X-Men: Grand Design - Second Genesis Vol 1 1

X-Men: Grand Design - Second Genesis Vol 1 #1

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Art by: Ed Piskor

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Art by: Ed Piskor

Release Date

July 25, 2018

Cover Date

September, 2018

Issue Details

Editor-in-Chief

C.B. Cebulski

Rating

T+ (13 and up)

Original Price

$5.99

Humanity has no idea how close to destruction they came.

—Uatu the Watcher

Appearing in 1st story

Featured Characters:

X-Men (Only in flashback)
- Professor X (Charles Xavier) (Only in flashback)
- Wolverine (Logan) (Joins team) (Only in flashback)
- Thunderbird (John Proudstar) (Only appearance; dies)^[1] (Joins team) (Only in flashback)
- Storm (Ororo Munroe) (Joins team) (Only in flashback)
- Colossus (Peter Rasputin) (First appearance) (Joins team) (Only in flashback)
- Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner) (First appearance) (Leaves Herr Getman's Taveling Menagerie and joins team) (Only in flashback)
- Banshee (Sean Cassidy) (Rejoins team) (Only in flashback)
- Cyclops (Scott Summers) (Leaves team) (Only in flashback)
- Polaris (Lorna Dane) (Leaves team) (Temporarily under Erik the Red's control) (Only in flashback)
- Marvel Girl / Phoenix / Black Queen / Dark Phoenix (Jean Grey) (Leaves and rejoins team, bonds with Phoenix Force, and joins and leaves Hellfire Club) (Apparent death) (Only in flashback)
- Beast (Henry McCoy) (Leaves team, joins and leaves Avengers, and rejoins team) (Only in flashback)
- Havok (Alex Summers) (Leaves team) (Temporarily under Erik the Red's control) (Only in flashback)
- Angel (Warren Worthington III) (Leaves and rejoins team) (Only in flashback)
- Iceman (Bobby Drake) (Leaves team) (Only in flashback)
- Sunfire (Shiro Yoshida) (First appearance) (Joins and leaves team) (Only in flashback)
- Kitty Pryde (First appearance) (Origin revealed) (Joins team) (Only in flashback)

Supporting Characters:

Shi'ar Empire (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Princess / Majestrix Lilandra Neramani (First full appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Lord Chamberlain Araki (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Phoenix Force (Bonds with Jean Grey) (Apparent death) (Only in flashback)
Dr. Peter Corbeau (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Starjammers (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Cr'reee (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Ch'od (Only in flashback)
- Corsair (Christopher Summers) (Only in flashback)
- Raza (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Hepzibah (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Mariko Yashida (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Multiple Man (Jamie Madrox) (Only in flashback)
Uatu the Watcher (Main story and flashback)
Terri Pryde (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Carmen Pryde (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Dazzler (Ali Blaire) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)

Antagonists:

Hellfire Club (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Hellfire Knights (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  - Warhawk (Mitchell Tanner) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  - Angelo Macon (First appearance) (Apparent death) (Only in flashback)
  - Murray Reese (First appearance) (Apparent death) (Only in flashback)
  - Wade Cole (First appearance) (Apparent death) (Only in flashback)
  - Numerous unnamed members (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Black King (Sebastian Shaw) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- White Bishop (Donald Pierce) (Only in flashback)
- Black Bishop (Harry Leland) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Mastermind (Jason Wyngarde) (Only in flashback)
- White Queen (Emma Frost) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Krakoa (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Alpha Flight (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Vindicator (Mac Hudson) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Northstar (Jean-Paul Beaubier) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Puck (Eugene Judd) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Aurora (Jeanne-Marie Beaubier) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Marrina (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Shaman (Michael Twoyoungmen) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Snowbird (Narya) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Sasquatch (Walter Langowski) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Ani-Men (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Ape-Man (Gordon Keefer) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Frog-Man (Francois LeBlanc) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Dragonfly (Veronica Dultry) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Cat-Man (Townshend Horgan) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Count Nefaria (Luchino Nefaria) (Only in flashback)
The Right (Only in flashback)
- Senator Robert Kelly (Only in flashback)
- Stephen Lang (Death) (Only in flashback)
- Cameron Hodge (Only in flashback)
Shi'ar Empire (Only in flashback)
- Erik the Red (Davan Shakari) (First full appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Emperor D'ken Neramani (Only in flashback)
- Imperial Guard (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  - Scintilla (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  - Starbolt (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  - Electron (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  - Gladiator (Kallark) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  - Neutron (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  - Oracle (Sybil) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  - Flashfire (Grannz) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  - Smasher (Vril-Rokk) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  - Titan (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  - Hobgoblin (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  - Astra (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  - Earthquake (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Sentinels (Only in flashback)
- Mach III Sentinels (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  - Sentinel A1 (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  - Sentinel A3 (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  - Sentinel A7 (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  - Sentinel T-20 (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Black Tom Cassidy (Only in flashback)
Juggernaut (Cain Marko) (Only in flashback)
Firelord (Pyreus Krill) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Brotherhood of Evil Mutants (Only in flashback)
- Mesmero (Vincent) (Only in flashback)
- Magneto (Magnus) (Only in flashback)
Mutant X / Proteus (Kevin Mac Taggert) (Only appearance; dies)^[1] (Only in flashback)

Other Characters:

Ben Franklin (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
Good Lord / God (Yahweh) (Invoked) (Only in flashback)
Herr Getman's Traveling Menagerie (Mentioned)
James Proudstar (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
U.S. Air Force (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Starcore (Referenced) (Only in flashback)
S.H.I.E.L.D. (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
- Director Nick Fury (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
Unnamed Santa Claus impersonator (Only in flashback)
Galactus (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
Annie Richardson (Ghost) (Only in flashback)
John Grey (Only in flashback)
Elaine Grey (Only in flashback)
Avengers (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (Photo) (Only in flashback)
Jesus (Invoked) (Only in flashback)
U.S. Senate (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
Lady Deathstrike (Yuriko Oyama) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Kree Empire (On-screen in flashback)
- Supreme Intelligence (First appearance; on-screen in flashback)
Skrull Empire (On-screen in flashback)

Races and Species:

Humans (Only in flashback)
Mutants (Only in flashback)
Cyborgs (Only in flashback)
Oxen (Mentioned)
Horses (Mentioned)
Robots (Only in flashback)
Krakoas (Only in flashback)
Shi'ar (Only in flashback)
Abstract Entities (Only in flashback)
Sentinels (Only in flashback)
Dragons (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
Xandarians (Only in flashback)
Unidentified alien species (Only in flashback)
Strontians (Only in flashback)
Stygians (Only in flashback)
Chameloids (Only in flashback)
Saurids (Only in flashback)
Mephitisoids (Only in flashback)
Alien Gods (Mentioned)
Human-Plodex Hybrids (Only in flashback)
Inua-Human Hybrids (Only in flashback)
Watchers (Main story and flashback)
D'bari (Only in flashback)
Kree (Only in flashback)
Skrulls (Only in flashback)

Locations:

Earth-TRN686 (Main story and flashback)
- Milky Way (Main story and flashback)
  - Solar System (Main story and flashback)
    - Earth (Main story and flashback)
      - North America (Only in flashback)
        United States of America (Only in flashback)
        New York (Only in flashback)
        Westchester County (Only in flashback)
        North Salem (Only in flashback)
        Salem Center (Only in flashback)
        Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters (Only in flashback)
        Danger Room (Only in flashback)
        
        New York City (Only in flashback)
        Manhattan (Only in flashback)
        Upper East Side (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Lenox Hill (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        66th Street and Fifth Avenue (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Hellfire Club Building (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        
        Midtown (Only in flashback)
        Rockefeller Center (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        
        Fifth Avenue (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Avengers Mansion (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        
        Delano Street (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        
        New York City Sewer System (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        
        Queens (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Jamaica (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        John F. Kennedy International Airport (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        
        Jamaica Bay (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        
        Annandale-on-Hudson (Only in flashback)
        Grey's House (Only in flashback)
        
        Long Island (Mentioned)
        
        Arizona (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Camp Verde Apache Reservation (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        
        Colorado (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Cheyenne Mountain (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Valhalla Missile Base (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        
        Angel's Aerie (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        
        Illinois (Only in flashback)
        Deerfield (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Central Avenue (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Family Pryde's Home (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        
        Chicago (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Frost International (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        
        Canada (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Quebec (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        
        Bahamas (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
      - Pacific Ocean (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
      - Europe (Only in flashback)
        United Kingdom (Only in flashback)
        Scotland (Only in flashback)
        Muir Island (Only in flashback)
        Muir Island Research Facility (Only in flashback)
        
        Hebrides (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Stornoway (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Red Lion Inn (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        
        Ireland (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        County Mayo (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Cassidy Keep (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        
        Germany (Only in flashback)
        Winzeldorf (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
      - Africa (Only in flashback)
        Kenya (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Great Rift Valley (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Serengeti (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Uzuri (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
      - Asia (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Russia (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Siberia (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Lake Baikal (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Ust-Ordynsky (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        
        Japan (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Honshu (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Osaka Prefecture (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Osaka (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Shiro Yoshida's Garden Estate (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        
        Miyago Prefecture (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Agarashima (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Yoshida Manor (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        
        Vietnam (First appearance; photo in flashback)
        South Vietnam (First appearance; photo in flashback)
      - Earth Orbit (Main story and flashback)
        Sentinel Space Station (Only appearance; destruction in flashback)
        
        Moon (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Blue Area of the Moon (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Blue City (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
      - Antarctica (Only in flashback)
        Antarctic Subterranean Base (Only appearance; destruction in flashback)
        
        Savage Land (Only in flashback)
    - Sun (Mentioned)
- The "World" (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Shi'ar Galaxy (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  - Chandilar (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  - D'bari System (Only appearance; destruction in flashback)
    - D'bari IV (Only appearance; destruction in flashback)
- Astral Plane (Only in flashback)
- Large Magellanic Cloud (First appearance; on-screen in flashback)
  - Pama (First appearance; on-screen in flashback)
    - Hala (First appearance; on-screen in flashback)
      - Kree-Lar (First appearance; on-screen in flashback)
- Andromeda Galaxy (First appearance; on-screen in flashback)
  - Tarnax (First appearance; on-screen in flashback)
    - Tarnax IV (First appearance; on-screen in flashback)

Items:

Cerebro (Only in flashback)
Wolverine's Suit (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
X-Uniforms (Only in flashback)
Banshee's Wings (Only in flashback)
Cyclops' Visor (Only in flashback)
Adamantium (On Wolverine's claws in flashback)
Vindicator's Battle-suit (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Sunfire's Suit (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Ruby-Quartz Sunglasses (Only in flashback)
M'kraan Crystal (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Crimson Cosmos Armor (Only in flashback)
Power Cosmic (Only in flashback)
Magneto's Helmet (Only in flashback)
Spider-Man's Suit (Photo in flashback)

Vehicles:

Hoverchair (Only in flashback)
X-Men Stratojet (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Shi'ar Dreadnought (Only in flashback)
Dejah Thoris (Only appearance; destruction in flashback)
Starcore Project Shuttle (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Avengers' Quinjet (First appearance; on-screen in flashback)
X-Men Blackbird (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)

Events:

Christmas (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Dark Phoenix Saga (First appearance) (Only in flashback)

Synopsis for 1st story

Synopsis not yet written

Solicit Synopsis

It’s ALL-NEW and ALL-DIFFERENT! Witness Wolverine, Thunderbird, Colossus, Storm and Sunfire suit up as X-Men for the very first time all over again! All through the lens of comics auteur ED PISKOR, who lovingly researches, writes, pencils, inks, colors and letters every page just for you!

The second act of X-MEN GRAND DESIGN begins now!

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Footnotes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 First and only known appearance to date besides flashbacks

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