A revelation in Marvel's Immortal X-Men #1 suggests that Jesus Christ, himself, may have actually been a mutant in the Marvel Universe.
Immortal X-Men #1 -- which comes from writer Kieron Gillen, artist Lucas Werneck and cover artist Mark Brooks -- hints that Jesus was actually an X-Men mutant during a moment in which former supervillain Exodus and Hope Summers are conversing on the mutant island of Krakoa. Exodus is insistent on calling Hope "Messiah," given that she was the first mutant born after M-Day and considered by some to be the hero destined to save both mutantkind and humankind. Hope also is hosting the power of the Phoenix Force, which greatly strengthens her already pre-existing superpower abilities.
Hope isn't so fond of the "Messiah" title and asks Exodus not to call her that. She tells him that there's really "no need to get religious." In response, Exodus tells her about a certain Nazarene Mutant who "inspired a church among the humans by raising a couple from the dead." The implication is that Exodus is talking about none other than Jesus Christ, who was Nazarene and was said to have raised at least four people from the dead, himself included.
Exodus adds that he just witnessed Hope beat Jesus' record, as she's part of a group called the Five that resurrects dead mutants. Initially created by Charles Xavier after Krakoa was founded, the Five is also made up of Tempus, Proteus, Elixir and Egg. The group is able to bring mutants back from the dead only because Hope uses her powers to amplify the other four's abilities.
Exodus, an Omega Level mutant if there ever was one, has a long history deeply rooted in religion. "He's Catholic," Gillen previously said of the X-Men character. "I was raised Catholic, so my Catholicism is all over the place. I like how he has his own warped mutant take on Catholicism. I'm not sure how far deep I'll go into the concept of antipopes and stuff, but I might! Exodus is about the weirdness of being a believer."
Immortal X-Men focuses on Krakoa's Quiet Council, which Exodus sits on, and the drama and politics that break out while the island's leaders struggle to decide what the future of the mutant nation looks like. The series is part of Marvel's "Destiny of X" era, which relaunches the publisher's X-Men comics in a way similar to House of X/Powers of X.
Immortal X-Men #1 -- which features variant cover art by Werneck, Tom Muller, Todd Nauck, Phil Noto, Leinil Francis Yu, Peach Momoko, Oscar Vega -- is on sale now from Marvel Comics.
Source: Marvel Comics