Series: Comic Type: ONE-SHOT
Visionary writer Al Ewing delivers some of the most epic, far-out sci-fi of the X-Men’s Krakoan era!The new nation of Krakoa has quickly become a major force on the world stage, but why stop there? First the X-Men relaunch the Sentient World Observation & Response Directorate, a fully independent organization dealing with all things extraterrestrial on behalf of Earth — threats like the invading King in Black! Then, when Krakoa colonizes Mars, it changes everything — and S.W.O.R.D.’s ever-scheming Abigail Brand has plans to influence Storm’s new Red Planet nation of Arakko! The powerful Vulcan is on Brand’s side, but what about Cable and his X-Men Red? Plus: Ten years into the Age of Sinister, Storm leads a New Brotherhood on a revenge mission! Cable is locked, loaded and landing on the deadliest planet in X-history! And in mutantkind’s darkest hour, Ororo seeks to bring Magneto back from the dead!COLLECTING: S.W.O.R.D. (2020) #1-11; X-Men Red (2022) #1-15, 16 (A story), 17-18; Storm & the Brotherhood of Mutants (2023) #1-3; Resurrection of Magneto (2023) #1-4; Cable Reloaded (2021) #1; X-Men: Before the Fall - Heralds of Apocalypse (2023) #1; Marvel’s Voices: X-Men (2023) #1 (The Man With No Shame)
About Artists & Writers:
Writer Al Ewing began his career on the British anthology 2000 AD. Since breaking into American comics, he has written Jennifer Blood and spin-off series The Ninjettes for Dynamite Entertainment, and the Age of Ultron tie-in issues of Avengers Assemble for Marvel Comics. Ewing’s novels include the Pax Britannia series as well as The Fictional Man. With artist Greg Land, he relaunched Marvel’s Mighty Avengers; for All-New Marvel NOW!, gave the god of mischief a new assignment in Loki: Agent of Asgard. Ewing then took revamped versions of New Avengers and Ultimates, debuted U.S.Avengers; and joined the writing team for the “No Surrender” storyline in Avengers, which brought the Hulk back from the dead. His subsequent titles include Valkyrie, Guardians of the Galaxy, Defenders, the event series Empyre and the critically revered smash hit Immortal Hulk. Ewing has cemented his place in the Krakoan era of the X-Men titles comics with S.W.O.R.D. and X-Men: Red.Italian artist Valerio Schiti’s first work for Marvel Comics was “Sacrifice,” a short story appearing in 2011’s Ghost Rider #1. He has since illustrated Journey into Mystery, featuring the Asgardian warrior goddess Sif, with writer Kathryn Immonen and New Avengers with Jonathan Hickman. Schiti subsequently went cosmic with Brian Michael Bendis on Guardians of the Galaxy, upgraded the Armored Avenger with Dan Slott in Tony Stark: Iron Man, drew the blockbuster event Empyre and joined Al Ewing to send Marvel’s mutants into space in S.W.O.R.D.Italian illustrator Stefano Caselli broke into American comics during the early 2000s with work on titles including Marvel’s Mutant X and Thunderbolts. He enhanced his reputation on series such as Avengers: The Initiative, Secret Warriors and Avengers Assemble before playing a key role in the rotating art team on Dan Slott’s Amazing Spider-Man and joining Jonathan Hickman on Avengers. Caselli collaborated with Brian Michael Bendis on a groundbreaking Invincible Iron Man run featuring Riri Williams as a new armored hero, and joined Gerry Duggan on the seafaring X-series Marauders.Guiu Vilanova displayed his skills while depicting the dimension of the mind in The Twilight Zone series. For Marvel Legacy’s Punisher, he helped chronicle a new chapter in the character’s history as Frank Castle took up the mantle of War Machine. His diverse array of subsequent projects ranges from Cosmic Ghost Rider to Weapon H to Star Wars: Darth Vader.