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One of the most popular X-Men epics of all time, revealing the birth of perhaps the deadliest force in the galaxy--Dark Phoenix.Piloting a shuttle through a deadly solar flare, Jean Grey saves the X-Men, but is possessed by one of the universe's most powerful forces--the Phoenix. As she adapts to her new powers, the mutant team launches an assault against the clandestine organization known as the Hellfire Club. Once inside, however, Jean is tricked by the villain Mastermind into betraying her teammates. She becomes first the Hellfire Club's Black Queen and then Dark Phoenix, as the power to destroy worlds bursts forth uncontrolled. Shooting into deep space, Jean destroys an entire star system, then encounters a cruiser piloted by the spacefaring race the Shi'ar.
About the Author
STUART MOORE is a writer, a book editor, and an award-winning comics editor. His recent writing includes the comics series BRONZE AGE BOOGIE and CAPTAIN GINGER for AHOY Comics, the Marvel/Titan novel X-MEN: THE DARK PHOENIX SAGA, and an adaptation of the novel BATMAN: NIGHTWALKER for DC Entertainment's new Ink imprint. Other recent comics writing includes DEADPOOL THE DUCK (Marvel) , BATMAN: NOIR ALLEY (DC/Turner Classic Movies) , and EGOs (Image) . Novels include THANOS: DEATH SENTENCE (Marvel) and three volumes of THE ZODIAC LEGACY, a Disney series created and cowritten by Stan Lee. Stuart's past comics work includes WOLVERINE NOIR and NAMOR: THE FIRST MUTANT (Marvel) ; FIRESTORM (DC Comics) ; assorted Star Trek and Transformers projects; and the original science-fiction graphic novels EARTHLIGHT, PARA, SHADRACH STONE, and MANDALA. He has also written JOHN CARTER: THE MOVIE NOVELIZATION and the novel version of Marvel's CIVIL WAR.Stuart consults for Stonesong and for AHOY Comics, where he holds the mysterious title of "Ops." In the past, he has been a book editor at St. Martin's Press and editor of the Virgin Comics / SciFi Channel and Marvel Knights comics imprints. At DC Comics, he was a founding editor of the acclaimed Vertigo imprint, where he won both the Will Eisner award for Best Editor and the Don Thompson Award for Favorite Editor. Stuart lives in Brooklyn, New York with his wife, author Liz Sonneborn, and two of the most spoiled cats in the universe.
