X-Men: Grand Design Vol 1 1

X-Men: Grand Design #1

Previous Issue	Next Issue
—	X-Men: Grand Design #2

Art by: Ed Piskor

Alternate Covers

All
2
3
4
6
8
10
11

Art by: Ed Piskor

Release Date

December 20, 2017

Cover Date

February, 2018

Issue Details

Editor-in-Chief

Axel Alonso

Rating

T+ (13 and up)

Original Price

$5.99

I'll now disclose everything I've observed about a very extraordinary pantheon of mutants...

—Uatu the Watcher

Appearing in 1st story

Featured Characters:

X-Men (First appearance) (Origin revealed) (Only in flashback)
- X / Professor X (Dr. Charles Xavier) (First appearance) (Origin revealed) (Only in flashback)
- Marvel Girl (Jean Grey) (First appearance) (Origin revealed) (Only in flashback)
- Cyclops (Scott Summers) (First appearance) (Origin revealed) (Only in flashback)
- Iceman (Bobby Drake) (First appearance) (Origin revealed) (Only in flashback)
- Avenging Angel / Angel (Warren Worthington III) (First appearance) (Origin revealed) (Only in flashback)
- Beast (Hank McCoy) (First appearance) (Origin revealed) (Only in flashback)

Supporting Characters:

Sharon Xavier (First appearance; dies) (Only in flashback)
Brian Xavier (First appearance; dies) (Only in flashback)
U.S. Army (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Logan (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Captain America (Steve Rogers) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Magda Lehnsherr (First appearance; dies) (Only in flashback)
Anya Lehnsherr (First appearance; dies) (Only in flashback)
Dr. Moira MacTaggert (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Gabrielle Haller (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Katherine Summers (First appearance; dies) (Only in flashback)
Christopher Summers (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Alex Summers (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
John Grey (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Elaine Grey (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
William Drake (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Maddie Drake (First appearance) (Only in flashback)

Antagonists:

Brotherhood of Evil Mutants (First appearance) (Origin revealed) (Only in flashback)
- Magneto (Magnus) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Toad (Mortimer Toynbee) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Namor the Sub-Mariner (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Axis (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Nazi Germany (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  - Master Man (Wilhelm Lohmer) (First appearance; dies) (Only in flashback)
  - Numerous unnamed soldiers (Only appearance; death) (Only in flashback)
Cain Marko (First appearance) (Apparent death) (Only in flashback)
Shadow King (Amahl Farouk) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Mob of farmhands (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Elias (First appearance; dies) (Only in flashback)
- Numerous other unnamed Ukrainians (Only appearance; death) (Only in flashback)
Korean People's Army (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Shi'ar Empire (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Emperor D'ken (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Mister Sinister (Nathaniel Essex) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Jack O'Diamonds (Jack Winters) (First appearance; dies) (Only in flashback)
Mob of villagers (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
The Right (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Cameron Hodge (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Larry Trask (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Steven Lang (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Bolivar Trask (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Senator Robert Kelly (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Donald Pierce (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Conquistador (Orlando Furio) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Conquistador's henchmen (First appearance) (Only in flashback)

Other Characters:

Uatu the Watcher (First appearance)
Unidentified Rigellian Recorder (First appearance)
Eternity (Mentioned)
Numerous unnamed Mutants (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Jimmy (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Jeremiah (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Catholic Church (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Human Torch (Jim Hammond) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
The Fin (Peter Noble) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Blonde Phantom (Louise Grant) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Blazing Skull (Mark Todd) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
The Angel (Thomas Halloway) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
The Destroyer (Kevin Marlow) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
The Witness (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Vision (Aarkus) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Stark Industries (Mentioned)
- Howard Stark (Mentioned)
Government of the United States of America (Mentioned)
Kurt Marko (Earth-71259)
Ororo Munroe (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Cyttorak (Earth-71259)
Fantastic Four (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
Avengers (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
Daniel Shomron (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Annie Richardson (First appearance; corpse and ghost) (Only in flashback)
Phoenix Force (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Skrull Empire (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Stranger (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Kree Empire (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Mutant Master (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Galactus (Galan) (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
Ch'od (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Mrs. Blanding (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Andrew Blanding (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Trevor Donovan (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Edie Eisenhardt (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
Jakob Eisenhardt (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
Rocky Beasely (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Nassau County Police Department (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Sheriff Beasely (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Numerous unnamed deputies (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Curtis (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Worthington Industries (Mentioned)
Kathryn Worthington (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
Hellfire Club (Mentioned)
Daily Bugle (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- John Jonah Jameson (Earth-71259)
U.S. Senate (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
Sentinel MK I
Norton McCoy (Earth-71259)
Edna Andrews (Earth-71259)
Truman Capote (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
Morlocks (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Callisto (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Unidentified member (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Multiple Man (Jamie Madrox) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
David Haller (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Blob (Fred Dukes) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Unus the Untouchable (Gunther Bain) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Mesmero (Vincent) (Earth-71259)
Jason Wyngarde (Earth-71259)

Races and Species:

Watchers
Rigellian Recorders
Mutants (Only in flashback)
Humans (Only in flashback)
Synthezoids (Only in flashback)
Atlantean-Human Hybrids (Only in flashback)
Atlanteans (Only in flashback)
Smokeworlders (Only in flashback)
Chupacabras (Referenced)
Demons
Abstract Entities (Only in flashback)
Skrulls (Only in flashback)
Cosmic Beings (Only in flashback)
Kree (Only in flashback)
Siris (Only in flashback)
Saurids (Only in flashback)
Cyborgs (Only in flashback)
Sentinels

Locations:

Earth-71259 (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
  - Earth Orbit (First appearance)
  - United States of America (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
    - New York (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
      - New York City (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Manhattan (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Midtown (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Flatiron District (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Fifth Avenue (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Flatiron Building (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        
        Morlock Tunnels (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        
        Upper New York Bay (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Statue of Liberty (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
      - Westchester County (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        North Salem (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Salem Center (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Xavier Mansion / Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Danger Room (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
      - Annandale-on-Hudson (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Grey's House (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        
        Bard College (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
      - Long Island (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Nassau County (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Fort Washington (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        
        Hempstead (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        East Meadow (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Nassau County Jail (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        
        Suffolk County (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Centerport (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Worthington Estate (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
    - Pennsylvania (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
      - Pittsburgh (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Brighton Heights (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
    - Vermont (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
      - St. Joe's Preparatory School (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
    - Illinois (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
      - Dunfee (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        McCoy Household (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  - Germany (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  - Poland (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
    - Oświęcim (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
      - Auschwitz-Birkenau (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  - Egypt (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
    - Cairo (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  - Ukraine (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
    - Vinnytsia (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  - Korea (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
    - Temple of Cyttorak (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  - Israel (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
    - Haifa (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  - Argentina (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  - Transia (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
    - Carpathian Mountains (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  - United Kingdom (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
    - Scotland (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
      - Muir Island (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Mutant Research Center (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Astral Plane (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Mineworld of Alsibar (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Hell (Invoked) (Only in flashback)

Items:

Captain America's Shield (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Crimson Gem of Cyttorak (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Cerebro (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Magneto's Helmet (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Kree Militia Uniform (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Ruby-Quartz Sunglasses (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Cyclops' Visor (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
X-Uniforms (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Spider-Man's Suit and Web-Shooters (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Mutant Registration Act (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)

Vehicles:

Shi'ar Dreadnought (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Hoverchair (First appearance) (Only in flashback)

Events:

World War II (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Korean War (First appearance) (Only in flashback)

Synopsis for 1st story

Synopsis not yet written

Solicit Synopsis

From Eisner award-winning creator Ed Piskor (Hip-Hop Family Tree) comes a thrilling new series chronicling all of X-Men history! X-MEN: GRAND DESIGN stitches together the most important moments in mutant history, creating a comprehensive narrative celebrating the X-Men’s past, present, and future. The first in a trilogy, GRAND DESIGN returns to Charles Xavier’s assembly of Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Iceman, Angel, and Beast! A must for fans looking to brush up on their X-Men lore or as jumping-on point for Marvel’s merry mutants.

Links and References

References