Summary

Marvel Comics ' upcomingWeapon decade - Menminiseries set together a Multiversal team ofWolverinevariants , enlisted by the Phoenix Force to fight the latest incarnation of psionic villain Onslaught . However , advanced solicitations for the series evoke that the team will have to overcome threats from within if they require to deliver the day , or even survive .

The outline forWeapon X - Men#4 ( of 4 ) promises that one of the series ' five Wolverine will betray the squad , in a turn that could have wide - crop implications for the Marvel Universe . Almost every issue of the series appears set to include some tension among the " ring of Logans , " which will threaten to displume the squad apart .

weapon system X - Men # 4 ( of 4 ) ( 2024 )

X-Men assembled in front of Krakoa, the living island’s face.

Release Date :

May 15 , 2024

Writers :

The Avengers and Captain America from Endgame

Christoph Gage

Artists :

Yildiray Çinar

Collage of Captain Sisko, Captain Picard, Captain Kirk, and Captain Janeway from the Star Trek franchise.

Cover Artist :

Dike Ruan

Variant Cover :

Featured Image: close up of Wolverine brandishing his adamantium claws.

Declan Shalvey

The all - powerful Onslaught has decided to become truly all - herculean … by adding the Phoenix Force to its own incalculable might ! And one of the Wolverines is about to help him get there by turning against their loss leader , Phoenix . Old Man Logan , Age of Apocalypse , Zombie , Earth X and Jane Howlett – the Wolverines of five tragical universes – come to the ending of their multiversal journeying … but will it be their ending as well ?

This will climax with a major betrayal , which could have hard repercussion for the team , and their mission – and given the scope of the menace they face , mayhap the across-the-board Marvel Universe beyond that .

Weapon X-Men #4 cover, multiversal team of Wolverines with Onslaught looming over them

The extremely anticipated goal of the Krakoan era wo n’t come without one more shocking turn , as Marvel promises " the great betrayal in ten - Men account . "

Assembled by the Phoenix , the five Wolverines include several variants reader will be conversant with – including Old Man Logan andAge of Apocalypse’sWeapon X – as well as young versions like Jane Howlett .

One Of Marvel’s Most Tragic Wolverines Will Betray The Phoenix Force

Previews forWeapon X - Menhave accent that the team will have to face its share of internal drama , if it is to have any Leslie Townes Hope of help to opposeOnslaught , the villain who recently revert in author Christoph Gage ’s related miniseries , The Original X - Men . Assembled by the Phoenix , the five Michigander let in several variants readers will be intimate with – let in Old Man Logan andAge of Apocalypse’sWeapon X – as well as new version like Jane Howlett . The team also includes a zombie variant of Wolverine , and the Logan of Earh - hug drug , best known for his " I ’m With Stupid , " metric ton - shirt .

The latter two are plainly set to cause trouble early in the serial publication . The solicitation forWeapon ecstasy - Men#1 asks , " with friends like Zombie Wolverine , who need foeman ? " Advanced textile for the 2nd issue evoke thatEarth - X Wolverine may confront an experiential crisisabout the tragedy of his creation – and all Wolverines ' existences – when the team find the one happy Logan in the multiverse . The synopsis for outcome # 3 suggests readers will bump the band of Logans " fracturing fast , " and now , Marvel has formally confirmed one of them will flex traitor before the series reason .

Weapon X - Menseems prepared to offer a sweeping , eminent - energyWolverinestory , one which put the character ’s multiversal potential to cracking use .

Weapon X-Men #1 variant cover, featuring the five multiversal version of Wolverine teaming up

One Wolverine’s Betrayal Could Have A Ripple Effect Across The X-Franchise

AsX - Men’sKrakoan Era ends , the future direction of the dealership remains uncertain . Series like Christoph Gage’sWeapon X - MenandOriginal X - Menoffer a trace of what it might await like . No less sprawling and challenging , but perhaps more focussed , more measured . At a plot storey , these miniseries may also be put the cornerstone for future storyline . sure enough , whatever the case may be , weapon system X - Menseems train to declare oneself a wholesale , high-pitched - energyWolverinestory , one which pose the quality ’s multiversal potential to great use .

Weapon X # 4 ( of 4)will be loose on May 15 , 2024 from Marvel Comics .

Weapon X-Men #1, main cover featuring different versions of Wolverine, and Jean Grey, against a cosmic backdrop

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