X-MEN #19 1:25 SLINEY VARLORD OF THE BROOD, PART 1! When the X Men get a distress call from deep space, they find that the galaxy's Brood problem is not as solved as they'd thought! Rogue Brood factions have begun running wild (as seen in CAPTAIN MARVEL right now!), and it's up to the X Men to get to the bottom of why! Main cover connects to CAPTAIN MARVEL #46! Rated T+

Written by Geoff Johns

As Johnny and Talia head down to Savannah to investigate a necropolis

On the Farm all animals were equal

and Jennifer Blood wants to get in--and the price she's offering is her own neck

and more pride than ever before

Illustrated by: Luciano Vecchio

Ditko set a new standard for comic art

plus more--all those wonderful things that make original art unique

Against the combined forces of all those they've wronged

But even the mightiest roster of all may be powerless in the face of what's coming

" discover the tragic origins of Aaron Slaughter

five-page story by Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee