Storm Gets a Bold New Look Ahead of The X-Men's Next Big Event
The cover for the recently released A.X.E.: Eve of Judgment may have given a huge clue to the cosmic importance of the longtime X-Men leader Storm, as Ororo Munroe is depicted with a fiery aura and flames for hair, hinting her Celestial potential may soon be unleashed. This vision of Storm, already an Omega-level mutant, as an incandescent being of pure power, reminiscent of those who claim the Phoenix Force has only been seen once before, during the 2015 Black Vortex storyline.
A.X.E.: Judgment Day is an upcoming Marvel crossover event that will see Druig's Eternals assaulting the mutants of Krakoa and Arakko in an attempt to wipe out their «excess deviation,» while Ajak's Eternals are seemingly reawakening the Progenitor Celestial, leading to the Eternals, Avengers, and X-Men being «judged.» With the vicious assault by the Eternals just a week or two away, it would be a huge boon for the X-Men if Storm was able to somehow claim a type of Celestial godhood power, perhaps enough to defeat the Eternals.
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Black Vortex, another crossover event, saw the X-Men and the Guardians of the Galaxy teaming up to stop the Black Vortex, a powerful artifact created by the Celestials eons ago that acts as a mirror, showing the viewer their ultimate potential and giving them that power if they accept, or succumb to it. Storm, when presented with her ultimate potential of becoming a true Goddess of Thunder capable of destroying whole worlds with her power, rejected the temptation of the Black Vortex, proving again how level-headed and value-driven Ororo is and always has been. Now, in the cover for A.X.E.: Eve of Judgment — illustrated by Carlos Pacheco — depicts Druig and
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