VAR ED
(W) Peter J. Tomasi (A) Doug Mahnke (CA) MARK BROOKS
Alfred Pennyworth...attacked at the Wayne mansion! Who's hunting those closest to Batman? The monstrous shadow creature plaguing Gotham City gains the upper hand when two of the Dark Knight's most ardent allies fall prey to the violent vendetta. Will those tragedies send Batman over the edge? Good thing he's on his way to Arkham Asylum-but will he investigate a murder, or get incarcerated in a padded cell?
EXTERMINATION TP
(W) Ed Brisson (A) Pepe Larraz (CA) MARK BROOKS
Cyclops. Iceman. Angel. Beast. Marvel Girl. The original X-Men assembled by Professor X years ago were brought to the present to find a world they barely recognized but were determined to help. Now mutantkind's future lies squarely in the hands of its past! With Ahab hunting the young mutants, and an unexpected yet familiar face targeting them for his own mysterious agenda, the present-day X-Men are called to arms to protect the original five. If even one of them perishes, the future is lost. But how many - and who - will die protecting them? To safeguard the timeline, the X-Men must risk everything to answer the biggest question of all: Can the original five's fate be changed? Collecting EXTERMINATION #1-5, plus the EXTERMINATION stinger pages. Rated T+
NEW X-MEN CHILDHOODS END TP COMPLETE COLLECTION
(W) Nunzio Defilippis (A) Aaron Lopresti (CA) MARK BROOKS
A bold new direction for the Xavier Institute! In the mutant-controlled "House of M" reality, the New Mutants clash with S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Hellions over the fate of the human resistance. But when the real world is restored, almost all of Earth's mutants find themselves depowered! With their species all but gone and emboldened enemies looming on all sides, the remaining New X-Men close ranks and form a new squad - but what about their suddenly human friends and classmates? And what happens when X-23 arrives at the mansion? The rules have changed, the safeties are off - and Reverend Stryker has found a terrifying new weapon in his holy crusade against mutants! The New X-Men will be battered, beaten and worse, and suffer assaults on all fronts. Can this untested new team summon the strength to survive and triumph? Collecting NEW X-MEN (2004) #16-32. Rated T+