AOM 03-2022

AGENTS OF A.R.C.A.N.A. #40

Plot by NX01A

Written by GRANT MORRISON

Art by JEROME OPEÑA

Theme Song: Twisted Sister - Burn in Hell

'INFINITIVE GAUNTLET' Part 3 'WELCOME TO THE ABANDONED LAND'

•At the summons of NEBULOS, Lord of the Planets Perilous, MAGIK has come before an impromptu meeting of the Dimensional Lords on KATHULOS the Living Planet! Illyana takes her place beside ARIOCH of the 998th Plane, KHOON the Conqueror, Sorcerer Supreme AGGAMON of the Purple Dimension, and Nebulos himself as her fitness to watch over Earth and Limbo is questioned by a demonic half-breed who looks disturbingly like...

•Her secret name is Ananym but her chosen title reflects her goals and what burns within her: WITCHFIRE! She will have Limbo for her protectorate as her dead father once did. Magik goes pale at the mention of her kidnapper and tormentor BELASCO! Illyana beheaded Limbo's former Lord and took his place as Limbo's Sorceror Supreme and Lord of the hellscape but superheroics kept her from fully securing and defending its borders from usurpers like DIABLO. Protecting Earth hasn't gone much better with the mysterious THANATOS and his servitors stealing Star Stones previously put on Earth for safekeeping. Will the Dimensional Lords put Magik's rulership to a vote or have Witchfire put Magik to the sword?

•AGATHA HARKNESS believes she has identified Thanatos but her Salem sanctum sanctorum comes under arcane assault! Will she, weakened MAN-THING, and newborn BOG BOY survive?

32 PGs./ Rated M...$3.99

AGENTS OF FURY #19

Plotter: MARVELL2100

Writer: CHRISTOPHER PRIEST

Artist: STEFANO CASELLI

“AGENTS OF SOMETHING!” Part II

SHARON CARTER and KASPER KOLE have been released from an ARROW detention center after being interrogated for hours by its' Director, CLAY QUARTERMAN. Despite his best efforts, CLAY was unable to get any information from the pair. But that doesn't mean he's going to stop trying figure out what his former mentor NICK FURY is up to. He instructs VICTORIA HAND, his Number 1, to continue looking into what happened at the former SHIELD facility where they found CARTER and KOLE. Then he calls in his best espionage agent, SPYMASTER (Now we know who SPYMASTER was working for when he was stealing information from Tony Stark! -mastermind Marv) He tells him to shadow CARTER and KOLE and report anything that he finds.

At STARK ENTERPRISES, TONY demands answers from NICK, like why he is investigating his father HOWARD. FURY tells TONY to get real! One of the most brilliant men on the planet seemingly returns after being presumed dead for decades and he doesn't think FURY isn't going to get involved? At that moment, HOWARD walks in and tells TONY that it's fine and that he and NICK have a long history. TONY tells FURY and RIKKI to get out of his office and stay out of his family's business! FURY leaves and tells RIKKI to continue to look into how HOWARD came back. Suddenly he gets a call on his private line, a call he knew was coming. CLAY QUARTERMAN wants to meet with NICK to talk about why he's running his own private spy agency and why does he want Presidential candidate SEN SHARON KELLY dead?

32 PGS./Rated T+...$3.99

AMAZING FANTASY #26

2OO1: a space odyssey

“THE GIFT”

Written by ALEJANDRO JODOROWSKY

Plot by CAPTCLEGHORN

Art by MICHAEL ALLRED

It is the year 2022. Leo Beige-Gray is a scientist working as one of Pan-Am’s representatives on the Europa examination team. Their goal is to find safe ways to traverse the Lucifer system without the still unknown radiation of Sol’s sister star adversely affecting Terran spacecraft. Beige-Gray remains skeptical of the venture, feeling nostalgic for the lost planetary king of the solar system and unsure of the powers behind the monoliths which were found on Luna, and which transformed Jupiter. The weeks of constant instrument readings, calculations, curve-fittings interspersed with roughly 90 minutes both ways communication with Earth is starting to wear on him.

In a moment of emotional turmoil, he stares into the light of the new star Lucifer and asks “Why?” He is immediately transported to an Earth which is untouched by monoliths. It is somewhat similar, but feels very different. He is alone and no one else knows who he is. Additionally, there is a worldwide pandemic happening, war is a frequent occurrence, man had reached the moon just before the space exploration ceased, and Pan Am is no more. What has happened and how do the monoliths fit into all of this? Are they a gift, or a curse?

32 PGS./Rated A for all audiences…$2.99

BLACK PANTHER: KING OF WAKANDA! #32

Written by MALCOLM JONES

Plot by MARVELL2100

Art by ADI GRANOV

"ASSASSINS' CREED" Part II

The assassin SILVER SAMURAI was sent to kill MEDUSA, the new RED QUEEN of the HCE. However, instead of The RED QUEEN, he finds himself pitched in a life and death struggle against the Inhuman KARNAK! After a long fight where each of them seems evenly matched, MEDUSA intervenes and uses her own powers to strangle The SAMURAI into unconsciousness. Later, she reaches out to T'CHALLA and informs him that they attempted to kill her just as he predicted and that the assassin has been captured. He tells her to keep the SILVER SAMURAI hidden until the next meeting of the Inner Circle of the HCE. He has something special that he would like to show them.

Later, T'CHALLA receives another call and soon takes his private jet to Singapore. He has been waiting for this information for some time now and is ready to right a wrong against the nation of Wakanda. He enters a luxurious, private residence and sits alone in the dark, patiently waiting. Hours later, someone enters the residence and turns on the lights. They casually walk into their bedroom and are shocked to see who is waiting for them! "Welcome home KILLMONGER", T'CHALLA says as he rises from his seat. "It is time for you to return home and pay for your crimes against WAKANDA!"

32 PGS./Rated T+...$3.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA #40

Plot by EXCITER

Written by FRANK MILLER

Art by SEAN GORDON MURPHY

“TRUTHS HELD SELF-EVIDENT”

Steve Rogers continues to be unstuck in time, though some unseen guiding hand has been depositing him in eras pivotal to the evolution of human liberty. Now that hand has shoved him into 1776: the American Revolution!

The upstart colonies boldly declare their independence from the British Crown. In a vengeful retort, King George III deploys his empowered super-soldier, plucked from

Otherworld, to show them firsthand that all men are not, in fact, created equal. Enter… the malevolent Red Coat! But Steve won’t have to fight him alone. Benjamin Franklin has an electricity-powered suit of armor. Alexander Hamilton never misses or throws away his shot with his dueling pistols. Samuel Adams brews a lager that enhances his strength (but reduces self-control). And George Washington, incapable of telling a lie, throws a silver dollar shield that will not yield! Founding Fathers, assemble!

Meanwhile, in the present, “Captain America” Arkady Rossovich has been tasked with eliminating a new “terrorist” threat - Ulysses Solomon Archer, freedom-loving driver of the specially-enhanced and weaponized big rig, US 1. While hunting this super-trucker, Rossovich becomes the hunted: Kraven the Hunter strikes! These two long-lived Russians have over half a century of enmity between them, but has Omega Cap finally fallen into Kraven’s trap?

Plus: A Frontlines Op-Ed by Sally Floyd, “Why U.S. Archer and his Meddlesome Truck may be the Greatest Threat Since the Negation Wave.”

32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

DARK INTELLIGENCE #10

Writer: ED BRUBAKER

Artist: STEVE EPTING

Plotter: MARVELL2100

“AND HELLFIRE IS THEIR NAME: YOU'RE AS COLD AS ICE!”

ADRIENNE FROST lived a childhood that most would not understand. She came from a very wealthy family. She had a doting father who gave her everything she wanted. She was a scholar student and an excellent athlete, winning academic and athletic awards at every level. But the one person that ADRIENNE could never please was her mother. No matter what she did, no matter how hard she tried she could never win her mother's approval. And she loved her and respected her even more for it! If there is one thing that he learned from her mother, it's that emotions are a tool just like anything else. Control yourself and then you learn to control people! It is a lesson that has served her well as she heads one of the most powerful and influential clubs in the world! But exactly how did ADRIENNE get to rule the inner circle of HELLFIRE CLUB EUROPE? Next issue: The Road to The HELLFIRE CLUB is Paved in Ice!

32 PGS./Rated T+...$3.99

DEADPOOL #8

Written by CHIP ZDARSKY

Art by JUAN CABAL

Plot by FFJAMIE94

After the events of last issue (Thanks Donny for getting Chip out of that messy situation), Deadpool finds himself alone, with no impossible man in sight. That is until he is attacked by an army of Deadpools (just where are they coming from).

But wait, this is the issue where Deadpool foresaw his death. That's right, Deadpool was going to die anyway.

Don't miss the most tragic Deadpool story of the Year.

32 PGs/ PARENTAL ADVISORY...$3.99

DEVIANT #3

Plot by NX01A

Written by AL EWING

Art by JOSÉ LADRÖNN

Theme Song: Andrea True Connection - More, More, More

'INDISCRETE VARIABLES'

•Undersea tunnels cover the 4000 km from Found Lemuria and Tahiti to sunken Mu just off the coast of Hawaii. Such tunnels burrow beneath most of Earth but these are the ones least frequented by Deviants. Even though the Great Experiment failed a hundred thousand years before everyone on KRO's team was born, both Deviants and Eternals know that sunken Mu is to remain sunken. No one alive knows exactly what the Great Experiment was or how exactly it failed but the time dilation field sealing off the blasted land remains... No, it doesn't remain. There is no temporal resistance when they reach the gray stone shore and make their way inland. SERSI wants to fly ahead at full speed but Kro reminds her that the mission just got more complicated, and it became even more complicated once the first signs of life appeared and kept appearing.

•The hulking humanoid was naked, its skin bone white from living in perfect darkness. After looking at the group for a few minutes, its form expanded and split in two! More appeared, their cloaking fields fooled even Eternal senses, and Kro's expedition was surrounded by dozens which promptly fissioned into hundreds!

•No one alive should know what they are but THENA knows. She was briefly Prime Eternal, leader of their race, and the truth of the Great Experiment was hers to know thanks to the Great Machine which resurrects the Eternals' bodies and maintains their technology. No longer ruling, she thought all the million year old secrets had been removed from her mind but she somehow remembers these least of the Great Experiment's creations, and she knows that the touch of the Δσ is the touch of death!

32 PGs./ Rated M...$3.99

F² #7

Written by KIERON GILLEN

Plot by CAPTCLEGHORN

Art by JAMIE MCKELVIE

“TRIAL OF THE TORCHES! Part 1 - CHARGES”

James Hammond, the original android Human Torch has shown up at the Baxter Building. Hammond is glad he has found people he at least knows in Johnny Storm and Lunella Lafayette. But Lunella is … well, a kid (see rare, overpriced back issues of “Old Moon Crone” to see why Jim’s surprised Lunella’s so young). Also showing up to round out the cast are Reed, Hank, and Leonard Samson, who is now big and buff with long, but nice looking, gamma-green hair.

“We waited until you were all assembled before making ourselves known, we are the Time Variance Authority.” says a figure appearing in the large conference room, “The F² Foundation stands accused of crimes against the time stream by using it for your personal benefit. You will accompany us to stand trial.”

“No!” Johnny Storm interjects, “I am Jonathan Spencer Storm and I run the Foundation, I will face the consequences for this, NOT my family.”

“Very well,” the TVA representative says, “but some of you have specific charges and must face trial.”

“As their counsel,” the petite and shaking Jennifer Walters states, “I must accompany them.”

“We go now.” And the TVA agent vanishes along with Johnny, Jenn, Jim, Franklin, HERBIE, Lunella, and baby Valeria.

And um, yeah, To Be Continued.

32 PGs/ Rated T...$3.99

HAWKEYE AND SPIDER-WOMAN #6

Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN

Art by JEROME OPENA

Plot by FFJAMIE94

"THE IRON AGE PART TWO”

Our Heroes have to survive a war-torn future as the Iron Corps battle the Symbiotes.

However, all is not as it seems, a band of rebels who fight for the Symbiotes have attacked the Corp base, and they are led by none other than Phillip Barton, Hawkeye's great grandchild.

The war takes a personal turn as Clint goes up against his future descendant.

Meanwhile, an aged Eddie is captured by Iron Corps forces.

Don't miss this chapter in the Iron Age.

32 PGs/ PARENTAL ADVISORY...$3.99

HULK IN THE RING #3

Plot by EXCITER

Written by MATT KINDT & CM PUNK

Art by RON GARNEY

Streaming LIVE this Saturday exclusively from Super-Fight Island, the Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation presents…

“ULTRACLASH”

* + Main Event\*\*

Slaughter Boy vs. “Champion of the Universe” Tryco Slatterus

The hyper-violent monster defends his World Championship against perhaps the most powerful and unstoppable fighter in the known-universe, undefeated since the Big Bang!

* + plus\*\*

Super Smash Brother vs. Caveman

The orange wrecking machine competes to be number-one-contender against the prehistoric phenom that makes tyrannosauruses tap out!

* + also featuring\*\*

Letha vs. Poundcakes

The once close-knit all-female “Grapplers” training camp has dissolved, with its two premiere fighters set to settle their differences in the ring!

Bonesaw McGraw’s “Hey Freakshow” training camp was riding high… but is now rocked by tragedy. They’d recruited the former champion, Lumberjack, and in his first fight under the “Hey Freakshow” banner… he was killed in the ring. Tryco Slatterus is unlike any fighter to have previously set foot in the UCFW. His strength is incalculable. Sure, Lumberjack knew the risks, and Jim Jay McMayhew made sure he signed all the necessary liability releases… but Super Smash Brother, the orange hulk, still wants revenge. He suspects tonight that the “Champion of Universe” will become the Champion of the UCFW as well. But if Super Smash Brother also wins his match, that means he’s next in line to face the blue alien behemoth. Then he can give the arrogant Elder his first loss since the beginning of time and avenge his axe-swingin’ ally. He just has to get through Caveman first…

But it seems impossible to defeat Slatterus, and Bonesaw refuses to possibly lose another of his trainees!

32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #32

Written by JOSHUA DYSART

Plot by MARVELL2100

Art by SALVADOR LARROCA

“THE HOUSE THAT STARK BUILT”

Years ago, Dr. Bruce Banner attempted a controversial experiment to cure people with physical disabilities using gamma radiation, the same radiation that made him The Incredible Hulk. Side effects included many getting green skin and some even becoming a lot stronger. Initially, what seemed like a success turned into a nightmare as the side effects began to turn those same people into monsters. Nearly all of them soon died except one, Joseph Boerk, a middle-aged inventor born with a deformed left hand who dreamed of starting his own business. Stunned that he survived and with a new lease on life, Boerk soon began to immerse himself in technology and quietly started the company Force Works.

Today, Joseph Boerk has a new lease on life, a newly built left hand and has changed his name to Joe Broke-it. He is one of the Top 20 richest people and head of a Fortune 500 company. Force Forks is an industry leader in A.I. technologies and is on the verge of launching its own renewable energy source!. But Joe Broke-it doesn't like competition and has crushed many other businesses on his way to success. Now he has his sights on what he sees as his only rival left, Stark Enterprises! Next Issue: Mean, Green, Fighting Machine!

32 PGS./Rated T+...$3.99

THE MIGHTY THOR #40

Plot by EXCITER

Written by ALAN MOORE

Art by MIKE MIGNOLA

“IMMORTAL COMBAT” part one “SO IT BEGINS…”

The challenge has been issued. The fighters from each side have been assembled. On a neutral realm somewhere in space and time, it’s Gaea’s champions versus those of Chthon. The winners’ godly descendants earn their freedom; the losers are banished to a prison dimension.

You already know many of Gaea’s champions. Thor. Loki. Odin. Hercules. Zeus. Ares. Anubis.

Chthon’s assemblage is equally imposing, comprised of Horror Gods from the realms of his Dark Work Tree. Among them: the All-Sire Vanthirius, ruler of the vampire gods of Dhampiraj; Alpha Prime, godly pack-leader of the werewolves of Varúlfur; Dr. Demogag’s Monster, a flesh-golem comprised of the stitched-together remains of the most powerful gods of Allograft; and Black Amphibious, first god-spawn from the lagoons of Yacuran.

But most surprising among Chthon’s loyalists is a betrayer. Gaea’s own son and once her greatest champion, slayer of malevolent elder gods and winner of the previous Immortal Combat, Thor’s older and first half-brother: Atum fights now for Chthon! But why? And can even Thor defeat the God-Eater?

And whose side is Balder on, anyway?

ROUND ONE. FIGHT!

32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

MISTRESS OF KUNG FU #4

“THOSE LEFT BEHIND”

Plotter: CAPTCLEGHORN

Writer and Layouts: CYNTHIA VON BUHLER

Artist: NICOLA SCOTT

Fu Manchu is a man who relishes his ability to prepare for any eventuality. His daughter turning on him was one that he had planned for but somehow, didn’t think would actually happen. In this issue we meet Shang Chi, the son of Fu Manchu. Where Fu’s sense of gender equality is somewhat underdeveloped, Fah Lo Suee was never considered an appropriate heir to his empire. Thus, his son was kept in reserve, trained in not only martial combat, but in ways of diplomacy, and planning. The respect that Fu Manchu has for his daughter’s abilities, if not her motivations, is great. Thus Shang Chi is being prepared to step into the world outside the Honan retreat.

Fah Lo Suee has refused being kept by SHIELD or by MI-6. But she does take SHIELD advice and looks into legal counsel, specifically the small but elite international firm of Hogarth and Hogarth. H&H was started by Harvard school Jeryn Hogarth decades ago specializing in less than reputable clients. Jeryn’s daughter Jeri agrees to take Fah Lo Suee on as a client. And against advice, Fah Lo Suee visits Dr Petrie and gets his take on her father.

And why does she now refer to herself as Shen-Qi?

32 pgs Rated T+/ $2.99

PETER PARKER, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #14

Written by J.M.DEMATTEIS

Plot by CAPTCLEGHORN

Art by SARA PICHELLI

“REVOLUTION IN PARADISE!”

Within the jungles of Antarctica’s Savage Land, there are many different tribes who usually maintain a careful truce in order to survive the greater threat of giant dinosaurs who really don’t care where you belong because you all taste like chicken. Or so we’ve heard.

Dr. Margo Damian’s team has met the transplanted English Kevin Plunder, known as Ka-Zar with his sabretooth tiger companion Zabu. The current situation is that Rognar’s telepathic signals have been bringing out aggression and anger in many of the locals. This is still unknown to any of our cast, except for Rognar himself. When word of the pale-skinned newcomers spreads quickly among the tribe, the already paranoid and suspicious tribesfolk want to dispose of the team.

Instead of being slaughtered by a much larger tribe, Ka-Zar brokers an agreement where one person from each side will fight making the conflict much smaller. Ka-Zar, of course, thinks he’ll do the fighting until Peter is chosen as a non-negotiable condition. Will his secret identity be in danger? Could be, Spiderfans, could be.

32 Pgs./ Rated T...$3.99

THE PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATE AVENGERS: ORIGINS #1

(CORPORATE AVENGERS: ORIGINS #2)

Plot by EXCITER

Written by CHUCK DIXON

Art by CLAY MANN

Holofoil Variant Cover

3D Lenticular Variant Cover

Indestructible Tyvek® Variant Cover

Scented Ink Variant Cover

In the year 2099, Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are the Publicly-Traded Corporate Avengers! This is the story of…

“THE PFIZER FIVE”

Pharmaceuticals have been responsible for the world’s greatest heroes from the very beginning. Erskine’s Super Soldier Serum gave us Captain America, didn’t it? Pfizer knew this, so it spent decades consolidating power and “acquiring” information on some of the most remarkable drugs in the Age of Marvels Universe to create their own proprietary formulations… and their own highly-profitable heroes to advertise to the wealthy elite!

Xopitor-7: Chemical X07, responsible for the enhanced healing of Madcap, combined with Pfizer’s cholesterol-lowering Lipitor, empowers “Dr. Heart-Healer!”

May cause death, temporary euphoric reality disconnection, jaundice, hemorrhagic stroke, arthralgia, diarrhea, and nasopharyngitis.

Diagra-3: Diox-3, which caused the strength and impenetrable skin of Tombstone, combined with Pfizer’s Viagra, empowers “Dr. Rockhard!” (“It’s blood flowin’ time!”).

May cause death, albinism, dry skin, insomnia, muscle spasm, musculoskeletal pain, and erections that last over four hours or that may be permanent.

Genxax: the Genus Formula, which strips powers and turns users into baseline humans, combined with Pfizer’s anti-anxiety drug Xanax, empowers “Dr. Normalizer!”

May cause death, cognitive dysfunction, constipation, fatigue, memory impairment, and decreased libido. Not for use on animals as it may result in human transformation.

Zoltisone-D: Hypercortisone D, or “Kick,” provider of generalized power enhancement, combined with Pfizer’s antidepressant Zoloft empowers “Dr. Nitro Booster!”

May cause death, addiction, euphoria, violent ideation, psychosis, and in rare but serious cases mental possession by sentient bacteria.

Celebfinity Formula: the fabled life-extending Infinity Formula, combined with Pfizer’s anti-arthritis medication Celebrex, empowers “Dr. Silver Slugger!”

May cause death, living death, upset stomach, vision changes, paranoia, or megalomania.

Together, these five are mandated to fight all opposition - and must battle: Spymaster VI, who attempts to steal back the drug secrets Pfizer extralegally obtained; the “Off-Men,” who take super-pharmaceuticals for off-label purposes; and their arch-nemesis, the subject who took all their drugs at once: the unstable Polypharmo!!

As the lines between government and corporations continue to overlap until they no longer exist, the Pfizer Five become the first family of medical authority… and on a day in the future unlike any other, the Corporate Avengers assemble!

32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

SOJOURN #1

(CROSSGENESIS #4)

Written by Markisan Naso

Plot by H-E-D

Art by Jason Mohr

War has consumed the world of Quin!

Centuries ago, the warlord known as Mordath started a war the spanned five continents.

A desperate assassination mission, against all odds, succeeded. With Mordath dead, his empire shattered.

Now… he’s back.

Imbued with the Energy Transcendent, Mordath lives once more. Why was he chosen for the Sigil that now marks his forehead? None can say.

Using his Sigil, he has imbued his army with power beyond reason.

Already, he has brought the continent of Grinbor under his heel. Skarnhime will soon follow… and his armies already terrorize Middelyn, Oudubai and Ankhara.

But when Mordath’s armies massacre the home village of a huntress named Arwyn, they risk creating the most dangerous thing to a tyrant: a hero.

32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

SPELLBOUND #6

Written by Vita Ayala

Plot by H-E-D

Art by Peach Momoko

“Entropy” - Part Six

TETHER

Jennifer Kale and the residents of Citrusville recover from the onslaught of the CULT OF ENTROPY.

Last issue, Jennifer was able to use the combined might of her mystic knowledge to sever THE ENTROPIC MAN’s connection to his arcane focus, sending Jude Yagzan spiraling into the unknown depths of shadowy underrealms.

As such, the Nexus of All Reality is saved!

But has the Kale family been broken?

Jennifer thought she had full knowledge of the Ways of Zhered-Na... but it seems she had only scratched the surface.

She confronts her grandfather about his secrets... how many Tomes of Zhered-Na are there? Where are they? Why were they hidden from her?

And, more personally... what is the truth of her parents’ deaths?! And what is the meaning of Evelyn Kale’s warning from beyond the Pillar of Smoke?

What... or who... is “XORR”?!

32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

THUNDERBOLTS #16

Written by ALEX DE CAMPI

Plot by H-E-D

Art by CARMEN CARNERO & GABRIEL HARDMAN

The Thunderbolts fight DOCTOR SUN!

Who is Doctor Sun? Well... He’s a brain in a jar, piloting an army of robotic bodies. He’s also a vampire. And a scientific genius who worked alongside Chen Lu himself!

On behalf of Beijing, the corporate crime syndicate known as the Nüba Jituan has contracted Doctor Sun to manufacture an international incident.

Speaking of which... if Chen Lu is in the clutches of Doctor Sun... then who caused the accident off the coast of Taiwan?

The answer, of course, is the foul GREEN DEATH!

Doctor Sun’s goal is to create a pretext for Beijing to annex Taiwan... but all Krugg wants is revenge.

He blames Chen for the pariah status he’s enjoyed since they were both transformed.

Sun’s plan puts Chen Lu at the center of a conspiracy to frame Taiwan for nuclear experiments so heinous and dangerous that China has no choice to intervene.

But the RADIOACTIVE MAN knows that Krugg can’t be trusted to stick to small scale sabotage.

Doctor Sun’s robot hive mind gains the upper hand with the Thunderbolts. If Chen Lu and his teammates can’t turn the tables on him, all of East Asia at large risks destruction!

32 PGs./Rated T+ …$2.99

UNCANNY X-MEN #40

Plot by NX01A

Written by KURT BUSIEK

Art by STUART IMMONEN

Theme Song: The Jolly Rogers - Captain Morgan

'SPACE PIRATES!' Part 2 'DESCENT'

•The CRIMSON PIRATE attack on Asteroid X continues!

•Energy trailing from her crest, the SCARLET CENTAURIAN rains down beams of destruction as she streaks through the air! CYCLOPS can withstand her beams with the strength of the Crimson Cosmos flowing through him but can the alien mutant survive his magic-enhanced optic blasts?

•Warriors clash as WOLVERINE faces ERIK the RED! The super strong human mutant once called Erik Thorvaldsson founded the first settlement in Greenland where he found and bonded with an exiled Klyntar Symbiote before heading into space! Will Erik's life-leeching lance stand up to Logan's sorcerously sharp claws?

•Asteroid X shudders as pirate ships and drones push and pull it physically and with tractor beams! If Captain KILLIAN can't have whatever he's searching for, he'll mass drive Asteroid X into Earth!

•And on Earth... Russia's invasion of Ukraine has been slowed by the bravery of the Ukrainian people but Russia plans to bomb them back to the Stone Age. The Children of the Atomic Age have other plans. Magnetic fields stop missiles and drones, plasma bolts and organic steel fists destroy tanks, nimble fingers disarm infantry at super speed, and a smiling being once worshiped across the world as the god of death won't let anyone start World War Three but him!

32 PGs./Rated T+...$3.99