X-Men's Huge Villain Twist Kicks Off Its Own Spider-Man Clone Saga
Warning: contains spoilers forImmortal X-Men #4!
A popular X-Men villain is about to get his very own Spider-Man Clone Saga — except the villain of the storyline is already known before it begins. The conniving villain Mr. Sinister is the foremost expert on cloning when it comes to villains in the X-Men universe, utilizing his expertise to push the boundaries of science and further his goals for conquest and odd experimentation on genetics. Now in Immortal X-Men #4, Sinister's technology has finally got the better of him: there is now more than one of him.
The Spider-Man Clone Saga is infamous in the Marvel community for turning an inspired idea into a slog of a story. Ben Reilly — Peter's clone from a one-off story in the 70s — returns and is eventually revealed to be the true Spider-Man, while Peter is revealed to be a clone. The story progressed through numerous twists, turns, and one plot hole after another; both readers and writers wanted the narrative to end, but Marvel editorial turned a six-month story into a bloated two-year affair. By the time the story ended, Peter was reinstated as the original Spider-Man and the clone died a heroic death (though he eventually returned in 2017's Dead No More: The Clone Conspiracy).
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In Immortal X-Men #4, written by Kieron Gillen with art by Michele Bandini, a Quiet Council meeting discusses the ramifications of Cyclops' latest enemy: Doctor Stasis, a scientist ostensibly working for the anti-mutant organization Orchis. But Doctor Stasis is actually the real Mr. Sinister — or so he claims — and the Sinister on the Council is a clone. Sinister is genuinely surprised — but that doesn't stop him from having
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