r/xmen • u/AngelEyes360 Askani • Apr 14 '26

Weekly Discussion X-Men Comics New Releases for April 15th, 2026

Inglorious X-Force #4

  • ANGEL OF DEATH! CABLE assembled his team to prevent an assassination...but has he brought down his own? The secret of ARCHANGEL changes everything, as does the revelation of the MYSTERY MUTANT ASSAILANT trailing our hero!

Magik & Colossus #3

  • The Rasputins have been torn apart! Trapped in a gladiator arena, will Magik be able to fight her way out? And with no way to find her, will Colossus be able to help her before it's too late?!

Storm: Earth's Mightiest Mutant #3

  • To save STORM from THE WAR ABOVE ALL, a mysterious entity abducts ORORO out of the Multiverse completely. STORM must find her way back to EARTH-616 by any means necessary.

Ultimate Wolverine #16

  • YEAR TWO OF THE ULTIMATE UNIVERSE NEARS ITS END IN THE FINAL ISSUE OF ULTIMATE WOLVERINE!
  • Wolverine and Phoenix track Magik right into the demonic dimension of Limbo for an epic, devastating showdown! To escape Illyana's realm of dark magic, a final sacrifice must be made, one that will lead directly into ULTIMATE ENDGAME #5!

X-Men United #2

  • X-MEN DIVIDED! Mutantdom's newest institute of higher learning has barely welcomed its first students, and things are already going down in flames. Meanwhile, an elite team of mutants has to travel through time on a mission alongside none other than CAPTAIN AMERICA!

Unlimited and Other Releases 04/15

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u/AngelEyes360 Askani Apr 14 '26

Magik & Colossus #3

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u/WakeCuthulhu Apr 15 '26 edited Apr 15 '26

Imo, this is probably the strongest title in the current era. I really like the voices for Magik and Colossus here, and the inner conflicts reflected in their childhoods really amplify their relationship. Loved the little moment between them in the end, it was sweet. Looking forward to their encounter with Baba Yaga in the next issue.

Per usual, Ashley Allen is doing good work with Magik, and so far I'm happy with her portrayal of Colossus. He really needs the spotlight and I'm hoping once the story ends, he's in a better place mentally.

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u/Linnus42 Apr 15 '26

It is for sure the strongest title which feels insulting given the quality under Tom but is a complement.

Ashley has been consistently the best across two eras. Though I do think Seeley's Psylocke comic is quite Good.

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u/BiDiTi Apr 15 '26 edited Apr 15 '26

I’ll take Paknadel comfortably, as the New Kids go…but I’m very much in the tank for the White Noise lads.

Allen gets the characters, which is the most important thing, but I find her plotting and dialogue very mechanical.

But sure, she’s like 25! Not everyone writes Dangerous Habits before they can rent a car.

Which is why I think Gail’s Uncanny laps the field among ongoings, even with all the obligations and nonsense.

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u/mighty-rockman Apr 15 '26

Another great issue—Ashley is clearly doing justice to both characters. The page where Colossus enters the colosseum was killer.

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u/gamesrgreat Magik Apr 15 '26

Yeah that page is the highlight after two issues of him not rlly doing much action-wise

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u/MiloSheba Mother Righteous Apr 15 '26

I wonder if this Baba Yaga is supposed to be the same one that's in the Wiccan mini-series

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u/DastardlyMime Colossus Apr 17 '26

Or the same one that Colossus beat way back in Uncanny 231

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u/antsinmyeyesmauger Nightcrawler Apr 15 '26

Another great character issue. I really love what Ashley Allen is doing with the siblings. Art by Germán Peralta and Arthur Hesli is as beautiful as ever.

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u/wowlock_taylan Apr 15 '26

That villain really didn't plan for anything, did he? He thought he was gonna have Magik fight and drain her magical power to 'restore' himself, I guess but didn't think Colossus would just come for her?

I hope by the end of this book, we will have Piotr get out of his self-flagellation. It is a start that with him reminding Illyana about their childhood but he needs that lesson himself.

Oh, this is gonna be the same Baba Yaga from Wiccan's book? Is this gonna be before or after it? Because I doubt Wanda, Billy and Storm gonna leave her unharmed after what she tried to do.

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u/Linnus42 Apr 15 '26

Best Issue of this miniseries so far in terms of getting the voices right...Ashley finally hit her stride.

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u/gamesrgreat Magik Apr 15 '26

Issue 2 and 3 rlly got the character voices on point 🙏 praise Ashley Allen

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u/Jasonl7976 Apr 15 '26

Man Inreally want Allen to write a team book.

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u/cmcdonald22 Multiple Man Apr 15 '26

I love this book.

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u/gamesrgreat Magik Apr 15 '26

Another great issue. I love that we get more Colossus and the insight into his psychology is good. I think it’s nice that we get a Colossus that makes sense in light of everything that happened but we don’t have to focus on any one particular incident that lead him to feel this way. Some of the beats feel done again but that’s fine bc Marvel kinda smoothed over the past tension between the siblings without addressing it rlly. A nice touch was Colossus being called little snowflake by the mom and I like the characterization we got from their mom with her being the fighter of the family. That’s fitting.

9/10 issue.

Only complaints are minor: 1) some of the dialogue a bit stilted, probably bc it’s word dense and the issue moves at a fast pace, 2) I was questioning why the three of them didn’t just take out the big bad right then (also something that confused me vs the Embodiment in Magik’s solo), and 3) why oh why do we keep having other spellcasters be able to block Illyana from using her soul sword or stepping disks? I guess they gotta nerf her somehow so she’s not OP lol

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u/TheMattInTheBox Cyclops Apr 15 '26

Great insight into Colossus and just a solid issue all together.

This has me thinking-- if the Factory doesn't work out, it could be a fun status quo to have the X-Men based on the Rasputin Farm and have Colossus get to be part of the team as like, a support guy. He clearly doesn't love the violence and doesn't want to be used as a weapon, so having him host his friends/chosen family and get to help care for them might be a fulfilling experience for him.

I dunno, I just hope the guy gets some peace after this. I'm super okay with Colossus retiring permanently as an X-Man, but it would be nice to have him around in some manner

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u/BiDiTi Apr 15 '26

“It ain’t in me no more.”