X-Factor #48

In "Common Ground! (Judgement War Part Five)," the tension mounts as Beast and the Rejects converge on the city alongside Cyclops and the Beginagins, setting the stage for a clash of ideologies and powers. With Jean returned to Nathan Christopher and Seera’s desperate attempt to rescue Archangel ending in capture, the path to the arena battle grows more perilous—each step bringing the factions closer to a reckoning neither side may survive. Written by Louise Simonson and illustrated by Paul Smith, with inks by Allen Milgrom and colors by Tom Vincent, this pivotal issue sees the story’s stakes rise with quiet intensity. The cover, by Paul Smith, captures the moment’s gravity in stark, deliberate lines.