X-Men: Manifest Destiny #3

In the aftermath of a deadly toxin, Iceman fights to survive by transforming his body into pure water, freezing it into a temporary sanctuary. When Mystique returns, their tense standoff reaches a breaking point as he challenges her to face him—human and vulnerable—without hesitation.

In a quiet moment of revelation, Beast documents his findings on Jonas Greymalkin’s mysterious mutation, struggling to reconcile the young man’s survival beneath the earth with the absence of his powers at the time. Through a haunting conversation with Anole, Jonas reveals a hidden truth about himself—one that unfolds with quiet weight, layered beneath the mystery of his past.

In the quiet aftermath of loss, Colossus walks alone through a sun-dappled park, still weighed down by grief over Kitty Pryde’s disappearance. A small girl approaches, her voice steady with faith, asking him to rescue her cat—“Kitty”—stuck high in a tree. The name echoes in his ears, a fragile thread of hope in a world that feels too heavy to carry.