... Solicits for July 2018 ...

X-Men Gold #31
Marc Guggenheim (W) • Pere Perez (A)
Cover by: Phil Noto
X-Honeymoon!
• The cake’s been cut, the band’s gone home, and the biggest X-Wedding in history is finally a done deal!
• I’m not crying, you’re crying! And so is one of the X-Men!
• And those aren’t tears of joy: You won’t believe which X-Man calls it quits!

X-Men Gold #32
Marc Guggenheim (W) • Pere Perez (A)
Cover by: Phil Noto
Dark Rachel Saga!
• You may have known her as Rachel Grey... as Phoenix... as Prestige... but all of that is over.
• Only the Hound remains! And you better pray she hasn’t caught your scent!
• A seismic shift in status quo for one of X-Men Gold’s charter members starts here!

... X-Men Gold #25 ...

REVIEW: X-MEN GOLD #25 (THE SWORD IS DRAWN….ONCE MORE)

What You Need to Know:
The X-Men have been incarcerated after a misunderstanding with law enforcement, due to the machinations of Mesmero and Lydia Nance. While behind bars it falls to a reserve team to pull a late rescue of the city after an attack by Ivan Guerrero, AKA the Shredded Man. Led by Iceman and Rogue and including the new recruit Pyro, they in part succeed thanks to Pyro, who manages to earn their trust and his place on the team.

What You’ll Find Out:
After a brief opening shot of Scythian in France repeating his Godzilla impersonation from the attack on Dartayus, a quick location change has the B team facing off against Rhino in Times Square as Armor draws the attention of Magik to what is happening on the news. As Illyana introduces Aleksei to the joys of Limbo we see two of the imprisoned X-Men are also watching the unfolding drama in Paris and Peter and Kurt discuss not only the fact Colossus should be planning a wedding right now, but how all this could even be happening, not to mention the ramifications of this new development. One person noticeably absent from the scene is Ororo, who is currently struggling with the resurfacing of her claustrophobia. In true Storm style though, she digs deep to not only bury the fear but also short out her control collar, as a bolt of lightning heralds her returned powers. In short order she takes out the prison roof, alerting the guards to her change in condition and she simply looks up at the sky, ignoring them as they vainly attempt to make her surrender.