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Leah Williams

    Leah Williams is an American author whose work spans the realms of comics and prose. She has honed her narrative skills through comics for prominent publishers such as Marvel and BOOM! Studios. In her YA fantasy debut, she explored the complexities of adolescence, a theme she continues to develop in her subsequent works. Her essays and non-fiction pieces have graced the pages of esteemed publications like The Atlantic and O, The Oprah Magazine, where she examines a diverse array of subjects with sharp insight.

    X-Men: X of Swords
    Dawn of X Vol. 12
    Dawn of X Vol. 15
    X-terminators
    Barbarella / Dejah Thoris
    The Alchemy of Being Fourteen
    • 2023

      Enter the Grindhouse of X! When Jubilee and Boom-Boom agree to take Dazzler out for a night on the town to console her after her nasty breakup, they have no idea they're about to be kidnapped and put into elaborate death traps for their efforts! What are three young women with the power to blow things up to do? Find a fourth who is not afraid of a little blood, sweat and carnage! Laura Kinney, the Wolverine, completes the quartet of deadly X-Women fighting for their lives - and more important, fighting for vengeance on the @#$%^&*!! dead man who did this to them! But just when you thought the night couldn't get any more bonkers, would you believe: vampires?! Time to make these bloodsuckers regret they ever crossed paths with the X-Terminators! Collecting X-TERMINATORS (2022) #1-5.

      X-terminators
    • 2023

      Power Girl takes center stage! With new powers and a new mission, Power Girl faces a challenge unlike any she's experienced before! With Omen's guidance, Power Girl now strives to battle the demons--literal and figurative--lurking within the minds of some of the greatest superheroes in the DC Universe! But the nefarious Johnny Sorrow has been searching for a connection to Earth-0, and the superheroines' work may unwittingly give him the means to make their world his personal stage! Can Power Girl and her estranged Super-Family bring down the curtain on Sorrow's evil plans? And at what cost? Collects stories from Lazarus Planet: Assault on Krypton, Action Comics #1051-1053 and Power Girl Special.

      Power Girl Returns
    • 2022

      "Magneto, the mutant master of magnetism -- one of the founders of the mutant nation of Krakoa, a former villain who has never stopped fighting for the benefit of mutantkind -- stars in the story that will shake Krakoa to its core! A horrific murder. A shocking revelation. And a trial that will divide the new mutant nation down the middle -- and possibly shatter it forever! Leah Williams and Lucs Werneck bring you an epic mystery that threatens the Reign of X and upends the world that Magneto has worked so hard to build for his fellow mutants. The truth is deeply hidden, the danger is far from over, and the trial has begun..."--Provided by publisher

      X-men: The Trial Of Magneto
    • 2022

      Trials of X Vol. 1

      • 176 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      Murder and mayhem in the Reign of X! The Scarlet Witch has been murdered - and as X-Factor investigates the shocking crime, all clues point to Magneto! Meanwhile, the fallout from the Hellfire Gala continues for S.W.O.R.D. as Doctor Doom sticks around for a meeting of monarchs with matters of galactic import to discuss - including the Last Annihilation! The New Mutants are reeling from their own devastating loss as a great evil continues to cast its shadow. And when new problems present themselves in Ireland, the Marauders bring in Banshee for some assistance - and he'll soon be screaming into battle! Collecting X-MEN: THE TRIAL OF MAGNETO #1-2, S.W.O.R.D. (2020) #7, NEW MUTANTS (2019) #20-21 and MARAUDERS (2019) #23.

      Trials of X Vol. 1
    • 2022

      After the Dawn comes the Reign! In the wake of X OF SWORDS, it's one giant leap for mutantkind as Krakoa turns its attentions to space--and relaunches S.W.O.R.D.! Back on Krakoa, Cyclops and his allies grapple with the ramifi cations of their recent ordeal and the fateful decisions that were made--setting in motion the X-Men's next evolution! Meanwhile, the resurrection protocols have been thrown into chaos--and as the Five deal with the fallout, it's up to X-Factor to restore order! And as Sinister continues to scheme, the recently reborn Hellions face an urgent mission to retrieve Nanny's ship and build new armor for a transformed--and deadly--Orphan-Maker! --

      Reign of X Vol. 14
    • 2022

      Reign of X Vol. 10

      • 160 pages
      • 6 hours of reading
      3.8(191)Add rating

      New beginnings in the Reign of X! X-Factor's Boneyard HQ is haunted, and the answer to their problem can be found…in the Mojoverse?! Meanwhile, as preparations for the Hellfire Gala come to a head, Ororo's eyes are pointed toward a future that takes her off the seas and over the horizon! Looking after Krakoa's considerable fortunes, Monet St. Croix and Warren Worthington are CXOs of X-Corp. Which of the brightest minds in mutantkind will they recruit? And in the new Eden of Krakoa, Nightcrawler searches for serpents in the garden and fights for the souls of mutantkind! Collecting X-FACTOR (2020) #8-9, X-CORP #1, MARAUDERS #20 and WAY OF X #1.

      Reign of X Vol. 10
    • 2021

      X-factor By Leah Williams Vol. 1

      • 128 pages
      • 5 hours of reading

      "By the grace of the Five, the resurrection protocols of the island nation of Krakoa can bring any of the X-Men's fallen comrades back to life. And when a mutant dies, X-Factor is there to investigate how and why--in order to uphold the rules of reincarnation. But the team's first case might be its last as they investigate the disappearance of a mutant dancer at a prestigious ballet academy...in the Mojoverse!"--

      X-factor By Leah Williams Vol. 1
    • 2021

      The fallout from X OF SWORDS continues A dark force is manipulating the lives of X-Factor -- and now Siryn is dead Again. And again. And again... What's going on? X-Factor must follow the screams to unravel a mystery and find out the truth Plus, a striking revelation about one of their own deaths comes to light. Who's that knocking? COLLECTING: X-Factor (2020) 6-10

      X-factor By Leah Williams Vol. 2
    • 2021

      Chastity: Blood & Consequences

      • 120 pages
      • 5 hours of reading

      Chastity Jack has been kidnapped, to the great misfortune of her kidnappers. She, along with a dozen other young women, arrive at an audition for a prestigious New York City burlesque act hoping to land a coveted spot in the popular show. When they wake up in chains on a spooky cruise ship in the middle of nowhere, they're congratulated on joining the cast. Realizing they've been drugged and kidnapped by human traffickers, Chastity Jack declines the offer. Grindhouse-style.

      Chastity: Blood & Consequences
    • 2021

      X-Men: X of Swords

      • 408 pages
      • 15 hours of reading
      3.8(1672)Add rating

      A tower. A mission. A gathering of armies. Swords will be drawn in the first epic crossover of the astonishing Dawn of X! Wolverine, the X-Men, Cable, X-Force, Excalibur, X-Factor, the New Mutants, the Marauders, the Hellions and the rest of Krakoa’s residents will all feel the effects — but which ten mutants will wield the blades? Weapons both new and familiar are drawn from their scabbards as the X-Men prepare to do mythic battle against a truly daunting foe! Jonathan Hickman and his fellow visionary creators — who have painstakingly put all the pieces into place during Dawn of X — join forces to smash the board!Collects: X of Swords: Creation (2020) #1, X of Swords: Stasis (2020) #1, X of Swords: Destruction (2020) #1, X-Men (2019) #12-15, Excalibur (2019) #13-15, Marauders (2019) #13-15, X-Force (2019) #13-14, New Mutants (2019) #13, Wolverine (2020) #6-7, Cable (2020) #5-6, Hellions (2020) #5-6, X-Factor (2020) #4.

      X-Men: X of Swords