Septembre 1870 : après la défaite de Sedan, l'Empire a chuté, les prussiens envahissent la France alors qu'à Paris la République est proclamée. Au collège de Moussy-en-Josas, Madame Froidecoeur voit son établissement occupé par l'ennemi. L'étrange locataire de la chambre peuplée de rats recherche la bague à tête de mort qui a scellé son union avec la mort et marqué le début du combat contre les Voleurs d'Empires. Sa colère est terrible lorsqu'elle apprend que le bijou a été remis à ses parents afin d'activer son départ du collège.

En juillet 1870, alors que la France de Napoléon III se prépare à la guerre, que les bataillons se regroupent et que les armes se chargent, une mystérieuse jeune femme fait un pacte avec la mort. La sorcellerie commence alors à se répandre sur un Paris assiégé en touchant particulièrement le pensionnat de Madame de Froidecoeur.

Collects X-Force (2008) #1-6.
There are lines that the X-Men have sworn never to cross. But Cyclops realizes that some enemies need to be dealt with permanently – and the X-Men can never know about it. Enter X-Force!

Collects X-Men (1991) #1-7. The mutant terrorist Magneto again threatens the world, and only the X-Men can stop him! And should they survive this confrontation, the villainous Omega Red is waiting in the wings!

Collects Psylocke #1-4, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #256-258.
Psylocke has returned to the X-Men! Following the defeat of Madelyne Pryor and her Sisterhood, Psylocke travels to Japan to re-enter her former body in its proper resting place. But when a swarm of Hand ninjas attack Psylocke and do the unspeakable under orders from Matsu'o - the assassin originally responsible for transplanting Psylocke's mind into the body of an Asian ninja - Psylocke determines that Matsu'o is one loose end that can no longer be left unresolved. It's a tale of carnage and revenge, brought to you by superstars Chris Yost (X-Force) and Harvey Tolibao (Avengers: The Initiative)! Plus, Psylocke's original transformation into Lady Mandarin!

An oversized, deluxe hardcover collecting X-O Manowar's complete first year in the Valiant Universe! From the epic origin to the battle for Planet Death, the definitive tale of Valiant's flagship hero comes together in this prestige-sized collection by New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (Green Lantern, The Surrogates) and comics visionaries Cary Nord (Conan), Lee Garbett (Batman: RIP), and Trevor Hairsine (X-Men: Deadly Genesis). Aric of Dacia, a fifth century Visigoth armed with the universe's most powerful weapon, is all that stands between the Earth and all-out annihilation at the hands of the alien race that abducted him from his own time. Stranded in the modern day, X-O Manowar's battle against the Vine will take him into the shadows with the lethal operative known as Ninjak - and launch a quest for vengeance that will bring an alien empire to its knees. The Vine destroyed Aric's world. Now he will give them war. Collecting the sold-out X-O MANOWAR #1-14, the X-O Manowar Vol. 1 Deluxe Oversized HC also comes jam-packed with more than 20 pages of never-before-seen art and extras, direct from the Valiant vaults.