In this Dark Nights: Metal tie-in, the Justice League has scattered around the world to find artifacts that can stand against the invasion of the Dark Multiverse. Plus, an S.O.S. from Dick Grayson sends Robin back to Gotham City to find Batgirl, Harley Quinn, Killer Croc, Black Canary and Green Arrow trapped in a labyrinth of madness and death! Collects Teen Titans #12, Nightwing #29, Suicide Squad #26, Green Arrow #32, Batman: Lost #1, The Flash #33, Hal Jordan And The Green Lantern Corps #32, Justice League #32-33 and Hawkman: Found #1.
The superhero battle royale you can't get from Marvel or DC! A powerful and mysterious supervillain has imprisoned the world's greatest superheroes, forcing them to fight to the death until there is but one victor. It's kill or be killed as we settle the score on all those hypothetical superhero match-ups in the ultimate DEATHMATCH. The mystery of who their captor is, what his ultimate motivations are, and why these heroes keep agreeing to the matches will drive readers from volume to volume! Written by industry legend Paul Jenkins (SENTRY, INHUMANS) and drawn by comics superstar Carlos Magno (PLANET OF THE APES, TRANSFORMERS), DEATHMATCH is a dark, psychological deconstruction of the superhero genre that can't be missed. This hard-hitting, emotional first volume collects the first four issues of the smash hit comic series that introduces the audience to brand new superhero universe they won't be able to get enough of! Collects Deathmatch issues #1-4. [(W) Paul Jenkins (A) Carlos Magno (CA) Whilce Portacio]
ALL-NEW ADVENTURES OF THE LEGENDARY THIEF BY CO-CREATOR CHRIS CLAREMONT! You think you know all there is to know about Remy LeBeau, the Ragin' Cajun, the mutant known as GAMBIT - but legendary X-scribe Chris Claremont has an ace up his sleeve with this new series! Before he joined the X-MEN, Gambit encountered a mysterious girl named 'RO - the mutant STORM regressed to her child self by the nefarious NANNY - and the two went up against the forces of the SHADOW KING! Now, revealed for the first time, Gambit finds his path to becoming the heroic X-Man millions of fans call their favorite! Joined by rising star artist Sid Kotian, Chris weaves a story of action, intrigue and revenge that made Gambit the mutant he is and forged his relationship with Storm. You'll get a charge out of this one, mon ami! RATED T+
GAMBIT AND 'RO - ON THE LAM AND OFF THE RAILS! 'RO is the mutant X-Man Storm, reverted to childhood and trying to retain use of her powers while fighting to find her memories. GAMBIT is the free spirit Remy LeBeau, not yet an X-Man and making his way up and down the Mississippi. What do they have in common? They're mutants, they're thieves, and they're having a blast! But their side mission to escape the SHADOW KING goes off the rails when sudden disaster strikes, and the duo find themselves in the midst of local trouble with 'Ro's life - and very essence - in the balance. Can Gambit find the heroic path before it's too late? Featuring old favorites as well as new friends and enemies! [(W) Chris Claremont (A) Sid Kotian (CA) Whilce Portacio]
REMY'S RUSE AND WARHAWK'S RETURN! The problem? GAMBIT and 'RO have become a thorn in the side of mogul SOLARZ. . . The solution? The mercenary WARHAWK takes the fight to our heroes! The rebuttal? Remy gears up in his NEW suit, MARISSA DECASTRO dons the classic armor, and 'Ro joins them for a knock-down, drag-out fight along the Mississippi!
REMY AND RO'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE! Riverboat heists! Interdimensional battles! And an OUT-OFTHIS-WORLD concert with headliner LILA CHENEY! But headhunters from beyond the stars threaten to disrupt the festivities, and their actions will change the course of GAMBIT and RO's destinies forever! All this and BOUNTY strikes!
In 1996, the hottest creators of the day teamed up to reimagine and reinvigorate Marvel's greatest heroes. The Avengers and Fantastic Four were reborn with bold new looks on a brave new world, their origins re-envisioned with a raw vitality and contemporary sensibility! Industrialist Tony Stark has donned experimental armor, becoming the heroic Iron Man - but he wasn't the first. Haunted by memories of his friend Rebel O'Reilly, killed during testing of the armor, can Tony handle the threat of the Hulk? When Doctor Doom targets Iron Man, painful ghosts of the past re-emerge. And Tony will need to channel every ounce of inventiveness he has if he hopes to stop Galactus! Collecting Iron Man (1996) #1-12, Avengers (1996) #6 and #12, Fantastic Four (1996) #12, Captain America (1996) #6 (B story) and #12 and material from Heroes Reborn #1/2.
Kill Your Darlings part 2! Face to face with the Russian mastermind she's been tracking since SUICIDE SQUAD: REBIRTH #1, Amanda Waller is horrified to find the Suicide Squad commanded by her own dark mirror, the enigmatic Direktor Karla, who's surpassed the Task Force X leader in the one game she cannot afford to lose: control.
Kill Your Darlings part 3! Amanda Waller's gone off the reservation! She's ordered Task Force X to go full-on super-villain and take down the Justice League! No, not that one-they tried that before! This time she wants Batman's new Justice League of America driven before her-dead or alive-and the Suicide Squad is happy to oblige.
Devastated by Rustam and his Burning World, the international conspiracy known as the People reveals itself to Amanda Waller in a desperate move to secure their mysterious endgame for planet Earth! Meanwhile, the walls tighten for Captain Boomerang as Harley Quinn gets closer to discovering the traitorous murderer within Task Force X...This new hardcover collects Suicide Squad #21-32.
Going Rogue starts now! Civil War II Aftermath! The Uncanny Avengers have been betrayed! The team stand fractured and disavowed! The Hand has acquired the corpse of The Fallen hero! Now, what remains of the Unity Squad travels to Tokyo to smash ninjas and steal back a hero's remains. Can they get there in time, before the Hand revives The Fallen?!
The mutant race faces elimination at the hands of a vaccine erasing the X-Gene from future generations
It all ends here. This is forever! As Cyclops' cleanup mission nears its close, all the problems the X-Men face come together. The truth behind the Hellfire Club's intentions, the culmination of the O.N.E.'s assaults on mutantkind and even the inner struggles within the team... It all ends here. This is forever.
These are dark times for mutants, and they're getting darker by the day. With the X-Men vanished and presumed dead, Cyclops' new team has only just come together - but now they're about to lose one of their own! Elsewhere, the new Black King of the Hellfire Club makes his move! But what is the truth about the club's involvement in the new X-Men's current quest? Meanwhile, the mutant race faces elimination at the hands of a vaccine that will erase the X-Gene from future generations. As Cyclops' cleanup mission nears its close, all the problems the X-Men have faced will come together! The Hellfire Club's sinister plans, the culmination of the O.N.E.'s assaults on mutantkind and even the inner struggles within the team. It all ends here. This is forever! Collecting Uncanny X-Men (2018) #17-22.
TWO SHALL FALL... THE FUTURE IS NOW! Legendary Whilce Portacio returns to his iconic co-creation in an all-new tale that finally reveals the genesis of BISHOP's time travel mission that pulled him from the future into the X-MEN's present!
BACK FROM THE FUTURE! OMEGA SQUAD will die. And it's all BISHOP's fault. BISHOP makes a fateful decision that will spell the end of life as he knew it! Presaging his appearance in the classic UNCANNY X-MEN #282, witness legendary Whilce Portacio's vision for his co-creation as we finally detail the truth behind the X.S.E.'s time-travel mission gone wrong!
When new villains overthrow the Hellfire Club in a bloody coup, a freshly formed team of X-Men is caught in the middle! But their battle is interrupted when hundreds of escaped convicts arrive from the future - pursued by the ruthless mutant policeman named Bishop! Raised since childhood on the legends of the X-Men, how will Bishop react to meeting his idols? What deadly portent of doom does he carry with him? And why does he quickly set his sights on Gambit? Meanwhile, the rest of the X-Men have their hands full as Colossus's long-lost brother returns, Storm and Forge's romance reaches a dramatic turning point, and trouble brews for Cyclops and Jean Grey! Welcome to the X-Men, Bishop - hope you survive the experience! Collecting Uncanny X-Men (1981) #281-293 and X-Men (1991) #8.