Storm & Black Panther's Cosmic Rivalry Will Redefine the Galaxy's Future
Warning: Spoilers forX-Men Red #2.
The X-Men's intergalactic political standing may in jeopardy as the Regent of Arakko Storm contends with a cosmic rivalry between her ex-husband Emperor T'Challa and the new leader of the Kree/Skull Alliance Emperor Hulkling. A preview for X-Men Red #2 shows Ororo leaving an apparently strained conversation with Black Panther and Teddy Altman, indicating their former space alliance might not be as positive as once thought.
The galactic empires run by Storm, T'Challa, and Hulkling are all relatively new to the Marvel Universe, with the mutants' Sol Empire and Kree/Skull Alliance recently being formed and the Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda coming under the control of King T'Challa not too long ago as well. The political rivalry between the three empires is particularly intriguing because of Ororo and T'Challa long and tumultuous romantic relationship. There is also the fact that all three of these empires' leaders were raised on Earth, and yet now represent domains that expand far beyond the blue planet.
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X-Men Red #1 — written by Al Ewing with art by Stefano Caselli and Federico Blee — sees the Regent of Arakko reject her throne and status as a royal as Ororo realizes she needs to lead a force of mutants to fight against threats to mutantkind from many directions. This is the not the first time that Storm has needed to act as a ruler fighting for her people, as she previously was the Queen of Wakanda alongside T'Challa. This connection has continued to create fascinating political bonds between the growing nations. Ororo and her new Brotherhood of Mutants need all the support they can get in the fight to
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