Completing the epic first chapter of mutantkind’s Krakoan age!The New Mutants are back from space, and they’ve brought intergalactic trouble for the X-Men! Meanwhile, the sea-faring Marauders reel from a devastating loss, X-Force discovers a growing problem that threatens to destroy everything they’ve built, and Betsy Braddock and Excalibur are caught in the middle when Britain goes to war with Krakoa! Two new teams form: X-Factor, tasked with investigating mutant deaths, and the Hellions, Mister Sinister’s volatile crew of troublemakers! Plus: When Omega Red seeks amnesty on Krakoa, Wolverine investigates his bitter foe’s motives! Young Cable embraces his destiny! And even with the help of Jean Grey, Emma Frost and Fantomex, can Storm save herself from the deadly techno-virus raging within her?COLLECTING: New Mutants (2019) #8-12; Marauders (2019) #9-12; X-Men/Fantastic Four (2020) #1-4; Cable (2020) #1-4; X-Men (2019) #8-11; X-Force (2019) #9-12; Excalibur (2019) #9-12; Giant-Size X-Men: Nightcrawler (2020) #1; Hellions (2020) #1-4; Wolverine (2020) #1 (B story), 4-5; X-Factor (2020) #1-3; Giant-Size X-Men: Magneto (2020) #1; Empyre: X-Men (2020) #1-4; Giant-Size X-Men: Fantomex (2020) #1; Giant-Size X-Men: Storm (2020) #1Written by Ed Brisson, Gerry Duggan, Jonathan Hickman, Benjamin Percy, Tini Howard, Alan Davis, Zeb Wells, Leah Williams, Vita Ayala, Rod Reis & Russell DautermanPenciled by Marco Failla, Flaviano, Matteo Lolli, Stefano Caselli, Phil Noto, Leinil Francis Yu, Joshua Cassara, Jan Bazaldua, Marcus To, Alan Davis, Stephen Segovia, Viktor Bogdanovic, David Baldeón, Ramón Pérez, Matteo Buffagni, Lucas Werneck, Andrea Broccardo, Jorge Molina, Rod Reis & Russell Dauterman
Contributors: (W) Ed Brisson; Gerry Duggan (A) Marco Failla; Falviano (CA) Russell Dauterman
Ed Brisson is a comic-book writer who started to garner attention with his self-published crime series Murder Book. He broke into the spotlight in 2012 with the crime/time-travel thriller series Comeback (Shadowline/Image Comics). Brisson’s Marvel credits include Iron Fist, Old Man Logan, Uncanny X-Men, X-Force, Ghost Rider, Cable and New Mutants. He has been nominated several times for the Joe Shuster Award for Best Canadian Writer.Gerry Duggan has become one of Marvel’s most influential writers, having first made an impression at the House of Ideas with a lengthy and always surprising Deadpool run alongside his frequent writing partner, Brian Posehn. Among Duggan’s solo credits are Nova, Hulk and multiple tie-ins to the Secret Wars event. He added Deadpool to the revamped roster of Uncanny Avengers and brought his unique blend of action and humor to All-New Guardians of the Galaxy, leading up to the cosmic event series Infinity Wars. Marauders and Cable established him as a vital part of the storytelling team for the Dawn of X era, a role he has cemented further by launching the blockbuster new X-Men title. Duggan’s earlier collaboration with artist Phil Noto — The Infinite Horizon, a reimagining of Homer’s The Odyssey in a dystopian future — earned an Eisner Award nomination for Best New Series.One of artist Marco Failla’s earliest Marvel assignments involved teaming up two of the company’s iconic properties in the series Spider-Man & the X-Men. He has gone on to work on Captain Marvel and Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur; his other credits include such diverse and famous characters as He-Man, Harley Quinn and the Toxic Avenger.