Age of X: Alpha Vol 1 1

Part of the "Age of X" event Alternate Covers: Textless Solicit Coipel Wraparound Variant Coipel Wraparound Variant Textless Second Printing Variant Second Printing Conrad Variant Age of X: Alpha Vol 1 #1 Published Released March, 2011 January 26, 2011 Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada Cover Artist Chris Bachalo Tim Townsend Olivier Coipel Mark Morales Laura Martin Production Irene Lee 1st story Writer Mike Carey Penciler Mirco Pierfederici Gabriel Hernandez Walta Carlo Barberi Paco Diaz Paul Davidson Inker Mirco Pierfederici Gabriel Hernandez Walta Walden Wong Paco Diaz Paul Davidson Colourist Antonio Fabela Matt Milla Brian Reber Letterer Joe Caramagna Editor Daniel Ketchum Jake Thomas Nick Lowe Previous Issue Next Issue — X-Men: Legacy #245 (February, 2011)

Drones and dogs and maggots who call yourself men. Persecutors of innocents. Murderers of children. Hear me!

-- Magneto

Appearing in 1st story

Featured Characters:

• Mutant Resistance (Main story and flashback) (First appearance)
  • Gambit (Remy LeBeau) (First appearance)
  • Trance (Hope Abbott) (First appearance)
  • Legacy (Anna-Marie Darkholme) (First appearance)
  • Magneto (Max Eisenhardt) (First appearance)
  • X (Moira Kinross) (First appearance)
  • Rockslide (Santo Vaccarro) (First appearance)
  • Frenzy (Joanna Cargill) (First appearance)
  • Cannonball (Samuel Guthrie) (First appearance)
  • Berserker (James Proudstar) (First appearance)
  • Storm (Ororo Munroe) (First appearance)
  • Amara (First appearance)
  • Jubilee (Jubilation Lee) (First appearance)
  • Nightmare (Megan Gwynn) (First appearance)
  • Basilisk (Scott Summers) (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
  • Namor (Namor McKenzie) (First appearance)
  • Chamber (Jonothon Starsmore) (First appearance)
  • Colossus (Peter Rasputin) (First appearance)
  • Dazzler (Alison Blaire) (First appearance)
  • Avalanche (Dominikos Petrakis) (First appearance)
  • Xi'an Coy Manh (First appearance)
  • Toad (Mortimer Toynbee) (First appearance)
  • Hellion (Julian Keller) (First appearance)
  • Revenant (Rachel Summers) (First appearance)
  • Eclipse (Roberto da Costa) (First appearance)

Supporting Characters:

• Mutant Resistance (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
  • Dr. Kavita Rao (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
  • Husk (Paige Guthrie) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  • Logan (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  • Cecilia Reyes (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  • Forge (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  • Dust (Sooraya Qadir) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  • Mystique (Raven Darkholme) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  • Regan Wyngarde (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  • Martinique Wyngarde (First appearance) (Only in flashback)

Antagonists:

• State of Kentucky Department of Corrections cops (Only in flashback)
• Human Coalition (First appearance)/United States Army (Only in flashback)
  • Arcade (Harcourt Teesdale) (Only in flashback) (Only appearance; dies)
  • Dr. Richard Palance (Only in flashback) (Only appearance; dies)
  • Colonel Graydon Creed (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  • Vestry (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  • Exonims (Mentioned)

Other Characters:

• Callisto (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
• Masque (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
• Phoenix (Jean Grey) (Mentioned)
• Lucinda Guthrie (Corpse) (Only appearance; dies) (Only in flashback)
• Jeb Guthrie (Behind the scenes) (Only appearance; dies) (Only in flashback)
• Lewis Guthrie (Behind the scenes) (Only appearance; dies) (Only in flashback)
• Joelle Guthrie (Behind the scenes) (Only appearance; dies) (Only in flashback)
• Unnamed potentials, relatives of, or actives mutants (Corpses and alive ones)
• God (Yahweh) (Invoked)
• Christ (Invoked)

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Mutants
• Mutant Atlantean-Human Hybrids
• Angels (Mentioned)
• Bears (Mentioned)
• Dogs (Mentioned)

Locations:

• Earth-11326 (First appearance)
  • United States of America (Main story and flashback)
    • New York State (Main story and flashback)
      • Fortress X (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
      • New York City (Only in flashback)
        • Manhattan (Only in flashback)
          • Chrysler Building (Only in flashback)
          • Fifth Avenue (Mentioned)
      • Albany (Mentioned)
      • Westchester County (Mentioned)
    • California (Only in flashback)
      • San Francisco Bay (Only in flashback)
        • Alcatraz Island (Only in flashback)
    • Kentucky (Only in flashback)
      • Caldecott County (Only in flashback)
    • Nevada (Mentioned)
  • Patagonia, Argentina (Mentioned)
  • Canada (Mentioned)

Items:

• Gambit's rifle (First appearance)
• The Cure (Only in flashback) (Only; Destruction)
• Adamantium (Only in flashback) (on Wolverine claws)
  
  

Solicit Synopsis

Mutantkind’s final war starts here. If you don’t know which side you’re on, check your DNA.

See Also

• 55 Image(s) from Age of X: Alpha Vol 1 1
  

Links and References

• http://marvel.com/catalog/?id=17642

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