Writer: Jason Aaron
Penciller: Jorge Molina
Colourist: Morry Hollowell and Rachel Rosenberg
Inker: Norman Lee
Letterer: Virtual Calligraphy’s Chris Eliopoulos

Previously, in Wolverine and the X-Men: Wolverine, Rachel Grey, Iceman, Angel, Beast, and Professor Xavier left the Jean Grey School in order to join the final battle against the Dark Phoenix; Cyclops, now the sole host of the entirety of the Phoenix’s cosmic power. In their stead, they have left Kitty Pryde in charge of the school, and all of its students.

The new Hellfire Club has also moved into Salem Center, with revenge on their minds. After three unsuccessful attempts at destroying the X-Men, they are planning something a little more subtle, right in the backyard of the Jean Grey School—and with the school all but undefended with most of its teachers missing, now is the best time to strike.

Writer: Kieron Gillen
Artist: Dale Eaglesham
Colourist: Matt Milla
Letterer: Virtual Calligraphy’s Joe Caramagna

Previously, in Uncanny X-Men: The Phoenix Five have been reduced to the Phoenix One. Namor was defeated at the hands of the Avengers after his invasion of Wakanda, whilst Colossus and Magik were tricked by Spider-Man into defeating each other. When the Avengers, X-Men, Scarlet Witch, and Hope Summers battled the two remaining members, Emma Frost and Cyclops, Cyclops turned on Emma and defeated her himself, absorbing all of the Phoenix’s power.

Despite the urging of the assembled heroes, Cyclops would not listen to reason and relinquish the cosmic power of the Phoenix. Instead, he used it to murder his mentor, Professor Xavier, in cold blood. Now the stage is set for the final battle, as Cyclops has fully succumbed to the influence of the Phoenix, and become the new incarnation of the Dark Phoenix.

Writer: Jason Aaron
Artist: Chris Bachalo
Inkers: Tim Townsend, Jaime Mendoza and Al Vey
Letterer: Chris Eliopoulos

Previously, in Wolverine and the X-Men: The formation of a new Hellfire Club, lead by twelve year old Kade Kilgore, was one of the sparks that ignited the schism throughout the ranks of the X-Men, sending half of them across the country back to their Westchester school with a newly instated headmaster in Wolverine, and leaving the other half on the island of Utopia under Cyclops’ command. The Hellfire Club mounted an assault on Wolverine’s school, but was unsuccessful in shaking the school spirit, although its foundations were a different story.

After some misunderstandings between the staff of the new Jean Grey School, Wolverine has formed a new team of X-Men to join the Avengers in battle with Cyclops and the Phoenix Force. But whilst all this has been going on, what has become of the new Hellfire Club?

Writer: Kieron Gillen
Artist: Ron Garney
Colourists: Jason Keith and Morry Hollowell
Letterer: Virtual Calligraphy’s Joe Caramagna

Previously, in Uncanny X-Men: The Phoenix Force has come to Earth, and possessed five of the X-Men. Magik, Namor, and Colossus were defeated by the combined forces of the Avengers, and their portions of the Phoenix’s power were transferred to Emma Frost and Cyclops, who now possess half of the cosmic firebird’s power each. The Avengers have opposed the Phoenix since it arrived, and have now discovered that the combined might of Hope Summers and the Scarlet Witch are able to damage its human hosts.

Cyclops has realised that in order to defeat the Avengers and their allies for the final time, he will require the entirety of the Phoenix’s power, and sets out to find Emma in order to enlist her in the battle. It looks like the Marvel Universe’s mutant power couple is going to have some therapy sessions in its future, if the pair of them survive the encounter.

Writer: Jason Aaron
Penciller: Jorge Molina
Inker: Norman Lee
Colourist: Morry Hollowell
Letterer: Virtual Calligraphy’s Chris Eliopoulos

Previously, in Wolverine and the X-Men: The Phoenix Five have been reduced to the Phoenix Two, as only Emma Frost and Cyclops remain hosts to the cosmic power. The Avengers and most of Wolverine’s X-Men have teamed up in order to try and end the Phoenix’s menace for good, and are preparing for the final battle.

Meanwhile, the Jean Grey School continues to run despite the crises around them. Teachers such as Iceman and Rachel Grey have returned, and there are new students in the form of the refugee X-Kids from Utopia to acclimatize. Plus, Gladiator remains in the school sickbay, after his brutal beating by the Phoenix Five.

Writer: Kieron Gillen
Artists: Daniel Acuna and Mike Del Mundo
Letterer: Virtual Calligraphy’s Joe Caramagna

Previously, in Uncanny X-Men: The Phoenix Five were drawn to Sinister London, the underground stronghold of Mister Sinister, populated with perfect clones of himself. Using clones of the X-Men and his extensive defences, Sinister has managed to defeat all five of the Phoenix empowered X-Men, and has trapped their cosmic power in clones of Cyclops’ ex-wife, Madelyne Pryor.

Back on Utopia, Danger, Storm, Magneto, and Psylocke are feeling the effects of having five of their team mates become all powerful – they now feel useless. They decide to rectify this, and head to Sinister London in time to see the Five beaten. It now falls to them in order to save the day, or Mister Sinister will be able to power his Creation Engines with Phoenix fire forever.

Writer: Jason Aaron
Penciller: Jorge Molina
Inker: Norman Lee
Colourist: Morry Hollowell
Letterer: Chris Eliopoulos

Previously, in Wolverine and the X-Men: The Phoenix Five have taken control of the planet Earth and declared the Avengers outlaws. Wolverine goes on the run with the Avengers, whilst the Jean Grey School continues as usual, with the teachers that had allied with the Five returning to their posts. Among them is Kitty Pryde, who was until recently the girlfriend of Colossus, one of the now cosmically powered Five.

After a drawn out battle with Shi’ar forces, including Emperor Gladiator himself, the Five were able to subdue their opponents. Warbird retrieved both Kid Gladiator and Gladiator’s unconscious body from Utopia, and returned them to the Jean Grey School for medical attention.

Writer: Kieron Gillen
Art and Colours: Daniel Acuna
Letterer: Virtual Calligraphy’s Joe Caramagna

Previously, in Uncanny X-Men: Mister Sinister has provoked the Phoenix Five into taking action against him. Having created a civilization comprised entirely of Sinister Clones, he soon finds the cosmically powered X-Men on his doorstep and prepares to rebuke them with everything at his disposal. His true purpose however, is to capture their Phoenix energy for his own twisted deeds.

Back on Utopia, Magneto, Psylocke, Storm and Danger are feeling useless. With their team mates now more powerful than the four of them combined, their role as X-Men is being called into question. Never ones to let events take place without them, their next course of action now needs to be decided.

Writer: Jason Aaron
Penciller: Nick Bradshaw
Inkers: Walden Wong, Nick Bradshaw and Cam Smith
Colourist: Guru eFX
Letterer: Chris Eliopoulos

Previously, in Wolverine and the X-Men: Wolverine and the Avengers are now fugitives, fleeing the Phoenix Five whilst trying to come up with a counter-attack plan. Most of Wolverine’s fellow teachers have joined the Five, though some have their doubts as to their motives, such as Rachel Grey, former host of the Phoenix.

Also joining the Phoenix Five is Kid Gladiator, son of Gladiator, the Shi’ar Emperor. Ditching his protector, Shi’ar warrior Warbird, he is defeated after being stabbed in the stomach by Wolverine’s claws and dealt a humbling defeat. His father has finally arrived from the Shi’ar homeworld, and is set to attack the Phoenix Five’s home base of Pax Utopia.

Writer: Kieron Gillen
Art and Colours: Daniel Acuna
Letterer: Virtual Calligraphy’s Joe Caramagna

Previously, in Uncanny X-Men: After Iron Man attacked the Phoenix Force with his newest suit of armour, the cosmic firebird was split into five parts and took up residence in the bodies of Cyclops, Emma Frost, Namor, Colossus, and Magik. The Phoenix Five have since taken saving the world into their own hands, reshaping deserts and giving water to regions without any. Their homebase, the island of Utopia, now floats in the sky surrounded by new structures as Pax Utopia.

The Avengers are resisting the Phoenix Five in their own way, and so is Mister Sinister. Having created an entire Sinister London deep underground, populated with perfect clones of himself and Cyclops’ old flame Madelyne Pryor, he now sits in waiting for the Five, since it can only be a matter of time before they find him.

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Writer: Jason Aaron
Artist: Chris Bachalo
Inkers: Tim Townsend, Jaime Mendoza, Al Vey and Victor Olazaba
Letterer: Chris Eliopoulos

Previously, in Wolverine and the X-Men: The Phoenix has finally arrived on Earth, but an assault by armoured Avenger Iron Man has caused it to split into five, possessing some of the strongest mutants on the planet – Cyclops, Emma Frost, Magik, Colossus and Namor are now the Phoenix Five. During the conflict between Avengers and X-Men, some of the staff from Wolverine’s school defected in order to side with Cyclops, whilst Wolverine remained a steadfast supporter of the Avengers.

Gladiator, the Emperor of the Shi’ar, has travelled to Earth in order to retrieve his son, Kid Gladiator, from the Jean Grey School. Kid Gladiator has other ideas however, and has flown away from his protector, Shi’ar warrior Warbird, and gone to aid the X-Men in their fight with the Avengers.

Writer: Kieron Gillen
Artist: Dustin Weaver
Colourist: Jim Charalampidis
Letterer: Virtual Calligraphy’s Joe Caramagna

Previously, in Uncanny X-Men: The Phoenix has come to Earth, and despite the best efforts of the Avengers, it has taken its hosts; Cyclops, Emma Frost, Magik, Colossus and Namor are now the Phoenix Five, all empowered with the cosmic flamebird’s energies and out to reshape the world in the way that the Phoenix sees fit.

Elsewhere, Mister Sinister has retreated since his last defeat at the hands of Cyclops and the Extinction Team. When his plan to remake the world in his image was thwarted by the interfering X-Men and the appearance of the Celestials, he returned to his home base to plot in secret. Where has he been since the X-Men last saw him, and what plot does he have in store now?

Writer: Kieron Gillen
Penciller: Billy Tan
Inker: Cam Smith
Colourist: Guru eFX
Letterer: Virtual Calligraphy’s Joe Caramagna

Previously, in Uncanny X-Men: The Avengers and the X-Men have been sent across the world in pursuit of Hope Summers, the supposed mutant messiah, who has escaped from Utopia in order to face her destiny as the host of the Phoenix, the cosmic force that is heading across the stars in order to bond with her.

Whilst the Avengers and X-Men fight, Hope has joined forces with Wolverine. They head to the moon in order to face the Phoenix head on, but Wolverine informs the Avengers, who meet her there. Emma Frost’s telepathy allows the X-Men to also arrive before the Phoenix does. The two teams face off once again, as the flaming firebird gets ever closer.

Writer: Jason Aaron
Penciller: Nick Bradshaw
Inker: Walden Wong, Norman Lee and Nick Bradshaw
Colourist: Justin Ponsor
Letterer: Chris Eliopoulos

Previously, in Wolverine and the X-Men:  The Phoenix is on its way to Earth, with its sights set on Hope Summers as host. The Avengers and X-Men have battled over her fate, but Hope has taken matters into her own hands and escaped from them all. Meeting up with Wolverine, she has decided to go to the Moon and meet the Phoenix head-on.

Meanwhile, some of Wolverine’s fellow faculty members at the Jean Grey School have joined Cyclops’ battle against the Avengers. Additionally, the Shi’ar Emperor Gladiator has dispatched a squad of Death Commandos to kill Hope and save the universe from the Phoenix, and follows them close behind in order to retrieve his son, Kid Gladiator, a student at Wolverine’s school.