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Uncanny X-Men #8 Cover Promise Does Not Appear Inside The Pages Again

The promise of the cover of today's Uncanny X-Men #8 does not play out inside the pages... but the cover of X-Men #8 does instead.

Published Wed, 08 Jan 2025 08:26:09 -0600

by Rich Johnston

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Uncanny X-Men #8 cover teases a major reveal that doesn't occur within the comic's pages.
The cover storyline of X-Men #8 resurfaces in Uncanny X-Men #8, creating unexpected continuity.
Uncanny X-Men #8 doesn't deliver on its own cover promise, leaving fans hopeful for future issues.
The comic introduces a suspenseful new threat as Outliers face stealth Sentinels, amplifying the intrigue.

When X-Men #8 was published last year, Bleeding Cool pointed out a seeming disconnect between cover and contents, specifically that this scene did not appear within the comic book by Jed MacKay and Ryan Stegman itself.

The Scene On The Cover Of X-Men #8 Does Not Appear In The Comic — X-Men #8 (2024)

Well, it seems that they have done is again with Uncanny X-Men #8 by Gail Simone and Garron, Javier. The cover of which seems to promise the reveal of Inmate X in the Greymalkin Prison, now revealed not to be Professor Xavier.

But the inside of the comic sees the X-Men not even open the door, and nothing on the cover comes close to happening.

But is all lost? Not a bit of it. What we saw on the cover of X-Men #8 last year instead transpires in the pages of Uncanny X-Men #8. Not just once…

But twice…

I mean kinda. His visor stayed on, but it's close enough. So maybe, just maybe, we'll get the events of the cover of Uncanny X-Men in a future comic. Hopefully this year though, eh?

UNCANNY X-MEN #8
MARVEL COMICS
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(W) Gail Simone (A) Garron, Javier (CA) David Marquez
HUNTED BY THE PACK, PART ONE! The Outliers, still finding their place in the mutant world, are hunted by a lethal new set of foes: A bloodthirsty, relentless and unstoppable pack of stealth Sentinels! Cut off from their mentors and allies, with no knowledge of who built or aimed these deadly drones, four untrained mutants are on the run and completely unprepared for the violent hunters making them their prey! Rated T+ In Shops: Jan 08, 2025 SRP: $4.99

X-MEN #8
MARVEL COMICS
SEP241024
(W) Jed MacKay (A/CA) Ryan Stegman
"RAID ON GRAYMALKIN" PART ONE! With one of their own incarcerated, the X-Men move on Graymalkin Prison in order to free their teammate. But it's not just one team – in Alaska, Cyclops' X-Men scramble a rescue mission, while in Louisiana, Rogue's X-Men move to strike out on their own sortie. Doctrinal rivals each with their own objective, will these two fractious teams find themselves at cross-purposes? After all…an "X" is made by two lines crossing. Rated T+In Shops: Dec 04, 2024 SRP: $4.99

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