Issue: #485
Last valuation update: 2026-10-15
War rages across the entire Shi’Ar Empire! Emperor D’Ken is back and his new right hand man, Vulcan, plans on doing some truly terrible things to Charles Xavier! But the X-Men and Starjammers are en route to save him. This could turn into a suicide mission quicker than you can say M’Kraan! (aboard the Starjammer) Major-General Ka’ardum makes a televised appeal to the armies of the Shi’ar Empire...
Creators: Joe Caramagna, Danny Miki, Nick Lowe, Allen Martinez, Chris Eliopoulos, Ed Brubaker, Frank D'Armata, Billy Tan
Characters: Corsair, Havok, Nightcrawler, Professor X, Rachel Grey, Polaris, Gladiator, Manta, Araki, Electron, Hepzibah, Raza, Magique, Warpath, D'Ken, Ch'od, Mentor, Deathbird, Warstar, Vulcan
Story arcs: Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire