Adam Warlock returns! In a world on the brink, humanity's time is running out. But deep in the jungles of South America, a solution is being forged - one that will bring about a grand new utopia for planet Earth. And that solution isHim! Created in the depths of The Beehive, Adam Warlock is the final solution to the madness of mortals - but can this artificial man become a god? And if he can, will he be benevolentor vengeful? Prepare yourself for the Second Coming of Adam Warlock as the golden gladiator lays his judgment upon the world! Collecting Warlock (2004) #1-4.
Written by PETER DAVID Penciled by VALENTINE DE LANDRO Cover by DAVID YARDIN Mutantkind is barely hanging on. Their numbers have dwindled dangerously low, and the outside world has turned against them. Many believe their race's salvation lies in the return of the young girl called Hope, the first mutant birth in ages. But the X-Men weren't the only ones anxiously awaiting her return. A super-Sentinel from the future, Bastion, is committed to the complete and utter destruction of mutantkind, including Hope. To succeed in his genocidal plan, he has tasked the creator of the original Sentinels with hunting down and destroying X-Factor. With the team spread out across three continents, can Jamie Madrox, Banshee, Longshot and the rest defend themselves from the brutal Mutant Response Division? Collecting X-FACTOR #204-206 and NATION X: X-FACTOR. 112 pages. /Rated T+
The biggest and best adventures of Marvel's mighty mutants - these are the X-Men Milestones! Mutantkind has never had it worse. The mutant population is down to a mere 181. In the last year, only one mutant has been born: the girl called Hope, believed to be the Mutant Messiah who will re-ignite the species. Hope was raised in the future by Cable, and now the two have returned! But the Human League is bent on eradicating Earth's final mutants - and they see Hope's death as the final nail in the coffin. As Bastion and his allies unleash a merciless all-out assault on the X-Men, everything rests on Hope's shoulders. Will this be mutantkind's end? Collecting Second Coming: Prepare, X-Men: Second Coming #1-2, Uncanny X-Men (1981) #523-525, New Mutants (2009) #12-14, X-Men: Legacy (2008) #235-237 and X-Force (2008) #26-28.
Written by SEAN MCKEEVER Written by MIKE CAREY, CRAIG KYLE, CHRIS YOST, MATT FRACTION & ZEB WELLS Penciled by STUART IMMONEN, DAVID FINCH, TERRY DODSON, IBRAIM ROBERSON, LAN MEDINA, NATHAN FOX, GREG LAND & MIKE CHOI Cover by DAVID FINCH It's always been a bad time to be a mutant. This may be the worst. The mutant population had dwindled to a mere 181, hardly enough to sustain the race. For more than a year, no new mutants manifested - until the mutant baby girl Hope came along. Under the watchful eye of the mutant soldier Cable, she was sent into the future for safekeeping. Now, Cable and Hope have returned. Many view Hope as the Mutant Messiah, who will lead the race into a peaceful and prosperous future. However, the Human League is bent on eradicating the last mutants on Earth so mankind can evolve. Led by Bastion, a highly evolved mutant-hunting Sentinel robot, the Human League sees the death of Hope as the final nail in the mutants' coffin. The future of an entire race rests on Hope's shoulders. Will this be the end of mutantkind? Or its Second Coming? Collecting SECOND COMING #1-2, UNCANNY X-MEN #523-525, NEW MUTANTS #12-14, X-MEN LEGACY #235-237, X-FORCE #26-28 and material from SECOND COMING: PREPARE. 264 pages. /Rated T+
