New X-Men #2 [Newsstand]

(August 2004)

Choosing Sides 2 of 6: Assembly (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

Nunzio DeFilippis; Christina Weir

Pencils

Randy Green

Inks

Rick Ketcham

Colors

Pete Pantazis; Chris Sotomayor; Tom Chu

Letters

Dave Sharpe

Genre

superhero

Characters

New Mutants [Prodigy [David Alleyne]; Wind Dancer [Sofia Mantega]; Surge [Noriko Ashida]; Wallflower [Laurie Collins]; Elixir [Josh Foley]]; Corsairs [Dryad [Callie Betto]; Spectre [Dallas Gibson]; Quill [Maxwell Jordan]]; Hellions [Hellion [Julian Keller]; Mercury [Cessily Kincaid]; Rockslide [Santo Vaccarro]; Icarus [Jay Guthrie]; Dust [Sooraya Quadir](1st)]; Iceman; Dani Moonstar; Cyclops; Emma Frost [White Queen]

Synopsis

Hellion teases the New Mutant squad about the fact that Cyclops may decide to split them up. Iceman has the kids settle their differences over a game of basketball. Things turn out just fine as the New Mutants remain intact when Cyclops introduces the new squads at the school. They find themselves with, not only new uniforms, but also new code names.

Reprints

• in New X-Men: Academy X (Marvel, 2004 series) #1 - Choosing Sides ([December] 2004)
• in Marvel Select Flip Magazine (Marvel, 2005 series) #2 (September 2005)

Indexer Notes

Emma introduces Tag as a member of her squad of Hellions but he is not pictured standing in the line-up of her students. He does appear, however, as a member of the squad at the beginning of next issue.