Immortal X-Men (2022-) #1

Product Information

The twelve members of the Quiet Council are the leaders of Krakoa, keepers of some of its more troubling secrets. Some of them are heroes, others are self-serving monsters. But to steer the new nation, they have to work together. After the events of Inferno (2021) and X Lives and X Deaths of Wolverine, some of Krakoa's deepest secrets have reached a wider audience and the Quiet Council now struggles to stay united. In issue #12 Raven reveals to Irene she knows what her wife did in the Sinister timeline to "protect" her, and that she is furious. Emma admits that she's still fighting to overcome her tendency towards this, remarking that it took a lot of restraint to not psychically assault a random CEO just because he thought about how Krakoa is losing heavy-hitters and looking weak. Groundhog Day" Loop: Issue #9 sees Sinister repeatedly attempting to assassinate the Quiet Council, resetting the timeline every time he fails. He has ten attempts for this point in time, as the Moira clone he's using can only reset ten times. The last one mostly succeeds.

Exodus compares the White Hot Room to Tiphareth, a comparison made with the place in other comics, including Defenders: Beyond. Destiny's powers don't work in the White Hot Room. She's in the middle of explaining this to Mother Righteous when she realizes this isn't a good thing. Righteous then stabs her. In issue #7, Kurt is momentarily shaken when he comes across an Orchis propaganda leaflet which, underneath the anti-mutant xenophobia, makes the somewhat simplistic yet blunt and difficult-to-refute point that mutant claims that they are an oppressed and downtrodden minority cannot help but ring a little hollow when they're powerful enough to conquer Mars, terraform it within minutes and use it as the foundation of a mutant-only galactic civilization. Oh, and when it turns out they can also live forever. Of all the four telepaths, Hope is the only one to actually show any regret and remorse for what happened in Sins of Sinister, once she gets past the anger. Ororo takes it as a positive sign.

Profile

Adams, Timothy (December 8, 2021). "Marvel Announces Immortal X-Men Creative Team, Focus on Krakoa's Quiet Council". Comicbook . Retrieved January 2, 2023. Meaningful Echo: In the first issue, Destiny tells Sinister that there is no "the" future. In the third issue, she simply says that there is "no future", because she can see no future in which her wife Mystique survives. Switching P.O.V.: Each issue showcases a different Quiet Council's internal POV as they react to the events happening around them, the cast lists highlight this by coloring in the profile of the issue's character lead. If you want to understand how the Quiet Council got to where they are at the beginning of the issue with more specificity, then you’ll want to grab the recent Inferno miniseries along with X Lives of Wolverine.

Only Sane Man: Nightcrawler is the only member of the Quiet Council who hasn't gone all in on "mutant superiority". He is appropriately horrified by the rest of the Council's seemingly growing and sociopathic disregard for humans and robots, and disgusted when Exodus deems humans as stupid after hearing about a suicide. (It should perhaps be noted in total fairness, however, that Xavier is also clearly deeply troubled as a result of this.) Colossus would be in the same category as Kurt but, unfortunately, he's been compromised by the Russians and is an unwilling mole instead. The council begins to discuss the matter, and a vote is held whether to accept Hope outright or to continue reviewing other candidates. Sinister, having experienced this day before, is well-aware of how the votes will go. Wanting Hope on the council, but wishing to hide his intentions, Sinister votes no, believing the motion will carry anyways. He is surprised when Destiny votes no, when he was sure she would vote yes. Sinister hurriedly changes his vote, but begins to suspect that Destiny is on to him. As with some of Gillen's other work, there are some musical references. The very first scene starts with one for Edward Elgar, with a reference to the Enigma Variations. That's swiftly followed by a more subtle shout-out to John Cale. The scene is captioned "Paris, 1919" and Essex is soon collapsed on the ground, repeating " You're a ghost" - the chorus of Cale's song Paris 1919.IMMORTAL X-MEN has also set the stage for SINS OF SINISTER, which will unveil a future in which Mister Sinister's latest plot is successful. When SINS OF SINISTER begins in January, the series will become IMMORAL X-MEN for a limited three-issue run that will transport readers into the future at increasing intervals – 10 years, 100 years, 1000 years – until the Powers of Essex come crashing down. Don't miss the prelude to SINS OF SINISTER in IMMORTAL X-MEN #10, on sale January 18! Literary Allusion Title: The eighth issue is titled "The Curious Case of Dr. Essex and Mr. Sinister" as it lifts from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in its depiction of Essex/Sinister during Victorian times. The truth about the Quiet Council is revealed! Yes, the most delightfully dramatic aspect of Krakoa — and what a high bar that is — is getting its own book after years of secrecy. But this is a Kieron Gillen story, so that’s just the logline that the real twist of this issue is hiding behind. Why is Immortal X-Men #1 happening now? Destiny informed the Council about upcoming conflict between the Avengers, X-Men, and Eternals. While White Queen informed them about Doctor Statis, Mister Sinister's clone claiming to be the real Sinister, causing Mister Sinister to flee only to be captured briefly by Eternals. Only Destiny and Mystique were aware of three other clones of him. [10] Human Resources: Sinister views other mutants as raw material, as always. Early issues refer to a gun based on cloned eyes from Cyclops, a bank of clones of Moira used to research and reset the future and, in one possible Bad Future, cloned meat from Sebastian Shaw used to store kinetic energy for a starship.

Marvel Comics March 2022 comics revealed". GamesRadar+. December 23, 2021 . Retrieved January 2, 2023. The first issue was released 30 March 2022. The series is scheduled to end with issue #18, followed by X-Men: Forever, also written by Gillen and launching in 2024.Immortal X-Men is an American superhero comic book series written by Kieron Gillen and published by Marvel Comics. [3] The Man Behind the Man: Issue #6 reveals Mother Righteous was assisting Selene's tantrum in #2, and Sebastian Shaw knows this. As of issue #11, Shaw's actively dealing with her as well. Terse Talker: Gorgon's argument for why he should be on the Quiet Council consists of just, "Me." Comprehensively averted by Beast, who has prepared a Powerpoint presentation... The Quiet Council rules the Krakoan age, for better… or worse. Now, shaken by INFERNO and X LIVES / X DEATHS OF WOLVERINE, they strive to hold together—no matter how much they want to tear each other apart. Take a seat in the room where it happens. “It” being “the most powerful people on Earth deciding the fate of the whole planet.” Prepare for sinister secrets to be revealed and learn that some secrets are more sinister than others… In the second issue Mr. Sinister uses a serum to temporarily transform himself into a huge pale version of Weapon H.