Rules are made to be broken, and Nightcrawler breaks a major Krakoa rule at the end of the world. Despite the impending end of the world, there remains new beginnings. Boom-Boom, Jubilee and Dazzler start a new adventure together in the first X-Terminators issue. Malekith receives his freedom from Hel thanks to Carnage. Banshee reveals a new side to himself in Legion of X where he’s merged with the Spirit of Variance and aligned with Mother Righteous.
Book the Week – A.X.E.: Judgement Day #5 (Review score: 174 Points; 59 Characters). The Progenitor begins destroying the world and more than two dozen characters die. However, in a series which deals so heavily in death and resurrection, the deaths must be taken lightly. Already, before the end of the issue, one non-mutant character gets brought back to life through the mutants’ resurrection protocol. But if there’s one character to bring back to inspire the world, Nightcrawler chose right with Captain America.
Hero of the Week – Iron Man (Review score: 15 Points/2 Appearances; 7.5 Pts/App). Iron Man, who has been holding steady in the top spot throughout the year, just barely takes first place back from Wolverine. Tony is one of the few heroes to survive the Celestial’s decimation and teams with the X-Men and Eternals to strategize a new plan of action. However, the majority of his 15 points come from his heist book with Black Cat as they attempt to recover her Iron Cat suit.
Antagonist of the Week – Carnage (Review score: 8 Points/1 Appearance; 8.0 Pts/App). Carnage continues to make the most of his minimal Appearances. His 8.0 Points/Appearance is slightly lower than his 9.29 average but it’s enough to give him his fifth Antagonist of the Week title, which is two more than Doctor Octopus’ three.
Top Characters (by review score). Iron Man (15); Invisible Woman (13); Nightcrawler, The Thing (10); Human Torch, Marvel Girl, Wolverine/James Howlett, Wong (9); Boom-Boom, Carnage, Hawkeye/Clint Barton, Spider-Ham (8)
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Key: TU – Team-Up; LT – Lead Team; SC – Save Civilian; CD – Character Development; DA – Defeat Antagonist.
| A.X.E.: Judgement Day #5 (174) |
| Ajak – Flight, Invisibility, TU (Iron Man Angel – Flight, TU (Avengers) Banshee – Flight, TU (Avengers) Bishop – TU (Iron Man) Captain America (SR) – Influence, CD (Becomes the first non-mutant to be resurrected) Captain Marvel – Flight, TU (X-Men) Cyclops – TU (Iron Man) Doop – Flight, TU (Avengers) Egg – Biokinesis Elixir – Heal Emma Frost – Telepathy, TU (Eternals) Firestar – Flight, TU (Avengers) Gilgamesh – Flight, TU (X-Men) Hope Summers – Influence Human Torch – Flames, Flight, TU (X-Men) Ikaris – Flight, TU (X-Men) Invisible Woman – Vehicle, TU (X-Men) Iron Man – Flight, Invisibility, TU (Professor X) Kingo Sunen – Flight, TU (X-Men) Lockheed Magik – TU (Iron Man) Makkari – Invisibility, Speed, TU (X-Men) Marvel Girl – Flight, Invisibility, Telepathy, TU (Iron Man) Moon Knight – Suit, TU (X-Men) Mr. Fantastic – Stretch, TU (X-Men) Ms. Marvel – Stretch, TU (X-Men) Namor – Flight, TU (X-Men) Nightcrawler – Teleport, Will Power, TU (Captain America), LT, CD (Goes against Krakoan policy to resurrect Captain America) Nighthawk – TU (X-Men) Northstar – Speed, TU (Avengers) Phastos – Flight, Tech, TU (Iron Man), LT Phoenix (ML) – Flames, Flight, TU (X-Men) Professor X – Telepathy, TU (Iron Man) Psylocke – TU (Iron Man) Quicksilver – Speed, TU (Eternals) Rogue – Flight, TU (Avengers) Sersi – Flight, Invisibility, TU (Iron Man) Spider-Man (MM) – Swing, TU (X-Men) Spider-Man (PP) – Sense, Swing, TU (X-Men) Spider-Woman – TU (X-Men) Sprite – Flight, TU (X-Men) Starbrand – Flight, TU (X-Men) Starfox – Flight, TU (Iron Man) Stepford Cuckoos – Telepathy, TU (Iron Man) Sunfire – Flight, TU (Avengers) Tempest Tempus – Temporal Thena – Flight, TU (X-Men) Thing – TU (X-Men) Thor – Blunt, Flight, Lightning, TU (X-Men) Wolverine (JH) – Invisibility, TU (Eternals) Antagonist(s) Destiny – Sense, TU (Iron Man) Doctor Doom – Vehicle, TU (X-Men) Exodus – Flight, TU (Avengers) Jack of Knives – Invisibility, TU (X-Men), CD (Dies) Krakoa Mr. Sinister – Invisibility, TU (Eternals) Mystique Proteus – Reality |
| Avengers #60 (9) |
| Hawkeye (CB) – Intellect, Melee, Projectile, Sense, Tech, CD (Receives positive judgement), DA (Crossfire) Antagonist(s) Crossfire |
| Avengers: Forever #9 (2) |
| Ghost Rider (RR) – Vehicle |
| Carnage #6 (11) |
| Antagonist(s) Carnage – Appendage Offensive, Blade, Creature, Ensnare, Teleport, Will Power, DA (Skeleton) Hela Malekith – CD (Freed from Hel) |
| Edge of Spider-Verse #4 (12) |
| Araña Madame Web – Teleport, LT Spider-Ham – Melee, Sense, Strength, Swing, TU (Peter Spiderman), SC, DA (Robber) |
| Fantastic Four #47 (24) |
| Human Torch – Durability, Flight, Morph, Vehicle Invisible Woman – Flight, Influence, Invisibility, Melee, Telekinesis, Telekinesis Defensive, Telekinesis Offensive, SC, DA (H.E.R.B.I.E.) Mr. Fantastic Thing – Durability, Energy, Melee, Strength, Tech, Weapon, DA (Mindless One) |
| Iron Cat #4 (18) |
| Black Cat – Agility, Deception, Flight, Invisibility, TU (Iron Man), LT Iron Man – Agility, Computer, Deception, Energy, Explosive, Flight, Invisibility, Suit, TU (Black Cat), LT |
| Jane Foster & the Mighty Thor #4 (23) |
| Ares Beta Ray Bill – Blade, DA (Troll) Sif – Blade, Sense Thor – Weapon Valkyrie (JF) – Weapon Valkyrie (Rūna) – Blade, Melee, Sense, Weapon Antagonist(s) Enchantress – Magic S’ym – Melee Tyr – Blade, TU (Dark elves) |
| Legion of X #5 (36) |
| Banshee – Morph, Personality, CD (Merges with the Spirit of Variance) Blindfold – Influence, Melee, DA (Switch) Chamber – Telepathy Doctor Nemesis ForgetMeNot Legion – Personality Lost Nightcrawler – Influence, Teleport Defensive Pixie – Blade, Flight, Magic, DA (Switch) Storm – Influence Warlock – Sense Xilo the First Defender Antagonist(s) Black Tom Cassidy Fabian Cortez – Investigate Juggernaut Ora Serrata – Reality, DA (Personalities) Uranos |
| New Mutants #30 (43) |
| Anole – Durability, Melee Bei the Blood Moon Cannonball – Melee, Speed Cosmar – Reality Cypher Deadpool – Durability, Weapon Karma Kate Pryde – Computer, Influence Magik – Magic, Melee Magma Magneto Mirage – Deception, Melee Nightcrawler Rictor Scout – Claws, Claws Offensive, Melee Shatterstar Sunspot – Flight, Melee, Strength, Vehicle Warlock – Stretch Wolfsbane – Claws Offensive, Morph Antagonist(s) Blob |
| Strange #6 (19) |
| Agatha Harkness Black Widow – Intellect, Vehicle, TU (Wong) Marvel Girl – Telepathy, Will Power, TU (Wong) Scarlet Witch Wong – Agility, Artifact, Investigate, Melee, Rage, Will Power, TU (Black Widow), DA (Lost Boys) |
| X-Men Legends #2 (19) |
| Beast – Heal, Melee, Sense, Strength, TU (Mesmero) Wolverine (JH) – Claws, Claws Offensive, Melee, Strength, DA (Jack O’Diamonds) Antagonist(s) Mesmero – Deception, Gun, Influence, Telepathy, TU (Beast), LT |
| X-Terminators #1 (21) |
| Boom-Boom – Durability, Energy, Energy Offensive, Explosive, Melee, TU (Dazzler), DA (Vampire) Dazzler – Energy, Energy Defensive, Energy Offensive, Weapon, TU (Jubilee) Jubilee – Vehicle, Weapon, TU (Dazzler), DA (Vampire) Wolverine (LK) – Claws |
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