The Uncanny X-Men #500 [Alex Ross Standard Cover]

(September 2008)

[Michael Turner Sketch Variant Cover] (Table of Contents)

X-Men / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Michael Turner

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Beast [Hank McCoy]; Wolverine [Logan]; Banshee [Sean Cassidy]; Lucas Bishop; Cannonball [Sam Guthrie]; Angel [Warren Worthington, III]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Thunderbird [John Proudstar]; Longshot; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Havok [Alex Summers]; Cable [Nathan Summers]; Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Gambit [Remy LeBeau]

Indexer Notes

Sketch version of the Turner variant cover.

[Terry Dodson Sketch Variant Cover] (Table of Contents)

X-Men / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Terry Dodson

Inks:

Rachel Dodson

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Psylocke [Betsy Braddock]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Shadowcat [Kitty Pryde]; Phoenix [Jean Grey]; Emma Frost [White Queen]; Dazzler [Alison Blaire]; Rogue

Indexer Notes

"Sketch" (pencil and ink) version of the Dodson variant cover.

[Alex Ross Online Exclusive Cover] (Table of Contents)

X-Men / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Alex Ross (painted)

Inks:

Alex Ross (painted)

Colors:

Alex Ross (painted)

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The X-Men [Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Phoenix [Jean Grey / Phoenix Force]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Banshee [Sean Cassidy]]

Indexer Notes

Dynamic Forces / Wizard exclusive alternate cover.

[Alex Ross Canadian Fan Expo Variant] (Table of Contents)

X-Men / cover / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Alex Ross (painted)

Inks:

Alex Ross (painted)

Colors:

Alex Ross (painted)

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The X-Men [Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Angel [Warren Worthington, III]; Polaris [Lorna Dane]; Havok [Alex Summers]; Banshee [Sean Cassidy]; Sunfire [Shiro Yoshida]; Thunderbird [John Proudstar]; Lucas Bishop; Jubilee [Jubilation Lee]; Emma Frost [White Queen]; Phoenix [Phoenix Force]; Dazzler [Alison Blaire]; Psylocke [Betsy Braddock]; Forge; Rogue; Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Gambit [Remy LeBeau]; Shadowcat [Kitty Pryde]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]];

Magneto [Erik Lehnsherr; Magnus]; Sentinels

Indexer Notes

Canadian Fan Expo variant, apparently the standard Alex Ross cover with different coloring for the logo. See http://www.hobbystar.com/fanexpo2008/exclusives/index.html (the "Fan Expo" logo on the image there is not actually present on the cover).

Previously in Uncanny X-Men... (Table of Contents)

X-Men / recap / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

SFX Part One: Prologue: The Extraordinary Dream of Kingo Sunen (Table of Contents)

X-Men / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ed Brubaker; Matt Fraction

Pencils:

Terry Dodson

Inks:

Rachel Dodson

Colors:

Justin Ponsor

Letters:

Joe Caramagna

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Kingo Sunen; Freddie Dukes [Blob]; Dreaming Celestial

Synopsis:

Kingo Sunen, writer-director-producer-editor-actor of samurai movies decides to cast ex-mutant Freddie Dukes in his first ever science fiction film, set in San Francisco against the backdrop of the Dreaming Celestial.

Indexer Notes

Fred Dukes no longer sports the excess baggy skin he was left with immediately after his depowering.

SFX Part One: Prologue 2: The Extraordinary Cargo of Guy DeMondue (Table of Contents)

X-Men / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ed Brubaker; Matt Fraction

Pencils:

Terry Dodson

Inks:

Rachel Dodson

Colors:

Justin Ponsor

Letters:

Joe Caramagna

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Guy DeMondue; Simon Trask; Sentinel (Mark I)

Synopsis:

Guy DeMondue, artist, unloads a Sentinel at the docs in the dark of night with Simon Trask.

SFX Part One: Chapter One: The Mayor and the Queen in Exurbia (Table of Contents)

X-Men / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ed Brubaker; Matt Fraction

Pencils:

Greg Land

Inks:

Jay Leisten

Colors:

Justin Ponsor

Letters:

Joe Caramagna

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Emma Frost [White Queen]; Storm [Ororo Iqadi T'Challa]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Angel [Warren Worthington, III]]; The Mayor of San Francisco [Sadie]

Synopsis:

The X-Men give the Mayor a tour of their new headquarters and mutant embassy in the Marin Headlands. The Mayor warns them that Guy DeMondue is planning a "confrontational" art exhibit involving Sentinels.

SFX Part One: Chapter Two: Superstars of the Spandex Scene (Table of Contents)

X-Men / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ed Brubaker; Matt Fraction

Pencils:

Greg Land

Inks:

Jay Leisten

Colors:

Justin Ponsor

Letters:

Joe Caramagna

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Emma Frost [White Queen]; Angel [Warren Worthington, III]; Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]];
Magneto [Erik Lehnsherr; Magnus]; Sentinels (Mark I)

Synopsis:

The X-Men attend the opening of Guy DeMondue's "Celebration of Mutant Kitsch" installation in Yerba Buena Gardens. Most of the crowd has dressed up like X-Men, or approximations thereof. There are also protesters due to the Sentinels being part of the installation. Suddently Magneto, his powers apparently restored, attacks the X-Men, chucking Colossus through the big round window in the SF MoMA and somehow activating the two Sentinels.

SFX Part One: Chapter Three: The Exploding Plastic Inevitable (Table of Contents)

X-Men / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ed Brubaker; Matt Fraction

Pencils:

Terry Dodson (pages 1-3, 6-7); Greg Land (pages 4-5)

Inks:

Rachel Dodson (pages 1-3, 6-7); Jay Leisten (pages 4-5)

Colors:

Justin Ponsor

Letters:

Joe Caramagna

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Emma Frost [White Queen]; Storm [Ororo Iqadi T'Challa]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Angel [Warren Worthington, III]; Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Wolverine [Logan]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]];
Magneto [Erik Lehnsherr; Magnus]; Sentinels (Mark I)

Synopsis:

The X-Men fight the Sentinels, but Emma notices that the Sentinels strangely do not attack Magneto.

SFX Part One: Chapter Four: The Fix Is In...! (Table of Contents)

X-Men / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ed Brubaker; Matt Fraction

Pencils:

Greg Land (pages 1-4 except top of 3); Terry Dodson (top of 3, 5-7)

Inks:

Jay Leisten (pages 1-4 except top of 3); Rachel Dodson (top of 3, 5-7)

Colors:

Justin Ponsor

Letters:

Joe Caramagna

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Emma Frost [White Queen]; Storm [Ororo Iqadi T'Challa]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Angel [Warren Worthington, III]; Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Wolverine [Logan]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner] Cannonball [Sam Guthrie]];

Magneto [Erik Lehnsherr; Magnus]; Sentinels (Mark I); High Evolutionary; Kingo Sunen; Freddie Dukes [Blob]; Dreaming Celestial

Synopsis:

The X-Men defeat the last Sentinel and subdue Magneto. They learn that his powers were generated by his extremely high-tech suit. Magneto berates them as unworthy to save the mutant race, and teleports out. Storm spots strange lights at the Dreaming Celestial and we see the High Evolutionary doing something with it, helped by a mesmerized Kingo Sunen. She arrives to late to do anything, but somewhere in space we see the Evolutionary, Magneto, and Fred Dukes discussing plans on the bridge of a starship.

SFX Part One: Epilogue One: Vox Populi (Table of Contents)

X-Men / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ed Brubaker; Matt Fraction

Pencils:

Greg Land

Inks:

Jay Leisten

Colors:

Justin Ponsor

Letters:

Joe Caramagna

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Angel [Warren Worthington, III]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Emma Frost [White Queen]]

Synopsis:

With Emma broadcasting his thoughts to all known mutants, Scott announces that the X-Men are alive and that San Francisco is a mutant sanctuary.

SFX Part One: Epilogue Two: Exit the Artist (Table of Contents)

X-Men / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ed Brubaker; Matt Fraction

Pencils:

Terry Dodson

Inks:

Rachel Dodson

Colors:

Justin Ponsor

Letters:

Joe Caramagna

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The X-Men [Wolverine [Logan]; Cyclops [Scott Summers] (off-panel)]; Guy DeMondue (dies)

Synopsis:

Logan visits Guy DeMondue in his studio, only to find him dead.

SFX Part One: Epilogue Three: Enter the Pixie (Table of Contents)

X-Men / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ed Brubaker; Matt Fraction

Pencils:

Greg Land

Inks:

Jay Leisten

Colors:

Justin Ponsor

Letters:

Joe Caramagna

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Pixie [Megan Gwynn]; Dazzler [Alison Blaire] (off-panel); Simon Trask; Hellfire Cult

Synopsis:

Simon Trask uses the fact that both he and a bouncer appear to be Prime Sentinels to talk his way into a club. Pixie and her date are leaving a Dazzler concert amazed that she's back and has put on a great show. A group of men in a van see her and put on masks similar to those worn by Hellfire Club guards. They get out of the van with baseball bats and other weapons and prepare to attack Pixie.