Essential X-Men #5

(June 2010)

Essential X-Men (Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

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Letters

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Synopsis

Introduces this issue and recaps the two story arcs (Secret Invasion and Legacy).

Final Solution (Part Three) (Table of Contents: 2)

X-Men / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Carey

Pencils

Miguel Angel Sepulveda

Inks

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Colors

Dave McCaig

Letters

Virtual Calligraphy (as VC); Joe Caramagna

Editing

Nick Lowe (original editor); Daniel Ketchum (original assistant editor); Joe Quesada (editor in chief)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Skrulls; White Queen [Emma Frost]; Celeste Cuckoo; Mindee Cuckoo; Phoebe Cuckoo; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Cannonball [Sam Guthrie]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner];
Pixie [Megan Gwynn]; Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Anole [Victor Borkowski]; Husk [Paige Guthrie]; Beast [Henry McCoy]; Commander H'Kurrek; Lieutenant Jash; Prodigy [David Alleyne]; Angel [Warren Worthington III]

Synopsis

Emma Frost fights against the Skrull alone to take down the psi-blockade. Anole discover that the Skrulls plan on killing humans in a bid to draw out the X-Men. Beast meanwhile uncovers a weapon that will allow them to fight back, but will they use it?

Reprints

• from Secret Invasion: X-Men (Marvel, 2008 series) #3 (December 2008)

Indexer Notes

Dan Buckley (Original Publisher); Terry Dodson, Rachel Dodson and Justin Ponsor (Original Cover)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Spider-Man Unlimited

Synopsis

Advertises Spider-Man Unlimited and The Incredible Hulk DVDs available from Amazon.

Marvel Spotlight (Table of Contents: 4)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Synopsis

Spotlights the upcoming and current Panini UK releases.

Legacy (Part Four) (Table of Contents: 5)

Professor X / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Carey

Pencils

Scot Eaton; Mike Deodato

Inks

John Dell; Andrew Hennessy; Mike Deodato

Colors

Frank D'Armata; Rain Beredo

Letters

Cory Petit

Editing

Nick Lowe (original editor); Will Panzo (original assistant editor); Axel Alonso (original executive editor); Joe Quesada (original editor in chief)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Assassins; Gambit [Remy LeBeau]; Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Sabretooth [Victor Creed]; Wolverine [Logan]; Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Shadowcat [Kitty Pride]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Phoenix [Jean Gray]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Marrow [Sarah]; Rogue [Anna Marie]; Black King [Sebastian Shaw]; Doctor Calhoun; Kurt Marko; Sharon Marko (nee Xavier); Banshee [Sean Cassidy]; Warpath [James Proudstar]; Mr. Sinister [Nathan Milbury]

Synopsis

Professor X discovers that he and others are targeted by assassins. He heads out into the desert with Gambit to try and find the test facility. On the way Xavier suffers flashbacks reminding him of his childhood and Mr. Sinister.

Reprints

• from X-Men: Legacy (Marvel, 2008 series) #212 (July 2008)

Indexer Notes

Dan Buckley (Original Publisher); Scot Eaton draws the present day sequences and Mike Deodato draws the flashback sequences.

Make Mine Marvel! (Table of Contents: 6)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Synopsis

Advertises four Panini UK releases using smaller versions of their covers.

Legacy (Part Five) (Table of Contents: 7)

Professor X / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Carey

Pencils

Scot Eaton

Inks

Andrew Hennessy

Colors

Frank D'Armata

Letters

Cory Petit

Editing

Nick Lowe (original editor); Will Panzo (original assistant editor); Axel Alonso (original executive editor); Joe Quesada (original editor in chief)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Mr. Sinister [Nathaniel Essex]; Assassins; Gambit [Remy LeBeau]; Black King [Sebastian Shaw]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Beast [Henry McCoy]; Jean Gray; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Polaris [Lorna Dane]; Havok [Alex Summers]; Scalphunter [John Greycrow]; Sabretooth [Victor Creed]; Jacob Shaw; Dr. Mueller

Synopsis

Charles discovers that Mr. Sinister experiment on him and other children. Implanting the seeds to allow Sinister to come back from the grave.

Reprints

• from X-Men: Legacy (Marvel, 2008 series) #213 (August 2008)

Indexer Notes

Title page does not carry credits.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Subscribe!

Synopsis

Subscription advertisement for Essential X-Men.

Indexer Notes

Uses a small version of a double page spread with multiple X-Men, the artists are not credited, signature looks like "Lano".

Next Issue (Table of Contents: 9)

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Letters

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Synopsis

Advertises the next issue.

Indexer Notes

Uses smaller versions of the cover and interior artwork from the next issue.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Mutant Mail-Box / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Scott Gray

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Joe Kearon, Justin Scannell, Richard Samuel, Jamie MacSweeney, Steven Butler and Kevin Harrington. Editor Scott Gray replies.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Diesel

Characters

Iron Man

Synopsis

Advertises a limited edition Iron Man perfume from Diesel.