X-Men: Mutations #[nn]

Beast leaves the X-Men to join the Brand Corporation, but a lab accident transforms him permanently into a furry blue creature. Now hunted and isolated, he must confront the sinister forces behind his mutation—led by the ruthless Prof. Carl Maddicks and the enigmatic Agent 9—while the shadow of his past with the X-Men still lingers.

In "Birth of the Beast!", the X-Men find themselves drawn into a dangerous game when the Conquistador targets Hank McCoy—both for his mutant powers and his family. With Hank’s parents in peril and his own abilities pushing him to the edge, the young mutant must confront the threat while the X-Men race to intervene.

In the shadowed tunnels beneath the city, the Morlocks stir once more, their presence a quiet echo of a past that refuses to stay buried. With Cyclops haunted by a death in Alaska and Angel adrift in grief and isolation, the fragile peace of X-Factor cracks under the weight of loss—and the ominous return of Apocalypse’s Horsemen. As the line between memory and illusion blurs, one truth becomes clear: someone’s death is about to change everything.

In "Masks," X-Factor faces a chilling revelation aboard Apocalypse’s ship: Warren has been transformed into the Archangel of Death, a turn that fractures the team as they’re captured. With the Horsemen unleashed upon New York and Caliban drawn to Apocalypse’s promise of power, the line between ally and enemy blurs in a storm of betrayal and shifting identities.

In "The Key That Breaks the Locke," Psylocke is manipulated by the Mandarin into becoming his assassin, plunging her into a twisted mind trip orchestrated by Mojo. There, she confronts a horrifying vision of herself—killing her closest allies, including Storm, Colossus, Rogue, and Dazzler—before being remade with cybernetic eyes and a new, alien identity.

In "Broken Chains," Psylocke’s attempt to reprogram Wolverine backfires when she confronts her own buried past, unraveling the control The Hand once imposed. As the X-Men regroup, Forge steps into a new role with the Muir Island team, while echoes of old allies and illusions from the past linger in the shadows.