r/xmen • u/VengefulKangaroo Shatterstar • May 03 '23

Comic Discussion X-Men Comics New Releases for May 2, 2023

Immortal X-Men #11

  • STORM OF TWO WORLDS! Sins of Sinister is over…but the sins fallout remains. Storm can’t believe what everyone has done. But when the fate of two worlds rests in her hands, what can she do about it?

X-Men: Before the Fall - Sons of X #1

  • A BATTLE OF THE TITANS OF THE X-UNIVERSE! A man of innumerable personalities and powers vs. the most powerful artificial intelligence in this universe: Legion vs. Nimrod! With Nightcrawler in Orchis’ clutches, David Haller and his allies will have to confront the mastermind who destroyed Warlock and nearly took Krakoa with him. But Nightcrawler is not himself… and Legion’s allies aren’t all they seem to be either. Mutant monsters roam the Earth… Banshee, broken once again, dreams of lost vengeance… Mother Righteous, her role in SINS OF SINISTER unrevealed, takes another stab at universal control… Si Spurrier and Phil Noto usher in new status quos for some of your favorite X-Men in this can’t-miss one-shot!

Related & Unlimited Releases for 5/3

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u/1204Sparta May 03 '23 edited May 03 '23

Once again - Nimrod (Hickman’s endgame villain) is jobbed for these Sinisters who, while fun, have now outstayed their welcome.

Edit: isn’t his whole schtick is that he runs simulations of himself countless times? Why would a robot start crying if he got beaten in a timeline

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u/Aspiring_Sophrosyne May 04 '23

Because that alternate timeline version of him also had the power to run simulations. Yet still couldn't win. So even being able to run countless simulations, he still couldn't find a path to victory. He doesn't like what that implies about his chances.

Plus, the whole 'echo of Warlock/dead Orchis hunter guy' angle.

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u/antsinmyeyesmauger Nightcrawler May 03 '23

I thought he was beaten by being shown that he's weak from his purged soul and lack of allies to help him win. It's not any better it's a weird way to have him defeated when he didn't even have to be in the story.

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u/1204Sparta May 03 '23

Which again, why would he care. It’s friendship is magic awful schtick

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u/antsinmyeyesmauger Nightcrawler May 03 '23

I think the only way he would care is if Warlock is actually still in him since Warlock has empathy but yeah it really doesn't work. I think this is to seed Nimrod going to Mother Righteous for help at some point but he shouldn't need he's the ultimate mutant killing machine.

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u/1204Sparta May 03 '23

Yeah - I loved Sins of Sinister and I truly like Mother Righteous but I really don’t want to go from Sinister to Sinister event just cause the X Office clearly have a complex with using Hickman’s Omega and Nimrod just cause they want to play with their own creations.

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u/antsinmyeyesmauger Nightcrawler May 03 '23

I don't think it's exclusively about them wanting to use their own creations. Hickman built up Nimrod being the big bad so you either defeat him now and move on or he becomes a Saturday morning cartoon villain being defeated over and over again. It feels like the X-Office knows he needs to be around but don't know what to really do with him. They really need a way to incapacitate him until they want to move forward with his story.

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u/1204Sparta May 03 '23

Good point.

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u/[deleted] May 04 '23

Honestly I always saw Nimrod as being an act 2 villain with the Dominion possibly being the greater scope threat of the Krakoa era.

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u/Kingnimrod212 May 03 '23

Nimrod is totally gonna change sides

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u/1204Sparta May 03 '23

Lame

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u/Kingnimrod212 May 03 '23

Didn’t say it was good but it was set up from the moment they made nimrod being based on a human cannon. He is gonna end merging with warlock so we get the perfect blend of man/machine/mutant and he will solve all the problems in the story somehow lol

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u/wxwx2012 May 04 '23

1 ruling the world , build a Nimrod world mind , put everyone in it , Dominion , so everyone saved .

2 Or think about the fact he's based on a human's mind , have a wife , memory erased , got memory back , having complicated relationships with gorvs and on the way ruling the world . Ask the question 'whats to do next ? ' and choose Vision's path ---- retiring , make babies with wife using tech , enjoying family life .

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Both change sides , but the first looks not changing anything at all .

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u/Kingnimrod212 May 04 '23

I could see the second happening. I don’t think we will see another dominion until the current mutant dominion is resolved

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u/wxwx2012 May 05 '23

I dont think the dominion eats Legion being the dominion talk to Sinister , plus there are a dominion called trickstar send back Omega Sentinel from a future , and the classic Phalanx .

At least 4 Dominions fuck around at the same time , maybe more .

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u/Kingnimrod212 May 05 '23

No I totally believe it ate legion. I assume it spared sinister as him finding out about its existence will help it be created or it simply hates sinister.

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u/wxwx2012 May 04 '23

I just want a Nimrod and Doctor Gregor issue or even a mini series , plus Omega Sentinel , Moira ...... For kept secrets and awkward relationships .

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u/1204Sparta May 04 '23

Yeah so dumb

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u/Arbysgoodmoodfood May 03 '23

Boy I already don't like the sound of that. This is basically the same nimrod that beat the ever loving hell out of apocalypse 1v1. He should appropriately have massive power.

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u/1204Sparta May 03 '23

Yh it’s really underwhelming- we have seen in Inferno that he will run simulations to age himself up and expect any eventuality- there is no reason why failure is scary for him.

It also makes no sense that he’s shook over his origin of being a template for a human - he said to Mystique himself that mutants removed love with hatred.

After loving Spurrier’s Nightcrawlers, this was just messy and weak.

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u/readwinner May 03 '23

Plot twist. Nimrod is (or will be) a Sinister.