Essential X-Men #9

(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.

Lovelorn (Part Two) (Table of Contents: 2)

X-Men / comic story / 24 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

White Queen [Emma Frost]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Sunfire [Shiro Yoshida]; Vertigo; Simon Trask; Purifiers; Sadie (Mayor of San Francisco); Beast [Henry McCoy]; Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Magik [Illyana Rasputin]; Nikola Rasputin; Alexandra Rasputin; Armour [Hisako Ichiki]; Pixie [Megan Gwynn]; X-23 [Laura Kinney]; Storm [Ororo T'Challa]; Madison Jefferies; Dr. Nemesis [Thomas Bradley]; Angel [Warren Worthington, III]; Russian Thugs; Russian Mutant

Synopsis

Colossus seeks to discover more about his past taking on a Russian mutant who intimated his father. Beast and Angel track down Madison Jefferies to recruit him to their science team. Pixie moves back in with the X-Men.

Reprints

• from The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #505 (February 2009)

Indexer Notes

Dan Buckley (Original Publisher); The first two pages of this story are in fact from “The Cabal” (see below)

Get Ready To... (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Collect Them All (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Make Mine Marvel! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

The Cabal (Table of Contents: 7)

X-Men / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Brian Michael Bendis

Pencils

Alex Maleev

Inks

Alex Maleev

Colors

Dean White

Letters

Chris Eliopoulos

Editing

Jeanine Schaefer (original associate editor); Tom Brevoort (original editor); Joe Quesada (original editor in chief)

Genre

superhero

Characters

White Queen [Emma Frost]; Doctor Doom; Namor; The Hood [Parker Robbins]; Loki; Norman Osborn

Synopsis

Emma Frost meets with Norman Osborn and several others to discuss Osborn's plan.

Reprints

• from Secret Invasion: Dark Reign (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (February 2009) [partial reprint]

Indexer Notes

Joe Sabino (Original Production); Dan Buckley (Original Publisher); Listing is incorrect saying “First printed in Dark Reign #1”; This is cropped reprint of an original story line (see Issue notes)

On Sale 16th September! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

White Queen, Dark Reign (Table of Contents: 9)

X-Men / comic story / 35 pages (report information)

Script

Matt Fraction

Pencils

Mitchell Breitweiser (credited as Mitch Breitweiser) (pp 1-3, 11, 12, 15-17, 26, 27, 33-38); Daniel Acuña (pp 4-10, 13, 14, 18-25, 38-32)

Inks

Mitchell Breitweiser (credited as Mitch Breitweiser) (pp 1-3, 11, 12, 15-17, 26, 27, 33-38); Daniel Acuña (pp 4-10, 13, 14, 18-25, 38-32)

Colors

Elizabeth Breitweiser (credited as Elizabeth Dismang Breitweiser) (pp 1-3, 11, 12, 15-17, 26, 27, 33-38); Daniel Acuña (pp 4-10, 13, 14, 18-25, 38-32)

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

Hellfire Club; Sebastian Shaw; Emma Frost; Selene; Tony Stark; Norman Osborn; Namor; Doctor Doom; The Hood; Donald Pierce; Sentinels

Synopsis

Retells the story of how Emma and Namor first met. Then Emma convinces Namor he can trust her again by capturing Sebastian Shaw.

Reprints

• from Uncanny X-Men Annual (Marvel, 2006 series) #2 (March 2009) [3 pages of the original have been edited. The art credits reflect the pagination of the original publication.]

Indexer Notes

Dan Buckley (Original Publisher)

Several well known celebraties are seen in the Hellfire Club.

“Subscribe!” (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

Next Issue (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

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

Script

Scott Gray

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Shawn Hirst, Akal Singh, Aleks Milchew and Dave Salt. Editor Scott Gray replies.

“The Director of Wanted Presents” (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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