X-Books May 2020 Solicits

[Dante Milton]

https://www.newsarama.com/49122-marv...citations.html

EMPYRE: X-MEN #1 & #2 (OF 4)
Issue #1 - JONATHAN HICKMAN & TINI HOWARD (W)
Issue #1 - MATTEO BUFFAGNI (A) Cover by MIKE MCKONE
Issue #2 - GERRY DUGGAN, BENJAMIN PERCY & LEAH WILLIAMS (W)
Issue #2 - LUCAS WERNECK (A)
ISSUE #1 - VARIANT COVER BY ESAD RIBIC
ISSUE #2 - VARIANT COVER BY TBA
Plant people from outer space have come to Earth and, wouldn’t you know it, they just happen to be here when millions of mutants rise as undead creatures hungry for human flesh. The X-Men return to Genosha in a tale so crazy, it’s taking the entire writing crew of the X-Men line to tackle it!
40 PGS. (EACH)/Rated T+ …$4.99 (EACH)

X–MEN #11
JONATHAN HICKMAN (W) • LEINIL FRANCIS YU (A/C)
EMPYRE VARIANT COVER BY TBA
DAYS OF FUTURE PAST VARIANT COVER BY JAVIER RODRIGUEZ
THE TREES ARE KILLING THE CHILDREN!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

JUGGERNAUT #1 (OF 5)
FABIAN NICIEZA (W) • RON GARNEY (A) • Cover by GEOFF SHAW
VARIANT COVER BY NICK BRADSHAW
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
HIDDEN GEM VARIANT COVER BY Werner Roth
VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
BROWN & RED VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
READY OR ‘NAUT, HERE HE COMES!
A mystic gem. A force of overwhelming power. Nothing can stop the Juggernaut. Except himself. Another building falls. Cain Marko is done letting others pick up the pieces of the things he’s destroyed. Renowned X-scribe Fabian Nicieza (X-FORCE, DEADPOOL) and celebrated artist Ron Garney (CAPTAIN AMERICA, DAREDEVIL) team up to take the unstoppable in a new bold new direction!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

GIANT-SIZE X-MEN: FANTOMEX #1
JONATHAN HICKMAN (W) • ROD REIS (A/C)
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
HICKMAN AND REIS TAKE ON THE WORLD!
The hit creative team of Jonathan Hickman & Rod Reis (NEW MUTANTS) turn their attention to the covert activities of the Weapon Plus program’s Weapon XIII! A bred killer who choses the life of a gentleman super-thief, Fantomex has always defied expectations... For example, who would expect him to break into the World, the artificial realm of his creation? And then again? And then… again?
40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Parental Advisory …$4.99

CHILDREN OF THE ATOM #2
VITA AYALA (W) • BERNARD CHANG (A) • Cover by R.B. SILVA
VARIANT COVER BY MIKE HENDERSON
DAYS OF FUTURE PAST VARIANT COVER BY JAVIER RODRIGUEZ
BREAKOUT!
A local prison riot is quickly turning into an escape and the only ones who can stop them are a bunch of high schoolers?! The strangest teens of all are on the case! Guest-starring the Avengers!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

X-FACTOR #2
LEAH WILLIAMS (W) • DAVID BALDEÓN (A)
Cover by IVAN SHAVRIN
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
DARK MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY DAVID NAKAYAMA
DAYS OF FUTURE PAST VARIANT COVER BY JAVIER RODRIGUEZ
DANCE OF DEATH!
The team gets their first case — investigating the disappearance of a mutant dancer at a prestigious ballet academy…in the Mojoverse!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

HELLIONS #3
ZEB WELLS (W) • STEPHEN SEGOVIA (A/C)
DESIGN VARIANT COVER BY TOM MULLER
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
MAD AS HELL!
Krakoa’s resident rabble are up against the grand dame of the damned — the Goblin Queen, Madelyne Pryor! Talk about a return that could raise some havoc!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

WOLVERINE #4
BENJAMIN PERCY (W) • VIKTOR BOGDANOVIC (A) • Cover by ADAM KUBERT
VARIANT COVER BY PATRICK GLEASON
DARK MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY TBA
DAYS OF FUTURE PAST VARIANT COVER BY JAVIER RODRIGUEZ
THE RED TAVERN!
After getting dressed down by the Quiet Council for rogue activity, Wolverine escapes through his own secret gate to the Red Tavern, a snowbound, backwoods watering hole where he only wants to guzzle whiskey in peace. But Logan soon discovers that peace isn’t possible as a twist-and-turn murder mystery unfolds — and at the heart of it all is an enemy from the past.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

NEW MUTANTS #11
ED BRISSON (W) • FLAVIANO (A) • Cover by MIKE DEL MUNDO
DAYS OF FUTURE PAST VARIANT COVER BY JAVIER RODRIGUEZ
Helping young mutants in crisis ain’t all sunshine and rainbows — and recently, it’s been downright nightmarish. But maybe the NEW MUTANTS’ luck is changing…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

CABLE #3
GERRY DUGGAN (W) • PHIL NOTO (A/C)
DESIGN VARIANT COVER BY TOM MULLER
DARK MARVEL VARIANT COVER BY GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
DAYS OF FUTURE PAST VARIANT COVER BY JAVIER RODRIGUEZ
REUNITED FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME!
Deadpool considers Cable one of his oldest and best friends. Cable hasn’t met Deadpool, yet. He’s in for a treat.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

EXCALIBUR #11
TINI HOWARD (W) • MARCUS TO (A) • Cover by MAHMUD ASRAR
BLOOD OF THE CHANGELING!
The Citadel has committed an act of war and Excalibur must respond. While they lick their wounds deep in Otherworld, Apocalypse takes steps toward his ultimate goal.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

MARAUDERS #11
Gerry Duggan (W) • Stefano CASELLI (A) • Cover by RUSSELL DAUTERMAN
THE QUEEN IS DEAD!
The Marauders…the Hellfire Trading Company…all of Krakoa is reeling from the death of Kate Pryde.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

X–FORCE #11
BENJAMIN PERCY (W) • JOSHUA CASSARA (A) • Cover by Dustin weaver
RED DAWN!
After taking on the Flower Cartel, Logan has brought back valuable intel to the mutant CIA. The non-treaty nation of Russia is working to undermine Krakoa — and may be aligned with Xeno. Beast wants Colossus on their side as the first drumbeats of war begin to sound.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

[Askani's Flame]

Look at all those DoFP variants. I hope Rachel makes one of them at least.

Meanwhile I'm interested even more about this ballet dancer in the Mojoverse.

[JB]

X-FACTOR #2
DANCE OF DEATH!
The team gets their first case — investigating the disappearance of a mutant dancer at a prestigious ballet academy…in the Mojoverse!

HELLIONS #3
MAD AS HELL!
Krakoa’s resident rabble are up against the grand dame of the damned — the Goblin Queen, Madelyne Pryor! Talk about a return that could raise some havoc!

EXCALIBUR #11
BLOOD OF THE CHANGELING!
The Citadel has committed an act of war and Excalibur must respond. While they lick their wounds deep in Otherworld, Apocalypse takes steps toward his ultimate goal.


OK everything sounds great and these three really intrigued me!

[NewMutant]

Just Marauders for me.

[Maestroneto]

Brisson gave up and just made NM about the good characters again instead of his favs

[Hi-Fi]

F*$k the Otherworld.

[JB]

Brisson gave up and just made NM about the good characters again instead of his favs

Super cute! And Magma is hanging with them.

[Dante Milton]

The CotA solicit really does make it sound like these kids are human, and I am not at all interested in that.

The dancer on the X-Factor cover isn't Aurora like we assumed.

The New Mutants solicit is so vague. At least the cover is pretty.

[tuck frump]

Apocalypse "ultimate goal" make me think Excalibur might end at #12 after all.

I wanted to be enthusiastic about Children of the Atom but???? The Avengers???

[Nyssane]

I just hope Leah has done her research and doesn't use Spiral as Mojo's henchwoman in X-Factor.

[JB]

Apocalypse "ultimate goal" make me think Excalibur might end at #12 after all.

I wanted to be enthusiastic about Children of the Atom but???? The Avengers???

Aww I hope not but maybe it will bleed into something featuring the Krakoa/UK war.

I want to like CotA, I want to!

[Dementia5]

Definitely Excalibur, maybe New Mutants and Marauders.

This cover looks great, but for some reason I don’t think it bodes well for Shogo.

[JB]

Definitely Excalibur, maybe New Mutants and Marauders.

This cover looks great, but for some reason I don’t think it bodes well for Shogo.

Oh no, I genuinely got sad. That didn’t dawn on me. Nooo.

[Askani5]

X-Men, X-Force, Marauders, X-Factor, Hellions for me.

New Mutants and Giant Size maybe... I don’t really understand the premise for New Mutants after the space adventure. I kinda wish it ventured into the loose threads from POX/HOX but if the writer will screw up never mind. I don’t understand why Fantomex is getting a spotlight. Why can’t it be Moira, Mystique or Destiny.

Children of Atom looks really bad... I’m really hesitant even to try the first issue

Excalibur needs to end.

[Ferro]

if i wanted to read about humans playing superhero id read every other teen hero in marvel, what a massive flop.
this is just creating 5 characthers to be brutally murdered for shock value down the line.