Avengers vs. X-Men #8
"Round 8" delivers a pulse-pounding escalation in the Avengers vs. X-Men conflict, as Namor’s rampage through Wakanda reaches a breaking point. With the Avengers momentarily united in battle, the Phoenix Force makes its next move—abandoning Namor to possess the four remaining X-Men, leaving the heroes scrambling to regroup at K’un Lun. 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 vibrant colors by Laura Martin and Larry Molinar, the issue builds tension with a telepathic warning from Professor X to Cyclops—forcing a critical choice in the war’s unfolding. Cover by Jim Cheung.
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Namor begins to tear Wakanda apart looking for one of the captured X-Men. The Avengers actually manage to work together and beat him but the Phoenix force simply leaves his body and joins the four remaining X-Men it is currently possessing. The Avengers escape to K'un Lun. Professor X telepathically contacts Cyclops and tells him to stop this Phoenix nonsense or he will force him to stop.
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