Krakoa may fall, but the world is still mutantkind's for the taking in the pages of the new X-Men comic book series, NYX. Announced last week, it's set during the upcoming "From the Ashes" era and will explore how mutants navigate returning to the Big Apple.
Written by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing and drawn by Francesco Mortarino, NYX won’t shy away from reflecting the harsh realities of life as a mix of iconic and fan-favourite mutants reenter a world filled with bigotry, mistrust, and misinformation. Without the X-Men's guidance and Krakoa’s protection, they'll shut out the noise and overcome the hate by doing what they do best - evolving.
However, if you can count on anything, it’s that mutants are never all in agreement, and some are having a really hard time letting Krakoa go.
Today, we have some awesome new variant covers for NYX #1 by acclaimed artists Rogê Antônio, Stanley "Artgerm" Lau, and Todd Nauck. The three new pieces spotlight Laura Kinney, a.k.a Wolverine, who made her comic book debut in the groundbreaking original NYX series as X-23.
Throughout the new series, it's said we'll watch her do what she does best as she hunts down violent anti-mutant oppressors in the darkest corners of the city.
"This is the kind of book we came to Marvel to create," Kelly recently said. "When the Hivemind first formed, Collin and I bonded over books like Runaways, Young Avengers, and the original NYX - stories that showcased that tense, wonderful place where the mundane world and marvels collided."
Lanzing added, "The opportunity to take on these characters is both an incredible challenge and an amazing honor. Sophie, Anole, and Prodigy have been personal favorites since their time on the New Mutants and New X-Men - in a sense, we've become who we are right alongside them."
"And returning Laura to NYX - while in a radically different context that centers her heroism over her victimhood - feels like the chance to really bring the character full circle and help her grow into the next phase of her life."
Check out these new variant covers for NYX #1 below.
This is a book about mutants living past the end of their world and into a new beginning. This is Ms. Marvel embracing her mutant life in the neon streets of the Lower East Side. This is Anole trying to keep his head above water. This is Wolverine in the shadows of Bushwick, protecting her own. This is Prodigy writing history as it happens - and Sophie Cuckoo finding her own way. The news reports are bleak. The streets feel dangerous. There’s something lurking underground. Evil coming from every direction. But they’re determined to make it. This is mutant community. This is mutant pride. THIS IS NYX!
NYX #1
Written by COLLIN KELLY & JACKSON LANZING
Art by FRANCESCO MORTARINO
Cover by SARA PICHELLI
On Sale 7/24