Bishop Gets His First Solo Series in Years as the Final Brotherhood Arrives From the Future
X-Man and time-traveler Bishop is headlining a brand new solo series this June, written by Saladin Ahmed with art by Mario Santoro. The series pits Bishop against the Final Brotherhood — a new villain group from his own dark future timeline — while his sister Shard is sent to the present right before her death. 'Bishop' #1 arrives June 4 with covers by Davide Paratore, Fabrizio De Tommaso, and Skottie Young.
Bishop has always been defined by the future he came from — a ravaged timeline that shaped his code, his scars, and the grim certainty with which he approaches every mission. This June, that future is coming to collect. Bishop #1 launches a new solo series by Saladin Ahmed and Mario Santoro, and it looks like the most personal Bishop story in years.
The Final Brotherhood: Villains Born From His Own Timeline
The new series introduces the Final Brotherhood, a villain group that originates from Bishop's own future and has journeyed to the present specifically to destabilize the timeline he's spent his life protecting. They are described as "hybrid" mutants — a terrifying new design direction that artist Mario Santoro has already been delivering with what Ahmed calls "insane" concept work. This isn't just a generic threat: these are monsters that Bishop's future created, arriving with personal stakes he can't simply outrun.
Written by Saladin Ahmed
Art by Mario Santoro
Cover by Davide Paratore
Variant Covers by Fabrizio De Tommaso & Skottie Young
On Sale: June 4
Shard, Code, and Consequences
Lucas Bishop has always lived by a strict code — a set of rules built to survive an apocalyptic world. But when his sister Shard is sent to the present in the moments before her death, everything Bishop thinks he stands for will be put under the harshest possible pressure. The series promises to interrogate what happens when the rules a person lives by become obstacles to saving the people they love.
"I'm having a blast doing a deep dive into the dark corners of Lucas Bishop's time-travel traumatized mind," Ahmed said. "I'm a writer who loves both action and introspection, and Mario's pages for this are a thrill — including some insane designs for our new hybrid mutant villains."
A Long-Overdue Spotlight
Bishop is one of the X-Men's most compelling figures — a man who literally carries the weight of a destroyed future on his shoulders — and he's been waiting for a solo series that truly digs into that psychology. With Ahmed's track record on Black Bolt, Magnificent Ms. Marvel, and Daredevil, he's perfectly positioned to deliver it. Preorder Bishop #1 at your local comic shop, and expect this one to build into something substantial over its run.