Always so smug, Captain Hydra. Forcing mutants into a makeshift "Kingdom"... trying to bar us from our inheritance. You think it's all under control. Just you wait... I'm full of surprises. 
Appearing in 1st story
Featured Characters:
- Beast (Hank McCoy)
- Archangel (Warren Worthington III)
- King Xorn (Controlled by Emma Frost)
- Sebastian Shaw
- Magik (Illyana Rasputin)
- Boom-Boom (Tabitha Smith)
- Strong Guy (Guido Carosella)
- Marrow (Sarah)
- Emma Frost
Supporting Characters:
- Random (Marshall Stone III) (Temporarily hypnotized by Doctor Faustus)
- Frenzy (Joanna Cargill) (Temporarily hypnotized by Doctor Faustus)
- Sunfire (Shiro Yoshida) (Temporarily hypnotized by Doctor Faustus)
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- WHiH World News
- Sleepers (Mentioned)
- Big Guy (Guido's cousin) (Mentioned)
- Fitzwilliam Darcy (Mentioned) (Topical Reference)
- Forge (Cameo)
Races and Species:
- Mutants
- Humans
- Elder Gods (Behind the scenes)
- Synthezoids
- Demons (Mentioned)
Locations:
- Earth
- Hydra Nation
- California
- New Tian
- San Francisco
- San Francisco Bay
- Alcatraz Island (Shadow only)
- Utopia
- Xorn's Throne Room (Name revealed)
- New Tian-Hydra Nation border
- New Tian
- Washington, D.C.
- Hydra Detention Facility 8 (First appearance)
- California
- Hydra Nation
Items:
- Xorn's Helmet
- X-Uniforms
- Hydra Uniforms
- Sunfire's Suit
- Superior Octopus' Suit and Tentacles
- Arnim Zola's Robotic Body
- Kraken Armor
- Dreadnoughts (Mentioned)
- Super-Soldier Serum (Mentioned)
- Soulsword
- Planetary Defense Shield (Mentioned)
- Taskmaster's Shield
- Scarlet Witch's Suit
- Deadpool's Suit and Katanas
- Captain America's Uniform
- Captain America's Shield
- Cosmic Cube (Fragment)
Events:
- World War II (Mentioned)
Synopsis for 1st story
- Synopsis not yet written
Solicit Synopsis
• Steve Rogers has finally brought peace to the planet, securing the borders of the land that he loves against any and all threats.
• And his peace will be maintained—by any means necessary.
• So when skirmishes break out on the outskirts of mutant-controlled territory, Hydra’s supreme leader takes matters into his own hands…Trivia
- Editor Charles Beacham's surname appears in the name of a shop, "Beacham's Antique Store," on page 2.
- Writer Jim Zub's surname appears in a storefront on page 3.