New X-Men Vol 2 44

Part of the X-Men: Messiah Complex event
New X-Men Vol 2 #44
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Art by: David Finch, Danny Miki and Jason Keith
Alternate Covers
1 - Textless 2 - Campbell Variant 3 - Campbell Variant Textless 4 - 2nd Print Variant
Art by: David Finch, Danny Miki and Jason Keith
Art by: J. Scott Campbell and Edgar Delgado
Art by: J. Scott Campbell and Edgar Delgado
Art by: Humberto Ramos and Edgar Delgado
Cover Date	January, 2008
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Joe Quesada

1. "Messiah Complex: Chapter Four"
Writer(s)	Craig Kyle Chris Yost
Penciler(s)	Humberto Ramos
Inker(s)	Carlos Cuevas
Colorist(s)	Edgar Delgado
Letterer(s)	Dave Sharpe
Editor(s)	Nick Lowe

 You don't get it, kid...we've got a much bigger problem than the Purifiers. 

—Rictor

Appearing in "Messiah Complex: Chapter Four"

Featured Characters:

• New X-Men
  • Surge (Noriko Ashida)
  • Prodigy (David Alleyne)
  • Hellion (Julian Keller)
  • Mercury (Cessily Kincaid)
  • Elixir (Josh Foley)
  • Rockslide (Santo Vaccarro)
  • Anole (Victor Borkowski)
  • Pixie (Megan Gwynn)
  • Dust (Sooraya Qadir)
  • X-23 (Laura Kinney)

Supporting Characters:

• Professor X (Charles Xavier)
• Forge
• X-Factor Investigations
  • Multiple Man (Jamie Madrox)
  • Layla Miller
• X-Men
  • Cyclops (Scott Summers)
  • Angel (Warren Worthington III)
  • Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner)
  • Storm (Ororo Monroe)
  • Colossus (Piotr Rasputin)
  • Wolverine (James Howlett)
  • Armor (Hisako Ichiki)

Antagonists:

• Predator X
• Purifiers
  • Matthew Risman
  • Taylor
  • Jack Abrams
  • Paul
  • Rictor (Julio Richter)/Joaquin Murrieta (as a mole for the X-Men)
• Reavers
  • Lady Deathstrike (Yuriko Oyama)
  • Seven unnamed members
• Marauders
  • Mr. Sinister
  • Scalphunter
  • Omega Sentinel (Possessed by Malice)
  • Scrambler (Kim Il Sung)
  • Mystique
  • Lady Mastermind (Regan Wyngarde)
  • Riptide (Janos Quested)
  • Sunfire (Shiro Yoshida)
  • Arclight (Phillipa Sontag)
  • Gambit (Remy LeBeau)
  • Vertigo
  • Harpoon
  • Acolytes (Joins team)
    • Exodus (Bennet du Paris)
    • Frenzy (Joanna Cargill)
    • Random (Marshall Stone III)
    • Tempo (Heather Tucker)
    • Carmella Unuscione

Other Characters:

• Unnamed flame-thrower mutant (Death)

Locations:

• Earth-616
  • Canada
    • Canadian Rockies
  • United States of America
    • New York State
      • Xavier Institute
    • Texas
      • Dallas
        • Forge's Aerie
    • Washington, D.C.
      • The Church of the Reverend William Stryker
  • Antarctica
    • Dominion Range (First appearance)
      • Sinister's base
• Earth-1191
  • New York City
    • Brooklyn
      • Sheepshead Bay (First appearance)

Items:

Vehicles:

• X-Men Blackbird

Synopsis for "Messiah Complex: Chapter Four"

• Synopsis not yet written

Trivia

• This Comic Book was referenced in Marvel: Avengers Alliance and is one of the Comic Book Covers required in order to recruit Omega Sentinel in the game.

See Also

• 16 image(s) from New X-Men Vol 2 44
• 2 reprint(s) of New X-Men Vol 2 44

Recommended Reading

X-Men: Messiah Complex
Part I: X-Men - Messiah Complex	Part II: Uncanny X-Men #492	Part III: X-Factor #25	Part IV: New X-Men #44	Part V: X-Men #205
Part VI: Uncanny X-Men #493	Part VII: X-Factor #26	Part VIII: New X-Men #45	Part IX: X-Men #206	Part X: Uncanny X-Men #494
	Part XI: X-Factor #27	Part XII: New X-Men #46	Part XIII: X-Men #207

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