Uncanny Spider-Man: Fall of X - Paperback

by Si Spurrier (Author), Lee Garbett (Illustrator), Javier Pina (Illustrator)

Bamf! Thwip! Escaping the turmoil of FALL OF X in a flash of smoke and brimstone, Nightcrawler reinvents himself as the Uncanny Spider-Man! As the swashbuckling, devil-may-care hero battles some of the most iconic members of the real Spidey's rogues' gallery, hangs out with other web-slingers and saves civilians - mutant and human alike - Kurt Wagner is having the time of his life! But it's not all fun and games. This Nightcrawler-turned-wall-crawler can't ignore the mutant plight forever. He's in the sights of Silver Sable. And throughout it all, he must confront a long-simmering mystery surrounding his mother Mystique! Plus: The definitive origin story of Nightcrawler clears away all the lies you've been told - and delivers the truth about Raven Darkhölme and Kurt Wagner, once and for all! Collecting UNCANNY SPIDER-MAN #1-5 and X-MEN BLUE: ORIGINS.

Author Biography

Simon Spurrier is a rising talent in the U.S. comics world, but his work is well-known in his native England. He is a regular contributor to the venerable sci-fi comics anthology 2000 AD. On this side of the pond, Spurrier wrote Silver Surfer: In Thy Name and Ghost Rider: Danny Ketch for Marvel before fully unleashing his idiosyncratic voice through the multiple-personality mutant Legion in the pages of X-Men: Legacy. Spurrier's recent titles include X-Force and the Secret Wars tie-in Marvel Zombies.

Artist Lee Garbett has gone from U.K. newcomer to in-demand artist for America's biggest publishers. Garbett has worked on characters ranging from Judge Dredd to Spider-Man, and helped launch the critically acclaimed DC series Batgirl. Garbett made a name for himself at Marvel with Loki: Agent of Asgard, and has illustrated titles including Fear Itself: The Deep, Ghost Rider and Death of Doctor Strange.