Thats it exactly. In this world, the X-Men lost and vacated the possessed Manhattan five years back, Hopeless says. Colossus takes a team in once a year to try and rescue his sister but has always failed. This is the story of year five.
The writer says a lot of the fun stuff from the original 1989 Inferno storyline will be brought back for this Secret Wars tie-in series, from the Goblin Queen Madelyne Prior to Nastirch, Sym, and even former New Mutant Boom Boom and the brainwashed Alex Summers.
Rereading those original Inferno arcs in preparation for the series, I was reminded how weird and cool possessed Manhattan was, Hopeless says. Its just a great idea that even running across multiple series seemed to come and go too fast. I couldnt help but wonder what demonic New York would look like if had been allowed to grow and thrive. This story builds straight out of that curiosity. Were exploring the world of Inferno five years after the X-men failed to expunge the demon horde.
