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Uncanny X-men #456

The X-Men are back in the Savage Land on the trail of a missing Wolverine and end up finding X-23 alone and confused instead. Before they have a chance to locate Wolverine, the team is besieged by an all-new threat. Meanwhile, a recently resurrected X-Person finds herself battling an altogether different kind of threat in the landscape of her own mind. Will she be able to snap out of it in time to lend a hand to her old teammates? Chris Claremont writes and Alan Davis draws, in part two of "World's End".

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Solo #3

Paul Pope, Paul Pope, Paul Pope! If you haven't checked out his previous works "Thb", "Heavy Liquid", or "100%", among others, this issue of "Solo" is the perfect introduction. One of the most innovative comics artists of the past decade, Pope mixes European style with the pen-and-ink grace of Japanese manga artists, resulting in wild brush strokes and dynamic action sequences bursting with the kind of kinetic energy most comics artists only dream of achieving. This impressive collection of short stories includes Pope's take on a Greek myth, a re-imagining of a classic (albeit practically forgotten) Jack Kirby character, and a tale of the Dynamic Duo!

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Amazing Spiderman #517

"Skin Deep" Part Three finds Peter being forced to help his old schoolmate Charles Weiderman, who blames him for his current condition. Encased in his own skinsuit technology, Weiderman is slowly being driven further toward the edge by the instability of his invention and threatens to harm MJ and Aunt May if Peter doesn't follow his every instruction. Looks like it's time for everyone's favorite wallcrawler to lend a hand...or not. All that, and J. Jonah Jameson makes an appearance as a fairy (no, really!). Written by J. Michael Straczynski, with art from Mike Deodato Jr, Joe Pimentel, Mark Brooks, and Jaime Mendoza.

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Rogue #8

Oh, those crazy super-hero mix-ups! Rogue arrives in Japan thinking that Sunfire has set her up and goes about stealing his memories just to be sure. Of course, this almost results in the cliched super-hero slugfest but luckily falls just short of that. However, while the two stand around bickering, the villain pulling their strings is making heads roll...literally.

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Flash #219

Flash and Wonder Woman team up for the two-part "Truth or Die" (concluding in Wonder Woman #214). Hunter Zolomon doesn't see himself as a villain; he thinks by doing what he's done, he's made the Flash a better hero. When the Cheetah breaks him out of Iron Heights, will he be willing to make her better, too? The twisted mind of Zolomon gets the Flash and Wonder Woman both tangled in his twisted games, brought to you by Geoff Johns, Justiniano, Livesay, and Wong.

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Fantastic Four #523

At last, the conclusion to the Galactus saga, "Rising Storm"! The FF may have halted Galactus' planet-sized hunger for now, but they're still left with a few very puzzling conundrums. As Reed struggles to solve everyone's problems, fate steps in to take care of things for him. You won't see it coming, True Believers! T-Minus one issue and counting for Mark Waid and Mike Weiringo---what could they possibly have left up their collective sleeves?

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X-men #167

From Antarctica to the Xavier Institute to Calvary, the X-Men try to unlock the mystery of Golgotha. Even a little help from Emma Frost and Wolverine may not be enough, as the mystery threatens to crush the team from within. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to the X-Men, strange happenings in Los Angeles may have more to do with Golgotha than anyone could guess. Written by Peter Milligan, with art by Salvador Larroca and Danny Miki.

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