[This Week in Comics]

UNCANNY X-MEN # 493
MESSIAH COMPLEX Part 6
The X-Men have fought their war on multiple fronts and now the fallout comes in Messiah CompleX Chapter 6, as featured in Uncanny X-Men #493! Eisner & Harvey winning Ed Brubaker teams up with red hot “Young Gun” artist Billy Tan for the next x-citing chapter of the critically acclaimed X-Men event! After the shocking conclusion to X-Men #205, the heroic mutants must come to terms with a jaw-dropping revelation—while under assault from a force close to home! By issue’s end, one will rise up to lead them and one group embarks on a mission from which there where may be no return! But just what is Sinister’s endgame?

It’s all-out war for the X-Men and their opponents, but after the events of this issue, who’ll be left standing? Look out for Messiah CompleX Chapter 6 in Uncanny X-Men #493, as the answers are revealed!

ULTIMATES 3 # 1
The Story: The countdown to Ultimatum begins here and when it’s over, the Ultimate Universe will never be the same! And when we say that in the Ultimate Universe, you know we ain’t fooling around! A year later, who are the Ultimates? After going through the tumultuous events of the past two volumes, the Ultimates find themselves operating out of Tony Stark’s mansion in New York where, no longer working for S.H.I.E.L.D., they have to make it on their own. But, a terrible secret is about to tear them apart and bring about a murder at the mansion! One of Earth’s greatest heroes will die and there’ll be plenty of suspects! New Members! New Adventures! And New Secrets! All this and Ultimate Venom too! Join Eisner winner and Emmy-nominated writer Jeph Loeb (TV’s Heroes, FALLEN SON) and the superstar team of Joe Madureira & Christian Lichtner (UNCANNY X-MEN, Battle Chasers) as they take the Ultimates on their wildest ride yet!

MS. MARVEL # 22
The Brood return! Carol Danvers is alone and powerless on Monster Island, surrounded by creatures that want her blood! Brian Reed (CAPTAIN MARVEL) and Aaron Lopresti (INCREDIBLE HULK) bring you a tale of monsters and the many faces of Ms. Marvel!

WORLD WAR HULK: AFTERSMASH # 1
World War Hulk is over. But the Aftersmash has just begun. Heroes and monsters rise and fall as the events of “World War Hulk” reverberate through the blasted ruins of New York City with goliath impact in a massive story featuring the Warbound, the Renegades, Heroes for Hire, Iron Man, Tom Foster, and Damage Control. And yes, smashing will be involved.