Uncanny X-Men #36 Closes Out 'Wild Ride' With Gambit's Soul on the Line

Gail Simone and Luciano Vecchio wrap their "Wild Ride" arc in Uncanny X-Men #36, out September 30, and the solicit copy doesn't undersell the stakes: "It's MUTANT vs. MALICE in a battle for their eternal SOULS." The finale finds Rogue, Gambit, and Nightcrawler racing across a train through northern Italy alongside Repent, who's attempting a last-ditch, deeply personal sacrifice to free Gambit from what he believes is demonic possession.

The preview leans hard into Repent's own history with the demon bound to him - he's already lost an eye and an arm to it - which gives the climactic showdown with Malice real weight beyond a standard exorcism plot. Whether the team makes it off that train intact is left genuinely up in the air heading into the issue.

The 32-page issue ships with a stacked variant lineup, including covers from Greg Land, Juan Frigeri, Ben Su, and David Lopez.

Source: Bleeding Cool