X-Men Red
| X-Men Red | |
|---|---|
 Cover to X-Men: Red #1, art by Travis Charest | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Publication date | (vol. 1) February–December 2018[1] (vol. 2) April 2022–December 2023 |
| No. of issues | (vol. 1) 11 (vol. 2) 18 |
| Main character | See below |
| ISSN | 2690-9863 |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | (vol. 1) Tom Taylor (vol. 2) Al Ewing |
| Artist(s) | (vol. 1) Mahmud Asrar Carmen Carnero Rogê Antônio (vol. 2) Stefano Caselli Juan Cabal Andrés Genolet Michael Sta. Maria Madibek Musabekov Jacopo Camagni Yıldıray Çınar |
X-Men: Red is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics, featuring characters from X-Men stories.
The first series was an eleven-issue comic book series published by Marvel Comics in monthly installments between February and December 2018. It was written by Tom Taylor and illustrated by Mahmud A. Asrar. The book followed a new team of X-Men led by Jean Grey following her return in Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey.
The second series featured the conflicting mutant factions on the terraformed Mars, renamed Arakko.
Publication history
[edit | edit source]Volume 1
[edit | edit source]X-Men: Red is part of the X-Men franchise and a sister book to X-Men Gold and X-Men Blue, which began ten months earlier. It follows the events of the 2017–2018 miniseries Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey written by Matthew Rosenberg and illustrated by Leinil Francis Yu.[2] The series was promoted as part of Marvel's Fresh Start, a full company relaunch of publications.[3] The first issue, released February 7, 2018, was written by Tom Taylor and illustrated by Mahmud Asrar. It was available in ten different variant covers.[4] Taylor's initial plans for the series did not involve any crossovers with other comic series.[5]
Jean Grey, a character recently resurrected after being dead for over a decade, assembles a new team with the intent to create a mutant nation.[6] Her initial allies are Nightcrawler, Wolverine, Honey Badger, Gentle, Trinary, and Namor.[5][7] They use Atlantis as their headquarters.[8] After she attempts to convince the UN to recognize the mutant race as a nation with full human rights, Jean is framed for murder of an English congresswoman who is psychically murdered by a resurfaced Cassandra Nova, who uses this to alienate Jean in the public eye and label her a fugitive. Jean's team is thereby forced to act in secret as she continues in her goal to "heal the world".
An annual was published in May 2018 to detail the events between Phoenix Resurrection and X-Men: Red #1.[5]
Volume 2
[edit | edit source]A second volume of the title written by Al Ewing was published during the "Destiny of X" relaunch of X-Men books and is a successor to Ewing's S.W.O.R.D. series.[9]
Main characters
[edit | edit source]These characters are credited as main cast in the respective comics.
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Team rosters
[edit | edit source]X-Men
[edit | edit source]| Character codename | Real name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Honey Badger | Gabrielle "Gabby" Kinney | Joined in X-Men: Red #1. |
| Marvel Girl | Jean Elaine Grey | |
| Namor | Namor Mackenzie | |
| Nightcrawler | Kurt Wagner | |
| Wolverine | Laura Kinney | |
| Trinary | Shilpa Khatri | Joined in X-Men: Red #1 (flashback X-Men: Red #2). |
| Gentle | Nezhno Abidemi | Joined in X-Men: Red #1 (flashback X-Men: Red #4). |
| Storm | Ororo Munroe | |
| Gambit | Remy Etienne LeBeau | Joined in X-Men: Red #5. |
X-Men Red
[edit | edit source]X-Men Red was formed by Abigail Brand to police Planet Arakko.
| Character codename | Real name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Abigail Brand | Leader. Joined in X-Men: Red (vol. 2) #2. | |
| Cable | Nathan Summers | Field leader. Joined in X-Men: Red (vol. 2) #2. |
| Frenzy | Joanna Cargill | Joined in X-Men: Red (vol. 2) #2. |
| Manifold | Eden Fesi | Joined and left in X-Men: Red (vol. 2) #2 |
| Mentallo | Marvin Flumm | Joined in X-Men: Red (vol. 2) #2. |
| Random | Marshall Stone III | |
| Vulcan | Gabriel Summers | |
Brotherhood of Arakko
[edit | edit source]The Brotherhood of Arakko was formed by Storm in opposition to X-Men Red and later fought against Genesis' army during the Genesis War.
| Character codename | Real name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Fisher King | Joined in X-Men: Red (vol. 2) #1. Merged with fellow teammate Xilo in X-Men Red (vol. 2) #14. Died in X-Men: Red (vol. 2) #18. | |
| Magneto | Max Eisenhardt | Joined in X-Men: Red (vol. 2) #1. Died in X-Men: Red (vol. 2) #7. |
| Storm | Ororo Munroe | Joined in X-Men: Red (vol. 2) #1. |
| Sunspot | Roberto "Bobby" da Costa | Joined in X-Men: Red (vol. 2) #1. |
| Khora of the Burning Heart | Joined in X-Men: Red (vol. 2) #5. | |
| Wrongslide | ||
| Lodus Logos | Joined in X-Men: Red (vol. 2) #10. | |
| Sobunar of the Depths | Joined in X-Men: Red (vol. 2) #10. Left in X-Men: Red (vol. 2) #13. | |
| Nova | Richard Rider | Joined in X-Men: Red (vol. 2) #12. |
| Jon Ironfire | Joined in X-Men: Red (vol. 2) #14. | |
| Kobak Never-Held | ||
| Xilora | Joined and merged with fellow teammate Fisher King in X-Men: Red (vol. 2) #14. | |
| Syzya of the Smoke | Joined in X-Men: Red (vol. 2) #15. | |
Great Ring of Arakko
[edit | edit source]The Great Ring of Arakko is the governing body of Arakko.
Reception
[edit | edit source]Volume 1
[edit | edit source]Prior to publication, the series generated interest for starring Jean Grey, a character who was killed nearly 15 years earlier in New X-Men #150 (February 2004).[8][10][11] According to review aggregator Comic Book Roundup, the debut issue received an average score of 8.2 out of 10 based on 33 critical reviews.[12]
In a review for Newsarama, David Pepose praised the plot of the book for its focus on the coexistence of humans and mutants, which he said was the main premise of the X-Men franchise.[13] IGN reviewer Jesse Shedeen agreed, saying the "franchise has a bad habit of ... losing sight of the mutant metaphor and its allegorical power", but was glad X-Men: Red makes it a primary focus.[14] Although they found Mahmud Asrar's art to be flawed but adequate, both of them liked Tom Taylor's portrayal of Grey and her supporting cast.[13][14] Pepose specifically liked that Grey was a leader instead of a symbol, love interest, or target.[13]
Prints
[edit | edit source]Volume 1
[edit | edit source]| Issue | Publication date | Writer | Artist | Colorist | Comic Book Roundup rating[15] | Estimated sales to North American retailers (first month) |
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| #1 | February 7, 2018 | Tom Taylor | Mahmud Asrar | Ive Svorcina | 8.1 by 34 professional critics | 98,468[16] |
| #2 | March 7, 2018 | 8.0 by 15 professional critics | 49,084[17] | |||
| #3 | April 11, 2018 | 8.1 by 10 professional critics | 56,531[18] | |||
| #4 | May 16, 2018 | Rain Beredo | 8.2 by 13 professional critics | 44,607[19] | ||
| Annual #1 | May 30, 2018 | Pascal Alixe | Chris Sotomayor | 7.5 by 16 professional critics | 38,444[19] | |
| #5 | June 6, 2018 | Mahmud Asrar | Rain Beredo | 9.1 by 10 professional critics | 38,372[20] | |
| #6 | July 18, 2018 | Carmen Carnero | 9.1 by 10 professional critics | 36,808[21] | ||
| #7 | August 22, 2018 | 9.0 by 15 professional critics | 39,634[22] | |||
| #8 | September 26, 2018 | 8.6 by 8 professional critics | 39,763[23] | |||
| #9 | October 24, 2018 | Rogê Antônio | 8.2 by 9 professional critics | 36,673[24] | ||
| #10 | November 7, 2018 | 8.5 by 10 professional critics | 31,821[25] | |||
| #11 | December 12, 2018 | 8.8 by 5 professional critics | 30,415[26] |
Volume 2
[edit | edit source]| Issue | Publication date | Writer | Artist | Colorist | Comic Book Roundup rating[27][28] | Estimated sales to North American retailers (first month) |
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| #1 | April 6, 2022 | Al Ewing | Stefano Caselli | Federico Blee | 8.6 by 17 professional critics | 26,735[29] |
| #2 | May 18, 2022 | 8.7 by 13 professional critics | Not yet available | |||
| #3 | June 15, 2022 | Federico Blee, Fernando Sifuentes | 8.9 by 11 professional critics | |||
| #4 | June 29, 2022 | Juan Cabal, Andrés Genolet, Michael Sta. Maria | Federico Blee | 8.6 by 10 professional critics | ||
| #5 | August 3, 2022 | Stefano Caselli | 8.3 by 9 professional critics | |||
| #6 | September 14, 2022 | 8.7 by 10 professional critics | ||||
| #7 | October 5, 2022 | Federico Blee, Fer Sifuentes-Sujo | 8.6 by 6 professional critics | |||
| #8 | November 2, 2022 | Madibek Musabekov | Federico Blee | 8.0 by 9 professional critics | ||
| #9 | December 7, 2022 | Stefano Caselli | 8.7 by 7 professional critics | |||
| #10 | January 4, 2023 | Stefano Caselli, Jacopo Camagni | 8.8 by 8 professional critics | |||
| #11 | May 10, 2023 | 9.1 by 7 professional critics | ||||
| #12 | June 14, 2023 | Jacopo Camagni | 6.9 by 4 professional critics | |||
| X-Men: Before the Fall – The Heralds of Apocalypse #1 | June 28, 2023 | Luca Pizzari, Stefano Landini, Raphael Pimento | Ceci De La Cruz | 7.8 by 10 professional critics | ||
| #13 | July 19, 2023 | Jacopo Camagni | Federico Blee | 8.1 by 5 professional critics | ||
| #14 | August 16, 2023 | Yıldıray Çınar | 8.4 by 6 professional critics | |||
| #15 | September 13, 2023 | 8.2 by 6 professional critics | ||||
| #16 | October 11, 2023 | 9.0 by 4 professional critics | ||||
| #17 | November 8, 2023 | 8.0 by 5 professional critics | ||||
| #18 | December 13, 2023 | 8.6 by 6 professional critics |
Collected editions
[edit | edit source]Volume 1
[edit | edit source]| # | Title | Material collected | Pages | Publication date | ISBN |
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| 1 | The Hate Machine | X-Men: Red #1–5, Annual #1 | 144 | September 18, 2018 | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
| 2 | Waging Peace | X-Men: Red #6–11 | 136 | March 19, 2019 | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
Volume 2
[edit | edit source]| # | Material collected | Pages | Publication date | ISBN |
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| X-Men: Red by Al Ewing – Volume 1 | X-Men: Red (vol. 2) #1–5 | 152 | November 2, 2022 | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
| X-Men: Red by Al Ewing – Volume 2 | X-Men: Red (vol. 2) #6–10 | 136 | March 7, 2023 | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
| X-Men: Red by Al Ewing – Volume 3 | X-Men: Red (vol. 2) #11–13, X-Men: Before the Fall – The Heralds of Apocalypse #1 | 120 | November 17, 2023 | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
| X-Men: Red by Al Ewing – Volume 4 | X-Men: Red (vol. 2) #14–18 | 136 | March 12, 2024 | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
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