Now on to the fifth volume in this hugely popular revival, Duane Swierczynski brings his formidable storytelling skills to the fore once again.

X's former accomplice Leigh Ferguson is shocked to learn that her high school friend has become the latest victim of 'the Skin Traders', a mysterious gang of surgically modified thugs stealing slices of flesh from their abductees. Only the resilient vigilante X can stand up to the demented plastic surgeon who leads this patchwork crew. Scalpels clash with swords in a bloody hospital showdown! Collecting issues #17 through #20.