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Nation X #1 - Nation X - The Ghost of Asteroid M / Road Trip! / Cold Shoulder / Testament
Importance Rating: 1.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Leonard Kirk, Michele Bertilorenzi, Mike Allred Writer(s): Simon Spurrier, Christopher Yost, James Asmus Release Date: February 2010 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: X-Men: Nation X Fun Facts: Gambit does not appear in the comic, only on the cover. -
Comic Summary: 1st story: Magneto accompanies Anole, Loa and Rockslide as they search for Mercury, who the X-kids claim has been captured by a ghost. They find Mercury, and Magneto deals with the ghost - a hologram recording of himself when he was younger. 2nd story: Wolverine and Nightcrawler transport a fuel tank filled with gas across State for use at Utopia. During their journey they discuss the current state of mutantkind, and the good job that Cyclops is doing leading them. 3rd story: Iceman is enjoying life on Utopia, being the practical joker amongst the more serious senior X-Men. After foiling Toad’s plan to take over Utopia’s water supply, Iceman is visited by Stinger - formerly of the Alliance of Evil, the Original X-Factor’s old enemies - although Iceman doesn’t remember her at first, and he wants to hook up with her, though she is worried about what is going on at Utopia. Later, Stinger takes Dr Kavita Rao hostage in an attempt to “escape” Utopia. Iceman calms her down, and tells her that she isn’t a prisoner. Stinger reveals why she came to Iceman earlier, because he is one of the original X-Men, and Iceman tells her that he does remember her, and that she seemed like fun. They later go on a picnic. 4th story: Colossus is working on a new piece of art when Magik asks for his help to show the New Mutants how to use a bulldozer so they can begin planting a garden on Utopia. During this, Colossus tells stories about himself and Magik in their childhood, but Magik isn’t interested in remembering them, and teleports Colossus back to his artwork, telling him that he is living in the past. The artwork is revealed to be a X monument with the names of the dead inscribed on it. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)

Nation X #2 - Nation X - Wish You Were Here/ 7 1/2 / LDR / Cajun Justice
Importance Rating: 7.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): David Lopez, Sonia Oback, Mike Choi, Becky Cloonan, Tim Fish Writer(s): John Barber, Jim McCann, Becky Cloonan, C.B. Cebulski, Tim Fish Release Date: March 2010 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: X-Men: Nation X Fun Facts: None. -
Comic Summary: First Story: Jubilee is visited by Anole, Dust, Rockslide, Trance and Loa. They catch up on recent events before Surge arrives. Jubilee and Surge argue. Jubilee writes a letter to Wolverine. Second Story: Quentin Quire returns and informs Martha Johansson that he is destroying Utopia and she has only seven and a half minutes to stop him. Being a brain, Martha is somewhat limited in her capacity to do so, but uses her telepathic powers to battle Quire, and with the aid of the Stepford Cuckoos, takes her new arch enemy down. Third Story: Commuting back from Toronto where he has been visiting his boyfriend Kyle, Northstar unwittingly leads a pack of Warwolves to Utopia, though Storm repels them. Cyclops tells Northstar off for leading them to Utopia and tells him to sort his life out. Desperately missing Kyle, Northstar asks him to visit Utopia. With permission from Aurora, Kyle does, but things don’t go as planned, as Kyle feels left out on Utopia, and wants to stay in a hotel. A Warwolf returns and battles Northstar. Northstar takes Kyle to San Francisco, and although they don’t break up, there is obvious strain in their relationship, but Kyle promises to return to Utopia someday. Fourth Story:Dealing with his own inner demons, Gambit sneaks off Utopia in the middle of the night, and ends up rescuing Mr Cho, who was apprehended by thugs. Not wanting him to take supplies to Utopia. Gambit damages Mr Cho’s plane while rescuing him, and takes the supplies to Utopia, in an attempt to redeem himself. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)

Nation X #4 - Nation X - Dooptopia / The Bad Seeds / Ice Cream Alamo / The King & Queen of Utopia
Importance Rating: out of 10
Penciler(s): Rael Lyra, Niko Henrichon, Harvey Tolibao, Mike Allred Writer(s): Peter Milligan, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Ivan Brandon, Joe Caramagna Release Date: March 2010 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: X-Men: Nation X Fun Facts: None. -
Comic Summary: First Story: Doop dreams that he is a the head of criminal investigation on Utopia, and the crime he investigates turns out to be crimes committed against him. Second Story: The bored Stepford Cuckoos are causing trouble on Utopia, by sending their teammates into psychic illusions of horror films. While dealing with her own boredom on Utopia, the White Queen manages to find her prized students responsibilities on the island. Third Story: Warpath is on night watch of the food supplies, while Loa, Rockslide and Match break into the kitchen to steal some ice cream. Fourth Story: During a food crisis, Namor prepares to leave Utopia, until Storm convinces him not to. Namor then retrieves a large fish from the ocean and gives it to the X-Men. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)

New Avengers, Vol. 1 #45 - Secret Invasion
Importance Rating: 1.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Jim Cheung Writer(s): Brian Michael Bendis Release Date: November 2008 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: New Avengers Vol. 1 Fun Facts: Gambit only appears on the cover as a Skrull, he is not in the comic itself. -
Comic Summary: On the House of M S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier, Skrull Queen Veranke, disguised as Spider-Woman, stares outside in stunned to see that mutants have become the dominant race. Forge asks her to find her squad leader before leaving. Instead, the queen Skrull sneaks away, runs toward the bathroom and throws up. Meanwhile, in Chicago, the disguised Skrull Criti Noll poses as Henry Pym tells Beast to work on a machine making it possible to isolate the mutant gene. When Beast protests, calling the idea "anti-mutant," Henry argues that Professor X will understand when he receives the results. Beast hops down and speaks from man-to-mutant. Henry runs out of the laboratory, but Spider-Woman flies him onto the rooftop. Veranke says that the Scarlet Witch must have caused this and decides to go kill her so the Skrull armada can take over the Earth. She flies over to Genosha and finds the Scarlet Witch in the House of Magnus Royal Palace with Hawkeye posed to reluctantly shoot her, but suddenly disintegrates. The Scarlet Witch pronounces, "No more mutants," and most of the mutants disappear in a flash of light. The undercover Skrulls meet in a warehouse and solemnly celebrate their victory against the mutant population.

New Avengers, Vol. 2 #28 - AvX
Importance Rating: 3.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Mike Deodato Jr. Writer(s): Brian Michael Bendis Release Date: September 2012 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: New Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis Volume 4 Fun Facts: None. -
Comic Summary: AVX tie-in! Captain America has called the New Avengers to war against the X-Men, and Luke Cage will be forced to make a big decision: stand with his wife and child? Or suit up alongside the Avengers? Then, Iron Fist discovers the shocking secret history of the Phoenix in K'un-Lun's Book of the Iron Fist! Hope Summers journeys to Iron Fist's magical home to uncover her destiny. But will she conquer her future - or be consumed by it? Plus: The X-Men take three of the Avengers' mightiest captive, but no jail can hold them for long. Or can it? And with the Avengers/X-Men war raging at a fevered pitch, Captain America calls out the big guns against the X-Men and the Phoenix Five: Can the Illuminati succeed where the Avengers failed?

New Avengers, Vol. 3 #24 - Time Runs Out, "The Cabal"
Importance Rating: 3.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Valerio Schiti Writer(s): Jonathan Hickman Release Date: November 2014 Variant Covers: A. Agustin Alessio Variant B. Gabreille Dell'Otto Second Print Variant Trade Prints: None. Fun Facts: None. -
Comic Summary: Eight months after the formation of the Cabal, Namor visits Doctor Doom, telling him all that has happened with the Illuminati, the Cabal and the Incursions. He declares the Cabal to be "unmanageable." Namor had at first considered them a necessary evil, since the Illuminati were unwilling to do what needed to be done to save the universe, but states that he has grown tired of the Cabal relishing in the slaughter, staying behind on the other Earth to fight and kill instead of merely planting the bomb and departing. He states that they have begun to sense his hesitation, and tells Doctor Doom that he needs him, believing that together the two of them might stand against the Cabal and do only what needed to be done, no more, no less. Doom rejects his offer, saying that he should have come to him first rather than freeing the Cabal, dismissing Namor.

New Avengers: Illuminati, Vol. 2 #5 - Secret Invasion
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Jim Cheung Writer(s): Brian Reed, Brian Michael Bendis Release Date: January 2008 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: New Avengers: Illuminati, New Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: The Complete Collection Vol. 3 Fun Facts: Gambit does no appear in the comic, but in a question/answer segment at the end. -
Comic Summary: After receiving the body of the Skrull who had been posing as Elektra, Iron Man dares to call the other Illuminati together despite the differences that fractured them, leading to the Civil War. But when they all arrive, and see the reason that they have been gathered, one among them reveals themselves to be a skrull! And not just any skrull, but a skrull with the powers of the person they've replaced.When two more skrulls attack the meeting, Iron Man is forced to resort to desperate measures to stop them. But the damage has been done. The bonds of trust that once held the Illuminati together have been shattered in the face of a secret Skrull invasion. Is there any force that can stand up to it?

New Exiles #0 - Home is Where the Home Is, A World Without Heroes
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Mario Gully, Arnold Pander, Paul Azaceta, Carlos Ferreira, Zach Howard, Wayne Nichols Writer(s): Chris Claremont, Mike Raicht Release Date: March 2008 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. Fun Facts: Reprints Exiles #100 and Exiles: Days of Then and Now. -
Comic Summary: 100 issues after the team was first assembled, the Exiles are launching into an all-new direction in this month's New Exiles, but in this exciting one-shot, the spotlight settles on one piece of unfinished business from their epic run. Quentin Quire's world is facing destruction that, by all rights, should never have happened. Sounds like a job for the Exiles...only they're nowhere to be seen. Now, it's up to Quentin to find the heroes, before his entire planet faces the consequences.

New Exiles #2 - Dawn of a New Day
Importance Rating: 6.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Tom Grummett Writer(s): Chris Claremont Release Date: April 2008 Variant Covers: A. 2nd Printing Tom Grummett Variant Cover Trade Prints: New Exiles Volume 1: New Life, New Gambit Fun Facts: 1st Appearance of this reality's Gambit. -
Comic Summary: Who’s left of the Exiles battle against their new enemies, Bloodforce. They don’t fare too well, including Sabretooth who gets bitten by a female vampire. He turns against his teammates, but then everything is interrupted by a sudden storm. The Exiles disappear so Bloodforce departs. Meanwhile, Rogue has fallen into the water and is rescued by Gambit, son of Namor and Sue Storm. He leads her to shore where they find that everyone is gone. Rogue asks Gambit if he knows about the fate of her friends and he supposes Ororo took them with the storm, most likely to Alexandria. Rogue offers to help Gambit with whatever he needs to pay back her life debt. Gambit initially refuses, but admits his family is in trouble. In Alexandria, Psylocke and Sabretooth meet Logan and inquire about their friends. Logan doesn’t know and takes them to Queen Ororo who’s in a tense meeting with Kang. After it ends Ororo turns her attention toward her guests, telling them of the dire danger facing Namor and as a result the world. She asks for their help and in return they will do what they can to find their missing friends. Meanwhile, Rogue and Gambit arrive at Namor’s hideout only to find it overrun with bandits. Rogue and Gambit get the drop on them and rescue Gambit’s family. Namor imparts some wisdom on his son before asking how he plans on saving the world. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)

New Exiles #3 - Panther's Vengence
Importance Rating: 5.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Tom Grumett Writer(s): Chris Claremont Release Date: May 2008 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: New Exiles Volume 1: New Life, New Gambit Fun Facts: None. -
Comic Summary: Rogue and the Namor family set about planning their next move. Namor has another place they can go to lie low, and thanks to Rogue’s ability to fly and Sue’s invisible jet they depart for safer pastures. While in Alexandria, Shadowclaw tells Psylocke and Sabretooth about the possible whereabouts of their female friend. During the briefing Sabretooth grabs Psylocke and kisses her. Psylocke kisses him back, surprising even herself. It gets even weirder when Sabretooth seemingly has no idea what he’s doing. Then he goes back to his old self and Psylocke suddenly finds it harder and harder to concentrate. Elsewhere, Bloodwitch laughs as she feels herself gain control over Psylocke. Back in the Sahara, Rogue sets the plane down in a barren valley. Namor then leads the group to a cave where he used to hide as a kid. Soon after Psylocke, Sabretooth and Shadowclaw arrive. They take them in as friends and are surprised when Sabretooth and Psylocke turn on them and start taking everybody out. Then Bloodforce shows up with some extra members, Sandstorm and Iron Maiden and things go from bad to worse. Luckily, Psylocke and Sabretooth turn sides again and take out Bloodwitch. The battle rages on. Bloodforce is all but beaten when Black Panther arrives and grabs Sue, placing her sharp nails against Sue’s neck. She threatens to kill her if they try anything else. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)

New Exiles #4 - New Life, New Gambit
Importance Rating: 6.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Tom Grumett Writer(s): Chris Claremont Release Date: June 2008 Variant Covers: A. Skrull Face Incentive Variant. Same as Standard Release, only Gambit's face is Skrull. Trade Prints: New Exiles Volume 1: New Life, New Gambit Fun Facts: None. -
Comic Summary: With Sue is at the Black Panther’s mercy the Exiles and Namor are unsure of their next move. However the timely arrival of a second Sue Storm takes the decision out of their hands. It’s back to a royal rumble as the Exiles once again duke it out with Bloodforce. Black Panther puts an end to it by teleporting her entire team out of harm’s way and teleporting in a nuclear bomb. It detonates, but the quick erection of a shield from Sue and a TK wall from Psylocke before it does saves everyone’s life. With the radiation keeping them in the bubble they sit around and wait, learning that it was Mystiq who took the place of Sue. A timely rescue from Attuma and Valeria Fen, Namor and Sue’s eldest daughter, allows them to depart. While traveling through the ocean Namor agrees to let Attuma handle the seas while he takes care of the surface. Attuma, Valeria and crew then depart in another ship. No sooner does Namor reach the surface than Black Panther activates a force field that begins to surround the Earth. They blast off into the sky, and thanks to Sue and Psylocke, outrun it. They make their way to Luna-Prime, Earth’s terraformed Moon, and meet with Nicholas Fury and President Aquilla to discuss their next move. Unfortunately, Dr. Stark, appearing via hologram, can’t figure out how the Black Panther created the shield. To make matters worse Sabretooth is finally able to contact the Palace, but there’s no one answering. The Exiles decide it’s time to leave and Gambit volunteers to join them. They accept and transport to the Palace and find it empty. Psylocke tries figuring out the computer system and learns recruiting Gambit was actually the goal of their last mission. She also locates their missing teammates and discovers they’re in big trouble. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)

New Exiles #6 - The Course of True Love
Importance Rating: 2.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Roberto Castro Writer(s): Chris Claremont Release Date: July 2008 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: New Exiles Volume 1: New Life, New Gambit Fun Facts: Title Logic: "The Course of True Love" is part of a quote from William Shakespeare's play: A Midsummer Night's Dream. The full quote is “The course of true love never did run smooth” said by Lysander to Helena. The fan letters at the end of this issue are answered by Gambit. -
Comic Summary: Cat, Sage and Domenic make their way to the prince’s castle. Along the way Diana Fox confronts Sage and much to Sage’s surprise Cat sees her too. Also, things aren’t as medieval as they seem as Prince Domenic has a cell phone and they are eventually picked up by a helicopter. When they arrive at the palace Domenic and his mother share terse words over her attempts at Marysal’s life. Speaking of Marysal, an assassin named Venger sets up in a sniper position and takes aim. He fires and Marysal takes a round to the neck. Morph quickly rises to her defense and he and Venger battle. Marysal breaks it up with a fire attack and then takes the opportunity for her and Morph to fly away. They don’t get far before Venger chases them down in a plane. He fires some rockets in their direction. Eventually Marysal is able to maneuver above Venger and then drop right on top of his plane. All three of them crash into the ground. Marysal is wiped out, but Morph and Venger continue to battle. Sage and Domenic enter the fray, but they’re no match for the mercenary. After besting his three opponents Venger uses the prince’s sword to skewer Marysal. The king gets in the way and is stabbed through the chest. Sage takes the opportunity to shoot Venger in the shoulder. Venger, ever resourceful, teleports away. Days later, Venger still hasn’t been and found and Marysal is healed. In fact, Marysal is transformed into a human, an ability dragons have to transform in the occasion of true love. The queen is pleased that her son has found true love and is regretful of her earlier actions. Moments later a portal opens above them and the Exiles are sucked into it. Finally back at the Palace the three Exiles meet their newest teammate Gambit and further their resolve to save the Omniverse. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)

New Exiles #7 - The War Day, Part 1
Importance Rating: 4.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Tom Grummett Writer(s): Chris Claremont Release Date: August 2008 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: New Exiles Volume 2: Soul Awakening Fun Facts: None. -
Comic Summary: An attack against the British in an effort to capture a young royal is thwarted by Mystiq and Rogue. The operative in charge of the attack, Darkstar, is captured. This is just the beginning as a meeting with the queen and her royal guard is interrupted by the arrival of Havok who detonates himself, killing the super-powered Britains. The queen remains alive thanks to Lord Iron’s timely shielding. The nearby Exiles rush to the rescue sans Psylocke who had some sort of mental breakdown and flew off into the sky confused and yelling in Mandarin. When the Exiles land they need to deal with Havok. Morph is able to contain another controlled detonation by wrapping him up, but the mental coup de grace goes to Sage who locks Havok’s mind within a psychic prison. Sage and Morph set about searching for survivors while Gambit heads to the oceans. Meanwhile, Psylocke arrives in Shanghai and finds a murdered version of herself. What’s worse is it seems this Betsy is occupying a part of her mind. Before she can put together everything that’s going on she’s knocked out by a mystery person. Meanwhile, at the Palace, Cat discovers the Omniverse is dying. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)

New Exiles #8 - The War Day, Part 2: Soul Awakening
Importance Rating: 6.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Tom Grummett Writer(s): Chris Claremont Release Date: September 2008 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: New Exiles Volume 2: Soul Awakening Fun Facts: None. -
Comic Summary: Psylocke awakens from a nightmare involving Slaymaster to find herself a “guest” of Ogun, this reality’s former master of Lady Mandarin. He offers to train Psylocke in the hopes she’ll defeat Slaymaster and avenge his apprentice’s death. Psylocke also learns her mind has been at war for control with Lady Mandarin’s ever since her untimely demise. Meanwhile, Gambit is out on the ocean blue searching for any sign of French aggression. He eventually spots some warships and investigates. He’s attacked by para-normals, but manages to outmaneuver them and destroy two of their ships. After rescuing an unconscious aggressor, Gambit is dragged back down into the water by the Ancient Master of the Ocean. They tell him they want to end the warring, which Gambit explains he was trying to do. Moments later, Queen Fen and her Atlantean entourage show up and after some hasty explanations they all realize they’re on the same team. Fen utilizes her resources, Ro-Ro, weather mistress, and the geothermal power station in the Savage Land, to convince Napoleon to stop his invasion. The power goes out in Paris, but Napoleon doesn’t seem too upset. As a matter of fact, the entire French fleet disappears through teleportation fields and the power to Paris is returned. The ships reappear near Britain and a ground assault begins. Morph and Sage take the queen to safety while Rogue, Mystiq and Prince Jeffrey head to a special school where they recruit a younger group of super-powered beings called Force-X. Back at the Crystal Palace, Cat is still trying to figure out what’s going on with the Omniverse. Heather (Icon) drops some subtle hints, but then she too starts to disappear. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)

New Exiles #9 - The War Day, Part 3: Soul Awakening
Importance Rating: 5.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Tom Grummett Writer(s): Chris Claremont Release Date: October 2008 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: New Exiles Volume 2: Soul Awakening Fun Facts: None. -
Comic Summary: Rogue tests the mettle of Force-X before agreeing to allow them into battle. They put up a good fight, but Rogue proves herself their superior. They do pretty well though and later gather with the Exiles to determine how best to save Britain. Meanwhile, the French have stepped up their efforts to locate and capture the queen. The Admiral knows if they don’t get the Queen’s surrender within 24 hours the Atlanteans will intervene and put a stop to things. On the ground Morph and Sage put up whatever resistance they can, most recently busting up a cordon and search. They also have the Queen with them who tells her people to do what they can to protect their families while they handle the fighting. Half a world away Ogun trains Psylocke in the ways of combat. Using science and magic they alter time itself to accomplish a lifetime’s work in a few short hours. The end of the training session focuses on swordplay and eventually Psylocke defeats him. Now she’s ready for Slaymaster and has accepted her role as Lady Mandarin. Back in Manhattan, the French have threatened to destroy a highly populated building if the Queen doesn’t surrender. The Queen decides she can’t take the risk and gives up, allowing herself, Sage and Morph to get captured. While in the Crystal Palace, Blink struggles to save the Omniverse. Sabretooth offers advice on being a hero and going with her instincts, but Cat still seems unsure of herself. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)

New Exiles #10 - Cry for Freedom
Importance Rating: 5.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Tom Grummett Writer(s): Chris Claremont Release Date: October 2008 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: New Exiles Volume 2: Soul Awakening Fun Facts: None. -
Comic Summary: Morph and Sage find themselves captured and at the mercy of the French para-normal, Surge. He begins using his mind-altering power to wipe away Sage’s persona. Sage transforms into Diana Fox and breaks free, taking the fight to Purge. They both enter the astral plane, but are knocked out when Sage reasserts control. While out on the battlefield Force-X and the Exiles begin their assault. Starbolt and Sunspot begin the offensive, crossing the newly frozen harbor (courtesy of Aurion) on snowmobiles and punching holes through the French ships. Gigantor is the first French super-power to respond and takes away their advantage away by breaking through the ice. The rest of the Exiles and Force-X eventually joins in, battling the likes of Salvo, Carronade, Garrote, Wolftrap and Legion. Meanwhile in Paris, Psylocke infiltrates Napoleon’s compound. However, when Napoleon uses a codeword implanted by Ogun to turn her into his obedient servant, he actually free’s Psylocke’s persona. She then forces him to send a broadcast to his military forces to withdraw, and to surrender the Queen. The Exiles remain behind for a bit, helping to secure and clean up the area until reinforcements arrive. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)

New Exiles #13 - Born to Die
Importance Rating: 6.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Tom Grummett Writer(s): Chris Claremont Release Date: December 2008 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: New Exiles Volume 3: Enemy Within Fun Facts: None. -
Comic Summary: Gambit and Mystiq go out for a swim when the ocean suddenly comes to life with plants and fish. They’re also surprised to find an Atlantean Cat swimming in the middle of it all. While in the Palace, Psylocke does battle with Lady Mandarin for sole occupation of her mind. Psylocke wins, which is witnessed by a spying Psylockian version of Cat. When Sabretooth joins her in her room a bit later Psylocke expresses her desire to finally go after Slaymaster and finish it once and for all. While in Rogue’s room, a spying early-616ish Cat, watches as Morph barges in and hands over some shopping bags containing some new uniform choices for Rogue. In the Observation Suite Sage watches over Cat, who’s been sleeping the entire time. Sage is momentarily attacked by the creatures in her mind, which causes Cat to wake up and take off running. Sabretooth looks to see what Cat was checking on last and discovers a prime universe about to go down the toilet. He orders the gang together and puts Morph in charge of the mission while he and Sage look for Cat. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)

New Exiles #14 - Fight of Glory
Importance Rating: 4.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Tim Seeley Writer(s): Chris Claremont Release Date: January 2009 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: New Exiles Volume 3: Enemy Within Fun Facts: The fan letters at the end of this issue are answered by Gambit. -
Comic Summary: Fugitive princess of the Shi’Ar, Nerimani, is on the run from Shi’Ar Death Commandos. Her friend is killed defending her and it’s only the timely arrival of the Exiles that prevents her capture. After the Commandos are defeated the Exiles are met by this world’s protectors, the Sons of Iron and Daughters of the Dragon. They reconvene at the Sons’ headquarters where Psylocke explains all she knows about the Commandos. It’s also there Nerimani finally reveals her heritage and the reason behind their attack. Psylocke warns them others are sure to follow, and unfortunately she’s right. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)

New Exiles #15 - Shall We Stand Together
Importance Rating: 4.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Tim Seeley Writer(s): Chris Claremont Release Date: February 2009 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: New Exiles Volume 3: Enemy Within Fun Facts: None. -
Comic Summary: The Sons of Iron headquarters is attacked and the Exiles scramble to rescue as many as they can. Their enemy consists of the Shi’Ar Death Commandos led by Lilandra herself. Sons and Daughters alike are killed and the Exiles are barely able to hold their own. In the end the Exiles are hurting, and as if things couldn’t get any worse Madame Hydra shows up to kill Cat. Sage and Diana are attacked by the myriad of entities housed within Sage’s mind. At first they go at it solo, but Sage realizes they can never succeed alone. The two enemies team up, though it doesn’t last long. When Diana presses Sage as to what happens once they defeat the small army, she realizes Sage still intends to get rid of her. Diana takes off leaving Sage to the horde. As if things weren’t bad enough Merlyn appears and explains the creatures are his doing and after they defeat Sage he will take over the Crystal Palace and then the Omniverse. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)

New Exiles #16 - Away We Go
Importance Rating: 4.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Tim Selley Writer(s): Chris Claremont Release Date: February 2009 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: New Exiles Volume 4: Away We Go Fun Facts: None. -
Comic Summary: Three battle fronts are highlighted in the war between the Exiles and the Shi’Ar Death Commandos. Rogue and Colyn face off against Colony and Rogue uses one of her stored powers to obliterate the girl. Naked as a result, Colyn gives Rogue his armor believing she can do more good than him. Meanwhile, Nerimani finally takes the fight to her sister, Lilandra, after Morph tries again and fails. Lastly, Cat and Empress Hydra partake in fantastic combat, both sides taking a beating. The devilish Cat finally ends it, sneaking through Sue’s force field and tearing out a length of her artery. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)

New Exiles #18 - Begin Anew
Importance Rating: 3.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Tim Seeley Writer(s): Chris Claremont Release Date: April 2009 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: New Exiles Volume 4: Away We Go Fun Facts: This is the last issue of the New Exiles Series. -
Comic Summary: The Exiles deal with the fallout of the battle with the Shi’Ar. From reconstruction, to deciding the fate the Shi’Ar, the Exiles have their hands full. Eventually they leave, but both Morph and Rogue decide to stay behind. When the remaining Exiles head home they find Sage, transformed. Psylocke and Sage have it out about her decision to take on the responsibilities of the Palace, but Psylocke does come to terms with it. Valeria also shows up at the Palace and joins the team. They go on a few missions together, Morph eventually returns, and the team gets news that Gambit’s father, Namor, died. The team heads to his homeworld to mourn and they end up defeating Black Panther and her forces once and for all. Sadly, Gambit stays behind to take over as the leader of his people. Back at the Palace, life continues as normal as the team reflects on their future and what it means for them to be Exiles. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)

New Exiles Annual #1 - Flight of Angels?
Importance Rating: 6.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Tom Grummett Writer(s): Chris Claremont Release Date: January 2009 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: New Exiles Volume 3: Enemy Within Fun Facts: None. -
Comic Summary: The Exiles find themselves off course, on a world where a rogue member of a god-like race called the “Makers” has decided to wreak havoc. The Maker transforms five humans into their evil incarnations and they basically destroy Manhattan. The Exiles arrive after the fact and defend Valeria Richards and Rosetta, two survivors of the horrendous destruction. It turns out this Valeria is the same one Morph and Psylocke met several missions ago. They all leave together to find sanctuary. Once relocated, Mystiq tries saving Rosetta’s life, but she dies as a result of her wounds. The Exiles decide to help this world even though it wasn’t their intended mission so they take the fight to the bad guys, beating them rather easily. This is when the Maker decides to appear and instantaneously transports the Exiles to his base located on a second moon orbiting Earth. He successfully transforms all of the team into evil versions of themselves, except for the impervious Psylocke. This effect rids Morph of his conditioning and Proteus’ personality reemerges. Cocky guy he is, Proteus goes after the Maker by himself only to get his backside handed to him. Morph, whose consciousness managed to survive this whole time, offers to add his strength to Proteus’. Together they defeat the Maker and everyone returns to normal. In the end Morph and Proteus decide to call a truce and share Morph’s body. Some time later, after the world is on its way back to normal, the Exiles depart for their prior mission, promising Valeria they’ll look her up again one day. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)

New Mutants, Vol. 1 #95 - X-Tinction Agenda - Part 2: Shell Game
Importance Rating: 3.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Rob Liefeld Writer(s): Louise Simonson Release Date: November 1990 Variant Covers: A. Second Print Variant. Brown background instead of blue. Trade Prints: X-Men: X-Tinction Agenda Fun Facts: None. -
Comic Summary: Storm, Boom-Boom, Rictor, Wolfsbane and Warlock have been captured by Magistrates and teleported to Genosha, where they learn that Cameron Hodge, now using a huge mechanical body, has allied with the island nation. The mutants are stripped of their powers and prepared for undergoing the mutate process, but Warlock sacrifices his last energies to help his friends to break out. They split up and try to escape the citadel, but Rahne later turns back to help Warlock. She arrives just in time to prevent Hodge from infusing himself with Warlock’s shapeshifting ability, but she can’t prevent her teammate’s death. In New York, X-Factor and the remaining New Mutants and X-Men learn of their friends whereabouts through the TV news. Genosha considers the X-Men as criminals of the state which will be brought to trial, Warlock is reported to have been killed while trying to escape. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)

New Mutants, Vol. 1 #96 - X-Tinction Agenda - Part 5: United We Stand
Importance Rating: 5.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Rob Liefeld Writer(s): Louise Simonson Release Date: December 1990 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: X-Men: X-Tinction Agenda Fun Facts: None. -
Comic Summary: Jubilee, Rictor and Boom-Boom manage to elude the many Magistrate patrols in Hammer Bay’s streets. Cameron Hodge and the Genegineer transform Wolfsbane into Mutate 490. Half of the rescue team (Cable, Gambit, Marvel Girl, Sunspot, Forge) try to plant explosive devices around the citadel but are discovered and kept busy in battle till Wipeout negates all their powers. Having heard the news of Rahne’s mutate bonding process, Tabitha, Ric and Jubilation also planned to attack the citadel, but they arrive just in time to witness the fate of Jean’s team. Helplessly they watch from a safe distance, but at least the can avoid re-capture. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)

New Mutants, Vol. 1 #97 - X-Tinction Agenda - Part 8: War
Importance Rating: 4.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Guang Yap Writer(s): Louise Simonson Release Date: January 1991 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: X-Men: X-Tinction Agenda Fun Facts: None. -
Comic Summary: After Storm restores both Cyclops and Jean‘s powers the three together fight Cameron Hodge, but he is slowly winning; suddenly the citadel is shaken by a bomb explosion in the basement lab complex. While Hodge rushes away to safe all of his information stored there, Storm restores all the X-teams‘ powers as Cyclops reveals that the explosion was caused by a robot autobomb of Forge’s design. To ensure the secrecy of this back-up plan, Forge had willed himself into unconsciousness to avoid mindscans. The mutants split up into three squads, two try to battle Hodge, the third will search for Wolfsbane. Downstairs Cameron Hodge checks the computer systems and find the mainframe still active, he leaves again to hunt the mutants by utilizing much of the computers sensory input like body heat signatures, and building blueprints. Rictor, Tabitha and Jubilee followed the Genegineer through a secret tunnel into the basement lab complex where they discover Wipeout’s dead body guarded by mutate 490 (Rahne). At first Ric and Boom-Boom believe the only way to restore their powers is gone, but then Storm, Cable and the other New Mutants arrive in the labs. With lightnings Ororo is able to reverse the power-negation, but Wolfsbane can only partially be restored. In wolfen form she has free will, but in human appearance she will be the mindless mutate again. The mixed groups of X-Men, New Mutants and X-Factor members hunt their opponent through the citadel and run into various fights with the mechanical monster during which many receive major injuries, though Hodge too is weakened. During one of these battles Hodge snaps the Genegineer‘s neck. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)

New Mutants, Vol. 3 #20 - Rise of the New Mutants, Part 1
Importance Rating: 1.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Andrew Currie, Leonard Kirk Writer(s): Zeb Wells Release Date: February 2011 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: New Mutants Vol. 3: Fall Of The New Mutants Fun Facts: None. -
Comic Summary: Magik returns to Utopia with Karma and Pixie and warns the X-Men of what’s coming. While Cyclops gathers a rescue team, Magik gives Karma her Soulsword to enact the next part of her plan. In Limbo, the rest of the New Mutants are still prisoners with some of them being tortured while General Ulysses enacts his plan to use the bloodstone amulet to call on the Elder Gods. The demons of Limbo attack the soldiers to try and stop them and also storm the hatchery, enabling Moonstar to free herself and kill her torturer, Loca. On Earth, the X-Men realize that the Elder Gods are free and are making their way to Earth. Karma gets into Legion’s mind to free the forbidden secret part of him – the all-powerful personality who once caused the “Age of Apocalypse". (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)

New Mutants, Vol. 3 #22 - Age of X - Chapter 2
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Steve Kurth Writer(s): Mike Carey Release Date: April 2011 Variant Covers: A. Clay Mann Variant. B. Second Printing Variant. Trade Prints: X-Men: Age of X Fun Facts: None. -
Comic Summary: Jubilee ponders what the mutants at Fortress X are fighting for, while Legacy asks Magneto if she can interview Katherine Pryde, recently found attempting to escape. But Legacy does not tell Magneto about the camera that she recovered from Pryde. Legacy takes the camera to techno-genius Madison Jeffries, who is having trouble measuring the stars outside the force walls. Madison informs Legacy that the 247 photos on the camera are all blank. Legacy then absorbs Madison’s power. In the dead of night, Basilisk and Frenzy discuss Basilisk’s discovery - the dogtags he took from a soldier are exactly the same as the ones he took from another soldier in another battle - two entirely different people. Legacy, embued with Madison’s power, makes her way easily into the brig. She heads straight for Katherine Pryde’s cell, but encounters another prisoner, Blindfold. The young mutant prisoner confuses Legacy by calling her “Rogue”, and urges her to ask the Professor. Danger becomes aware that Legacy is in the brig and sends drones after her. Legacy finds Katherine Pryde and asks her why the pictures she took are blank, but Pryde is less than forthcoming. Legacy absorbs Pryde’s power, which comes in handy s the Danger drones attempt to apprehend her. Legacy finds the Professor that Blindfold was speaking of, and touches him - which sends shockwaves throughout the fortress as Legacy sees and hears strange images. Legacy manages to gather herself long enough to evade more Danger drones, and is assisted to safety by one of Madison Jeffries’s robots. Magneto sounds the alarm, as Moonstar and her Cadre are called in to apprehend Legacy, using all force necessary! (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)

New Mutants, Vol. 3 #23 - Age of X - Chapter 4
Importance Rating: 7.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Steve Kurth Writer(s): Mike Carey Release Date: May 2011 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: X-Men: Age of X Fun Facts: None. -
Comic Summary: Another battle breaks out in front of Fortress X, but several mutants are on hand to stop the invading human soldiers, and the Force Warriors soon arrive to repair the force walls, where Revenant reveals that she was on her way home but got lost. Legion returns to Fortress X to find Moira MacTaggert upset, worried that everything they have worked so hard for is going to destroyed. Magneto goes out of range so that the mysterious “X” cannot follow him, and beneath a the mountain of rubble where he buried Legacy and Gambit, he finds them in a deep tunnel inside Fortress X. Magneto reveals to them that he is on their side, and after Legacy explains to him what happened when she touched Xavier and talked to Pryde, Magneto reveals it was he who sent Pryde on the mission to take photos outside the force walls. He gives blueprints of Fortress X to Legacy and Gambit and directs them to a room at the heart of the citadel - one that he has no memory of, and that serves no function he can fathom. Moonstar receives a harsh message from “X”, while Magneto enters the brig, and frees Katherine Pryde from her prison. They go to Professor Xavier, and liberate him from his prison as well. He is weak from being kept under sedation, but he utters a cryptic clue while calling Katherine “Kitty”, which confuses her. Before they can escape, Moonstar and her Cadre arrive to apprehend them all. Magneto and Moonstar discuss the situation, with Magneto explaining that there is an enemy within Fortress X. Magneto wants everyone to listen to what Xavier has to say, but the Force Warriors arrive, and relieve Magneto of his command. However, in the mysterious room at the heart of Fortress X, Legacy and Gambit discover a man, a scientist of sorts, seemingly frozen in time - and Legacy finds a box - and when she opens it, realizes that it contains the entire universe! (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)

New Mutants, Vol. 3 #24 - Age of X - Chapter 6
Importance Rating: 2.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Steve Kurth Writer(s): Mike Carey Release Date: June 2011 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: X-Men: Age of X Fun Facts: None. -
Comic Summary: As the mutants of Fortress X race to battle the incoming army, Legion is confused about what “Moira” has been doing - but “Moira” tells him that no matter what, they can build a new world, for just the two of them. Charles Xavier and Magneto find Legion and tell him that they have to face “Moira”, that he is the only person who can. The battle rages, with every mutant fighting valiantly - even Wolverine joins in the battle, despite the danger it may do to him now that he has no mutant power. “Moira” finds the box containing the rest of the universe, and throws it into a fire - but Katherine Pryde rescues it, and Magneto and Xavier attack “Moira”. Legion confronts “Moira”, really a persona from inside him, and eventually absorbs her back into him. Cannonball is seriously injured in the battle, but when “Moira” is reabsorbed into Legion, the soldiers, tanks and planes all vanish. Legion then opens the box containing the universe, and it sweeps over everyone. They all soon find themselves on Utopia, back to their true selves - although their memories about everything are hazy. Those imprisoned by the “Moira” persona - like the White Queen, and the Stepford Cuckoos, will be able to help restore memories. Strangely, several who were not on Utopia when the weirdness happened - like Chamber and the mysterious Revenant - are now on Utopia. Frenzy has trouble dealing with the fact that she and Cyclops are not a couple in the real world, while others are reunited. Professor X talks to Blindfold about the event that transpired, before Professor X realizes that Legion is missing. And inside his mind, Legion hears the voice of “Moira”, telling him that she will make it all better. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)

New Mutants, Vol. 3 #25 - Unfinished Business, Part 1
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Leandro Fernandez Writer(s): Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning Release Date: July 2011 Variant Covers: A. Arthur Adams & Peter Steigerwald Variant B. Marko Djurdjevic Variant Trade Prints: New Mutants, Vol. 3: Unfinished Business Hardcover, and New Mutants, Vol. 3: Unfinished Business Fun Facts: None. -
Comic Summary: Wolverine, Colossus and Shadowcat accompany most of the New Mutants - Mirage, Sunspot, Magma, Cypher and Warlock - on a mission in San Francisco to locate a rogue piece of the Nimrod technology. Although Wolverine is supposed to be leading the mission, Mirage is clearly in control. On Utopia, Cyclops is having a meeting with Magik, to discuss her recent actions against the Elder Gods of Limbo. The discussion goes on for quite some time, with Magik adamant that she made the right choice, despite Cyclops reminding her she put the X-Men, and the world, in very real danger. The discussion ends with Cyclops putting Magik under house arrest while over a dozen other senior X-Men and residents of Utopia are on hand. Mirage returns to Utopia, and visits the infirmary, where Karma is busy looking after Facecannon. Mirage goes to Cannonball, recovering from his injuries. They discuss recent events, and Mirage supposes that Cyclops is going to disband the New Mutants team, before Cannonball and Mirage kiss passionately. Mirage arrives at Cyclops’s office, after witnessing an angry Colossus storm away. Cyclops and Mirage discuss events, before Cyclops reveals he is not disbanding the team. He informs Mirage that he wants her to lead the New Mutants and that their mission will be to track down the X-Men’s “unfinished business” and deal with them - and the first assignment is to find Nate Grey. In the abandoned HAMMER headquarters, Nate Grey wakes from a nightmare, to realize he is the prisoner of the Sugar Man. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)

New Mutants, Vol 4 #19 - Hellfire Gala - Party of the Century
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Alex Lins Writer(s): Vita Ayala Release Date: June 2021 Variant Covers: A. Russel Dauterman Variant B. Alex Lin Character Design Variant C. Russel Dauterman Connecting Variant D. Unknown Comics Exclusive Variant E. Unknown Comics Exclusive Virgin Variant Trade Prints: None. Fun Facts: None. -
Comic Summary: he HELLFIRE GALA is here, and the NEW MUTANTS have the chance to take a break from training the youth of Krakoa - an opportunity to get dressed up and get down. But not everyone is on their best behavior...and someone has vanished without a trace.

New Mutants: Dead Souls #4 - Isolation
Importance Rating: 3.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Adam Gorham Writer(s): Matthew Rosenburg Release Date: 2018 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: New Mutants: Dead Souls Fun Facts: None. -
Comic Summary: Strong Guy, Boom-Boom, Wolfsbane and Prodigy rush to the wreckage of the plane, where firefighters have already arrived and have started putting out the blaze. Wolfsbane picks up a scent, which leads her to Magik, who is sitting under a tree nearby. Magik reveals that she couldn't save the passengers – or Rictor. Later, Magik is getting ready for Rictor's funeral service. She is not taking his death easy. Kitty Pryde helps her get dressed and put make up on, and tries to offer Magik some words of comfort and encouragement. Magik goes outside, where Shatterstar is delivering a eulogy. Dani Moonstar offers Magik a seat next to her, but Magik goes and sits by herself instead – until Shatterstar calls her up to speak. Magik begins to address those gathered to remember Rictor, but then breaks down and leaves. Colossus finds Magik sitting on a step drinking away her sorrows. He joins her and tries to talk to her, but Magik finds no comfort with her brother, and makes a scene, before storming off, where she finds Wolfsbane lashing out at Strong Guy for him having killed her son some time ago. Magik breaks them up, and Wolfsbane vents, asking Magik if she doesn't care about any of them. Moonstar follows Magik inside and tries to talk to her. Magik informs Moonstar about how Tran has escaped . Moonstar asks Magik what she plans to do, and gets more information from her, while Magik wonders where Moonstar has been this whole time. Magik pulls out her Soulsword, having discovered Moonstar, Kitty and everyone else has been possessed by Tran, who was using them to gain information about what she plans to do with him. Magik finds herself back aboard the aircraft as it plummets to the ground. Tran is pleased with having learnt what he did, and leaves the pilot. Rictor informs Magik that the passengers are back to normal, and Magik hugs him, confusing him. Rictor tries to pull the plane up from is nose-dive, before the plane vanishes in a Stepping Disc. Nine days later, Karma and Prodigy are in a chopper, searching above a field for the crashed plane. Their pilot suddenly gets word that the plane has been discovered nearby, floating in water – and that it just crashed recently. Karma realizes that Magik teleported the plane through space and time, and tells Prodigy to keep the second team on standby, as she wants a word with Magik, while Magik, Rictor and the passengers await rescue on the wing of the plane. In Connecticut, Warlock is confused as to why Christian and the bulles attacked him. He grabs Christian and pleads with him, but this scares Christian, who suddenly fires a blast of energy from his eyes, it strikes Warlock, who is seemingly reduced to ashes! (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)

New Official Marvel Try-out Book - Untitled
Importance Rating: 3.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Various Writer(s): John Lewandowski Release Date: 2000 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. Fun Facts: None. -
Comic Summary: This is the sequel to the popular "Official Marvel Comics Try-out Book" of the mid- '80's. That book was the first place that writers, pencilers, inkers, letterers, and colorists could all find raw material to practice on so they would have something they could submit in the hope of getting a job at Marvel Comics. The original book was actually published as a contest and it started the career of Mark Bagley (he says so in the introduction to this book). The book would describe the job that a penciller, inker, letterer, etc. would have to do, what tools they could use, and then give pages ready for that person to work on (pages without color, pages without letters, pages without ink, etc.) The reader was then invited to go to town on the pages and submit the results.

New X-Men (Academy X) #3 - Choosing Sides, Part 3: Grudges
Importance Rating: 1.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Staz Johnson Writer(s): Nunzio DeFillipis, Christina Weir Release Date: September 2004 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: New X-Men - Academy X Vol. 1: Choosing Sides Fun Facts: None. -
Comic Summary: The newly minted Hellions and New Mutants get into an argument outside, which quickly escalates into a fight. At the same time, Dani ridicules Emma for the codenames and squad name choices she made, which would just feed Julian’s ego. Rahne gets aggressive when she believes Emma is pressuring Dani into leaving, and Scott intervenes, telling Dani and Rahne to learn to trust Emma. He then notices the kids fighting outside, and puts an end to that as well. He tells them that they just volunteered to be the first teams to participate in the new Field Day exercises. After the kids and Scott disband, Dani admits that she needs Emma’s help to find the final member of her squad: Kevin Ford. In the garage, Josh and Rahne kiss, and soon they talk about Josh being a New Mutant, just like Rahne was all those years ago. Due to a reminder that she is a teacher, and should act like one, Rahne decides that they should break up, much to Josh’s dismay. Emma and Dani use Cerebra to track Kevin down, and eventually find him working in a junkyard in Staten Island. Dani tries to get him to come back to the school, but Kevin really doesn’t want to hear it from her. Emma decides to give it a try, and manages to convince him to come back to Xavier’s, though Dani has some concerns that Kevin may have been using his powers on animals. When they arrive back at the school, Kevin agrees to join Dani’s squad, mainly because of Laurie. Laurie and Sofia are happy to have Kevin back, though there is some animosity between Kevin and Josh. Dani asks Kevin for a suggestion for what his codename should be, and he decides on Wither. The leadership of the squad is the next issue to be discussed, and though Dani chose David, he declines, and Sofia takes the job. The first Field Day exercise arrives, and they are told that they must find an object somewhere in the grounds. Sofia sends Nori to search the grounds with her super-speed, while Cessily spies on the teachers and learns that it is located in the hedge maze. She is found out by the teachers, though, and eliminated from the exercise. She has Jay back her up, though, and he returns to the rest of the Hellions with the information. Right about then, Nori also arrives with the information, and they head off to the hedge maze. Unfortunately, they find Santo blocking the way, and he tells them that the rest of the Hellions have already gotten into the maze, and the New Mutants lose. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)

New X-Men (Academy X) #7 - Haunted, Part 1
Importance Rating: 2.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Michael Ryan Writer(s): Nunzio DeFilippis Release Date: January 2005 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: New X-Men Vol. 2: Haunting Fun Facts: Gambit is teaching the Projectile Class at the mansion. -
Comic Summary: David’s younger sister, Kim, arrives at Xavier’s to visit her brother. David first introduces Kim to the rest of his New Mutants squad, and next gives her a tour around the school and its many classes. Kim is very impressed and a little jealous as well, because she thinks that her school is boring compared to Xavier’s. Meanwhile, weird things are happening around the Institute. It begins with Icarus. While preparing for gym, his picture of his lost love Julia starts to crack, and he didn’t even touch it! He freaks out and sulks about it. Surge notices that and talks to him, but they only end up in an argument that Jay once tried to kill himself because he thought he had lost everything. Noriko, upset hearing that, knows that isn’t true, because Jay still has a family that loves him, and runs away to her room. There, she tries to contact her parents again and phones them, but her father doesn’t believe that it’s really Noriko calling them and hangs up on her. Noriko gets even more upset and stays in the room. After a while, Jay enters to apologize, and they both find Noriko’s room trashed! But Nori didn’t trash it, and neither did her roommate. At the lab, Wither and Wall Flower find a beaker smashed, and later a threatening message gets written on the blackboard, to “leave now.” Some time later, the New Mutants begin their Danger Room session and Kim gets to watch. Some of the squad members panic, but David suspects that it’s all just a prank of Julians. After a successful training session, Noriko doesn’t feel well after an overload of her powers. Dani goes to check on her and Kim has to stay behind in the observation deck. A ghost appears next to her and, after feeling that Kim is different, it warns Kim to get out of the place while she can and then disappears. Overjoyed, Kim rushes to Dani and the New Mutants, telling them that she has just found out that she is a mutant! (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)

New X-Men (Academy X) #13 - Into The Light
Importance Rating: 2.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Michael Ryan Writer(s): Nunzio DeFillipis, Christina Weir Release Date: July 2005 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: New X-Men - Academy X Vol. 3: X-Posed Fun Facts: None. -
Comic Summary: Last week, both the students and the X-Men were ordered by S.H.I.E.L.D. to stay in their mansion, because of the danger of a mind-controlled Wolverine. Wolverine attacked the school, but the X-Men, S.H.I.E.L.D. and some other heroes quickly reacted and went after him. Northstar was one of the heroes that helped out, but he was no match for the feral mutant. Northstar and Wolverine fought, but Jean-Paul ended up being killed by his claws! Josh desperately tried to heal the wounds, but with no such luck. Jean-Paul Beaubier is dead. Today, Emma Frost and Cyclops inform all of the students that there will be no classes for the entire week, and at the end a memorial service will take place. At the same time, David still avoids Noriko, and Josh is being ignored by everyone unless they have to work together. Sofia shares a few moments with Julian, and they talk about his experiences with Jean-Paul when he used to be Julian’s advisor before Emma. However, Julian refuses to go to the memorial, since it’s boring. The next day, Dani, Iceman and Polaris are called on a S.H.I.E.L.D. plane. A doctor wants to disconnect Northstar’s brain from his corpse, so the Hand won’t have a chance to resurrect him. However, they are too late, as Hand ninjas, led by a resurrected Elektra, attack and kidnap Jean-Paul. This upsets Dani, who thinks she’s now useless in a battlefield. Despite these events, the memorial continues, and some old friends of Jean-Paul pass by for it. At the end of the service, the great Canadian hero is honored by a statue in his memory. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)

New X-Men (Academy X) #14 - Dance Hall Days
Importance Rating: 2.5 out of 10
Penciler(s): Michael Ryan Writer(s): Nunzio DeFilippis Release Date: July 2005 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: New X-Men Vol. 3: X-Posed Fun Facts: Gambit is a chaperone for the dance. -
Comic Summary: While everyone of the faculty staff prepares for the dance, Dani gives a call to federal agent Justin Pierce. They talk, and Dani invites him to the prom, which he accepts. The New Mutants are still ignoring Josh, which upsets Noriko. Laurie is still angry at Josh and doesn’t want to go to the prom, and plans to skip it. David doesn’t want to hear anything of that, and offers to Laurie that she goes with him, and she accepts. Kevin tries to ask Laurie too, but is too late. Julian also tries to convince Sofia to go to the dance with him, but she ignores his attempts. Jay tries to invite Dust, but she doesn’t feel good about the dance, so she puts the offer down. Later, Noriko talks to Josh, and he informs her about the future David saw in which they were married, and explains that’s why he ignores her. At the dance, Julian is present with the Stepford Cuckoos as his dates, but when he sees Sofia, he ignores them and she agrees to one dance. During the dance, they talk and Julian invites her to spend the summer with him in his house in California, since his parents will be away for the season. Also at the dance, Laurie’s mother has shown up to help chaperone, and wanted to see her daughter again. Shan wants to go find Rahne and convince her to come back, but Dani is still mad at her, and has already made a few calls to help find a new mentor for the Alpha Squadron and the Paragons. Magma has already answered the call, and is present at the dance. However, when Amara goes to talk to Josh about the time when he used his powers to heal her, Laurie suspects that Josh is flirting with her and gets jealous. She uses her powers on David and makes him kiss her. Josh notices and almost starts a fight, but when David realizes what he has done, he runs away. The next day, the X-Men get an invitation from the Avengers for a meeting. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)

New X-Men (Academy X) #24 - Crusade, Part 1
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Paco Medina Writer(s): Craig Kyle, Christopher Yost Release Date: May 2006 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: New X-Men: Childhood's End Vol. 2 Fun Facts: None. -
Comic Summary: The remaining staff and students at the Xavier Institute gather to mourn those who died in the attack against a busload of former, de-powered students. They bury fifteen of the students themselves. Of the forty-two who died, these are the students whose parents would not take them back even to lay them to rest. Among the dead is Brian Cruz AKA Tag. As the funeral progresses, each member of the New X-Men team recalls the explosion and the loss of life they witnessed days earlier and deals with their grief. Sadness, anger, guilt and disbelief are felt by all to varying degrees as they recall the tragedy. The X-Men question O*N*E’s lack of response but Val Cooper places the blame on Emma Frost. Emma deals with her grief by pushing the New X-Men to train and be prepared for the next attack which she feels is inevitable. Meanwhile, Icarus continues to refuse treatment for his wounds and Rev. Stryker plots his next attack and identifies an Omega threat among the remaining students. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)

New X-Men (Academy X) #44 - Messiah Complex - Chapter Four
Importance Rating: 3.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Humberto Ramos Writer(s): Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost Release Date: January 2008 Variant Covers: A. J. Scott Campbell Variant. B. 2nd Printing Humberto Ramos Variant. Trade Prints: X-Men Messiah Complex Fun Facts: This is chapter 4 of Messiah Complex. It is continued from X-Factor (3rd series) #25 and is continued in X-Men #205. -
Comic Summary: Predator X continues to feed on mutants as it makes its way to the Xavier Institute. Surge learns that the Purifiers were involved in the conflict in Alaska over the mutant newborn and that they may have the child. She decides that it’s the New X-Men’s place to take them down given the role they played in the deaths of their friends and classmates. Professor X tries to dissuade her only to be told off for not being around when they really needed him. She assembles her team and they are split on whether to join her. Dust, Elixir and Prodigy refuse to go along with this mission of vengeance but the team is joined by Armor. Meanwhile the X-Men track the Marauders to Antarctica and engage them in a bid to rescue the baby and reclaim Rogue. Jamie Madrox and Layla Miller’s jaunt to the future reveals that mutantkind has been interred at concentration camps. The New X-Men locate the Purifiers’ headquarters where Rictor is operating undercover. They easily infiltrate the Purifiers’ HQ and learn that the baby is not there. Their fight with the Purifiers is going well until the arrival of the Purifiers’ newest allies: Lady Deathstrike and the Reavers! Deathstrike makes a dramatic entrance as she skewers Hellion from behind! (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)

New X-Men (Academy X) #46 - Messiah Complex - Chapter Twelve
Importance Rating: 7.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Humberto Ramos Writer(s): Craig Kyle and Chris Yost Release Date: March 2008 Variant Covers: A. Marc Silvestri Incentive Variant. Trade Prints: X-Men Messiah Complex Fun Facts: This is Chapter 12 of Messiah Complex. It is continued from X-Factor (3rd series) #27 and is concluded in X-Men #207. -
Comic Summary: After Sinister tells Mystique there is no hope for curing Rogue, Mystique grabs him and forces his face to touch Rogue’s. Rogue’s accelerated “death touch” kills him instantly. Gambit arrives with the mutant infant and is shocked to see that Sinister is dead. The X-Men arrive and fight the assembled Acolytes and Marauders for the child. The battle is quite vicious with casualties on both sides. Reinforcements arrive, as the X-Men come to stop the traitorous Bishop. Guided by Destiny’s predictions, Mystique uses the baby to save Rogue, touching their bare skin to each other. The child survives contact with Rogue, but she doesn’t recover as predicted. Gambit is appalled at the lengths Raven will go to in order to win back Rogue’s love. He confesses to working with the Marauders to aid her in her plans. Predator X attacks the Institute and is held at bay by Surge and the New X-Men. Pixie teleports the team to X-23 in the hopes that she can kill it, unaware that she’s transported them all into the middle of an intense battle. Xavier takes the newborn from Gambit and gives her to Cable to take into the future for safety. Predator X feeds on Vertigo and then heads straight to the baby. Bishop confronts Cable just as Predator X arrives to devour the mutant antichrist he was engineered to destroy. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)

Night Watch Sketchbook - Untitled
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Jim Lee Writer(s): Jim Lee Release Date: 2008 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. Fun Facts: None. -
Comic Summary: Featuring not only DC characters like Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman, but Marvel characters like Psylocke, X-Men, Emma Frost, Iron Fist and Spiderman! Limited Edition of 1,000 copies. Released at the San Diego Comic-Con only.

Nightcrawler, Vol. 3 #12 - Happy Birthday, Kurt
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Darick Robertson Writer(s): Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa Release Date: 2006 Variant Covers: None Trade Prints: Astonishing X-Men: Nightcrawler, Vol. 2 - The Winding Way Fun Facts: None. -
Comic Summary: It’s been a harrowing year for everybody’s favorite furry blue elf, so Kurt’s due for some well-earned rest and relaxation. Unfortunately, his friends old and new have decided to throw him a surprise birthday party! And at least one uninvited guest will be showing up--but will he be bringing good or bad tidings in this offbeat tale?

Nightcrawler, Vol. 4 #7 - Untitled
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Todd Nauck Writer(s): Chris Claremont Release Date: October 2014 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. Fun Facts: None. -
Comic Summary: As the Jean Grey School is in mourning after Wolverine’s death, Nightcrawler is having a particularly difficult time dealing with the loss of his best friend. In the dead of night he goes into the Danger Room, where he relives various adventures with Wolverine - Krakoa, Jean’s death, the Marauder attack and Kurt’s subsequent move to Scotland, their subsequent adventures, Kurt’s death and resurrection, before replaying a more recent event, following Kurt’s return, where Wolverine gave him some encouraging advice. Kurt uses the Danger Room technology to build a home for Wolverine, and it is filled with dozens of Wolverine’s friends from the X-Men, Alpha Flight and Avenger - the only thing missing is Wolverine. Kurt gets upset, thinks about Wolverine and what he stood for, before speaking to God, he is then visited by Rachel Grey, and they leave the Danger Room together. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)

Nightman / Gambit #1 - Shedding Skin
Importance Rating: 6.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Dietrich Smith Writer(s): David Quinn Release Date: March 1996 Variant Covers: A. Variant Cover Trade Prints: None. Fun Facts: This is the first time Remy had interaction with Nightman and Rhiannon. -
Comic Summary: Gambit is left at the mansion alone on guard duty. His boring night is inturrupted by Candra, begging him to venture with her to another dimension known as the Ultraverse. He refuses her proposition. A noise outisde the mansion interrupts thier arguement and he goes to investigate. Gambit finds a very ill Nightman on the front lawn and attacks him as an unknown trespasser. The fight continues until Gambit realizes that nightman is too ill for the battle. He drags the unconcious Nightman inside and tends to his wounds. Elsewhere, Rhiannon, watches over her Doppleganger of Nightman. She realizes that the two Nightmans will deteriate because the one has escaped to the Marvelverse and two Nightman's cannot exist at the same time. She sends the doppleganger Nightman after Gambit and the real Nightman. To gain strength herself she sacrafices to captives inside her castle. She uses the power to transport to the X-mansion in the Marvelverse. She confronts Gambit and says she is friends with the ill Nightman and is there to tend to him. In New Orleans, Candra tends to the other Nightman. She asks him what he was singing in the shower. He says he was not singing. Candra says she will help him with his quest to find what he is looking for.

Nightman / Gambit #2 - Wilder Hearts
Importance Rating: 7.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Dietrich Smith Writer(s): David Quinn Release Date: April 1996 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. Fun Facts: None. -
Comic Summary: The second, feral Night Man arrives at the X-Men’s mansion. Gambit leaves Night Man and Rhiannon behind to investigate and is soon attacked by the doppelganger. Rhiannon stops the battle and takes both Night Men and Gambit prisoner. She prepares to feast on Gambit’s heart and steal his energy, when Candra suddenly appears.

Nightman / Gambit #3 - One of You
Importance Rating: 7.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Dietruch Smith Writer(s): David Quinn Release Date: May 1996 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. Fun Facts: Gambit also appears in a NERDs advertisement in the center of the comic. -
Comic Summary: Rhiannon invites Candra to join her in the Ultraverse, after she sacrifices Gambit and uses his energy to unite the Night Men and open an interdimensional rift. Gambit breaks free, as the two Night Men begin to realize they can’t live independent of the other. When Candra throws a knife at Rhiannon’s heart, the feral Night Man stands in the way and is killed. The sickly Night Man convinces Rhiannon to use the energy left by his counterpart to return home. They arrive in the Ultraverse, just as a funeral is being held for Night Man’s alter ego. Meanwhile, Gambit promises to help Candra find a new start in their home reality.

Nomad, Vol. 2 #7 - Infinity War - Airport Insecurity
Importance Rating: 2.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): S. Clarke Hawbaker & Mike Harris Writer(s): Fabian Nicieza Release Date: November 1992 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. Fun Facts: This is not the real Gambit that appears in this comic, it is the evil Infinity doppleganger. He does appear in the comic a great deal, but the rating is low since it is not really Gambit. Part of the Infinity War crossover that spans the whole Marvelverse. -
Comic Summary: The Infinity Gambit attacks and kills security guards that attempt to stop him from steeling a diamond. Nomad appears and stops the Infinity Gambit from killing the last of the guards. Infiintiy Gambit gets away and Nomad follows. nomad tricks Infinity Gambit to jump from a plane with a parachute he laced with explosive.

Nomad, Vol. 2 #16 - Honor Among Thieves
Importance Rating: 7.0 out of 10
Penciler(s): Art Nichols Writer(s): Fabian Nicieza Release Date: August 1993 Variant Covers: None. Trade Prints: None. Fun Facts: None. -
Comic Summary: Jack goes to New Orleans to collect a picture that has been stolen from his employer. He goes to the home of the thief that took it and finds an old couple, one on the brink of death. After getting his money, Jack is attacked by Gambit. He is surprised at first, believing he had killed the Cajun before, not understanding that Gambit was the Infinity War version. Gambit takes Bucky, who likes the X-Man. Gambit makes a deal with Jack...Gambit will give him back the child if he helps Gambit get back the photo he just stole.

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