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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2008

X-MEN: DIVIDED WE STAND SOLICITATIONS

UNCANNY X-MEN #495

Written by Ed Brubaker, pencils and cover by Michael Choi.

"Divided We Stand." Reeling from the events of Messiah Complex, the surviving mutants reassess Xavier's dream amidst the rubble of the mansion. Betrayed by one of their own, and mourning the loss of former allies, is peaceful coexistence still an option? The only thing that's certain is an uncertain future for mutantkind. Is anyone safe in a world without X-Men?

32 pages, $2.99.

X-MEN: LEGACY #208

Written by Mike Carey, penciled by Scot Eaton, cover by David Finch.

"Legacy." The X-Men's past becomes the present as Xavier fights the greatest battle of his life. With his mind hanging in the balance, one false move can cause irreversible damage. Help arrives from an unlikely source, but in the world post-Messiah Complex, sometimes your enemies are the only people you can trust.

32 pages, $2.99.

X-FORCE #1

Written by Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost, art and cover by Clayton Crain, variant cover by Bryan Hitch.

"Angels and Demons," part 1 of 6. There are lines that the X-Men have sworn never to cross. But after the shocking events of "Messiah Complex," Cyclops realizes that some enemies need to be dealt with permanently... and the X-Men can never know about it. Enter Wolverine, Warpath, X-23 and Wolfsbane...X-Force.

32 pages, $2.99.

X-FACTOR #28

Written by Peter David, penciled by Pablo Raimondi, cover by Glenn Fabry.

A Divided We Stand tie-in! Following the events of Messiah CompleX, X-Factor Investigations is in shambles. Jamie is a basketcase from his trip to a nightmarish future, Layla's fate is completely in the air, and Wolfsbane has to leave the team to join X-Force, though none of her friends can know about it. What will Wolfsbane tell the X-Factor team? What are they going to do about Layla? How is Jamie coping with his guilt? Get onboard here for X-Factor's brand-new direction!

32 pages, $2.99.

WOLVERINE #62

Written by Jason Aaron Pencils & Cover by Ron Garney

"Get Mystique," part 1. A searing 4-part epilog to the biggest X-Men Event in a decade. In the searing aftermath of "Messiah CompleX," Wolverine has just one thing on his mind: revenge. But who is the focus of his rage, and what dark secret does he share with them? And how far over the edge is Wolverine willing to go to get what he wants?

32 pages, $2.99.

UNCANNY X-MEN #496

Written by Ed Brubaker, pencils and cover by Michael Choi.

"Divided We Stand," Part 2 of 3. Cyclops and Emma Frost adventure to the strangest land of all ­ San Francisco. The city has transformed into a bizarre version of itself circa 1968, complete with VW Bugs, flower power and hippies as far as the eye can see. Will they be able to lure Angel back to reality? Or will they succumb to their groovy desires and embrace the love generation forever? Also, Colossus (with Wolverine and Nightcrawler in tow) returns to Mother Russia!

32 pages, $2.99.

X-MEN: LEGACY #209

Written by Mike Carey, penciled by Billy Tan and Scot Eaton, cover by David Finch.

Xavier and Magneto face-to-face again! With Xavier comatose and Magneto depowered, these old soldiers appear sidelined. But neither man has abandoned his dream. With the future of mutantkind in flux, how far will these men go to reclaim their place as firsts among their people? And what will happen to those who get in their way?

32 pages, $2.99.

CABLE #1

Written by Duane Swierczynski, pencils and cover by Ariel Olivetti, variant cover by Rob Liefeld.

"Arms," Part 1 A new ongoing series spinning out of the decade's biggest X-Men event! The future of mutantkind starts here! "Messiah CompleX" changed the X-Men forever. But no one's world has been rocked as hard as Cable, the time-traveling mutant from the future. He's been charged with the one mission that could save all of mutantkind -- or, if he fails, damn it to extinction. And hot on his trail is a relentless enemy who won't stop until blood is spilled. No matter where...or when...Cable runs.

32 pages, $2.99.

X-FACTOR #29

Written by Peter David, penciled by Valentine De Landro, cover by Glenn Fabry.

"The Only Game in Town," part 2 of 5. How can X-Factor be the defenders of Mutant Town when their little piece of the world is hemorrhaging its population? Combine that with Rahne already being gone and Rictor having one foot out the door, and Madrox's team finds itself at its lowest point. Unfortunately, since they're the last mutant team standing and the only game in town, that puts them squarely in the crosshairs of one of the X-Men's oldest and deadliest foes.

32 pages, $2.99.

X-FORCE #2

Written by Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost, art and cover by Clayton Crain.

With one of their own already fallen, X-Force is out for blood. More blood. And they'll stop at nothing to bring an end to the Purifiers' plan to resurrect one of the X-Men's greatest foes... It's all-out war, with no quarter asked -- and none given.

32 pages, $2.99.

WOLVERINE #63

Written by Jason Aaron, pencils and cover by Ron Garney.

In the aftermath of "Messiah CompleX," Wolverine's quest for vengeance continues, taking him from the desolate hills of Afghanistan to the war-torn streets of Baghdad. Along the way, with his quarry throwing more and more innocents into the line of fire, Wolverine must ask himself: just how much collateral damage can he live with?

32 pages, $2.99.

X-MEN DIVIDED WE STAND BOOK 1 (of 2)

Written by Mike Carey, Matt Fraction, Craig Kyle, Christopher Youst and Skottie Young, pencils by Brandon Peterson, Jamie McKelvie, Sana Takeda and Skottie Young, cover by Peterson.

In the wake of Messiah CompleX, there are no X-Men. But where does that leave the mutants that WERE X-Men? Some of the industry's hottest creators bring you stories of your favorite mutants. Mike Carey and Brandon Peterson bring you a tale of Cannonball and Husk. Matt Fraction and Jamie McKelvie tell a story about Nightcrawler. Craig Kyle and Chris Yost and Sana Takeda take you to Wakanda for a tale of Storm, Black Panther and Neznho. And Skottie Young writes and draws a story about your favorite New X-Man Anole.

48 pages, $3.99.

UNCANNY X-MEN #497

Written by Ed Brubaker, pencils and cover by Michael Choi.

"Divided We Stand." In the wake of Messiah CompleX, there are no X-Men...Something strange is going on in San Francisco and Archangel gets pulled into the middle of it. Can Cyclops and Emma Frost save him and get out alive? And Wolverine, Colossus and Nightcrawler's road trip takes a turn for the dangerous.

32 pages, $2.99.

X-MEN: LEGACY #210

Written by Mike Carey, penciled by Scot Eaton, cover by David Finch.

In the wake of Messiah CompleX, there are no X-Men and mutantkind still lies in ruin. With Magneto depowered and Xavier gravely injured, it seems their reign as the preeminent mutants has ended. But neither of these old soldiers is willing to go gentle into that good night, as Exodus learns when he squares off against Xavier on the psychic plane, with the fate of Professor X's mind at stake.

32 pages, $2.99.

X-FACTOR #30

Written by Peter David, penciled by Valentine De Landro, cover by Glenn by Fabry.

"The Only Game in Town," part 3 of 5. As Rictor faces down death underneath a rapidly lowering, swinging blade, the rest of the team finds themselves in a Mutant Town transformed into the vicious Murderworld of the diabolical Arcade! But who has hired the red-haired assassin to take out our heroes? This issue ends with an explosive finale that will literally change the landscape of New York City.

32 pages, $2.99.

YOUNG X-MEN #1

Written by Marc Guggenheim, pencils by Yanick Paquette, cover by Terry Dodson, variant cover by Marc Silvestri.

In the wake of Messiah CompleX, there are no X-Men and young mutants Rockslide, Blindfold and Dust are alone and directionless. Until the day Cyclops recruits them to hunt the new incarnation of the Brotherhood -- and kill them. Joined by a pair of new recruits, the young X-Men learn a hard truth about the world post-Messiah CompleX: sometimes old allies make for deadly enemies.

32 pages, $2.99.

X-FORCE #3

Written by Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost, art and cover by Clayton Crain.

"Angels and Demons," part 3 of 6. As X-Force searches for their missing teammate, Wolfsbane strikes -- and she's not taking any prisoners! But the Purifiers have more than an ace up their sleeve -- they've got the deck stacked. And when Wolverine, X-23, and Warpath learn the truth behind Risman's nefarious plan...no one is safe. And no one is guaranteed to get out alive.

32 pages, $2.99.

CABLE #2

Written by Duane Swierczynski, pencils and cover by Ariel Olivetti, variant cover by David Finch.

There's only one thing worse than a heavily-armed man with murder on the brain. And that's several heavily-armed men, none of whom give a damn about Cable's mission to save mutantkind from total extinction. Meanwhile, Cable's newest enemy -- Lucas Bishop -- crawls back from bloody oblivion and tracks down his quarry the hard way: one brutal time jump after another. When Bishop finally catches up wit Cable, he's not going to be in the mood for small talk. It'll be kill first, ask questions later.

32 pages, $2.99.

WOLVERINE #64

Written by Jason Aaron, pencils and cover by Ron Garney.

"Get Mystique," Part 3. Spinning out of the decade's biggest X-Men event, Wolverine embarks on a personal mission to hunt down Mystique. But what do you do when the person you're chasing, the person you're dying to kill, chooses to hide behind an army of American soldiers? That's the question Logan is asking himself, and the answer will be explosive. Plus, Wolvie pulls a bank heist in 1920s Kansas City, but all does not go according to plan.

32 pages, $2.99.



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