X-Men Vol 2 157

Alternate Covers: Textless X-Men Vol 2 #157 Published July, 2004 Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada Cover Artist Salvador Larroca Liquid! "Day of the Atom (Part 1): Black Holes" Writer Chuck Austen Penciler Salvador Larroca Inker Danny Miki Colourist Udon Letterer Rus Wooton Editor Mike Marts Previous Issue Next Issue New X-Men #156 X-Men Vol 2 #158

Cannonball	I really think I'd be much happier--
Nightcrawler	--Scott, my friend, you know this can't work--
Polaris	Oh, dear Lord--
Magma	Scott! Scott, listen--
Archangel	Genosha?! I don't want to go to Genosha!
Northstar	Am I expected to just teach?!
Wolverine	Listen, bub, I appreciate the faith in me, but I can't be on all the teams--
Jubilee	Please, please, please let me on Paige's team --
Beast	This is an untenable situation, Scott--
Shadowcat	Wait, I thought you didn't need me anymore?
Sage	Why am I even here?
Cyclops	Listen once because this will be the only time I say this. No adjustments will be made to the team assignments. Period!

Appearing in "Day of the Atom (Part 1): Black Holes"

Featured Characters:

• X-Men
  • Havok (Alex Summers)
  • Gambit (Remy LeBeau)
  • Iceman (Bobby Drake)
  • Juggernaut (Cain Marko)
  • Polaris (Lorna Dane)
  • Rogue (Anna Marie)
  • Wolverine (Logan)
  • Archangel (Warren Worthington III) (Leaves team)
  •  Beast (Dr. Hank McCoy) 
  • Cyclops (Scott Summers)
  • Magma (Amara Aquilla )
  • Jubilee (Jubilation Lee) (Leaves team)
  • Northstar (Jean-Paul Beaubier)
  • Shadowcat (Kitty Pryde)
  • White Queen (Emma Frost)
  • X.S.E.
    • Storm (Ororo Munroe)
    • Cannonball (Sam Guthrie)
    • Marvel Girl (Rachel Grey)
    • Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner)
    • Bishop (Lucas Bishop)
    • Sage (Tessa)

Supporting Characters:

• Lockheed
• Nurse Annie Ghazikhanian
• Xavier Institute student body
  • Josh Guthrie (Joins team)
  • Squid-Boy (Sammy Paré)
  • Tantra (Reuben O'Hara) (Cameo)
  • Unidentified Xavier Institute students

Antagonists:

• Xorn (Shen)  (First appearance)

Other Characters:

• Lucinda Guthrie
• Ray Jr.
• Marilyn Hannah
• Unnamed China civilians (Deaths)
• Sub-Mariner (Mentioned)
• Phoenix (Jean Grey-Summers) (Photo)
• Professor X (Charles Xavier) (Photo)

Locations:

• China
• New York State
  • Westchester County
    • Xavier Institute for Higher Learning
      • Danger Room
      • Cerebra

Items:

• Xorn's Helmet
• Cyclops' Visor

Vehicles:

• X-Plane
  
  

Synopsis for "Day of the Atom (Part 1): Black Holes"

A new team of X-Men is formed, but some may not like to be on it. Tensions start as Iceman is unsure of Juggernaut being really good or not. Polaris is unsure if she wants to be on the same team as Havok, and Rogue and Gambit just don't want to serve. Nevertheless, they are placed on an assignment to China anyway. Once there they have to search for a mysterious force located by Cerebro, and they may have found it. But it looks like Xorn!

Notes

• This issue returns the title back to 'X-Men' from 'New X-Men'.

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