Astonishing X-Men #5 - Ghost Box

([November] 2009)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

X-Men / cover reprint (on interior page) / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Simone Bianchi

Inks

Andrea Silvestri

Colors

Simone Peruzzi

Genre

superhero

Characters

The X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Wolverine [Logan]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Emma Frost [White Queen]; Armor [Hisako Ichiki]]

Reprints

• from Astonishing X-Men (Marvel, 2004 series) #25 [Direct] (September 2008)

Indexer Notes

Wraparound cover.

Ghost Box (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Warren Ellis

Pencils

Simone Bianchi

Inks

Simone Bianchi

Colors

Simone Peruzzi

Letters

Joe Caramagna

Genre

superhero

Characters

The X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Wolverine [Logan]; Storm [Ororo Iqadi T'Challa] (rejoins the X-Men); Emma Frost [White Queen]; Armor [Hisako Ichiki]]

Synopsis

The X-Men are settling into their new as-yet-unnamed headquarters in San Francisco. Storm arrives, explaining that she convinced T'Challa to let her "scope out" the team's current methods as he is helping fund them through Mutantes Sans Frontieres because she was bored in Wakanda. She arrives in time to join the team, in new street clothes designed to help them avoid anti-superhero sentiment, as they answer a call from the San Francisco police to help with a mysterious burning body. The unusual genetic code of the corpse and the notebooks found with it that describe the next destination of its killer send the team, now switched to more traditional superhero gear, to Chaparanga Beach, the graveyard of starships.

Reprints

• from Astonishing X-Men (Marvel, 2004 series) #25 (September 2008)

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

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

Pencils

Simone Bianchi

Inks

Simone Bianchi (ink washes); Andrea Silvestri (ink washes)

Colors

Simone Peruzzi

Genre

superhero

Characters

Beast [Hank McCoy]

Reprints

• from Astonishing X-Men (Marvel, 2004 series) #26 [Direct] (October 2008)

[Ghost Box Part Two] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

Warren Ellis

Pencils

Simone Bianchi

Inks

Simone Bianchi (ink washes); Andrea Silvestri (ink washes)

Colors

Simone Peruzzi

Letters

Joe Caramagna

Genre

superhero

Characters

The X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Wolverine [Logan]; Storm [Ororo Iqadi T'Challa]; Emma Frost [White Queen]; Armor [Hisako Ichiki]]

Synopsis

The X-Men track the killer to a semi-functional spaceship at Chapanga Beach. They find the man working on something he calls a Ghost Box. After a difficult fight Cyclops orders the team out of the ship and has Storm shoot it down with lightning. Storm is distressed that Cyclops's orders might have resulted in her killing the man, but Cyclops is unapologetic. The man is still alive, but chooses death rather than revealing more about his purposes beyond referring to "the Annex".

Reprints

• from Astonishing X-Men (Marvel, 2004 series) #26 (October 2008)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Pencils

Lee Bermejo

Inks

Lee Bermejo

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Wolverine [Logan]; Storm [Ororo Iqadi T'Challa]; Emma Frost [White Queen]; Armor [Hisako Ichiki]]

Reprints

• from Astonishing X-Men (Marvel, 2004 series) #25 [Variant Cover by Lee Bermejo] (September 2008)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Pencils

Simone Bianchi (signed)

Inks

Simone Bianchi (signed) (ink washes); Andrea Silvestri (signed) (ink washes)

Colors

Simone Peruzzi (signed)

Genre

superhero

Characters

X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Wolverine [Logan]]

Reprints

• from Astonishing X-Men (Marvel, 2004 series) #27 (November 2008)

[Ghost Box Part Three] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

Warren Ellis

Pencils

Simone Bianchi

Inks

Simone Bianchi (ink washes); Andrea Silvestri (ink washes)

Colors

Simone Peruzzi

Letters

Joe Caramagna

Genre

superhero

Characters

X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Wolverine [Logan]; Storm [Ororo Iqadi T'Challa]; Emma Frost [White Queen]; Armor [Hisako Ichiki]]; S.W.O.R.D. [Abigail Brand]

Synopsis

Puzzled by the box they retrieved at Chapanga Beach, the X-Men call in Agent Brand. She tells them it's a Ghost Box, and that it's used for travel between parallel worlds. The team also finds out that the coordinates for "Tian" from the notebook they found match a spot in China known as the Dead Five Miles, in which nothing may be detected. They go there, and discover the floating retreat of a group of mutants who apparently died on M-Day.

Reprints

• from Astonishing X-Men (Marvel, 2004 series) #27 (November 2008)

[Dynamic Forces Variant] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Pencils

Alex Ross

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wolverine [Logan]

Reprints

• from Astonishing X-Men (Marvel, 2004 series) #25 [Dynamic Forces Variant sketch by Alex Ross]

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

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

Pencils

Simone Bianchi (signed)

Inks

Simone Bianchi; Andrea Silvestri ?

Colors

Simone Peruzzi

Genre

superhero

Characters

X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Wolverine [Logan]; Armor [Hisako Ichiki]]

Reprints

• from Astonishing X-Men (Marvel, 2004 series) #28 (March 2009)

[Ghost Box Part Four] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

Warren Ellis

Pencils

Simone Bianchi

Inks

Simone Bianchi; Andrea Silvestri

Colors

Simone Peruzzi

Letters

Joe Caramagna

Genre

superhero

Characters

X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Wolverine [Logan]; Storm [Ororo Iqadi T'Challa]; Emma Frost [White Queen]; Armor [Hisako Ichiki]]

Synopsis

The X-Men explore Tian and find a few remaining residents with surprising information.

Reprints

• from Astonishing X-Men (Marvel, 2004 series) #28 (March 2009)

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

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

Pencils

Simone Bianchi

Inks

Simone Bianchi

Colors

Simone Peruzzi

Genre

superhero

Characters

The X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Wolverine [Logan]; Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Emma Frost [White Queen]; Armor [Hisako Ichiki]; X-23 [Laura Kinney]]

Reprints

• from Astonishing X-Men (Marvel, 2004 series) #25 [2nd Print Variant] (September 2008)

Indexer Notes

2nd Printing Variant. The picture makes X-23 look like part of the team, but there not yet been a clear indication of her post-"Divided We Stand" status.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Pencils

Simone Bianchi (signed)

Inks

Simone Bianchi (signed); Andrea Silvestri (signed)

Colors

Simone Peruzzi (signed)

Genre

superhero

Characters

X-Men [Storm [Ororo Iqadi T'Challa]; Emma Frost [White Queen]]

Reprints

• from Astonishing X-Men (Marvel, 2004 series) #29 [Direct] (June 2009)

[Ghost Box part 5] (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script

Warren Ellis

Pencils

Simone Bianchi

Inks

Simone Bianchi; Andrea Silvestri

Colors

Simone Peruzzi; Christina Strain; Laura Martin (see notes)

Letters

Joe Caramagna

Genre

superhero

Characters

X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Wolverine [Logan]; Storm [Ororo Iqadi T'Challa]; Emma Frost [White Queen]; Armor [Hisako Ichiki]];
Forge

Synopsis

The X-Men interrogate the mutants who attacked them at Tian and decide to pay Forge a visit.

Reprints

• from Astonishing X-Men (Marvel, 2004 series) #29 (June 2009)

Indexer Notes

Colorist credit reads "Simone Peruzzi with Christina Strain and Laura Martin".

Wolverine Design (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Pencils

Simone Bianchi

Inks

Simone Bianchi

Colors

Simone Bianchi

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wolverine [Logan]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Pencils

Simone Bianchi (signed)

Inks

Simone Bianchi ?

Colors

Simone Peruzzi ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Wolverine [Logan]; Storm [Ororo Iqadi T'Challa]; Emma Frost [White Queen]; Armor [Hisako Ichiki]]

Reprints

• from Astonishing X-Men (Marvel, 2004 series) #30 (August 2009)

[Ghost Box, Part 6] (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script

Warren Ellis

Pencils

Simone Bianchi

Inks

Simone Bianchi (ink washes); Andrea Silvestri (ink washes)

Colors

Simone Peruzzi; Morry Hollowell; Simone Bianchi

Letters

Chris Eliopoulos

Genre

superhero

Characters

X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Wolverine [Logan]; Storm [Ororo Iqadi T'Challa]; Emma Frost [White Queen]; Armor [Hisako Ichiki]]; Abigail Brand [Forge]

Synopsis

Forge reveals his plan for dealing with the alternate dimensions of the Ghost Boxes to the X-Men.

Reprints

• from Astonishing X-Men (Marvel, 2004 series) #30 (August 2009)

Indexer Notes

The ink washes credit reads "Simone Bianchi and Andrea Silvestri" while the colorist credit reads "Simone Peruzzi with Morry Hollowell and Simone Bianchi".

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Pencils

Simone Bianchi (signed)

Inks

Simone Bianchi (signed) (ink washes); Andrea Silvestri (signed) (ink washes)

Colors

Simone Peruzzi (signed)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wolverine [Logan]

Reprints

• from Astonishing X-Men: Ghost Boxes (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (December 2008)

Agent X-13's Report on the Emergency Annexation of Earth-616 (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script

Warren Ellis

Pencils

Alan Davis

Inks

Mark Farmer

Colors

Rob Schwager

Letters

Joe Caramagna

Genre

superhero

Characters

X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Wolverine [Logan]; Storm [Ororo Iqadi T'Challa]; Emma Frost [White Queen]; Armor [Hisako Ichiki]] (alternate timeline); Agent X-13; Magneto (alternate earth)

Synopsis

This appears to be an account of how Agent X-13's mission on Earth-616 would have gone had he targeted and killed Cyclops first instead of targeting Wolverine. The X-Men rapidly fall apart, and Agent X-13's homeworld sends in "Deathlok-class Security units", which look like Sentinels. One of them had what appeared to be Magneto wired into its chest. They quickly subdued the entire world amidst a staggering loss of life, including the use of nuclear weapons. But Agent X-13 considers none of that to be his problem because he's just a field agent.

Reprints

• from Astonishing X-Men: Ghost Boxes (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (December 2008)

Being an Journal by Miss Emma Frost of New Portsmouth Bay in the State of New Albion [sic] (Table of Contents: 19)

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

Script

Warren Ellis

Pencils

Adi Granov (painting)

Inks

Adi Granov (painting)

Colors

Adi Granov (painting)

Letters

Joe Caramagna

Genre

superhero

Characters

The X Society [Emma Frost (Earth-889); Scott Summers (Earth-889); Hank McCoy (Earth-889); Logan (Earth-889)]; Agent X-13

Synopsis

This story follows what would have happened if Agent X-13's request to target Earth-889 had been granted. Earth 889 is a Steampunk reality, in which Miss Emma Frost leads the X Society from her mansion in New Portsmouth. Using their superior aircraft, they catch up with Agent X-13, but a mishap involving his fireballs and Logan's claws cause a fatal dirigible explosion and crash. As a result, the X Society becomes exiled overnight, with "sentinels" posted outside the mansion. Miss Frost speculates that she may decamp to Europe and possibly even allow Scott to marry her as he has long desired.

Reprints

• from Astonishing X-Men: Ghost Boxes (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (December 2008)

Indexer Notes

The title does indeed state "an Journal" and not "a Journal". Also, there is no hyphen in "X Society".

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

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

Pencils

Simone Bianchi

Inks

Simone Bianchi (ink washes); Andrea Silvestri (ink washes)

Colors

Simone Peruzzi

Genre

superhero

Characters

Emma Frost [White Queen]; Wolverine [Logan]

Reprints

• from Astonishing X-Men: Ghost Boxes (Marvel, 2008 series) #2 [Direct Edition] (January 2009)

Indexer Notes

Artist division of labor based on credits to issue #1 -- this issue simply credits all three of them as "Cover Artists". Unusually, the cover is *not* signed.

The Last Testament of Scott Summers (Table of Contents: 21)

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

Script

Warren Ellis

Pencils

Clayton Crain (painting)

Inks

Clayton Crain (painting)

Colors

Clayton Crain (painting)

Letters

Joe Caramagna

Genre

superhero

Characters

Scott Summers; X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Emma Frost [White Queen]; Wolverine [Logan]; Armor [Hisako Ichiki]; Storm [Ororo Iqadi T'Challa]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Shadowcat [Kitty Pryde]; Professor X [Charles Xavier]] (flashbacks)

Synopsis

In a world where Cyclops decided to approach Subject X cautiously instead of letting Wolverine take him out quickly, a suicidal Scott Summers is the only X-Man surviving in a ruined mansion filled with ghosts.

Reprints

• from Astonishing X-Men: Ghost Boxes (Marvel, 2008 series) #2 (January 2009)

Indexer Notes

The script in the back of this issue makes it clear that the older flashbacks were supposed to be portrayed by mixing distressed artwork from those time periods into the current art, but this was not done.

4 (Table of Contents: 22)

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

Script

Warren Ellis

Pencils

Kaare Andrews

Inks

Kaare Andrews

Colors

Kaare Andrews

Letters

Joe Caramagna

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hisako Ichiki [Armor]; Logan [Wolverine]; Hank McCoy [Beast]

Synopsis

In a world where the annexation took several years, Hisako journeys to a supposed evacuation point with a deranged Hank McCoy and a Logan who is confined to a wheelchair due to the adamantium on his legs being warped early in the fighting.

Reprints

• from Astonishing X-Men: Ghost Boxes (Marvel, 2008 series) #2 (January 2009)

[X-Men Designs] (Table of Contents: 23)

X-Men / illustration / 4 pages (report information)

Pencils

Simone Bianchi

Inks

Simone Bianchi

Colors

Simone Bianchi

Genre

superhero