Marvel Special #15
"Ora colpisce il Sub-Umano" delivers a gripping, standalone tale from a rare 1998 Marvel Italia special, featuring a mysterious island that appears out of nowhere and a tense encounter between Angelo and the enigmatic Corvo Rosso. Written by Roy Thomas, Gary Friedrich, Riccardo Vinci, and Giuseppe Guidi, with art by Don Heck and Werner Roth and inks by John Tartaglione, the story unfolds with a quiet dread as Angelo seeks help, only to stumble upon a hidden truth about a past conflict. The cover, a striking collaboration by John Buscema, captures the moment’s urgency in bold, dynamic lines.
In a tense underground encounter on the subway, Ice Man and the Beast stumble upon the Grottesco, a monstrous survivor whose people were wiped out by artificial tremors. As the X-Men are drawn into the conflict, they face a creature driven by grief and rage—caught between vengeance and the fragile hope of understanding.
In "Se dovessi morire," the X-Men face off against the menacing Grottesco in a high-stakes battle that ends in escape, only for the Professor to fall in a tragic moment that leaves the team reeling. The story unfolds with tense action and emotional weight, capturing the cost of heroism in a world where even the strongest can fall.
In "La torcia e passata," Magneto and a group of Mutanti Malvagi return, using massive ships to build a fortress in the sky. When the X-Men infiltrate the stronghold, they're swiftly captured—just as the battle for control of mutant destiny begins to ignite.
In "Corvo Rosso, Corvo Rosso," Angelo flees through the wilderness, desperate for help—only to stumble upon a sudden, impossible island. There, he meets the enigmatic Corvo Rosso, who recounts how he once stopped the Men Bird from igniting a war between humans and their kind.
In "Quando i mutanti si scontrano," Cyclops breaks free from Magneto's captivity and sets out to locate the rest of the X-Men, only to be met with unexpected resistance when he crosses paths with Quicksilver. The two mutants clash in a high-speed confrontation that tests their resolve and loyalty in the midst of a growing conflict.
In "Uniti nella lotta," Magneto exploits his control over the X-Men to pit them against the Avengers, forcing a clash of ideologies and power. But the Avengers had anticipated the trap, leaving Angel behind to turn the tide—aided unexpectedly by Toad—in a battle that tests loyalty and unity.
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