X-Men Blue

X-Men Blue
Cover for X-Men Blue #1. Art by 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 Angel Beast Bloodstorm Cyclops Iceman Jimmy Hudson Marvel Girl Magneto
Creative team as of April 2017
Created by	Stan Lee Jack Kirby
Written by	Cullen Bunn
Penciller(s)	Jorge Molina Matteo Buffagani
Colorist(s)	Matt Milla
Collected editions
Strangest	ISBN 978-1302907280

X-Men Blue is an ongoing comic book published twice monthly by Marvel Comics and initially created by writer Cullen Bunn and artist Jorge Molina. The first issue was released April 12, 2017. It is a continuation of the All New X-Men series that began in 2012 and features young members of the original X-Men team who have time traveled to the present day.

Publication history

X-Men Blue and its sister book, X-Men Gold, were created following the crossover series Inhumans vs. X-Men. The new titles were announced October 21, 2016 as part of the ResurrXion brand. The color-coded names are a reference to storylines from the early 1990s when various comics in the X-Men franchise were best-sellers.^[1] The first issue was released April 12, 2017^[2] and subsequent issues were released twice monthly.^[3] The storyline in X-Men Blue is a continuation of the 2012 series All New X-Men.^[4][5] In February 2018, the spin-off sister book X-Men Red was released.^[6]

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 will end at issue 36.^[8]

Fictional team history

After learning they are from a different timeline, the time-displaced X-Men leave X-Haven to find their place in the world.^[9] They align themselves with their former enemy, Magneto, and operate in secret out of a base in Madripoor. Under Jean Grey's leadership, they defeat Black Tom Cassidy, Juggernaut, and a group of mutant sentinels in Barcelona led by Bastion. Unknown to the team, Magneto is secretly building a Time Platform to send the young X-Men back to their time period of origin.^[10]

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]

During the Secret Empire storyline, the team rebels against the government of New Tian, located somewhere in California, following Hydra's takeover of the United States. While in their hideout, they're attacked by a group of mutants led by Havok, sent by Emma Frost. While Jean and Jimmy escape, the rest of the team is captured. Emma then talks to Cyclops in his cell. As Jean and Jimmy regroup and plan their next move they are rescued by Danger, who stages a series of elaborate holograms to keep Emma's forces occupied. The rest of the team begins to lose hope as Emma begins telepathically tormenting Cyclops. Havok is about to intercept Jean and Jimmy when he is suddenly ambushed by Polaris. While Polaris fights Havok, Jean and Jimmy manage to rescue their teammates and Briar until they're caught by Emma, who has taken control of Cyclops and forces him to attack them. Jean manages to release Cyclops from Emma's mental control and the team successfully escapes. Meanwhile, Magneto speaks with Steve Rogers about the team's recent actions and Emma and Havok meet with Miss Sinister and Bastion.^[12]

Sometime later, it's revealed that Beast has learned his magic from the Goblin Queen, who was using him to free a group of demons known as the Hex-Men. The rest of the team confronts the Goblin Queen and the Hex-Men just as they arrive, seeing Beast transformed into a demonic creature. Meanwhile, Angel and Jimmy return to the North and join forces with Kira Lee to investigate Jimmy's mysterious past only to discover a hidden lab where they find Blob, who had been experimented on by Miss Sinister. During the battle, Jean and Scott manage to escape with help from the teleporting demon Pickles and enlist the aid of the Raksha. Back at the mansion, the Goblin Queen and the Hex-Men manage to capture the rest of the team and begin a ritual to summon the Goblin Queen's sisters. During the ritual, Jean, Scott and the Rashka infiltrate the mansion and battle the Goblin Queen's demons until Beast manages to break the Goblin Queen's hold on him by banishing her to the dimension where her sisters are. Meanwhile, Angel, Kira and Jimmy battle Blob until he starts to melt as a side effect of the experiment done to him and the other mutants. In the aftermath, one of the Hex-Men, Bloodstorm, is welcomed into the team despite her worries about the team's safety from her.^[13]

Team roster

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.^[14]

Collected editions

References

External links

• X-Men Blue at Marvel Wiki

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