Avengers vs. X-Men #12
"Round 12" delivers a pivotal moment in the Avengers vs. X-Men saga, as Cyclops is freed from the Dark Phoenix's grip and the Phoenix Force is permanently dismantled—ending a cosmic threat that reshaped the mutant world. With Hope now carrying the Phoenix's legacy and the Scarlet Witch sealing its power away, the aftermath unfolds with hope and reckoning: Cyclops, though arrested, finds joy in the return of mutantkind, and Captain America moves to unite heroes across the spectrum into a new Avengers. Written by Jason Aaron, Brian Michael Bendis, Ed Brubaker, Jonathan Hickman, and Matt Fraction, and illustrated by Adam Kubert with inks by John Dell and Mark Morales, this issue marks a turning point in the war, all wrapped in Jim Cheung’s dynamic cover art.
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Cyclops has become Dark Phoenix but the Scarlet Witch and Hope combine their powers and drive the Phoenix force from his body. Hope takes the Phoenix into herself and begins flying around the world undoing much of the damage done by the Phoenix possessed X-Men. Then she and the Scarlet Witch do away with the power of the Phoenix forever. Cyclops is arrested for his crimes but is jubilant about the fact that new mutants have once again started appearing on Earth. Cap decides to form a new Avengers made up of both mutant and non-mutant heroes.
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