Essential X-Men #3

Apr 2010 · Panini UK · 2.95 GBP

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In "SFX," the X-Men take a rare public turn when they give the Mayor of San Francisco a tour of their new headquarters, only to find themselves in the middle of a high-stakes exhibition of Sentinels orchestrated by Guy DeMondue. With Magneto suddenly reemerging and activating the very machines meant to destroy mutants, the team must unravel a mystery that ties the High Evolutionary, a mysterious starship, and a deadly secret behind the Sentinels’ behavior. Written by Ed Brubaker and Matt Fraction, with dynamic art by Greg Land and Terry Dodson, and a striking cover by Alex Ross, this issue blends sci-fi spectacle with the X-Men’s enduring struggle for survival and identity.

Contains 3 stories

SFX

34 pp · Superhero

StormPhoenixBansheeCyclopsNightcrawlerWolverineColossusKingo SunenFreddie Dukes [Blob]Guy DeMondueDreaming CelestialSimon TraskEmma FrostBeastAngelMagnetoSentinelsCannonballHigh Evolutionary

In "SFX," Kingo Sunen casts ex-mutant Freddie Dukes in his first sci-fi film while Guy DeMondue prepares an exhibition of Sentinels in San Francisco—only for the X-Men’s tour of their new headquarters to spiral into chaos when Magneto reappears, attacking Colossus and activating the Sentinels. Emma’s sudden broadcast reveals the X-Men are alive and San Francisco is a sanctuary, but Logan’s discovery of Guy DeMondue’s body hints at a deeper conspiracy tied to the High Evolutionary’s work on the Dreaming Celestial.

Lights Out

8 pp · Superhero

WolverineBeastMiss Johansson

Legacy

22 pp · Superhero

Professor XMagnetoSentinel [Karima Shapandar]StormExodusFrenzyAmelia VoghtRandomCyclopsJean GreyAngelIcemanBeastGuidoJubileeGambitColossusRogueWolverineCannonballGabrielle HallerQuicksilverScarlet WitchToadMastermind

In "Legacy," the weight of history and ideology collides when Magneto's return stirs Professor X from a long slumber, forcing a fragile alliance with Frenzy, whose fury refuses to let the past be forgiven. As tensions ignite and old wounds resurface, the battle for survival becomes a reckoning of loyalty, redemption, and the cost of power—where even the most broken can still stand.