The X-Men’s most glamorous night takes a dark turn in X-Men: The Hellfire Murder #1, a giant-sized one-shot packed with mystery, betrayal, and high-stakes drama. The annual one-shot event had another remix with the Vigil special, and even more is changing this year. Now, AIPT can exclusively share a preview of The Hellfire Murder!
HOMICIDE AT THE HELLFIRE GALA!
When an iconic mutant power player is murdered at an exclusive masquerade hosted by SEBASTIAN SHAW, it falls to WOLVERINE and JUBILEE to solve a locked-room mystery that has dire consequences for all mutantkind. Everyone is a suspect. And the party isn’t over yet…
X-MEN: THE HELLFIRE MURDER (2026) #1
Writer Saladin Ahmed, Eve Ewing, Jed Mackay, Erica Schultz, ail Simone
Penciller Tony Daniel, Aaron Kuder, Federica Mancin, Cory Smith, Luciano Vecchio
Cover Artist Luciano Vecchio
Release Date: July 22, 2026
This year’s masquerade theme pushes characters into striking new looks, blending classic Hellfire Club aesthetics with unexpected twists. Luciano Vecchio leads the design effort, creating elaborate costumes that play with identity, symbolism, and spectacle.
“Doing Hellfire Gala designs is always a pleasure,” Vecchio said. “This time around, it’s a masquerade, so the challenge was to come up with looks that divert from each character’s classic iconography to reflect their mask’s theme. The dress code is a callback to classic Hellfire Club attire, so there’s 18th-century fashion mixed with corsets and leather gear, but mixing up the gendering of those elements, resulting in something elegant and sexy.”
For more info, read our news on this one-shot!
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