Exiles Vol 8

Collects Exiles #46-51. They are the Exiles, reality-hopping nomads forced to repair the broken chains of time. Failure means a fate worse than death; success, a new reality and a new mission. The Exiles' latest assignment brings them face-to-face with the Fantastic Four and the X-Men! Will the team be able to stand on their own AGAINST the Marvel Universe's greatest heroes?

"In the wake of a chance meeting with our own reality's Uncanny X-Men, the Exiles move forward to their next mission, a world in which the legendary heroes known as the Avengers have been twisted into evil vampires."--Page 4 of cover

No Rest for the Weary! Following the devastating events of their last mission, the Exiles hope for a little downtime - only to find themselves 'ported directly into a none-too-friendly reception from the regular Marvel Universe! It's the Exiles vs. the Fantastic Four and Namor in an all-out slugfest that will leave our reality-hopping heroes altered! The Exiles' lineup changes once again, but not in the way you expect! Plus: The Avengers are dead, the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier is destroyed and the Capitol dome has been turned into a giant toilet! Something strange, impossible even, is going on in Washington, D.C. and it's up to the Exiles to get to the bottom of it! Then, the reality-trotting team goes head-to-head against no less than the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants! There's someone very familiar leading the Brotherhood, someone who very well could put an end to the Exiles once and for all!

Why is the Timebroker so evil all of a sudden?! Who are the Timebreakers?! Who's been pulling the strings all along?! And when the heck is Beak going to make himself ueful?! You won't want to miss this one, folks! This is the big one!

Collects Exiles (2001) #1-19. The original alternate-reality dimension-hoppers! Led by Blink, the fan-favorite character from the Age of Apocalypse, the Exiles were each plucked from different times and dimensions, brought together to fix the kinks in the chains of the Multiverse! Meet Nocturne, daughter of Nightcrawler and Scarlet Witch! Magnus, son of Magneto and Rogue! Thunderbird, transformed by Apocalypse into a powerhouse! Mimic, one of his planet’s greatest champions! And the shape-changing Morph! Together, they must travel from world to world, striving to put right the timelines — or risk seeing those realities blink out of existence! But not everyone will survive their first mission! Who will live to visit far-out places from a Skrull-conquered Earth to Mojoworld and take on threats including Phoenix, the Hulk, Sentinels and Galactus? And what uncanny versions of your favorite heroes will join the Exiles?

"Six strangers, each an X-Man from a different reality-- brought together to ensure that life as we know it doesn't cease to exist! They have become unhinged from time. They are heroes from different realities whose own timelines have become compromised. The lives they once knew are gone. To return to their worlds, they must travel together from one alternate universe to another, each time completing a mission to set right what went wrong. They have found love, experienced danger and formed friendships. Their lives are unpredictable. No one can say where their next mission will take them. They are the Exiles, and this is their fate. Now, relive their quest to fix the kinks in the chains of reality, collected across six titanic trade paperbacks!"--Publisher's web site

This work provides an extensive guide for students, fans, and collectors of Marvel Comics. Focusing on Marvel's mainstream comics, the author provides a detailed description of each comic along with a bibliographic citation listing the publication's title, writers/artists, publisher, ISBN (if available), and a plot synopsis. One appendix provides a comprehensive alphabetical index of Marvel and Marvel-related publications to 2005, while two other appendices provide selected lists of Marvel-related game books and unpublished Marvel titles.

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