Appearing in "Welcome to the X-Men! Now Die!"
Wolverine & the X-Men #1
Featured Characters:
- X-Men (Jean Grey School's Team)
- Wolverine (Logan)
- Kitty Pryde
- Marvel Girl (Rachel Grey)
- Husk (Paige Guthrie)
- Beast (Hank McCoy)
- Iceman (Bobby Drake)
- Lockheed (Joins)
- Doop (Joins)
- Toad (Mortimer Toynbee)
- Warbird (First appearance) (Joins)
- Jean Grey School student body
- Rockslide (Santo Vaccarro)
- Anole (Victor Borkowski)
- Armor (Hisako Ichiki)
- Glob Herman (Robert Herman)
- Oya (Idie Okonkwo)
- Indra (Paras Gavaskar)
- Trance (Hope Abbott)
- Hellion (Julian Keller)
- Cipher (Alisa Tager)
- Blindfold (Ruth Aldine)
- Gentle (Nezhno ABidemi)
- Broo (Joins)
- Kid Omega (Quentin Quire)
- Kid Gladiator (First appearance) (Joins)
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Hellfire Club
- Black King (Kade Kilgore)
- Krakoa (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- God (Invoked)
- Mrs. Abigail Marigold (First appearance)
- Mr. Eugene Clud (First appearance)
- Avengers (Mentioned)
- Hulk (Bruce Banner) (Mentioned)
- S.H.I.E.L.D. (Mentioned)
- Emma Frost (Mentioned)
- Marauders (Mentioned)
- Gladiator (Kallark) (Mentioned)
- Kilgore Arms (Mentioned)
- Scott Summers (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth
- United States of America
- New York
- Chicago, Illinois (Mentioned)
- University of Chicago (Mentioned)
- Utopia, San Francisco Bay, California (Mentioned)
- Canada (Mentioned)
- England, United Kingdom (Mentioned)
- United States of America
- Hell (Mentioned)
Items:
- Jean Grey (Statue)
Synopsis for "Welcome to the X-Men! Now Die!"
Wolverine & the X-Men #1
Professor X gives Wolverine his blessings for the latest iteration of the school, now called the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning. Now they only have to survive a visit by inspectors from the New York State Department of Education. The visit goes badly, to say the least, with the classes and teaching methods either baffling or straight out disgusting the inspectors. Not even Beast’s charm can save the situation. In the meantime, Kade Kilgore, new Black King of the Hellfire Club, introduces himself to Wolverine and threatens the school, only moments before the inspectors are panicking, chased by a horde of extra-dimensional Bamfs. And that very moment, the ground comes alive, threatening to swallow the school…
Appearing in 2nd story
Wolverine & the X-Men #2
Featured Characters:
- X-Men (Jean Grey School's Team)
- Wolverine (Logan) (Main story and flashback)
- Iceman (Bobby Drake) (Main story and flashback)
- Marvel Girl (Rachel Grey)
- Kitty Pryde
- Beast (Hank McCoy)
- Husk (Paige Guthrie)
- Lockheed
- Warbird
- Jean Grey School student body
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Maggott (Japheth) (Mentioned)
- Cyclops (Scott Summers) (Mentioned)
- Mrs. Abigail Marigold / Wendigo
- Mr. Eugene Clud / Sauron
- God (Invoked)
- X-Factor (Referenced)
- Champions (Referenced)
- Defenders (Referenced)
Races and Species:
Locations:
Items:
- Adamantium (on Wolverine's claws)
Synopsis for 2nd story
Wolverine & the X-Men #2
Two weeks ago, Logan and Bobby stood alone in the Westchester school ruins. Bobby says that it feels right to return to Westchester and he feels that they never should have left. Logan tells Bobby that the reason he asked him to come with him is because he needs him for the new school. Hank will build the school, Kitty will run it and Bobby will hold it all together. Saying that they can no longer afford untapped potential, Logan tells Bobby that he will need him for something amazing.
In the present, Logan and Iceman try to rescue the kids after the earthquake hits the school. Logan also tells Rachel to warn every student and staff member that the school is under attack.
The Hellfire Club, led by Kade Kilgore, continue the attack. Baron reveals that he placed special chemicals in the water supply to affect Abigail Marigold and Eugene Clud, the officials visiting the Jean Grey school.
When Kitty is helping Marigold and Clud, the chemicals take effect, causing Marigold and Culd to respectively transform into a Wendigo and a Sauron.
Also, the Hellfire Club shoot special bullets that transform into soldiers based on Frankenstein Monsters.
The X-Men defend the school from the Hellfire Club's forces. Logan orders Bobby to leave with the kids, Iceman unleashes a new power and creates several ice constructs that he can control at once. Iceman uses the ice constructs to protect the children and defeat the enemies. He also kisses a startled Kitty.
Seeing that their first wave of attack failed, the Hellfire Club prepares their second plan: Krakoa. Krakoa is the one behind the earthquakes that have been ravaging the school.
Quentin Quire, Kid Omega, considers himself the only one who can defeat Krakoa, but he lazily refuses the join the fight.
To be continued...
Appearing in 3rd story
Uncanny X-Men (Vol. 2) #3
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur) (Mentioned)
- Phoenix (Mentioned)
- Charles Darwin (Mentioned) (Topical Reference)
- Avengers (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
- Mutant Chimeras
- Mutants
- Mutant Atlantean-Human Hybrids
- Shi'ar Robots
- Humans
- Celestials
- Phalanx (Mentioned)
Locations:
Items:
Synopsis for 3rd story
Uncanny X-Men (Vol. 2) #3
The battle between the Extinction Team and the army of Sinisters continues. Hope uses her telepathy to protect Cyclops’s squad from Sinister’s psychic powers. Suddenly, Sinister drags Hope into the astral realm. There, Sinister tells Hope about the conflict between nature and nurture, and says that her nature is also the missing piece of her nurture. That missing piece is only one word: “Phoenix.” Angry, Hope teleports to Sinister’s palace and shoots the Sinister in the throne. However, Sinister transfers his mind to another body and his army subdues the Extinction Team.
Suddenly, Danger manifests the Danger Room inside Sinister’s palace and destroys all the Sinister inside, saving the Extinction Team. They leave the palace, only to find more Sinisters. Emma tells Namor to hold her arm, to which Namor believes to be a sign of affection, but Emma replies that it is just to keep pressure on her wound. Then, Emma uses her telepathy to channel the power of the Dreaming Celestial’s head, dissipating the Sinisters.
Suddenly, the original Sinister appears before them. Emma tries to use her telepathy on him again, but Sinister proves to be immune to her powers, having used his connection to Cyclops's brain and the army of Sinisters to gather data about the X-Men and their powers. Then, Sinister steals the Palace of Fine Arts, saying that even without the Celestial’s head, it serves as a headquarters. Telling the X-Men they will meet each other again, Sinister grabs his gun and shoots himself in the head.
With Sinister gone, the Celestial's head returns to the body, and Magneto breaks his connection to the Celestial. Magik teleports the X-Men to Magneto’s position and witness as the Celestials arrive at San Francisco. The X-Men walk towards the Celestials and Cyclops says that Earth is under the X-Men’s protection. He also says that since the Dreaming Celestial is on Earth, he is under the X-Men’s protection too, and if he is in danger, they will save him again. Hope, shining with a soft fire aura, says that what Cyclops is trying to say is that the Celestials should leave.
Suddenly, the Dreaming Celestial lifts his arm and points towards the sky, and the Celestials leave Earth.
The X-Men realize that the people of San Franciso witnessed everything that happened. Noting that they are petrified of the X-Men, Cyclops says that as long as the X-Men exist, they will not dare to touch a mutant. Emma asks if that means that their ascension into Earth’s premiere superteam is inevitable, and Cyclops replies that if it was inevitable, they wouldn’t have to work so hard.
Solicit Synopsis
Free multi-part Iron Man poster in this issue!
A new era of X-citement begins here! Wolverine, Kitty Pryde and the Beast found a new mutant school, but the Hellfire Club plans to turn opening day into a disaster! By Jason Aaron and Chris Bachalo!
Also: Cyclops's X-team battles Mr Sinister as the dreaded Celestials arrive on Earth!
Includes material from Wolverine and the X-Men (2011) #01-02 & Uncanny X-Men (vol 2) #03.