(W) Tini Howard (A) Marcus To, Wilton Santos (CA) Mahmud A. Asrar In the aftermath of X OF SWORDS, Excalibur must uncover the fate of Betsy Braddock! Can they discern the secret of the woman on the shore? And who is?Queen Elizabeth III?! As the Krakoan Council makes moves to protect the mutants remaining in the realm of Otherworld, an invisible threat is unleashed on the island - unseen, unheard and almost undetectable. Can the team hunt it down before the all-important Hellfire Gala kicks off? And how will Excalibur's actions at the Gala change Krakoan diplomacy forever? As an escort mission reveals deep political unrest among Saturnyne's Otherworld court, a brutal sacrifice will bear bitter fruit. And when doom returns to Avalon, Excalibur's sacred duties to Otherworld will be tested to their very limits. Are they heroes to be celebrated? Or witchbreed to be put to the stake? Collecting EXCALIBUR (2019) #16-26. RATED T+

(W) Alyssa Milano & Various (A/CA) Marcus To Writers: Alyssa Milano, Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing Artist: Marcus To Cover Artist: Marcus To Synopsis: Nate Graft and Edward Hiccox were the young, brilliant co-founders of the social networking company YourLife while secretly running .sve_urs3lf, a hacker collective enabling revolutions around the globe. It's been six months since Ed was killed by a drone on national television while fighting for freedom. It's been six months since Nate lost his company, his best friend, and his mission. Now in charge of the government organization VIGIL, the front line of America's ongoing cyber operations, Nate has started to pick up the pieces of his life when the government comes under attack from a new breed of hacker? working under the name .sve_urs3lf. Collects the complete limited series.

(W) Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly (A/CA) Marcus To The crew of the Joyride survived their first foray to the stars and met the challenges the galaxy threw at them head-on, so it's only fair they enjoy a bit of relaxation and carefree living. But as Uma, Dewydd, and Catrin have come to learn, in space, nothing is as it seems. In fact, it's the secrets hidden in their own ship and among their fellow travelers that will send the crew down a path that brings them face-to-face with the very alien threat that the leaders on Earth ran from so long ago. Collects issues #5-8

(W) Jackson Lanzing & Various (A) Marcus To (CA) Scott Newman What's to Love: With over 6.5 million copies of the Maze Runner series of books sold and a franchise-launching film that earned over $340 million worldwide, it's plain to see fans are in love with this sci-fi series about a group of young adults who are subjected to sinister experiments in the wake of a global catastrophe that kills most of the Earth's population. Readers got their first taste of Maze Runner comics at last year's San Diego Comic-Con panel and then in the film's Blu-ray release, and we've added three more stories that serve as an introduction to new characters from the upcoming second film, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials. What It Is: As anticipation for 20th Century Fox's Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials ramps up (out in September), gain more insight into the Maze Runner cinematic universe with this anthology collection of five short stories that go deeper into the lives of several key characters that feature prominently in the upcoming film, including Aris, Ava Paige, and Mary Cooper.

(W) Tini Howard, More (A) Marcus To, More The King in Black casts his shadow over the Reign of X! As the Council makes moves to protect the mutants in Otherworld, Excalibur must determine Betsy Braddock's true fate! The S.W.O.R.D. station is thrown into the deep end of a planetary crisis as Krakoa battles the forces of symbiote god Knull! While a cross-division S.W.O.R.D. team take on dragons from outer space, Abigail Brand prepares a deniable operation all her own. What is Protocol V - and can the Earth survive it? Meanwhile, Captain Kate Pryde and her crew of Marauders set sail to fight for the needy amid the global disaster Knull's invasion has caused! Collecting EXCALIBUR (2019) #18-19, S.W.O.R.D. (2020) #2-3 and KING IN BLACK: MARAUDERS. Rated T+

(W) Gene Luen Yang (A) Marcus To (CA) Dike Ruan Shang-Chi has acquired the mystical Ten Rings - and now, their secret origins are revealed! The true origin of the Ten Rings! Shang-Chi has gained possession of some of the most powerful weapons in the universe - but so much concentrated energy has not gone unnoticed. Now, every bounty hunter, assassin and evil syndicate in the Marvel Universe is coming to take the Rings from him! Not great timing then for old flame, Leiko Wu, to show up with a mission to save their old spy friend, Clive Reston. Can Shang-Chi save his friend while protecting the Ten Rings at the same time? Or will the responsibility and the truth of the Rings be too much for him to bear? Rated T+

(W) Tini Howard, Various (A) Marcus To, Various (CA) Joshua Cassara Epic conflicts add to the Trials of X! Backed into a corner, Excalibur's Betsy Braddock makes a desperate choice that will reshape Otherworld - and mutantkind - forever. The X-Men's new nemesis Doctor Stasis finally makes himself known, bringing his terrible creations to bear! The island paradise of Krakoa has no shortage of beautiful vistas, but Wolverine has his sights on the deadliest waves in the world - and a previously unknown threat that lurks in the deep! Plus: a sea change for Kid Omega and Phoebe Cuckoo - and seismic revelations for X-Force! And the cosmos shakes when the Shi'ar Imperial Guard battles the all-new Lethal Legion - with S.W.O.R.D. caught in the middle! Collecting EXCALIBUR (2019) #25, X-MEN (2021) #5, X-FORCE (2019) #25-26 and S.W.O.R.D. (2020) #9. Parental Advisory