Marvel Previews Cyclops' X-Men vs. Rogue's Uncanny X-Men
Two X-Men teams will clash in upcoming issues of X-Men and Uncanny X-Men.
Since the first issue of X-Men in 1963, most of mutantkind has been divided between the philosophies of Professor Charles Xavier and Magneto: mutant-human coexistence and mutant superiority over humans. Xavier's X-Men and Magneto's Brotherhood of Mutants were united on the island-nation of Krakoa — but the Krakoan age is over. The next era began when Marvel's line-wide X-Men relaunch established the two new pillars of the House of X: Cyclops and Rogue.
With mutants again displaced across the globe and Xavier incarcerated as Inmate X for crimes against humanity by Warden Ellis (who converted Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters into a mutant prison), the X-Men have splintered.
In X-Men #1, by Jed MacKay and Ryan Stegman, Cyclops set up shop in a former Sentinel factory in Alaska as part of a settlement he reached with the U.S. government after being put on trial (see Scott Summers vs. The United States). Cyclops commands his own mutant strike team — Beast, Psylocke, Kid Omega, Temper, Magik, and the Juggernaut — under the oversight of Magneto, but their unsanctioned missions have caught the eye of O*N*E Agent Lundqvist.
Cyclops' X-Men have been tracking aberrant adult X-Gene activations, first in Santo Marco and then San Francisco, to thwart potential mutant disasters triggered by the mysterious new villains Fourth School and 3K. Meanwhile, in Gail Simone and David Marquez's Uncanny X-Men #1, Rogue, Gambit, and Wolverine sought refuge at an orphanage in Louisiana.
As the trio questioned whether there could be an X-Men without Charles, Scott, and ex-X-Man Kate Pryde, Rogue's X-Men encountered the Outliers: four runaway young mutants whose ranks include the "Endling" foretold to destroy all mutantkind.
The two titles have intersected briefly: Cyclops called Rogue in Uncanny #1 and again in this week's X-Men #3, telling her to "stand down" before the heated exchange ended in an abrupt hang up (the second half of the conversation will take place in September's Uncanny X-Men #2). Upcoming issues put the X-Men's pillars on a collision course as new solicitations reveal the budding conflict between Cyclops and Rogue will come to a head in December's X-Men #8.
Below, see the official solicitations for a hint of what's to come in new issues of X-Men and Uncanny X-Men:
Uncanny X-Men #2: September 11, 2024
WHO ARE THE OUTLIERS? FROM THE ASHES continues as ROGUE, GAMBIT and WOLVERINE welcome a friend back, just in time to face four UNCONTROLLABLE and WILD mutants in the swamps of Louisiana! But with the mutant community disheartened and fractured, will even the UNCANNY X-MEN be enough to stop them? Something HUGE is starting, and it begins RIGHT HERE!
X-Men #4: September 18, 2024
THEY KILL FOR KICKS & THEY KILL FOR CLICKS! "Hello, internet – it's your boy, Trevor Fitzroy! That's right, Trevor Fitzroy and the Upstarts, out there delivering the content you crave: livestreamed, bespoke, mutant murder in high-def! And best of all, you, the viewers, are the ones rating the kills! So smash that like button, hit subscribe and tell us who the number-one killer is!"
Uncanny X-Men #3: September 25, 2024
CATCH THE ELF! When new, lethally powerful and completely untrained young mutants show up on Rogue's doorstep with no knowledge of how they got there, a grieving Rogue seeks to take Xavier's place in guiding them to the light… …while darkness from the past returns to destroy the X-Men, one at a time!
X-Men #5: October 2, 2024
While the X-Men engage the social-media sociopath Upstarts, Kid Omega and Psylocke dive deep into the mind of a troubled mutant. Silence: Psychic Rescue in Progress! But Quentin Quire has never been good at keeping his mouth shut...
Uncanny X-Men #4: October 16, 2024
With one X-Man down and hell coming for the rest, ROGUE finds herself alone against a power of darkness she is completely unprepared for. No backup, no lifeline and NO WAY OUT. And as she fights alone, a secret of the new recruits is revealed – is one of them the ENDLING that will destroy all mutantkind?
X-Men #6: October 23, 2024
While the X-Men attempt to unravel the globe-spanning conspiracy arrayed against them, Temper and Magik work to investigate one closer to home. Merle, Alaska, holds more secrets than just the ones kept within the Factory, and the two mutants must leave the safety of their headquarters and hit the streets for answers
X-Men #7: November 6, 2024
The Iron Night! What does the town of Merle, Alaska owe the X-Men? Where did the defunct Sentinel looming over the town come from? And more importantly, what was it after?
Uncanny X-Men #5: November 13, 2024
The brutal conclusion to the RED WAVE storyline is here! The Uncanny X-MEN face an unstoppable force of evil and death who reveals a shocking secret...but they may not survive long enough to face it! Will the next generation of young mutants stand by Rogue and her team or join the other side?
Uncanny X-Men #6: November 27, 2024
It's BACK TO SCHOOL for four young mutants... ...But is a rural school in Louisiana READY for this crew? Bullies, terrible lunches and classroom flirting abound...but IS one of the student body the prophesied ENDLING, who will be the last member of mutantkind? Plus – Jubilee undertakes a fateful solo mission!
X-Men #8: December 4, 2024
"RAID ON GRAYMALKIN" PART ONE! With one of their own incarcerated, the X-Men move on Graymalkin Prison in order to free their teammate. But it's not just one team – in Alaska, Cyclops' X-Men scramble a rescue mission, while in Louisiana, Rogue's X-Men move to strike out on their own sortie. Doctrinal rivals each with their own objective, will these two fractious teams find themselves at cross-purposes? After all...an "X" is made by two lines crossing.
