UNCANNY MARVEL! Part 1

BROTHERHOOD OF MUTANTS #18
Plotted by BANEOFKINGS
Written by MATT KINDT & JAMES TYNION IV
Art by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA & RAFAEL ABUQUERQUE
“SON OF A PREACHER MAN” Part Four of Four “ZERO DAY”
Theme Song: David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes
A prelude to next month’s THE CITY RUNS RED!
All chances of peace lie in the ashes of the bridge that was destroyed when Heisenberg & Boyd Crowder declared war on the X-Men, their hatred of mutants intensified by the death of one of their own at the perceived hands of Mystique. Alex Summers, wounded and in Hospital, is forced to rely on just Magik’s defence as the rest of the Brotherhood are spread thin. And to make matters worse, it’s as if half of Harlan County’s populace developed mutant powers overnight – ranging from as mundane as being able to jump slightly higher than normal to be able to manipulate the elements themselves! Now as brother turns against brother and family against family, the X-Men are pressed for time to solve the conundrum known as “Zero Day”, and figure out what device could have the power to awaken the mutant gene in this many people! All roads however, seem to lead to only one place – NEW ORLEANS.
“BLOODY HARLAN” Part Three of Three “SHATTERED DREAMS”
James Tynion IV and Rafael Abuquerque conclude the backup western drama Bloody Harlan – with all the horror-filled tales you’d imagine! Captured by Niklaus Mikaelson, one of the Original Vampires, Rosalee Givens and Beck Crowder come up with a plan to trap the monster beneath the mines! However they are first going to have to escape from their torment – as they are currently held captive in the mines themselves!
32pgs/Rated T.../$2.99

X-MEN: FIRST CLASS #18
Plotted by BANEOFKINGS
Written by JUSTIN JORDAN
Art by CHRIS SAMNEE
“I’LL SEE YOU IN HELL (OR NEW ORLEANS)” Part Two of Two
Theme Song: Bruce Springsteen – Dancing in the Dark
A prelude to next month’s THE CITY RUNS RED
Erik Lensherr and Charles Xavier travel deep into New Orlean’s growing Witch Community to find the bloodsucking criminal killer that’s copying the Harlan County Murders that happened generations ago, as Elijah Mikaelson does everything to stop them uncovering the existence of Vampires at the same time Erik and Charles do everything to stop Elijah uncovering the secrets of the mutant race. Also, explore the secrets that set in motion the events of “Zero Day” in Brotherhood of Mutants that a sinister anti-mutant organization put in place to stop Mutants finding out about the existence of the Vampires!
32pgs/Rated T.../$2.99

X-FACTOR #16
Plotted by BANEOFKINGS
Written by PETER DAVID
Art by MITCH GERADS
“DON’T FEAR THE REAPER” Part Three of Three
A Prelude to next month’s THE CITY RUNS RED
Theme Song: Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
The X-Factor are captured but the team has what they want. The question remains however... how do they use it to prevent World War Three at the hands of the sinister organization named FEAR – when they are the targets of both sides in the war? And as they track FEAR to their compound in Boston the X-Factor find themselves running out of time as the Doomsday Device ticks ever closer to Midnight and complete nuclear destruction of the world as we know it. It’s a task too big for the X-Factor to do so themselves – and somebody willing to help stop the end of the world happens to be the third Original Vampire – Rebekah Mikealson! However, Rebekah is here for her own mysterious purposes – that could lead her to double cross the team putting them in the mercy of FEAR's secret weapon.
FROM DUSK TILL DAWN
In the special standalone backup chapter, Seth Gecko, played by George Clooney in Robert Rodriguez's cult horror classic, now working as a professional Vampire Hunter for Hire, follows a lead about growing vampire activity in New Orleans - unaware that his every move is being watched by the kind of Vampires that he's never faced before.
32pgs/Rated T.../$2.99

AGENTS OF FUTURE PAST #15
Written by JEFFREY DEAVER
Plot by MCGAFFER
Art by NEAL ADAMS
"WASTELANDS: TERRA-TIME!"
Stryfe vs the Quietus as Bishop and Bucky try to reverse the Wastelands! The Quietus has finally broken the hold over him and decides to take Stryfe on his own personal tour of devastated timelines. Bishop meanwhile is the centrepoint for Forge's new machine! The Forgeries created the machines that harvested worlds and timelines, if Forge can reverse the process by funnelling harvested time through Bishop they may be able to rebuild their own timeline before the Wastelands turned up! Of course there is the potential that becoming a nexus point for the timeline means that Bishop may forever lose himself or become one of the most powerful and deadliest beings alive. It's time to flip the switch!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THE UNCANNY X-MEN 2020 #18
Written by RICK REMENDER
Plot by EXCITER
Art by CHRIS BACHALO
Variant “War on X-Mas” cover by ADAM HUGHES
“UNCANNY X-MEN 2020: EXORCISM OF AN AVENGER”
***Age of Avengers Tie-In***
5 years later...
Henry McCoy was the fifth President of the United States to be killed in office. His assassin used a virus that spread through the mutant race, driving the survivors literally underground. Now truly Morlocks, Storm leads a band of X-Refugees in the never-ending struggle to survive in a world inhospitable to their continued existence. But some fates are worse than others. Once the best of them, Nightcrawler has become a demon - vile and corpulent, somehow immune to the virus and part of the Avengers ruling body. Only Daydreamer knows why - Nightcrawler used the Shadow King to take from him the demon that once made Daydreamer the notorious mass-murderer Freddy Krueger and trapped it within himself. For years Daydreamer has wanted to repay that unbelievably altruistic act and free Nightcrawler forever. Today, with Storm's planned raid on Avengers Tower, he has his chance! Can he steal Doom's time platform and prevent the possession from ever happening in the first place?
Meanwhile, the Juggernaut travels to Asgard with Colossus, Kitty, and meticulous plans to rescue the one imprisoned mutant who can potentially end the virus' spread - his step-brother, Charles Xavier!
Bonus Seasonal Story!
“THE WAR ON X-MAS”
At a press conference in the present, Beast uses the term "X-Mas" in an effort to be cute (because he's an X-Man, get it?). Right-wing pundits go ballistic, saying he hates Jesus and is waging a war on Christmas. Can his campaign weather the holiday storm?
32 PGs./Rated T+...$2.99

LEGENDARY WOLVERINE 2020 #18
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Plot by EXCITER
Art by DECLAN SHALVEY
“LEGENDARY WOLVERINE 2020: BLOOD FOR BLOOD”
***Age of Avengers Tie-In***
5 years later...
A man-made virus has caused the near complete extinction of the mutant race. Those who survived were driven underground. Only the healers could remain on the surface world. Only the healers could seek revenge...
Wolverine, Deadpool, X-23, and Sabretooth lead the Unmerciful X-Force, which counts among its number non-mutants like Storm Shadow and Snake Plissken, in a bloody campaign of retribution. Their ultimate target is the man responsible for the virus: Hank Pym. Once a hero, Pym is more machine than man now, twisted and evil, consumed by his most horrific invention - Ultron. His murderous actions were unthinkable, and although Wolverine can't bring the scores of dead mutants back, with adamantium claws... he can damn sure avenge them. But was Pym acting on someone else's orders? Who was really behind the mutant genocide?
32 PGs./Rated T+...$2.99