№ 486

The Uncanny X-Men

July 2007 36 pages 2.99 USD; 3.75 CAD

Synopsis

Vulcan slays Corsair in battle as Darwin rescues Professor X from the M'Kraan Crystal. Lilandra forces the X-Men's ship to jump to Earth while the stranded X-Men join the Starjammers to pursue Vulcan.

Credits

Writer

Ed Brubaker , Nick Lowe , Sean Ryan

Penciller

John Watson , Billy Tan , Salvador Larroca

Inker

John Watson , Danny Miki , Salvador Larroca

Colorist

John Watson , Frank D'Armata

Letterer

Chris Eliopoulos

Characters

Collected In

Uncanny X-Men: Rise & Fall of the Shi'ar Empire Trade Paperback

Collects Uncanny X-Men #475-486. Ed Brubaker sends Havok, Polaris, and a strike team into space to stop Vulcan's war against the Shi'ar Empire.

Uncanny X-Men: Rise & Fall of the Shi'ar Empire Trade Paperback

Collects The Uncanny X-Men #475-486; Uncanny X-Men: Rise & Fall of the Shi'ar Empire.

In Reading Orders

2000s X-Men

Brubaker's Uncanny: Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire (2006-2007)

Brubaker sends a team into space to stop Vulcan from conquering the Shi'ar Empire. Banshee dies in the lead-up. Ambitious cosmic scope, but Brubaker's noir sensibilities never quite fit the X-Men. Skip unless you care about Vulcan or the Starjammers — most readers do not

UPC: 75960602461248611