Summary
Warning: Contains potential spoilers forNYX (2024) #1!
As newX-Menteams begin to assemble across the Marvel Universe, as part of a line-wide relaunch, Ms. Marvel and Laura Kinney’s Wolverine lead the most unique squad. In the revamped version ofNYX, agroup of young mutants navigate NYC and the complex culture of mutants. The heroes build a community and protect their people along with the trials and tribulations of being a mutant in a post-Krakoa world.
Preview pages forNYX (2024)#1– written by Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing, with art by Francesco Mortarino – depict Kamala Khan talking to Bruno over the phone about how she’s taking mutant-centric classes. Moments later, Kamala accidentally runs into Sophie Cuckoo on her way to class.
Their previewed conversation shows that theseries won’t be a standard superhero book, and will instead shine a light on the culture of mutants in the current landscape of Marvel’s 616.NYXwill see the young mutants navigate their life in the big city and reflect on their identities,in addition to the superheroics.
Laura Kinney’s Wolverine Takes the Fight For Mutants to the Streets in New Marvel Art
Laura Kinney’s Wolverine shines as a mutant superhero on the all-new variant covers for the upcoming X-Men title within the From the Ashes era, NYX!
Marvel Debuts An All-New Kind Of X-Men Team
NYX (2024)#1– Written By Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing; Art By Francesco Mortarino & Raúl Angulo
As the entire group’s dynamics take shape, their stories could offer a novel vantage point forX-Menstorytelling, one that has rarely been explored previously.
The previewed meeting between Kamala and Sophie Cuckoo illustrates the different kind of X-Men team thatNYXwill highlight,featuring conversations around the nature of mutanthood and post-Krakoa diaspora.With Kamala still being fairly new to the world of mutants and Sophie having grown up in it, it will be interesting to see how their worldviews differ, and how they all will interact collectively as a team and mutant community. As the entire group’s dynamics take shape, their stories could offer anovel vantage point forX-Menstorytelling, one that hasrarely been explored previously.
The current full roster of heroes forNYXincludes Ms. Marvel, Sophie, Laura Kinney as Wolverine, Anole, and former Young Avenger Prodigy. Each character in the main cast offers a unique perspective on being a young mutant, and how they each exist individually and come together in the post-Krakoa Marvel universe as a community will be examined in the series.Along with Kamala’s fresh mutant status and Sophie’s intense upbringing with her sisters, the other characters will grapple with their ownunique identities in theX-Menuniverse, like Anole’s mutation being physically obvious and Laura Kinney’s Wolverine being a clone.
“NYX” Will Explore Mutant Culture In The Post-Krakoa Era Of The X-Franchise
The Previous Status Quo Is Gone But Not Forgotten
Full of fan-favorite characters and promising to flesh out the X-Men line with a growing community…NYXcould be one of the most compelling new series as mutants rise “From the Ashes.”
While the team navigates their way through New York City,theNYXseries could offer a more grounded look at what it is to be a young mutant in the aftermath of Krakoa and the Fall of X.Early teases for the series have even shown them going upagainst a new character named the Krakoanwith a Magneto-style design. With their distinct identities, this fresh start for the mutants could offer the best example of how the next chapter will go for them inX-Men’sfuture.
Full of fan-favorite characters and promising to flesh out the X-Men line with a growing community rather than a standard team,NYXcould be one of the most compelling new seriesas mutants rise “From the Ashes”. As the recent preview shows, the characters interacting and discussing their mutant identities will be integral to the book and could have a great impact on current continuity. This all-new kind ofX-Menteam could propel the mutants’ stories into Marvel’s future in a bold and exciting new way.
NYX (2024) #1will be available July 18, 2025 from Marvel Comics.
NYX#1 (2024)
X-Men
The X-Men franchise, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, centers on mutants with extraordinary abilities. Led by the powerful telepath Professor Charles Xavier, they battle discrimination and villainous mutants threatening humanity. The series explores themes of diversity and acceptance through a blend of action, drama, and complex characters, spanning comics, animated series, and blockbuster films.
