"Better they believe, to die on their feet... than live on their knees." 
- —Beast, quoting from Empyrean's book
Appearing in "A Bluer Slice of Heaven"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Moira MacTaggart
- Banshee (Sean Cassidy)
- Brian Braddock (Only in flashback)
Antagonists:
- Empyrean (Jonathan Chambers) (First full appearance)
- Project Wideawake
- Commando (Bohannon)
- Avalanche (Dominic Petros)
- The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants
Other Characters:
- Aminedi (Mentioned) (Deceased)
- Mr. Cleary and an unnamed D.E.A. agent
- Dr. Josef Kleinbaumm (First appearance; photo)
- Dr. Nancy Alter (First appearance; photo)
- Timothy Chambers (First appearance; dies)
- Stryfe (Mentioned)
- Magneto (Erik Magnus Lensherr) (Mentioned)
- Illyana Rasputina (Mentioned)
- Advanced Idea Mechanics (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
- Mutants
- Humans
- Human-Otherworlder Hybrids (Only in flashback)
Locations:
- Earth
- North America
- Europe (Vision or hallucination)
- United Kingdom (Vision or hallucination)
- Japan (Mentioned)
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "A Bluer Slice of Heaven"
The X-Men follow a lead to the private island of Jonathan Chambers, believing him to experiment on mutants there. As they find out, Chambers is an energy leech, who feeds on the energies of mutants. However, he intends his island to be a sick house for those inflicted with the Legacy Virus, easing their pains while absorbign their powers. When Pyro explains to them that he is on the island by his own free will, Revanche reveals that she has been infected by the Virus as well.
Appearing in "Beast Foot Forward"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Malvin Umbridge (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Dr. Cahill and various doctors and guards
- X-Men (Referenced)
- Scott Summers (Mentioned)
- Avengers (Referenced)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth
- Unknown hospital
- Danger Room (Mentioned)
Synopsis for "Beast Foot Forward"
- Synopsis not yet written
Notes
- This issue was poly-bagged with a trading card showing Empyrean (Chambers).
See Also
Links and References
- X-Men at Wikipedia
- X-Men at Marvel Subscriptions
- X-Men series index at Comicbookdb.com
- X-Men series index at Uncanny X-Men.net
- X-Men series index at the Grand Comics Database Project
- The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators - accessed on 01/17/2010