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179-567: It subsequently became an annual event in the Krakoan Age with the one-shots X-Men: Hellfire Gala #1 published in July 2022 and X-Men Hellfire Gala 2023 #1 published in July 2023. In the lead up to each Hellfire Gala, Marvel conducted a fan vote to decide on members of the new X-Men team. The Hellfire Gala and an X-Men election was initially teased in issues such as Marauders #7 and #10 and X-Men #16. In January 2021, Marvel then announced

358-468: A "steady hand" instead of a "superstar". Harth opined that the addition of Immortal X-Men by Kieron Gillen and X-Men Red by Al Ewing led to X-Men falling "further in readers' esteem" as "many fans" assumed the new titles "were the important books" because they had the more "A-list writers" even though all three titles had comparable art teams – " Immortal and Red gave readers more of the high-concept plots they were expecting and those books soon became

537-438: A "universal" antibiotic and a cure for "disease of the mind, in humans" – these pharmaceuticals were only available to nations that recognized Krakoa's sovereignty. Oliver Sava of The A.V. Club highlighted that "Krakoa's big play for international influence comes via its main exports, miracle drugs for humans"; however, "not every country is interested in these drugs or letting their oppressed mutants escape to Krakoa. Enter:

716-551: A battle between Iceman and Cannonball against the Marauders for the diaries, during which they are destroyed by Gambit . In the "Torn" arc, the latest incarnation of the Hellfire Club begin an assault on Xavier's School. Kitty fulfilled the role that Emma Frost envisioned, personally taking down Frost and imprisoning her, only to fall under a telepathic delusion created by Hellfire member Perfection , who claimed to be

895-558: A company-wide relaunch of the X-Men. To this end, all ongoing X-Men comics – Uncanny X-Men , Mr. and Mrs. X , X-Force , X-23 , and the Age of X-Man miniseries – were cancelled. It was subsequently announced in July 2019 at San Diego Comic-Con that there would be six new X-titles as part of Marvel's Dawn of X campaign; Hickman wrote the flagship title, X-Men (vol 5), during this storyline. Entertainment Weekly highlighted that

1074-475: A failed attempt to subdue the X-Men, Frost revoked Kitty's admission. During her teen years, Kitty fostered a number of close relationships with others at the school and in the X-Men. She developed a crush on Colossus and became close friends with his little sister Illyana Rasputin . Initially uneasy around Nightcrawler and other mutants with physical deformities, Kitty finally overcame her fears and became close friends with him. Kitty also befriended Lockheed ,

1253-494: A fan election to choose the members of the new Krakoan X-Men team. In April 2021, the team roster was revealed: Cyclops, Jean Grey, Polaris, Sunfire, Synch, Wolverine (Laura Kinney), Rogue. An in-universe election was also held which showcased how various mutants voted and reactions to the results. These X-Men would debut in Planet-Sized X-Men #1 (June 2021), written by Gerry Duggan with art by Pepe Larraz, during

1432-468: A final bid to gain their trust, Magneto focuses his powers, attempting to divert the interstellar path of the metal bullet Kitty is trapped in and bring her home to Earth. Meanwhile, inside the bullet, Kitty is revealed to still be alive. Unbeknownst to the others, Magneto had encountered the bullet earlier while attempting to regain his powers with the High Evolutionary and surmised that Kitty

1611-464: A highly intelligent alien resembling a dragon , who followed her home after a mission in outer space . Lockheed is extremely loyal to Kitty, and the two of them share a psychic bond. Wolverine became something of a mentor to Kitty despite his usually gruff personality. Storm came to view Kitty as the daughter she never had. Though Xavier has threatened to reassign Kitty to the New Mutants ,

1790-521: A human supremacist group that has antagonized the X-Men at the time when they settled on Krakoa. Throughout the Krakoan Era, Orchis worked towards ending mutantkind which culminates in a devastating attack during the third Hellfire Gala (July 2023) – this launched the final Krakoan Era phase, Fall of X. Alex Schlesinger of Screen Rant commented that the end of the Fall of X storyline "revealed to

1969-489: A local boy from Salem Central named Doug Ramsey around this time, but her feelings for him never went as deep as his for her, and they never actually dated, though they remained close, even more so after Doug's status as a mutant was revealed and he joined the New Mutants under the codename Cypher. They remained friends until his death some time later. During the 1984–1985 Kitty Pryde and Wolverine miniseries, Kitty

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2148-424: A long time. How long did you think the villains were going to leave them alone". The final phase was kicked off in the third annual Hellfire Gala (July 2023) which drastically altered the status quo of series; this event was written by Duggan, with art by Adam Kubert, Luciano Vecchio, Matteo Lolli, Russell Dauterman, Javier Pina, R.B. Silva, Joshua Cassara, Kris Anka, and Pepe Larraz. This phase then culminated in

2327-744: A lot" after HOX/POX while Chandler Poling of AIPT viewed X of Swords as "the first misstep" of series with next phase feeling "a little sluggish" until the Hellfire Gala which "brought out all the elements that I love about the X-Men in a way that I never knew I needed". Poling also stated that when "reflecting on the Hickman run, what stands out to me most is the introduction to the incredible talent that surrounds this era. The incredible work by Leah Williams, Vita Ayala, Russell Dauterman, Pepe Larraz, Al Ewing, Rod Reis, Phil Noto, Gerry Duggan, and others, certified that I will be sticking around". On

2506-529: A master A.I. entity based on Nathaniel Essex himself"; it was later revealed that this entity becomes the Dominion known as Enigma. Enigma emerges as a major threat across multiple timelines while the X-Men are simultaneously at war with Orchis. Orchis is a fictional organization created by writer Jonathan Hickman and artist Pepe Larraz; the organization first appeared in House of X #1 (July 2019). They are

2685-610: A member of the Marauders , caused her to lose her ability to become fully tangible for months. Magic and magical beings can also harm her in her phased state, as demonstrated in a battle with a N'Garai demon whose claws left no visible marks, but caused Kitty severe pain as they passed through her intangible body. Kitty can also extend her powers to phase other people and objects so long as they establish and maintain physical contact with her. She can extend her phasing effect to her own clothing or any other object with mass up to that of

2864-581: A metaphor for the promises and failures of Zionism , or ethnonationalism more generally". Elbein commented that "as time goes on, the beautiful Krakoan dream is brutally undercut by the agendas of the monsters they allow in [...]. You can also read Krakoa just as easily as an invocation of the original Zionist nightmare: a small nation surrounded on all sides by enemies bent on its elimination, who poison its reputation and are ultimately successful in destroying it via brutal sneak attack". ( ComicBook.com ) Kitty Pryde Katherine Anne " Kitty " Pryde

3043-665: A more mature depiction in her subsequent appearances. Pryde would eventually abandon her nickname, "Kitty", and switch to "Kate". She was one of the main cast of characters depicted in the original Excalibur title. After momentarily joining the Guardians of the Galaxy , she assumed her then-fiancé's superhero identity as the Star-Lord ( Star-Lady ). In the series Marauders , she was informally known as Captain Kate Pryde and

3222-482: A national language, and negotiate property rights—none of which would be possible without the island of Krakoa providing the means and/or permitting them to do so". The Quiet Council of Krakoa is a fictional council of mutant superheroes and supervillains which governed mutantkind during the Krakoan Age. The twelve-member governing body

3401-448: A new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. After discovering that an outspoken anti-mutant politician brainwashed this new Brotherhood to work for her to publicly discredit mutants, Kitty threatened to expose her if she continued exploiting mutants for her own personal gain. After Krakoa became a new sovereign nation for Mutants, Kitty Pryde, now going by Captain Kate Pryde, discovers she is the sole mutant who is, for unknown reasons, unable to use

3580-482: A new ship; however, Kitty decides to stay on Earth and ends her time with the Guardians and Quill. Upon returning to Earth, Kitty hopes to finally regain a semblance of a normal life but ends up approached by Storm, who informs Kitty of everything the X-Men have gone through while Kitty was away . Storm announces to Kitty that she intends to step down as leader of the X-Men due to the guilt that she feels for leading

3759-482: A period (over ten years of published comics, approximately two years in-continuity) Kitty existed in a naturally "phased" state, and had to consciously choose to become solid. Kitty has returned to her original form and is normally solid and must choose to use her power. While phasing, she does not physically walk on surfaces, but rather interacts with the molecules of air above them, allowing her to ascend and descend, causing her to seemingly walk on air. While phased, she

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3938-545: A personal reaction upon seeing the prisoners and makes it her mission to liberate everyone there and defeat the captors, as it reminds her of Nazi concentration camps . After Quill gets captured and sentenced to death in an arena battle, Kitty finds and kills one of the Badoon leaders by phasing his heart out of his body. When Captain Marvel summons the Guardians to Earth to help her address Tony Stark , Kitty learns that Thanos

4117-410: A phenomenal piece of comics creation and storytelling across the board". In contrast, Graeme McMillan of PopVerse thought that the "bold new direction" of the Krakoan Age "might have been a little too bold, in retrospect". McMillan viewed it as an "uneven" era with an "increasingly messy" second half although he preferred that the Krakoan Age was ambitious with "enough fun touches to enjoy even when

4296-413: A precognitive. During the six-month gap, Kitty visited Genosha . Whatever she experienced there is unknown (although presumably connected to her father, living on Genosha at the time), but it had a profound effect on her. She cut her hair and began to act rebelliously, also using one of Wolverine's bone claws broken off during battle as a weapon. Kitty remained with the X-Men for a while before leaving after

4475-532: A result of her being trapped on the giant space bullet. After rescuing Peter, she decides to stay in space with him. Then, Kitty convinces Peter to steal a powerful artifact called the Black Vortex from his father J'son. Soon, they find themselves being chased by J'son's assassination squad, the Slaughter Lords. In despair, they request the aid of the X-Men and the Guardians of the Galaxy to protect

4654-794: A secondary base of operations for the Hellfire Trading Company. Emma invites the Inner Circle to the island of Mykines and announces that they will be hosting mutantkind's first state dinner. Kitty Pryde sends the first invitation to the Homines Verendi. Cyclops and Jean Grey co-lead a new X-Men team; an election is to be held and the unveiling of the team is to be announced at the Hellfire Gala. Captain America meets with Cyclops at Westchester, questioning

4833-549: A shot. Occasionally, I do some of that". For decades, no firm definition for Omega-level mutant was offered in the Marvel Comics and that term was used whenever a writer wanted audience to know that the character was a big deal, which led several conflicting opinions and debates among fans on who qualified as omega-level. In July 2019, Jonathan Hickman provided an official definition with the help of data page in House of X #1 and listed 14 Omega-level mutants (depicting as

5012-549: A small truck, as long as she remains in contact with it. Kitty can also make objects intangible by maintaining contact with them. She has threatened to leave people phased into a wall, and used her power offensively to harm the Technarch Magus , and Danger. Kitty's powers seem to have increased over the years. During an X-Treme X-Men story arc in which she is kidnapped by Reverend William Stryker , she phases out of sync with Earth's rotation to move from one place in

5191-407: A special mission: taking a bigger boat out to serve as pirate captain on the X-Men's mission to liberate mutants trapped in oppressive countries that do not recognize mutant sovereignty, while also smuggling and supplying for Emma's Hellfire Trading Company the lifesaving drugs the X-Men provide to humans. Kate Pryde is later appointed the new Red Queen of the Hellfire Trading Company by Emma Frost, to

5370-693: A storyline in Uncanny X-Men , the Breakworlders make their way to Earth. During the conflict between the Breakworlder Kr'uun and the X-Men, Kitty is slain and resurrected by Kr'uun's mate in an alien ritual, which results in her powers returning to normal. Shortly thereafter, Kitty breaks up with Colossus, and decides to return with Wolverine to Westchester to open the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning. In Wolverine and

5549-627: A team of younger mutants he established in the absence of the X-Men, ever since the X-Men returned from outer space, she never ended up joining the group, who she derisively calls the "X-Babies". Kitty was later abducted by the Morlocks and nearly forced to wed Caliban . She was then abducted by the White Queen, but rescued by the New Mutants. During this time, Kitty began to date Colossus, although this did not last long. Colossus developed feelings for an alien woman named Zsaji whom he met on

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5728-671: A time. In the Days of Future Past story arc, she is possessed by her older future self, allowing her to solidify only her shoulder while phasing the rest of her body through Destiny—a feat explicitly beyond the 13-year-old Kitty's abilities. By contrast, the Kitty Pryde of Joss Whedon's run can punch and kick someone standing on the other side of a wall, selectively phasing and unphasing body parts as necessary. She can even run and leap through an armed opponent, grabbing their weapon as she passes by, which presumably requires her to solidify only

5907-473: A unique ability to wield the Soulsword and also be harmed by it. Since her possession by the ninja demon Ogun, she has been consistently shown to be an excellent hand-to-hand combatant, having since been endowed with a lifetime of training in the martial arts of Japanese ninja and samurai. She is a professional-level dancer in both ballet and modern dance. She speaks fluent English, Japanese, Russian, and

6086-429: A viable egg, imbue it with a fallen mutant's DNA – as collected by Mister Sinister's mutant genetic database – and accelerate the growth of the new mutant body to the age the person was when they died. Then Professor X steps in and uses Cerebro to imbue this mutant husk with a 'backup' mind. Apparently he's been creating a backup copy of every mutant mind on the planet every week". Alex Abad-Santos of Vox commented that

6265-714: Is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics , commonly in association with the X-Men . The character first appeared in The Uncanny X-Men #129 (January 1980) and was co-created by writer-artist John Byrne and writer Chris Claremont . A mutant , Pryde possesses a "phasing" ability that allows her to pass through objects, hence she is intangible while using this ability. This power also disrupts any electrical field she passes through, and lets her simulate levitation . The youngest to join

6444-492: Is a coming-of-age storyline in which she matures from a girl to a young woman, adopting the new name "Shadowcat". In the late 1980s, Kitty joined the British-based super team, Excalibur, where she remained for roughly ten years before coming back to the X-Men. In the early 2000s, she disappeared from the spotlight after semi-retiring from superhero work. She was featured in the 2002 mini-series Mekanix and came back to

6623-477: Is a prisoner on Earth and tries to convince Quill to tell Gamora. When fighting starts Kitty woefully realizes that some of her former students are on Tony Stark's side instead of fighting with Captain Marvel. During the battle the Guardians' ship was destroyed, effectively stranding them on Earth. After helping the Guardians stop Thanos from leading an invasion from the Negative Zone the Guardians are given

6802-560: Is completely shifting the future of mutantkind, destroying the mutant nation of Krakoa and forcing the mutants of Earth to recalibrate their entire existence". The White Hot Room is a fictional dimension within the M'kraan Crystal ; it "debuted in a Classic X-Men (1986) #8 story by Chris Claremont , John Bolton , and Glynis Oliver , and it was named for the first time in New X-Men (2001) #152 by Grant Morrison , Marc Silvestri , Joe Weems, and Billy Tan. A dying Jean Grey bonded with

6981-518: Is declared Emperor of Spartax she is told she will become the first lady of Spartax. Kitty takes on the mantle of Star Lord and joins the Guardians of the Galaxy in Peter Quill's place so he can take on his royal duties. When Hala the Accuser massacres Spartax in an attempt to make Quill pay for J'son's actions against her people, she initially easily lays waste to the capitol and overpowers

7160-536: Is given for moving the story forwards in the last issue of era – the old Krakoa was heading towards burnout because it was on an unsustainable path even without the interference of Orchis. Whereas, the new Krakoa within the White Hot Room had avoided burnout with "sustainable, low impact growth" with the New Krakoan mutants preferring it to Earth. Alex Schlesinger of Screen Rant highlighted that labelling

7339-485: Is immune to most physical attacks, and has some resistance to telepathy as her psyche may reside in other dimensions from where she phases, as long as telepaths cannot access those dimensions. The density of some materials (such as adamantium ) can prove deleterious to her phasing, causing her to be severely disoriented or experience pain if she tries to pass through them. Some energy attacks also prove problematic for Kitty. For example, an energy blast fired by Harpoon ,

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7518-407: Is possessed by a demon, the ninja Ogun . Ogun psychically bestows upon Kitty a virtual lifetime of martial arts training. Kitty was brainwashed by Ogun into becoming a ninja assassin, and was sent to attack Wolverine. Kitty is able to resist Ogun's influence with Wolverine's help, and the two form a strong teacher/student bond, which helps them in vanquishing Ogun. Kitty returns to the X-Men, no longer

7697-515: Is really a Greek tragedy, one that mirrors the promise of Israel when it was first founded (as a leftist egalitarian nation that even the Egyptian Communist Party supported publically at its inception) and what it has become over time". Asher Elbein of Defector viewed the Krakoan Age as "an impressively precision-engineered setup, something that can be plausibly read in multiple ways" where "you can, if you like, interpret it as

7876-403: Is to balance leading the X-Men as well as managing the mansion when there are many political factors trying to deliberately get in the way of the X-Men. She also begins to have awkward one-on-one moments with Colossus; they try to remain friends, but given their long history their interactions swiftly become complicated. Kitty's first case as field leader of the X-Men sees her and her team taking on

8055-494: Is unharmed when Shadowcat has finished passing through the object. This process is called "phasing" or quantum tunneling and it renders her almost completely intangible to physical touch. Shadowcat passes through objects at the same speed at which she is moving before she enters them. Originally she was unable to breathe while inside an object, but now she can phase through solid objects without needing to hold her breath such as when she travels underground or phases buildings through

8234-647: The Hellfire Gala (June 2021) event, as well as Jonathan Hickman's departure from the line with the miniseries Inferno (September 2021 – January 2022). Following Hickman's departure, X-Men continued as the flagship title but was relaunched as new volume written by Gerry Duggan with art by Larraz. Reign of X concluded with the twin event series X Lives of Wolverine and X Deaths of Wolverine (January – March 2022), written by Benjamin Percy with X Lives artwork by Joshua Cassara and Federico Vicentini;

8413-506: The Beyonder 's planet in the first Secret Wars . Colossus' feelings toward Zsaji were primarily a side effect of her own unique healing abilities, which she had used on him after he became injured. Regardless, Colossus' feelings were real and he returned to Earth consumed with grief after Zsaji's death. He admitted to Kitty that he loved Zsaji, which hurt her deeply and ended the budding romantic relationship. Kitty had made good friends with

8592-705: The Blue Area of the Moon , the Green Area on Mars and beyond the solar system, all the while remaining connected to its hive mind via Gateways, which provided ways to instantly travel from one part of Krakoa to another. The gateways can only be accessed by mutants but if a mutant brings a human with them voluntarily, that human must ask for permission from Krakoa to use the gateway. Various pharmaceuticals could also only be produced from flowers grown on Krakoa such as special pills that extend human life by five years,

8771-622: The Jonathan Hickman limited series House of X and Powers of X (July – October 2019) and it consists of four major publishing initiatives: Dawn of X (October 2019 – November 2020), Reign of X (December 2020 – March 2022), Destiny of X (March 2022 – July 2023) and Fall of X (August 2023 – June 2024). These phases were interspersed with crossover and event storylines. The Krakoan Age spans "more than 500 issues of X-Men comic books " published "across more than 80 different series". The subsequent publishing initiative, X-Men: From

8950-679: The Marauders , a team of mutant pirates that take these super-drugs into anti-Krakoa countries and pull mutants out". Academic Brett Butler in the Journal of Science Fiction viewed Krakoa as "an integral part of the narrative" commenting that while "Xavier has established the mutant society on Krakoa, the island itself actually controls all of the major aspects of that society". Butler highlighted that "Hickman and other writers show how mutants declare independence through exclusive trade, create laws and punishment, establish mass transit routes, identify

9129-485: The Marauders . Kitty and Colossus, meanwhile, attempt to protect the students from a faction of the Marauders led by Exodus . It is revealed over the course of the story that Kitty, worried of the Destiny Diaries' safety, devised a plan with Cyclops and Emma Frost to hide them and have Emma wipe the location from her mind. The location could only be revealed by a code word spoken to Kitty. The arc concludes with

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9308-545: The Phoenix Force for the first time in the White Hot Room, which serves as a kind of afterlife and astral waiting room for all past and future hosts of the Phoenix". During the third Hellfire Gala (July 2023), the mutants of Krakoa were forced through Gateways and initially thought to be lost. However, "Hope Summers, Destiny, Exodus, and thousands of other mutants landed in an arid wasteland. They wandered through

9487-792: The Red Queen of the Hellfire Trading Company . After rejoining the X-Men in the " Fall of X " relaunch, she assumes the name Shadowkat . In the 20th Century Fox X-Men film series , Kitty Pryde was initially portrayed by young actresses in cameos; Sumela Kay in X-Men (2000) and Katie Stuart in X2 (2003). Later, Elliot Page portrayed the character in X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) and X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) in full-length appearances. Kitty Pryde

9666-455: The X-Men , she was first portrayed as a "kid sister" to many older members of the group, filling the role of literary foil to the more established characters. She occasionally used the codenames Sprite and Ariel , cycling through several uniforms until settling for her trademark black-and-gold costume. During the miniseries Kitty Pryde and Wolverine , she was renamed Shadowcat , the alias she would be most associated with, and shifted to

9845-585: The X-Men Hellfire Gala 2023 #1 one-shot that was released on July 26, 2023. A Marvel Comics caricature of Declan Shalvey who served as Ireland 's ambassador appeared as one of the Hellfire Gala attendees. The gala was first mentioned during a conversation between Emma Frost and Callisto when the former asked the latter to be the White Knight of the Hellfire Trading Company . Emma Frost asks Magneto to procure and develop an island as

10024-471: The art of Krakoa from X-Men (vol. 6) #35 – "there's just something about the final image of Krakoa saying goodbye to the mutants staying behind on Earth to be churned up into the latest relaunch that I find achingly beautiful. There are few words on the page, yet it seems to say so much. It haunts me (in a good way)". Isaac Jansons, also for Screen Rant , highlighted the "metatexual level" of building stories around conflict and that Marvel can never truly let

10203-400: The "immense" cost of defeating both Orchis and Enigma – "the mutant nation is effectively gone, and the vast majority of the world's mutants are still trapped inside the White Hot Room. Earth's mutant population has dwindled once more, and humanity hates and fears them as much as ever". Schedee commented that "on the bright side, while the era of Krakoa has ended, this isn't entirely a return to

10382-459: The "primary problem" was that "it never fully embraced or explored its big ideas". George opined that "the Krakoa era offered a brief chance for the franchise to grow in compelling ways, but it fell short, refusing to fully embrace the conceit of mutation and change itself". Mahmoud Salem of News Line Magazine highlighted that to return the X-Men to the status quo "the Marvel writers' solution to

10561-418: The 'Krakoa mutants problem' seems to be the annihilation of their state and their planetary deportation, with them returning to live in a world that continues to construct a culture of hatred against them". He also reported that, throughout the Krakoan Age, readers have been divided as to whether the storyline is intended as an extended allegory for the state of Israel . Salem opined that "the parable of Krakoa

10740-487: The Ashes , relaunched the X-Men line in a post-Krakoan Age. The Krakoan Age was defined by the creation of a sovereign mutant nation on the living island of Krakoa and the effective immortality of mutantkind via the newly established resurrection protocols. It featured storylines across multiple timelines. Throughout the phases, mutants faced opposition from the human supremacist organization Orchis who would orchestrate

10919-553: The Brood attacks Spartax, planning to use every encased person to lay eggs and create an army of Brood to start invading other planets and conquering them. Kitty feels the only way to stop them is by submitting to the Vortex herself as she's the only one who can resist the cosmic corruption. She reluctantly submits and becomes a being of unlimited power. After being reminded of the love between her and Peter Quill, she goes back and phases all

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11098-450: The Data pages are of Jonathan’s hand". In a January 2021 interview, Hickman stated that he thought data pages "should reflect the particular book and the particular creator". He highlighted that "everyone's data pages are all put together by the bullpen who are working from templates we’ve created. If someone has a special design, like a map or something like that, then the bullpen will give it

11277-481: The Diamond Comics shutdown and Marvel's pause demanded a change in priorities: Any book that ended meant at least two creators out of a job in a very scarce time. Keeping his collaborators in work took precedence over his initially planned timing. Polo opined that Hickman's "extreme" changes were "perhaps comparable only to the work of Len Wein , Chris Claremont, and Dave Cockrum in their 1975 push to change

11456-514: The Earth’s surface. The use of her abilities also interferes with any electrical systems as she passes through by disrupting the flow of electrons from atom to atom, including the bio-electric systems of living bodies if she concentrates in the right way. This typically causes machines to malfunction or be destroyed as she phases through them, and can induce shock and unconsciousness in living beings. Using her power began as an optional ability, but for

11635-477: The Fantastic Four, for aid, but Richards initially refused because he was not sure he would be able to help. Having nowhere else to go, the X-Men turned to Richards' enemy Doctor Doom . This created a moral dilemma for both the X-Men and the Fantastic Four, and both teams fought each other because the Fantastic Four were trying to stop the treatment while the X-Men were determined to save Kitty's life. In

11814-470: The Guardians. After the Guardians regroup and formulate a strategy to defeat her, Kitty manages to partially phase Hala into the ground so the rest of the Guardians can knock her out and separate her from her weapon. After Quill loses his title as king he and Kitty end up on a mission with the rest of the Guardians on a concentration camp prison planet owned by the Badoon after Gamora gave them information on it so they can free Angela . Once there, Kitty has

11993-513: The Hellfire Gala attendees. During Marvel's Judgment Day panel on SDCC 2022, Nick Lowe and C.B. Beluski revealed that plans for the X-Men extend to 2024 building towards what Jonathan Hickman planned before he left, including the third annual Hellfire Gala. During the Next Big Thing panel on NYCC 2022, Lowe mentioned that there will be another Hellfire Gala before the Fall of X event. It

12172-556: The Krakoa-era relaunch, much of this material remixed existing ideas, tropes, and titles, reusing titles like 'X-Men: Red,' 'Inferno,' and 'Exiles' to new ends, all while advancing the set-up Hickman had created; even when Hickman himself moved on from the franchise midway through the Krakoa era, the line continued as if nothing had changed, thanks to the creative hive mind of writers including Gerry Duggan, Kieron Gillan, Al Ewing, Tini Howard , Si Spurrier , and editor Jordan White". On

12351-544: The Krakoan islands operations, to information about the secrets of Moira X's expansive 10 lives, as well as deep dives into the inner workings of one of the X-Men's main enemies, the mutant-hating Orchis". A data page on the Summer House in Hickman's X-Men #1 (vol. 5) drew widespread attention as Jean Grey 's bedroom was directly between the bedrooms of Cyclops and Wolverine with internal connecting doors unlike all

12530-508: The Krokoan Age marked a shift in the X-Men mission statement – "the X-Men stopped being superheroes, and became nation-builders". On creating a new society, Hickman stated: I think one of the interesting things about taking all the mutants and making a culture out of it is that a lot of the pre-culture roles that were defined by external forces have to be revisited when the whole thing gets rejected, or replaced, by new ones. Some people who

12709-589: The Marvel Universe" until the Krakoa Age. Zachary highlighted that the formation of a new mutant nation "introduced an openly political subtext into a franchise that has always been rooted in heavy thematic exploration of redemption, hatred, and acceptance" and that the scale of the new direction "gave creators plenty of room to experiment, resulting in an X-Men line that defied expectations and felt wholly unique". He opined that: The Krakoa Era proves that

12888-464: The Marvel Universe, it is only the mutants who are actively hunted, terrorized, and murdered just for existing. While many heroes opt into dangerous situations, the mutants have never been allowed to opt-out. Oliver Sava of The A.V. Club highlighted that "Dawn Of X has impressively expanded on plot points introduced in HOX/POX ". In contrast, Lia Williamson of AIPT felt "the series started to stall

13067-543: The Massacre to be tended to by Moira MacTaggert . MacTaggert was able to keep Kitty's condition from deteriorating to the point where she completely lost physical substance and ceased to exist, but was not able to do any more to help her. At this time, Kitty's natural state was to be intangible. Where she once had to make a conscious effort to phase, she could now only maintain her solidity through an act of conscious will. The X-Men went to Reed Richards, Mister Fantastic of

13246-561: The Pacific Ocean not far from Australia; other parts of its landmass are located off the coast of Africa in the mid-Atlantic Ocean. The House of X and Powers of X storyline transformed Krakoa into a sovereign nation state for the entire mutant race. Krakoa created additional "Habitat" structures which are self-sustaining environments that are part of its interconnected consciousness. Some of this structures served as embassies around several countries on Earth; Krakoa also expanded to

13425-649: The Phoenix Force, and while this saved the universe from destruction at the hands of Enigma, it also meant the stranded mutants remained stuck". It's a bittersweet ending. It's a sad ending because their child moved on beyond them. Krakoa outgrew the X-Men — but they did save it. People wanted it dead and they fought for it and they won. And now, the thing that they made gets to be what it wants to be. And that’s not with them right now. But hopefully, it will return someday. X-Men Group Editor Jordan White X-Men #35 (June 2024), legacy Uncanny X-Men #700, marked

13604-570: The Quiet Council of Krakoa; this series built plot points for the Sins of Sinister (January – April 2023) event which concluded the phase. Mutantkind's unparalleled growth and prosperity on the island nation Krakoa was then threatened by the human supremacist organization Orchis during the Fall of X phase. At New York Comic-Con 2022, Duggan commented that "the X-Men have been winning for

13783-468: The Shiar. At the conclusion of the storyline, Kitty begins a long-distance, flirtatious relationship with Starlord, Peter Quill . In the following weeks, Kitty's relationship with Peter Quill evolves more and more as they developed stronger feelings for each other every day. At one point, Quill gets captured during one of their dates and she has no option but to go to his rescue, despite her fear of space as

13962-463: The Vortex. After a few of their own friends can't resist the temptation and submit to the Vortex, betray the team, and escape with the artifact; the team splits and Kitty stays in Spartax to help an orphanage. She is encased in amber after Thane (who was allied with J'son) freezes the whole planet along with the people inside it; but thanks to her phasing powers, she manages to get out of the amber. Then

14141-425: The X-Men #4, she appears to be suddenly pregnant, but the pregnancy was revealed to be a Brood infestation, and it was swiftly dealt with by a team of X-Men. Since returning to Westchester, Kitty has shared several kisses with Iceman . During the events of Avengers vs. X-Men , Kitty does not take a side, but instead decides to stay at the school to work with the students. Once Bobby returned from working with

14320-466: The X-Men after realizing that the Phoenix had corrupted them, he and Kitty finally decide to go on a date. After Beast brings the original five X-Men into the future to stop Cyclops in the present, Kitty volunteers to take responsibility for the temporally relocated X-Men while they work to undo this dark future. This soon puts her at odds with the rest of her team as they believed the original five should go back to their own time to prevent any damage to

14499-524: The X-Men and orchestrate her (Nova's) escape from the Stuff body. As Cyclops killed the mental projections, Emma tried to force Kitty to kill her to get rid of Nova. Undeterred, Cassandra Nova switched her focus to attempt to transfer her mind to Hisako Ichiki . It appears that Nova did not succeed, as the team was transported to S.W.O.R.D.'s air station en route to Ord's Breakworld for the "Unstoppable" arc that concludes Whedon's run on Astonishing X-Men . As

14678-535: The X-Men and the Eternals . This event was written by Kieron Gillen with art by Valerio Schiti. X-Men Red by writer Al Ewing , with art by Stefano Caselli, focused on the terraformed Mars now known as Arrako which became the home of millions of mutants freed during the X of Swords crossover. Additionally, Gilleon began writing the Immortal X-Men series with artist Lucas Werneck which focused on

14857-432: The X-Men can work in all sorts of styles and genres, all while retaining a core thematic throughline that elevates this series above the rest of the genre. [...] As it approaches its end – and, notably, the era is coming to a close on its own terms – it's worth noting just how successful Krakoa has been in reminding readers of the sheer potential afforded by this corner of the Marvel Universe – and celebrating it for also being

15036-436: The X-Men creative team agreed that an annual Hellfire Gala and X-Men vote were warranted. A second X-Men election was announced with results revealed in the second Hellfire Gala. The one-shot issue addressed the resurrection protocols becoming public knowledge and announced the new roster comprising Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Synch, Firestar, Magik, Forge, Havok and Iceman. A Marvel Comics caricature of Jon Hamm appeared as one of

15215-411: The X-Men to war and offers Kitty her position. After touring X-Haven and seeing how much things have changed and how much things need to change for the better, Kitty agrees to lead the X-Men as long as Storm remains on the team. Her next act is to relocate the mansion from Limbo to Central Park, New York so the X-Men can refocus on being part of the world instead of fearing it under the belief that if

15394-494: The X-Men truly are to be seen as heroes, then they need to actually live in the world that they are trying to save instead of constantly worrying about their own survival. Under Kitty's new leadership, the X-Men go through some small changes to shed their history and make new names for themselves, such as convincing Rachel Summers to change her code name to Prestige and renaming the mansion as The Xavier Institute for Mutant Education and Outreach. Kitty learns first-hand how hard it

15573-529: The X-Men were dead, Kitty and Nightcrawler joined Rachel Summers , Captain Britain , and Meggan to form the Britain -based team Excalibur following an adventure in which they saved Rachel from Technet . For a brief time, Kitty studied at St. Searle's School for Girls in Britain. During her time with Excalibur, Kitty developed a crush on Professor Alistaire Stuart which went unreciprocated since Alistaire

15752-444: The X-Men win because they "will never stop publishing X-Men stories". Jansons stated that "what the Krakoan Era posits, however, is that said bigotry shouldn't mean that the X-Men can never be happy. That something beautiful, and fragile, and necessarily messy like Krakoa can, and should, be built in opposition to hate, if only for a day". Brandon Zachary of CBR commented that the X-Men for years were splintered and "sidelined in

15931-498: The X-Men's Resurrection Protocols also won't apply to her, which means Kate cannot be resurrected if she died. He orchestrated a distraction by paying off human supremacists Homines Verendi to stage an attack on his own son. Once Kate was defenseless, Shaw emerged from below deck and ensnared Lockheed with a net gun, making him a helpless hostage. He then released Krakoan seeds at her feet, which wrapped around her and prevented her from using her powers. He then dropped her and Lockheed into

16110-508: The X-Men, Avengers, and the human cohorts within Orchis that the AI faction of Orchis has been working against both humanity and mutantkind all along, attempting to reach ascension through a Dominion. Now, the X-Men, Avengers, and parts of Orchis – like Dr. Alia Gregor and Feilong – are all fighting a multi-front war against the remnants of Orchis. [...] What sets World War Orchis apart is that this war

16289-454: The amber that encased Spartax, along with the Broods trying to infect the people, and sends them all to another dimension. Kitty doesn't give up the cosmic power but admits to Peter that she is afraid of it. Peter promises her that he will never abandon her no matter how much she changes. Then, Peter kneels and proposes marriage to Kitty. She, with tears in her eyes, accepts. Later when Star Lord

16468-549: The apparent death of Colossus. Trying to give herself a normal life, she attended the University of Chicago . During this time, her father was killed when Cassandra Nova 's Sentinels destroyed Genosha. Kitty later finds a recording of his death due to exploring footage of the attack. She is also kidnapped by William Stryker , but the X-Treme X-Men team helped her escape, and she assisted them on several missions. At

16647-411: The art pages", however, each data page also includes a single accent color "to focus readers' attention on content that needs highlighting". In October 2020, Mullers commented that "Jonathan is very well known for his design and use of data in his storytelling as well – so the lines blur when it comes to say where my work stopped and his began. Safe to say that all the amazing diagrams and stats you see in

16826-414: The assets of Krakoan Age) alongside their respective omega power. Dana Forsythe of SyFy Wire called the inclusion of the data pages "a very Hickman move" and that while "it's been done before (including by Hickman himself in his acclaimed Avengers run)", the "use of non-traditional comics storytelling techniques feel especially intriguing for a Big Two comic". Zachary Jenkins, for ComicsXF , viewed

17005-574: The battle, which meant she was no longer competing with Xavier for the approval of Kitty's parents. Kitty's parents had not heard from her in more than a day, because during that time she was first being pursued by the Hellfire Club's men and then working with the X-Men to save their friends. All they knew was Kitty had left with Xavier's "students" to get a soda, there had been reports that the soda shop had been blown up, and Kitty had been missing since. Therefore, they were angry at Xavier when he finally returned with Kitty in tow. At first, it seemed like there

17184-497: The best dressed characters in the event. The creative team agreed that the story and the party were a success. AIPT reviewer Lia Kolb stated that the storyline suffered from having the event's monumental announcement to be spoiled already by the previous issues in the event and the marketing itself. Rating retailers (first month) Krakoan Age The Krakoan Age was a series of X-Men storylines published by Marvel Comics from 2019 to 2024. The Krakoan Age began with

17363-612: The bullet in two and levitating Kitty to the ground. When she and Colossus try to touch, it is revealed that she is trapped in her intangible form, unable to speak, and the X-Men place her in a protective chamber similar to the one used for her following the events of the Mutant Massacre. How Kitty survived her time in the bullet is unclear to the X-Men's science team, where the X-Men discover that all her bodily functions halted. An analysis by Kavita Rao hypothesizes that Kitty created an intense muscle memory to keep herself and

17542-433: The bullet phased and has "forgotten" how to un-phase. During a conversation with Colossus, with Emma Frost acting as the psi-conduit, Kitty picks up Emma's stray thoughts on killing the captive Sebastian Shaw , to prevent Namor from discovering she previously lied to him. While disgusted at Emma's intentions, Kitty offers a compromise. Due to her current ghost state, she is the perfect tool for making Shaw disappear. In

17721-496: The bullet, as it continues to hurtle through space. Whether she is alive or dead is unknown, though the X-Men consider her lost to them. As a result of these events Kitty does not appear in the X-Men crossover event X-Men: Messiah Complex , since this takes place after the events of Giant-Size Astonishing X-Men . She is briefly mentioned in the aftermath of the Messiah Complex, by Colossus, Nightcrawler, and Wolverine, as

17900-430: The bullet, but because the bullet's design would harden as time went on, it would become increasingly difficult to break the bullet open. After the X-Men move to the island of Utopia, Magneto arrives on the island professing his desire to join and support the X-Men in their effort to unite the world's remaining mutants. The X-Men reluctantly let him stay, remaining wary of him despite his efforts to gain their trust. In

18079-571: The center only to discover it empty. The missile is fired, causing Kitty to pass out inside of it as Beast discovers too late that due to its shape, trajectory, and lack of internal circuitry, the Breakworld's weapon is not a missile, but a bullet. As the bullet hurtles toward Earth, Kitty lies unconscious within it. As the situation becomes increasingly dire, Emma establishes mental contact with Kitty, reassuring her that she will come out of this fine, though it eventually becomes clear to both that

18258-601: The change in editorial direction with the next publishing phase, X-Men: From the Ashes , White compared it to Marvel's hard pivot after Grant Morrison 's New X-Men run and that ideas from that era "came back around" when "people who loved it started writing comics. And that is where my hope for the future of Krakoa lies – that the people who love it are going to share that love in the future". The data pages in each issue contain in-universe "insider information" on "different organizations, teams and characters". They also "include small hints and teases in code-like formatting on

18437-479: The character to slightly resemble an adolescent Sigourney Weaver . The fictional Kitty Pryde first appeared in The Uncanny X-Men #129 (January 1980), by writer Chris Claremont and artist Byrne, as a highly intelligent 13-year-old girl. Claremont said several elements of the character's personality were derived from those of X-Men editor Louise Simonson 's daughter, Julie. Claremont and Byrne made

18616-552: The computer Cerebro. This added twenty million mutants to the queue, including everyone who died on Genosha . Learning this, the mutants of Krakoa who once referred to Wanda as a "Pretender" have forgiven her for the M-Day incident and Exodus himself has given her the new title of "The Redeemer". The protocols remained a secret from the world until X-Men #12 (June 2022), during the Destiny of X phase, when reporter Ben Urich broke

18795-489: The costumed identity of Sprite. Early in her career as an X-Man, Kitty's adult self from an alternate future took possession of her body in the present to help X-Men thwart the assassination of Senator Robert Kelly by the second Brotherhood of Evil Mutants . Kitty then singlehandedly defeated a N'Garai demon. Kitty also briefly attended the White Queen's Massachusetts Academy when her parents became convinced that she needed to be with students of her own age, but following

18974-489: The creative power to maintain this status quo for at least a few more years", however, it faced corporate obstacles. Sava also highlighted one the "delightful" aspects of the Krakoan Age was its "fan engagement" since the initial series "got people invested in mutants again" – "Marvel has capitalized on the franchise's passionate fanbase with the annual X-Men election and Hellfire Gala". In May 2023, George Marston of Newsarama highlighted that "the Krakoa era instantly moved

19153-417: The data pages as a "staple of the Krakoan era" serving as "scene breaks" that "often [recontextual] what readers just saw, or [provide] exposition for what readers are about to see". Alex Schlesinger of Screen Rant highlighted that data pages are used "to convey complex information that couldn't reasonably be put into conversation bubbles on page. These data pages have ranged from Sage's internal analysis of

19332-560: The desert until they found Mother Righteous, an ambitious clone of Mister Sinister's late wife". Unbeknownst to them, Mother Righteous had transported Atlantic Krakoa into the White Hot Room which allowed the surviving mutants to rebuild. The X-Men trapped in the White Hot Room managed to escape back to Earth and defeat Orchis due to the efforts of Cypher and Rachel Summers. Additionally, Hope Summers sacrificed herself in X-Men: Forever (March 2024 – May 2024) "to rebirth Jean Grey and

19511-474: The dismay of Sebastian Shaw. Seeing Pryde as an obstacle to his complete control of the Hellfire Corporation, Shaw began plotting against Kate and her crew. After taking notice how Emma became overprotective of the newly crowned Red Queen, Shaw realized that for the same reason she can't travel through Krakoa's gates nor read or understand the Krakoan language until Emma implanted it in her brain,

19690-443: The downfall of Krakoa. The Dominion, god-like entities who exist outside of normal space and time, also threatened the existence of mutants. Critical reception has been generally positive, with critics praising it as a departure from the usual status quo of many mutant stories. It also received praise for its world-building, story arcs, and its willingness to shed light on lesser-known characters. However, reception became more mixed as

19869-546: The dual interconnected miniseries Fall of the House of X and Rise of the Powers of X (January 2024 – May 2024); Duggan wrote Fall of the House of X with art by Werneck. Gillen continued as a main writer on multiple series in this phase such as Rise of the Powers of X with artist R.B. Silva, the ongoing Immortal X-Men conclusion and the limited series X-Men: Forever (March 2024) with artist Luca Maresca. Ewing concluded

20048-448: The employ of Frost and the Hellfire Club. The X-Men defeated their assailants, but were subdued by the White Queen's telepathic powers immediately after. In the confusion, Kitty was separated from the X-Men, and not captured along with them. She managed to contact Cyclops , Phoenix , and Nightcrawler . With the help of Dazzler and Pryde, those X-Men rescued their teammates from the Hellfire Club. The White Queen appeared to perish in

20227-515: The end of Hickman's run in January 2022, Susana Polo of Polygon commented that Hickman's X-Men era was marked by the "misfortune" of beginning right before the COVID-19 pandemic as comics distribution was disrupted and Marvel Comics paused publication for months. However, the era also had good fortune such as a "thriving 'writers room' of creative talent" who dug "deep into the possibilities of

20406-579: The end, both the personal crisis of the Fantastic Four and the life of Shadowcat were saved after Franklin Richards , with the help of Lockheed, brought both teams to their senses. Kitty has since recovered from this state and now has full control over her power again. Among the others injured and brought to Muir Isle were Colossus and Nightcrawler, although Colossus left the United Kingdom shortly after being released from MacTaggert's care to join

20585-530: The end, was the lack of originality with which things ended. Big robots and bigots upended by a scrappy, small group of mutants. To begin an era with a paradigm shift, only to end it with a regression to the norm – this, this low aim was sinful". Joe George, for Den of Geek , also highlighted the shortcomings of the Krakoan Age; it had the typical franchise problems such as "messy continuity", too many spin-off books and "needless crossovers". George commented that "Krakoa began with so much more promise" but thought

20764-595: The era progressed, with some aspects of later storylines falling short of expectations. After Jonathan Hickman completed his run on Avengers and New Avengers with the 2015 crossover " Secret Wars ", he stepped away from Marvel Comics for a time to focus on creator-owned projects. His return was announced in March 2019. It was then revealed that he would write two interlocking miniseries called House of X and Powers of X ( HOX/POX ), with penciling by Pepe Larraz and R. B. Silva respectively. This miniseries also marked

20943-599: The evil future AI Nimrod and the Phalanx, a new fantasy took root in the franchise – one where those who feel the most endangered will outlive their tormentors to face radical and mystifying new horizons under their own agency". David Harth, for CBR in August 2023, commented that while X-Men (Vol. 6) "sold well", the series felt "less important than when Hickman was writing" the previous volume. He viewed Pepe Larraz as "Marvel's heaviest-hitting penciler" but Gerry Duggan as

21122-644: The expansion of Krakoa and mutant population. Magneto discusses his plans for Arakko to Isca the Unbeaten and the Quiet Council , and recruits Omega-level mutants from Krakoa and Arakko for the mission. The gala starts with an opening remark from Emma Frost and a telepathic concert performed by Rhapsody , Marvel Girl, and the Five-in-One . During the gala, other things happen on the sidelines and elsewhere: S.W.O.R.D. leader Abigail Brand meets with

21301-536: The galactic representatives to acknowledge Planet Arakko as the capital planet of the Sol System with Storm as the Queen Regent in exchange for a supply of mysterium. The murder of Scarlet Witch during the gala is the focus of Trial of Magneto . The mutant resurrection protocols remained a secret from the world until X-Men #12 (June 2022), during the Destiny of X phase, when reporter Ben Urich broke

21480-427: The geo-political implications of an oppressed minority suddenly becoming the most powerful nation on the planet. For the X-Men's Krakoan Age, curing death may have secured mutankind's future but it has also created a whole new set of crises to challenge the superhero genre". Micheal Foulk of The Beat commented on the "life-altering" impact of the resurrection protocols and how it is also a " metatextual commentary on

21659-554: The innocent girl they once knew, and officially adopts the codename Shadowcat. While trying to save Rogue, Kitty was badly injured by Harpoon 's energy spear during the Mutant Massacre story arc, in the massacre of the Morlocks, with the result that she lost control of her power and was stuck in an intangible state and could not regain her solidity. She was rushed to Muir Island along with other surviving casualties of

21838-513: The larger X-Men canon". During the X-Men: Trial of Magneto (August – December 2021) storyline, Scarlet Witch worked with the mutants Polaris, Legion, and Proteus to increase the capabilities of the resurrection protocols. She was able to create a pocket dimension "Waiting Room" which now allows all mutants to be resurrected, including those who never had a chance to manifest their X-gene and those whose minds were not able to be copied to

22017-670: The main X-Men books in 2004 under the pen of Joss Whedon in Astonishing X-Men . She remained a part of the X-Men books until 2008 when she left again for roughly 2 years. After coming back, she was featured in Jason Aaron's Wolverine and the X-Men and Brian Michael Bendis' All-New X-Men books. In early 2015, she joined the Guardians of the Galaxy . After the Secret Wars event, she adopted her new alias, Star-Lord (first believed to be Star-Lady). In 2020, Kitty Pryde

22196-424: The majority of its inhabitants return to the White Hot Room permanently. White commented that Gillen pitched changing "the nature of what Krakoa would be" and then "it took a little while to land on it living in the White Hot Room". Bleeding Cool highlighted that in the post-Krakoan Age, the mutants on Earth will mostly be "the fighting X-Men and other hangers-on". Critics praised the Krakoan Age for shifting

22375-466: The majority of the line (aside from X-Men, New Mutants, and Sabretooth) was put on pause during this event. This event served as the foundation of the next phase titled " Destiny of X ". This phase included the crossover event A.X.E.: Judgment Day (July – November 2022) which focused on humanity's discovery of the mutant resurrection protocols and the subsequent conflict between the Avengers ,

22554-399: The metaphor of mutantkind as a self-identified reflection of the experiences of marginalized people in a new direction. Rather than being hated and feared by humans, mutants now had to face the perils of not evolving fast enough, not being advanced enough, not taking big enough swings toward the future". However, after Hickman left the series, Marston thought the story was shifting back towards

22733-418: The might and the threat of Dominion in the various timelines Moira Mactaggart lived through. Throughout the Krakoan Age, Mister Sinister (Nathaniel Essex) is obsessed with achieving Dominionhood before machine life. During Immortal X-Men and Sins of Sinister , the knowledge of various Sinister clones "about mutant genes, human augmentation, alien/A.I. potential, and mystical power were all compiled into

22912-520: The most intriguing elements of the new X-Men books, and the one I have spent hours pondering over the last few months". Academic Kevin Chiat of the University of Western Australia presented a paper on how the Krakoan Age mutants conquered death. He viewed the resurrection protocols as enhancing the drama since it "has opened new science fictional questions for X-Men to explore such as the meaning of spirituality for an Eternal people, questions of identity and

23091-443: The mutant resurrection protocols. Dominion are the highest fictional forms of "interstellar intelligence within the Marvel Universe" which have "ascended to a plane that is beyond both space and time" – Dominionhood has mostly been achieved by machine-based artificial intelligence . Ascension allows it to exist "in its most advanced state across all points in time simultaneously" with "seemingly divine powers". POX showed both

23270-512: The mutant society within the White Hot Room as New Krakoa "gives hope to anyone depressed over the transformative era's conclusion with just two simple words". Schlesinger commented that the era ending "is tragic for fans of the transformative reinvention of the X-Men franchise, but the words 'New Krakoa' bring light to a dark period. Even though the Krakoan Age has ended, Krakoa will never be truly destroyed". Austin Gorton of ComicsXF focused on

23449-477: The new character a full-fledged X-Man in issue #139, where she was codenamed "Sprite". She was the main character in issues #141–142, the " Days of Future Past " storyline, where she is possessed by the consciousness of her older self, "Kate", who time travels from a dystopian future back to the present to get the X-Men to help her prevent an eventual mass extermination of mutants. The six-issue miniseries Kitty Pryde and Wolverine (1984–1985), written by Claremont,

23628-661: The new launch, including the direction and execution of the full X-line. The 'X- slack ' where writers and artists discussed story arcs and traded characters for books became a common topic in interviews". Following the X of Swords (September – November 2020) crossover event which concluded Dawn of X campaign, the Reign of X publishing initiative was launched in December 2020. Hickman characterized Dawn of X's theme as "foundation" with Reign of X characterized as "expansion". X-Men Group Editor Jordan D. White stated that "'Dawn of X'

23807-530: The news of the mutant resurrection in the Daily Bugle after interviewing Cyclops. The attendees of the Hellfire Gala ended up focusing on this revelation when the event "was meant to highlight mutant contributions to medicine". Emma Frost "telepathically conducted the second annual X-Men election. While Rogue, Laura Kinney’s Wolverine, Polaris, and Sunfire stepped away from the team, Cyclops, Jean Grey, and Synch successfully asked to be re-elected. After Firestar

23986-505: The news of the mutant resurrection in the Daily Bugle . Following the Hellfire Gala (July 2023), The Five were trapped in the White Hot Room which effectively ended the mutant resurrection protocols on Earth. During the subsequent X-Men: From the Ashes relaunch in 2024, the Resurrection Linked Degenerative Sickness (R-LDS) was introduced as a negative consequence resulting from the use of

24165-564: The official end of the Krakoan Age with a brief opening to the White Hot Room. Fifteen years had passed for the mutants within and during this time jump, they flourished in "New Krakoa" while continuing the vision of the original mutant nation. During this time "approximately 15 million" mutants were resurrected including all of the mutants who died at the Hellfire Gala and all of "the Genosha mutants that were slaughtered back in New X-Men #115 (2001)". After briefly visiting Earth, New Krakoa and

24344-554: The ones that most people thought of as flagships. X-Men (Vol. 6) was a fun superhero book, but it wasn't the center of the Krakoa Era anymore". However, Harth thought Dungan had the tools to "shine" in the upcoming Fall Of X as a superhero story was what was needed which "should let X-Men (Vol. 6) retake its spot at the top". Following the conclusion of the Rise of the Powers of X miniseries, Jesse Schedee of IGN highlighted

24523-481: The ongoing X-Men Red with artist Yildiray Çinar . The Marvel solicitations for May 2024 showed that every X-Men series would conclude with that month billed as "the ' penultimate ' month of the Krakoan Age". Popverse highlighted that the Krakoan Age, from the conclusion of HOX/POX to the last issue X-Men #35 (June 2024), consists of "more than 500 issues" which were released over 56 months "across more than 80 different series. As with Hickman's core ideas for

24702-472: The original set up for the Krakoa era. There are a lot of big swings in both House of X and Powers of X that, arguably, were too big for the X-Men to continue to exist in the shared Marvel Universe". Jude Jones of ComicsXF stated that "Krakoa's appeal was less in what it achieved – the main characters and writers were still largely white (though not at all straight [...]), but the themes around culture and assimilation and assertion – these were analogous to

24881-434: The other bedrooms in the house. Critics highlighted further subtext that appeared in the Krakoan Age which implied a throuple between these characters. Tom Brevoort , the X-Men group editor in the subsequent X-Men: From the Ashes publishing era, stated in 2024 that the throuple didn't occur because it was not explicitly stated during the Krakoan Age. Krakoa is a fictional living island with its main body in

25060-418: The overarching stories fall flat". McMillan highlighted the amount of work that has to be undone to return the line to the basics and the "final year, in which the many dangling plot threads are tied up, feels especially rushed and, at times, anti-climactic – but that might be because it was struggling with an arguably impossible task. [...] The problem, ultimately, might lie at the feet of Jonathan Hickman and

25239-564: The reinterpretation of the mutants in The Five shows that Hickman "is constantly thinking of news ways to think about these dead-end beings. Like he did with Moira, Hickman has turned Goldballs and his crew of forgotten X-Men into full-fledged characters with intriguing powers. He and his cohort, along with other forgotten mutants, have seemingly become more powerful, but not to the point where their existence breaks storytelling. To do what Hickman did with these esoteric characters offers fidelity to

25418-632: The rest of the X-Men on their mission to battle the Adversary . The X-Men sacrificed their lives to defeat the Adversary, the battle and their sacrifice was televised and broadcast across the world. The X-Men were resurrected later in the same issue, unknown to the world at large, but chose to keep a low profile and perpetuate the belief that they were still dead. This strategy was enforced to more effectively fight their enemies. This meant avoiding contact with friends and family, including Kitty. Thinking

25597-409: The revolving door of death in superhero comics". Foulk elaborated: Superheroes, especially of the mutant variety, had been dying and resurrecting for years with often flimsy explanations. Hickman writes resurrection into the narrative as a physical process that requires specific resources and has both rules and limitations. Resurrection for mutants is especially poignant because while many heroes die in

25776-459: The royal and standard languages of the alien Shi'ar and Skrull , and has moderate expertise in Gaelic, Hebrew, and German. Kitty also shares a mental/empathic connection with her pet dragon Lockheed ; both she and the alien dragon can "sense" each other's presence at times and generally understand one another's thoughts and actions. When Kitty used the Black Vortex, her powers were augmented to

25955-561: The sea. While Lockheed was able to survive, Kate sank helplessly, and once her head dropped under the surface, she had no air left and drowned instantly. Her death is later confirmed by Bishop as he retrieves Kate's body, as it was also established that the Resurrection Protocols indeed do not apply to Kate, as the Five, for reasons unknown, cannot resurrect her. However, she is later resurrected, as Emma Frost realized that it

26134-450: The series from an allegorical story about a teen superteam to a sci-fi soap opera. The X-Men have not been the same since 2019, and as with all changes to a classic superhero formula, it was exciting to some and infuriating to others". In April 2022, during the launch of Destiny Of X, Oliver Sava of The A.V. Club viewed the next year of the series as an indication of "Jonathan Hickman's big X-periment" longevity and thought that "the line has

26313-437: The setting's new status quo" and "blockbuster sales". She highlighted how the Krakoan Age evolved from Hickman's original plan: It's no secret that the powerhouse of the Krakoan era has been a tightly knit group of writers and artists who built out from the ground rules Hickman established [...] to the point where sticking around for a while to play in that world became appealing. And the writer has also spoken candidly about how

26492-405: The situation will be grim. Kitty and Emma come to an understanding and reconciliation, Emma stating that she never wanted something like this to happen to her. Kitty then phases the bullet through Earth, but is trapped within. At the end of Giant-Size Astonishing X-Men , Scott Summers mentions that Doctor Strange , Reed Richards , and some "top men" tried to save her, but believe she has fused to

26671-617: The space-time continuity. Eventually, this leads Kitty to take the decision of abandoning the school with the time-displaced X-Men and join Cyclops's X-Men at the New Xavier School. During the first few weeks at the New Xavier School, Jean Grey is abducted by the Shiar Empire to stand trial for her future self's crimes. Kitty and the time-displaced X-Men team up with the Guardians of the Galaxy and succeed in rescuing Jean from

26850-429: The start of Joss Whedon 's run on Astonishing X-Men , Kitty once again rejoins the X-Men, despite having extreme reservations about working with the former White Queen , given their history. This was the primary reason why Frost herself wanted Kitty on the team, as a sort of "safety" should Frost ever revert to type. Frost reasoned that the person who trusted her least would be most likely to spot such behavior. On one of

27029-463: The status quo for the X-Men and pushing the publishing line towards new storytelling opportunities. Following the release of House of X and Powers of X , Ryan Sonneville of AIPT commented that while the direction "has not been universally loved", it had reinvigorated his "love for the X-Men [...]. Everything felt fresh, different, and for the first time in many years, the Dawn of X launch felt like it

27208-422: The surface area of the palms of her hands and then immediately phase both her palms and the weapon. Besides her mutant powers, Kitty is a genius in the field of applied technology and computer science . She is highly talented in the design and use of computer hardware. She is a skilled pilot of piston and jet engine aircraft, and a competent pilot of certain advanced interstellar vehicles. She has previously shown

27387-415: The team prepares to end the confrontation with the Breakworld leader, the team splits up—with Kitty on the team appointed to stop the missile pointed at Earth. Kitty phases into the missile to disrupt its circuitry noting that it is composed of the same material as the rest of Breakworld, a material that is difficult and exhausting for her to phase through. After phasing for a mile into the missile, Kitty finds

27566-516: The team's first missions, Shadowcat discovered Colossus was alive. After some initial awkwardness, Kitty and Colossus resumed dating. Kitty Pryde appeared alongside Colossus in the "Blinded by the Light" arc in X-Men. They are the two X-Men left to look after the students while the rest of the X-Men leave for Mystique 's home in Mississippi to check up on Rogue , during which they are ambushed by

27745-405: The three of them discuss "losing her." To cope with Kitty's loss, Colossus takes down a group of Russian criminals dealing in human trafficking, and gets a tattoo of the name 'Katya' on his chest. Emma begins having a recurring dream in which she hears a voice whom she believes is Kitty's trying to reach out to her. It was later confirmed by Abigail Brand that Kitty Pryde was still alive within

27924-416: The tops and bottoms of the pages". Data pages are a trademark design choice of Hickman which he brought to the series in House of X and Powers of X ; these pages would then appear throughout the Krakoan Age. Tom Mullers worked with Hickman on "creating the design approach, page layouts and defining the typefaces" used in the Krakoan Age. The pages are mostly black and white to keep a clear "contrast against

28103-458: The traditional conflict with humanity and he hoped that the Fall of X would not lead to the return of the X-Mansion status quo. Marston wrote that while the Krakoan Age was "flawed", it "at least grappled with taking that story a step further. By moving on from the classic 'hated and feared by the humans they protect' theme and redirecting away from humanity as mutantkind's greatest enemy toward

28282-574: The trapped consciousness of Cassandra Nova, the apparent ringleader of this new Hellfire Club. A newly awakened Cyclops revealed that the new Hellfire Club, including Perfection and Nova, are actually mental projections created by a piece of Cassandra Nova's consciousness; which became lodged in Emma's mind during the X-Men's last confrontation with her, playing on her survivor's guilt over the Genoshan massacre, and utilizing Emma's telepathy to both confound

28461-428: The true, unreformed Emma Frost. Under this delusion, Kitty was made to believe that she and Colossus had conceived a child, which was later taken away by the X-Men because its potential mutant abilities were supposedly dangerous. Kitty reacts in the delusion by attempting to rescue the child from a near-inescapable "box" in the depths of the school, unaware that in reality she is freeing an alien entity, Stuff, who contains

28640-928: The twelve part Hellfire Gala event storyline. The Hellfire Gala was inspired by the Met Gala ; Russell Dauterman designed the costumes for many of the X-Men characters who appeared in the event. In addition, the Hellfire Gala had Marvel Comics caricatures of actual celebrities as attendees to this event that consists of Scott Adsit , Pete Alonso , Steve Aoki , Saquon Barkley , DMC , Eminem , Kevin Feige , Nick Foles , Coco Gauff , Ira Glass , James Monroe Iglehart , Gabriel Iglesias , Aaron Judge , Jimmy Kimmel , Method Man , Jason Mantzoukas , Marc Maron , George R. R. Martin , Killer Mike , Alex Morgan , Seth Meyers , Conan O'Brien , Patton Oswalt , El-P , Adrianne Palicki , Megan Rapinoe , Paul Scheer , and Taboo . During Marvel's X-Men Comic-Con At Home panel on SDCC 2021,

28819-463: The usual status quo for the X-Men". Following the conclusion of X-Men #35, Rich Johnston of Bleeding Cool stated that he and many fans would have trouble letting the Krakoan Age go but "with the time jump, Marvel Comics has placed it in a sealed coffin. There is no going back". Johnston commented that Marvel Comics understands how fans cling "to a previous state of storytelling when the comic book moves on". In this case, an in-canon explanation

28998-449: The various warp gates leading to Krakoa. It is implied that she has done something to anger Krakoa, but that restriction does not mean Kitty cannot use other means to reach the mutant homeland. She steals a boat and sets sail for the island. Kitty's time on Krakoa proves to be just as fruitless, as the island's natural resources (like flowers that grow into biome homes) are similarly prohibited to Kitty. Emma Frost comes asking Kitty to take up

29177-477: The way in which I perceived and interacted with my culture. Krakoa as a concept was messy and incomplete (and, it should be noted, largely conceived and directed by a heterosexual white man); and yet, despite all of that, maybe even because of some of that, it felt genuine and honest in a way so many other comics hadn't". Jones viewed the "grandiose ideas" as "enticing" but was disappointed by how they were "executed inconsistently" – "what bothered me, especially toward

29356-414: The world (only east or west) to another seemingly instantaneously. At the climax of Astonishing X-Men , Kitty phases a 10 mi (16 km) long "bullet" composed of super-dense alien metals through the entire planet Earth. This feat caused her considerable strain, but she is unable to phase out of the bullet. Moreover, originally Kitty found it difficult or impossible to phase only part of her body at

29535-428: The world called monsters would reveal themselves not to be, and some who were angels would turn out to eventually do the devil's bidding. In February 2022, Micheal Foulk of The Beat commented that while Hickman was called "Head of X" that he insisted the "new era of X-Men was not his vision alone. The X-Office introduced a human 'power circuit' where writers, editors, and artists worked collectively on every aspect of

29714-447: Was attracted to Rachel. Later, she was romantically involved with former Black Air agent Pete Wisdom . At some point Kitty was recruited by the international law enforcement agency S.H.I.E.L.D. to repair the computer system of their flying headquarters. Kitty discovered the problem was due to Ogun's spirit having infiltrated the computer system, and with the aid of Wolverine, she managed to purge Ogun's presence. During this time, Kitty

29893-448: Was attracted to a S.H.I.E.L.D. intern her own age, and this made her begin to doubt her relationship with Wisdom. Soon after, she broke off their relationship. After Excalibur's dissolution, Shadowcat, Nightcrawler, and Colossus return to the X-Men. While returning, they faced a group of imposters following Cerebro, in the guise of Professor X. While tracking Mystique , she stumbles onto prophetic diaries that belonged to Irene Adler ,

30072-606: Was born in Deerfield , Illinois , to Carmen and Theresa Pryde. She is an Ashkenazi Jewish-American and her paternal grandfather, Samuel Prydeman, was held in a Nazi concentration camp during World War II . Kitty started to have headaches at age thirteen, signaling the emergence of her mutant powers. She was approached by both the X-Men's Charles Xavier and the Hellfire Club's White Queen, Emma Frost , both of whom hoped to recruit her for their respective causes. Kitty

30251-401: Was divided up into four sections (with three seats each) along with an adjunct section. The House of X and Powers of X storyline also introduced the mutant resurrection protocols. A group of mutants known as The Five ( Hope Summers , Elixir , Proteus , Egg , and Tempus ) working in tandem could resurrect any fallen mutant. Susana Polo of Polygon explained that "the Five prepare

30430-404: Was due to the nature of Kate's intangibility powers that her mindless body was unable to break out of the egg. Kitty is a mutant with the ability to pass through solid matter by passing her atomic particles through the spaces between the atoms of the object through which she is moving. In this way she and the object through which she is passing can temporarily merge without interacting, and each

30609-441: Was inside. Despite this and the High Evolutionary 's apparent ability to retrieve the bullet and Kitty, Magneto chose to focus on regaining his powers, secretly keeping tabs on the bullet until his decision to draw it back to Earth. During her time trapped inside the bullet, Kitty keeps herself and the bullet phased to avoid collisions with any inhabited objects in its path. Magneto brings Kitty Pryde safely down to Earth by cracking

30788-447: Was introduced into the X-Men title as the result of a Marvel Comics editorial dictate that the series depict a school for mutant children. The Uncanny X-Men artist John Byrne named Kitty Pryde after a classmate he met in art school (Canada's Alberta College of Art and Design ) in 1973. Byrne had told Pryde he liked her name and asked her permission to use it, promising to name his first original comics character after her. Byrne drew

30967-418: Was no chance of Kitty being allowed to attend the school and join the X-Men. Phoenix then used her considerable telepathic power to erase the memories of Kitty's parents and plant false ones, resulting in a complete shift in their attitude towards Xavier. Kitty was then allowed to enroll at Xavier's school with her parents' blessing, becoming the youngest member of the team. Kitty joined the X-Men, and assumed

31146-528: Was nominated to join the group, Forge, Havok, Magik, and Iceman were also elected to round out the team". The Hellfire Gala, modeled after the real-life Met Gala , is a fancy soiree where guests are expected to show up in high fashion. Most of the formal wear are designed by Russell Dauterman, Alberto Foche, Lucas Werneck, David Baldeón, Matteo Lolli, Stephen Segovia, Bob Quinn, Alex Lins, Valerio Schiti, Marcus To and Joshua Cassara. EW writers Christian Holub and Nick Romano ranked Emma Frost, Storm and Mystique as

31325-795: Was revealed to be bisexual. Her co-creator, Chris Claremont, said he had always intended this to be the case, considering Rachel Summers as a possible love interest for Pryde. However, Claremont said he was not allowed to show this at the time, as he claimed on the "Xplain the X-Men" podcast in 2016. Shadowcat's popularity had a profound effect on the real-life Kitty Pryde: the latter became so overwhelmed by attention from Shadowcat fans, she abbreviated her name to K.D. Pryde to avoid association with her fictional counterpart. She has since stated she has mixed feelings about her fame, saying she values Byrne's comics for their entertainment and artistic value, but wishes more people would appreciate her as more than just Shadowcat's namesake. Katherine Anne "Kitty" Pryde

31504-445: Was taking the X-Men into new territory". Sonneville noted that while a sovereign mutant state is not "novel" to Marvel Comics, "Krakoa differed from previous attempts at mutant safe spaces by making clear that this nation would be treated as an equal with other states on the international stage" since they "had the means of demanding this level of acceptance in ways previous mutant homelands could not. This nation of Krakoa has been one of

31683-401: Was the start of something big for the mutants, they stopped playing the game the way the humans said they had to play. [...] During 'Dawn' there was still a bit of the shock of 'Is this really happening?' and now in 'Reign' the reality of it has set in and the scope of it can be realized. They have big plans and the resources to carry them out". The Reign of X phase saw the line come together for

31862-488: Was unnerved by Frost, observing that the White Queen looked at her as if she were "something good to eat." She got along better with Xavier and the three X-Men who escorted him, quickly becoming friends with Ororo Munroe . Ororo told Kitty who she really was and about the X-Men, which made the teenager even more enthusiastic about attending Xavier's school. Their conversation was cut short when they (along with Wolverine and Colossus ) were attacked by armored mercenaries in

32041-449: Was written by Gerry Duggan , with art by Adam Kubert, Luciano Vecchio, Matteo Lolli, Russell Dauterman, Javier Pina, R.B. Silva, Joshua Cassara, Kris Anka, and Pepe Larraz. A third X-Men election was announced with the results to be revealed in the third Hellfire Gala. The one-shot issue would launch the Fall of X event after a series of devastating revelations. Marvel also announced that Kamala Khan 's resurrection story would begin with

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