Alpha Flight #9

In the remote silence of a frozen research station, Dr. Langkowski finds himself drawn into a mystery surrounding an unexplained cosmic radioactivity. When the Thing suddenly appears—only to reveal a shocking truth—Langkowski must confront not just the intruder, but the unsettling reality that nothing in this isolated outpost is as it seems.

In "A Stranger In My Mirror," young Jeanne-Marie Beaubier navigates life in an orphanage, grappling with her emerging powers and the quiet tension of a second self stirring within. When she confronts a group of thugs with unexpected ease, the passing Wolverine takes notice—offering a cryptic suggestion that could change everything.