Uncanny X-Men #480

The foundations of the mighty Shi'Ar are shaken! Vulcan is here! His first test, the Imperial Guard! It's Vulcan vs. Gladiator. The victor will decide the fate of an entire galaxy!

Uncanny X-Men #480

(November 2006)

"Vulcan's Progress" (Redux)

Cover by John Watson

Uncanny X-Men #481

The Shi'Ar Empire is crumbling at the hands of Vulcan! The X-Men, with Professor X captured, search for the one group of heroes that can save them and all of the Shi'Ar... the Starjammers!

Uncanny X-Men #481

(December 2006)

"Crossing the Rubicon"

Cover by Billy Tan, Danny Miki, Allen Martinez, Frank D'Armata

Uncanny X-Men #482

The all-out battle for control of the Shi'Ar Empire begins here! The X-Men team-up with the Starjammers for a rescue mission that could mean everything for the future of the Shi'Ar Empire! Meanwhile, Darwin and Xavier are trapped in the clutches of the enemy!

Uncanny X-Men #482

(January 2007)

"Imperial Rescue"

Cover by Billy Tan, Danny Miki, Allen Martinez, Frank D'Armata

Uncanny X-Men #483

Now begins the fall of the Shi'ar Empire! Vulcan and Deathbird have started their coup and they brought help: former mad emperor, D'Ken!

Uncanny X-Men #483

(February 2007)

"Vulcan's Descent"

Cover by John Watson

Uncanny X-Men #484

It's war! The Shi'ar Empire is back doing what it does best, conquering and killing! The X-Men, Starjammers, and the ousted Lilandra must fight their way through legions of the mighty Shi'ar in the hope to free the imprisoned Charles Xavier!

Uncanny X-Men #484

(March 2007)

"In Exile"

Cover by Billy Tan, Danny Miki, Allen Martínez, Frank D'Armata

Uncanny X-Men #485

War rages across the entire Shi'Ar Empire! Emperor D'Ken is back and his new right hand man, Vulcan, plans on doing some truly terrible things to Charles Xavier! But the X-Men and Starjammers are en route to save him. This could turn into a suicide mission quicker than you can say M'Kraan!

Uncanny X-Men #485

(April 2007)

"The End of All That Is"

Cover by Billy Tan, Danny Miki, Allen Martínez, Frank D'Armata

Uncanny X-Men #486

This is it! The final chapter to "The Rise and Fall of the Shi'Ar Empire" epic! Who lives? Who dies? And who gets left in outer space?! It's the action packed finale that sets the X-Men and the Shi'Ar Empire into whole new directions!

Uncanny X-Men #486

(May 2007)

"Endings and Beginnings"

Cover by John Watson

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Uncanny X-Men #487

The X-Men are back from space! Well, half of them, anyway. The team is shattered, broken, and separated. The group that has returned to earth is finding it much worse than how they left it -especially underground. Attacks in the Morlock Tunnels immediately grab the X-Men's attention. What do these attacks have to do with the future of the mutant race? Maybe special guest-star Storm can get to the bottom of all this!

Uncanny X-Men #487

(June 2007)

"The Extremists" Chapter I

Cover by Salvador Larroca

Uncanny X-Men #488

The X-Men, re-united with Storm, take to the tunnels to discover why the Morlocks have been erupting with violence. It ain't going to be pretty. Also, Professor X goes off in search of a very important character from X-History!

Uncanny X-Men #488

(July 2007)

"The Extremists" Chapter II

"Endangered Species" Chapter II

Cover by Salvador Larroca