Newly-returned from the afterlife and determined not to let his new lease on life go to waste, Nightcrawler hits the road alongside Wolverine, eager to right wrongs and safeguard mutantkind...and he's going to do it by the means he loves most: swashbuckling, lady-charming and—of course—BAMFing!

Bamfing to the aid of a friend in need, Nightcrawler finds himself in over his head when he runs afoul of the Shadow King! And things go from bad to worse when the X-Men fall under the Shadow King's sway.

Nightcrawler vs. the Shadow King! Haunted by the losses of loved ones, how can Nightcrawler overcome the darkness in his soul to prevent the Shadow King's influence from spreading across the multiverse?

The Shadow King. The Crimson Pirates. The forces of Heaven and Hell. Nightcrawler is cutting through his foes to protect those nearest and dearest to him. But in his struggles with his return from the afterlife, will Nightcrawler take his one-man-war too far?

Cast out of Heaven, Nightcrawler believed that he was sent back to Earth because his work wasn't yet finished. In this issue, the finale of Chris Claremont and Todd Nauck's uninterrupted Nightcrawler saga, Kurt Wagner may just finish.

Nightcrawler is back! Newly returned from the afterlife, Kurt Wagner is determined not to waste his new lease on life. But when someone starts hunting down his loved ones, Kurt quickly learns his return may have set these events in motion! The fight soon comes to the Jean Grey School, but torn between two worlds - his family and the X-Men - who will Nightcrawler stand by? Then, struggling to adjust to life at the Jean Grey School, Nightcrawler heads out to locate a newly manifested mutant. But little does he know that the Crimson Pirates have their own nefarious designs on the mutant! Good thing Kurt loves fighting pirates! Collecting: Nightcrawler 1-6

Death of Wolverine Aftermath! Not so long ago, Nightcrawler was dead. Now, with a second lease on life, Kurt Wagner struggles to find his place in the land of the living. But now that his best friend, Wolverine, has died, that struggle just got a lot more difficult! Reeling from the loss, Nightcrawler tries to honor Wolverine's legacy by carrying on as a teacher and an X-Man. But Bloody Bess has other plans for our hero - and Nightcrawler finds himself in over his head when he runs afoul of the Shadow King! Collecting: Nightcrawler 7-12