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Krakoa, Arakko, Orchis & The House Of X At War In X-Men Comics Today

This week has Fall Of The House Of X #1, X-Men Infinity Unlimited #120 and Amazing Spider-Man #41 for the X-Men end of the age of Krakoa.

This week has Fall Of The House Of X #1 as the only Krakoan X-Men title in print… but there's also X-Men Infinity Unlimited #120 over at Marvel Unlimited and the return of Kingpin and Typhoid Mary to Amazing Spider-Man #41…

With the Arakko Civil War and the subsequent Blood Rain healing process, Mars is about to come to Earth to help out with a certain Orchis problem there…

You know, a war against all mutants playing out across the world…

Though in New York, they have their own Gang War problems that the Hellfire Club goons are part of, as well as mutant Typhoid Mary and husband and Krakoan ally Kingpin. Is he still an ally now that Typhoid Mary has been returned to him?

And so the politics of Arakko are rearranged, as Sunspot makes his plans to return to the fray.

And Kitty Pryde pops over to arrange the transfer of Martian mutants to Earth.

Though New York has its own Krakoan battles to fight, thanks to Typhoid Mary.

Well, you can't have a war without speeches.

Whether Orchis…

…or from Cyclops.

If you're reading this, then I have been convicted of serious crimes by Orchis.
I haven't made much of an attempt to follow the charges — last I paid attention it's everything from mass murder to somehow being an "invasive species," whatever the hell that means.
When we breathed life into Mars, I was concerned that the worst in humanity would seize upon our actions and use them as pretext to forcibly deport us off-world. Unfortunately, I was right.
On the night of what the world calls "The Mutant Massacre" I was attacked in New York City and my back was broken. I was then held as a prisoner of war and tortured. My wife was one of the humans and mutants who were murdered at the Hellfire Gala.
Ben Urich's exposé reveals the evil heart that beats in Orchis' chest. I'm assuming that's why I was bounced around the world after his story printed and I'm being charged in France, whose leaders are likely compromised by Orchis in order to host my show trial.
This letter will be held by my attorney until the trial is over. I plan to present no defense, nor speak in front of cameras. It may seem a strange choice for someone who is innocent of all charges. I'm not guilty. I'm not afraid. I simply don't want to provide fodder for the Orchis propagandists.
We're in this predicament not because I lost a great battle, but because of big lies told by powerful people. But I know the truth.
I am a mutant. I am an X-Man. I belong here.
Mutant lives do not beget human deaths. I was born right here in the United States of America. Does the constitution not guarantee me the same rights as anyone else?
I will not be murdered by Orchis without a fight, and I ask everyone reading these words a simple question: Once fascism kills mutants, who will be next?
Maybe you.
Even now, I'm an optimist, and not because I've looked at the world through ruby quartz lenses my entire adult life.
I reject Orchis' jurisdiction over me. I resist.
I wish you peace, unless you're one of the people, or artificial intelligences, that wishes harm upon my family. If you are one of those souls, then I suggest you change your heart. If you have one.
It's never too late to turn away from hate.
You might wonder why I participated in Orchis's sham trial at all if I had no intention of defending myself. I was buying time for my teammates and friends to gather their forces.
Now I will defend myself.

And those forces aren't just from Earth and Mars… Here come the Brood, here come the Brood…

FALL OF THE HOUSE OF X #1
MARVEL COMICS
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(W) Gerry Duggan (A) Lucas Werneck (CA) Pepe Larraz
KRAKOA HAS JUST BEGUN TO FIGHT! Mutantkind has never had a greater fall. From the highs of Krakoa – their own glorious nation, a place where they were safe and happy – to the lowest of lows. Outlawed, hunted, killed, most of their kind missing or dead, and now, one their greatest leaders, Cyclops, is on trial facing a death penalty. Ready or not, the time has come for the X-Men to make their final stand against the forces that have struck them low. The day is now. The place is here. The tale of the house Xavier built will long be told…and few will forget this darkest chapter. From writer Gerry Duggan (X-MEN, MARAUDERS, UNCANNY AVENGERS) and artist Lucas Werneck (IMMORTAL X-MEN, TRIAL OF MAGNETO) comes half of the story that will bring the Krakoa Age to its conclusion!    Rated T+In Shops: Jan 03, 2024 SRP: $5.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #41
MARVEL COMICS
OCT230761
(W) Zeb Wells (A/CA) John Romita Jr.
GANG WAR CONTINUES! With all of New York's super underworld fighting for dominance, you didn't think Wilson Fisk, the former Kingpin of Crime, would sit it out, did you? Rated T In Shops: Jan 03, 2024 SRP: $4.99

X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic (2021) #120
Writer: Steve Orlando, Steve Foxe Penciller: Phillip Sevy Cover Artist: Phillip Sevy
As a new year approaches, the Arakkii prepare for a Blood Dawn. And Sunspot musters all the strength he has to survive this trial by combat! Published: January 01, 2024

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