See what’s to come for the X-Line this summer with the reveal of issues on sale this May.
SHADOWS OF TOMORROW, a new era of X-Men storytelling, is now officially underway with exciting new arcs of X-MEN, UNCANNY X-MEN and WOLVERINE, new ongoing launches like GENERATION X-23, INGLORIOUS X-FORCE, WADE WILSON: DEADPOOL, and X-MEN UNITED, and exciting limited series like CYCLOPS, MAGIK & COLOSSUS, MOONSTAR, ROGUE, and STORM: EARTH’S MIGHTIEST MUTANT. Today, fans can glimpse ahead at what comes next as the SHADOWS OF TOMORROW era comes to an end and the road to the next mutant milestone begins with the reveal of issues coming in May.
May promises to be a monumental month for the X-Line. Cyclops’ Alaskan X-Men team face their greatest challenge yet in the new “Danger Room” arc of Jed MacKay and Netho Diaz’s X-MEN. Over at Haven House, the New Mutants arrive and the Outliers disappear, a mystery that kicks off a new arc of Gail Simone and Luciano Vecchio’s UNCANNY X-MEN. Plus the moment fans have waited for since the launch of the From the Ashes era—the reveal of INMATE X—draws closer! And Graymatter Lane continues to be a hub of mutant drama and action in Eve L. Ewing and Tiago Palma’s X-MEN UNITED.
Outside of the flagship titles, Cable gets closer to finding the first mutant president’s assassin in INGLORIOUS X-FORCE, X-23 takes on the Facility singlehandedly in GENERATION X-23, the Merc with a Mouth has a showdown with Hammerhead in WADE WILSON: DEADPOOL, and Logan faces a brutal defeat with lasting physical repercussions in WOLVERINE.
Limited series continue as Rogue discovers the dark truth behind a lost Brotherhood of Evil Mutants mission in the finale of ROGUE, Cyclops braces for his final confrontation with the new Reavers in CYCLOPS #4, Dani Moonstar must search the past in order to save every soul on Earth in MOONSTAR #3, and the Rasputin siblings must put aside their differences to bring down the ancient witch Baba Yaga in MAGIK & COLOSSUS #4. And revealed in this week’s X-Men Monday column at AIPT, FURAHA, the daughter of Storm, arrives in STORM: EARTH’S MIGHTIEST MUTANT #4! Writer Murewa Ayodele reveals more about this mysterious future X-Kid, following her buzzworthy debut in last year’s X-Men: Hellfire Vigil one-shot where she appeared to Storm in a vision.
“I love Furaha so much. Every fan art of hers I see warms my heart,” Ayodele told AIPT. “It brought me great pleasure to finally get to write Storm and Furaha interacting together on the page. I find their exchanges extremely wholesome.”
X-MEN OF APOCALYSPE OMEGA #1, the final issue of Jeph Loeb and Simone Di Meo’s blockbuster Age of Apocalypse anniversary series, also hits stands in May.
Read on to learn more!
CYCLOPS #4 (OF 5)
Written by ALEX PAKNADEL
Art by ROGÊ ANTÔNIO
AN EYE FOR AN EYE!
When Cyclops loses Mei to Pierce, he captures one of his prized Reavers as revenge! How will Cyclops use his new hostage to his advantage? And will Mei escape the clutches of Pierce’s Reaver army?!
GENERATION X-23 #4
Written by JODY HOUSER
Art by MARCO RENNA
X-23 ON THE HUNT!
Laura Kinney is through playing nice. The Facility has her friends, and they have her sister. And not a damn thing on Earth will stand between her and their safety. They want “X-23, the perfect killer”? Oh, they’ve got it! SNIKT!
INGLORIOUS X-FORCE #5
Written by TIM SEELEY
Art by PHILIP TAN & MICHAEL STA. MARIA
THE HORSEMAN OF DEATH!
Cable has cleared one X-Force member of murder and suspects another. But when a fight against the Nasty Boys goes south, the truth stands revealed – and it may just put X-Force six feet under!
MAGIK & COLOSSUS #4 (OF 5)
Written by ASHLEY ALLEN
Art by GERMÁN PERALTA
A SIBLING RIVALRY!
Magik and Colossus meet the great witch Baba Yaga, and she is not happy to see them! With their relationship out of step, will the Rasputins be able to hold her off? Or will Baba Yaga damage the siblings’ future beyond repair?
MOONSTAR #3 (OF 5)
Written by ASHLEY ALLEN
Art by EDOARDO AUDINO
TRAPPED IN MEMORIES!
The cursed sword Dáinsleif plans to take every bit of Moonstar, from heart to soul. As the sentient sword combs through Dani’s memories, what secrets will it unlock? And will Dani wake up before it’s too late?!
ROGUE #5 (OF 5)
Written by ERICA SCHULTZ
Art by LUIGI ZAGARIA
FORGIVEN, BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN
Now that Rogue knows the truth about her past, will she ever be forgiven for the pain she caused? Could she ever forgive herself?
STORM: EARTH’S MIGHTIEST MUTANT #4 (OF 5)
Written by MUREWA AYODELE
Art by FEDERICA MANCIN
FURAHA, STORM’S DAUGHTER, ARRIVES!
UNCANNY X-MEN #28
Written by GAIL SIMONE
Art by LUCIANO VECCHIO
INMATE X REVEALED!
Our wildest UNCANNY story yet continues! A mysterious turn of events brings the New Mutants to the Uncanny X-Men, and the Outliers are nowhere to be found! All this plus the secret of Graymalkin Prison’s INMATE X revealed at last! Who is this incredibly lethal mutant powerhouse, and what does it mean for mutantkind?
WADE WILSON: DEADPOOL #4
Written by BENJAMIN PERCY
Art by GEOFF SHAW
MOB LIFE!
The gangster Hammerhead has cottoned on to Deadpool’s secret. But Wade can’t be bought… No wait, that’s not right. Wade can totally be bought. That’s his whole deal as a mercenary… OH, Hammerhead has the ’Pool by the floats, that’s what it is, and whatever choice he makes, someone close to him will wind up DEAD!
WOLVERINE #20
Written by SALADIN AHMED
Art by MARTÍN CÓCCOLO
SAVAGE CHAMPION!
The shocking events of last issue culminate in a showdown over a century in the making. Who or what are the SAVAGE CHAMPIONS? Sharpen your claws for the fight of WOLVERINE’s life…and a twist that’ll have ramifications for Wolverine books going forward!
X-MEN #29
Written by JED MACKAY
Art by NETHO DIAZ
DANGER ROOM: PART FOUR!
Rest in peace, X-Men! The Danger Room’s victory seems all but assured with the X-Men scattered, broken and beaten. But the X-Men have been thought dead and buried before…and always have they risen from the graves their enemies put them in.
X-MEN #30
Written by JED MACKAY
Art by NETHO DIAZ
DANGER ROOM: PART FIVE!
The X-Men have weathered everything the Danger Room has thrown at them – and now it’s time to turn the tables. To me, my X-Men.
X-MEN UNITED #3
Written by EVE L. EWING
Art by TIAGO PALMA
Since a field squad of Melee, Jitter and Laura Kinney accompanied Captain America on a covert mission to right a wrong from his past, nothing has gone as planned, and the squad meets their match with a mutant foe who might not ever let them get home. Meanwhile, a shadow descends over Graymatter Lane… And the Beast and Magneto have an explosive difference of opinion!
X-MEN OF APOCALYPSE OMEGA #1
Written by JEPH LOEB
Art by SIMONE DI MEO
SECRETS REVEALED! BETRAYALS. DEATHS. AND A SHOCK ENDING THAT WILL HAVE X-MEN FANS TALKING FOR YEARS!
Check out the covers and preorder these X-titles and more at your local comic shop today!
CYCLOPS #4 (OF 5)
Written by ALEX PAKNADEL
Art by ROGÊ ANTÔNIO
Cover by FEDERICO VICENTINI
On Sale 5/6
STORM: EARTH’S MIGHTIEST MUTANT #4 (OF 5)
Written by MUREWA AYODELE
Art by FEDERICA MANCIN
Cover by R.B. SILVA
On Sale 5/6
WADE WILSON: DEADPOOL #4
Written by BENJAMIN PERCY
Art and Cover by GEOFF SHAW
On Sale 5/6
X-MEN #29
Written by JED MACKAY
Art and Cover by NETHO DIAZ
On Sale 5/6
X-MEN OF APOCALYPSE OMEGA #1
Written by JEPH LOEB
Art and Cover by SIMONE DI MEO
On Sale 5/6
MAGIK & COLOSSUS #4 (OF 5)
Written by ASHLEY ALLEN
Art by GERMÁN PERALTA
Cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA
On Sale 5/13
UNCANNY X-MEN #28
Written by GAIL SIMONE
Art and Cover by LUCIANO VECCHIO
On Sale 5/13
WOLVERINE #20
Written by SALADIN AHMED
Art by MARTÍN CÓCCOLO
Cover by DAN PANOSIAN
On Sale 5/13
INGLORIOUS X-FORCE #5
Written by TIM SEELEY
Art by PHILIP TAN & MICHAEL STA. MARIA
Cover by R.B. SILVA
On Sale 5/20
MOONSTAR #3 (OF 5)
Written by ASHLEY ALLEN
Art by EDOARDO AUDINO
Cover by GERMÁN PERALTA
On Sale 5/20
ROGUE #5 (OF 5)
Written by ERICA SCHULTZ
Art by LUIGI ZAGARIA
Cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA
On Sale 5/20
X-MEN UNITED #3
Written by EVE L. EWING
Art by TIAGO PALMA
Cover by STEFANO CASELLI
On Sale 5/20
GENERATION X-23 #4
Written by JODY HOUSER
Art by MARCO RENNA
Cover by PARTHA PRATIM SARKAR
On Sale 5/27
X-MEN #29
Written by JED MACKAY
Art and Cover by NETHO DIAZ
On Sale 5/27