The next X-Men crossover could blur the line between Mutants and Avengers forever

If everyone is a mutant, are all stories X-Men stories? DNX is Marvel’s next big crossover, and it could potentially redefine what makes a mutant. At the center of the event is a five-issue miniseries by writer Jed MacKay and artist Federico Vicentini, set to kick off in September. Leading with the tagline, “Evolution is contagious,” the event features an evil Beast from the future, calling himself The Chairman and threatening to unleash a virus that will turn all humans into mutants. The Beast's nefarious plan has been slowly building since the start of MacKay’s X-Men run in 2024. In DNX, a post-Age of Revelations Cyclops is reaching out to other Marvel heroes to prevent Hank’s plan from going off. The Fantastic Four are set to play a major role, but the implications of the event could include pretty much the whole Marvel Universe, including the Avengers. According to X-Men lore, mutants are an evolved race of super-powered individuals who are “hated and feared” by the general populace. Though their superpowers may not seem so different from other Marvel heroes like Spider-Man or Daredevil, the fact that they are born with powers and often struggle to control them is what sets the