Warning: Spoilers for A.X.E.: Judgment Day #2 ahead!
A new preview for A.X.E.: Judgment Day #2 shows that Earth's Sentinel of Liberty will never stand with a genocidal regime, making his decision to side with the X-Men a surprisingly easy one.
The architect of the Judgment Day event, Kieron Gillen, has previously said that the war between the Eternals and the X-Men is only "Phase 1" of the event, and yet the Earth's Mightiest Heroes are already being forced to get heavily involved in the fight between the two powerful groups. As Tony Stark partners with Ajak and Makkari of the "heroic" Eternals in an attempt to play God and resurrect the Celestial Progenitor, it appears that Steve is formally declaring his for the X-Men.
Now, the Eternal's Kaiju "Death Machines," as Druig described them, are violently assaulting Krakoa, with Jean Grey, Exodus, Cyclops and others fighting back against the massive beasts as best they can. While Exodus is able to remove one of the Hex, Syne the Memotaur, from the island, the fight is not going well for the X-Men. Check out the preview pages below:
Referencing current host of the Phoenix Force. Hopefully this means that the Avengers, who currently have one of the largest rosters in modern Avengers history, are all siding with the X-Men and will be able to help the Krakoans overpower the Hex while Magneto fights back against Uranos' continued assault on Arakko.
It is no surprise that Steve Rogers, a hero known for vehemently opposing the Nazi regime, would side against the Eternals in their war on the X-Men, and hopefully Captain American and the Avengers' intervention in the Krakoan battle with the Hex will turn the tide in the X-Men's favor.
Source: CBR
A.X.E.: Judgment Day #2 from Marvel Comics debuts on August 10th.
