The dark side of the force can be a dangerous temptation to even the strongest Jedi, as Quinlan Vos discovers when he crosses light sabres with the true master of the dark, Count Dooku.

In the year 2030, the dazzling Neo-Tokyo has risen from Tokyo's ashes, but the power that once levelled Tokyo and sent the world to the brink of Armageddon -- a being of monstrous telekinetic power known only as Akira -- lives on in absolute-zero frozen stasis far below the city. Those who stand guard will stop at nothing to keep Akira from awakening, but Tetsuo, an angry young man with immense -- and rapidly growing -- psychic abilities becomes obsessed...

X-Factor is an investigative mutant agency that includes Madrox, the Multiple Man; Guido, the Strong Guy; Wolfsbane, the shape-shifter; Siryn, the chorus girl; Rictor, the living earthquake; and Generation X's Monet, the pompous witch. Drawn together in the heart of District X, this rag-tag band of heroes has a lot of answers to find, and fast! Collects X-Factor (2005) #1-6.

The Civil War is over and from now on, this is the new face of the Marvel Universe--The Initiative! Whose side were you on? Well, if you were pro-registration, then there's one hell of a price to pay. You're in the army now. Every last one of you. Fall in with Yellowjacket, War Machine, She-Hulk, Justice, and the Gauntlet as they train the heroes of tomorrow for the super-powered conflicts of today! Marvel's army of super heroes has just become a...

Collects "Excalibur: The Sword Is Drawn" and issues 1-5 of "Excalibur," in which Captain Britain and Meggan, believing the X-Men to be dead, begin the organization anew in London and immediately find themselves in battle against the Warwolves; also features the start of the Courtney Ross mystery and a guest appearance by the Juggernaut.