#dr stasis

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Fall of the House of X #3 - "The X Deaths of Dr. Stasis" (2024)

written by Gerry Duggan art by Lucas Werneck, Jethro Morales, & Bryan Valenza

[heckcareoxytwit]

Emma Frost and Kitty Pryde get a message from Tony Stark and Firestar. The latter (Firestar) tells them that she is doomed to die as Doctor Stasis found out that she is spying on Orchis all along. Tony Stark urges the two X-Women to bring Firestar back alive or if they fail to do so, she must be avenged. Much later, Doctor Stasis is running away like a dirty coward until he is stopped by Kitty Pryde and Emma Frost. Meanwhile, Synch manages to rescue Firestar from execution thanks to his power-synching which allowed him to detect a nearby mutant. Back to the hangar, Doctor Stasis gets his mind violated by Emma Frost who telepathically forces him to feel the pain of getting beaten up by many angry mutants. Suddenly, they get interrupted by the angry Firestar who crashes into the hangar to burn Doctor Stasis to crisp in her revenge for being used and nearly-killed by him. Emma Frost congratulates Firestar for having her killer instinct in getting her revenge on Doctor Stasis.

Fall of the House of X #3, 2024

[crisisofinfinitemultiverses]

X-Men: Before The Fall – Sinister Four 1 (2023) by Kieron Gillen & Paco Medina

Cover: Lucas Werneck

[evilhorse]

Go @#$% yourself!

(X-Men #25)

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X-Men Blue: Origins 1 (2023) by Si Spurrier & Wilton Santos

Cover: Russell Dauterman (variant)

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Marvel Comics Announces “X-Men: Before the Fall - Sinister Four”

X-Men: Before the Fall - Sinister Four #1 is one of a series of one-shots will set the stage for Marvel’s ‘Hellfire Gala’ and the ‘Fall of X’ saga. The comic hails from writer Kieron Gillen and artist Paco Medina.

Nathaniel Essex has four clones and it appears that Mother Righteous and Doctor Stasis are plotting...or maybe just enjoying a good wine. “Reeling from the SINS OF THE SINISTER timeline, Mister Sinister failed to reach Dominion and is now answering for his universal crimes. But what of the other Nathanial Essex clones? Who exactly are Mother Righteous, Orbis Stellaris, and Doctor Stasis? What plans might they have for this newly restored universe?” (Marvel Comics)

X-Men: Before the Fall - Sinister Four #1, featuring a cover by Lucas Werneck, goes on sale on July 5, 2023.

(Image via Marvel Comics - Preview for X-Men: Before the Fall - Sinister Four #1)

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Rise of the Powers of X #1

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Iron Man 4 (2023) by Gerry Duggan & Juan Frigeri

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“Survival of the fittest”

“Charles was right. In the end there is only one way to find a solution to my predicament...”

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3 WERNECK TRADING CARD VARIANTS (SO FAR) X-Men #9, X-Men #10, X-Men #11, / Published: 2021, 2022 / Artist: Lucas Werneck

[why-i-love-comics]

Fall of the House of X #3 - "The X Deaths of Dr. Stasis" (2024)

written by Gerry Duggan art by Lucas Werneck, Jethro Morales, & Bryan Valenza

[heckcareoxytwit]

Polaris, Wolverine, Colossus, Nightcrawler and Broo's Brood army launch an assault on the Orchis Space Station.

Fall of the House of X #2, 2024

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Meet Cyclops's New Nemesis, Doctor Stasis!

Doctor Stasis is the overarching antagonist for the first year of Gerry Duggan and Pepe Larraz's X-Men. Doctor Stasis is a member of the anti-mutant organization Orchis with a penchant for macabre genetic experiments. He is also Nathaniel Essex, but he is not Mister Sinister. He is a different Nathaniel Essex. Doctor Stasis is the first of three additional Essexs to be revealed. All of whom are represented by their own French suit, the kind you find in a deck of playing cards.

The backstory behind the various Essexs is as follows. In the late 19th century, Doctor Nathaniel Essex envisioned four routes to triumph over machine dominance. Those routes were as follows: The Cosmic Powers, Post-Humanity, Magic, and Mutants. For these four routes, he created four clones, each marked by a French suit on their foreheads. In Essex’s eyes, the clones were in competition, survival of the fittest. The winner he hoped would allow him to ascend to godhood. 

Doctor Stasis is the clone with the suit of clubs on his forehead. He is the route of Post-Humanity. Stasis believes in artificially improving human bodies through genetic experiments. Stasis views the rise of Krakoa and mutants as a threat to humanity and his long-term goal of immortality. In his mind, Mutants are a cancer that must be excised from the earth if humanity is ever to ascend. 

In the first year of Duggan's X-Men, Doctor Stasis plans on exposing the secret of mutant resurrection. He wants the X-Men to attempt to suppress the story so Orchis can reveal that mutants took action against the freedom of the press, turning public sentiment against Mutantdom. 

Part of Doctor Stasis’s plan was to kill and collect a sample from Cyclops and run tests to see if it was a clone or if the mutants had truly conquered death. Once Cyclops was resurrected, he and fellow X-Men Synch hunted down Stasis where they learned he was actually a version of Nathanial Essex. Even though Stasis escaped, his plans were still foiled when Cyclops revealed the truth of mutant resurrection to reporter Ben Urich instead of suppressing the story as Stasis had hoped. 

Doctor Stasis has the potential to be a nemesis for Cyclops. Mister Sinister has long haunted the Summers bloodline but recently expanded beyond that to greater machinations. Doctor Stasis is representative of a specter that has haunted Scott Summers his entire life. 

Stasis’s angle of Post-Humanity is a novel take on Sinister. Mister Sinister views Mutants as tools to be used in his grand design. However, Doctor Stasis is repulsed by Mutants and is disgusted at the idea of them existing on the same planet as him. Sinister wants to use Mutants, Doctor Stasis wants to eradicate Mutants.

Another thing Doctor Stasis has going for him is his design. Pepe Larraz is one of the most talented artists working in comics today. Larraz has created so many instantly iconic designs, Doctor Stasis among them. I'd also like to note that Stasis has a cane sword. You can never go wrong with a cane sword. 

Doctor Stasis is a fantastic new addition to the X-Men’s rogues gallery. He has a killer design and a great narrative hook. He is an antagonist for Cyclops that harkens back to the character's past. Doctor Stasis is ripe with potential and represents an exciting development for the franchise.

[evilhorse]

Oh no—not the X-Men!

(X-Men #25)

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X-Men 22 (2023) by Gerry Duggan & Joshua Cassara

Cover: Joshua Cassara