The Brood, a race of parasitic pillagers, has returned to the Marvel Universe and their presence has been felt. Unfortunately, their plan to contaminate the cosmos is not only Captain Marvel’s problem, but the X-Men too!
As shown in Kelly Thompson’s celebrated Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers’ latest mission to respond to a cry for help found her face to face with her old nemeses the Brood! Lucky for Captain Marvel she’s got friends in high places! Following a story arc guest appearance by some well-known X-Men like Rogue, Gambit, and Wolverine, Gerry Duggan’s current X-Men title will feature a cross-over with Captain Marvel beginning with February’s X-Men #19. Artist Stefano Caselli joins Duggan for an arc that sees the X-Men grasping the reality that the Brood, regardless of their efforts, still poses a huge danger and needs to be dealt with swiftly and permanently.
Both arcs, titled “Revenge of the Brood” and “Lord of the Brood”, recall the original Brood saga by Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum and Paul Smith where Captain Marvel and the X-Men came together in this epic struggle. This seminal chapter in Captain Marvel’s history saw the introduction of her Binary form, while the X-Men experienced some devastating losses. What will this new war bring? Surely no one involved will leave untouched.
“Lord of the Brood” finds the X-Men getting an S.O.S. from deep space that reveals the galaxy’s Brood issue is definitely STILL an issue! Ah, it all seemed so figured out, Broo (a close friend to the X-Men) was the Brood King and could keep the vicious alien race in check since he was one of them – kind of. But, things have quickly gotten out of hand and now Broo has no power to stop the Brood from killing those he loves! Groups of rogue Brood are causing chaos, and the X-Men mean to figure out why!
“Revenge of the Brood” sets Carol Danvers on a one-way trip to her own personal hell! And frankly, that’s the way the Brood Empress likes it, she’s happy to make sure Carol and her allies get there post haste. The Captain had a simple goal: rescue the team and high tail it out of there, but now the cards are stacked against them all. The Brood get the upper hand, cornering and converging on our heroes forcing them to make a terrible choice to survive. But, one loss won’t be enough for the Brood, they know what happens if you make an enemy of Carol Danvers and they don’t plan on having her live to fight another day.
In honor of this epic crossover, upcoming issues of both series will have one huge connecting cover by Juan Frigeri that will run from CAPTAIN MARVEL #46-48 and X-MEN #19-21. This amazing Captain Marvel/X-Men team-up will conclude in CAPTAIN MARVEL #49 with both stories clashing in a galaxy-altering finale!
“I have been wanting to write the Brood and have some X-Men guest stars since we started this CAPTAIN MARVEL run in 2019!” Thompson told CBR in an recent interview. “The Brood were off the table for a long time due to some changes to their role in the Marvel Universe — and that was true, a little, of the X-Men too. So it’s really exciting to have all of it coming together finally in one story — our biggest Captain Marvel story yet — feels right, y’know? It especially feels right because The Brood are truly [some] of Carol’s greatest nemeses. [Considering] how we’ve been pushing on her powers, her role in the Marvel Universe, and her commitment to being a hero –it feels like things all coming to a head.”
“The Brood are back, and they’re worse than ever,” Duggan explained. “The X-Men must make some hard choices about their pest control services, and what about Broo, the former student at the X-Mansion, we thought he was the Lord Of The Brood? The problems are galactic and it’s all hands on deck including Captain Marvel, Rogue, Gambit, and Polaris. Check for parasites.”
Will Captain Marvel and the X-Men finally stop the galaxy’s biggest threat? Find out by picking up both CAPTAIN MARVEL and X-MEN in the upcoming months!
On Sale 2/8
X-MEN #19
Written by GERRY DUGGAN
Art by STEFANO CASELLI
Cover by JUAN FRIGERI
On Sale 2/15
CAPTAIN MARVEL #46
Written by KELLY THOMPSON
Art by JAVIER PINA
Cover by JUAN FRIGERI
On Sale 3/8
X-MEN #20
Written by GERRY DUGGAN
Art by STEFANO CASELLI
Cover by JUAN FRIGERI
On Sale 3/15
CAPTAIN MARVEL #47
Written by KELLY THOMPSON
Art by SERGIO DÁVILA
Cover by JUAN FRIGERI
