Official Press Release

THE X-MEN CIVIL WAR IGNITES IN X-MEN SCHISM #1!

It has all been leading to this! Buckle your seatbelts, True Believers, for an action-packed emotional roller coaster that will forever change the X-Men and the landscape of Mutantkind forever in X-Men: Schism #1! Courtesy of Marvel Architect Jason Aaron and superstar artist Carlos Pacheco, the opening salvo for the X-Event of the century begins with a bang as a mutant-triggered incident sends humankind in a frenzy! They’ve always been brothers in arms, but finally one of them has gone too far. The long awaited confrontation between Cyclops and Wolverine begins here! Can the two of them hold it together long enough to preserve the safety of their species? Or will their differences prove to be too much and set off a mutant civil war?  Find out as the biggest X-Men event in years kicks off this July when Carlos Pacheco, Frank Cho, Daniel Acuña, Alan Davis & Adam Kubert join Jason Aaron for the X-Ride of your life! It all begins in the oversized X-Men: Schism #1!

For more on X-Men: Schism, head on over to Marvel.com!

X-MEN: SCHISM #1 (MAY110675)
X-MEN: SCHISM #2 (MAY110679)
Written by JASON AARON
Pencils & Covers by CARLOS PACHECO (#1) & FRANK CHO (#2)
Issue #1 Variant Cover by FRANK CHO
Issue #1 Variant Cover by NICK BRADSHAW
Issue #1 Blank Cover Variant Also Available
Rated T+ …$4.99 (#1) & $3.99 (#2)
Issue #1 FOC 6/20/11, ON SALE – 7/13/11
Issue #2 FOC 7/4/11, ON SALE – 7/27/11