Marvel 'canceled X-Factor #10 rather than seeing it run as originally planned, with the Trial beginning in X-Factor #15. The title of the limited series was a marketing decision. Williams informed Bleeding Cool that the X-Factor series was canceled when her Magneto/Wanda story arc pitch for X-Factor 'became such a popular pitch at Marvel', however, Marvel didn't believe that X-Factor's readership numbers were 'big enough for this story' which led to the development of the Trial of Magneto limited series. Williams commented that the intended focus of the series is on Scarlet Witch and rehabilitating 'Wanda's image with the rest of the mutants on Krakoa' Williams stated that 'her goal is not to write the next defining Magneto story but to write an 'empathy engine', as a Wanda sympathiser, to authentically tell a story that's going to be about healing and catharsis'.

The limited series is part of the X-Men line Reign of X it follows the events of the Hellfire Gala where the Scarlet Witch is murdered in X-Factor (vol. – a limited series titled X-Men: Trial of Magneto by writer Leah Williams and artist Lucas Werneck.

In May 2021, Marvel announced – with a teaser drawn by Romita Jr. Trial of Magneto was originally the title of a story arc in Uncanny X-Men (1985), by writer Chris Claremont and artist John Romita Jr., where Magneto was put on trial before the International Court of Justice. The limited series spin out of the murder of Scarlet Witch during the Hellfire Gala. Leah Williams and Valerio Schiti bring you a new epic that threatens the Reign of X and will upend the world of mutants.X-Men: Trial of Magneto is a comic book storyline, which debuted in August 2021, published by Marvel Comics. A trial that will divide the new mutant nation. THE STORY THAT WILL SHAKE KRAKOA TO ITS CORE!.HIDDEN GEM VARIANT COVER BY GREG CAPULLO.SPOILER Variant Cover by ELIZABETH TORQUE.RELATED: Thunderbolts: Every Marvel Hero & Villain Who's Been Citizen V X-MEN: THE TRIAL OF MAGNETO #1 (OF 5) The book features covers from Valerio Schiti, John Romita Jr., Elizabeth Torque, David Finch, Mark Brooks, Greg Capullo, Peacho Momoko, Todd Nauck and Artgerm. You can see CBR's exclusive preview of X-Men: The Trial of Magneto #1 below alongside the solicitation information for the issue, which releases Aug.

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