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Giant-Size Nightcrawler by Jonathan Hickman and Alan Davis, with Carlos Lopez colors, & Clayton Cowles letters, is the second entry in the 5 issue Giant-Size X-Men series, and finds Kurt leading a team of mutants through a Krakoan gate into the deserted & seemingly haunted X-Mansion.

Today I’ll answer:

• + What’s the secret of the haunted X-Mansion?
• + How does Giant-Size Nightcrawler connect to the themes of Hickman’s “Giant-Size” series so far?
• + What X-Men characters and concepts are introduced and what do they mean for the Dawn of X?

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The parasitic alien Brood are back threatening the X-Men and unveiling more of Jonathan Hickman’s major cosmic plans for mutantkind.

Today I’ll answer:

• + Who are the Brood and what’s their relationship with the X-Men?
• + How has Hickman been building towards these cosmic developments in the pages of New Mutants, and as far back as his post-War of Kings Fantastic Four?
• + How is Hickman using X-Men to integrate his own cosmic plans with Marvel’s upcoming Empyre event?

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