Warning: Spoilers ahead for Giant-Size X-Men (2025) #1!
After 50 years,Marvelmay be preparing to overhaulX-Menhistory, returning to the introductions of iconic heroes like Wolverine, Storm, and Nightcrawler. Following the revelation of Kamala Khan’s mutant origins and her untimely death, Ms. Marvel is time-traveling to the past to reshape Marvel’s mutant narrative and finally establish her place within mutant-kind.
In a preview ofGiant-Size X-Men#1, written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly, with art by Adam Kubert,following Ms. Marvel’s revival on Krakoa, Kamala Khan is swept away by a mysterious, colorful force that sends her back in time to the X-Men’s home, Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters.
Now, in the past, Ms. Marvel witnesses a young Cyclops, which greatly hints at the two heroes rekindling their close friendship that occurred during their time as Champions. Kamala Khan diving into the X-Men’s pastopens a vault of questions, most notably, whether or not her presence will permanently alter Marvel’s past.
Marvel Is Finally Solidifying Ms. Marvel’s Place in X-Men History by Inserting Her Into the Narrative
Giant-Size X-Men#1; Written By Jackson Lanzing & Collin Kelly; Art By Adam Kubert; Color By Laura Martin; Letters By Clayton Cowles
ThoughMarvel now acknowledges Ms. Marvel as a Mutant,she was originally introduced as an Inhuman who was exposed to Terrigen Mistafter a Terrigen bomb had gone off, giving her powers that allowed her to stretch and contort her body. Yet, inX-Men: Hellfire Gala(2023) #1, Kamala is revived by the Krakoan resurrection protocol following her death, where it is then revealed that she is also a mutant, making her a mutant inhuman hybrid. Following her newly realized identity as a mutant, Ms. Marvel became more closely entwined with the X-Men and the plights of Mutant-kind.
Now, Marvel is going one step further by bringing Kamala Khan into the past to relive the X-Men’s early days. How this will alter the present remains uncertain. Still, Kamala being brought into one of the X-Men’s most pivotal moments in Marvel history is undoubtedlyMarvel confirming that Ms. Marvel will remain a prominent hero within X-Men lore.Her Mutant identity is here to stay. Kamala has been sent back in time, allowing her to better understand her mutant identity and further ingrain her character with the mutant community by growing her relationship with mutant heroes, such as Cyclops.
Kamala Khan Rekindles Her Best Superhero Friendship
Even before Kamala Khan was rewritten as a mutant, she shared a history and unshakable friendship with the X-Men’s stable leader, Cyclops, as a young version of the classic X-Manjoined Ms. Marvel’s Championsafter being time-displaced inChampions(2016) #2. As leaders of their own respective hero teams, the two shared a mutual respect, andCyclops admitted his time with the Champions was the only time in his life he was allowed to relax. Now that Kamala has been sent to the past, she can truly see what Scott Summers’ life was like in the X Mansion.
What made Cyclops and Ms. Marvel’s friendship so endearing was how the two could relate to one another as leaders, and more so, howCyclops was finally gifted a childhood with the Champions after he had lost his youth to being a child soldier.Considering Cyclops was sent to the future as a child when he joined the Champions, there is the possibility that Cyclops will recognize Kamala. Not only will Kamala’s trip to the past let her experience the life of an X-Man, but it may also give her time to reconnect with Cyclops, one of her greatest friendships.
Will Kamala Khan’s Journey Into the Past Reshape X-Men History as We Know It?
Marvel May Retcon Kamala Khan Into Becoming a Classic X-Men Hero
This revisiting of the past will finally solidify Kamala Khan’s place within the X-Men. It may even rewrite the memories of all the X-Men heroes to remember Ms. Marvel as a mutant hero, similarly to how Cyclops still remembers Kamala. Whether or not this will affect the current era of Marvel remains a mystery, but this journey will undeniably give Ms. Marvel a deeper understanding of who she is as a mutant.Marvelis making a bold move in rewriting one of their most staple X-Men origins, shaking up their previously established narrative by insertingMs. MarvelintoX-Menhistory.
Giant-Size X-Men #1will be available on July 18, 2025, from Marvel Comics!
