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X-Men Krakoa Age finale: Magneto’s resurrection, Iron Man’s downfall, & more

Ongoing solicitations and cover art for the end of the X-Men Krakoan Age reveal Marvel’s mutants in peril, with the Avengers and Iron Man perhaps too late to save them.

The end of the current X-Men Krakoa Age marks a major turning point for the merry mutants. Things have been falling apart for the team ever since the Hellfire Gala Massacre, which saw the mutants scattered.

Over the past few months, the X-Men have gone in various directions, with Kate Pryde adopting a darker identity, Nightcrawler hiding his identity as the new Spider-Man, and Emma Frost going into hiding as Tony Stark’s secretary.

It’s coming to a head in 2024 with Cyclops on trial, all while Charles Xavier schemes to save mutants by killing Moira X in the past before her powers manifest, potentially ending Krakoa before it can even begin. Now we have an idea of what’s going to shape the end of the era, thanks to early solicits from Marvel.

Marvel’s X-Men Krakoa Age finale solicits & covers

Announced on Marvel’s official site, the Fall of the House of X is building towards a massive conclusion starting with the April releases. May’s releases will bring the books to their dramatic conclusion, as the secrets of the Krakoa Age will finally be laid bare.

The solicits also reveal the Avengers joining the fray at the behest of Iron Man, now donning his new Mysterium armor. Unfortunately, that armor may not be enough, as the solicits for his own book indicate he’ll be trapped in his armor and facing his own shortcomings in the conflict.

But the highlight for longtime fans is the X-Men finally reunited for the first time in nearly a year, setting the stage for a grand finale. While that’s going down, though, Sabretooth War claws its way through Wolverine’s supporting cast, while Cable and his younger self, Nate, fight the mysterious Neocracy.

We still don’t know a lot about what’s next for the X-Men and whether it involves Krakoa somehow surviving, a return to the Xavier Institute, or something new entirely. The teased X-Men: From the Ashes certainly hints towards the Phoenix playing a role.

Marvel Comics X-Men April 2024 Solicitations & Cover Art

The X-Men are reunited, and the Avengers are assembled, but it may not be enough to save mutants from extinction in X-Men’s April 2024 solicitations.

AVENGERS #12Written by JED MACKAYArt by FRANCESCO MORTARINOCover by STUART IMMONENOn Sale April 3The Fall of X comes for Earth’s Mightiest Heroes! The Avengers have hung in space over the Earth, a sword of Damocles over Orchis, for too long. But knowing they had only one chance to strike, they waited while Iron Man prepared. Now, on his signal, it is time, and the Avengers only know one way to strike: hard!
X-MEN #33Written by GERRY DUGGANArt and Cover by JOSHUA CASSARAOn Sale April 3X-Men X-ssemble! If there were ever a time to rally the troops and take the fight to the enemy, it’s NOW! Stand side by side with the X-Men as they head for their final stand! They can’t stop all of us!
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #17 Written by GERRY DUGGAN Art by PATCH ZIRCHER Cover by KAEL NGU On Sale April 11Iron 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?
RESURRECTION OF MAGNETO #4Written by AL EWINGArt by LUCIANO VECCHIOCover by STEFANO CASELLIOn Sale April 11Return 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 #47Written by VICTOR LAVALLE & BENJAMIN PERCYArt by GEOFF SHAWCover by LEINIL FRANCIS YUOn Sale April 11Savage escape! “Sabretooth War” – Part 7! Laura Kinney must escape the clutches of the Savage Sabretooth! Will Victor Creed’s weapon spell the end for Logan? A can’t-miss issue!
AVENGERS #13Written by JED MACKAYArt by FRANCESCO MORTARINOCover by JOSHUA CASSARAOn Sale April 18The Avengers versus the Stark Sentinel program! Orchis’ counterstrike puts the Avengers on the back foot as the true extent of the Stark Sentinel program is revealed. Can Earth’s Mightiest Heroes stand against impossible odds? Or will they fall against the metal onslaught?
DEAD X-MEN #4Written by STEVE FOXEArt by BERNARD CHANG, DAVID BALDEÓN & VINCENZO CARRATÙCover by LUCAS WERNECKOn Sale April 18Everything ends! Prodigy, Dazzler, Frenzy, Cannonball, and Jubilee have gone farther and have risked more than any X-Men team before. Now, at the end of everything, the final fate of Krakoa rests on these five mutants. Will the Dead X-Men save the seed of the future…or kill it before it can even be planted?
CABLE #3Written by FABIAN NICIEZAArt by SCOT EATONCover by WHILCE PORTACIOOn Sale April 25Protect the future – no matter the cost! Cable and his younger counterpart, Nate, are closer than ever to uncovering the origins of the Neocracy and putting an end to a bloody future before it can come to pass – but each step closer also brings them further into the crosshairs of the mysterious Parvenu! With the walls closing in, there’s no one else they can trust… but with the weight of the world on their shoulders, will Cable and Nate be able to bear the burden together, or will they crumble under the weight?
WOLVERINE #48Written by BENJAMIN PERCY & VICTOR LAVALLEArt by CORY SMITHCover by LEINIL FRANCIS YUOn Sale April 25Creed vs. Creed! “Sabretooth War” – Part 8! It’s a family affair as Graydon Creed, the maligned son of Victor Creed, AKA Sabretooth, brings the fight to his father. The winner gets Wolverine – or…what’s left of him…!
X-MEN: FOREVER #2Written by KIERON GILLENArt by LUCA MARESCACover by MARK BROOKSOn Sale April 25Immortal means forever! The fight for Krakoa’s future begins here! Since RISE OF THE POWERS OF X began, there have been a few mysteries unrevealed! Now writer Kieron Gillen fills in the gap of what happened between the end of IMMORTAL X-MEN and the beginning of the end of the Krakoan Age!

Marvel Comics X-Men May 2024 Solicitations & Cover Art

May’s X-Men solicits see Magneto’s triumphant return, while Wolverine and Sabretooth’s bloody duel finally comes to its conclusion.

CABLE #4 (OF 4)Written by FABIAN NICIEZAArt by SCOT EATONTIME’S RUN OUT – THE NEOCRACY IS AT YOUR DOOR!As the fate of the world hangs in the balance, Cable faces both a devastating betrayal and an impossible decision! Will he be able to stem the tides of the Neocracy, or will he and the rest of the Marvel Universe be subsumed? Don’t miss out on this explosive series finale!
FALL OF THE HOUSE OF X #5 (OF 5)Written by GERRY DUGGANArt by LUCAS WERNECKTHE BATTLE FOR THE FUTURE!It all comes down to this – Orchis versus the X-Men, winner take the future! Orchis has pushed mutantkind to their lowest point ever, but that just means the X-Men have had to fight back like never before. Will it be enough? We continue to barrel toward the conclusion of the Krakoan Age as the two stories that are one come to an end!
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #18Written by GERRY DUGGANArt by PATCH ZIRCHERSIDE BY SIDE WITH…MAGNETO!For years, the Master of Magnetism was Iron Man’s greatest fear. But to take down Orchis, will Tony have to work with the X-Men’s former adversary? And will a fight against every Sentinel on Earth be too much for even these two powerhouses?
RISE OF THE POWERS OF X #5 (OF 5)Written by KIERON GILLENArt by LUCIANO VECCHIOTHE BATTLE FOR ALL TIME!The X-epic concludes in a battle between those who are outside time and that which is now and forever…and the result is being decided by whether someone can ultimately make the right choice. The end of the Krakoan Age barrels our way as the two series that are one conclude!
WOLVERINE #49Written by VICTOR LAVALLE & BENJAMIN PERCYArt by GEOFF SHAWARMOR UP FOR THE PENULTIMATE PART OF SABRETOOTH WAR!Wolverine is powerless – but not defenseless. Forge made Logan one last invention, and with the lives of the X-Men and all mutants on the line, it’s time to unleash the ultimate weapon! COLLECTORS’ NOTE: Featuring the full debut of the Adamantium Armor!
WOLVERINE #50Written by BENJAMIN PERCY & VICTOR LAVALLE, LARRY HAMA & MOREArt by CORY SMITH, GEOFF SHAW, JAVI FERNÁNDEZ, DANIEL PICCIOTTO & MORECREED VS. LOGAN – THE FINAL SHOWDOWN!It’s all come down to this: the final battle between WOLVERINE and SABRETOOTH. The Sabretooth War concludes in the way it began – a violent, bloody battle – but WHO will be left standing? Plus: Special short stories celebrating fifty issues of this run and 50 YEARS OF WOLVERINE, from legendary Logan scribes including Larry Hama, as well as a final send-off from Benjamin Percy and Javi Fernández, and some special SURPRISES!
X-MEN #34Written by GERRY DUGGANArt by JOSHUA CASSARATHE END IS NIGH!The Krakoan Age is nearly at an end…and what might be the final battle of the heroes of Krakoa! One last stop before the fall and rise come to their conclusion…and everything changes!
X-MEN: FOREVER #3 (OF 4)Written by KIERON GILLENArt by LUCA MARESCANOW…War in Krakoa! A hunt in the White Hot Room! And a heartwarming family reunion (by which we mean “possibly involving setting fire to someone’s heart with a flamethrower”). Spinning out from RISE OF THE POWERS OF X and IMMORTAL X-MEN comes a must-read for the conclusion of the Krakoan Age!
X-MEN: FOREVER #4 (OF 4)Written by KIERON GILLENArt by LUCA MARESCA…AND FOREVER!Our secrets, sinister or otherwise, are over. X-MEN FORVER ends with a question – after everything, do we have Hope or not? From between the pages of IMMORTAL X-MEN and RISE OF THE POWERS OF X, the final secrets of the Krakoan Age are revealed here!

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