Professor X Just Recreated One of Wolverine’s Most Gruesome Moments

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Cyclops blasts a massive red beam through his visor

The following contains major spoilers for X-Men #13, on sale now from Marvel Comics.

The X-Men's own founder just recreated a grim and gruesome moment, and there is no coming back from it.

X-Men #13 picks up not long after Charles Xavier's brazen escape from his cell in Graymalkin Prison. While some of his fellow mutants have come to his aid in the hopes of helping him rescue his daughter, the Majestrix Xandra Neramani, others are far more wary of what adverse effects the brain tumor Charles is suffering from might have on him and his powers. Of those who have chosen to stand in his way is none other than Quentin Quire, and while Charles certainly feels for his former student, he is still willing to crucify the brash young telepath if that is what it takes to put an end to the fight.

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X-Men #13

Written by JED MacKAY
Art by NETHO DIAZ
Inks by SEAN PARSONS
Colors by FER SIFUENTES-SUJO
Letters by VC's CLAYTON COWLES
Design by JAY BOWEN
Main cover art by RYAN STEGMAN & MARTE GRACIA
Variant covers by EJIKURE, PEACH MOMOKO, and PHIL NOTO

This specific image of a mutant hero being crucified on a green-lit wooden X amidst a deep purple evening is a direct callback to the cover and events of 1989's Uncanny X-Men #251 by Chris Claremont and Marc Silvestri. The cover to this infamous issue features Wolverien in exactly those circumstances as a result of being captured and tortured by the villainous Reavers. Thankfully, Logan's teammates were able to free him before things could get any worse, although the mental and emotional scars left behind by the incident took far longer to heal than any physical wounds Wolverine suffered.

Charles Xavier was incarcerated in Graymalkin Prison following the end of the war against Orchis and, subsequently, the Krakoan Era. Although mutantkind emerged victorious over their would-be oppressors, Xavier's personal reputation had been reduced to that of a universal pariah due to his part in the deaths of the crew of the space shuttle Agnew. As was recently revealed, Xavier only ever orchestrated an apparent tragedy, and even though no human lives were ever truly lost, he has maintained the lie as a way of keeping any negative attention focused solely on himself rather than the entirety of mutantkind.

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When Charles' biological daughter, the current Majestrix of the Shi'ar Empire, came under attack from murderous rebel forces, she sent out a psychic distress call that reached her father all the way back on Earth. Despite all the drugs coursing through his system and the many layers of security in Graymalkin Prison, Charles still managed to escape his shackles, albeit with some help from the likes of the Uncanny X-Men. Unfortunately, a potentially lethal brain tumor has left Charles almost entirely unable to recognize his old allies, which could easily make him just as big of a threat as any genuine villain the Marvel Universe has ever seen.

X-Men #13 is available now from Marvel Comics.

Source: Marvel Comics