X-Manhunt

Last updated
"X-Manhunt"
Publisher Marvel Comics
Publication dateMarch, 2024
Genre Superhero
Title(s)
Uncanny X-Men , vol. 6 #11
NYX , vol. 2 #9
Storm, vol. 5 #6
X-Men , vol. 7 #13
X-Factor , vol. 5 #8
X-Force , vol. 7 #9
X-Manhunt Omega #1
Main character(s) See below
Creative team
Writer(s) Gail Simone
Collin Kelly
Jackson Lanzing
Murewa Ayodele
Jed MacKay
Mark Russell
Geoffrey Thorne
Artist(s)Javier Garrón
Francesco Mortarino
Lucas Werneck
Netho Diaz
Bob Quinn
Marcus To
Gleb Melnikov

X-Manhunt is a comic book crossover storyline during X-Men: From the Ashes relaunch, published by Marvel Comics. It will revolve around Professor X's run after the breakout from Graymalkin Prison.

Contents

Publication history

X-Manhunt crossover was announced by Marvel Comics on December 16, 2024. The crossover will focus on Professor X's run after the breakout from Graymalkin Prison; and various mutant communities revolving around it. [1]

Marvel Comics' Executive Editor Tom Brevoort explained that after Krakoan Age, they had kept various mutant groups separated from each other and stated that “it feels like now is the right time to send them crashing into one another." On Professor X being the central individual for the event, Brevoort emphasized that Professor X is better choice who'll instigate situation and highlighted about him that he "has intimate connections with almost all of our key players.” [2]

Main characters

Issues involved

PartIssueWriterArtistRelease date
1 Uncanny X-Men (vol. 6) #11 Gail Simone Javier GarrónMarch 5, 2025 [3]
2 NYX (vol. 2) #9 Collin Kelly
Jackson Lanzing
Francesco Mortarino
3Storm (vol. 5) #6Murewa AyodeleLucas Werneck
4 X-Men (vol. 7) #13 Jed MacKay Netho DiazMarch 12, 2025 [1] [4]
5 X-Factor (vol. 5) #8 Mark Russell Bob Quinn
6 X-Force (vol. 7) #9 Geoffrey Thorne Marcus To March 19, 2025 [1]
7 Exceptional X-Men #7 [a] Eve L. Ewing Carmen Carnero
8X-Manhunt Omega #1Gail Simone
Murewa Ayodele
Gleb MelnikovMarch 26, 2025 [5]

Notes

  1. Exceptional X-Men #7 is tie-in of the crossover under "Collateral Damage". [1]

Critical reception

Pre-release

In December 2024, Chris Miller from Screen Rant commented that storylines in comic book series of X-Men: From the Ashes relaunch were kept isolated to focus on smaller cast of characters and X-Manhunt is big crossover between them post-Krakoan Age. Both Miller and Screen Rant's Alex Schlesinger highlighted possible clashes between Rogue and Cyclops' X-Men, and Havok's X-Force on different ideologies. [6] [4]

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