Summary

• Laura Kinney, Wolverine's daughter, gets a new streetwear-style costume redesign in NYX #2, as she fights to protect young mutants on the streets of New York City.
• As Wolverine, Laura has renewed her vigilante mission to protect endangered mutants, as conflict with anti-mutant extremists grows in the wake of the fall of Krakoa.
• Laura may need to work alongside other heroes in NYX to protect mutants, as tensions rise in the city between humans and mutants – and between groups of mutants with different ideologies as well.

Warning: Contains potential spoilers for NYX (2024) #2!Laura Kinney’s Wolverine, who shares his codename, becomes a big city’s crime fighter, with a new costume and an updated attitude, as she tries to protect young mutants in need in the relaunched NYX.

The preview for NYX (2024) #2 – written by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing, with art by sco Mortarino – reintroduces Laura in a streetwear-style of her classic Wolverine look. On the prowl and ready to hunt anti-mutant extremists, Laura isn’t afraid to get her claws dirty.

In a violent rescue gone awry, Laura cuts into a masked man to save a young mutant who seemingly doesn’t want to be saved. With young, unhoused mutants going missing left and right, Laura’s vigilante mission to protect the young mutants of New York City is renewed as she reflects on her life and past trauma.

NYX: Laura Kinney Gets A Revamped Look And A Mission As A Street Level Hero

NYX #2 – Written By Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing; Art By sco Mortarin, Raúl Angulo, & Joe Sabino

As anti-mutant conflict builds in the big city, Wolverine’s vigilante status makes her a fierce protector for her people, but NYX #2's preview shows her mission isn’t successful just yet.

As people prey on mutants in New York, Laura Kinney acts as a lone wolf to viciously fight for her people, but she may need to up with some of her fellow heroes to really help her mission. Since it’s been said that NYX will reject superhero clichés in favor of building a more community-focused series for Marvel’s X-Men characters, it’s likely that the standard type of superhero team won’t be formed. Instead, Wolverine’s vigilante mission could either change focus, or simply be renewed with the emotional of the mutant heroes that are also featured in the series.

During an unfriendly run-in with Ms. Marvel in NYX (2024) #1, Wolverine tells the still fairly new mutant that she’s not ready for the anti-mutant fight brewing in NYC. That argument drew some ire from Kamala Khan fans, and could be a hint that Laura’s Wolverine is being stubborn and must change her perspective and work alongside the new NYX roster to achieve her goal of protecting young mutants. As anti-mutant conflict builds in the big city, Wolverine’s vigilante status makes her a fierce protector for her people, but NYX #2's preview shows her mission isn’t successful just yet.

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The Rise Of The Krakoan

Laura was one of the leading mutants in the original NYX series as a child in the 00s, as the preview for NYX (2024) #2 calls back to and could further explore in the relaunched series.

Along with the mutants going missing in New York, another problem for the cast of characters leading NYX arises as The Krakoan and other mutant villains lead a plot against the humans in the city. Building tensions between the two groups, the villain lashes out as vengeance for the an updated villainous Magneto-like figure. With anti-mutant sentiments continuing to rise, it also remains to be seen if any of the new NYX roster, including Wolverine, could end up siding with the Krakoan’s mission.

Laura was one of the leading mutants in the original NYX series as a child in the 00s, as the preview for NYX (2024) #2 calls back to and could further explore in the relaunched series. As her character has grown and evolved over the years since her comics debut, the world around her keeps resetting back to an anti-mutant status quo with mutants with their backs against a wall. With Laura Kinney’s righteous anger at the hate surrounding her people and the X-Men, a new costume and vigilante mission for Wolverine is the perfect next step for the character.

NYX (2024) #2 will be available August 28, 2024 from Marvel Comics.