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 April 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.
The solicits show the Avengers finally 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.
At the same time, the X-Men are finally reunited for the first time in nearly a year, setting the stage for a grand finale. While that’s going down, though, Wolverine’s Sabretooth War continues while Cable and his younger self, Nate, fight the mysterious Neocracy.
From the ashes…the X-Men titles are reborn!Following the end of the Krakoa era, new #MarvelComics X-Men ongoing titles launch in July 2024. pic.twitter.com/yWIB3fxPEW
— Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel) December 20, 2023
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.
| Cover Art | Solicit |
|---|---|
| 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! |