What If...? #69

In What If...? #69, a devastating alternate timeline unfolds when Apocalypse fails to cure Professor X from Stryfe’s technovirus, triggering a chain reaction of loss. With Xavier’s death echoing across the moon, Stryfe’s fatal mistake dooms Cyclops and Jean, and the X-Men’s fight against Apocalypse turns dire—until Forge unites the surviving mutants in a final stand. Written by Mariano Nicieza and illustrated by J. R. Justiniano, with inks by Roy Richardson, colors by Kevin Tinsley, and letters by Janice Chiang, the issue’s cover by Justiniano and Richardson captures the stakes in a single, haunting image.