—Frankenstein's MonsterThe blood in your veins says otherwise, boy. I have tracked that blood all over the world. I know how it smells. How it tastes. And in you lie the very last drops, of that I am certain. The last blood I ever need spill. Other than my own.
Appearing in "Big Top Hell"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
- Murder Circus (Main story and flashback)
- Frankenstein's Monster/"Frank" (Main story and flashback)
- Calcabrina (Main story and flashback)
- Zombie Clowns
- Wolverine/Revolto the Clown (Logan) (Leaves)
- Shadowcat (Kitty Pryde)
- Beastmaster (Hank McCoy)
- Storm/Windrider (Ororo Munroe) (Leaves)
- Iceface (Bobby Drake)
- Starchilde (Rachel Grey)
- Bird of War (Ava'Dara Naganandini)
- Hellfire Club
Other Characters:
- Frankenstein Family
- William Frankenstein (Mentioned)
- Elizabeth Frankenstein (Mentioned)
- Dr. Victor Frankenstein (Mentioned)
- Wolfgang Frankenstein (Mentioned)
- Grigore the butcher of Slovakia (Mentioned)
- Bianca Frankenstein (Mentioned)
- "Little Gustave" (Mentioned)
- Bamfs
- Cyclops (Scott Summers) (On a T-shirt only)
Locations:
- New York
- Westchester County
- Jean Grey School For Higher Learning (Mentioned)
- Salem Center
- Frankentein's Murder Circus
- Westchester County
- Slovakia (Mentioned)
- Carpathian Mountains (Mentioned)
- Sweden (Mentioned)
- Nigeria (Mentioned)
Items:
- Cube 4
- Cyclops' Visor (On a T-shirt only)
- Stormcaster (Illusion or holographic simulation)
Synopsis for "Big Top Hell"
Months ago, Calcabrina the witch was about to be killed by angry mob led by the boss of the circus she was working at. Frankenstein's Monster saves her and she swears loyalty to him.
In the present, Calcabrina has discovered the last Frankenstein is in the circus. The circus workers to seize every child in the circus until they find the child their master seeks. Elsewhere, the Jean Grey School students fight their brainwashed teachers.
Frankenstein attempts to kill Max of the Hellfire Club, having identified him as the last Frankenstein but Idie saves him. Iceman attacks Genesis, who attempts to make his teacher remember who he really is. Windrider shoots Genesis with a lightning bolt which sends him into the hall of mirrors. There, Genesis sees different images of himself as a superhero. Windrider knocks him out but sees different images of her superhero career.
Oya sets Frank on fire, giving Max and her time to escape. She cannot help but think she has seen Max before. Max uses his cube in order to trace the magic energy in the circus and finds a witch is responsible. Oya and Max decide to find the witch together.
Meanwhile, Eye-Boy pokes around a tent and discovers he can see magic via his extra eyes, while also discovering it's magic that's controlling the X-Men. As he wonders how to reveal this, the mind controlled Kitty attacks him, though she seems to come to her senses after sending him out the window.
Upon landing, Eye-Boy is attacked by clowns and asks Revolto, actually Wolverine, to help him. However, Storm has regained her memories and attacks the circus workers while Oya and Max fight Calcabrina. Wolverine also regains his memories and attacks the clowns who have been attacking Eye-Boy.
Oya and Max are attacked by Frankenstein again.
Solicit Synopsis
- Frankenstein’s Murder Circus is town and he’s brainwashed the X-Men!
- Do the students stand a chance against their teachers?
Trivia
- Maximilian mentions that he is the Black Bishop of the Hellfire Club.