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It a b egan w ith a fa t S pider-M an. vsi tw o years ago /W i za rd magaz ineasked m e to do a series o f ske tches show ing i l l Y in te rp re ta tio n o f tb e fu tu re M a rv elU n iv .e rs e~ In itia lly , m y o nly th ou gh t w as to p arO d Y 1 th .ety pica l sp an de x-w ea . r ing herob lust st lOwlng the no rm a l process o f ag ing (ge tting o l d and out o f shape ). A yea rer th e jn ltia l W iz ard 'p ( li)P 9 sa l, . ,I w .as ~W I ask,lng , m y se lf w hat I m ig ht do i f I ? c tua llytook the Idea seriously - If I tr ied to find an m dlv ldua l approach to each m ajo rC A .aracter's na ture , E ach perso na l h isto ry w eu ld co m e fu ll c irc le to a po ssib le fu tu reincarnation . I app lied th is e th ic to the w ho le M arve l U niverse as an entity d iffe ren ttrom any D iffenng C om pany 's heroes .Be fo re re --engagm g Wiza rd ab out the sketch prO ject,. I co ntacted J im K ruegerto enhance m y loo se concepts w ith m ore background tex t m ateria l. I wanted totease peop le w ith a seem ing ly m ore e lab ora te p lan than I tru ly h a d . I 'd know~ J imas a fan tastic crea tive fo rce from h is wo rk on m any com ic p roposa ls we had com -m isera ted over and from his own creato r-owned book, T he F oo t S o ld ie rs . J im ' sw ork on the a lte rna te M arv el U niverse nmes l i e se rie s fn M a rve l V is io n ma ga zin e p uth im in m y m ind as the best m an fo r the job o f aeve lop lng an in trigu ing backsto ry Ifo r a sim p le -, fun sketchb oo k artic le , I in itia lly had no o ther in ten tions than tha t. I{_posed to J im the sim p le conce it tha t the E arth X su perhero fu tu re w as d iffe ren tb ecause everyone throughuut th ls w orld waS ;J lO W superhum an - tha t a m utan tp lag lJ e o f so rts w as tJ ie .c .a_ useo .r a m y stery ta le fw ho du. o n.i.t .H e ca m e b ack w ith a (so lo t!! !)n to ttie m y stery tha t had m e ree ling , fh/"I J im 's answer to the-q IJes tion o f what eaused th is m uta ted wo rld was m orel7/ thought ou t than any th ing I had prev iously im ag ined . It led us to a creativ e session '" . , tha t resu tted in b o th o f us taking E arth X m uch m ore seriously as a rea l com ic pro - Iposa l and a wo rthwh ile wo rk fo r the m ed ium . 'B efo re we even go t sta rted w ith the IIs ke tc hb o o k a rtic le t T l W iza rd - which had now eyo lv ed in to a b ound-in com ic -w e env is ioned a)engt~ ie r M arve l series than I quu ld phys Ica lly pa in t. W e hoped thatJane 0 1 o ur [av orlte artis ts . J ohn P au l L eo n, w ollid I llus tra te Ear th X .John 's wo rk fo r C ha llenge rs o f the U nknow n and v ario us lim ited serles,annua ls and cove rs im pressed us as som e o f the m ost rea lis tic and graph ica llyIm P . re ssiv .e c om ic a rt in a ge s., J O . hn.'s schedu le a .n.d in te rest b ecam e o pen to . us righ t /.?~w hen M a rv el expressed in te res t In pub lish ing Ear th X Through th is we assem b led - (~a ll pa rts o f the crea tive team we wanted above a ll e lse , w ith m y good friend andJO.hn ' s Cha l l enge r s in ke r, 8 1 11R e in ho lC ! j m y lo ng tim e co lla bo ra fo fl th e m u ltip le 01, aw ard-w inn ing le tte rer T odd K le in ; ana the aw ard -W inn ing M a tt no llingsw orth I'(another Cha l l enge r s a lum nus) on co lo ring . "" ') " .. ,J im and r have inves ted two years o f thought in to E arth X and have a v is iono f fa r m o re than one w ill see even in the in itja llim jte~ se rie~ , O ~ ly every th -ing .weever lo v ed o r conce ived ab out the M arv el charac ters I S m aking Its way tn t a th is~ o~ k and we hope to eventua lly te ll aU o lIt to you .

E a rN e s t d e S ig n s k e t c h e s / A R


4/51

X-51A N U M BER O R A FRE E M AN ?

T he fa ce w a s [h e key toth e program. Abel S la ck kne wthis. II his ereatlon, X51, thew a nd 's I Irs t Ih ln kln g c om p u te r,w a s 1 0 tru ly b e lie ve its elf h um a n ,to tru ly b e J ie v e its elf to h av e w ha tth eo lo g ia ns a nd p hn os op he rsth ro u gh the a ge s ha v e ca lle d a so ul,il w ou ld ha v e 1 0 lo ok h um a n.I ts fa ce w ou ld n ee d to co rn -

p le te th e clrcuil b etw ee n thep r im a fY program I ha l It w astruly alive ...

. .. a n dth e know l -edge thalll wasb uil l o f w ire s an dp is to ns a nd riv etsa nd m e ta l,

For w i l h ou t a face ...w ith ou t th is fa ste ne da nd draped proP.w ha t w ou ld b ecom e0 1 a m a c hin e p ro gra m m e dto b e ll.e ve Its elf a m a n?

Finished pencil sketchlJPL


5/51

A G HO ST IN A M AC HIN E?But what ~ rhls programmingno L onge r mallered? I I has beentwenty years since humanity ha schanged. Plague X came like athief. Whalll slole was the com-mon man.U mutated all 01humanity 10the degree thai X'51, were hestili inclined [0 continue hismock. would only be somegro s s , mechanical caricature otthe pas t. A n echo ring 0 1 asplash made long belore inhumanlty'S gene pool.

. . ..In k s k e t ch / JP L O rig in a l d e s ig n s ke tch e s iA R


6/51

I f h um an ity no to nge r e x is ta d fo r X 51 toe m ula te , w ha t ,w ou ld X .51 d o the n?W he re w ou ld h e go . W hen no p la ce o nE a rth c ou ld be h om e fo r h im ' ?

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CAPS ie v e R oge rs Is a ll th a t rem a ns 0 1 the A m e rica n d ream .A d re arn thaI is now a n ash en an d de ca y ed b a nne r In th ea nn als o f h is to ry thai d rap es o v e r h im m o re like ash ro ud than a o os tu m e. T o G a p , A m e ric a Is s y n o n y -m o u s with F ree dom . A nd n ow he fe ars th at thaiv ery F re ed om is no t s o m u ch to rgo t1 en , b ulls ana lto ge th er n ew n ou en . .. a n a lt og e th e r u n d is c ov -ered ooun t r y .

Pencil skelchlJPL


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CAPH e m ay b e th e la s tsup e r he ro in a w o rld o fs u p e r h uman s .

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10/51

CAPANOSTEVEROGERS

EOWINGC ap is o ne of th e fe wun chan ged b y P la gu e X .H is 8 :< po su re to th e S u pe rS o ld ie r S erum a lm o s t a

cen tu ry b efo re ha s o re -se rved and p re -la C ie d h im . I Ih a s a lso kep ih im re la -t i ve lyweak ...

. . .h e is o n ly am an a t w h a t o n cewould have beencons ide red thepe a k o f h um a nab l l l l y .

REDWINGW y att W ln g fo cl. Ih e o ne tim eally 0 1 th e o rig in al F a ru as tlc F o ur.Is n ow C ap 's cann e r, P la gue Xhas m ade h im a being o f spir i ta nd le a th e r a nd t o tem andrage . H is partners l1 ip wilhC ap e v o lv e d o u l 0 1 b o thme n ' s losses-the toss 0 hislo ve , J en nile r W a lte rs ( th e

SheHulk). and the loss o fb oth S ha ro n C ar le r a n d S amW llso n ( lh e F a lco n ) to C ap .


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L o ss Is no t a ll m ese tw o m en ha v e In com -m on . R edw ing w as the la s ! 0 1 h is peo-p le lo n g b e fo re th e laU o fA m e rica a nd th e g erm in atio n0 1 P la gu e X . A n d so , h isre la t io nsh ip w H h C ap isd iffe re nt th an a nyo t h er p a r tn e r sh ipC ap has h adbe f o r e .

He m aybe th e f irs l p ar l-

n e r Am e ric a 'sS e ntin el o f Uberty hase v e r h ad .. . w ho Is tru lyh is e q ua l.

Original design sketches/AR


12/51

DAREDEVILP lagu e X free c lIh ls m an fro m aU Inh ib itio n s an d hum an fears. M u ch lik e the m u tan ts0 1 o ld , w ho w ere p ro te c te d b y h ea lin g la c to rs , h e Is re s ilie nt to an y in ju ry an da tl p a in .

H e's b ecom e , an e n te rta in e r know n on ly a s O a re dev il a n d tra v e ls lrom c ity 1 0 cityw ith a troupe 0 1 c ircu s p erfo rm e rs I Ik .s a v aga bo nd 0 1 o ld , pe rfo nn ing lea ts so treache ro us Iha l h is au d ie nce s nav e, a1 lim e s , n o t a lw ay s su rv iv e d h is p e rfo /T lla n ce s . S om ebe l i eve he Is H o u din i h im s e lf, w ho swo re 8 . 1 . is dea lh th a t he W o uld o ne d ay re tu rn .O th e.rs b e lJ ev e h e Is th e original Daredev i l . Foggy N e lso n, co m e back to l ife .. 8ul.allagree thaI he Is a IIv]nglegend who eannot die.

.A ud le nc es a re in vite d to s tab h im ,b um h im ,9 v en shoO l h im . B ut he 'r isk snothin.9 '.Every t h rea t Is ajoke, And ina w orld w he re dea th has no mea , n t ng ,he Is a m an w ith o u t le a r.

O n g ln a l d e s ig n s ke lch e s iA R


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Penc i l skelch/JPL


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FA,NTASTIC FOU,RB en G r im m m a rried h ls lo ng -U m e lo ve . A lic ia , and th e tw o o f lh em se tt le d O O w nO ll Yancy S tre eL P la gu eX b le ssed A lid a a s w a ll w ith !he : po we r 1 0 Ig nite li la , w hich Is e vid en ce d by Ih a b Irth o f h er im p ro ba ble tw och nd re ~ W ho a :re now knOwn to th a woT'k l a s . ..T he B ro th e rs G r im m .

ThiS new Fa _nt as t ic ,Fou r Isalamlly now mOfB Ihan ever.

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-H MA V LSAlicia, using her lalher's (that Is , Ihe Puppet Master's) clay, has molded an armyo f heroes as they once appeared. This army 0 1 heroes look e.xacUy like those thaiexisted n "The MaNe! Age," a period years before when people needed championsand thrilled 1 0 the dangers that broke the ir dally rout ines. These heroes a re mindlessand prone to Alicia's direction just as they once were to the Puppel Master's himself.

BEN GRIMMBen Is content, happy and at peacewith the WOrld. While he stili has hIs rockyexterior, he Is no longer a "Thing' in anyone's eyes. In a world 0 1 mutations, he isno longer feared, no longer scoffed at, nolonger forced to dIsguise his appearance.His is the vOice 01wisdom In a world stilln shock 1 0 Its terrible change.

Pe n ci l s k e t ch / JP L


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DR. RICHA OS'DOOMT he o rig in a l F an ta s tic F ou r a re n o m o re . S ue R ich a rd s d ie t! . J o h n n y S to rm d ie d . N am a r w ascu rs e d . F ra n k lin d Is a p p ea re d . A nd few kn o w th e lru th o f w ha t h a p p e n e d 1 0 D r. D oo m b eca u s eR ee d R ich a rd s h im se ll h a s b ecom e D r. D oo m .Iro n ica lly , h e n ow spe a ks to h is w ork . ca ll in g I t S ue . W hen h ls w ile w as a liv e , h e ig n o re d h e r.N ow , h e s p e a ks to h e r. . . a n d sh e Is n o t th e re a t a ll .D o om b e ls , th e ru ste d a nd m a tlu nc llo nln g re m a in s 01 D r. D oo m 's ro bo t a v ata rs , m a ln ta ln th eca sU e lo r th e ir n ew m a ste r , le av in g h im a lo ne w ith h is th o ug h ts . T ho ug h ts w hich co nd em n a ndcu r se him 10 w ork d a y a n d night

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17/51

Reed blames himself for Plague X and what has happened to the world. He believes that he is the reasonhumanity has mutated and Is now on the brink of oblivion-he believes that 11was his e)(perrments to develop a wayto power the world US in g Vlbranium as a source 01energy and steellhat caused all the damage to the gene pool,

Just. as he leI! responsible for Ben Grimm'sdeformity, he now bears the weight 01 the entireworld's mutat loh upon his shoutders.


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\ \ E a r th .'s M ig h tie s t H e ro e sa re n o m o re , M o s ! a ra d e a d .A le w n e d 1 0 th e o th er s id e 0 1th e w or ld , O n ly o ne rem a ln s .

T o n y S1a. rk is th e lastm an a liv e . T ha t is , h e isu n t o u c h e d by wh a 1 e v e r it isth at h as m u ta te d h .is w o r1 d .H e is th e m an in th ea rm o re d b ub b lB - -- " lh e m a nw ho ha s e x p a n d e d h isa rm o r a ro u n d h im s e lf s o fa rlh at h e liv es In u tte r is o la -lion and u t te r slenlization.

In h is o wn w ay , th o ug h , Tony S ta rk h a s a ls o lo st h is h um a nity . F o r h um a nityh a s a s o c ia l e x ls ta n ce , A nd h e Is a lo n e a n d to o p ro u d 1 .0 a dm illh a t in h o ]d in g o n 1 0h is n a lu ra l lo rm , h e h a s b ecom e a s tra n g e r 1 0 th e w o rld .

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20/51

T OR, GODDESS OF T UNDERPerhaps, suggested the trickster Loki, 10 Ihe once all-seeing, now half-blindedOdin, II would be more appropriate tor Thor (who had used his power to lusl alterand 1 0 0 d himself over Midgard's peoples) 10 learn humility were Thor forced 10l iveas a woman, the object of hllman men's lusts.But woe 1 0 the tricksier

brother of Thor, lor Ihe fateshave written Ihat Loki toomay drink from tha cup ofhumility should he now babested by the likes o t awoman.

P e n cil d e s ig n lA R


21/51

THOR Alte m ate d es ig n by Lyn e t te Ro ss (A le x's M o m !)

P e n c il s k e t ch l JP L


22/51

NAMORTHE CURSEDIn w ha t w ou ld be th e lin a.1 p airin g o f Ih e

S u b-M a rin er a nd D r. D o om , th is S up er-V illa inT eam -U p so ugh t to fo rce th e U n ile d N a tio n sto bow b efo re Ih e r co un trie s' d em a nd s.W h ile D o om 's a ctio ns . a s a lw a ys . we r ego ve r n ed by p rid e a n d s e lf- de te rm in a tio n ,I I w as h um a n lty 's w ho le sa le s la ug hte ra nd cen su rn ptlo n o f th e o oean 's fish esth a i le d to N am o r's re ne wed pa rtn e r-sh ip w ith D oom .In a fi t o f ra ge , d ur in g wha twou ld be th e t in a i b attle o f Ih e o ng -inal F an ta stic F o ur, N a m o r k ille d

J ohnn y S 1 0 r m . Af te rwa rds ,F ra n klin co ndem n ed N am o r 1 . 0b um fo r w ha t h e 'd d o new hene v e r h e le ft th ewa le r .

B enea th th e o cean s , N am o rca rr ie s th e sca rs o f h is s in . B u tw h o b e ffe r 1 0 s te w ard th e s ca rre dand p onu le d w ate rs , N am o rb elie v e s , th a n a k in g w ho ha sa lso b een sca rre d and po llu te dby Ih e s urfa ce d w elle rs .N am o r kn ow s th a t b ecau se0 1 h is u niq ue h alt-h um a n, h alf-A lla nte an I lh ys ic al n atu re , h ec an no t re m a in u nd erw a te r longw ith o u t g o in g m ad . S o N am a rha s o n ce aga in b e com e th ee nem y o f m ank in d . N a o ned a re s go nea r th e w ate r a s . aresult N o fls h Is hunted... now ate r is p oH u te d . .. tor to d o s o ,wou l d be to e lic it Ih e , ie ry w ra tho f N am o r th e C urse d .

P e n cil d e s ig n lA R


23/51

H'ULK & BANNERT he H ulk has u l'ld e rgo ne 1 M s iran ges io l a l l I ra n s lo rm a llo n s a s a resu tt 0 1 P lag ue X . T he m u l.a lin g p 'tagu espl i l aparl h is fe ud in g H u lk and B anne r p e rso nae . S om ehow ,. b eca use the a nge r tha t b ir th ed th e H ulk w as n r s tu n lea she d as a resu ll o l lh e ab use 'B alln e r su ffe reda sach lld , a . thU d Is w ha t D r. ,B ru ce B anne r has b ecom e .A nd a ll th a i rag e , e xo rc ise d !rom B ruce , hasb een g iv en fo rm in the H ulk , b U I not v o ice . T heapish b ea s t know n a s the H ulk Is subjeclloB ruce 's d lra c tio n an d Is mule.

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O n 'g in a l p e nci l d e s fg n lA R


24/51

Broce Banner is a blind boy who has seen all tooclearly the monster lI1al man is capable 01 becoming.He is extremely Intelligent. His a.ge does nolevenhint at his Intellectual abilities. No(does he I;lge any-more. He's been 11 years old tor the pas! ten years.

Pencil sketch/JPL


25/51

HULK D ue to a n a s to nIsh in g m e nIa l l in k b etw een th e lW o , B ru ceIs o nly ca pa ble 0 1 s [g hllh ro ug h th e H u lk 's ,e yes .


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O rig in a l p e ncil d e s ig n iA R


27/51

SORCERESS SUPREMEC le a, th e o ne lim e d isc ip le o f D r, S tra ng e, h as b e c ome th e M is tre s s o f Ih e M y s tic A rts - th e S orce re ssS up re m e. H e r s pe lls a n d b ew itchm e nts ha ve ke pI h e r y oun g an d b ea utifu l, c o m p le te ly u na ffe cte d b y P la g ueX and un to u ch ed b y an ug ly w or ld . T his v a n ity se em s n ew to th o se w h o kn ow he r. O r pe rh ap s th is tr iv ia l f laww as h id de n d urin g the y e arn o f h er d is cip le sh ip .N o ne th ele ss , C le a's m a g ic h as to re -lo ld a le rr ib le d es tin y com n 9 fro m thestars fo r Ih e rn h ab ila nts 0 1 E anh : an d so ,

1 0 de cl,p he r w ha t sh e ha s fo und , she hasso ug h io u l tw o 0 1 S te p he n 's o ld a ll ie s.With th eir h elp , s he hopes thesenew D efen de rs ca n a v ert th ec o m in g d is as te r.

Original pencil deslgnlAR


28/51

DOCTO STRANGEA nd w ha t 0 1 th e M a ste r 0 1 th e M y slic A rts h im s elf? W ong w alts p a t. le nU y o ve r th e w ith e r in g body o f h ism a ste r , le e d in g 1 1w ith h erb s and te a s . v ain ly h o pin g th a i th e do cto r w il l re tu rn to th e m o rta l sh ell th a t o nceh o used h m . H e m isse s h is M as te r's s to r ie s th e m os t - d e spe ra te b a tt le s in th e Dark D im e n s io n s a g ain ste nem ie s like B aro n M o rdo . D orm am m u and M eph ls lo . W ong w o n de rs from d a y 1 0 da y , w ho il w a sw ho le ft h is m as te r a m ind le ss o ne .

An by BIll Re l n ho l c J


29/51

THE. X-MEN P LAGU e x D IDN 'T C HANGE THE X M EN . IT K ILLED THEM .N o reason ,e xls te (llo fig ht for.3 peaceful coexistence between m anand m uta .n t o nce a ll m en had b ecom e H om o S upe rio r . P re jud lce w as now an a rcha ic concept A qua ln lle sso n In h is to -ry . A nd w ith t h E ! dea .th o f P ro le sso r X . tha X M en d isb andeG andea .ch w en t h is ow n w ay .Remembering thallhe o rig ina l X -M e n w ere fo nned to I1 gh l M agne to and o the r m u tan ts w ho used th e ir p o we r to rse l f iSh ga in and ev il pU lP O ses ..M r; S (S oo tt S um m e rs .w ho canno t ab ide any o ne ca llin g h im P ro fe sso r) ( O I l T l S a newteam OU I 0 1 the pe rfo rm e rs tha t w ere p .a rt o f D aredev il 's tra v elin g th r ill s ho w. M r . S c ite s tha t it 's no t theen .em y tha I 'sch an ge (l . . . o nly th eir p ote ntia l n um b er.


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b onded Itse lf to M ay P arke rin an a t t emp l 1 0 g ain re ve ng e o n P e le rP a rke r.T he , s ym b lo le b elle v lng . M ay to ha le h e r la the (because 0 1 h is fa ltu re 1 0 s av e, M a ry J an e, th o ugh lth e g ir l w ou ld b e an eas y v ic to ry . I Id ldn '! a n tic ip a te IhatM ay w o u ld ha v e pow e r 0 1 h er ew n -! l1 C lud lng aS p id er-S en se Ih at was to o pow erfu l fe r t h e sy rn -b ie te to control,

PEr t e r Pa r k e r h a s r e lf re d fr .om lh e ra n k s o t s up er he r oes .M o re and mere h e , has b ecom e Ihe v is !o n and phy s iq ue 0 1 h isla te U n cle Ben.lhe Im a ge .o f h is g re ate st fa ilu re . the m anhe la lle d t.o sa v e w hen he co u ld Ihav e . H is day s a sS p l.d erM a n a r's .Io ng ov er, B u t ev ery enee In a . w hlle ,h e w ill tr y en h is .o ld co stum e . 'H ew .sb Jp ld , ' h e th in k sa nd pu is it aw ay :. [tw asn 't M a ry J ane 's dea th th aI.led to h is su rrende r, N o t comp l e t e l y . It w as e ve ry th ing . J ohnny S to rm , h is lo n g - tIm e lrie nd and a llyfrem the Fa n ta ,s ~ jc F o u r , was mu rde r e d . T heD aily B ug le c lo sed . H s w ors le nem y , tile G reenG ob lfn , b ecam e the fig u rehea d o f w ha l's le ll o tA m erica . A nd h is daugh te r 'M a .y b ecam eVenom . P ete r P arke r hes le am ed th a i I I I 'e lsso m eth ing o f W h ich w e a re a ll ca su au le s , E ve ry o n eh ad pow e rs now . . A nd In a w o rld w he re , he no lo nge rh as g re a.t p ow er . . . h e n o lo ng er fe els g re at re sp on sib il ity .

VENOMP ele r and M a ry J a ne P al1


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OKIHe is the brother o fT h o r. T h e s ha p e- sh ift in ggo d 0 1 tr ick ery . H e h asch o sen a sha pe tha t fee dsthe superstitions of mena nd inflames the fears 0 1 1 h e

skep l l ca l . But p erh ap s. th eIr ic k Is u po n him ... for n o o th erfo rm co uld so de ftly a pp ro achhis tr ue n a tu re .

Nol o n ly h as hetr ic ke d h is falher Od i ninto transforming T h o rin to a w om an , b u t h eh as ca s t a sp e ll o n theRainbow B r id g e le a din gto A s ga rd .

T h is m ag ic Is a nenllapment of anc i en lpowe~ we re Thore v e r to re tu rn to thehome a ltha N o rseGods to show Odinh is b ro th er 's fo lly ,T ho r w ou ld beunable to return 10E arth . A nd lhalw ou ld le a v e L ok ifree to act uponhis wh im s .


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TH.E SKULLAs hu m a_ nity d ied , Ihe g rea te s t and m o slle n rib le o fthe new pow e rs the ab lU ty to m ake a ny o ne do any -th ing y o u w ishe d w as p la ce d In Ihe hands 01 a b o y -

B . ch ild w ho m igh t no t ha v e b eeo rne e m bitte red ', In so len land ln secu rce w ere he n ol g iv en th is u lt im a te .abl l i ly tobe a n o ve rm a n. A t th e m om en t o f th is ch ild 's m u fa n taw aken ing , h is te lepa th ic 'b ir th ' snu ffed o ut th e J iv ceso fth e w en d's fo re m os t p sy ch ie &-!n clu dln g C h a. i'le s X s .v le rand E mm a FrostD ev ou ring the In dlv du allty o ftha n ew S upe rllu m anA m erica , h e moves a cro ss Ih e n atio n, d ra w ln ge ve ry on a,he e nco un te rs In to the un ifo rm ity o f h is R eith .H lse m p. ire Is b u ilt u po n th eir p lu nd ere dm inds -a new m as te r ra ce with o neM as te r. O ne na tio n unde r a p re pub es cent god.H e w ears a red v e rs io n 0 1 ' th e

P un ishe r 's sku ll s y m bo l re p~ a-san lin g . h is co ntro l o ve r aUsk ulls a nd g ra nts se em in glys tom a llile to the o n g lna l R edS . ku ll\s N a z i p re se nc e,In a w orld w he re ea .chm a n sho uld be ab le \0 b r eakthe cha ln s tha i SOCie ty and h iso nce hum an b o dy he ld , t. l1 enew S ku lilram p ie s Ih a l free -dom unde r the J acK bo o t 0 1 ane ve n g re ale r b on da ge .

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IRON MAIDENMan i pu l a t ed by th e ne w S ku ll, Ih e Iro n. M a id en Is a w om anwi th a p a s t. L o ng b e lo re b ein g a b so rb e d in to th e ran ks o f theS ku ll, sh e w asa br i l l1anl . sc ien lis t w ork ing a s team tea de r a t o neo f R eed R ich a rds~ V ;ib ra n ium pow er b eaco n s . D ue lo an un to rs -s ee n a cc id en t, s ha le ll lnto o ne the V lb ra nium tan ks . H e r m i x i ng w ith th a V lb ra nlum . sh e n ow b elie v es , m ay e v e n h av e b e en H Ie

cau seo flh e m e ltd ow n and ch a ln rea c tlo na ro un d the w orld .S he d id not d ie . , th o u g h : she w as co v ered inV lb ran iu m an d is u na ble 1 . 0 I re e h e rse ll I rom II .

F ro m th is lron, she ca n 101m Ih eV ib ra niu m in to w ea po ns o f aw 1u l'a ndter r l fy lnge l fectS he Is a to rtu red so u l w hO w il ln e v e r b e fre e 01 th e liq uid Iro n ca gelh al h as co nta ine d he r.

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THE SPIDE:RS MA.NO ne o f th e c lo se s t su b je c ts o f th e S ku ll, . S pid e rs M a n w as oncea m an w ith o u t a fu tu re , H e w as gU lle rt rash . A used -up m em b e r o f a w o r ld th a i ca re d no lh ln g fo r h im and had th ro w n h im o u t with Ih e g arb a ge . He isthe pos te r childo! the l ow l ies t 01 h om e le ss d es pa ir, P la gu e X d . e f o rmed him, l r ans l o rm in . g him from a . m an pee-p le o n ce Ig no red and w alke d ' o v e r In to a m o ns te r th e y can 't bear to lo ok a t.N o w , w ith p ow ers thai d efy lo gi.c a nd a n, outtet lo r th em as the S k ull's p up pe t, S p id ers Man is o ne 0 1 th enew I nher i to rs 0 1 N ew Y ork . H is a bil ity to c a s t w eb like illu s io ns o ve r peo ple ca use s Ih e m to see th ings l l1a: t

aren't th ere , fo rc in g th eir fe ars 10createphantoms f rom their pas t with I h e s llg h t:e s t of whims.S pid e rs M a n ado re sIh e I ro n M a id el'1 .. wh o isa ls o In , le ag ue w ith 1MS ku ll. B u t h is a tte m ptsto p ro fe ss rh ls toves ee m lo st a nd oh ao llo ~a lmos t nondesc r i p t .He s the m o s tv u ln e ra b le a sp ec tof supe r humanily-

fe ars om e p ow er Withina scarred and lrag IeShell.

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BRITAINAU of whal was once Europe has become lhe monarchy ,known as Britaln. Under lhekingShip of Brian Braddock,England's lam ed N av y aids . R us sla . I n I he d is :!r 'ib U I !o n 0 1 food 1 0 Ihe fesl a t lhe populace. T he Black K n ghll$ 'h e K in g'smute bodyguard, having been raised by 'Braddock s ince he w as a . boy. 'Dragon ISlheBlac.k Knigh l ' s lrusted s I . eed .And Union Jacks' guard shore and crownas agents 0 1 " His Majesly"s Secrel Service.

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A leA In a world where meal and animal life has become scarce, Wakanda has become thesole sanctuary of the world's wildlife. under the monarchy of King Panther and Queenstorm. Reed Richards' iriend and a H y Hank McCoy. the Beast, now resides in Wakanda, seeking a cure for the world'smutations by studying her richest known deposit of vibranlurn. But his work has met with great Interference. For PI.ague Xaffected all life on Earth. And now, the spirits rChalla always believed to have lived within the great beasts of the plainshave nnally been given voice in the form of the An Men.ANI ..M N

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RUSSIAThe X-Men's Peter R.asputin is now Czar Colossus. All Peter knew apart from fight-ng was farming. And thai is how he tumed his country Inlo the world's greatest super power. Th .e Crimson Dynamosprotect Russia's vasl farming fields Irom all those who would seek to gain control of the world's greatest source 01Iood, the only real commodity left 01any value. The Dynamos are led by the Black Wldow, a woman of great mysterynamed after the lale NatashaRomanov. Czar Colossus' royal person is prolected day and night by the Red Guard.

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Earth X is not Ihe only place 01 startling transformation. Some Incomprehensible change inthe role of Galaclus has altered the lives 0 1 those once subjugated to the will o r the wor1d-devourer ..For Ga.la.ctus, feared worlds Oller, has brought Norrin a gift far greater than Ihe energy 0 1the cosmos. Galactus, whose name has become synonymous with genOCide, has brought loveto Norrin Aadd" He has reunited the lone Silver Surfer with Shalla-Bal, who had been deniedhim when he sacrlflced his life to salle h s world.Now and forevermore, Norri., and Shalla-Bal arB Ihe Silver Surfers, devoted [0 soaring Iheendless spaceways together In search of planets for their master to consume.


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THE INHUMA SThroughout the history of the Inhuman Nation, the desim to live amongst humanity, to be free of the Hidden Landand the stringent old ruling council's oppression, had been a constant. So at tast. there came a day when the Inhumannalian's desire grew 100 slrong 10 contain .. and they dispersed and spread Ihroughout the world. The royal family thenleft for the stars ... convinced that It'Ie Inhuman society could no longer exi.st as a people. For there could be no royaltywithoul subjects to rule.But now, after almost 20 years amongst the

stars, the royal lamlty has returned. Theugheach has become more and more mutated Inthe:ir own ways., nothing could have preparedthem lor the mutations thai await them onEarth.

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LUNATh . e d a u gh te r ofCryslal. an d Q uicks ilv er ha s now re tu rn ed 1 0 . E arth w ith the re s t 0 1th e ro y a l fam ily , S he a lo ne am o ng the ro y a l fam rly is hum an , an d was n ev er a ffe cte d b yIh e, t ra dit io ns o f th e In hu m a n nat ion . L una , a J le rh a v ln g b ee n p re p a re d lo r th is m o m en ta ll h er l ife . 'Is lo o king fo rw ard to h e r w edd in g w ith th e so n o f B la .ck B olt a nd Med u s a ,

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KARNAKKarnak's ability to lind the flaw in everything makes him the single most unlikablemember of the Royal Family. He suspects wrong in all with the excep1ion 01 Bla.ckBoll. who Is becoming more and more logical and mechanical in his decisions. Ofcourse, it Is this trust in logic that Is Kamak's flaw. For the heart cannot be confined by

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GORGON More al home on all fours than in the presence of men, the par1y animal ofthe Royal Family is now more animal than anything else, COmparisons 10 thedeceased Lockjaw by Kamak send Gorgon into stomping fils of rage that oftenend in uner destruction, Only Medusa's compassion is capable of reaching therational man trapped within a beast~ ' / t . I .HTlGS I IYJII j />1I1J1/ (WIIH r;t! CXdI 'T lD/ I I

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The question as to why the Inhumans have returned after so long rernalns ...is It the wedding? Or is thai merely the means to reunite the kingdom for someother purpose? And how wililhey find their people when the whole of the worldhas become 'inhuman"?

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THE MARVEL UNIVERSE

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No' even death could slopMar-veiL He certainly wa.sn't thefirs! hero to tall. But he was thefirst to escape lis finality. TheI 1 r S I to "ind that from the Inside,death's door splintered at histouch.

He now finds himself com-tng back lnto focus in the dreamsand nightmares of those he oncecalled allies. He has visitedRichards and Stark and even thechild Banner in their strangeunconscious imaginations. He hastold them 01 his return.

But how could this behappening? Why should hebe allowed to come back? Hewasn't anything special. any-thing pure or noble. He wasjust a man who died beforethe world changed.Is it possible that Plague

X is now aHecting the deadas well as the living?

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