ACADEMY X #5
Written by TILLIE WALDEN
Plot by H-E-D
Art by KRIS ANKA
*A Mutant War Tie-In. Sort of.*
Syllabus — Paradisin’
Nobody has told them why… but the Paragons of Academy X notice that their teachers have been gone for a *while*.
(If *you* want to know why, check out X-MEN: RED & SILVER!)
Surge knows the right call in this situation: Party!
Before anybody can say anything, Surge uses her super-speed to assemble all the decorations, drinks, snacks, and substances they’ll need. And invited all the cool kids in the general student body, too.
There will be dancing! Kissing! Drama! Drinking! Outfits! More kissing!
This is the behavior that made Noriko’s parents back in Japan kick her out.
Does she regret it? Occasionally. But also definitely no.
Despite themselves, the Paragons find themselves enjoying themselves.
Even when they realize that Surge also invited the Dark Riders!
As promised, there is drama. Jetstream crushes on Dragon! Surge does a keg stand! Pixie makes out with Uriel of the Apocalypse Twins! Surge vomits! Cylobel and Bling have a moment! Surge makes out with Deadbolt, and no, she doesn’t like him! Nobody makes out with Pipeline, but he’s definitely trying. Chance… stands by the snack table. With Dragon. They also have a moment!
It’s a lovely, messy night… until the alarms go off and the school goes into lockdown.
Apparently there’s a MUTANT WAR going on outside?!?
32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99
AGENTS OF A.R.C.A.N.A. #64
Plot by NX01A
Written by GRANT MORRISON
Art by JEROME OPEัA
Theme Song: Billy Joel - Sleeping with the Television On
'CROSSOVER EPISODE' Part 1/3 'ESTABLISHING SHOTS'
•The DARKCHYLDE's bloodlust fills her dreams with the slaughter of her enemies, dreams from which she cannot awaken. Perhaps she can find her true enemy within the dream and kill it, too, but why can't she shake the feeling of being watched?
•While its mistress slumbers and slaughters, Limbo begins to slowly transform. Massive communications towers burst from the red soil, and fibre-optic cables the size of trains burrow beneath. Some demons find shiny rectangles which fit perfectly in their claws while others are drawn to black monoliths which flicker to unholy life. The demons cannot resist the temptation.
•Deep within the dreamscape, the Darkchylde finds a ghost box broadcasting her greatest battles via aethernet cable to somewhere outside. Her Soulsword swing to sever the connection is blocked by one of the six enchanted blades wielded in the six hands of the device's protector. What comes next is a SPIRAL of violence!
Arcane Profile
THE DARKCHYLDE
Name: Inapplicable (Formerly Illyana Rasputin)
Affiliation: Limbo (Ruler)
Powers: •Magic: Sorceress Supreme of Limbo
•Stepping Discs: Her mutant power allows teleportation across Space-Time.
•Soulsword: Carved from the soul of sacrificed usurper Witchfire, the Soulsword disrupts magic and matter; injures or kills magical and mundane beings.
•Soul Armour: Physical and arcane protection; unearthly durability and strength.
•Chaos Mind: Even the most powerful telepaths risk insanity by attempting to read her thoughts.
Intelligence: ••••••
Strength: ••••[•• Soul Armour]
Speed: ••[••••• Teleportation]
Durability: ••••[•• Soul Armour]
Energy Projection: ••••••
Fighting Skills: ••••••
32 PGs./ Rated M...$3.99
AMAZING FANTASY #49
Written by DOUG MOENCH
Plot by CAPTCLEGHORN
Art by PAUL GULACY
Ian Fleming’s James Bond 007 and Doc Savage in "THE FORTUNES OF HELL, part 1"
James Bond has managed to save the gold reserves of Opar. Similarly, Doc Savage has kept the gold supply of Hidalgo safe. In both countries though, the objective was not the gold (although it wouldn’t have been a bad thing) but items made from meteorites that had fallen into each land over 160 years earlier. Sir Denis Nayland Smith suspects the Wold Cottage (aka Wold Newton) meteorite which had fallen at roughly the same time is relevant. Smith has MI6 Quartermaster Q and Doc Savage associate chemist Monk Mayfair to examine it and its mild radioactive qualities seeking clues to why Fu Manchu went to so much trouble to steal similar rocks from space.
Fu Manchu is believed to be stationed in one of his heavily armed castles deep inside Tibet. Because of the barely ended Sino-Indian War, Theodore Marley "Ham" Brooks, Doc Savage’s Harvard educated lawyer associate and Bill Tanner, M’s Chief of Staff hunt for a plan which will avoid starting WW3 in a region where the two most populated countries on Earth have recently engaged in warfare.
The plan is for James Bond, Doc Savage, Pat Savage, Pussy Galore, Felix Leiter, and Colonel John "Renny" Renwick, an engineer who not only can punch through a door, but can calculate how to take the entire building down with minimal force. The six will fly to Doc’s Arctic Fortress of Solitude to use a less obvious route.
While the six are heading North, Fu Manchu’s gangs of lascars, Indian sailors under Fu’s command attack MI6 headquarters.
To be concluded in Adventure Comics #007
80 Pgs./ Rated T...$2.99
BLACK PANTHER #3
Writer: JOSHUA DYSART
Artist: SALVADOR LARROCA
Plotter: Marvell2100
"ROGUE NATION: BRING THE NOISE!"
Good morning and welcome to Wake Up America! We're your hosts Michelle Winzer along with Jill Krichard and we've got a lot to talk about! The tension around the globe has risen and the calls for sanctions against Wakanda grow louder each day! Let's go now to our Senior Foreign Affairs correspondent Lisa Welcher who is at the UN right now. Lisa, what can you tell us?
Hi Jill I'm standing here outside of the United Nations among dozens of protesters as Wakandan leader King T'Challa addresses the assembly! No cameras are allowed but we do have reporter Kwesi Illonda inside the proceedings who can give us an update! Kwesi?
Good morning Lisa! There are a lot of stern faces here listening to King T'Challa as he makes his case that Wakanda was not behind the attack on N'Gabo! What I can tell you is that there are many here who have already made up their minds including U.S. Ambassador Glenn Hawkins! He is among a growing chorus of nations that want Wakanda held accountable for their actions and is calling for sanctions!
T'Challa stands before the assembly and delivers his message: Wakanda did not deliberately attack N'Gabo and cause the deaths of thousands. He is conducting his own investigation and the true masterminds behind this heinous act will be held into account and brought to justice! He warns the UN not to act in haste and push matters to far. If they continue with their aggressive rhetoric and actions towards Wakanda, then expect Wakanda to defend itself against any threat!
In Washington, The President and his advisors gather to determine their next move. The world is already rallied against Wakanda and polls show that the majority of the U.S. wants something to be done. However the POTUS is not ready to act yet. He wants more concrete evidence that Wakanda committed a serious crime. In Congress, various committees are meeting to discuss next steps in the N'Gabo crisis. While some believe that more time is needed to weigh all options, there are those who want to strike now, one among them is Sen. Sharon Kelly. While the President sits on his hands, she thinks that the U.S. needs to send a bold message.
She steps into a secure room and makes a call to Peter Gyrich, co-Director of HAMMER. She tells him they won't get a better chance to make a move. Send The Shadow Initiative and take down The Black Panther!
Next Issue: BY Any Means Necessary!
32 PGS/Rated M...Mature Audiences. $3.99