New X-Men Vol 2 13

New X-Men Vol 2 #13
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Art by: Michael Ryan, Rick Ketcham and Pete Pantazis
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1 - Textless Cover
Art by: Michael Ryan, Rick Ketcham and Pete Pantazis
Cover Date	July, 2005
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Joe Quesada

1. "Into the Light"
Writer(s)	Nunzio DeFilippis Christina Weir
Penciler(s)	Michael Ryan
Inker(s)	Rick Ketcham
Colorist(s)	Pete Pantazis
Letterer(s)	Dave Sharpe
Editor(s)	Sean Ryan Nick Lowe Mike Marts

 KITTYYY!! 

—Northstar's last word

Appearing in "Into the Light"

Featured Characters:

• New Mutants Squad
  • Elixir (Josh Foley)
  • Icarus (Jay Guthrie)
  • Prodigy (David Alleyne)
  • Surge (Nori Ashida)
  • Wallflower (Laurie Collins)
  • Wind Dancer (Sofia Mantega)
• Alpha Squadron (First full appearance)
  • Anole (Victor Borkowski)
  • Network (Sarah Vale) (First appearance)
  • Indra (Paras Gavaskar)
  • Kidogo (Lazaro Kotikash)
  • Rubbermaid (Andrea Margulies)
  • Loa (Alani Ryan)

Supporting Characters:

• X-Men
  •  Beast (Dr. Hank McCoy) 
  • Cyclops (Scott Summers)
  • Dani Moonstar
  • Emma Frost
  • Gambit (Remy LeBeau)
  • Iceman (Robert Drake)
  • Karma (Shan Coy Manh)
  • Northstar (Jean-Paul Beaubier) (Death)
  • Polaris (Lorna Dane)
  • Shadowcat (Kitty Pryde)
  • Storm (Ororo Munroe)
• Hellions Squad
  • Dust (Sooraya Qadir)
  • Hellion (Julian Keller)
  • Rockslide (Santo Vaccarro)
  • Tag (Brian Cruz)
  • Wither (Kevin Ford)

Antagonists:

• Wolverine (Logan)
• Elektra
• The Hand
• Hydra (Behind the scenes)

Other Characters:

• Paragons
  • DJ (Mark Sheppard)
  • Match (Ben Hamill)
  • Pixie (Megan Gwynn)
  • Trance (Hope Abbott)
• Corsairs
  • Dryad (Callie Betto)
  • Quill (Max Jordan)
  • Specter (Dallas Gibson)
• Avengers
  •  Captain America (Steve Rogers) 
  • Falcon (Sam Wilson)
  • Iron Man (Tony Stark)
• Sasquatch (Walter Langkowski)
• Unnamed S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents
• Phoenix (Jean Grey-Summers) (Statue)
• Thunderbird (John Proudstar) (Statue)
• Magik (Illyana Rasputin) (Statue)

Locations:

• New York State
  • Westchester County
    • North Salem
      • Salem Center
        • Xavier Institute for Higher Learning
          • Cemetery
          • Office of Scott Summers, Headmaster
          • Elixir and Prodigy's room

Items:

• Surge's Power Gauntlets mark II
• Captain America's Shield
• Captain America's Uniform

Vehicles:

• X-Men Blackbird
• S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicopter

Synopsis for "Into the Light"

• Synopsis not yet written

Solicit Synopsis

"ASHES TO ASHES" Part 1 (of 1). The kids at Xavier’s deal with death as they mourn the passing of one of their favorite teachers...but when the emotions start coming out, will the kids start saying some things that might signal the end of New Mutants forever?! A Wolverine: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Tie-In! 32 PGS./Marvel PSR …$2.99

Notes

• Pages 1-6 of this story takes place concurrent with the story in Wolverine (Vol. 3) #25. Although Northstar does physically die in that story, he is soon resurrected as a brainwashed agent of Hydra and The Hand, just as Wolverine, who slew him under their influence, was before him.
• Elektra, who appears briefly in this issue in order to steal Northstar's body, is also a brainwashed pawn of Hydra and The Hand as well.
• After Northstar dies Anole tells Karma that "He [Northstar] was important. He understood me. It was important for me to have someone like him to talk to." Most likely foreshadowing Anole's own sexuality as Northstar was also gay.

Trivia

• Karma takes over as adviser to Alpha Squadron following Northstar's death.

See Also

• 16 image(s) from New X-Men Vol 2 13

Recommended Reading

• Wolverine (Vol. 3) #25

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