"There was once a time when darkness shrouded the world, and the darkness had a queen. Adelina Amouteru is done suffering. She's turned her back on those who have betrayed her and achieved the ultimate revenge: victory. Her reign as the White Wolf has been a triumphant one, but with each conquest her cruelty only grows. The darkness within her has begun to spiral out of control, threatening to destroy all she's gained. When a new danger appears, Adelina's...

Mutants who have committed capital crimes are hunted for sport on the island of Krakos. When the X-Men are sent in to rescue Longshot, the mutant who has survived the longest, they find themselves caught up in the game instead. A malevolent media mogul named Mojo threatens to make Angel a real angel if Longshot isn't turned over to him.

"The next anthology in George R. R. Martin's ongoing Wild Cards alternate-history series, Three Kings. In the aftermath of World War II, the Earth's population was devastated by an alien virus. Those who survived were changed forever. Some, known as jokers, were cursed with bizarre mental and physical mutations; others, granted superhuman abilities, became the lucky few known as aces. Queen Margaret, who came to the English throne after the death...

"Scott Summers: team leader of the X-Men is always helping people in need. Also: never happy! Maybe a visit from Batroc the Leaper & the Circus of Crime can shed some light on what makes Cyclops tick! See how he learned to control his powers as a new student at Professor Charles Xavier's school for gifted students"--P. [4] of cover.

"Before the Brotherhood and his greatest battles with the X-Men, there was a man named Erik Magnus. He was working hard, gathering mutants to join his cause. Does the young Magneto have what it takes to build an army?"--P. [4] of cover.

Jordan's world is falling apart. She's a prisoner in her own skin, trapped by an enemy who can paralyze her at the touch of a button. And the questions in Phoenix keep piling higher. Why is Jordan starting to see things before they happen? What's wrong with her mother's pregnancy? And why do Peter's old friends suddenly want to talk to him again? The clock is still ticking.