"In the Beginning...!" Part 1 of 5. 1st appearance of Haven. Story by J.M. DeMatteis. Art by Greg Luzniak and Al Milgrom.
With the Avengers and X-Men fighting for their lives over in Genosha (see Avengers (1963-1996 1st Series) #368, X-Men (1991-) #26, Avengers West Coast (1985) #101, and Uncanny X-Men (1963-) #307) and the team forbidden from helping, X-Factor begins to question its place in the world. Plus, who is this mysterious woman of power, and what are her plans for the future of mutants and humanity?
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"The New Humanity!" Part 2 of 5. Story by J.M. DeMatteis. Art by Jan Duursema and Al Milgrom.
Lorna attempts to help Jamie with his multiple problems. Plus, is there more to Haven than meets the eye?
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"Into Oblivion!" Part 3 of 5. Story by J.M. DeMatteis. Art by Greg Luzniak and Al Milgrom.
The US government wants Haven arrested. But can X-Factor bring themselves to do, and if so, do they even have the power to do so.
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"The Core!" Part 4 of 5. Story by J.M. DeMatteis. Art by Jan Duursema and Al Milgrom.
Haven has a vision for the future of Earth, but is it one everyone can get behind? Rahne sure can! Plus, Random...a member of X-Factor? Can it be so?
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Atlantis Attacks crossover: "I Must Go Down to the Sea Again." Script and pencils by John Byrne, inks by Walt Simonson.
Also in this issue: Doctor Doom and Magneto star in "That I Be Bound in a Nutshell." Script by Ralph Macchio, art by Byrne. Cameos by the Fantastic Four and Mephisto. "Inferno Aftermath." Script by Mark Gruenwald, pencils by Jim Fern, inks by Joe Rubinstain. The Sub-Mariner stars in "Saga of the Serpent Crown part 10: Emperor of Death." Script by Peter Sanderson, pencils by Mark Bagley, inks by Keith Williams. 2-page pin-up by Jon Bogdanove/Al Milgrom. Byrne cover.
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The Fantastic Four, the New Mutants, Forge, and Banshee guest star in Days of Future Present part 2 (of 4): "Act of Faith." Script by Louise Simonson, pencils by Jon Bogdanove, inks by Al Milgrom. Back-up story: "Tribute the First." Script by Peter David, pencils by David Ross, inks by Geof Isherwood. 2-page Beast/Marvel Girl pin-up by Dale Keown/Bob McLeod. Bogdanove/Milgrom cover.
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The X-Men, X-Force, and the New Warriors guest star in Kings of Pain part 4: "King of Pain." Script by Fabian Nicieza, pencils by Terry Shoemaker, inks by Al Milgrom. Back-up stories: "Tribute the Third." Script by Peter David, pencils by Guang Yap, inks by Joe Rubinstein. The Freedom Force star in Sacrificial Lambs part 3: "The Killing Stroke." Script by Nicieza, pencils by Steven Butler, inks by Rubinstein. Mike Mignola cover.
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Spiral guest stars in Shattershot part 3: "The Historians of Tales to Come." Script by Fabian Nicieza, pencils by Joe Quesada, inks by Joe Rubinstein. Back-up stories: "Drowning in Paperwork." Script by Peter David, pencils by Darick Robertson, inks by Andrew Pepoy. "Cal & Guido." Script by Peter David, pencils by Joe Madureira, inks by Pepoy. 2 pin-ups by Bill Sienkiewicz; 1 by Steve Leialoha. Quesada/Rubinstein cover.
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Polybagged with collector card. "Charon." Script by Peter David, pencils by Terry Shoemaker, inks by Mark McKenna. Back-up stories: "What Have You Got to Hide." Script by Skip Dietz, pencils by Buzz, inks by Al Milgrom. "Crawlin From the Wreckage." Script by Dietz, pencils by Chris Batista, inks by Jeff Albrecht. Charon collector card (art by Shoemaker/Bob Wiacek). Buzz/Ivy cover.
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Kerry Gammill artProfessor X confronts new villainess Haven, as she continues to cut a swath of destruction! She's already murdered one X-Factor member...who's next? Written by J.M. DeMatteis and various. Art by Mat Broome, Steve Moncuse, Terry Austin, Kerry Gammill and Hilary Barta. Plus: pin-ups by Tom Raney, Ian Churchill, S. Clarke Hawbaker and Steve Lightle. Cover by Tom Raney.
64 pages. Cover price $2.95.
Painted cover by Tommy Lee Edwards. Jeff Jensen (w). Arthur Ranson (p).
The mystery grows - and a conspiracy forms! Agents Kearse and Gray travel to San Francisco, where the "Sanctuary" movement - in which churches provide safe haven for mutants - has been targeted by extremists. There, they will encounter four strange young girls - and the mutants who are trying to save them. And as the two agents dig deeper into the mutant subculture, they're forced to confront unpleasant truths - about themselves! (MarvelPG)
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Fear and Loathing - Written by Jeff Jensen. Art by Arthur Ranson. Cover by Tommy Lee Edwards.
F.B.I. agents Gray and Kearse uncover a secret government conspiracy to destroy mutants beginning with a bomb set off to blow up Xavier's School. Gray and Kearse both battle and come to terms with their private demons as they battle injustice against mutants. Characters: Catherine Gray; Aaron Kearse; Wither; X-Men [Cyclops; Jean Grey; Storm; Wolverine; Beast] (cameo).
32 pages, full color. Marvel PG Cover price $2.50.
Written by PETER DAVID. Pencils by VALENTINE DE LANDRO & MARCO SANTUCCI, inks by PAT DAVIDSON, MARCO SANTUCCI, PATRICK PIAZZALUNGA & CRAIG YEUNG. Cover by DAVID YARDIN with NATHAN FAIRBAIRN.
'DIRTY SEXY MONET' AND 'CORTEX'-Monet St. Croix: Smoking hot. Steamy. Gorgeous. Did we mention she was smoking hot? And suddenly she's taking charge of protecting X-Factor's client from a serial killer while displaying extreme romantic interest in one of the team. Business as usual? Or something darkly sinister going on? And if you were the one Monet was coming on to, would you care? Meanwhile: what is 'Cortex'? The word keeps coming up in Madrox's serial killer investigation. Now he confronts the one individual who may hold the answers: None other than Victor Von Doom-but it's Doctor Doom as you've never seen him before. The shocks never stop and the surprises never let up!
32 pages. full color. Cover price $2.99.
Brothers Proudstar - Written by John Francis Moore. Art by Adam Pollina, Mark Morales, Jon Holdredge, Al Milgrom and Michael Turney. Cover by Adam Pollina & Mark Morales.
Flashback! Travel back to a time that predates the formation of X-Force, the time of John Proudstar (Thunderbird), brother of Warpath, the legend destined to be mutantkind's first martyr!
40 pages, full color. Cover price $1.99.
cover by whilce portacio. warren ellis & ian edgintonwhilce portacio. X-MEN: REVOLUTION! A bold new era for the X-Men begins! Six months from when we last saw them, X-Force has a cut-down roll-call, a new leader and a rededication to their mission. Theirs is a purposeful adventurism?saving the world from itself. These are people who have spent a long time on the underside of society... they've seen strange things; theirs is a skewed veiw of the world. Now, they're the flip side of Professor X's dream of integrating the mutant race into mainstream humanity. They're a proactive strikeforce that holds both human and mutant to task for their hidden crimes, the things no one finds out about until it's much, much too late. This is a berserk widescreen story of mutants, secrets, massive property damage and deep, dark hate.
X-FORCE joins GENERATION X and X-MAN under the watch of writer Warren Ellis. The new team is completed by co-scripter Ian Edginton and penciler Whilce Portacio.
32 pages. Cover price $2.25.
Counter X; Shockwave: Murder Ballads 1/4. Cover by Portacio. warren ellis & ian edginton/whilce portacio
Beginning the second story arc by writer Warren Ellis that fills in the events of the six-month gap!
Take a look back into the recent past and see how Pete Wisdom, ex-government spook with a reform agenda, teaches X-Force secrets known only by a man who's spent his life on the underside of the world. Learn why he made them into a better weapon... and discover what he wants them to fight! Meanwhile, in present time, an old friend returns to ask for help... leading X-Force into their next phase of action!
32 pages, with ads. Cover price $2.25.
Counter X; Shockwave: Murder Ballads 2/4. Cover by Whilce Portacio. Warren ellis & ian edginton.
Continuing the story that reveals what happened before the "Revolution"! Zoom back six months and watch Pete Wisdom recruit and reform X-Force! Plus: In modern time, the team must come to terms with a new director as they attempt to protect a powerful mutnat and former ally from a deadly assassin!
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Counter X; Shockwave: Murder Ballads 3/4 .Cover by whilce portacio. warren ellis & ian edginton/whilce portacio gerry alanguilan.
Continuing the story arc that fills in the gap before the big "Revolution!" A villain with the gene for murder has targeted a powerful member of the Marvel Universe?and only X-Force can stop him! Plus: See the freshly redirected team begin to develop their powers in amazing new ways!
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Counter X; Shockwave: Murder Ballads 4/4. Cover by whilce portacio. warren ellis & ian edginton/whilce portacio/gerry alanguilan.
COUNTER X: SHOCKWAVE: "Murder Ballads" Part 4 (of 4)?Why is an assassin with the mutant gene for murder intent on killing Domino? Find out as X-Force puts their new skills to work in their first mission without the guidance of the man who re-directed them!
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Rage War: Part 1 of 4 - Written by Ian Edginton. Art by Jorge Lucas. Cover by Ariel Olivetti.
In California, normal folks start turning into hideous monsters; X-Force tries to cope with the loss of Pete Wisdom and decides to focus their aggression on finding Niles Roman; and Domino returns to the fold. Characters in this issue: X-Force [Cannonball; Domino; Warpath; Meltdown; Jesse Bedlam]; Warborgs; Constantin Racal; Valentina Rychenko (cameo).
32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.25.
"rage war" part 2 (of 4). cover by whilce portacio. ian edginton/tbd/gerry alanguilan.
It's spy vs. spy as X-Force tries to stop a Soviet superhuman death squad! Plus: Meltdown and Cannonball face their past!
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cover by whilce portacio. ian edginton/whilce portacio/gerry alanguilan.
"rage war" part 3 (of 4). Who has been gathering the super-powered children of Russian secret agents? X-Force must unravel the mystery before a nasty threat is unleashed!
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"rage war" part 4 (of 4). cover by whilce portacio. ian edginton/whilce portacio/gerry alanguilan.
It's the big budget, action movie climax as X-Force takes on the entire Russian army! At stake: the children of the revolution?superhuman by-products fo a forgotten weapons program!
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cover by mike allred. peter milligan/mike allred. It's a new era for X-FORCE as writer Peter Milligan and penciler Mike Allred bring an exciting, controversial and innovative vision to the title!
Professor X had a dream, that mutants and humans could live in peace and harmony. A new squad of operatives calling themselves X-Force are living that dream. These eight mutants are cashing in on their special skills to preserve the Free World from the Forces of Evil, but at no small cost to themselves. Adored by humans, reviled by their fellow mutants, X-Force has successfully "crossed over." Problem is, there may be no going back! Meet the new team: Zeitgeist, U-Go Girl, The Anarchist, Battering Ram, Plazm, Gin Genie, La Nuit and their amorphous assistant Doop! Eight mutants who've teamed together to do the big dirty jobs that others can't. Eight mutants who shine in the blinding lights of the media but strike in the dark of night. Eight mutants who've agreed to burn brightly and as you'll see ? burn fast!
32 pages, with ads. Cover price $2.25.
