Marvel Comics, AIPT, and the world are excited for the biggest event of the year and it’s time to get even more excited as Marvel Comics has released an official trailer for the event. We’ve seen the cover art, we’ve seen the fashion, and we’ve even gotten a word from Marvel Editor in Chief C.B. Cebulski.
The Hellfire Gala kicks off June 2nd and Marvel has promised “critical moments to occur that will shape the X-Men’s future as we know it—including the first Krakoan X-Men team’s debut, mutantkind’s planet-sized plans for the Marvel Universe, bold new directions for the most popular X-Men, and of course, high fashion looks crafted by some of the hottest artists in the industry.”
Check out the trailer below.
Celebrate the Hellfire Gala all month at AIPT via our outfit submissions, news, and of course X-Men Monday!
A peek at our pre-Hellfire Gala festivities. Hope to see you there.🍸 #HellfireGala #XMen #XMenMonday pic.twitter.com/tEIrabUzob
— AIPT (@AIPTcomics) May 1, 2021
For more not his news, read the official press release below.
New York, NY— May 3, 2021 — “Humans of planet Earth. While you slept, the world changed.” The now iconic opening line from House of X #1, the start of writer Jonathan Hickman’s radical transformation of the X-Men franchise, foretold the incredible plans that mutantkind was about to unleash on the Marvel Universe. This June, the X-Men set out to change the world yet again at mutantkind’s inaugural HELLFIRE GALA. This highly-anticipated story will be told across twelve issues, offering different perspectives and viewpoints of a single night that will go down in Marvel Comics history. Throughout the event, fans can expect critical moments to occur that will shape the X-Men’s future as we know it—including the first Krakoan X-Men team’s debut, mutantkind’s planet-sized plans for the Marvel Universe, bold new directions for the most popular X-Men, and of course, high fashion looks crafted by some of the hottest artists in the industry. Get your first look at all the excitement to come in the all-new HELLFIRE GALA TRAILER, featuring never-before-seen artwork.
See below for a full list of HELLFIRE GALA issues and be there when this one-of-a-kind event begins on June 2nd!
On Sale 6/2
MARAUDERS #21 (APR210749)
Written by GERRY DUGGAN & CHRIS CLAREMONT
Art by MATTEO LOLLI & JOHN BOLTON
X-FORCE #20 (APR210756)
Written by BENJAMIN PERCY
Art and Cover by JOSHUA CASSARA
HELLIONS #12 (APR210760)
Written by ZEB WELLS
Art and Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
On Sale 6/9
EXCALIBUR #21 (APR210764)
Written by TINI HOWARD
Art by MARCUS TO
Cover by MAHMUD ASRAR
X-MEN #21 (APR210768)
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Art by RUSSELL DAUTERMAN, NICK DRAGOTTA, SARA PICHELLI & LUCAS WERNECK
Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
On Sale 6/16
PLANET-SIZE X-MEN #1 (APR210742)
Written by GERRY DUGGAN
Art and Cover by PEPE LARRAZ
NEW MUTANTS #19 (APR210779)
Written by VITA AYALA
Art by ALEX LINS
Cover by MARTIN SIMMONDS
X-CORP #2 (APR210775)
Written by TINI HOWARD
Art by ALBERTO FOCHE
Cover by DAVID AJA
On Sale 6/23
WOLVERINE #13 (APR210787)
Written by BENJAMIN PERCY
Art by SCOT EATON
Cover by ADAM KUBERT
S.W.O.R.D. #6 (APR210783)
Written by AL EWING
Art and Cover by VALERIO SCHITI
WAY OF X #3 (APR210794)
Written by SI SPURRIER
Art by BOB QUINN
Cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
On Sale 6/30
X-FACTOR #10 (APR210798)
Written by LEAH WILLIAMS
Art by DAVID BALDEÓN
Cover by IVAN SHAVRIN
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