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Marvel Comics has provided CBR with an exclusive first look at next week’s X-Men Gold #11 from writer Marc Guggenheim and artist Lan Medina. On sale next Wednesday, September 6, the issue furthers the X-Men’s latest exploits in Mother Russia as they face off against their classic foe, Omega Red. Can they take down the savage mechanical villain once and for all? Take a look at CBR’s exclusive X-Men Gold #11 preview below. RELATED: Marvel Legacy’s X-Men Crossover Takes Mojo Worldwide Art by Lan Medina Art by Lan Medina. Art by Lan Medina Art by Lan Medina Art by Lan Medina Art by Lan Medina RELATED: Marvel Pays Tribute to Queen With New Rock Variant Cover X-MEN: GOLD #11 MARC GUGGENHEIM (W) • LAN MEDINA (A) COVER BY DAN MORA ROCK-N-ROLL VARIANT COVER BY MIKE DEL MUNDO VENOMIZED OMEGA RED VARIANT COVER BY CLAYTON CRAIN Soviet scourge OMEGA RED has returned! But what does his return have to do with the reappearance of a relative CO

*FOR MATURE AUDIENCES* After heading to Washington DC to investigate her estranged sister’s disappearance, tough-as-nails Sheriff Normandy Gold began to dig deep into the city’s underground sex industry. Playing the part of a high-class escort, Normandy soon uncovered a disturbing trail of sex, politics and murder, leading her to focus her investigation on a certain US presidential candidate, Senator Selwyn Grange…

Before it was upgraded to an ongoing series, “Goldie Vance” #3 would have been the miniseries’ penultimate issue. Knowing that makes Hope Larson and Brittney Williams’ decisions line up perfectly with the progression of this comic. This is the moment when things take a turn for the worse for Goldie and her father, and now she must solve this case, perhaps more than ever before — and quickly, at that. Fortunately for us, though, this won’t be the last we’ll see of “Goldie Vance.” In this issue, Larson gives us real consequences for Goldie’s choices in the first two issues. I suspect few readers blinked at the moments when Goldie broke the law (temporarily stealing a car, for example, even though she did return it) in an attempt to get things done. In the real world, of course, this would eventually come back to haunt you, and that’s what Larson delivers here. It’s actually a little fun to see Goldie getting taken down by decisions of her own making; now that she sees these consequence

As a whole, “Goldie Vance” #2 is an utterly charming all-ages read. Brittney Williams and Hope Larson’s girl detective story is as bright and gentle in its second issue as in the first. Goldie has plenty on her plate: she’s tracking down the missing Mr. Ludwig, matchmaking for her friends and making time for her mother. Nonetheless, the creative team imbues all these scenes with the same spirit. Williams’ playful character designs and Sarah Stern’s sunny pastels create a retro wonderland of a setting, and Larson writes lively, likeable characters who will win the reader over. Though it can be formulaic at points, “Goldie Vance” #2 is a pleasure. Williams’ artwork is, in a word, adorable. The Crossed Palms Resort is peopled with wide-eyed, animated characters who move with cheery purpose. The jaunty, delightfully retro outfits just add to the joy. Goldie’s dad rocks a pink shirt and plaid blazer; Rob sports a checkerboard shirt; Sugar Maple, newly introduced in this issue, shows up d

Kitty Pryde has sworn off men named ‘Peter.’ But when she and her first love – Peter ‘Colossus’ Rasputin – are caught in dire straits, will she find herself going back on her word?