Warning: Contains potential spoilers forStorm #1!
Storm’s bold new Marvel series re-establishes her as a solo hero, separating her from theX-Menand giving her a brand-new base in Atlanta, Georgia.After mutantkind’s Krakoa era, Storm is the latest recruit to the main Avengers lineup and stands apart from the currently forming X-Men teams as they scatter across the globe. Now, Storm has an all-new HQ that highlights her iconic history and goddess-level power.
Marvel’s preview forStorm#1 – written by Murewa Ayodele with art by Lucas Werneck – finds Earth’s mightiest mutant getting ready in her brand-new headquarters.The Storm Sanctuary has a closet containing her costumes over the decades, a grand door adorned with moments from her history, and a lush space for animals, including hippos and giraffes.
The latestStormsolo serieswill give insight into Storm’s current non-Avenger adventures, as the preview reveals her base of operations. With the character’s freshly-established status quo and a teased run for congress, Storm shines as a pillar of the Marvel Universe outside the X-Men.
Storm’s New HQ Celebrates The Hero’s Iconography & Connection To Nature
Storm#1 – Written By Murewa Ayodele; Art By Lucas Werneck; Color By Alex Guimarães
The Storm Sanctuary’s introduction inStorm#1 references the impressive history of the character, and puts a spotlight on her fashions as both a leader of the X-Men, her time in both Wakanda and Arakko, and her 2024 return to the Avengers. Featuring Easter eggs tomany of Storm’s iconic costumesfrom her 1975 debut to today, the extensive closet with a hologram display highlights Ororo’s rich experience as a Marvel hero. Her wardrobe and the large door with various scenes from her past tell a deep story of Storm as a well-rounded mutant and “weather witch” of Marvel’s Earth-616.
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The bittersweet epilogue to the Krakoan Era in X-Men #35 also sets the stage for the future, as Storm ascends to the upper tier of Marvel power.
Storm’s new Batcave-like base is being opened up to the public in some way, with a speech announcing her arrival to a still unseen audience in attendance. One of the most fascinating pieces of the sanctuary is the expansive and futuristic menagerie of animals, highlighting Storm’s connection to not only the weather but the Earth, as hergoddess-like power continues to be definedin Marvel lore. The Storm Sanctuary seemingly allows Ororo to achieve her full potential, with the building advancing her mission to help Earth and all its inhabitants, proving that she’s more than just an advocate for mutants.
Storm’s New Solo Series Puts Her At The Forefront Of The Marvel Universe
Storm#1 – Available October 2 From Marvel Comics
Storm is not only one of the greatest X-Men of all time, but one of Marvel’s best heroes overall, and she’s thankfully getting the bold creative push that she deserves in 2024. When solely caught up in whatever situation the mutants are having to deal with, Storm can get unfairly lost in the shuffle and overcast by other X-Men from their cast of characters. With this currentStormseries, where she makes her mark in Atlanta and in politics, along witha position in the Avengers,Storm stands tall as an important leading figure in the larger Marvel Universe.
As she stands apart from X-Men’s current teams and builds a sanctuary for her latest era, Storm blazes a new trail and takes her rightful place as a standalone Omega-level powerhouse.
Storm joins other X-Men heroes like Phoenix, Mystique, and both Wolverines as those to get new solo titles in the mutants’ line-wide relaunch. Withan all-new costume making a debut, teases about supernatural threats, and conflict within the X-Men and with the Avengers on its way, the weather witch will surely have an eventful remainder of 2024 throughout Marvel Comics that could be truly groundbreaking for the character. As she stands apart fromX-Men’scurrent teams and builds a sanctuary for her latest era,Stormblazes a new trail and takes her rightful place as astandalone Omega-level powerhouse.
Storm#1will be available August 12, 2025 from Marvel Comics.
X-Men
The X-Men franchise, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, centers on mutants with extraordinary abilities. Led by the powerful telepath Professor Charles Xavier, they battle discrimination and villainous mutants threatening humanity. The series explores themes of diversity and acceptance through a blend of action, drama, and complex characters, spanning comics, animated series, and blockbuster films.
