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Issue Details

Issue #7
Published August 2005
Cover Price $2.99; $4.25 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Mike Marts; Sean Ryan (assistant)

Cover Details - "The Winding Way"

Characters Nightcrawler
Genre Superhero; Occult
Pencils Darick Robertson (signed)
Inks Darick Robertson (signed)

23 page Nightcrawler story "The Winding Way, Part 1 of 5: Underbelly"

Characters Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; X-Men [Beast [Henry McCoy]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; White Queen [Emma Frost]]; Nurse Christine Palmer; Mystique (dream); Professor Charles Xavier (dream); Stefan Szardos (dream); Magik [Amanda Sefton] (dream); Excalibur (dream); Sentinel (dream)
Synopsis BAMF! Nightcrawler's back, but for how long?! As a badly injured Kurt lies on the brink of death, moments of his life flash before his eyes. Unfortunately, these memories are not how he remembered. Is his past a lie? Could the sins of his murderous brother be paid for by Nightcrawler? Or is Kurt actually responsible for atrocities even he finds unspeakable?! [per solicitation]
Genre Superhero; Occult
Script Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Pencils Darick Robertson
Inks Jimmy Palmiotti
Colors Avalon's Matt Milla
Letters Cory Petit of Virtual Calligraphy
Reprinted in Nightcrawler: The Winding Way (Marvel, 2006 series) #[nn]

Half page Cup O' Joe text article "Cup O' Joe"

Script Joe Quesada
Pencils Joe Quesada
Inks Joe Quesada
Letters typeset
Notes Joe Quesada column discussing DAREDEVIL VS. PUNISHER and ULTIMATE X-MEN.

1 page Nightcrawlings letters page "Nightcrawlings"

Pencils Darick Robertson
Inks Darick Robertson
Letters typeset
Notes Letters from readers - Dylan, Jai and Silverarrow. Preview of cover to NIGHTCRAWLER #8. X-Men titles checklist for June 2005.