(2008)

Marvel, 2008 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
2.99 USD; 3.05 CAD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
2008
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
?
Brand
?
Barcode
?
Editing
Jody LeHeup (sketchbook); Axel Alonso (series); Jeff Youngquist (senior editor, special projects); Will Panzo (assistant); Spring Hoteling (book design)
Color
Color
Dimensions
Standard Modern Age U. S.
Paper Stock
Glossy
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
One-Shot

Issue Notes

Teaser published shortly before Warren Ellis and Simone Bianchi took over Astonishing X-Men with issue #25.

The individual issues of this series are each less than 50% comics. Only comics sequences are indexed and cover scans are accepted only if the issue has 10% indexed comics content.

Cover Thumbnail for Astonishing X-Men Sketchbook Special (Marvel, 2008 series)
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Pencils
Simone Bianchi
Inks
Simone Bianchi
Colors
Simone Peruzzi? (standing figures); Simone Bianchi? (Nightcrawler)
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
The X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Wolverine [Logan]; Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Emma Frost [White Queen]; Storm [Ororo Iqadi T'Challa]; Armor [Hisako Ichiki]]

Indexer Notes

Rich Ginter is credited with "Cover Design"

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Simone Bianchi
Inks
Simone Bianchi
Letters
typeset
Characters
Beast [Hank McCoy]

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Introduction (Table of Contents: 3)

The X-Men / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
Axel Alonso
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

The X-Men / character profile / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Simone Bianchi; ?
Pencils
Simone Bianchi
Inks
Simone Bianchi
Colors
Simone Bianchi?; Simone Peruzzi (final page; signed)
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
The X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Angel [Warren Worthington, III]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Wolverine [Logan]; Storm [Ororo Iqadi T'Challa]; Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Dazzler [Alison Blaire]; Emma Frost [White Queen]; Armor [Hisako Ichiki]; X-23 [Laura Kinney]]
Synopsis
Simone Bianchi provides commentary over his concept sketches (some colored) of the X-Men.

Indexer Notes

X-23 is shown in one of the team shots, but has not officially appeared as part of the X-Men proper.

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

X-Men / character profile / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Salvador Larroca; ?
Pencils
Salvador Larroca
Inks
Salvador Larroca
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Synopsis
Salvador Larroca provides commentary on his blueprints of the X-Men's new headquarters.

Astonishing X-Men Twenty-Five (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 1. [no title indexed]
    X-Men
  2. 2. [no title indexed]
  3. 3. Introduction
    The X-Men
  4. 4. [no title indexed]
    The X-Men
  5. 5. [no title indexed]
    X-Men
  6. 6. Astonishing X-Men Twenty-Five
    X-Men
  7. 7. [no title indexed]
    X-Men
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