After their argument in issue #11, Ororo notes that while Emma was just lashing out, it doesn't make what she says to her less true. Underestimating Badassery: Exodus, to Hope, in issue #11, thinking that with no powers his larger size means he still has an advantage, until Hope reminds him she was raised in a Bad Future by Cable. Speech Bubbles: When Sinister reinstalls his personality the speech bubbles change step-by-step, not just the speech patterns. He goes from a very formal font to the standard font, but all in capital letters, before finally returning to the usual sentence case style.

Even Evil Has Loved Ones: Bizarrely, Selene, who is otherwise a total sociopath, cares for the External Mutants and is quite pissed Apocalypse killed them and used their bones to make the External Gate. While initially this might seem like BS, her inner monologue in issue #14 confirms that she is quite genuine. Hate Plague: Mother Righetous is able to magically cast one on Mystique powerful enough to make her skewer Destiny for no reason. The council begins to discuss the matter, and a vote is held whether to accept Hope outright or to continue reviewing other candidates. Sinister, having experienced this day before, is well-aware of how the votes will go. Wanting Hope on the council, but wishing to hide his intentions, Sinister votes no, believing the motion will carry anyways. He is surprised when Destiny votes no, when he was sure she would vote yes. Sinister hurriedly changes his vote, but begins to suspect that Destiny is on to him. Foreshadowing: In issue #3, a resurrected Destiny has a sudden flush of images pertaining to the future: Conveniently Interrupted Document: Partial documents have been a recurring theme in the Krakoan Age books. The first issue of Immortal X-Men adds a new version of the Orchis Protocol to the list. The Classified Information option is used to redact some detail, including the names of their "Culture / Narrative" and "Sociology / Modelling" leads.

Cyclops' strategy guide on fighting different kinds of threats features a section on battling Kaiju… and includes a specific subsection about battling giant atomic, fire-breathing lizards in particular. In 2023, CBR.com ranked Immortal X-Men 2nd in their "Top 100 Comics of 2022" list. [18] It was also nominated for the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic Book at the 34th GLAAD Media Awards. [19] Anti-Magic: Hope Summers uses a bullet made of the fancy new metal Mysterium to counter Selene's famously potent regeneration.

But the joy of all of the many, many X-books Marvel is currently producing is that you can read them laterally rather than linearly — they simply become additive to what you’ve already read. So if you want to just jump on with Immortal X-Men #1 and then catch up, that’ll likely be an equally as rewarding experience. Character-wise, there’s another book that has to be mentioned: Hellions, Zeb Wells and Stephen Segovia’s series about a Dirty Dozen style team lead by Mister Sinister. Not only is it the highlight of the recent X-Men line, but it’s also surprisingly relevant here. That’s all that can be said without spoiling too much, though, so just read that wonderful series and enjoy! Is Immortal X-Men #1 good?Mister Sinister cloned Moira and used her resetting powers to manipulate events to his liking. He killed and corrupted several members of the Council including Professor X, White Queen, Hope, and Exodus by implanting his personality in them during the resurrection process and used them to take over the world. He was exiled to the Pit as a result of his actions.