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Issue Details

Issue #225
Published August 2009
Cover Price 2.99 USD
Pages 36
Editing Nick Lowe; Daniel Ketchum (Assistant)

Cover Details

Characters Professor X; Cyclops; Jean Grey; Angel; Iceman; Beast; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Nightcrawler; Banshee; Thunderbird; Sunfire; Havok; Kitty Pryde
Genre superhero
Pencils Daniel Acuña
Inks Daniel Acuña
Colors Daniel Acuña
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Cover Details - "90's Decade Variant"

Characters Rogue
Genre superhero
Pencils Adriana Melo
Inks Mariah Benes
Colors John Rauch
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Notes 90's variant was distributed 1:10 with the regular cover.

1 page X-Men recap "Previously"

Genre superhero
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22 page X-Men story "The Retreat"

Characters FEATURE: Professor X; GUESTS: Exodus; Acolytes--Amelia Voght; Random; Tempo; Johanna Cargill [Frenzy]; Sentinel [Karima Shapandar]; Unuscione; CAMEOS: Norman Osborn; Victoria Hand; HAMMER; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Scanner; Kleinstock Brothers; Javitz; Neophyte; Milan; Senyaka; Spoor; Katu Kath; Mellencamp; Rusty Collins; Skids; Fabian Cortez; Rem-Ram; Barnacle; Static; Vindaloo; Marrow; Cyclops; Jean Grey; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Nightcrawler; Beast; Iceman; Rogue; Gambit; Bishop; Angel; Havok; Polaris; Cannonball; Guido; Cable; Banshee; Dazzler; Sunspot; Thunderbird [Neal Shaara]; Sunpyre [Leyu Yoshida]; Magneto; Juggernaut; Sabretooth; Scalphunter; Harpoon; Blockbuster; Vertigo; Arclight; Strobe; Toad; Mystique; Stonewall; Post; Catseye; Empath; Jetstream; Roulette; Tarot; Blob; Pyro; Avalanche
Synopsis Xavier invades New Haven and convinces Exodus to disband the Acolytes without having to throw a punch; Most of the Acolytes head to San Francisco to join the mutants there; As Exodus destroys the New Haven complex, Norman Osborn arrives to have words with Xavier.
Genre superhero
Script Mike Carey
Pencils Phil Briones
Inks Phil Briones
Colors Brian Reber
Letters Virtual Calligraphy's Cory Petit

1 page X-Men illustration "Next Issue"

Characters Gambit; Rogue; Danger
Genre superhero
Pencils Terry Dodson
Inks Rachel Dodson
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Notes Presents full page cover art for next issue.