Rook and Ben hunt orcs while the rest of the team embarks on a desperate mission to rescue Will from the lair of The Spider King. Plus, meet the monstrous Red Mother and her "children." Collects THE REALM #6-10
"Fifteen years ago, our world was overrun by creatures of myth; orcs, dragons, and other nameless horrors threw the entire planet into total chaos. Today, the shattered remnants of civilization must fight just to survive in a deadly new era of violence and mayhem. While a powerful sorcerer marshals his forces, a group of warriors embark on a journey to reclaim our world from growing darkness"--Page 4 of cover.
When a counterterrorist organization uses the chaos of Fear Itself to seize a heavily-armed H.A.M.M.E.R. helicarrier and threaten New York City with it, only Wolverine is availabe to defend the city from a possible nuclear attack. Then, Dani Moonstar tries to get Hela, the Norse Queen of the Dead, to help stop the Serpent, but instead has to rescue the goddess, while the other New Mutants end up facing Mephisto in Hell.
Contains material originally published in single magazine form as The realm #1-5--Copyright page.
Brian Wood's X-Men saga continues! When Storm's field agents are kidnapped and a weapon of the X-Men's making goes missing, the X-Men must make a choice...the destruction of a life, or the survival of a weapon. Then, Storm's leadership is called into question in the aftermath of the "Mutant Scare." Will there be a new team member? And what side are they really on? The Storm-Cyclops divide widens as the team starts to unravel, and Colossus has his own agenda. Will he leave the team to pursue it? Plus: Domino has always been lucky...or maybe the people around her are just unlucky. It's Domino vs. the X-Men! Collecting : X-Men 36-41