Immortal X-Men
Wraparound cover to Immortal X-Men (vol. 1) #1 by Mark Brooks. From left to right Lactuca, Colossus, Sobunar, Storm, Nightcrawler, Mister Sinister, Death, Exodus, Black King, White Queen, Red Queen, Lockheed, Xilo, Professor X, Mystique, Destiny.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
ScheduleMonthly[1]
FormatOngoing series
GenreSuperhero
Publication dateMarch 2022 – December 2023
Main character(s)Quiet Council of Krakoa
Creative team
Written byKieron Gillen[2]
Penciller(s)Lucas Werneck
Inker(s)Lucas Werneck
Letterer(s)Clayton Cowles
Colorist(s)David Curiel
Editor(s)Jordan D. White
Lauren Amaro

Immortal X-Men is an American superhero comic book series written by Kieron Gillen and published by Marvel Comics.[3]

It follows the Quiet Council of Krakoa, which was created by Jonathan Hickman and Pepe Larraz in House of X #6. The series is part of the Destiny of X relaunch and built plot points for the "Sins of Sinister" event. The story centers around the Quiet Council as they deal with various challenges, including finding a replacement for Magneto, addressing conflicts with the Avengers and Eternals, and confronting the machinations of the villainous Mister Sinister.

Publication history

Writer-editor Jonathan Hickman and artist/co-plotter Pepe Larraz created the Quiet Council of Krakoa in House of X #6 (October, 2019). The Council appeared in many comics in the Dawn of X and Reign of X relaunches, creating and enforcing the laws of Krakoa and prosecuting and delivering judgement on mutants accused of breaking those laws.[4]

In March 2022, the council got their own comic book as Immortal X-Men as part of the Destiny of X relaunch.[5] It was written by Kieron Gillen and drawn by Lucas Werneck, building plot points for the event Sins of Sinister.[6] After being briefly transformed into the Immoral X-Men limited series, Immortal X-Men continued with Gillen and Werneck's next story plans. [7][8]

Plot

After the events of Inferno, Magneto stepped down from the Quiet Council of Krakoa. The Quiet Council searched for replacement candidates, including the Black Priestess and Hope Summers. After considerable deliberation, Hope Summers took over Magneto’s seat on the Council’s so that she could represent the interests of the Five, the mutants involved in Krakoa’s resurrection process. Black Priestess was outvoted by Hope created a giant monster. The Council successfully managed to kill Black Priestess, defeating the monster.[9]

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]

During the events of A.X.E.: Judgment Day, the secret of mutant resurrection went public and as expected the Eternals launched an attack on Krakoa. The Eternals were eventually retreated from battle by Progenitor who addressed that people of Earth will be judged. Only Red Queen and Exodus are judged positively while other mutants were not judged or received receive negative judgment. As this crisis led to the creation of a destructive artificial Celestial called the Progenitor, members of the Quiet Council fought alongside the Avengers, X-Men, Eternals and even Orchis convinced by Nightcrawler.

Mister Sinister cloned Moira and used her resetting powers to manipulate events to his liking. He killed and corrupted several members of the Council including Professor X, White Queen, Hope, and Exodus by implanting his personality in them during the resurrection process and used them to take over the world. He was exiled to the Pit as a result of his actions.

Team roster

Character[11][12] Real name Joined in Notes
Autumn
Apocalypse En Sabah Nur House of X #6 (October, 2019) Left in X of Swords: Destruction.
Magneto Max Eisenhardt Currently deceased. Left in Immortal X-Men #1.[13]
Professor X Charles Xavier
Destiny Irene Adler Inferno vol. 2 #2 (October, 2021)[14]
Hope Summers Immortal X-Men #1 (March, 2022)[15]
Spring
Black King Sebastian Shaw House of X #6 (October, 2019)
White Queen Emma Frost
Red Queen Katherine Pryde Marauders #1 (November, 2019)
Summer
Marvel Girl Jean Grey House of X #6 (October, 2019) Current member of X-Men. Left in X-Men vol. 5 #15.
Nightcrawler Kurt Wagner
Storm Ororo Munroe
Colossus Piotr Rasputin Inferno vol. 2 #2 (October, 2021)[14]
Winter
Exodus Bennet Du Paris House of X #6 (October, 2019)
Mister Sinister Nathaniel Essex Removed in Immortal X-Men #10.
Mystique Raven Darkhölme
Black Priestess Selene Gallio Immortal X-Men #12 (June, 2023)
Adjunct
Cypher Douglas Ramsey House of X #6 (October, 2019) The Voice of Krakoa
Krakoa

Reception

In 2022, Immortal X-Men won the IGN's Best Comic Book Series or Original Graphic Novel[16] as well as Dragon Awards for Best Comic Book.[17]

In 2023, CBR.com ranked Immortal X-Men 2nd in their "Top 100 Comics of 2022" list.[18] It was also nominated for the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic Book at the 34th GLAAD Media Awards.[19]

According to review aggregation website Comic Book Roundup, Immortal X-Men received an average rating of 8.7 out of 10 based on 133 critics on review.[20]

Collected editions

# Material collected Pages Publication date ISBN
Immortal X-Men by Kieron Gillen – Volume 1 Immortal X-Men #1–6 184 December 6, 2022 9781302928018
Immortal X-Men by Kieron Gillen – Volume 2 Immortal X-Men #7-10 112 May 23, 2023 9781302928025
Immortal X-Men by Kieron Gillen – Volume 3 Immortal X-Men #11-13 and X-Men: Before the Fall - Sinister Four #1 120 November 28, 2023 9781302951009
Immortal X-Men by Kieron Gillen – Volume 4 Immortal X-Men #14-18 120 March 26, 2024 9781302953423

Trivia

References

  1. ↑ Jones, Alexander (November 17, 2022). "Don't Miss This: "Immortal X-Men" by Kieron Gillen and Lucas Werneck". Multivesity Comics. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  2. ↑ Lovett, Jamie (January 8, 2022). "Immortal X-Men Writer Kieron Gillen on Taking Over the Quiet Council From Jonathan Hickman". Comicbook. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Marvel Comics March 2022 comics revealed". GamesRadar+. December 23, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  4. ↑ Marnel, Blair (October 2, 2019). "How 'House of X' #6 Establishes a New Mutant Nation". Marvel. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  5. ↑ Blum, Jeremy (December 8, 2021). "New Immortal X-Men Series Brings Kieron Gillen Back to Marvel's Mutants". CBR. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Secrets From Mutant History Are Unleashed and Vicious Betrayals Threaten Krakoa's Future in Immortal X-Men". Marvel. December 8, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  7. ↑ Lovett, Jamie (December 7, 2022). "X-Men: Kieron Gillen Sets the Stage for Sins of Sinister (Exclusive)". Comicbook. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  8. ↑ Adams, Timothy (December 8, 2021). "Marvel Announces Immortal X-Men Creative Team, Focus on Krakoa's Quiet Council". Comicbook. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  9. ↑ Carter, Justin (December 25, 2021). "The X-Men's Quiet Council Will Finally Get Their Own Comic Book". Gizmodo. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Kieron Gillen Sets Up the Avengers, the X-Men, and the Eternals for 'Judgment Day'". Marvel. June 29, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  11. ↑ Negus, M.N. (June 26, 2022). "Does The Quiet Council of Krakoa or The Great Ring of Arakko Have The Advantage?". CBR. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  12. ↑ Galpin, Kieran (January 24, 2021). "Every Member Of The Quiet Council, Ranked". Screen Rant. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  13. ↑ Schlesinger, Alex (March 2, 2022). "Magneto's Time as a Leader of the X-Men is Over, Marvel Writer Confirms". Screen Rant. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  14. 1 2 Adams, Timothy (November 24, 2021). "X-Men: Marvel Adds SPOILERS to the Quiet Council". Comicbook. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  15. ↑ Hassan, Chris (April 11, 2022). "X-Men Monday #151 – Kieron Gillen Discusses 'Immortal X-Men #1'". AIPT Comics. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  16. ↑ "The Best Comic Book Series or Original Graphic Novel of 2022". IGN. December 5, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  17. ↑ "2022 Recipients – The Dragon Award". Dragon Con. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  18. ↑ Cronin, Brian (January 1, 2023). "CBR's Top 100 Comics of 2022". CBR. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  19. ↑ Complex, Valerie (January 18, 2023). "GLAAD Announces Nominees For The 34th Annual GLAAD Media Awards". Deadline Hollywood.
  20. ↑ "Immortal X-Men (2021) Comic Series Reviews at ComicBookRoundUp.com". Comic Book Roundup. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
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