The battle for the planet is here! The X-Men claim they're Earth's new gods. The Eternals know that position is already filled. And the Avengers are about to realize exactly how many secrets their so-called friends have been keeping from them! Years of tension are about to lead to a volcanic eruption -- and two worlds will burn! Who has leaked the X-Men's secrets to their latest foes? Why is Tony Stark abducting an old friend? And who stands in judgment over the whole world? The clock is ticking. Midnight looms. But it's not too late... From the powerhouse creative team of Kieron Gillen and Valerio Schiti comes the apocalyptic, emotional event that will define 2022! COLLECTING: A.X.E.: Judgment Day (2022) 1-6, A.X.E.: Avengers (2022) 1, A.X.E.: X-Men (2022) 1, A.X.E.: Eternals (2022) 1, Free Comic Book Day 2022: Avengers/X-Men 1 (A.X.E. story)

When the Avengers, the X-Men and the Eternals go to war, the ramifications are so great that one book cannot possibly contain them! See all sides of the conflict in this essential Companion volume to the main A.X.E. event! The Eternals know that the mutants have conquered death -- but what are they going to do about it? As the oldest immortals on Earth eye up the newest, the doomsday clock starts to tick toward Judgment Day. But will its arrival spell the end for mutantkind? And where exactly does Starfox -- former Avenger, Eternal of Titan and brother of Thanos -- stand in this epic confrontation? COLLECTING: A.X.E.: Eve of Judgment (2022) 1, A.X.E.: Death to the Mutants (2022) 1-3, A.X.E.: Starfox (2022) 1

As Thanos rises to threaten everyone's future, learn lessons in history from the mythic past of the Eternals! Eternals are created, not born. Some of them thought they could find a better way. They were terribly, terribly wrong. Now that the truth of their existence is revealed, Ajak and Makkari must try to find a road forward...no matter how terrifying it will be. And, believe it or not, Thanos is not actually the worst leader that the Eternals' society has ever seen. That honor belongs to someone even more horrific. Meet Uranos the Undying. And may the Celestials have mercy on your souls. Plus, a classic exploration of Chronos, Uranos and the hidden origins of the Eternals! COLLECTING: Eternals: Thanos Rises (2021) 1, Eternals: Celestia (2021) 1, Eternals: The Heretic (2022) 1, commentary; material from What If? (1977) 24-28

The Quiet Council are the rulers of the Krakoan age, for better...or worse. But now, shaken by INFERNO, they strive to hold their nation together -- no matter how much they want to tear each other apart! At last, IMMORTAL X-MEN welcomes you into the room where it all happens! Magneto has left the Council, and his big shoes need to be filled. Selene demonstrating her foot size by crushing the whole island beneath it is unorthodox, yet compelling. Can the Quiet Council resist? Meanwhile, the resurrected mutant seer called Destiny wrote her books of prophecy over one hundred years ago...and a sequel is long overdue! As the Council's machinations grow increasingly desperate, sinister secrets about Krakoa will be laid bare...but some secrets are more sinister than others.

Bounty Hunters on the attack--against the Empire! Vader has a new mission to do for the Empire. Unfortunately, it's completely at odds with his own mission. What's a Dark Lord to do? Plus: Who is Tagge's mysterious new agent? COLLECTING: Darth Vader 7-12

The unstoppable march of the Dark Lord of the Sith continues! The natives of the planet Shu-Torin are revolting. And there's no way the Empire will stand for that. Darth Vader is tasked with leading a military assault against Shu-Torin! Could it be that his rise to glory has begun? But who will follow Vader into war? Would you? Then again, it's better to fight alongside Vader than against him. That's a lesson that the Ore Barons are about to learn... COLLECTING: DARTH VADER ANNUAL 1, DARTH VADER 16-19

Spinning out of ASTONISHING X-MEN comes a story that will take you places you've never been! After Secret Invasion, Agent Brand is no longer the top dog at S.W.O.R.D. (Sentient Worlds Observation and Response Department) -a spy agency dealing with extraterrestrial threats to world security. Forced to share her leadership post with former Avengers liaison Henry Gyrich, Brand is less than pleased. Will the arrival of her boyfriend, X-Man Beast, help her out? Not when she discovers Gyrich's plan for fi xing S.W.O.R.D. is to rid Earth of all aliens! COLLECTING: S.W.O.R.D. (2007) 1-5