The X-Men take the lead in AXE: Judgment Day October Solicitations

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October marks the spooky month of Halloween - and in the Marvel Universe, there's maybe no scarier idea than being judged by a Celestial who can see all your past deeds. On that note, Marvel Comics has revealed its slate advance solicitations of October tie-ins to the AXE: Judgment Day event crossover.

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First off, the month of October is anchored by AXE: Judgment Day #6, which caps off the core event limited series, as well as a tie-in titled AXE: Eternals #1, which digs into Ajak's past with the Celestials. But that's just the tip of the iceberg.

Along with tie-ins featuring the new Iron Fist Lin Lie and Eros, the Eternal brother of Thanos (played by Harry Styles in The Eternals), the final month of AXE: Judgment Day brings in Carol Danvers in a Captain Marvel #42 tie-in which features Carol and Lauri-Ell the Kree Accuser encountering a mysterious person who appears to be a version of Carol in a Kree uniform.

Then there's Fantastic Four #48 which continues guest creative team David Pepose and Juann Cabal's tale of Sue Storm trapped in the Baxter Building against seemingly impossible odds, against the backdrop of AXE: Judgment Day. 

But most of the month's AXE: Judgment Day proceedings are dedicated to the mutants, starting with an AXE: X-Men tie-in exploring the connection between Jean Grey and the Phoenix Force. Then there's Immortal X-Men #7, which puts the spotlight on Nightcrawler, as well as Legion of X #6 in which David Haller faces judgment. 

That's followed by X-Men #6 in which the aptly-named Isca the Unbeaten faces losing her position in the leadership of Arakko, and X-Force #33 which caps off Kraven the Hunter's excursion into Krakoa. And finally there's AXE: Death to the Mutants #3, which caps off the limited series.

Here's the list of Marvel's October 2022 AXE: Judgment Day titles organized by release date:

October 5

AXE: Death to the Mutants #3

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A.X.E.: DEATH TO THE MUTANTS #3
Written by KIERON GILLEN
Art by GUIU VILANOVA
Cover by ESAD RIBIĆ

AXE: Starfox #1

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A.X.E.: STARFOX #1
Written by KIERON GILLEN
Art and Cover by DANIELE DI NICUOLO

AXE: X-Men #1

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A.X.E.: X-MEN #1
Written by KIERON GILLEN
Art by FRANCESCO MOBILI
Cover by NIC KLEIN

X-Men Red #7

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X-MEN RED #7
Written by AL EWING
Art by MADIBEK MUSABEKOV
Cover by RUSSELL DAUTERMAN

October 12

AXE: Eternals #1

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A.X.E.: ETERNALS #1
Written by KIERON GILLEN
Art by PASQUAL FERRY
Cover by NIC KLEIN

AXE: Iron Fist #1

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A.X.E.: IRON FIST #1
Written by ALYSSA WONG
Art by MICHAEL YG
Cover by PHILIP TAN

Captain Marvel #42

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CAPTAIN MARVEL #42
Written by KELLY THOMPSON
Art by ANDREA DI VITO
Cover by JUAN FRIGERI

Fantastic Four #48

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FANTASTIC FOUR #48
Written by DAVID PEPOSE
Art by JUANN CABAL
Cover by CAFU

Immortal X-Men #6

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IMMORTAL X-MEN #6
Written by KIERON GILLEN
Art by LUCAS WERNECK
Cover by MARK BROOKS

Legion of X #4

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LEGION OF X #6
Written by SI SPURRIER
Art by RAFAEL PIMENTEL
Cover by DIKE RUAN

October 19

AXE: Judgment Day #6

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A.X.E.: JUDGMENT DAY #6
Written by KIERON GILLEN
Art by VALERIO SCHITI
Cover by MARK BROOKS

X-Force #33

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X-FORCE #33
Written by BENJAMIN PERCY
Art by ROBERT GILL
Cover by JOSHUA CASSARA

Stay tuned to Newsarama for Marvel's full October 2022 solicitations coming later this month.

Will AXE: Judgment Day wind up being one of the most impactful Marvel Comics events of all time?

George Marston

I've been Newsarama's resident Marvel Comics expert and general comic book historian since 2011. I've also been the on-site reporter at most major comic conventions such as Comic-Con International: San Diego, New York Comic Con, and C2E2. Outside of comic journalism, I am the artist of many weird pictures, and the guitarist of many heavy riffs. (They/Them)