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Doctor Strange 2's X-Men Reveal Finally Justifies The MCU's Multiverse

The Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness trailer introduces the X-Men to the Marvel Cinematic Existence, giving the Multiverse its most significant purpose yet. The Doctor Strange 2 trailer from Super Bowl LVI featured several MCU surprises. Physician Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) seemingly confronts Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen), Zombie Doctor Strange and other variants appear, America Chavez (Xochitl Gomez) shows off her powers, and Cumberbatch's Stephen Strange stands trial for messing with the Multiverse. During this trial, a "Mystery Voice" seemingly belonging to Patrick Stewart says, "We should tell him the truth." The moment apparently places the X-Men in the MCU.

Marvel has owned the X-Men for years now without properly introducing the characters. In , Disney finally completed its acquisition of Fox entertainment assets, which included the rights to X-Men and the Fantastic Four. Since the purchase, rumors have swirled about how Marvel would bring mutants into the MCU. WandaVisiontea

Doctor Strange & The X-Men Are Already Connected

Resident Marvel sorcerer Doctor Strange and the marginalized Uncanny X-Men may not have first crossed paths until the universe was successfully underway, but the two comic titles have actually been connected well before then, through a seemingly unstoppable villain.

Since the establishment of the Marvel Space in the preceding s, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and a host of other writers and artists who followed, have used various easter eggs including name drops, supporting characters, superhero team ups, and even distinct artifacts to tie the huge universe together. These connections have made the world touch much more of an engaging encounter for fans while also making the superhero environment undergo lived in.

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Even with the original Strange Tales title, Doctor Strange has never been a major superhero crossover comic on the same levels of Avengers or Fantastic Four, part of that organism Strange is a character who often chooses to preserve to himself rather than get committed

X-Men: Marvel's Mutants & Dr. Strange Went to Hell and Back - Literally

The Marvel Universe features plenty of hellish dimensions. Some are even tailor-made for specific people and heroes, including one that was constructed solely for the purpose of messing with Nightcrawler of the X-Men. But why?

In Uncanny X-Men Annual #4 by Chris Claremont, John Romita Jr, Bob McLeod, Tom Orzechowski, & Glynis Wein, the X-Men -- alongside Doctor Strange -- were forced to venture into hell itself to try and rescue their teammate Nightcrawler from sudden and unearned damnation.

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In a story titled "Nightcrawler's Inferno," Nightcrawler celebrates his twenty-first birthday with his fellow X-Men -- Storm, Wolverine, Colossus, Kitty Pryde, and Professor Xavier. Taking place shortly after the events of the "Dark Phoenix Saga," the team is caught completely unaware when a mysterious gift with no card explodes in his face and seemingly kills him. While the team mourns, Xavier instead calls upon Doctor Strange to ex

The X-Men and the Ebony Knight enter The Death of Doctor Strange event … together

Marvel's The Death of Doctor Strange continues in December and continues to expand that similar month with the event's latest tie-in one-shot, Death of Doctor Strange: X-Men/Black Knight #1, on sale December

The unusual hero pairing is written by Si Spurrier with art by his Way of X partner Bob Quinn, and a cover by Cory Smith.

Spurrier of course was the writer of the recent Black Knight: Curse of the Ebony Blade limited series that redefined the character and established a new status quo that looks favor it'll play a role in this one-shot.