№ 484

The Uncanny X-Men

May 2007 36 pages 2.99 USD; 4.25 CAD

Synopsis

Corsair faces his son Vulcan in a climactic confrontation as the fate of the Shi'ar Empire reaches its breaking point

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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