Sunspot. Cannonball. Marrow. Boom-Boom. Tempo. Forge. Banshee. Strong Guy. Armor. Earlier this year, each of those characters were part of a vote giving fans the chance to choose the final member of the Krakoan Age's first team of X-Men, but they're now being brought together for an adventure of their own in the pages of Secret X-Men #1.
The special one-shot written by Excalibur and X of Swords scribe Tini Howard and drawn by Daredevil artist Francesco Mobili will bring these mutant heroes together for a secret mission to the stars.
When the Shi’ar Empire faces an unexpected threat, they must call upon the X-Men. Team co-captains Sunspot and Cannonball will lead Marrow, Tempo, Forge, Banshee, Strong Guy, Armor, and Boom-Boom on a dangerous mission to save a figure of paramount importance...the daughter of Professor X and empress of the Shi’ar: Xandra!
"We had to do it, yeah? And I jumped at the chance to tell the story while I had the time," Howard said. "Cannonball was my vote, and Strong Guy? Tempo? Boom-Boom? This is the perfect team for an intergalactic X-Men mission. I hope they didn't forget anything important!"
You can check out the team on Leinil Francis Yu's cover below, while it's been confirmed that Secret X-Men #1 will arrive in comic book stores on February 9.
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