Your X-Men Fix for the week of October 18, 2023 includes:
- Astonishing Iceman #3
- Children of the Vault #3
- The Invincible Iron Man #11
- Scarlet Witch #9
- Deadpool: Badder Blood #5
Astonishing Iceman #3
An all-new adventure continues to push Iceman to the limits of his powers…and beyond begins in Astonishing Iceman #3
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Astonishing Iceman #3
CHILLING WITH THE CAPTAIN!
ORCHIS’ attacks on ICEMAN are heating up!
Will crossing paths with the ALL-NEW Y-MEN give BOBBY DRAKE the chance to put them down once and for all or open a new path to his own destruction?
Guest-starring AARON FISCHER, the CAPTAIN AMERICA of the Railways (and showcasing his awesome new power set)!
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: Pete Woods
- Senior Editor: Jordan D. White
- Editor: Mark Basso
- Assistant Editor: Drew Baumgartner
- Format: Ongoing
- Cover Price/Page Count: $3.99/28 pages
Children of the Vault #3
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!
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Children of the Vault #3
THE BOYS BREAK OUT THEIR TOYS!
The time for subterfuge has passed. As the Children of the Vault stand poised to inherit the Earth, Bishop and Cable break out from the shadows guns blazing! But the Children are only one enemy in a world full of them, and now two of the world’s most wanted men have revealed themselves to every watchful eye.
Big guns, big action, big attitude—Children of the Vault is a series you can’t miss!
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): Luciano Vecchio
- Senior Editor: Jordan D. White
- Editor: Sarah Brunstad
- Format: Limited Series
- Page Count/Cover Price: 36 pages/$4.99
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The Invincible Iron Man #11
The moment fans never thought would happen—the wedding of Emma Frost and Tony Stark is over now let the honeymoon begin! Writer Gerry Duggan finally delivers this highly-anticipated story alongside X-Men artists Jim Towe and Javier Pina and Invincible Iron Man series artist Juan Frigeri.
Wedding Bells are ringing for two of Marvel’s biggest names as the Frost/Stark knot is set to be tied next week in INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #10
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The Invincible Iron Man #11
MEET THE NEW HELLFIRE CLUB!
Iron Man and Emma Frost begin their whirlwind honeymoon…and their takeover of the Hellfire Club!
Creative Team
- Writer: Gerry Duggan
- Artist: Andrea Di Vito
- Colorist:Bryan Valenza
- Letterer: VC’s Joe Caramagna
- Designer: Adam Del Re
- Standard Cover Artist(s): Kael Ngu
- Variant Cover Artist(s): Adi Granov; Alexander Lozano,
- Editor(s): Darren Shan
- Associate Editor: Noah Sharma
- Format: Ongoing Series
- Page Count/Cover Price: 40 pages/$4.99
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Scarlet Witch #9
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 #9
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Scarlet Witch #9
Being the hero to the hopeless is a full-time job, and Wanda Maximoff could certainly use some help. When she teams with a mysterious new ally to assist the people seeking help through the Last Door, things seem to be looking up. But is he everything he appears to be? Or has Wanda put her trust in the wrong person? Plus! A backup story celebrating Latin/x heroes and creators! Wanda Maximoff teams up with Strange Academy student Eva Quintero in a backup story by Juan Ponce and Ig Guara!
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: Tiago Da Silva; Jen Bartel; Ernanda Souza
- 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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Deadpool: Badder Blood #5
Superstar comics talent Rob Liefeld is back with another action-packed saga starring one of his greatest creations in DEADPOOL: BADDER BLOOD!
The sequel to Liefeld’s hit Deadpool: Bad Blood, DEADPOOL: BADDER BLOOD will be a five-issue limited series that will deliver another definitive Deadpool adventure in iconic Liefeld style! Additionally, fans will be introduced to brand-new Liefeld-created characters including KILLVILLE, ARCATA, and the mysterious warrior SHATTERSTORM!
Rob Liefeld’s tour-de-force DEADPOOL epic concludes with BIG SURPRISES and EPIC ACTION unlike anything else on the stands in Deadpool Badder Blood #5 (of 5)
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Deadpool Badder Blood #5 (of 5)
A TITANIC TEAM-UP…TO PROTECT THUMPER?
! THUMPER will stop at nothing to get his hands on DOCTOR VAN STRUTTEN, the man behind the DEPARTMENT H program who made Thumper who he is—and DEADPOOL, CABLE and WOLVERINE reunite to assist their former enemy!
Forget what you think you knew, and strap in for the fantastic finale in the baddest issue yet!
Creative Team
- Story: Rob Liefeld
- Script: Chris Sims & Chad Bowers
- Penciler: Rob Liefeld
- Inkers: Rob Liefeld, Shelby Roberts, Adelso Corona, & Marat Michaels
- Colorist: Romulo Fajardo Jr.
- Letterer: VC’s Joe Sabino
- Designer: Jay Bowen
- Standard Cover Artist(s): Rob Liefeld & Jay David Ramos
- Variant Cover Artists: Rob Liefeld & Juan Manuel Rodriguez; Nick Bradshaw
- Editor(s): Jordan D. White
- Assistant Editor: Drew Baumgartner
- Format: Limited Series
- Page Count/Cover Price: 36 pages/$3.99
Astonishing Iceman #3, Children of the Vault #3, The Invincible Iron Man #11, Scarlet Witch #9, & Deadpool: Badder Blood #5 arrives on shelves and digital platforms on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, from Marvel Comics
