X-Men: Grand Design Vol 1 2

X-Men: Grand Design Vol 1 #2

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X-Men: Grand Design #1	X-Men: Grand Design - Second Genesis #1 (Story)

Art by: Ed Piskor

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Art by: Ed Piskor

Release Date

January 3, 2018

Cover Date

March, 2018

Issue Details

Editor-in-Chief

Axel Alonso

Rating

T+ (13 and up)

Original Price

$5.99

Until the universe blinks out, there is always more to the story...

—Uatu the Watcher

Appearing in 1st story

Featured Characters:

X-Men (Disbands and reforms) (Only in flashback)
- Angel (Warren Worthington III) (Only in flashback)
- Iceman (Bobby Drake) (Only in flashback)
- Marvel Girl (Jean Grey) (Leaves and rejoins team) (Only in flashback)
- Beast (Hank McCoy) (Only in flashback)
- Cyclops (Scott Summers) (Only in flashback)
- Professor X (Charles Xavier) (Only in flashback)
- Mimic (Calvin Rankin) (First appearance) (Origin revealed) (Joins and leaves team) (Only in flashback)
- Banshee (Sean Cassidy) (First appearance) (Leaves Factor Three and joins team) (Only in flashback)
- Changeling (Only appearance; dies)^[1] (Leaves Factor Three and joins team) (Impersonates Professor X) (Only in flashback)
- Polaris (Lorna Dane) (First appearance) (Origin revealed) (Joins team) (Only in flashback)
- Havok (Alex Summers) (Joins team) (Only in flashback)

Supporting Characters:

Fantastic Four (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Mister Fantastic (Dr. Reed Richards) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Human Torch (Johnny Storm) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Invisible Girl (Sue Storm) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- The Thing (Ben Grimm) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Ka-Zar (Kevin Plunder) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Zabu (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Ted Roberts (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Avengers (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Iron Man (Tony Stark) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Giant-Man (Dr. Hank Pym) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Only in flashback)
- Wasp (Janet Van Dyne) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Thor (Odinson) (First appearance; on-screen in flashback)
- Hawkeye (Clint Barton) (First appearance; on-screen in flashback)
Machine Man (X-51) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)

Antagonists:

Brotherhood of Evil Mutants (Only in flashback)
- Mesmero (Vincent) (First full appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Magneto / The Creator (Magnus) (Only in flashback)
- Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) (Only in flashback)
- Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff) (Only in flashback)
- Toad (Mortimer Toynbee) (Only in flashback)
Factor Three (First appearance) (Origin revealed) (Only in flashback)
- Mastermind / "Mordecai" (Jason Wyngarde) (First full appearance) (Leaves Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and joins team) (Only in flashback)
- Blob (Fred Dukes) (Joins team) (Impersonates an X-Man) (Only in flashback)
- The Vanisher (First appearance) (Joins team) (Only in flashback)
- The Mutant Master (Only in flashback)
- Unus the Untouchable (Gunther Bain) (Joins team) (Impersonates an X-Man) (Only in flashback)
Bolivar Trask (Death) (Only in flashback)
Sentinels (First appearance) (Origin revealed) (Only in flashback)
- Mach I Sentinels (First full appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Mach II Sentinels (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Master Mold (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Lucifer (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
The Stranger (Only in flashback)
Juggernaut (Cain Marko) (Revealed to be alive) (Only in flashback)
The Right (Only in flashback)
- Donald Pierce (Only in flashback)
- Larry Trask (Death) (Only in flashback)
- Cameron Hodge (Only in flashback)
- Senator Robert Kelly (Only in flashback)
Dominus (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Count Nefaria (Luchino Nefaria) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Scarecrow (Ebenezer Laughton) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Unicorn (Milos Masaryk) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Plantman (Samuel Smithers) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
The Eel (Leopold Stryke) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Super-Adaptoid (First appearance) (Origin revealed) (Only in flashback)
The Locust (Dr. August Hopper) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
El Tigre (Juan Meroz) (First appearance; possessed by Kukulkán) (Only in flashback)
Cobalt Man (Ralph Roberts) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Black Tom Cassidy (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Grotesk the Sub-Human (Gor-Tok) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Red Raven (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Demi-Men (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
The Living Pharaoh / The Living Monolith (Ahmet Abdol) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Sauron (Dr. Karl Lykos) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Savage Land Mutates (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Lorelei (Lani Ubanu) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Numerous unnamed members (First appearance) (Only in flashback)

Other Characters:

Uatu the Watcher
U.S. Military (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
- U.S. Army (Only in flashback)
Mayor of Santo Marco (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
"Old Man" / Sub-Mariner (Namor McKenzie) (Only in flashback)
S.H.I.E.L.D. (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Nick Fury (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Dum-Dum Dugan (First appearance; on-screen in flashback)
NYPD (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
The Tinkerer (Phineas Mason) (First appearance; voice in flashback)
NORAD (Mentioned)
Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Galactus (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Merlin (Maha Yogi) (First appearance; dream in flashback)
Daily Bugle (Mentioned)
Mole Man (Harvey Elder) (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
Phoenix Force (Only in flashback)
Forge (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Catholic Church (Only in flashback)
- Reverend Brown (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
William Shakespeare (First appearance; statue in flashback)
St. John Allerdyce (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Anna Marie (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Erik the Red (Davan Shakari) (First appearance; illusion in flashback)
Horus (First appearance; carving in flashback)
Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (Vision in flashback)
Hulk (Dr. Bruce Banner) (First appearance; vision in flashback)
Black Panther (King T'Challa) (First appearance; vision in flashback)
Doctor Strange (Dr. Stephen Strange) (First appearance; vision in flashback)
Hercules (First appearance; vision in flashback)
Doctor Doom (Dr. Victor von Doom) (First appearance; vision in flashback)
Daredevil (Matt Murdock) (First appearance; vision in flashback)
Lilandra Neramani (First appearance; vision in flashback)
Krakoa (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
Unidentified Rigellian Recorder

Races and Species:

Watchers
Mutants (Only in flashback)
Humans (Only in flashback)
Siris (Only in flashback)
Sentinels (Only in flashback)
Atlantean-Human Hybrids (Only in flashback)
Quists (Only in flashback)
Pterosaurs (Only in flashback)
Dinosaurs (Only in flashback)
Smilodon (Only in flashback)
Cosmic Beings (Only in flashback)
Cyborgs (Only in flashback)
Zenn-Lavians (Only in flashback)
Unicorns (Dream) (Only in flashback)
Robots (Only in flashback)
Ahau (Behind the scenes) (Only in flashback)
LMDs (Only in flashback)
Asgardians (Only in flashback)
Abstract Entities (Only in flashback)
Gortokians (Only in flashback)
Shi'ar (Illusion) (Only in flashback)
Ennead (Carving) (Only in flashback)
Angels (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
Z'nox (Only in flashback)
Human-Olympian Hybrids (Dream) (Only in flashback)
Rigellian Recorders

Locations:

Earth-TRN686 (Main story and flashback)
- Solar System (Main story and flashback)
  - Earth (Main story and flashback)
    - Earth Orbit (Main story and flashback)
      - Asteroid M (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
    - North America (Only in flashback)
      - Santo Marco (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Santo Marco (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
      - United States of America (Only in flashback)
        Florida (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Cape Citadel (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        
        New York (Only in flashback)
        Unnamed carnival (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        
        Adirondack Mountains (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Sentinel Headquarters (First appearance) (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 (Mentioned)
        
        New York City (Only in flashback)
        Hudson River (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        
        Manhattan (Only in flashback)
        Unnamed wrestling stadium (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        
        Tower Bank (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        
        Metro University (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        
        Upper New York Bay (Only in flashback)
        Liberty Island (Only in flashback)
        Statue of Liberty (Only in flashback)
        
        Long Island (Only in flashback)
        
        Washington, D.C. (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        National Mall (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Capitol Building (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        
        White House (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        
        California (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        San Francisco (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        
        Mississippi (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Caldecott County (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
      - Turks and Caicos Islands (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
      - San Rico (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Pyramid of Kukulcán (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
    - Atlantic Ocean (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
      - Atlantis (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Atlantean Outpost (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
    - Europe (Only in flashback)
      - Bulgaria (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Balkan Mountains (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Lucifer's hidden cavern (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
      - Scotland, United Kingdom (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
      - Alps (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Factor Three's base (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
    - Antarctica (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
      - Savage Land (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
    - Aruba, South America (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
    - Africa (Only in flashback)
      - Egypt (Only in flashback)
        Sahara Desert (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Edfu (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        Temple of Horus (Only appearance; destruction in flashback)
      - Genosha (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  - Mars (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
  - Sun (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- The Stranger's planet (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Heaven (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)

Items:

Magneto's Helmet (Only in flashback)
X-Uniforms (Only in flashback)
Cyclops' Visor (Only in flashback)
Genetic Transformation Chamber (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Cerebro (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Fantastic Four Uniforms (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Crimson Cosmos Armor (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Iron Man Armor MK IV (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Bio-Synthetic Wings (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Ruby-Quartz Sunglasses (Only in flashback)
Power Cosmic (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Banshee's Wings (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Unstable Molecules (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Pendent of Power (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Cobalt Man Armor (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Crimson Gem of Cyttorak (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Mjolnir (First appearance; on-screen in flashback)
Trick Arrows (First appearance; on-screen in flashback)
Spider-Man's Suit (Vision) (Only in flashback)
Panther Habit (First appearance; vision in flashback)
Eye of Agamotto and Cloak of Levitation (First appearance; vision in flashback)
Doctor Doom's Armor (First appearance; vision in flashback)

Vehicles:

Shi'ar Dreadnought (Only in flashback)
Hoverchair (Only in flashback)
Silver Surfer's Surfboard (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Blackbird (First appearance) (Origin revealed) (Destruction and rebuilt) (Only in flashback)

Events:

Factor Three (First appearance) (Only in flashback)

Synopsis for 1st story

Synopsis not yet written

Solicit Synopsis

• Revisit all of X-Men history with Eisner-winning writer/artist Ed Piskor!!!

• Relive the biggest moments in X-Men history: The flight of the Sentinels! The discovery of the Savage Land!! The death of Charles Xavier!!!

• For the X-Fan inside everyone!

Links and References

Footnotes

↑ First and only known appearance to date besides flashbacks

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