One year ago, the X-Men’s Krakora era ended. And to mark the occasion, rather than a Hellfire Gala, Marvel will release X-Men Hellfire Vigil #1, a giant-sized one-shot written by Jed MacKay, Gail Simone, Eve L. Ewing, and more, with art by Luciano Vecchio, Javier Garrón, Sara Pichelli, and more.
“We’ve been working towards the Hellfire Vigil for a year now, and all of the assorted X-creators came together to make this a moment of significance for the X-Men and their world as a whole,” Executive Editor Tom Brevoort explained via a press release provided to Comic Book Club. “If you’ve been wondering when somebody was going to encounter somebody else, the answer is right here in this book! It’s a capstone to events that began in From The Ashes and sets up major movements that will be playing out across the coming months. Plus it’s full-packed with great art and great character moments.”
In the issue, mutantkind all gathers to reflect on the loss of Krakoa, and Marvel promises that “the glamourous party will be filled with reunions, returns, and revelations, all setting the stage for the next year of X-Men storytelling!” Does that mean Kevin Feige will be back to memorialize the end of an era? Probably not.
Also you may be wondering about that “and more” after the writers and artists. Also on the issue writing-stylez is Alex Paknadel, Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing, Geoffrey Thorne, Jason Loo, Murewa Ayodele, and Stephanie Phillips. Breakin’ it all down on the art are Federica Mancin, Netho Diaz, Declan Shalvey, Roi Mercado, and Marcus To.
You can check out the official synopsis and covers by Luciano Vecchio, AKA, and Mateus Manhanini, below. X-Men: Hellfire Vigil #1 hits stores on July 2.
One year ago, at the final Hellfire Gala, the dream of a unified mutant nation was forever shattered by a cowardly sneak attack by anti-mutant forces. To mark the moment and to proclaim loudly and strongly to all concerned that mutantkind still stands, the time has come for X-Men of all stripes to come together in solidarity and celebration. Featuring the meetings and moments that fans have been asking for since FROM THE ASHES began, be there for a keystone moment marking the movement of one era into the next and setting up story threads that will play out across the X-line in the near future!
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