New Mutants / X-Force: Demon Bear #[nn]

Excerpts from New Mutants #1, #3 & #17 follows Jo as she’s drawn into the surreal depths of Limbo by Magik, only to be pulled back to the Massachusetts Academy in the middle of a tense duel with the Hellions. With Sebastian Shaw and Emma Frost appearing on the scene, the chaos forces Magik to quickly teleport the New Mutants and Kitty to safety—leaving the aftermath unresolved.

In "Death-Hunt," Danielle Moonstar faces the terrifying return of the Demon Bear that slaughtered her parents, while Rachel Summers struggles to reach Professor X from her displaced timeline. As Warlock flees from his father, Magus, the hunt escalates—culminating in the Demon Bear attacking Danielle and leaving her gravely wounded.

In "Siege," Danielle Moonstar clings to consciousness during a desperate surgical procedure, while Warlock and Magus race toward Earth, their path crossing the Starjammers’ ship. As Magik begins to awaken her powers, the Demon Bear unleashes a brutal assault, dragging the New Mutants and two captives into a nightmarish realm of his own making.

In "Badlands," the New Mutants face off against the terrifying Demon Bear in a battle that upends reality itself. As Officer Tom Corsi and nurse Sharon Friedlander undergo sudden, inexplicable transformations, Danielle Moonstar is drawn into a haunting confrontation with her past when her parents—long thought lost—reappear, freed from the creature’s grasp. With Magik wielding her Soulsword and the line between worlds dissolving, the team must hold the line in a place where memory and nightmare bleed together.

Excerpts from X-Force #96-97 follows X-Force as they race against time to halt the Damocles Foundation’s dangerous experiment—stopping them from fusing Reignfire’s essence with a Celestial Gatherer to unleash a weapon of unimaginable power. With the stakes higher than ever, the team must navigate both the physical threat and the moral weight of what they’re trying to prevent.