Shatterstar

Collects Shatterstar #1-5. Gladiator, warrior, hero! The man called Shatterstar has been many things. But one thing he’s always been is deadly! He’s not a man you want to cross, or you’ll learn that fact all too well. Shatterstar had found a new life found peace. But with a simple act of violence, his world is turned upside down. Nothing makes sense anymore — except for a pair of double-bladed swords and a single path forward that guarantees bloodshed. And as Shatterstar’s past comes back to haunt him in the present, his future isn’t guaranteed! Sharpen your swords, True Believers, and get ready to fight! With lives hanging in the balance, Shatterstar is pushed to the brink by the life he thought he left behind and goes toe-to-toe with the only opponent with a prayer of taking him down: himself!

Shatterstar was a gladiator, a warrior, a killer ready to sacrifice anything and everything for the glory of blood coating his blades. You don't just unlearn how to kill, no matter how hard you try. They crossed the wrong man, and now they're going to reap the consequences. COLLECTING: SHATTERSTAR 1-5

X-Factor 200-203

Collects X-Factor #250-256. The Hell on Earth War begins! The various Lords of Hell battle for dominance in a vicious, mystical war triggered by the seven billionth soul born on Earth, and only X-Factor can prevent the entire world from going up in flames! But as X-Factor struggles to stop the Lords of Hell from tearing the Earth apart, familiar faces will return - the first of whom is Strong Guy! And he has a bone to pick with his former teammates. This is the beginning of the end for X-Factor as you know it..

The massive, multilayered city of Neopolis, built shortly after World War II, was designed as a home for the expanding population of science-heroes, heroines and villains that had ballooned into existence in the previous decade. In 1985 the city accepted jurisdiction by a police force covering many alternate Earths, headquartered on the world known as Grand Central. Our own outpost of this network, Precinct Ten (known affectionately as Top 10), recruits its members from Neopolis and its environs, working much like Earth's other police precincts, with one major exception: Like the citizens of the city, the officers of Top 10 have the abilities needed to deal with Neopolis's exotic denizens. Rookie cop Robyn Slinger, alter ego "Toybox," hits the streets for the first time along with a colorful crew of fellow officers, each having the required training to deal with science-villains and super-crimes, as well as the common misdemeanors of city life. You'll never look at powers, or police work, the same way again! From Alan Moore, the writer of WATCHMEN and V FOR VENDETTA, and artists Gene Ha (JUSTICE LEAGUE) and Zander Cannon (Transformers), the Eisner award-winning series TOP 10 is collected here in its entirety!

Collects Empyre: X-Men (2020) #1-4. Alien plants vs. mutant zombies! Plant people from outer space have come to Earth as part of the cosmic events of EMPYRE — but wouldn’t you know it, they happen to arrive just as millions of deceased mutants rise from the grave as undead creatures hungry for human flesh! What are the odds? And can even the X-Men handle two simultaneous crises? Aliens! Plant-men! Mutants! Zombies! Demons! Explosions! This one has it all — and then some! The X-Men return to the graveyard island of Genosha in a tale so crazy, it took the entire writing crew of the Dawn of X line to tackle it!

Collecting Weapon H #1-6. The Weapon X Program has done it again! The villainous program’s biggest and most dangerous experiment yet has broken free. With the strength of the Hulk and the rage and claws of Wolverine comes Weapon H! Now on the run, Clay only wants peace and solitude but when a new kind of Wendigo threatens lives, will the newly minted Weapon H shirk his responsibility — or does some of his humanity remain buried deep within? Meanwhile, Roxxon has taken an interest in the newest superhuman on the block — but who will they send after him? Would you believe the Brood?! Plus, Weapon H faces down the macabre Man-Thing! Clay’s wife is on his trail, and so is Captain America! Cap’s mighty shield has never faced anything like the gamma-fueled claws of a Hulkverine!

Collects X-Men (1991) #17-24, X-Men Annual (1992) #1-2, Uncanny X-Men Annual (1992) #16, X-Men: Survival Guide to the Mansion, X-Men Anniversary Magazine, material from X-Factor Annual #7, X-Force Annual (1992) #1. When Arize of Mojoworld sets out to free his dimension, the resulting mayhem draws in the X-Men and X-Factor — and the X-Force of the future! But what does it have to do with Longshot and Shatterstar? Then, the X-Men travel to Russia to visit Colossus’ parents — and his sister, Illyana! But will the villainous Soul Skinner bring tragedy to Colossus’ doorstep? Meanwhile, Betsy Braddock returns! But if Betsy’s back, who is Psylocke? The X-Men head to Japan for answers! And while Cyclops learns of a deadly new disease threatening mutants, Gambit and Rogue face a challenge of the heart. Plus: Learn the X-Mansion’s secrets in a fact-packed guidebook!

If anyone reads this message, please help. My name is Odsen Tyton. I’m trapped on an alien ship with seven other people. I’m not sure if we’re prisoners sentenced to die in space or part of some sick experiment. I really don’t know whom to trust. Certainly not the ship’s AI, who seems determined to kill us off one by one. But the AI wants something even more than our deaths. The Blood Stone. According to legend, the Blood Stone is a powerful artifact that can level worlds. The ship’s AI claims that it wants to secure the stone in order to protect the galaxy. So why blackmail us? If I don’t find the stone and bring it back to the ship, the AI promises to abandon us on the edges of Alliance space. That—or kill us. But we’re not the only ones searching for the stone. A darker power wants it too. And evil doesn’t like to wait. Pick up Shatter Star Wraith and experience the start of a Space Opera series packed with action, exotic aliens, and intrigue.

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