Uncanny X-Men Vol 1 493

Uncanny X-Men #493
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Art by: Jim Cheung, John Dell and Justin Ponsor
Art by: Billy Tan, Danny Miki and Frank D'Armata
Cover Date	February, 2008
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Joe Quesada

1. "Messiah Complex: Chapter Six"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Ed Brubaker
Penciler(s)	Billy Tan
Inker(s)	Danny Miki Allen Martinez
Letterer(s)	Joe Caramagna
Editor(s)	Nick Lowe Will Panzo Axel Alonso

 ..assemble... the X-Force! 

—Cyclops

Appearing in "Messiah Complex: Chapter Six"

Featured Characters:

• X-Men
  • Angel (Warren Worthington III)
  • ⏴ Beast (Hank McCoy) ⏵
  • Bishop (Lucas Bishop)
  • Cannonball (Sam Guthrie)
  • Colossus (Piotr Rasputin)
  • Cyclops (Scott Summers)
  • Emma Frost
  • Iceman (Bobby Drake)
  • Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner)
  • Storm (Ororo Munroe)
  • Charles Xavier

Supporting Characters:

• Gentle (Nezhno Abidemi)
• Stepford Cuckoos
  • Celeste Cuckoo
  • Mindee Cuckoo
  • Phoebe Cuckoo
• New X-Men
  • Dust (Sooraya Qadir)
  • Hellion (Julian Keller)
  • Mercury (Cessily Kincaid)
  • Rockslide (Santo Vaccarro)
• X-Force (First appearance)
  • Caliban (Joins)
  • Hepzibah (Joins)
  • Warpath (James Proudstar) (Joins)
  • Wolfsbane (Rahne Sinclair) (Joins)
  • Wolverine (James Howlett) (Joins)
  • X-23 (Laura Kinney) (Joins)
• O*N*E Sentinels (Destroyed)
  • Lex (Alexander Lexington) (Death)
  • Jake Slayton (Death)

Villains:

• Mr. Sinister (Nathaniel Essex)
• Mystique

Other Characters:

• Cable
• Unnamed baby
• Indra (Paras Gavaskar)
• Jean Grey (Photo)

Locations:

• Over Antarctica
  • Mr. Sinister's base
• New York State
  • Xavier Institute

Items:

• Cyclops' Visor

Vehicles:

• X-Men Blackbird

Synopsis for "Messiah Complex: Chapter Six"

Basically, the Acolytes separate from the Marauders as, Sinister's leadership is stifling Exodus or so he feels. So he and his cohorts attack Xavier's school but Gentle and Cyclops have a surprise is store. The telepaths are taken out first, the cuckoos and Emma take a long snooze while Nezhno along with Beast and Bishop give their assailants a beating.

Notes

• This issue is reprinted in comics and books, see references for info.

See Also

• 10 image(s) from Uncanny X-Men Vol 1 493
• 2 reprint(s) of Uncanny X-Men Vol 1 493

Recommended Reading

X-Men: Messiah Complex
Part I: X-Men - Messiah Complex	Part II: Uncanny X-Men #492	Part III: X-Factor #25	Part IV: New X-Men #44	Part V: X-Men #205
Part VI: Uncanny X-Men #493	Part VII: X-Factor #26	Part VIII: New X-Men #45	Part IX: X-Men #206	Part X: Uncanny X-Men #494
	Part XI: X-Factor #27	Part XII: New X-Men #46	Part XIII: X-Men #207

Links and References

References

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