

MUTANTS HUNTING MUTANTS—RELEASE THE HOUNDS!

AHAB unleashes his HOUNDS to hunt down mutantkind! Chief among them, the powerful RACHEL SUMMERS! As her unwilling betrayal stands poised to destroy the remnants of the X-MEN for good, MAGNETO hits rock bottom. But what fruit will an unexpected alliance led by WOLVERINE yield, and will it create an even darker future?

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Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant #2, Jean Grey #2, Realm of X #2, Storm #5, &X-Men: Days of Future Past – Doomsday #3 arrive on shelves and digital platforms on Wednesday, September 30, 2023, from Marvel Comics.

 

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