Carnage is back, carving a path of chaos in his wake -- one crafted by some of the greatest creators at Marvel! But beware, True Believers: these spine-chilling tales are not for the faint of heart -- and they are presented in brutally beautiful black, white...and blood! Featuring the serial-killing super villain in savage battle with Spider-Man like you've never seen before; a horrifying tale set against the backdrop of the classic Maximum Carnage event; and much, much more! You'd better hope the printer has enough red ink...because there will be blood! COLLECTING: Carnage: Black, White & Blood (2021) 1-4

The tower and the storm! Captain Britain and Excalibur have reunited at last, and Otherworld is their new domain. But an escort mission is about to reveal deep political unrest among Saturnyne's court -- and a brutal sacrifice will bear bitter fruit! As guardians of the gate, the members of Excalibur have sworn to safely escort those who quest to the Otherworld within. But when doom returns to Avalon, they will soon find those duties tested to their very limits. Tini Howard's mystical mutant saga continues! COLLECTING: Excalibur (2019) 22-26

The gates to Otherworld are closed -- and Captain Britain has found herself trapped on the wrong side! Usurpers Merlyn and King Arthur are now in control of the Lunatic Citadel. Furies the size of Sentinels raze villages to the ground in their hunt for the "witchbreed." Cut off from Krakoa, Betsy Braddock is Otherworld's only hero -- and to save her people, Betsy must recruit a round table of her own! The Knights of X gather to restore the rightful order and rescue desperate mutants -- but their quest is about to get so much bigger than that. Can they locate the holy grail of mutantkind? The fate of Otherworld lies at the center of mutantkind's future.

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 the true fate of Betsy Braddock! 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? Plus, Manifold journeys across the universe...and comes face to face with S.W.O.R.D.'s deadliest enemy! Meanwhile, Captain Kate Pryde and her crew of Marauders set sail to fight for the needy amid the global disaster that Knull's invasion has caused! COLLECTING: Excalibur (2019) 18-19, S.W.O.R.D. (2020) 2-3, King in Black: Marauders (2021) 1

Dangers multiply in the Trials of X! The bosses of X-Corp know it's impossible to succeed in business without making a few enemies -- but Noblesse Pharmaceuticals has sent their most cutthroat team to complete a very hostile takeover! The Marauders point their bow to the stars -- but what awaits Captain Kate Pryde's crew, and why has it sworn vengeance?! In space, no one can hear you bleed! Beast's best-laid plans invite an enemy close to the heart as Mikhail Rasputin's secret works are at last revealed! If X-Force can't root out this invasion, it will be time for Mikhail's brother Colossus to step in! And the ten kingdoms of Otherworld must decide: Are Excalibur heroes of the realm, or witchbreed to be put to the stake? COLLECTING: X-Corp (2021) 5, Marauders (2019) 24-25, X-Force (2019) 23-24, Excalibur (2019) 24