Jump to content

X-Men Red

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
X-Men Red
Cover to X-Men: Red #1, art by Travis Charest
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
ScheduleMonthly
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(s)See below
ISSN2690-9863
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 Planet Arakko.

Publication history

[edit]

Volume 1

[edit]

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]

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]

These characters are credited as main cast in the respective comics.

Series and first credition Characters
Volume 1
#1
#3
#5
Volume 2
#1
#3
#4
#5
#6
#8
#10
#11
#12
#13
X-Men: Before the Fall – The Heralds of Apocalypse #1
#15
#16
#17

Team rosters

[edit]

X-Men

[edit]
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]

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]

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]
Further information: Great Ring of Arakko

The Great Ring of Arakko is the governing body of Arakko.

Reception

[edit]

Volume 1

[edit]

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]

Volume 1

[edit]
Issue Publication date Writer Artist Colorist Comic Book Roundup rating[15] Estimated sales to North American retailers (first month)
#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]
Issue Publication date Writer Artist Colorist Comic Book Roundup rating[27][28] Estimated sales to North American retailers (first month)
#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]

Volume 1

[edit]
# Title Material collected Pages Publication date ISBN
1 The Hate Machine X-Men: Red #1–5, Annual #1 144 September 18, 2018 978-1302911676
2 Waging Peace X-Men: Red #6–11 136 March 19, 2019 978-1302911683

Volume 2

[edit]
# Material collected Pages Publication date ISBN
X-Men: Red by Al Ewing – Volume 1 X-Men: Red (vol. 2) #1–5 152 November 2, 2022 978-1302932831
X-Men: Red by Al Ewing – Volume 2 X-Men: Red (vol. 2) #6–10 136 March 7, 2023 978-1302947521
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 978-1302952280
X-Men: Red by Al Ewing – Volume 4 X-Men: Red (vol. 2) #14–18 136 March 12, 2024 978-1302953430

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Terror, Jude (October 16, 2018). "It's Official: X-Men Red Stealth-Canceled with December's X-Men Red #11". Bleeding Cool. Rantoul, IL: Avatar Press, Inc. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  2. ^ Moore, Trent (September 13, 2017). "Marvel Comics bringing the original Jean Grey back to life, like a phoenix". Syfy. Syfy. Archived from the original on September 14, 2017. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  3. ^ Lovett, Jamie (February 20, 2018). "Marvel Announces "Fresh Start"". ComicBook.com. ComicBook.com. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  4. ^ Babos, John (January 30, 2018). "Marvel Comics Legacy Spoilers: All 10 X-Men Red Covers Including Variants!". Inside Pulse. Inside Pulse. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  5. ^ a b c Marston, George (February 16, 2019). "X-MEN: RED ANNUAL #1 to Fill in Gaps After JEAN GREY's RESURRECTION". Newsarama. New York, NY: Future US, Inc. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  6. ^ Richards, Dave (February 26, 2018). "Tom Taylor Explains Why Jean Grey Sets Out to Change the World in X-Men Red". CBR.com. Valnet Inc. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  7. ^ Taylor, Tom (w), Asrar, Mahmud (a), Svorcina, Ive (col), Petit, Cory (let), Paniccia, Mark, Harrington, Christina (ed). "The Hate Machine – Part 1: Heal the World" X-Men: Red, vol. 1, no. 1 (April 2018). New York, NY: Marvel Comics, ISSN 2690-9863.
  8. ^ a b Polo, Susana (February 8, 2018). "X-Men: Red #1 brings back a powerful villain and a terrible pun". Polygon. Valnet Inc. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  9. ^ Liu, Narayan (January 6, 2022). "Marvel Mutants Explore Their Very Own Planet in X-Men Red". CBR.com. Valnet Publishing Group. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  10. ^ Richards, Dave (December 8, 2017). "Phoenix Resurrection: Jean Grey's Return is an All-Hands on Deck". CBR.com. Valnet Publishing Group. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  11. ^ Yehl, Joshua (September 18, 2018). "Original Jean Grey Returns in Marvel's Phoenix Resurrection". IGN. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  12. ^ "X-Men: Red #1 Reviews (2018)". Comic Book Roundup. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  13. ^ a b c Pepose, David (February 1, 2018). "Advance Review: X-Men – Red #1 Brings 'Compassion, Warmth, & Clear Purpose to JEAN GREY's Mission' (8/10)". Newsarama. New York, NY: Future US, Inc. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  14. ^ a b Shedeen, Jesse (February 7, 2018). "X-Men Red #1 Review". IGN. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  15. ^ "X-Men: Red (2018) Comic Series Reviews at ComicBookRoundUp.com". Comic Book Roundup. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  16. ^ "February 2018 Comic Book Sales to Comics Shops". Comichron. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  17. ^ "March 2018 Comic Book Sales to Comics Shops". Comichron. John Jackson Miller. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  18. ^ "April 2018 Comic Book Sales to Comics Shops". Comichron. John Jackson Miller. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  19. ^ a b "May 2018 Comic Book Sales to Comics Shops". Comichron. John Jackson Miller. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  20. ^ "June 2018 Comic Book Sales to Comics Shops". Comichron. John Jackson Miller. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  21. ^ "July 2018 Comic Book Sales to Comics Shops". Comichron. John Jackson Miller. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  22. ^ "August 2018 Comic Book Sales to Comics Shops". Comichron. John Jackson Miller. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  23. ^ "September 2018 Comic Book Sales to Comics Shops". Comichron. John Jackson Miller. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  24. ^ "October 2018 Comic Book Sales to Comics Shops". Comichron. John Jackson Miller. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  25. ^ "November 2018 Comic Book Sales to Comics Shops". Comichron. John Jackson Miller. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  26. ^ "December 2018 Comic Book Sales to Comics Shops". Comichron. John Jackson Miller. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  27. ^ "X-Men: Red (2022) Comic Series Reviews at ComicBookRoundUp.com". Comic Book Roundup. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  28. ^ "X-Men: Before the Fall (2023) Comic Series Reviews at ComicBookRoundUp.com". Comic Book Roundup. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  29. ^ "April 2022 Comic Book Sales to Comics Shops". Comichron. John Jackson Miller. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=X-Men_Red&oldid=1291692431"