UNCANNY MARVEL! Part 1

THE UNCANNY X-MEN #17
Written by RICK REMENDER
Plot by EXCITER
Art by CHRIS BACHALO
“CHANGES CAN BE DIFFICULT”
His mutant name is "Womanizer," and upon pubescence he discovered that he had the power to swap the gender of those around him. Given the control deficits that naturally come with being a new mutant and the fact that he discovered his abilities in rural Alabama, he has quickly become a lightning rod for anti-mutant and transphobic bigots. Can Hank "Beast" McCoy, Storm, Kitty and the other X-Men protect him from the violent radical Purifiers, to whom local authorities have turned a blind eye, while at the same time scoring the political points Beast needs in his campaign for the Presidency?
Meanwhile, the Shadow King and Nightcrawler are engaged in a battle over the very soul of the X-Man "Daydreamer," the new identity of a mind-wiped Freddy Krueger. Will the Shadow King at last be able to reawaken the "Nightmare on Elm Street," or can Nightcrawler finally exorcise Freddy of his demons once and for all? And if he can, where will those demons go? Is Nightcrawler prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice?
32 PGs./Rated T+...$2.99


LEGENDARY WOLVERINE #17
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Plot by EXCITER
Art by DECLAN SHALVEY
“NO CHOICE”
Experience Wolverine's very first dramatic brush with death... before he was even born! In 1832 the affluent aristocrat Elizabeth Howlett had become pregnant - but her husband John, long away on business, was not the father. She'd been seduced by the lowly grounds-keeper, Thomas Logan, and was carrying his bastard. Her deepest fear: that everyone in and around her lavish Canadian estate would know the truth. Dare she seek to terminate the pregnancy when Lord Chief Justice Ellenborough had criminalized the act in the commonwealth and made it a capital offense? In this very special issue, the shameful history of abortions in the first half of the 19th century is explored as Elizabeth strives to keep her efforts secret at all costs - even when challenged by the fetus' latent healing powers!
32 PGs./Rated T+...$2.99

ASTONISHING X-MEN #17
"THE ODYSSEY" Part Three of Six "A Hugging, Kissing Fiend"
Plotted by NX01a
Written by BRIAN AZZARELLO
Art by JASON FABOK (Space) & MIKEL JANIN (Utopia)
Theme: The Miracles - Love Machine
•With APOCALYPSE staying on Europa to repair the underwater mutant city of Pwyll's damaged systems with Ship's Celestial technology, it's up to dearly departed FANTOMEX's spaceship nervous system, E.V.A., to shuttle ICEMAN, JEAN GREY, the SCARLET WITCH, and SONNY BAREDO aka HUMUS SAPIEN back to Earth.
•Jean wonders if it was really Wanda's hex bolt that let Humus Sapien drain MATTHEW MALLOY's life force and kill him or if his demise was linked to Jean's visions of a smiling, gift-giving MISTRESS DEATH.
•With intense meditation and telepathic assistance from Jean, Wanda seems to have regained control of her Canververse-broken probability manipulation. This should ensure a smooth and uneventful trip back to Earth, right?
•Elsewhere in the darkness of space... An Eternal vessel headed for Titan comes across a derelict ship in the asteroid belt. The four young Eternals find a human woman aboard but she's carrying a brooding secret.
•STARFOX aka EROS of Titan encounters the X-Men on his way to retrieve the ship and crew. He takes the opportunity to romance Wanda, Jean, and Bobby... but how successful will he be? Sonny is happy to be left out of the wooing, however; Eros obviously isn't into anyone whose body is an amalgam of human, plant, sediment, and energy!
•Meanwhile, at the Savage Land Mutant Utopia... The TITANIUM MAN and the CRIMSON DYNAMO besiege Utopia but LEGION and DEVIL DINOSAUR & MOON BOY are ready for them and their second attempt to use TETRIS tech against the town! Enter PSIMON, PSIREN, and SHOLA INKOSI: the PSI-COPS!
32 PGs./Rated T+...$2.99

IMMORTAL X-MEN #8
'REGENERATION X' Part Two of Four "We Eat And Drink While Tomorrow They Die"
Plotted by NX01a
Written by KIERON GILLEN
Art by RUSSELL DAUTERMAN
Generation X '94 St. Croix Family Variant Cover by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
Theme Song: U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday
•BLACK TOM CASSIDY has formed an unholy alliance with M's monstrous brother, EMPLATE! What did Marius St. Croix give Cassidy in exchange for freedom from a dimension of torment? And exactly how did Cassidy free him? It pays to know an unscrupulous teleporter or two.
•BANSHEE and SIRYN deal with Black Tom and his Samoan matter-absorbing henchman in the dungeons but Sean's ferocious and remorseless sonic assault on his cousin shocks Teresa!
•JUBILEE and M free Monet's razor-sharp sister, PENANCE, and they take the fight to Emplate and his loyal manservant, D.O.A., on Cassidy Keep's battlements!
•Droves of marrow-sucking mutant vampires slaughter their way across the countryside around Cassidy Keep! All that stands between them and the nearest town is break-out character, the dapper and deadly DORIAN GRAY! After his recent UMBRELLA CORPORATION experiences, he's taking no prisoners!
•WARPATH and THUNDERBIRD's hunt for VANISHER has destroyed many of his safe houses, and evidence points to him making a jaunt to Ireland next...
•With his powers now almost nonexistent, ELIXIR doesn't particularly feel like a mutant but he and DR. CECILIA REYES go to Los Angeles for a live TV and internet interview on mutant rights, health issues, and voting hosted by the Faux News Channel!
32pgs/Rated T.../$2.99

BROTHERHOOD OF MUTANTS #17
Plotted by BANEOFKINGS
Written by MATT KINDT & JAMES TYNION IV
Art by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA & RAFAEL ABUQUERQUE
“SON OF A PREACHER MAN” Part Three of Four “FOUR TO MIDNIGHT.”
Theme Song: TV On The Radio - Trouble
A last chance at peace brings Boyd Crowder, Scott and Alex Summers to a bridge on the outskirts of town as the seconds tick closer to midnight when Boyd’s deadline for the X-Men to leave Harlan is reached. Can they come to a mutual understanding or will all hell break loose across Harlan County? Meanwhile, special guest star Raylan Givens, finds himself taking two cases at once - the activities of the rogue vigilante known as The Punisher, and that suspicious new substitute Chemistry teacher at the local High School, Walter White... who may or may not be the Drug Kingpin Heisenberg. However, he’s going to have to request a favour from Mystique to uncover the connections – provided of course, Mystique wants to help the man who almost shot her. But Heisenberg may be their best shot at preventing a war, so is Raven willing to sacrifice hatred for the greater good of Harlan County?
"BLOODY HARLAN" Part Two of Three “DARK PLACES.”
James Tynion IV and Rafael Abuquerque continue the adventures of an ancestor of Raylan Givens’ – Rosalee, who is on the trail of a serial killer who’s draining blood in Harlan. As Rosalee’s unborn child draws closer and closer to birth, she enlists the help of a miner named Beck Crowder, to help her discover the rumoured secret base of the serial killers. Meanwhile, in an attempt to throw her off guard, Niklaus Mikaelson invites her to a dinner party that has tragic consequences when she ultimately learns the truth about the vampire.
32pgs/Rated T…/$2.99

X-MEN: FIRST CLASS #17
Plotted by BANEOFKINGS
Written by JUSTIN JORDAN
Art by CHRIS SAMNEE
“I’LL SEE YOU IN HELL (OR NEW ORLEANS)” Part One of Two
Theme Song: Patsy Cline - Walkin’ After Midnight
Erik Lensherr and Charles Xavier return to the States following their debacle in Berlin, but have run into problems of their own in New Orleans when they hear reports of a bloodsucking criminal killer aping the murders in Kentucky several years earlier (See: BLOODY HARLAN in BROTHERHOOD OF MUTANTS), and are convinced it’s a new mutant, so decide to Investigate before the Hellfire Club can recruit a new ally. However, the two are about to learn that mutants are not the only things that the public doesn’t know about – particularly when Elijah Mikaelson is concerned, and the second Original Vampire to make his debut in AGE OF MARVELS introduces himself, as we prepare to learn what tragic events could split the growing mutant and vampire community apart in New Orleans for good!
32pgs/Rated T.../$2.99