The Major Characters Behind This Year’s X-Men Hellfire Gala

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On the island nation Krakoa, the annual Hellfire Gala has given the X-Men and Marvel's mutants a chance to celebrate their accomplishments and flex their diplomatic power. However, this year’s Hellfire Gala turned into a night to remember for the worst of reasons. Now available as a special early release on the Marvel Unlimited app in exclusive vertical format, X-MEN HELLFIRE GALA (2023) #1 is a showstopper of an issue that directly precedes the next phase in mutant history—the FALL OF X. In addition to the Hellfire Gala one-shot, Marvel Unlimited has dropped prelude issue FALLEN FRIEND (2023) #1 in vertical format too, covering the fate of Ms. Marvel: Kamala Khan and her place within the mutant community after her heroic sacrifice in THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #26. And two brand-new Infinity Comics, X-MEN UNLIMITED #100 and X-MEN: HELLFIRE GALA LAST RITES #1, will follow the X-Men Vote candidates in the lead-up to mutantkind’s big night. These Infinity Comic specials offer a behind-the-scenes peek at the weeks and days before Orchis’ most devastating blow to Krakoa yet. [RELATED: The Most Shocking Moments from 'X-Men: Hellfire Gala 2023'] As the FALL OF X plummets the X-Men into this dark new era, we’re taking a closer look at the most important characters from this year’s Hellfire Gala by Gerry Duggan, Adam Kubert, Luciano Vecchio, Matteo Lolli, Russell Dauterman, Javier Pina, R.B. Silva, Joshua Cassara, Kris Anka, and Pepe Larraz.