X-Men Blue
X-Men Blue | |
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Art Adams | |
Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
Schedule | Semimonthly |
Publication date | April 2017–September 2018 |
No. of issues | 36 (plus 1 Annual) |
Main character(s) | List |
Creative team as of April 2017 | |
Created by | ISBN 978-1302907280 |
X-Men Blue was an
Publication history
X-Men Blue and its sister book,
The main cast of the book departed to a space mission, narrated in the "Poison-X" arc of the Venom comic book, which set up the Venomized crossover. Their absence was used to establish a new line-up.[7]
In September 2018, the series ended with issue 36.[8]
The story of the time-displaced X-Men is concluded in the Extermination event which was part of Marvel's Fresh Start initiative.
Fictional team history
Strangest
After learning they are from a different timeline, the
After learning of a Wendigo-related disturbance in the North, the X-Men investigate alongside a local sheriff named Kira Lee and encounter an amnesiac Jimmy Hudson, who helps defeat the Wendigo, on the run from other mutants who also came from the Ultimate Universe. During the ensuing battle Jean ends up in telepathic contact with Miss Sinister, who takes a keen interest in her. After the battle ends they decide to bring Jimmy with them to join their team instead of sending him to the school with Kitty Pryde in order to better protect him and keep him under the radar. While exploring Madripoor during a festival on a night off, Jean, Beast and Jimmy confront a group of mutants, known as the Raksha, who were buying a chemical from a local dealer. Upon seeing Jimmy's claws the Raksha voluntarily end the fight, acknowledging the X-Men as allies due to everyone involved having a positive history with Wolverine.[11]
Toil and Trouble
During the
Sometime later, it's revealed that Beast has learned his magic from the
Meanwhile, Angel and Jimmy return to Colorado and join forces with Kira to investigate Jimmy's mysterious past only to discover a hidden lab where they find
"Mojo Worldwide"
When the team are invited to the Xavier Institute by Kitty, their reunion is interrupted by three floating objects that land in various areas of New York. The Blue and Gold teams join forces and split off into groups to investigate. When they come into contact with the objects, a powerful force fields surrounds them that they are unable to escape from. The force fields create virtual reality constructs of Asgard, Inferno and the Future that Rachel came from. Their clothing is transformed and the teams begin to fight off approaching enemies. It is revealed that Mojo, in an effort to boost his ratings, is creating a special "greatest hits" show that recreates famous X-Men battles from throughout their history and that he is broadcasting it live to audiences across the multiverse.[14] The first team, consisting of Kitty, Prestige, Cyclops and Bloodstorm, try to rescue civilians in the Future but they are interrupted by Mojo who broadcasts his face onto an army of Sentinels. Proving to them that the threats they face are real and not simply special effects, impales Bloodstorm on a metal spear, killing her. Prestige used Scott and Jean's psychic connection to boost her own telepathy, enabling her to contact Logan, Storm, Angel and Iceman who are trapped in Asgard battling Frost Trolls and Nightcrawler, Colossus, Jimmy, Beast and Marvel Girl who are fighting demons in Inferno to tell them that Mojo is behind everything. The first team is rescued from the Sentinels by Longshot, who has hacked into Mojo's system and is broadcasting his adventures to his own subscribers. Mojo becomes angry when he is informed that his ratings are not rising as quickly as he expected so he begins showering his audience with gifts and encourages them to vote on which scenario they would like to see the X-Men face using an app.[15]
Transported to
"Cross Time Capers"
The X-Men return to Magneto's mansion in Madripoor. Jean, concerned about Hank after he attempted to cast more spells, starts keeping an eye on him although Hank believes she is only hanging out with him in order to stay away from Scott, who she has started developing feelings for. Scott also tries to separate himself from Jean (even though their psychic rapport means the pair can never truly be alone) and grows closer to Bloodstorm, who he realizes he has more in common with than he first thought. Bobby watches Mojo's new television show in which contestants attempt to survive a day being hunted by various creatures to win a cash prize. Polaris and Angel train Jimmy but they are interrupted when Polaris suddenly disappears. Sensing this, Jean and Hank rush to Magneto who instructs her to read his mind. Jean discovers that Magneto has somehow been communicating with
In the past, due to the absence of the X-Men when they travelled to the future, evil versions of the original X-Men from an alternate reality led by Professor X took their place and killed Magneto using a nuclear missile. That time's original Xavier is kept hooked up to Cerebro but somehow managed to send a message through time to Magneto in the present asking for help. Hank manages to rescue Magneto just before his death and he reluctantly teams up with the X-Men. It is revealed that the evil X-Men are actually the
"Poison X"
During Scott's video call between Scott and his father
"Cry Havok"
Magneto discovers that Emma Frost and the Hellfire Club are planning something and heads to their mansion to investigate, coming face to face with
"Surviving the Experience"
Following an invasion of Earth by the Poisons, which results in Jean being resurrected, the X-Men search for Jimmy, who was taken over by one of the last surviving Poisons.[25] They track him to the woods where they try to break through to Jimmy and encourage him to fight against the Poison which is controlling him but they are interrupted by Daken who announces that Magneto has sent him to assassinate Jimmy. Jean lets Jimmy go off to find himself. Searching for Emma, Magneto attacks several Hellfire Club parties and kills everyone in attendance. The X-Men investigate, shocked that Magneto is capable of such things but Bloodstorm explains that, while the X-Men were in space, Magneto was forced to kill some of the mind-controlled mutants he had sworn to protect and that he is now seeking revenge on those that caused it. The X-Men track Emma to France and offer to help protect her from Magneto, who subsequently attacks with powers enhanced using mutant growth hormone. After they help Emma escape, it becomes clear that Magneto is too powerful for the X-Men and, not wanting to kill the team he had mentored, Magneto leaves. Jean meets with her adult self and the two speak about their various resurrections. The younger Jean expresses her wish that they would have had more time to get to know one another but that the time-displaced X-Men must return to their original time soon. She expresses her sadness that their minds must all be erased of their experiences in the present so that they do not change things when they return to the past. Young Hank reconciles with the present version of Best and asks him to find a way to make them forget who they are. During a game of pool with his older self, Bobby breaks down with the knowledge that he will be forced back into the closet when he returns to his original time. Iceman tries to reassure him that he will grow up to be someone awesome but younger Bobby admits that he quite likes the person he's become but the option to remain that person is no longer possible. Angel catches up to Archangel to say goodbye. Scott and Bloodstorm visit the adult Cyclops' grave and Scott comes to terms with the fact that he won't be a part of the future and that going back to their timeline is ensuring this. The X-Men meet in a Florida military base (the first place they became an official team in X-Men #1 in 1963) and resolve to tie up some loose ends. They destroy Mojo's new TV network, Scott says goodbye to Corsair and the Starjammers, and recruit the Raksha as official X-Men, who are to be trained by Danger and Polaris. At the X-Mansion, Jean and Scott finally give in to their feelings and share a kiss. As they prepare to travel back in time, they see a news report that Magneto has formed a new Brotherhood and is attacking a nearby city so the X-Men resolve to stay in the present for just a little while longer.[26]
Time-displaced X-Men Roster
Headlined All-New X-Men in 2012 to 2017 and X-Men Blue in 2017 to 2018.[27][28]
Character | Real name |
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Cyclops | Scott Summers |
Iceman | Robert Louis "Bobby" Drake |
Beast
|
Henry Philip "Hank" McCoy |
Marvel Girl / Phoenix | Jean Grey |
Angel / Archangel | Warren Kenneth Worthington III |
Character | Real name | Joined in |
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Shadowcat | Kitty Pryde | X-Men: Battle of the Atom #2 (2013) |
X-23 / Wolverine | Laura Kinney | All-New X-Men #20 (2013)[29] |
Oya | Idie Okonkwo | All-New X-Men vol. 2 #1 (2016)[30] |
Genesis
|
Evan Sabahnur | |
Pickles | ||
Magneto | Max "Erik Magnus" Eisenhardt | X-Men Blue #1 (2017)[31] |
Poison | James Hudson Jr. | X-Men Blue #6 (2017)[32] |
Bloodstorm
|
Ororo Munroe | X-Men Blue #12 (2017)[33] |
Polaris | Lorna Dane | X-Men Blue #25 (2018)[34] |
Xorn | Shen Xorn | |
Daken | Akihiro | |
Gazing Nightshade |
Character | Real name | Joined in |
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Danger | "Danger Room" | Revealed as the Blackbird in X-Men Blue #8 |
Briar Raleigh | X-Men Blue #7 (July 2017) |
Critical reception
According to review aggregator Comic Book Roundup, the first issue received an average score of 7.8 out of 10 based on 26 critical reviews.[35]
Collected editions
# | Title | Material collected | Pages | Publication date | ISBN |
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0 | Reunion | Uncanny X-Men #351-359, X-Men Unlimited #17, Uncanny X-Men/Fantastic Four Annual 1998 and excerpts from Cerebro's Guide To The X-Men | 328 | April 5, 2018 | 978-1302909536 |
1 | Strangest | X-Men Blue #1–6 | 144 | September 5, 2017 | 978-1302907280 |
2 | Toil and Trouble | X-Men Blue #7–12 | 136 | December 5, 2017 | 978-1302907297 |
X-Men Gold Vol. 3: Mojo Worldwide | X-Men Gold #13–15 and X-Men Blue #13–15 | 136 | February 6, 2018 | 978-1302910891 | |
3 | Cross-Time Capers | X-Men Blue #16–20 | April 3, 2018 | 978-1302909789 | |
Venom & X-Men: Poison X | X-Men Blue #21–22 & Annual #1, Venom #162–163 (story concluded in Venomized #1-5) | June 5, 2018 | 978-1302912253 | ||
4 | Cry Havok | X-Men Blue #23–28 | 144 | August 7, 2018 | 978-1302909796 |
5 | Surviving the Experience | X-Men Blue #29–36 | 188 | November 13, 2018 | 978-1302909802 |
References
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- ^ Schedeen, Jesse (February 8, 2018), "Comic Book Reviews for February 7, 2018," IGN. Retrieved March 1, 2018
- ^ Tim Adams (April 13, 2018). "Magneto's New X-Men Blue Team Lineup is Finally Revealed in Full". CBR. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
- ^ Marvel September 2018 Solicitations - COMIC BOOKS -Newsarama
- ^ X-Men Prime #1.
- ^ X-Men Blue #1–3.
- ^ X-Men: Blue #4–6
- ^ X-Men: Blue #7–9
- ^ X-Men: Blue #10-12
- ^ X-Men Gold #12
- ^ X-Men Blue #13
- ^ X-Men Gold #13
- ^ X-Men Blue #14
- ^ X-Men Gold #16
- ^ X-Men Blue #15
- ^ X-Men Blue #16-18
- ^ X-Men Blue #19-20
- ^ X-Men Blue Annual #1
- ^ X-Men Blue #21-22
- ^ X-Men Blue #23-28
- ^ Venomized #5
- ^ X-Men Blue #29-36
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- ^ Schedeen, Jesse (April 12, 2017). "X-Men Blue #1 Review". Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ^ White, Brett (November 6, 2016). "X-23 X-Plained: From Logan's Clone To The All-New Wolverine". Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ^ White, Brett (October 20, 2015). "X-POSITION: Hopeless Talks Pickles and Predicaments in "All-New X-Men"". Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ^ Glass, Joe (April 16, 2017). "At Least There's No Thinly Veiled Hate Speech in This One: X-Men Blue#1 Review". Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ^ Davison, Joshua (July 2, 2017). "X-Men Blue #6 Review: Always The Jean-Wolverine-Cyclops Love Triangle". Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ^ Davison, Joshua (October 1, 2017). "'X-Men: Blue' #12 Review: Goblin Queen's Gambit". Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ^ Melrose, Kevin (January 23, 2018). "Marvel's X-Men Blue Promises a New Team Lineup". Retrieved October 19, 2020.
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External links
- X-Men Blue at Marvel Wiki