X-Men / Fantastic Four Vol 2 1

X-Men / Fantastic Four Vol 2 #1
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Release Date	February 5, 2020
Cover Date	April, 2020
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	C.B. Cebulski
Rating	T+ (13 and up)
Original Price	$4.99
Pages	40

1. "The Impossible Boy: The World Has Changed"
Writer(s)	Chip Zdarsky
Penciler(s)	Terry Dodson
Inker(s)	Rachel Dodson Dexter Vines Karl Story
Colorist(s)	Laura Martin
Letterer(s)	Joe Caramagna
Editor(s)	Tom Brevoort Alanna Smith Shannon Andrews Ballesteros

 I was the Impossible Boy who could dream the future. I was a god. I'm Franklin Richards. And I was born a mutant. Born to be with mutants. But I was born into the Fantastic Four. Which means I have twice as many enemies... 

—Franklin Richards

Appearing in "The Impossible Boy: The World Has Changed"

Featured Characters:

• Powerhouse (Franklin Richards) (Main story and recap)

Supporting Characters:

• Fantastic Four (Main story and recap)
  • The Thing (Ben Grimm) (Main story and recap)
  • Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards) (Main story and recap)
  • Invisible Woman (Sue Storm Richards) (Main story and recap)
  • Human Torch (Johnny Storm) (Main story and recap)
• Brainstorm (Valeria Richards) (Main story and recap)
• Marauders
  • Red Queen (Captain Kate Pryde) (Main story and as Shadowcat in recap)
  • Storm (Ororo Munroe)
  • Iceman (Bobby Drake)
  • Red Bishop (Lucas Bishop)
  • Pyro (St. John Allerdyce)
  • Lockheed
• Kid Omega (Quentin Quire)
• Stepford Cuckoos
  • Esme Cuckoo
  • Sophie Cuckoo
  • Celeste Cuckoo (Cameo)
  • Phoebe Cuckoo (Cameo)
  • Mindee Cuckoo (Cameo)
• Quiet Council of Krakoa
  • Professor X (Charles Xavier)
  • Magneto (Erik Lehnsherr)
  • Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner) (Cameo)
• Wolverine (Logan)
• Cyclops (Scott Summers)

Antagonists:

• Unidentified aliens (First appearance)

Other Characters:

• Krakoa
• Daken (Akihiro) (Cameo)
• God (Yahweh) (Invoked)
• Dr. Rachna Koul (Named only)
• Alicia Grimm (Mentioned)
• United Nations (Mentioned)
• Latverian mutant refugees (Mentioned)
  • Ramona (Mentioned) (Unnamed)
  • Hugo (Mentioned) (Unnamed)
  • Unidentified others (Mentioned)
• Doctor Doom (Victor von Doom)

Races and Species:

• Humans (Main story and recap)
• Mutants (Main story and recap)
• Horses (Illusion in recap)
• Unidentified alien species
• Krakoas
• Birds
• Butterflies
• Pigeons
• Flock
• Gods (Referenced)

Locations:

• Multiverse (Mentioned)
  • Prime Marvel Universe (Main story and recap)
    • Earth (Main story and recap)
      • United States of America (Main story and recap)
        • New York (Main story and recap)
          • New York City (Main story and recap)
            • Manhattan (Main story and recap)
              • Midtown (Recap)
                • 42nd Street and Madison Avenue (Recap)
                  • Baxter Building (Recap)
              • Lower East Side
                • Yancy Street
                  • 4 Yancy Street
                  • Happy's (First appearance)
              • Greenwich Village
                • Washington Square Park
          • Xavier Institute, Salem Center, North Salem, Westchester County (Mentioned)
      • Pacific Ocean
        • Krakoa
          • Carousel
          • Observation
      • London, England, United Kingdom (Mentioned)
      • Latveria (Recap)
        • Doomstadt (Recap)
          • Castle Doom (Recap)
      • Genosha (Mentioned)
      • Atlantic Ocean
    • Godpower Dimension (Named only)
    • Hell (Invoked)
  • Earth-15513 (Recap)
    • Battleworld (Recap)

Items:

• Fantastic Four Uniforms (Main story and recap)
• X-Uniforms
• Flowers of Krakoa
  • Gateways
  • Habitat
  • Human Drug L (Mentioned)
  • Human Drug I (Mentioned)
  • Human Drug M (Mentioned)
• Cerebro
• Wolverine's Suit
• Godpower (Named only)
• Magneto's Helmet
• Adamantium (On Wolverine's claws)
• Cyclops' Visor
• Doctor Doom's Armor
• Code-X (First appearance) (Behind the scenes) (Unnamed)

Vehicles:

• The Marauder

Events:

• Secret Wars (Recap)
• E is for Extinction (Mentioned)

Synopsis for "The Impossible Boy: The World Has Changed"

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Solicit Synopsis

THE SEEDS WERE PLANTED IN HOUSE OF X….

THE LINE IN THE SAND!

ISSUE #1 – KRAKOA. Every mutant on Earth lives there … except for one. But now it’s time for FRANKLIN RICHARDS to come home.

It’s the X-MEN VS. the FANTASTIC FOUR and nothing will ever be the same.

Notes

Continuity Notes

• Both Bishop and Pyro are seen fighting together as members of the Marauders; however, Pyro is seen without his full-face tattoo. This creates a continuity error, as Bishop joined the Marauders the same night that Pyro received his tattoo in Marauders #1.

See Also

• 24 image(s) from X-Men / Fantastic Four Vol 2 1
• 1 reprint(s) of X-Men / Fantastic Four Vol 2 1

Recommended Reading

• Fantastic Four vs. the X-Men #1-4

Links and References

Footnotes

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