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Collects Astonishing X-Men 36, 37, 39, 41.

In 1893, young army officer Cecil Hambrough was murdered at the sprawling Ardlamont estate in Scotland, unleashing one of the most gripping court cases Victorian Britain had ever known. Even more remarkably, the case brought together two pioneering forensic experts - Joseph Bell and Henry Littlejohn - two men upon whom Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes happened to be based. It is their involvement in the Ardlamont affair that reveals how the world's most famous detective came to be: the worlds of crime fiction and crime fact were about to collide spectacularly. In this extraordinary book, Daniel Smith outlines the key roles of the two men whose powers of deduction had so inspired Doyle and explores the real-world origins of Sherlock Holmes through the prism of a mystery as engrossing as any case the Great Detective ever tackled.

Wolverine et Cyclope sont depuis toujours deux figures importantes du monde des X-Men, autour desquelles l'ensemble des mutants gravitent. Mais aujourd'hui, un profond désaccord les oppose et cela pourrait bien tout changer pour leur espèce. Les deux héros s'affronteront-ils jusqu'à la mort ? Jason Aaron (Avengers) et Kieron Gillen (Eternals) s'associent à une impressionnante équipe de dessinateurs (Carlos Pacheco, Frank Cho, Daniel Acuña, Alan Davis, Adam Kubert et Billy Tan) pour raconter une étape clé de l'histoire des mutants. [CET ALBUM CONTIENT LES ÉPISODES X-MEN: SCHISM (2011) 1 À 5 ET X-MEN REGENESIS (2011) 1.]

This is no ordinary biography about one of the world's mostinfluential writers. It is instead a work that deciphers the cryptic originsand actual scientific methods used by fiction's most famous consulting detectiveSherlock Holmes--a work that provides a detailed look into the psyche of Holmes'creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The book follows Doyle's illustrious literarycareer as the Sherlock Holmes mysteries evolved during from the late 1880s tothe early 1900s. Revealed here for the first time--by son-father writing teamDaniel Friedman, MD and Eugene Friedman, MD--are the many inspirations that lay behindthe physical, emotional, and intellectual characteristics that Doyle wovetogether so deftly to bring his legendary sleuth to life. Readers are in for manysurprises as the Friedmans bring forth tantalizing parallels between theliterary realm of Sherlock Holmes and the actual events from Doyle's childhoodand early adulthood that served as frequent inspiration. The authors offer answers to long-debated and mysterious questions, such as: * Who was the real-life inspiration behind Holmes' arch enemy, Professor Moriarty? * Why did Holmes have such disdain for Scotland Yard? * What was Holmes' relationship to Mrs. Hudson? * Did Holmes resort to murder? * Why did Doyle lobby for divorce reform, while simultaneously attacking the suffragettes? * From whom did Sherlock Holmes actually learn the art of detective work? Doyle's World ​is divided into three sections. The first is dedicated tothe torments of Doyle's childhood, and how it eventually gave rise to theHolmes character. The second section emphasizes the highly complex themes andplots present in the Sherlock Holmes adventures, while the third section is a thoroughlyexamines Doyle's strengths and weaknesses as a public figure of his time. TheFriedmans also reveal how Doyle was able to subtly incorporate his own politicaland social views into the Holmes character. In addition, the authors offerthree "lost" stories that they uncovered were written by Doyle under pseudonyms. It is no coincidence that it took two medical doctors to undercover the manytruths--and lies--at play in the often bizarre and always fascinating world ofDr. Doyle, himself a medical doctor. What they have revealed has proven to bejust as compelling as any Sherlock Holmes tale. As the reader will see, eachstory in Doyle's World shines a lightupon the life of a complicated man who few people really knew.

Even gods may fall! Five X-Men - Cyclops, Emma Frost, Namor, Colossus and Magik - have been imbued with the cosmic Phoenix Force, becoming living avatars of destruction and creation. They have transformed Earth into a Utopia - but deep underground, Hell awaits. Mr. Sinister, mutant geneticist and longtime X-Men foe, has created an entire city and populated it with his own clones. The Phoenix Five set out to exterminate Sinister, but even the Phoenix Force's power can't prevent them from walking into a trap. As Cyclops and his team investigate Sinister London, they have no idea they'll soon be facing weaponized X-Men clones, forgotten faces from their past and - for the first time since they bonded with the Phoenix - the very real threat of total defeat and death. COLLECTING: Uncanny X-Men 15-20

It's the explosive aftermath to the year's most talked about wedding! The X-Men are on the run, and Northstar accepts a deadly assignment. Meanwhile, newlywed Kyle learns the hard way that marrying Northstar also meant marrying his family. And in this case, that means the X-Men! Meanwhile, Susan Hatchi reveals her connection to the X-Men. How long can the team survive with her nanobombs circulating through their bloodstreams? As Hatchitech weapons start showing up around the globe, and civilians are caught in the crossfire, the X-Men must make a decision...take down Hatchi or save their teammate Karma! COLLECTING: Astonishing X-Men (2004) 52-56, Astonishing X-Men Annual

They called her Lady Stewart when she was married to a British aristocrat. They called her Miss Cora when she ran a brothel in Florida. But she called herself Mrs. Crane when she asked Sherlock Holmes to locate her common-law husband, writer Stephen Crane, who d gone missing in Cuba during the Spanish-American War. In their attempt to fulfil the lady s request, Holmes and Watson encounter a world of celebrity authors, terrorist bombings, and haunted manor houses. But it is only when Stephen Crane falls victim to a notorious blackmailer that the master detective and his partner find themselves face-to-face with cold-blooded murder. Under darkened skies, a solitary apparition stood brightly illuminated on the ship s gloomy deck. Or so it seemed. Cloaked in a long white raincoat the same gleaming duster he d worn in the face of Spanish gunfire at San Juan Heights Stephen Crane looked for all the world like the ghost so many people thought he d already become."

Warbird is on the run, labeled an enemy of Earth as well as of the Shi'ar! But what is the secret of the alien artifact she's uncovered, and will it endanger the team? The X-Men must choose whether to help her or bring her in. Plus: back from their honeymoon, Northstar and Kyle face a threat at home...while Northstar faces another threat all on his own! And deep in space, something is coming that might literally tear the team apart! Then, it's the aftermath of X-Termination! Iceman is changed after his multi-dimensional ordeal. What aftershocks will this have in his life? And what is left of the Astonishing X-Men, the X-Treme X-Men and the Age of Apocalypse? Find out here! COLLECTING: Astonishing X-Men 57-59, Astonishing X-Men 62-68

Sherlock Holmes had never met a writer who had ridiculed him as bitterly as Samuel L. Clemens had. For that matter, Holmes had never met a writer who fancied himself a detective. Yet Sam Clemens not only unraveled Holmes investigation into the murder of the hot-blooded woman on Thor Bridge, but also, while writing as Mark Twain, belittled Holmes highly-touted detecting skills. In this recently discovered narrative, Doctor Watson sets the record straight. He reveals other crimes related to the original murder while relating what prompted Clemens in a 1902 short story to deride the famous detective. Spurred on by such criticism, as well as by clues discovered in a classic tale by Bret Harte, Sherlock Holmes begins a new investigation, one that leads Holmes and Watson from the gardens of Windsor Castle to the spires of Oxford University in their efforts to track down a deranged assassin bent on wreaking even more havoc."

Cyclops and Emma Frost want to reunite the X-Men in order to astonish the world, but as the demand for a "mutant cure" escalates, they find some unexpected allies and adversaries.