Another artist extravaganza overseen by the master; Alex Ross! In this issue, the X-Men old and new grapple with the swelling of their ranks in a story by Dan Brereton, the Thing, Spider-Man and Doctor Doom contend for the most coveted object on the planet in a tale by Eric Powell, and the Vision pushes himself to the limit in order to save a life in an adventure by Paolo Rivera! All wrapped in a framing sequence painted by Alex and scripted by Steve Darnall!