With a dangerous new villain on the prowl, some X-Men characters will recruit a familiar face for help in the upcoming Legion of X #3.
In order to save the island of Krakoa from a dangerous enemy possessing innocent mutants, the X-Men are calling on the recently deceased Doctor Strange for a little backup.
Marvel’s Legion of X #3 — which comes from writer Simon Spurrier, artist Jan Bazaldua and cover artists Matt Wilson and Dike Ruan — will see a handful of X-Men characters enlist the help of Doctor Strange in order to save the Krakoan island that mutantkind calls home. The synopsis for the issue reads, “To be mad is to be devine! An Arakkii fugitive god is lurking somewhere in the shadows of Krakoa, and Weaponless Zsen must track them down or face destruction at the hands of the terrifying Ora Serrata. After hitting a number of dead ends, Zsen and Nightcrawler turn to the astral plane for answers. Meanwhile, Pixie lures the Skinjacker out of hiding with the help of Juggernaut and…Dr. Strange?!”
Doctor Strange is a longtime friend of the X-Men and has assisted them on a number of missions in the past, including the time he journeyed into hell with Wolverine, Storm, Colossus and Nightcrawler in 1980’s X-Men Annual #4 by Chris Claremont, John Romita Jr, Bob McLeod, Tom Orzechowski and Glynis Wein. In 2021’s Death of Doctor Strange, the Master of the Mystic Arts is gruesomely murdered at the hands of Kaecilius, his longtime enemy. The Legion of X #3 preview teases that the character may now be making his return to the Marvel Universe, although it’s possible the X-Men are traveling back in time or using some other supernatural means to communicate with Strange.
Since his death, Strange’s estranged wife Clea has taken on the title of Sorcerer Supreme — although, it’s a role she’s been reluctant to take. Doctor Doom, who was initially Vishanti’s second choice for the position following Strange, is already challenging Clea for the seat in Strange #1, but his efforts have so far proved unsuccessful.
Legion of X follows a group of X-Men — Nightcrawler, Legion, Pixie, Juggernaut, Blindfold and more — as they try to protect mutants’ right to the pursuit of happiness and hope on Krakoa. “It’s about policing, but it’s not about policing at all,” writer Simon Spurrier previously told CBR about the upcoming series. “It’s about the reality of having, for the first time in the Marvel Universe, this exciting setup, where you have a dense population of super-powered individuals, all of whom have the tendency to be quite dramatic in their interactions. Any of them could lose their temper and have a bad day. The consequences of that could be anything from a brutal barroom fight to accidentally ending the universe. So, it follows that when you’ve got this crucible, you need somebody to keep the peace.”
Legion of X #3, which features additional variant cover art from David Curiel, Russell Dauterman and Sergio Fernandez Davila, releases on June 29 from Marvel Comics. Legion of X #1 releases on April 20.
Source: Marvel Comics
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