ULTIMATE X-MEN #77

Written by Robert Kirkman, pencils and cover by Ben Oliver.

"Cable," part 3 of 4. Scores will be settled and lives hang in the balance. The X-Men versus Ultimate Cable in the brawl of the century -- any century! Plus: more secrets revealed about this strange mystery man from the future. Don't believe you really know what he's all about. You don't.

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Dec. 13.

ALL-NEW OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE A TO Z #12

Written by John Rhett Thomas.

Featuring Ultra-Girl, Umar, Union Jack, Urthona, Vegas, Vulcan, Warhawk, Warlock, Adam Warlock, Warpath, Wiccan, Wild Thing, Alex Wilder, Winter Soldier, Pete Wisdom, Witchfire, Wizard, Jimmy Woo, X-Babies, Yandroth, Young Allies, Zodiac and more!

64 pages, $3.99, in stores on Dec. 27.

BLACK PANTHER #22

Written by Reginald Hudlin, pencils by TBA, cover by Gary Frank.

"Foregin Affairs," part 1 of 3. Alarmed by the Civil War that's rocking the U.S., T'Challa and Storm decide to get off the sidelines and get involved. Whose side are they on?

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Dec. 27.

NEW AVENGERS: ILLUMINATI #1

Written by Brian Michael Bendis and Brian Reed, art and cover by Jim Cheung.

The Illuminati is a secret organization comprised of several of the world's most powerful heroes: Sorcerer Supreme Doctor Strange, Black Bolt, King of the Inhumans, Charles Xavier, founder of the X-Men and mutant rights activist, Reed Richards, founding member of the Fantastic Four, Namor the Sub-Mariner, King of Atlantis and Iron Man (Anthony Stark), founding member of the Avengers. These six men have worked together to mold and shape the status of the superhuman world and the world around it.

How and what they have done together has remained a mystery...

Until now..

An untold story of the Marvel Universe and the Illuminati's actions affect today!

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Dec. 20.

ASTONISHING X-MEN #20

Written by Joss Whedon, pencils and cover by John Cassaday.

"Unstoppable." The secret is out! With the knowledge that Colossus is the mutant destined to destroy Breakworld, what will Ord's next move be?! And what exactly has happened to Cyclops?! Part 2 of 6.

32 pages, $2.99.

The divorce is final, and now come the bitter recriminations. But where Deadpool is concerned, that means dredging up the ghosts of every person he's ever killed -- and trying to understand why he did it and how he felt about it -- that's right, Wade must confront his many feelings of mayhem! The agony might very well prove too much... but what does Deadpool do if the only person capable of getting these ghosts out of his head is the person responsible for putting them there...?

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Dec. 27.

EXILES #89

Written by Tony Bedard, penciled and cover by Paul Pelletier.

"Wallflower." A stand-alone issue focusing on an Exile that's been out of action of late, Thunderbird! Comatose in a stasis wall, the fallen Exile is dreaming of a world where he had stayed with the team! What would have changed?! And would the team have been better off?! An Exiles issue fans cannot miss!

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Dec. 13.

EXILES ANNUAL #1

Written by Tony Bedard, pencils and cover by Jim Calafiore.

They've battled world-class threats of every kind imaginable and always won, but now the Exiles take on an unbeatable enemy: themselves! It's the ORIGINAL Exiles versus the current team lineup in an impossible battle that cuts to the heart of Marvel's most unpredictable series!

48 pages, $3.99.

NEW EXCALIBUR #14

Written by Frank Tieri, pencils and cover by Jim Calafiore.

"Unredeemed," Part 2 of 3. The Juggernaut isn't as unstoppable as he used to be, and he plans on changing that! The Juggernaut travels to Asia to recover the Cytorrak Gem! But does that mean that the Juggernaut of old will return? New Excalibur is hot on his trail and may end up caught in Juggernaut's path of destruction! Part 2 (of 3)!

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Dec. 6.

NEW X-MEN #33

Written by Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost, pencils and cover by Paco Medina.

"Mercury Falling," part 1 of 4. New Arc! X-23's past returns to haunt the New X-Men. Sure, the team needs a break after the horror and insanity of the last year, but too bad! When Wolverine brought X-23 back into the Institute, only Emma Frost tried to stop it. Here and now, you'll find out why she was right. The fallout from X-23: Target X begins here!

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Dec. 13.

WOLVERINE: ORIGINS #9

Written by Daniel Way, penciled by Steve Dillon, cover by Joe Quesada.

"Savior," part 4 of 5. Logan has to move fast. Dum-Dum Dugan is hot on his trail, Black Widow is being less than cooperative, and Omega Red is only hours away from obtaining what both he and Logan are after: The carbonadium synthesizer. It's a breakneck race toward a sure-to-be bloody finish, with Jubilee's life in the balance!

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Dec. 13.

UNCANNY X-MEN #481

Written by Ed Brubaker, pencils and cover by Billy Tan.

"The Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire," part 7 of 12. The Shi'Ar Empire is crumbling at the hands of Vulcan! The X-Men, with Professor X captured, search for the one group of heroes that can save them and all of the Shi'Ar...the Starjammers!

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Dec. 6.

X-FACTOR #14

Written by Peter David, penciled by Pablo Raimondi.

Five words to strike fear into the hearts of spies and evildoers everywhere: Jamie Madrox, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Except Madrox has decided that it's time to start gathering in the stray dupes that are still wandering around, the S.H.I.E.L.D. agent doesn't especially want to go...and S.H.I.E.L.D. isn't especially inclined to let him go.

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Dec. 20.

X-MEN #194

Written by Mike Carey, pencils and cover by Chris Bachalo.

"Primary Infection," art 1 of 3. Having barely survived their first mission as a team, Rogue's squad immediately find themselves up against another new mysterious threat! What does the man called Pan want with the X-Men, and what is he willing to do to get it?

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Dec. 20.

X-MEN: FIRST CLASS #4

Written by Jeff Parker, penciled by Roger Cruz, cover by Marko Djurdjevic.

What dark force concerns Professor X and his gifted students as well as Dr. Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts? The answer lies in the ruby reality of the entity known as Cytorrak!

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Dec. 20.

X-MEN: PHOENIX - WARSONG #4

Written by Greg Pak, penciled by Tyler Kirkham, cover by Marc Silvestri.

It's the X-Men vs. the Cuckoos! Something in their heads has set the Cuckoos off to annihilate everything in their way! Is it the Phoenix?! Or something even more sinister?

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Dec. 6.

X-23: TARGET X #1

Written by Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost, pencils and cover by Mike Choi, variant cover by Marko Djurdjevic.

Top Cow artist Mike Choi joins the team as X-23 returns, picking up the bloody pieces where her first mini-series left off. Having escaped the Facility that created her, X-23 struggles to create a real life for herself. But when your entire life has been about death and destruction, can you ever really escape the darkness? The rest of the story begins here, and won't end until X-23 faces off with the one man most responsible for her life... Wolverine.

WISDOM #2

Written by Paul Cornell, pencils and cover by Trevor Hairsine.

People in Wiltshire are having nightmares. This wouldn't be a problem if there weren't soldiers from the nearby military base shooting the place up because of their bad dreams. It's up to Pete Wisdom and MI 13 to get to the bottom of it. Little do they know that this threat threatens all of Great Britain and the whole world!

32 pages, $3.99.