X-MEN: THE WEDDING SPECIAL Details Reveal Marvel Comics’ Plans For Its Annual LGBTQIA+ Special

This year’s Marvel’s Voices: Pride one-shot will put mutants centre stage for X-Men: The Wedding Special #1, the latest instalment of the annual anthology that celebrates Pride Month with stories crafted by LGBTQIA+ talent.

We’ll join the X-Men as they come together to honour one of the most beloved and longest-lasting gay couples in comic book history: Mystique and Destiny, This landmark comic book special marks Marvel Comics’ first woman-to-woman wedding, and with a pair as complex as these two, you know there will be plenty of drama, secrets, and surprises. 

From the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants to the Quiet Council, Mystique and Destiny have been steering the fate of mutantkind for decades. The Krakoan Age saw the long-awaited resurrection of Destiny, and after pivotal roles in the era’s biggest storylines, their love has never been more prominent.

Before Krakoa comes to an end, we’ll get to celebrate the iconic pair by witnessing the renewal of their marriage vows. 

X-Men: The Wedding Special #1‘s main story will be written by Kieron Gillen, the scribe responsible for the couple’s recent adventures in Immortal X-Men. Rachael Stott (Star Wars: Doctor Aphra) will be on art duties and, along the way, we’ll get new insights into Raven Darkholme and Irene Adler’s breathtaking 100-year romance.

Here’s what else to expect from the issue:

• A Betsy Braddock and Rachel Summers adventure by the writer who brought them together—Excalibur scribe Tini Howard! Joined by rising star Phillip Sevy, Howard pits the hot new couple against the Omniversal Majestrix, Opal Luna Saturnyne! Just about everyone in the Marvel Universe is invited to the vow renewal…except for Saturnyne. And she’s not happy. But why is she taking it out on Betsy and Rachel?

• Writer Tate Bombal (House of Slaughter) and artist Emilio Pilliu (Zeroventi) make their Marvel Comics debut with a touching and action-packed story starring Wolverine! Logan has a long—and bloody—history with Mystique and tasks Anole, Pixie, Indra, and Bling! with finding her the perfect gift. On a whirlwind journey that takes them from the Savage Land to Limbo, they’ll learn a valuable lesson about the importance of queer representation.

• It’s her mothers’ big day, and Rogue has entrusted their favorite son-in-law with their wedding bands. But can Gambit stay out of trouble long enough to deliver them? Find out in this story about one of mutantkind’s most complicated families by two Marvel Comics newcomers, writer Wyatt Kennedy (Marvel’s Voices Infinity Comic) and artist Jenn St. Onge (The Strange Case of Harleen & Harley). 

• Mystique and Destiny receive some pre-marriage psychic counseling courtesy of Emma Frost! See how the inspiring love of two former villains holds up against a telepathic onslaught of hard truths in this twisty tale by writer Yoon Ha Lee (Ninefox Gambit, Machineries of Empire) in his exciting Marvel Comics debut alongside acclaimed artist Stephen Byrne!

Check out some cover art from X-Men: The Wedding Special #1 below and stay tuned for more on this one as we have it. 

X-MEN: THE WEDDING SPECIAL #1Written by KIERON GILLEN, TINI HOWARD, YOON HA LEE, TATE BROMBAL & WYATT KENNEDYArt by RACHAEL STOTT, PHIL SEVY, STEPHEN BYRNE, EMILIO PILLIU & JENN ST. ONGECover by JAN BAZALDUAVariant Cover by RUSSELL DAUTERMANOn Sale 5/29