Fall Of X Forces Iceman To Push His Omega-Level Powers To Their Limit In Astonishing Iceman

[JayC]

Since 2019’s revolutionary HOUSE OF X and POWERS OF X series, mutantkind has experienced unparalleled growth and prosperity on the island nation Krakoa – but can it really last forever? Following July’s X-MEN: HELLFIRE GALA #1, mutantkind will enter a thrilling new era of uncertainty, danger, and mystery known as FALL OF X! But as the X-Men recover from this brutal defeat, one member will strike out on their own as Earth’s new protector in ASTONISHING ICEMAN!

Just in time for the X-Men’s 60th anniversary, readers will witness one of the X-Men’s founding members embark on his most extraordinary chapter yet in a new ongoing series written by Steve Orlando (Marauders, Scarlet Witch) and drawn by Vincenzo Carratù (Mary Jane & Black Cat). Launching in August, ASTONISHING ICEMAN will elevate Bobby Drake to Super Hero greatness, complete with a new base of operations, never-before-seen uses of his abilities, and fierce new enemies. Iceman’s newfound purpose will position him amongst Marvel’s most powerful beings, but a dark side effect of his new mission could cause it all to shatter…

After the events of this year’s can’t-miss Hellfire Gala, Bobby Drake, aka Iceman, sets his sights on heroic deeds like never before. But as a new situation develops that links Iceman to his Antarctic ice palace, he’ll have to be slicker than ever to accomplish his mission before ORCHIS knows what hit them! See the Omega-level mutant as you’ve never seen him before in a new saga that’ll push Iceman to the limits of his powers…and beyond!

“Have I not been saying my next Marvel project was cool as hell?” Orlando said. “ASTONISHING ICEMAN has been not just a joy, but a challenge, and the best possible kind....because the FALL OF X means Iceman's life is more dangerous and harrowing than ever. But Bobby is a hero to the core, and there's no danger he's met in whose face he won't laugh. When it's more dangerous than ever to be a hero, that's when Iceman's at his most heroic! And with Jesus Saiz and Vincenzo Carratù joining me on this--Iceman's going to look cooler than ever. See what I did there?”

See ICEMAN ice-slide his way into his next era on Jesús Saiz’s ASTONISHING ICEMAN #1 cover below, and stay tuned throughout the day for more FALL OF X news!

ASTONISHING ICEMAN #1
Written by STEVE ORLANDO
Art by VINCENZO CARRATÙ
Cover by JESÚS SAIZ
On Sale 8/2

[since83]

We really need a deluxe Bobby with a huge modifiable ice slide. I'm glad he's getting used again in the comics as an X-Man. It'd be nice to see a new Defenders book based on the recent 5 issue runs with Blue Marvel leading, but with Iceman as a main team memeber again.

[JayC]

Since 2019’s revolutionary HOUSE OF X and POWERS OF X series, mutantkind has experienced unparalleled growth and prosperity on the island nation Krakoa – but can it really last forever? Following July’s X-MEN: HELLFIRE GALA #1, mutantkind will enter a thrilling new era of uncertainty, danger, and mystery known as FALL OF X! As the X-Men struggle to pull themselves together after their shattering defeat, Madelyne Pryor takes charge with her own twisted team of X-Men in DARK X-MEN!

Written by Steve Foxe (X-Men Annual) and drawn by Jonas Scharf (Avengers of the Wastelands), DARK X-MEN will star a squad of X-Men unlike any other you’ve seen before: Madelyne Pryor, Havok, Archangel, Gambit, Azazel, Zero, Albert, and Emplate. This deadly group will band together to fill the void left by the X-Men, and are seemingly the perfect team to combat the harsh conditions of FALL OF X. Their hearts are in the right place but under the unpredictable leadership of the Goblin Queen and operating out of New York’s new Limbo Embassy, will this team’s dark ways turn the tide for mutantkind or make things far worse?

Following the explosive events of the Hellfire Gala, Madelyne Pryor realizes the world needs the X-Men now more than ever. Havok, Archangel, and Gambit have served on teams before…but never one that looks like this! And how does Gimmick, breakout star of Children of the Atom and 2023’s Marvel’s Voices: Pride, fall under the Goblin Queen’s sway? Find out in the most horrific installment of the X-Men saga yet!

“Picking up Madelyne Pryor’s journey is a WILD and terrifying honor,” Foxe shared. “Maddie is coming into DARK X-MEN with a sense of autonomy she’s rarely had over her life—but she’s doing so during the FALL OF X. I don’t think it’s a spoiler to say things aren’t happy-go-lucky for anyone in the mutant orbit right now, and that includes tempestuous redheads who’ve plopped a giant demon castle right off of Central Park. I’m excited for readers to find out how this unlikely cast got summoned under one roof—the ones at Maddie’s side by choice, the ones stuck in Limbo by circumstances out of their control, and the ones who don’t make it out of the first issue alive—and to watch Jonas Scharf unleash a whole new brand of gothic horror-action on the Marvel Universe. This is X-Men by way of Evil Dead and we’re not leaving until we burn the whole place to the ground.”

WELCOME TO THE DARK X-MEN…HOPE THE WORLD SURVIVES THE EXPERIENCE!

DARK X-MEN #1
Written by STEVE FOXE
Art by JONAS SCHARF
Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
On Sale 8/16

[tarot]

I recognise everyone but the guy on the bottom left. 

[leokearon]

On 4/8/2023 at 4:15 PM, tarot said:

I recognise everyone but the guy on the bottom left. 

Going by the list, I think that's Zero of the Five Lights

[since83]

I'm into it. 

[monron999]

Dayam! If there's one thing Marvel knows how to do is take a successful property and ride it till the wheels fall the hell off. Dark X-Men, huh? While I like the characters and I love Maddy I just get the feeling everything X-Men are getting so redundant and repetitive. The build up for every new X-Team is exactly the same "Something Never Seen Before", "Explosive and Mindblowing", "New and Groundbreaking", etc., etc.. I am an X-Men fan over everything else and I love many characters but it"s just too overwhelming at this point. Every writer wants to create their own team. Everyone wants to make their own characters. Everyone has their own take on established characters actions and behaviors. It's like everything is starting over from scratch. Almost no character is recognizable from one canceled book to another. Gone are the days when credible writers take a character, stay true to it's origins and build onto it. Almost everyone gets broke down and rebuilt from ground up, so much so that they're even allowed to alter their origins even. I dunno, not saying it isn't gonna be a good book right out the box, but how many more New X-Books are they gonna milk out of this stone?

[leokearon]

On 4/8/2023 at 5:17 PM, monron999 said:

Dayam! If there's one thing Marvel knows how to do is take a successful property and ride it till the wheels fall the hell off. Dark X-Men, huh? While I like the characters and I love Maddy I just get the feeling everything X-Men are getting so redundant and repetitive. The build up for every new X-Team is exactly the same "Something Never Seen Before", "Explosive and Mindblowing", "New and Groundbreaking", etc., etc.. I am an X-Men fan over everything else and I love many characters but it just too overwhelming at this point. Every writer wants to create their own team. Everyone wants to make their own characters. Everyone has their own take on established characters actions and behaviors. It's like everything in starting over from scratch. Almost no character is recognizable from one canceled book to another. Gone are the days when credible writers take a character, stay true to itxs origins and build onto it. Almost everyone gets broke down and rebuilt from ground up, so much so that they're even allowed to alter their origins even. I dunno, not saying it isn't gonna be a good book right out the box, but how many more New X-Books are they gonna milk out of this stone?

It's more funny when the Dark X-men already existed back in Dark Reign and weren't a success back then. So they aren't even rehashing a good idea

[JayC]

Since 2019’s revolutionary HOUSE OF X and POWERS OF X series, mutantkind has experienced unparalleled growth and prosperity on the island nation Krakoa – but can it really last forever? Following July’s X-MEN: HELLFIRE GALA #1, mutantkind will enter a thrilling new era of uncertainty, danger, and mystery known as FALL OF X! This new age won’t be limited to Earth as a small band of mutantkind’s fiercest warriors are sent on a mystical mission across the Ten Realms in REALM OF X!

Written by Torunn Grønbekk (Thor, The Mighty Valkries) and drawn by Diógenes Neves (The Darkhold: Spider-Man), REALM OF X will continue the Krakoan Era’s fascinating exploration of mutant magic as a ragtag group of mutants become players in a mystical war orchestrated by a familiar adversary. This mysterious mastermind wants to manipulate mutantkind just as they’re at their lowest—but they’ve messed with the wrong ones! Can Magik, former Valkyrie Dani Moonstar, Marrow, Dust, Curse, and Typhoid Mary overcome their differences and rise as legendary heroes of the Ten Realms? Or will their mere presence escalate the conflict and warp mutantkind’s destiny forever?

Leaping straight from the astonishing events of this year's Hellfire Gala, an unlikely group of mutants find themselves stranded in...Vanaheim? And whats even more confusing, the locals seem to believe that they hold the key to fulfilling a prophecy that can either raise the realm to riches – or cause it to fall to ruin. With Magik's powers malfunctioning and a mysterious figure amassing power on the outskirts of the realm, these X-Men are going to going to have to band together if they want to stay alive long enough to find their way home!

“Writing REALM OF X is an unparalleled joy,” Grønbekk said. “We are bringing together an amazing cast of incredibly powerful but exceptionally different characters and throwing them into a situation for which they are wholly unprepared. Vanaheim is deceptively familiar but far from everything, and the only thing our cast has in common is that this realm is not in anyone's comfort zone. Not only will our mutants have to deal with civil war, ancient prophecies, lost powers, and inconvenient love (arguably the best kind!), but they'll also have to contend with each other, Mary's temper, and one lost teenager.”

See the team embark on their new mission on Stephanie Hans’ REALM OF X #1 cover below, and stay tuned next week for more FALL OF X news!

REALM OF X #1
Written by TORUNN GRØNBEKK
Art by DIÓGENES NEVES
Cover by STEPHANIE HANS
On Sale 8/23

[monron999]

On 4/8/2023 at 11:57 AM, leokearon said:

It's more funny when the Dark X-men already existed back in Dark Reign and weren't a success back then. So they aren't even rehashing a good idea

Yeah, that's the first thing I thought of, but at least those Dark X-Men started off with a fairly decent plotline with Dark Reign, something I haven't seen in a long time from Marvel.

[Hogun]

A reminder to everyone that despite showing up in Iron Fist season 2. Typhoid Mary is a mutant. I will definitely pick this series up. I was getting tired of the New Mutants series. But I loved Dani and Illyana.

 

[leokearon]

On 4/10/2023 at 5:07 PM, Hogun said:

A reminder to everyone that despite showing up in Iron Fist season 2. Typhoid Mary is a mutant. I will definitely pick this series up. I was getting tired of the New Mutants series. But I loved Dani and Illyana.

 

Yeah, the fact that Typhoid is a mutant was the reason no-one suspected her of being Mutant Zero during the Initiative

[JayC]

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!

The new era will give birth to thrilling new titles as well as launch extraordinary new story arcs in continuing series. Over the last few weeks, fans have learned about what awaits in X-MEN, UNCANNY AVENGERS, INVINCIBLE IRON MAN, ASTONISHING ICEMAN, DARK X-MEN, and REALM OF X, and now it’s time to see what FALL OF X will bring to two of X-Men hottest titles: Kieron Gillen and Lucas Werneck’s IMMORTAL X-MEN and Al Ewing and Yildiray Çinar’s X-MEN RED.

On sale in August, IMMORTAL X-MEN #14 and X-MEN RED #14 both herald just how dark mutantkind’s horizon is. Once depicting the shady backstabbing and clever power plays of Krakoa’s leaders, IMMORTAL X-MEN #14 shows the Quiet Council has been reduced to a single member while X-MEN RED #14 hints that Apocalypse’s long-awaited return from Amenth may make matters far, far worse…

TO ME, MY NO ONE. In IMMORTAL X-MEN #14, witness the X-Men’s founder at his lowest. Xavier had a dream. Now he has nothing. He fell. He fell furthest.

In X-MEN RED #14, Ewing is joined by new series artist Yildiray Çinar. As the Brotherhood reels from the cataclysmic events of the Hellfire Gala, Genesis takes advantage of the chaos — and declares war! Two vast mutant armies clash, and Arakko’s idols fall…but this is only the beginning of a conflict that will remake the Red Planet. And whatever happened to Isca the Unbeaten?

Check out both covers now and stay tuned for more FALL OF X news later this week!

IMMORTAL X-MEN #14
Written by KIERON GILLEN
Art by LUCAS WERNECK
Cover by MARK BROOKS
On Sale 8/9

X-MEN RED #14
Written by AL EWING
Art by YILDIRAY ÇINAR
Cover by STEFANO CASELLI
On Sale 8/16

[RobertD]

I read that "X-Men: Red" logo on the 2nd cover as "X-Men: Oreo" and now I can't unsee it. 

[icematta]

On 4/11/2023 at 4:43 PM, RobertD said:

I read that "X-Men: Red" logo on the 2nd cover as "X-Men: Oreo" and now I can't unsee it. 

Now I'm hungry...