Marvel has revealed the new Dark X-Men in the latest comics preview. Following July's X-Men: Hellfire Gala #1, mutantkind will enter an exciting new era of danger, mystery, and uncertainty known as Fall of X. Dark X-Men, written by Steve Foxe (X-Men Annual) and illustrated by Jonas Scharf (Avengers of the Wastelands), will star a team of X-Men unlike any other you've seen before: Madelyne Pryor, Havok, Gambit, Archangel, Azazel, Albert, Zero, and Emplate. This deadly team will assemble together to combat the dangerous conditions of Fall of X.
WELCOME TO THE DARK X-MEN… HOPE THE WORLD SURVIVES THE EXPERIENCE! Following the explosive events of the Hellfire Gala, MADELYNE PRYOR realizes the world needs the X-Men now more than ever. HAVOK and GAMBIT have served on the team before…but never one that looks like this! And how does GIMMICK, breakout star of MARVEL'S VOICES: PRIDE, fall under the Goblin Queen's sway? Find out in the most horrific installment of the X-Men saga yet! Dark X-Men #1 Written by : Steve Foxe Art by : Jonas Scharf, Frank Martin Cover by : Stephen Segovia, Rain Beredo Page Count : 36 Pages Release Date : August 16, 2023
Marvel has shared a preview of Dark X-Men #1 that shows Madelyne Pryor and Havok (a.k.a. Alex Summers) in the new Limbo Tower embassy where the new squad operates. This location was established at the end of the Spider_Man/X-Men "Dark Web" crossover event. Jean Grey's death at the Hellfire Gala touched her clone Madelyne and motivated her to take the fight to Orchis. Several panels reveal the collection of mystical beings that have started to take refuse inside Limbo Tower, including Monet St. Croix's energy-leech brother, Emplate, and Nightcrawler's father, Azazel.
In the final preview page for Dark X-Men #1, we see Madelyne and Alex approaching a portal doorway in Limbo Tower that transports them to a secret chamber. It looks like Madelyne kept something in there, "Something I should have used the moment I heard Jean's psychic death scream." Fans will have to wait to find out what it is.
"Picking up Madelyne Pryor’s journey is a WILD and terrifying honor," Foxe said in a press release. "Maddie is coming into DARK X-MEN with a sense of autonomy she’s rarely had over her life—but she’s doing so during the FALL OF X. I don’t think it’s a spoiler to say things aren’t happy-go-lucky for anyone in the mutant orbit right now, and that includes tempestuous redheads who’ve plopped a giant demon castle right off of Central Park."
"I’m excited for readers to find out how this unlikely cast got summoned under one roof—the ones at Maddie’s side by choice, the ones stuck in Limbo by circumstances out of their control, and the ones who don’t make it out of the first issue alive—and to watch Jonas Scharf unleash a whole new brand of gothic horror-action on the Marvel Universe," he added. "This is X-Men by way of Evil Dead and we’re not leaving until we burn the whole place to the ground."
It's refreshing to see a gothic twist in the upcoming Dark X-Men comics. If you're looking for more reasons to get you hyped for this comic book series, here's a first look at the Dark X-Men #2 with variant cover drawn by Pablo Villalobos and colored by Romulo Fajardo Jr.
Dark X-Men #1 will hit comic book shelves and digital platforms this week.
