Marvel Comics 12.10 | Mutant Infection

Kieron Gillen joins Matt Fraction as co-writer as mutantkind faces a mysterious disease that steals powers in Uncanny X-Men #531, plus Thor and Hercules wage one last attack on the Chaos King in Chaos War #4.

Your First Look at UNCANNY X-MEN #531

Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Uncanny X-Men #531 featuring the debut ofrising star Kieron Gillen as co-writer with Eisner Award – winning writer Matt Fraction, as they team with superstar artist Greg Land! The X-Men have fought tooth and claw to defend Utopia from invaders and now they’d do anything to get off it! An unexplained illness has broken out, depowering every mutant it infects and riddling them with horrific side effects. Wolverine? Dying of adamantium poisoning. Rockslide? Soon to be rubble. But with quarantine now in full effect, will the X-Club be able to discover the cause without help from the mainland? And just who was the harbinger of this mysterious malady? Beware because, this December, mutantkind becomes all the more endangered, only in Uncanny X-Men #531!

UNCANNY X-MEN #531 (OCT100659)

Written by MATT FRACTION & KIERON GILLEN

Pencils & Cover by GREG LAND

Rated T+ …$3.99

FOC – 11/26/10, On-Sale – 12/22/10

Your First Look at CHAOS WAR #4

Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Chaos War #4 (of 5), the penultimate chapter of the senses-shattering epic from the New York Times bestselling creative team of writers Greg Pak, Fred Van Lente, and Khoi Pham! The Marvel Universe's last hope hinges on the Thor, Hercules, Galactus and the divinely inspired God Squad as the Chaos King continues to lay waste to all in his way. Faced with impossible odds, Thor and Hercules must wage an all-or-nothing assault to end the reign of The Chaos King or face the annihilation of time and space as we know it.

As Marvel’s wall-to-wall battle for existence reaches its boiling point, fans and critics agree that Chaos War is a smash on a cosmic scale!

“Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente continue to deliver sharp dialogue, pitch-perfect characterization and impressive film-like pacing, all with the humor that we've grown used to with Herc and Cho.” – Dan Iverson, IGN.com

"[An] action-filled romp of biblical proportions." -- Patrick Hume, Newsarama.com

"Every panel just exceeds in creating the illusion of a larger than life battle waged by gods in the arena of earth." -- Ray Tate, ComicsBulletin.com

Can the God Squad put aside their divine differences for a last ditch effort to save life as we know it? Even eternals can fear the end of all things, but don’t expect them to go down without a fight in Chaos War #4 (of 5), on sale this December!

CHAOS WAR #4 (of 5) (OCT100596)

Written by GREG PAK & FRED VAN LENTE

Pencils by KHOI PHAM

Cover by DAN PANOSIAN

Rated T+ …$3.99

FOC – 11/16/10, On-Sale – 12/15/11

Your First Look At The KICK-ASS/NEMESIS/SUPERIOR Crossover!

Get your first look at three awe-inspiring variant covers from superstar artist Leinil Francis Yu, uniting the characters of Kick-Ass, Nemesis, and Superior in one climactic battle scene! When placed together, the Kick Ass 2 #2 Yu Variant, Superior #4 Yu Variant, and Nemesis #4 Yu Variant covers form a showdown between three of Millar’s most celebrated series!

"People kept suggesting I do a crossover with the Millarworld characters and I kind of loved the idea,” said Mark Millar. “It wouldn't make sense as a story as they all exist in their own distinct universes. But I was talking to Leinil in New York about this a few weeks back and we came up with this idea of spreading the image across three variants, each character touching the front cover of another book and it seemed very exciting. These are my wee babies so to see them all playing together gives me a warm glow. I'm collecting them to form one big image and to have it framed over my desk."

KICK ASS 2 #2 (AUG100660)

KICK ASS 2 #2 YU VARIANT (OCT108129)

Written by MARK MILLAR

Pencils & Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.

Variant cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU

Mature…$2.99

FOC – 12/3/10, On-Sale – 12/29/10

SUPERIOR #4 (of 6) (NOV100628)

SUPERIOR #4 (of 6) YU VARIANT (OCT108130)

Written by MARK MILLAR

Pencils & Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU

Variant cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU

Mature…$2.99

FOC – 12/10/10, On-Sale – 1/5/11

NEMESIS #4 (of 6) (JUN100644)

NEMESIS #4 (of 6) YU VARIANT (OCT108131)

Written by MARK MILLAR

Pencils & Cover by STEVE McNIVEN

Variant cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU

Mature…$2.99

FOC – 12/3/10, On-Sale – 12/29/10

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