Immortal X-Men (2022-) #1

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In the second issue Mr. Sinister uses a serum to temporarily transform himself into a huge pale version of Weapon H. Bad Powers, Bad People: Selene is a semi-immortal Mutant who feeds on people to keep living. She couldn't give a damn about Krakoa's benefits or the possibility of altering her power so she doesn't have to keep eating people. She wants to eat people. She likes eating people. From Bad to Worse: Issue #12. Colossus works with Shaw to install Selene on the Quiet Council. While Mystique and Destiny might be opposed to Shaw's machinations, Mother Righteous arranges it so Mystique suddenly kills her wife, and Shaw uses this to exclude Irene from the Council, allowing him to solidify his control. With Nightcrawler gone, Piotr also manages to seize his vote, and decides to reveal the truth about the Sinister timeline to the entire world, which will completely tank Krakoa's reputation. Dramatic Irony: The Mutants of Krakoa remain blissfully unaware Mother Righteous is another Sinister, and in issue #17 it turns out even the "main" Sinister has no idea she even exists.

Continuity Cavalcade: Jean's narration through issue #17 is a cavalcade of things Jean's said over the years, from X-Men #1, X-Men #101, The Dark Phoenix Saga (specifically, Phoenix taunting Mastermind and threatening the Greys), X-Factor #1, and Grant Morrison's New X-Men. Sinister: It's Judgment Day. Let's hope we're not being judged for our spelling choices. It's Judgement, you ruffians. Professor X. Emma Frost. Destiny. Mystique. Storm. Nightcrawler. Kate Pryde. Colossus. Sebastian Shaw. Exodus. Mister Sinister. Each of them has their own vision for Krakoa and they’re willing to do whatever it takes to achieve it. Will mutantkind survive the experience? Find out when IMMORTAL X-MEN #1 hits stands on March 30. For more information, visit Marvel.com. The council begins to search for Magneto's replacement, allowing mutants to appear before the council and make their case. Angel, Monet, Gorgon, Vulcan, Abigail Brand and Beast all appear before the council to make their cases, but are deemed unsatisfactory. Other suggestions, such as Legion and Cypher are rejected, while others such as Namor, Sobunar of the Depths, Xilo the First Defender and Lodus Logos are offered the empty seat, but reject it. In July’s X-MEN: HELLFIRE GALA #1, the future of the mutant nation of Krakoa will be threatened like never before as its greatest enemies gather together to deliver a devastating strike! In the aftermath, the X-Men titles will enter a period of unrest, uncertainty, and excitement known as the FALL OF X!

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The fourth issue, which focuses on Emma Frost, has a cover showing her in a huge bed, seemingly naked, partially covered by deep red sheets and lounging in luxury. The opening scene reveals her sprawled in a much smaller bed, lying on top of a tangled dark grey sheet and wearing a pink tank top and shorts. The contrast helps to establish one of the issue's themes - the gap between who Emma is in private and how she lets the world perceive her. Underestimating Badassery: Exodus, to Hope, in issue #11, thinking that with no powers his larger size means he still has an advantage, until Hope reminds him she was raised in a Bad Future by Cable. Human Resources: Sinister views other mutants as raw material, as always. Early issues refer to a gun based on cloned eyes from Cyclops, a bank of clones of Moira used to research and reset the future and, in one possible Bad Future, cloned meat from Sebastian Shaw used to store kinetic energy for a starship.

Prepare for sinister secrets to be revealed and learn that some secrets are more sinister than others... Moses Archetype: In issue #14, in the aftermath of the Hellfire Gala, Exodus leads the banished Krakoans through a desert.

‘Basilisk’ #5 opens the story by taking a breather

Mr. Sinister sat on a crystal throne; next to him Jean Grey and Emma Frost, and on the foreground Cyclops and Wolverine wearing a red diamond on their heads. This refers to the Sins of Sinister crossover. Insistent Terminology: In #14 Sebastian Shaw finds himself a new secretary he insists on calling "New Tessa", although her name is Siobhan. Horrible Judge of Character: Part of Piotr's problem through issue #12 is trying to get Kate and Ororo, who've known him for years, to see how his actions are not his, but all they see is the naïve Russian farmboy. Destiny's powers don't work in the White Hot Room. She's in the middle of explaining this to Mother Righteous when she realizes this isn't a good thing. Righteous then stabs her. This is the book about Krakoa, and the Quiet council, with all its muffled screams. It’s about a group of people, some of whom are convinced they’re in the West Wing, some who have designs to be in House of Cards and at least one who knows they’re in Veep,” Gillen said. “It’s big ideas, politics, fights and fashion, lies, creation and destruction, all told across the widest possible canvas, in time and space. It’s some characters I’ve written before, with the volume turned up. It’s me falling in love with some characters I’ve never touched. It’s me somehow talking Marvel into paying me for having this much fun.