r/xmen • u/VengefulKangaroo Shatterstar • Apr 10 '24

Weekly Discussion X-Men Comics New Releases for April 10, 2024

Ultimate X-Men #2

  • THE ULTIMATE X-MEN GO BACK TO SCHOOL! High school, that is! It's a new school year for Hisako as she tries to get a grasp on her new powers… Where she meets a cool, white-haired punk girl named Mei (A.K.A. Maystorm), who understands all too well the challenge Hisako faces. And they team up to embark on a creepy adventure to learn who is behind the creepy shadow that has been haunting — and taunting — them!

Ms. Marvel: Mutant Menace #2

  • THE (IN)FAMOUS X-MAN! Now that Kamala is very notably and very publicly an X-Man, she is attracting all sorts of attention…and you know who uses attention as currency? That's right — it's the return of the X-Men's old media mogul mastermind — MOJO!

Resurrection of Magneto #4

  • RETURN OF THE KING! The Master of Magnetism has returned to the world… but it is not the world he left. Nor is Magneto the same man who left it. Has death changed him for the better, or for the worse? And when he sees what ORCHIS has done to mutantkind… will it change him again?

Wolverine #47

  • SAVAGE ESCAPE! LAURA KINNEY must escape the clutches of the SAVAGE SABRETOOTH! Will VICTOR CREED'S WEAPON spell the end for LOGAN? LEGACY #389

The Invincible Iron Man #17

  • Iron Man is mutantkind's last hope! Tony Stark's greatest accomplishment may have just become the world's most advanced coffin. Trapped within a deactivated armor, Tony must face down his demons and his legacy. Can Iron Man escape, or will mutantkind's hopes die along with him? LEGACY #667

X-Men '97 #2

  • SABRETOOTH STRIKES! …and he's not the only threat the X-Men are facing! As Jean Grey and Cyclops prepare to embark on a bold new adventure, a sinister foe makes his move from the shadows, unleashing a torrent of new terror. Can an old friend turn the tide — or will it be too late to save Wolverine from being ripped to shreds?!

Weapon X-Men #2

  • ONE HAPPY WOLVERINE! Across almost every universe in existence, Wolverine is driven by pain, by the sins of his past and his future. But in one world — the very one that Onslaught has targeted next for annihilation — has a Wolverine unlike any other. A Wolverine… who got what he wanted. And for the Logan from Earth-X? That news just might be the claw in the coffin. The Phoenix's handpicked Band of Logans go to war!

Related & Unlimited Releases for 4/10

  • Discuss other Marvel comics impacting the X-Men releasing this week, including Unlimited exclusives.

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u/VengefulKangaroo Shatterstar Apr 10 '24

Weapon X-Men #2

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u/JackFisherBooks Phoenix Apr 10 '24

Earth X Wolverine got to do something meaningful and badass. And multiple Wolverine's get to see how great life would've been if they had a chance to be with Mariko.

Also, Jane Howlett is steadily winning me over. She seems to be the only Wolverine in the multiverse who seems to understand that Wolverine's infatuation with Jean Grey is creepy, unhealthy, and just plain dumb. And she's right. I hope this is something she belabors in future issues.

I know this mini-series isn't for everyone. And the premise might not sit well with some. But I think it's fun, non-canon action that gives us new visions of Wolverine, Jean, and so many others.

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u/Lbolt187 Laura Kinney Apr 13 '24

I honestly can't recall of Laura or Akihiro having an opinion on that. If they did I would honestly think Laura's would align with Jane's opinion. Akihiro would probably be indifferent.

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u/ravonna Jean Grey Apr 10 '24

It feels like the message I'm getting as a Jean Grey fan is that the world would be more peaceful if Jean wasn't caught up with any romance and is able to maximize her full potential. Because that's 2 worlds where she's not romantically linked but the world is peaceful. And one of them went kaboom just because she kissed a wolverine. 😬

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u/Thek40 Apr 10 '24

Not a good week for Jean.

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u/angelic-beast Magik Apr 10 '24

Really enjoying this one more than I thought I would! Some good humorous moments from zombie logan, and its nice to know why she picked such a strange group. Also I will always be happy to see future Magik in the role of sorceress supreme!

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u/cyclopswashalfright Moonstar Apr 12 '24

Other than the potential wedding hijinks and hilarity of Scott and Madelyn's son marrying Logan and Mariko's daughter, I still don't see the point of this mini.

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u/wowlock_taylan Apr 10 '24

There really is no point to this book other than ''We wanted to bring Jane Howlett in for some reason as a female Wolverine...despite the fact we already have Laura''. Since she seems to be the only character that seems sensible and somewhat readable.

I mean it is a non-stop pity party with nonsense-logic against a supposedly multiverse threatening Onslaught. And of course to join the Wolverine pity party, we have a Phoenix that is also pitiable by seeing her world that everyone is happy without her, for no reason.

I swear, this reads like bad Logan/Jean fanfic attempt.

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u/Expensive-Baby-1391 Apr 11 '24

There are potential for good multiverse stories and adventures that change the universal status quo, but it seems Marvel is obsessed with making the worst ones we dont need.

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u/RodrigoZago Apr 11 '24

It's fun and it's well written. The thing is we didn't need (or want) it at all. I would love if resources (good writers and artists) were concentrated on stories that really matter overall. Nice read anyway.