Prepare for an action-packed adventure that propels the Dawn of X into the next generation! Professor X is dead! The X-Men have gone their separate ways! In the late s, searching for a way to reinvigorate its poorest-selling super heroes, Marvel was trying anything and everything.
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We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. Now in one titanic tome: the entire chart-topping run of super-team Joss Whedon and John Cassaday! Then, building on early momentum, they ratcheted up the danger and drama with a shocking second year, creating a must-read book that can truly be called "astonishing!
Collects Amazing Spider-Man Spider-Man sagas don't get more dramatic than the Death of Captain Stacy! And Peter Parker's life is about to change forever after Gwen Stacy's heroic father becomes collateral damage in a throwdown between Spider-Man and Doc Ock.
But that's not the only iconic moment in Spidey's life chronicled in this amazing Epic Collection: The Black Widow makes her debut in her classic black costume, Iceman shows up to give Spidey the cold shoulder and the first appearance of Morbius the Living Vampire portends death for Peter Parker!
Meanwhile, Norman Osborn descends into the private hell of drug addiction as the demonic shadow of the Green Goblin looms over the proceedings. Plus: You haven't seen Spidey until you've seen him with six arms! The world outside your window! Bursting out of Marvel's acclaimed podcast series, which focuses on telling the stories of diverse creators and their unique perspectives, come brand new adventures from a stellar assemblage of creators!
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But now, his absolute belief in the primacy of his ultimate goal is challenged by a captive he's been ordered to guard, no matter how much she suffers in her prison. Recovering from the recent suicide of her ex-boyfriend, senior class president Keisha Montgomery finds herself attracted to a dangerous, older man. Sixty-four days in captivity. Sixty-four days to lose yourself-or find yourself. I'm Ava Donovan. I was abducted at the age of nineteen. I'm told I'm a survivor, but the truth is, I only survived because he saved me.
Even when he kept me locked in that room-he saved me. Constantly wondering when and how you will die, that does something to you. To your mind.
But what do you do when it does something to your heart? What do you do when the man holding you captive seems just as broken as you are, when his mere presence becomes a comfort you crave-when you love him even though you shouldn't? You smile and tell yourself it's okay because love has no morals. Sixty-four days in captivity gave me a love most people will never have and my freedom took it all away. Growing up in a tranquil wilderness, Teal Swan had a childhood that was anything but serene.
At the hands of a local cult member, she barely survived 13 years of horrendous abuse — and even after her escape, she was left powerless, lost, hurting, and with no way to cope. Gradually, and incredibly, Teal forged her way from the edge of despair to a sliver of light. Here, she shows how you, too, can achieve the feelings of worthiness that may be long missing from your life. Now a recognized spiritual luminary, Teal documents how she dug herself out of self-hate, and details the remarkable trail for others to get to the same place.
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Continuing the saga of Marvel's original mutant team, we bring you the most unusual X-Men adventures ever! Pushed undercover by anti-mutant paranoia, Hank McCoy sets off on his own, taking a research job.
But his scientific curiosity will curse him forever when an experiment gone wrong turns him into a fanged, furry, blue Beast. Meanwhile, the other X-Men fi nd themselves pursued by a secret adversary that seeks to pick them off one by one.
They must join forces with Captain America to save the nation and rescue their mutant comrades! But fi rst, we begin with Magneto. He has a score to settle with the X-Men, who must struggle to hold on to their humanity as their nemesis strips them to their cores. A narrow escape leads them out of the fire, into the frying pan A. Meanwhile, thinking her teammates killed in their battle with Magneto, Jean Grey heads for Muir Island.
That's not all, though: The greatest super-team from up north - Alpha Flight - makes its debut; Arcade toys with our heroes; and the fi rst pieces of Wolverine's origin are revealed! First, Logan intervenes in a Hydra experiment, but a nanite infection has unexpected effects on him! And in Australia, Wolverine and Jubilee battle a suddenly sentient Sentinel — and Jubilee confronts her past! And Sabretooth takes the spotlight — but what is his surprising connection to Mystique?
Finally, the X-Men face off against Magneto in a truly savage showdown — but when Magneto crosses a horrifying line, will Wolverine ever be the same again?! The X-Men have fought many battles, set out on galaxy-spanning adventures and grappled with enemies of limitless might, but nothing could prepare them for their most shocking fight: One of their own teammates, Jean Grey, has gained power beyond all comprehension, corrupting her into the Dark Phoenix!
Now the X-Men must fight the woman they cherish, or her unquenchable fire will consume the universe itself! Also featuring Wolverine vs. Shawn Kingrey. Purchasable with gift card. Before The Dawn Running In Place Guidance Face Up Turn It Around Shadow Of Lies Life Goes On Prophecy
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