Volume: 2
Price: 29.99 USD; 48.00 CAD
Pages: 376
Editing: Nova Ren Suma (assistant editor); Mike Raicht (associate editor); Mike Marts (editor); Jeff Youngquist (collections editor); Cory Sedlmeier (associate editor); Jennifer Grünwald (assistant editor); Joe Quesada (editor in chief)
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X-Men / cover / 1 page

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Frank Quitely (signed)
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Tim Townsend (signed)
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Wolverine
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credits, title page / 3 pages

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Indicia incorrectly states the book reprints New X-Men #127-138; it actually reprints #127-141.

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foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages

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#127
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X-Men / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

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Frank Quitely (signed)
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Frank Quitely (signed)
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Xorn
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of living and dying
(Table of Contents: 4)

X-Men / comic story / 22 pages

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Xorn; Cyclops; Jean Grey; Professor X
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Xorn tries unsuccessfully to help a young mutant who is eventually killed by the police.
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X-Men / illustration / 1 page

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#128
(Table of Contents: 6)

X-Men / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

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Tim Townsend (signed)
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?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Jean Grey
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New Worlds
(Table of Contents: 7)

X-Men / comic story / 22 pages

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Professor X; Rictor; Siryn; Mutiple Man; Cannonball; Darkstar; Monet; Jean Grey; Fantomex; Cyclops; White Queen
Synopsis:
Professer X reveals to the world that he is a mutant. Professor X talks the Phoenix inside of Jean Grey. The super-thief Fantomex seeks help at Xavier's. Cyclops talks to Emma Frost about his relationship to Jean.
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#129
(Table of Contents: 8)

X-Men / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

Pencils:
Igor Kordej (signed as IK)
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Igor Kordej (signed as IK)
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  • Genre:superhero
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Fantomex
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Fantomex
(Table of Contents: 9)

X-Men / comic story / 22 pages

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Professor X; Jean Grey; Fantomex; E.V.A.; Monet; Darkstar; Weapon XII
Synopsis:
Jean and the Professor help Fantomex escape from his pursuers and he tells them about Weapon XII, who is at that moment hunting down the young X-Men team in the sewers of Paris.
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#130
(Table of Contents: 10)

X-Men / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

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Cyclops; Wolverine; Jean Grey; Beast; Emma Frost [White Queen]
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Weapon Twelve
(Table of Contents: 11)

X-Men / comic story / 24 pages

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Jean Grey; Siryn; Cannonball; Multiple Man; Monet; Rictor; Professor X; Fantomex [Weapon XIII]; E.V.A.; Wolverine; Weapon XII; Darkstar
Synopsis:
Jean and the Professor arrive with Fantomex to help the young X-Men team against Weapon XII, but too late to save Darkstar. Fantomex is revealed to be Weapon XIII.
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[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 12)

X-Men / illustration / 1 page

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#131
(Table of Contents: 13)

X-Men / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

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White Queen [Emma Frost]
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Some Angels Falling
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X-Men / comic story / 21 pages

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Professor X; Jean Grey; Wolverine; Cyclops; White Queen [Emma Frost]; Beast; Angel [Angel Salvadore]; Archangel [Warren Worthington]; Beak; Stepford Cuckoos [Celeste; Esme; Irma; Phoebe; Sophie]
Synopsis:
Emma continues to play on the weaknesses of her teammates Hank and Scott. Warren takes a group of students to the orbiting Shi'ar armada, where Angel kisses Beak.
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#132
(Table of Contents: 15)

X-Men / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

Pencils:
Frank Quitely (signed)
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Frank Quitely (signed)
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?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Toad; Shocker [Randall Darby]
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Ambient Magnetic Fields
(Table of Contents: 16)

X-Men / comic story / 23 pages

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Professor X; Jean Grey; Sabra; Quicksilver; Thunderbird [Neal Shaara]; Unus; Storm; Toad; Shocker [Randall Darby]; Polaris
Synopsis:
The X-Men travel to Genosha, where they find a band of mutants building a memorial to Magneto, and Polaris, haunted by the final words of her father, which were psychically recorded.
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#133
(Table of Contents: 17)

X-Men / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

Pencils:
Frank Quitely (signed)
Inks:
Frank Quitely (signed)
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?
  • Genre:superhero
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Dust; Wolverine
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Dust
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X-Men / comic story / 22 pages

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Wolverine; Fantomex [Weapon XIII]; Sooraya Qadir [later known as Dust]; Jean Grey; Professor X; Warpath; Feral; Thornn; Sunfire; Lilandra; Araki; Gladiator
Synopsis:
Wolverine confronts Fantomex and frees Sooraya from his clutches. Meanwhile, Professor X foils an airliner hijacking but is then attacked by Lilandra, who believes he is still Cassandra Nova. Lilandra is returned to her people, who declare her marriage to Charles to be void.
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#134
(Table of Contents: 19)

X-Men / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

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Jean Grey
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Indexer Notes

Ethan van Sciver and Tim Townsend signed the original art for the cover. The art was cropped and flipped for use, so their signature did not show.

Kid Omega
(Table of Contents: 20)

X-Men / comic story / 22 pages

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Jumbo Carnation; Angel [Angel Salvadore]; Stepford Cuckoos [Celeste; Esme; Irma; Phoebe; Sophie]; Quentin Quire; Tattoo; Slick; Glob Herman; White Queen [Emma Frost]; Cyclops; Beast; Professor X
Synopsis:
Mutant fashion designer Jumbo Carnation is attacked by a gang and dies. His apparent murder causes dissension at Xavier's school, particularly among a group of students led by Quentin Quire, an Omega-level telepath.
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#135
(Table of Contents: 21)

X-Men / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

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Professor X; Beast; White Queen; Wolverine; Cyclops; Jean Grey; Xorn
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teaching children about fractals
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X-Men / comic story / 22 pages

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Professor X; Cyclops; Jean Grey; White Queen [Emma Frost]; Beast; Wolverine; Xorn; Quentin Quire; Glob Herman; Radian; Tattoo; Redneck; Angel [Angel Salvadore]; Basilisk; Beak; Dummy; Ernst; Martha Johansson; Stepford Cuckoos [Celeste; Esme; Irma; Phoebe; Sophie]
Synopsis:
Quentin Quire leads a group of rebellious students in an attack on a human gang. Meanwhile, Xorn takes another student group, the Special Class, on a camping trip.
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X-Men / illustration / 1 page

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#136
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X-Men / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

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?
  • Genre:superhero
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Professor X; White Queen [Emma Frost]; Cyclops; Jean Grey; Beast; Xorn; Wolverine
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when X is not X
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X-Men / comic story / 22 pages

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Omega Gang [Quentin Quire; Glob Herman; Radian; Redneck; Tattoo]; Angel [Angel Salvadore]; Beak; Basilisk; Xorn; Dummy; Ernst; Martha Johansson; White Queen [Emma Frost]; Stepford Cuckoos [Celeste; Esme; Irma; Phoebe; Sophie]; Beast; Professor X; Cyclops; U-Men
Synopsis:
Xorn's Special Class camping trip is interrupted by John Sublime's U-Men who want mutant organs to transplant into humans. Quentin's Omega Gang continues to disrupt life at the school, and Emma and Scott grow closer.
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[no title indexed]
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X-Men / illustration / 1 page

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#137
(Table of Contents: 27)

X-Men / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

Pencils:
Frank Quitely (signed)
Inks:
Frank Quitely (signed)
Colors:
J. D. Smith (signed)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Cyclops; Wolverine; Professor X; Quentin Quire; Glob Herman; Redneck; Tattoo; Stepford Cuckoos
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Riot at Xavier's
(Table of Contents: 28)

X-Men / comic story / 22 pages

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Wolverine; Cyclops; Professor X; White Queen [Emma Frost]; Beast; Xorn; Omega Gang [Quentin Quire; Redneck; Tattoo; Glob Herman; Radian]; Stepford Cuckoos [Celeste; Esme; Irma; Phoebe; Sophie (dies)]; Beak; Ernst; Dummy; Martha Johansson
Synopsis:
The Omega Gang temporarily renders Xavier powerless then takes over the school, driving the other students out. The Cuckoos try to turn the tide using Cerebra, but their attempt ends with Sophie's death.
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#138
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X-Men / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

Pencils:
Frank Quitely (signed)
Inks:
Frank Quitely (signed)
Colors:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Professor X
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The Prime of Miss Emma Frost
(Table of Contents: 30)

X-Men / comic story / 23 pages

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Professor X; Cyclops; Beast; Xorn; Wolverine; White Queen [Emma Frost]; Stepford Cuckoos [Celeste; Esme; Irma; Phoebe]; Omega Gang [Quentin Quire; Glob Herman; Radian; Tattoo; Redneck]; Angel [Angel Salvadore]; Beak; Basilisk; Ernst; Martha Johansson; Jean Grey; Sooraya Qadir [later known as Dust]
Synopsis:
Xavier regains control of the school but announces that he is resigning as headmaster. Disillusioned by Emma's leadership, the Cuckoos also decide to leave, but first they tell Jean that Emma has been pursuing Scott in her absence.
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#139
(Table of Contents: 31)

X-Men / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

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Jean Grey; White Queen [Emma Frost]
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Murder at the Mansion 1 of 3: Shattered
(Table of Contents: 32)

X-Men / comic story / 22 pages

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Cyclops; White Queen [Emma Frost]; Jean Grey; Stepford Cuckoos [Celeste; Esme; Irma; Phoebe]; Charles Xavier; Beast; Xorn; Wolverine; Winston Frost (flashback); Hazel Frost (flashback); Cordelia Frost (flashback); Adrienne Frost (flashback); Christian Frost (flashback); Hellfire Club [Sebastian Shaw; Edward Buckman; Paris Seville] (flashback); Hellions (cameo flashback)
Synopsis:
Jean confronts Emma and Cyclops about their mental affair. Later, Emma is found in her diamond form, shattered.
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#140
(Table of Contents: 33)

X-Men / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

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Bishop; Beak; Sage; Cannonball; Angel [Angel Salvadore]; Beast; Iceman; Gambit; Storm; Archangel [Warren Worthington]; Northstar; Xorn; Nightcrawler; Rogue; Juggernaut; Cyclops; White Queen [Emma Frost]; Wolverine; Jean Grey; Charles Xavier; Chamber; Polaris; Stepford Cuckoos [Celeste; Esme; Irma; Phoebe]; Husk
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Murder at the Mansion [2 of 3]
(Table of Contents: 34)

X-Men / comic story / 22 pages

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Bishop; Sage; Beast; Jean Grey; Wolverine; Charles Xavier; Angel [Angel Salvadore]; Stepford Cuckoos [Celeste; Esme; Irma; Phoebe]; Xorn; Redneck; Beak; Basilisk; Martha Johansson; Ernst; Nightcrawler
Synopsis:
Sage and Bishop investigate the apparent murder of Emma Frost.
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#141
(Table of Contents: 35)

X-Men / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

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Bishop
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Murder at the Mansion 3 of 3: Whodunit?
(Table of Contents: 36)

X-Men / comic story / 22 pages

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Bishop; Sage; Charles Xavier; Beak; Beast; Angel [Angel Salvadore]; Jean Grey; White Queen [Emma Frost]; Xorn; Stepford Cuckoos [Celeste; Esme; Irma; Phoebe]
Synopsis:
Hank and Jean reassemble and restore Emma to life. Bishop and Sage learn that Esme was behind the attempted murder. Beak and Angel become parents. Esme leaves the Stepford Cuckoos and the X-Mansion.
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Indexer Notes

credits not listed for this story

New X-Men #138 Creative Evolution
(Table of Contents: 37)

X-Men / text article / 11 pages

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  1. [no title indexed]
    X-Men
  2. [no title indexed]
  3. [no title indexed]
  4. #127
    X-Men
  5. of living and dying
    X-Men
  6. [no title indexed]
    X-Men
  7. #128
    X-Men
  8. New Worlds
    X-Men
  9. #129
    X-Men
  10. Fantomex
    X-Men
  11. #130
    X-Men
  12. Weapon Twelve
    X-Men
  13. [no title indexed]
    X-Men
  14. #131
    X-Men
  15. Some Angels Falling
    X-Men
  16. #132
    X-Men
  17. Ambient Magnetic Fields
    X-Men
  18. #133
    X-Men
  19. Dust
    X-Men
  20. #134
    X-Men
  21. Kid Omega
    X-Men
  22. #135
    X-Men
  23. teaching children about fractals
    X-Men
  24. [no title indexed]
    X-Men
  25. #136
    X-Men
  26. when X is not X
    X-Men
  27. [no title indexed]
    X-Men
  28. #137
    X-Men
  29. Riot at Xavier's
    X-Men
  30. #138
    X-Men
  31. The Prime of Miss Emma Frost
    X-Men
  32. #139
    X-Men
  33. Murder at the Mansion 1 of 3: Shattered
    X-Men
  34. #140
    X-Men
  35. Murder at the Mansion [2 of 3]
    X-Men
  36. #141
    X-Men
  37. Murder at the Mansion 3 of 3: Whodunit?
    X-Men
  38. New X-Men #138 Creative Evolution
    X-Men
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