Essential X-Men #8

(September 2010)

Essential X-Men (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

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Letters

typeset

Synopsis

Introduces the issue and recaps the stories so far.

SFX3: Beginning to See the Light (Table of Contents: 2)

X-Men / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Matt Fraction; Ed Brubaker

Pencils

Greg Land

Inks

Jay Leisten

Colors

Justin Ponsor

Letters

Virtual Calligraphy (as VC); Joe Caramagna

Editing

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

Genre

superhero

Characters

Karma [Xi'an Coy Manh]; Wolverine [Logan]; Hellfire Cultists; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Pixie [Megan Gwynn]; Dazzler [Ali Blaire]; Mr. Xiong; White Queen [Emma Frost]; Empath [Manuel De La Rocha]; Red Queen; Jetstream [Haroun ibn Sallah al-Rashid]; Roulette [Jennifer Stavros]; Thunderbird [James Proudstar]; Catseye [Sharon Smith]; Tarot [Marie-Ange Colbert]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Angel [Warren Worthington III]

Synopsis

The X-Men go on the offensive against the Hellfire Cultists. Megan leaves doubting that she can be an X-Man.

Reprints

• from The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #502 (November 2008)

Indexer Notes

Dan Buckley (Original Publisher); Pixie incorrectly listed as “Megan Gwynne”

SFX4: Venus in Furs (Table of Contents: 3)

X-Men / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script

Matt Fraction; Ed Brubaker

Pencils

Greg Land

Inks

Jay Leisten

Colors

Justin Ponsor

Letters

Virtual Calligraphy (as VC); Joe Caramagna

Editing

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

Genre

superhero

Characters

Cannonball [Sam Guthrie]; Karma [Xi'an Coy Manh]; Mirage [Dani Moonstar]; Empath [Manuel Alfonso Rodrigo De La Rocha]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Wolverine [Logan]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Emma Frost [White Queen]; Pixie [Megan Gwynn]; Beast [Henry McCoy]; Chimera; Red Queen [Madelyne Pryor]; Dazzler [Alison Blaire]; Spiral [Rita Wayword]; Lady Deathstrike [Yuriko Oyama]

Synopsis

Empath is taken down by Megan who now sees herself as an X-Man. Cyclops discovers that Madelyne Pryor is still alive!

Reprints

• from The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #503 (December 2008)

Indexer Notes

The title is incorrectly listed as “Beginning To See The Light (Part Two)” in the foreword; There is no title page with this story.

On Sale Now! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

Marvel Spotlight (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

Lovelorn (Part One): Every Little Bit Hurts (Table of Contents: 6)

X-Men / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script

Matt Fraction

Pencils

Terry Dodson

Inks

Rachel Dodson

Colors

Justin Ponsor

Letters

Virtual Calligraphy (as VC); Joe Caramagna

Editing

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

Genre

superhero

Characters

Colossus; Nightcrawler; Cyclops; Emma Frost; Storm; Rogue; Psylocke; Dazzler; Mystique; Deathbird [Cal'syee Neramani]; Sage; Beast; Cannonball; Dr. Nemesis [Dr. Bradley]; Karma; Purifiers

Synopsis

Emma reviews Scott's mind in a bid to work out what happened in the Hellfire Cult base. Meanwhile Colossus encounters an evil from his past.

Reprints

• from The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #504 (January 2009)

Indexer Notes

Dan Buckley (Original Publisher)

“Subscribe!” (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

Next Issue (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

Scott Gray

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Keelan, Dean Campbell, Tom Smith, Alan Smith, Olu Michael and Liz Fitzpatrick. Editor Scott Gray replies.

Make Mine Marvel! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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