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How Do You Solve A Problem Like Mister Sinister? (X-Men Spoilers)

Today sees the publication of The Rise Of The Powers Of X #5 and the X-Men Wedding Special. And our two brides, Mystique and Destiny.

Today sees the publication of The Rise Of The Powers Of X #5 and the X-Men Wedding Special. And our two brides, Mystique and Destiny, have two very different takes on Nathaniel Essex, Mister Sinister, depending upon which comic you read. Growing up in 19th century London and inspired by Charles Darwin to work in genetics and working with a visiting Apocalypse, Essex transformed himself and others. He was murdered by fellow Victorian mutant Mystique posing as Sherlock Holmes. But first, he created four clones to research paths to gain Dominionhood for himself, becoming a cosmic deity, whom Mystique's wife Irene Adler, Destiny, ensured would survive to adulthood. Their lives intertwined, saw Nathaniel Essex, reborn as the living god Enigma Dominion at the end of the Age Of Krakoa – and thereby for all time, past and future. But he didn't quite pass the Dominion collective test amongst the others.

And so, naturally, it would be down to the Phoenix to take him out, Snikt-style.

But then what of Mister Sinister, the clone of Nathaniel Essex who provided most of the conflict with the X-Men, as well as the genetic library that made the Krakoan Ressurection protocols possible, including the resurrection of Destiny?

Well, over in the X-Men Wedding Special, he put his genetic and cloning abilities to good use.

However, those good feelings don't seem to last until the end of his former self's Dominion phase.

You old romantic, Rasputin. As Nathaniel Essex does his best impersonation of Doctor Manhattan dropping his polaroid photograph on the moon. Just with a lot more noise.

Will the Mister Sinister on the run ever be reconciled to his Dominion self screaming across all time and space? Looking at the tone of From The Ashes, I am guessing not for a very long time. Rise Of The Powers Of X #5 by Kieron Gillen and RB Silva and X-Men: The Wedding Special, with the story above by Kieron Gillen and Rachael Stott, are both published today by Marvel Comics.

RISE OF POWERS OF X #5
MARVEL COMICS
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(W) Kieron Gillen (A/CA) R. B. Silva
THE BATTLE FOR ALL TIME!
The X-epic concludes in a battle between those who are outside time and that which is now and forever…and the result is being decided by whether someone can ultimately make the right choice. The end of the Krakoan Age barrels our way as the two series that are one conclude! Rated T+In Shops: May 29, 2024 SRP: $4.99

X-MEN WEDDING SPECIAL #1
MARVEL COMICS
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(W) Kieron Gillen, Yoon Ha Lee, Various (A) Various (CA) Jan Bazaldua
WEDDING EXTRAVAGANZA!
Mystique and Destiny are one of the most beloved – and longest running – gay couples in history. Somewhere in their 100+ years together, the pair married, but we've never seen the event on the page. This year, Marvel's Voices: Pride makes history with Marvel's first woman-to-woman wedding! And with a couple as complex as these two, you know there's a lot more to the story. We promise party crashing! Villainy! Romance! In the classic tradition of Fantastic Four Annual #3 and X-Men #30, this anthology will be a must-read for every comics fan. Featuring the Marvel debuts of award-winning writers Yoon Ha Lee (Ninefox Gambit, Machineries of Empire) and M. Louis (Agents of the Realm), and much more talent to be announced! Rated T+In Shops: May 29, 2024 SRP: $9.99

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